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Etihad Airways
Travel guide around the world | October 3rd 2009 by yulianto
Etihad Airways is the National Airline of the United Arab Emirates. The airline was set up by a Royal decree in July 2003, with Abu Dhabi, the capital of the UAE, as its hub. Etihad started commercial operations in November 2003. Major achievements: read more
Hawaiian Airlines pilots begin strike authorization vote
Aircrew Buzz | August 26th 2009 by B N Sullivan
by B. N. SullivanThe 405 pilots at Hawaiian Airlines are seriously considering a strike to protest stalled contract negotiations. The pilots' union, the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), began a strike authorization vote yesterday. The strike ball read more
Spanish investigators release interim report on 2008 Spanair MD-8…
Aircrew Buzz | August 18th 2009 by B N Sullivan
Spain's Comisión de Investigación de Accidentes e Incidentes de Aviación Civil (CIAIAC) released it interim report yesterday regarding the Aug. 20, 2008 Spanair Flight JK5022 accident. The MD-82 aircraft crashed at Madrid's Barajas Airport as it w read more
What’s News in Commercial Aviation
hr: Jets | August 10th 2009 by HP Jeschke
Although we primarily focus on business aviation, Flyhighjets thought the following bits of commercial aviation news were interesting: Southwest makes bid to buy Frontier Airlines http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32222143/ns/business-aviation/ Boeing prof read more
The crash of Continental Flight 1404: Part 2, Evacuation details
Aircrew Buzz | July 21st 2009 by B N Sullivan
by B .N. SullivanThis is the second in a two-part series about the post-crash conditions and evacuation of Continental Airlines Flight 1404, a Boeing 737-500 that crashed and burned following a runway excursion at Denver on December 20, 2008. Part read more
The crash of Continental Flight 1404: Part 1, Post-crash conditi…
Aircrew Buzz | July 21st 2009 by B N Sullivan
by B .N. SullivanOn July 17, 2009 the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) made public a slew of documentation related to their investigation of the Continental Airlines Flight 1404 disaster at Denver International Airport (DEN) late last read more
ALPA Congressional Testimony on Regional Air Carriers and Pilot W…
Professional Pilot News | June 14th 2009 by B N Sullivan
Capt. John Prater, president of the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), appeared last week at a Congressional hearing regarding regional air carriers. Capt. Prater testified before the Subcommittee on Aviation, Committee on Transportation and Infras read more
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