ACY First In US To Use Undercarriage Cameras For Explosives
Detection
The Atlantic City International Airport will be the first
airport in the United States to use a state-of-the-art vehicle
undercarriage screening system, which captures a video image of
cars, trucks and buses as they enter the airport property.
Engine Used On A330 Airliners... And The KC-30 Tanker
GE Aviation's CF6-80E1 engine, used on the Airbus A330 widebody
twinjet, recently completed one million takeoff and landing
cycles... and Northrop Grumman says that's very good news,
indeed.
US-based aircraft leasing company Aviation Capital Group (ACG)
recently signed a firm contract for 25 additional A320 Family
aircraft, including six A319s, 15 A320s and four A321s.
Aero-News learned Tuesday that Australia's MacAir Airlines
introduced into service Australia's first ATR 42-500 turboprop
aircraft, further expanding ATR's presence in the
Australasia-Pacific Islands region.
The Federal Aviation Administration says it is time to put a
stop to a decades-old practice of farmers being allowed to grow
crops on Outagamie Airport grounds in Appleton, WI.
Human Workers May Not Be Needed In Future Terminals
As one of the worst years in history for the airline industry in
terms of flight delays and mishandled luggage comes to a close, a
recent conference in Nevada gave carrier managers something to hope
for.
A Scandinavian Airlines Q400 turboprop's right landing gear
collapsed just as it touched down during an emergency landing at
Aalborg Airport in western Denmark Sunday. Five of the 73 people on
board sustained minor injuries, according to the Associated
Press.
Board Disagreed With Cancelling $3B Aircraft Order
Well, they said it was no big deal... but apparently it was. The
entire board of directors for Kuwait Airways Corp. resigned Sunday
and the Kuwaiti government didn't hesitate in accepting the
resignations.
Aviation Partners Boeing announced Monday the company secured an
order for 15 additional winglet systems for installation on Delta
Air Lines' fleet of Boeing 767-300ER aircraft.