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January 17, 2014

AFA: United Airlines Flight Attendants Subject To Involuntary Furlough

Union Says Management Fails To Recognize Legally Binding Contractual Involuntary Furlough Protection

United Airlines flight attendants, represented by the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA), have called on management to work collaboratively to find solutions and prevent any involuntary job loss. After weeks of discussion and tireless work on behalf of the union, today United management has stated they will involuntary furlough "some of our most junior members," the union said in a news release.

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New STC For Esterline CMC Electronics’ CMA-9000 FMS Installations On A310

Developed Jointly By Mid-Canada Mod Center And Esterline CMC

Mid-Canada Mod Center (MC2), working in co-operation with Esterline CMC Electronics (CMC), are pleased to announce a new and significant FMS (Flight Management System) upgrade for the Airbus A310 aircraft fleet. Joint development of this project has been several years in the making and has resulted in a STC modification that brings a much needed life extension to this “legacy” Airbus aircraft model.

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Boeing Delivers AirBridgeCargo Airlines’ Fifth 747-8 Freighter

Continues Russian Carrier's Fleet Modernization Strategy

Boeing and AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC), part of Volga-Dnepr Group and Russia’s largest cargo airline, recently celebrated the delivery of the airline’s fifth 747-8 Freighter. "AirBridgeCargo has already experienced the outstanding payload and operating economics of the 747-8 family,” said Denis Ilin, executive president of AirBridgeCargo Airlines. “We are very excited to receive our fifth 747-8 Freighter.”

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American Airlines To Implement Network Changes

Moves The Result Of DOJ-Mandated Slot Divestitures

American Airlines Group has announced planned network adjustments resulting from the required divestiture of slots and related assets at Washington Reagan National Airport (DCA) and New York LaGuardia Airport (LGA).

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Al Qahtani Aviation Company Orders Up To 26 Bombardier CSeries Aircraft

Aircraft To Be Operated By Saudigulf Airlines, Newly Launched National Carrier For The Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia

Even as Bombardier was announcing a delay in the airplane's entry into service, Dammam-based Al Qahtani Aviation Company has signed a firm purchase agreement for 16 CS300 aircraft with options for an additional 10 CS300 jetliners. The aircraft will be operated by SaudiGulf Airlines, a newly launched national carrier from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

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Air New Zealand Named Airline Of The Year By AirlineRatings.com

Website Also Names Its Top 10 Airlines Of The Year

AirlineRatings.com, a safety and product rating website, has selected Air New Zealand as its Airline of the Year for 2014. The website said Air New Zealand is being honored for its "in-flight innovations, financial performance, operational safety and motivation of its staff that have stamped the airline an industry trendsetter."

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Bombardier Aerospace Confirms Change To CSeries Aircraft's Entry-Into-Service

CS100 Aircraft Now Expected To Be Carrying Passengers In The Second Half Of 2015, CS300 Six Months Later

Bombardier Aerospace has again pushed back its projected entry-into-service for its new CSeries aircraft. The planemaker said Thursday that  the flight test phase will require more time than originally anticipated to ensure, among other things, that the aircraft has the overall system maturity to support a successful entry-into-service.

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NTSB Participating In Japan's Investigation Of B-787 Battery Smoke Event

Japanese Civil Aviation Bureau Will Lead Probe, Release Information

The NTSB will participate in the investigation of a smoke event involving the main battery of a Japan Airlines B-787 that occurred while the aircraft was parked at Tokyo's Narita Airport on Jan. 14, the board said in a news release.

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