Airbus SAS announced Tuesday that US Airways Group Inc. has
ordered 20 of its new A350 aircraft, fulfilling a promise the
airline made with the European consortium in exchange for Airbus's
help in completing the financing arrangements for the airline's
acquisition by America West Airlines.
Enhancements Should Save 200,000 Gallons Of Fuel Annually
Boeing told Aero-News Tuesday the company has delivered to Air
France the first Boeing 777-300ER (Extended Range) airplane that
includes enhancements that improve the overall fuel efficiency of
the 777-300ER by 1.4 percent. This amount is in addition to the 2
percent fuel-burn improvement already proven in revenue service by
the airlines that operate the 777-300ER.
Judge Allows Sale Of Aircraft, But Questions Carrier's Past
Choices
Delta Air Lines officials told US Bankruptcy Court judge
Prudence Carter Beatty this week the company needs the
approximately $3 billion in savings the carrier expects from
employee concessions -- including the $325 million it is asking for
from the union representing Delta's pilots -- if the carrier is to
survive.
To paraphrase a classic, the weather outside IS frightful for
much of the Midwest... and that, of course, meant flight delays
throughout the air traffic system as a major snowstorm crossed the
Plains states this weekend. The early winter storm -- stretching
from the Texas panhandle to South Dakota -- caused holiday
travelers trying to get back home after the four-day weekend
significant delays... and even more grief.
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