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All News

November 28, 2006

Bombardier Gets Three Plane CRJ700 Order From Brit Air

Air France Subsidiary Will Use Planes To Replace Leased CRJ100s

It's not a very big order, but they'll take it. Bombardier's aerospace division has received orders for three additional CRJ700 regional jets from Brit Air, an Air France subsidiary, worth $97 million at list prices.

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Boeing Says It Has Learned Lessons From Its Past

Not Afraid To Tell Customers "No"

Boeing has learned from its past, and to not try to please everyone all the time. Just ask Southwest Airlines, which earlier this year received an atypical answer to its request for two more 737s: "no."

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Mesaba Finalizes Employee Contracts

Unions Agree To 15 Percent Cuts In Pay, Benefits

A big victory for Mesaba Airlines... as the airline confirmed Tuesday the unions representing its pilots, flight attendants, and mechanics have agreed to new contracts with the carrier. The contracts represent across-the-board cuts of about 15 percent in labor costs.

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Air Berlin Announces Order For 60 Boeing Jets

But Some Fear Carrier May Have Problems Paying

It would be the biggest 737 order ever from a German airline. But analysts fear Air Berlin may have some difficulty in securing funding for the 60 Boeing aircraft the carrier announced it plans to purchase from the American aerospace company.

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AD: Boeing

AD NUMBER: 2006-24-05 MANUFACTURER: Boeing SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2006-24-05 SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Boeing Model 747 airplanes.

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AD: Boeing

AD NUMBER: 2006-24-04 MANUFACTURER: Boeing SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2006-24-04 SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Boeing Model 767 airplanes.

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Retired Pilots Gain Additional Claims From Delta

Intended To Offset Losses From Termination Of Pension Plan

On Monday, Delta Air Lines agreed to pay its retired pilots an extra $719 million in unsecured claims, which if approved should help offset at least some of the losses incurred when Delta terminated the pilot pension plan in September.

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Thanksgiving Travel Goes Smoothly At Most Airports

Security Lines Shorter Than Expected

If you flew commercial last week to visit family or friends for Thanksgiving, you may have noticed something... the experience wasn't quite as bad as you had braced yourself for.

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Coyote Ingested Into 737 Engine During Takeoff At DEN

Pilots Able To Return For Safe Landing

The pilots of a United Airlines 737 had a decidedly grisly emergency situation on takeoff from Denver Sunday. As the plane powered down the runway... a coyote strayed into the jet's path, and then into the airliner's number two engine.

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