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November 29, 2007

Southwest Loves Higher Oil Prices... For Now

Hedges Continue To Fuel Low-Cost Carrier

What just last year looked to be a declining advantage for Southwest Airlines, is surging as quickly as the price of oil.

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FAA's Sturgell Asks For 'International Call To Action' In Safety Speech

Implores International Safety Forum To Raise The Bar With SMS

Below is the complete, unedited text of a speech given Thursday morning by Acting FAA Administrator -- and current nominee to take the job full-time -- Robert Sturgell (right), before the 4th Annual FAA International Safety Forum now underway in Virginia.

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AD: Embraer

AD NUMBER: 2007-24-03 MANUFACTURER: Empresa SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2007-24-03 SUMMARY: We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the products listed above.

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China Eases Airspace Limits Ahead Of Olympics

Doubles Available Flight Levels For Commercial Planes

This week, China agreed to open up restricted airspace for civilian use ahead of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

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High Times For Airlines... But Big Risks Remain

IATA Chief Says Labor, Credit Problems Lurk

Airlines in the United States are counting down the days of 2007... looking forward to claiming this year as their first profitable one since 2000. But while the champagne may already be on ice, the head of the International Air Transport Association cautioned US carriers not to celebrate too much.

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FAA Cites Weather As Cause For LaGuardia Delays... Even When Skies Are Clear

Agency Blames Runway Layout

At New York LaGuardia Airport on Wednesday morning, skies were reported sunny and clear, winds from the northwest at 11 to 14 miles per hour, and the forecast was for things to get even calmer.

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Aero-News Featured Aero-Casts For Thursday 11.29.07

More Security Scandals At O'Hare... With Investigative Reporter Dave Savini

ANN Daily Touch N Go: 11.29.07 (ANN's Short-Form Daily News Program) ANN Daily Aero-Briefing: 11.29.07 (ANN's Long-Form Daily News Program) ANN Special Feature -- More Security Scandals At O'Hare: 11.29.07 (ANN Special Report, with CBS-2 Investigative Reporter Dave Savini.)

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AD: SMA

AD NUMBER: 2007-24-06 MANUFACTURER: Societe de Motorisations Aeronautiques SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2007-24-06 SUMMARY: We are superseding an existing airworthiness directive (AD) for the products listed above.

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AD: Boeing

AD NUMBER: 2007-24-08 MANUFACTURER: Boeing SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2007-24-08 SUMMARY: The FAA is superseding an existing airworthiness directive (AD) that applies to all Boeing Model 767 airplanes.

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AD: General Electric

AD NUMBER: 2007-24-07 MANUFACTURER: General Electric SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2007-24-07 SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for a GE CF6-80C2B1 turbofan engine, serial number (SN) 690203, with fan disk, part number (P/N) 1703M78P11, SN RPMDA662, installed.

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AD: Rolls-Royce

AD NUMBER: 2007-24-05 MANUFACTURER: Rolls Royce SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2007-24-05 SUMMARY: The FAA is superseding an existing airworthiness directive (AD) for Rolls-Royce Corporation (RRC) AE 3007A and AE 3007C series turbofan engines.

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AMR Plans To Sell Off American Eagle

Anyone Wanna Buy A Regional Airline?

In a move met with strong approval on Wall Street, on Wednesday AMR Corp. -- parent of American Airlines -- announced it plans to sell off regional carrier American Eagle.

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TSA To Take Over Aviation Worker Screening

Increased Oversight Part Of The Deal

Over one million workers in the aviation industry -- including pilots, technicians, and flight attendants -- will soon have to answer background questions posed by the Transportation Security Administration.

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Boeing, ST Aerospace Complete Door Cutting On First 767-300 Converted Freighter

Aircraft Due For Redelivery In June 2008

On Wednesday, Boeing and Singapore Technologies Aerospace Ltd (ST Aerospace) announced that ST Aerospace's subsidiary, ST Aviation Services Company (SASCO), has completed the door cutting for the first 767-300 Boeing Converted Freighter (BCF). The aircraft was inducted on October 18 this year from All Nippon Airways (ANA), Boeing's launch customer for this program.

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Big Airbus Deal Included A350 XWB Work For Chinese Aviation Industry

Planemaker Signs MOU To Allocate Five Percent Of Airframe To China

The large Chinese airliner deal announced Monday by Airbus included a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) to formalize Airbus' commitment to allocate five per cent of the A350 XWB air frame to the Chinese aviation industry, according to the European planemaker.

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Embraer Recognizes Its Best Suppliers For 2007

ESC Theme Was "Maturity" In Operations

Embraer awarded its "Suppliers of the Year", in nine categories, during ceremonies held on Tuesday, November 27. The event occurred in conjunction with the Embraer Partners & Suppliers Conference (ESC 2007), November 26 and 27 in Atibaia, São Paulo.

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