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November 16, 2011

Analyst: Pilot Contract Progress Key For AMR To Avoid Chapter 11 Filing

Fitch Ratings Calls Pilot's Demands 'Unsustainable'

The absence of progress this week in contract talks between AMR Corp. management and the Allied Pilots Association (APA) raises the risk that American Airlines will be forced into a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing. Fitch Ratings sees agreement on terms similar to those proposed by management as essential if the carrier is to move toward a sustainable operating profile in 2012 and beyond.

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PurePower Engines Surpass 1,000 Hours Of Full Engine Testing

Company Official Says The Powerplants Are 'On Track' For Certification

Pratt & Whitney has successfully completed more than 1,000 hours of full engine testing on its PurePower engines for its first two applications – the PW1500G engine series for the Bombardier CSeries aircraft and the PW1200G engine series for the Mitsubishi Regional Jet. Four PW1500G engines and two PW1200G engines have undergone testing to date. Each engine model will run a total of eight test engines leading to engine certification.

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Boeing 787 Dreamliner Completes Change Incorporation In San Antonio

Airliner Now Being Prepped For Delivery To JAL

The first Boeing 787 Dreamliner to undergo change incorporation work in San Antonio, Texas, returned to Everett on November 13. The airplane completed an eight month change incorporation program and will now go through final preparations in Everett before delivery to Japan Airlines (JAL).

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CSeries Aircraft Flight Deck Demonstrator Debuts At Dubai

Shows Off Advanced Communications And Navigation Displays

A full-scale flight deck demonstrator for the all-new CSeries aircraft is making its world debut at the Dubai Airshow. Visitors to the Bombardier CSeries aircraft dome are able to experience first-hand the most advanced flight deck demonstrator in the industry.

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American MD-80 Hits Fire Truck At DFW

No Injuries, But Questions On How It Could Happen

Officials with the FAA, DFW International Airport's Department of Public Safety and American Airlines are all trying to figure out how an incoming flight from Charlotte, using an automated docking system to pull up to a gate, had its wing strike a fire truck parked in a designated fire lane last Thursday.

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Wayne County Airport Workers Say Proposal Offers Better Safety, Other Benefits

AFSCME: Wayne County, MI, Airport Authority Has Made Poor Financial Decisions Which Has Led To Their Current Situation

A number of American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Local Unions that represent workers at Michigan's Wayne County Airport said  Monday that they will propose ways to ensure better airport safety, less waiting for planes, and cheaper airplane ticket prices.

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Qatar Airways Pulls Airbus Deal, Then Signs It

Airline CEO Said European Planemaker Should 'Go Back To Basics' Before Relenting

The CEO of Qatar Airways unexpectedly pulled the plug, at least temporarily, on a $6.5 billion deal with Airbus, saying at the Dubai Air Show that the European planemaker is "still learning how to make airplanes." But later in the day, the two kissed and made up and signed the deal.

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United Pilots Take Complaints To U.S. Congress

Circulate Report Critical Of The Airline's Safety On Capitol Hill

A 101-page report critical of United Airlines is being passed around Capitol Hill by pilots who fly for the carrier. The report, which was prepared by ALPA, blasts the airline for its use of computer-based training as the primary tool for teaching procedural changes following the merger with Continental Airlines, and the lack of classroom sessions or simulator time to reinforce the computer training.

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