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November 13, 2012

Boeing, Maintenance Company Sued In Polish Airline Incident

Attorney For Passengers Says They Were 'Traumatized' By The Gear-Up Landing

At the time, the pilot of a LOT Boeing 767 which executed a perfect gear-up landing in Warsaw was hailed as a national hero for making the landing with no loss of life. But now, an attorney has filed a lawsuit against Boeing and the Mach II Maintenance in New York ... the facility where the airplane was serviced ... saying that the passengers on board suffered "severe emotional trauma" thinking they would lose their lives in the crash.

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Clayton Osbon Allowed To Return Home

Judge Allows Former JetBlue Captain Leaves Texas Prison Medical Facility

The JetBlue captain who went through the cabin of an airplane on a flight from New York to Las Vegas in March yelling about al-Qaida and Jesus has been released from a prison medical facility, though records of his psychiatric evaluations have been sealed.

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Canadian Travel Company Objects To Use Of Non-Canadian Pilots And Aircraft

Says Transport Canada's Policies Need To Be Reviewed

Canadian tourism company Transat A.T. says the rulings issued on November 6 and 7 by the Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA), which uphold the absence of restrictions on the systematic importing of aircraft flown by foreign pilots to serve the Canadian market, clearly show the immediate need for the applicable Canadian policies to be reviewed.

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American, APA Close In On Contract Deal

'Agreement In Principle' Reached Between The Two Parties

In a brief video statement released by the Allied Pilots Association, APA President Keith Wilson says the union has reached an "agreement-in-principle" on a new contract with American Airlines. The video was released late Friday.

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Boeing Increases Dreamliner Production Rate

Now Rolling Off The Assembly Line At Five Airplanes Per Month

Boeing has rolled out the first 787 Dreamliner built at the new rate of five airplanes per month. The airplane is the 83rd 787 to be built. Earlier this year, the planemaker increased the rate from 2.5 to 3.5 airplanes per month and is on track to achieve a planned 10-per-month rate by late 2013.

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Delta Dedicates Boeing 757 In Salute To Servicemen And Women

Christening Of The 'Spirit Of Freedom' In Atlanta Opened Veterans' Day Weekend Celebration

Delta Air Lines on Friday unveiled a Boeing 757 as the "Spirit of Freedom" in honor of the men and women – including more than 10,000 Delta employees – who have served and continue to serve in the U.S. Armed Forces.

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