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November 12, 2013

DOJ, State AGs Drop Challenge To American Airlines, US Airways Merger

Airlines Will Have To Give Up Slots At Multiple Airports To Complete Merger

AMR Corporation and US Airways Group announced Tuesday that the airlines have settled the litigation brought by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), the States of Arizona, Florida, Michigan and Tennessee, the Commonwealths of Pennsylvania and Virginia, and the District of Columbia challenging the merger of AMR and US Airways.

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Report: US Low-Cost Airline Revenue Exceeds Major Carriers

Network Carriers Nearly Cut Unit Costs To Low-Cost Carrier Level

This year, for the first time ever, U.S. low-cost airline unit revenue on domestic routes exceeded that of network carriers. That's according to Oliver Wyman’s annual Airline Economic Analysis report, released Friday at the Raymond James Global Transportation Conference. The report highlights this and other shifts taking place in the global airline market.

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Southwest Airlines Offers Four 737NG Type Rating Scholarships

Four Women In Aviation, International Members Will Win These Life-Changing Scholarships

Southwest Airlines has added to the WAI roster of 85 scholarships by offering WAI members the opportunity to win four Boeing 737NG type ratings.  Anyone, female or male, who was a member of WAI as of November 1, 2013, is eligible to apply. For these SWA scholarships only, the deadline to apply has been extended to December 1, 2013, while the deadline for the other scholarships remains November 18, 2013.

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Alaska Air Group CEO Brad Tilden Elected Chairman

 Longtime Board Chair Bill Ayer Retiring At The End Of The Year

The board of directors of Alaska Air Group has elected Brad Tilden chairman of Air Group and its subsidiary carriers, Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air. A 22-year veteran of the company, he currently serves as president and chief executive officer. Tilden succeeds Bill Ayer, who will retire Dec. 31 after spending 31 years at Air Group and serving as president, CEO and chairman during his last decade at the company.

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Airbus A350 XWB Program Adds Magellan Aerospace

Selected To Machine And Assemble Structural Components New Airplane

An agreement had been reached between Airbus S.A.S. and Magellan Aerospace securing a major work package on the Airbus A350 XWB. The package, which is an addition to other supply contracts Magellan Aerospace has on the A350XWB, consists of a series of machined and assembled structural components for the fuselage structure in this aircraft which supports the cabin storage bins and aircraft systems.

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Washington State Legislature Approves Key Elements Of 777X Incentive Package

Hopes To Keep Major Fabrication Of The Airliner In The Puget Sound Region

The Washington State Legislature during a special session Saturday overwhelmingly approved key elements of Governor Jay Inslee’s proposed package to help secure an unprecedented commitment from The Boeing Company to assemble its new 777X jetliner — and the plane’s carbon fiber wing — in Washington State.

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Evergreen International Airlines Appears To Be Closing November 30

Company Has Denied Reports, But Internal Memo Seems To Confirm End Of Operations

Evergreen International Airlines is apparently going to cease operations at the end of the month despite public statements to the contrary.

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Layoff Notices Cancelled For Some Spirit Aerosystems Engineers

Two Dozen Of 150 Who Were Idled To Report Back To Work

About two dozen engineers who were among the 150 who had received layoff notices from Spirit Aerosystems in Wichita have been recalled to work, though the company is being tight-lipped about the project on which they will be working.

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