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All News

December 30, 2005

Alaska Aero-Business Goes Bankrupt

Era Aviation Files Chapter 11, Will Continue Ops

Citing a bank restriction following a dispute over its cash flow, Anchorage, AK-based Era Aviation filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Friday. The company is expected to continue normal operations while under reorganization.

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BA 744 Lands Safely After Engine Fire On Takeoff

Tense Moments In The Skies Over NYC...

A British Airways 747-400 with 300 people onboard made an emergency landing Thursday night at New York's Kennedy International Airport after its number 2 (inboard-left) engine caught fire after takeoff.

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NWA Mechanics Reject Settlement Proposal

"Replacement" Workers Becoming Rather Permanent

The Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association (AMFA) reported on their website Friday that almost 57 percent of the union's voting membership rejected the latest settlement proposal from Northwest Airlines. It was hoped the proposal would end the four-month old mechanics strike at the beleaguered carrier.

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El Al To Install Anti-Missile Systems On Six 767s

Aircraft Fly Where Terrorists Are Active

Israel's El Al Airlines will soon install a variant of the military-spec Flight Guard anti-missile system on six airliners that fly routes where the Al-Qaida terror network is active.

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Frustrated Airline Pilot Lives The Dream, Dumps Drunken Passenger On Desert Isle

Wanna Fly Drunk? Wanna Reach Your Destination? Then Do NOT Fly Monarch Airlines

By ANN Associate Editor Rob Finfrock With the holiday season waning and the New Year fast approaching, the gang at ANN thought we'd take the time to share this fractured -- but true -- fairy tale, for any of you who may be feeling a little low on holiday cheer.

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Alaska Airlines Stands By Menzies Aviation

Says Contract Company Is Safe; Passengers, Pilots Disagree

Alaska Airlines said Thursday the airline is standing by the company whose employee accidently rammed a baggage tug into the side of an MD-80 airliner Monday while it was at the gate in Seattle. The mishap left a crease in the plane's skin that later grew into a foot-long hole once the plane climbed to altitude.

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What A Difference A Year Makes: Air Canada Makes $300 Million Profit

Not Bad For A Company Fresh Out Of Bankruptcy...

In its first full year of operations since emerging from bankruptcy, Air Canada finds itself with an enviable problem: what to do with the $300 million net profit the airline took in for 2005?

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First Real Life Security Exercise Held At New Guangzhou Airport

China Southern Participates In Anti-Hijacking Drill

China Southern Airlines announced Thursday it has fully participated in the first-ever anti-hijacking drill staged at the new Baiyun International Airport (right). The large-scale drill was held recently at the Guangzhou airport, and was carried out by the newly created Guangdong Province Anti-Hijack Team.

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