Mechanics Threaten To Strike, Pilots Approve Wage Cut Deal
Workers at bankrupt United Airlines Monday sent mixed signals as
the carrier continued its struggle for solvency. While pilots
approved a wage cut deal, union mechanics turned down the airline's
new contract offer, threatening to strike if the airline's will was
imposed upon them by the federal court.
Qatar Airways, one of the fastest growing airlines in the world,
has taken South Africa by storm by unveiling the world's
largest-ever moving billboard to officially announce its arrival in
the country.
Recent flight trials have shown that an innovative Air Traffic
Management concept called Tailored Arrivals can improve efficiency
and reduce noise and emissions when aircraft land. The Air Traffic
Alliance (a grouping of European Aeronautic Defence and Space,
Airbus and Ales), Boeing, the Australian air carrier Qantas Airways
and Australian Air Navigation Service provider, Airservices
Australia jointly conducted the flight trials last year at airports
in Sydney and Melbourne, Australia.
AD NUMBER: 2005-02-11
MANUFACTURER: Gippsland Aeronautics
SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2005-02-11
SUMMARY: The FAA adopts a new airworthiness
directive (AD) for certain Gippsland Aeronautics Pty. Ltd. Model
GA8 airplanes.
AD NUMBER: 2005-02-10
MANUFACTURER: Boeing
SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2005-02-10
SUMMARY: This amendment adopts a new airworthiness
directive (AD), applicable to certain Boeing Model 757 series
airplanes, that requires repetitive detailed inspections of the
support brackets and associated fasteners for the hydraulic lines
located in the nacelle struts, and related investigative and
corrective actions as necessary.
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