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February 04, 2008

Focus Shifts To Fuel Contamination In BA 777 Accident

Low Temps May Have Resulted In Ice Formation

Investigators into the January 17 downing of a British Airways Boeing 777-236ER on approach to London's Heathrow Airport reportedly suspect fuel-system contamination to be the cause... in particular, the possibility ice formed in the fuel during the airliner's flight from Beijing, resulting in fuel flow blockage.

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Analysts Say Delta, Northwest Rushing To Finalize Merger

If Deal Not Done By Mid-Month, Delta May Walk

It just wouldn't be a normal day in the aviation biz lately, without some kind of 'update' on a rumored merger between Delta Air Lines and Northwest. So, here's the latest.

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Boeing Beefs Up Troubled Dreamliner Program

Two New Execs To Assist On 787

As ANN reported January 16, Boeing announced the first flight of the 787 has been moved from the end of the first quarter of this year to around the end of the second quarter to provide additional time to finish assembly of the first aircraft... which was triumphantly unveiled in a cobbled-together form in July 2007.

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All Survive Bolivian 727 'Belly Flop' Landing

Mechanical Failure, Diversion Results In Off-Field Excursion

A chartered jetliner carrying over 150 people crash-landed in eastern Bolivia on Friday, when stormy weather forced it to turn away from its destination and try for another airport. All onboard survived.

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FAA: Planes Did Not Nearly Collide On ALO Runway

Officials Blame Communications Confusion

A communication failure did occur between air traffic controllers and a regional jet at a Midwest airport Wednesday night, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) officials confirmed... but the jet did not come close to colliding with another airplane.

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Pinnacle Pilots To Informational Picket At Newark Int'l Airport

Say Management Growing Colgan Air At Their Expense

Pinnacle Airlines pilots, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, Int'l (ALPA), plan to conduct informational picketing Monday afternoon at Newark Liberty International Airport.

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