Bombardier Aerospace has delivered the first of 25 70-seat
CRJ700 Series 701(i) regional jets to US Airways' wholly-owned
subsidiary PSA Airlines of Dayton, Ohio. It is the first 70-seat
aircraft to operate in the US Airways Express fleet.
Bombardier announced on May 12, 2003 that US Airways had placed
firm orders for 60 50-seat Bombardier CRJ200(i) and 25 Bombardier
CRJ700 aircraft.
Egyptian Airline Faulted for 'Abnormal' Flight Path
Note to all airline pilots flying over France: Don't deviate.
The crew of a Luxor Air jet flew what French air officials
characterized as "a completely abnormal" flight path over the city
of Nantes. As a result, the French government has banned the
Egyptian airlines from flying over the country. Michel Wachenheim,
director-general of France's Civil Aviation Authority, said Luxor
Air's flying rights in France were suspended during a investigation
into the March 21 flight from Luxor, Egypt, to Nantes in western
France.
So you say you're an airline, down on your luck? Well, no more.
All you need to do is land in Sarasota (FL). Often.
Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport is trying to lure more
low-fare airlines to its runways. So the idea is pretty simple:
Offer them cash. Two million dollars, to be precise.
Employees from several states will picket The Boeing Company's
headquarters Tuesday, protesting the aerospace giant's "continued
efforts to cut its United States workforce while expanding overseas
employment."
Members and union officials from the Society of Professional
Engineering Employees in Aerospace (SPEEA), IFPTE Local 2001,
AFL-CIO, will set up pickets at 9:00 am outside Boeing World
Headquarters, 100 North Riverside Plaza. Around noon, the group
will march to Chicago City Hall to draw attention to the $22
million of city-backed incentives used to attract Boeing.
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