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March 14, 2005

Report: US Still Vulnerable To Terrorist Attacks

This Time, From Non-Commercial Planes And Helos

More than three years and billions of dollars after 9/11, how safe is our air transportation system? Not very, according to a new report from the DHS and FBI. The report says al Qaeda and its affiliates may be looking to hijack charter aircraft -- including helicopters -- to stage more attacks against the American Homeland.

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Boeing Lays Off 9,300 In Kansas, Oklahoma

And Then There's That Waiver...

Making room for Onex to take over its commercial plants in Wichita, KS, and Tulsa and McAlester, OK, Boeing is laying off 9,300 people. The company also demands workers sign a waiver allowing Boeing to release personnel records to the new owners.

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Groundbreaking At LAX Could Come In Fall

Hahn's Plan Could Get FAA Approval This Month

The FAA will likely approve this month LA Mayor Jim Hahn's $11 billion plan to improve Los Angeles International Airport. If it does, Hahn could break ground on the project as early as this fall.

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Air China Jumbo Stuck On LAX Taxiway

Pilot May Have Turned Too Sharply

Nobody was hurt early Sunday when a Boeing 747 flying for Air China became stuck in the asphalt of a taxiway at Los Angeles International Airport as it was taxiing for take-off, according to news reports from as far away as Beijing.

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Go East, Young Man

China's Burgeoning Airline Industry Siren Call To New Pilots

As legacy airlines the world over continue to slump, some threatened with financial dissolution, there is a bright and shining spot on the map -- and it's centered on China.

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Lufthansa To Take Over Swiss International Airlines?

Deal Still Must Be Approved By Lufthansa Board

Swiss International Airlines shareholders should see an offer in the mail this week from Cologne, Germany-based Lufthansa, as the boards for both airlines agree on the principles of a merger.

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AD: Airbus

AD NUMBER:  2005-05-05 MANUFACTURER: Airbus SUBJECT:  Airworthiness Directive 2005-05-05 SUMMARY:  The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Airbus Model A300 B4-600, B4-600R, and F4-600R series airplanes, and Model C4-605R Variant F airplanes (collectively called A300-600); and Model A310 series airplanes; equipped with certain Honeywell inertial reference units (IRUs).

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AD: BAE Systems

AD NUMBER:  2005-05-10 MANUFACTURER: BAE Systems SUBJECT:  Airworthiness Directive 2005-05-10 SUMMARY:  The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all BAE Systems (Operations) Limited Model BAe 146 series airplanes.

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AD: Boeing

AD NUMBER:  2005-03-11 MANUFACTURER: Boeing (Correction) SUBJECT:  Airworthiness Directive 2005-03-11 SUMMARY:  The FAA is superseding an existing airworthiness directive (AD), which applies to certain Boeing Model 767 series airplanes. That AD currently requires repetitive detailed and eddy current inspections of the aft pressure bulkhead for damage and cracking, and repair if necessary.

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