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March 18, 2005

Drunk Australian Threatens To Blow Up Russian Plane

Russians Not Amused

A 29 year-old Australian man has been arrested after trying to break into the cockpit of an Aeroflot-Russian Airlines flight. The man threatened to blow up the plane "if it did not fly to Chechnya," according to media reports.

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Continental Expecting Significant Loss For Year

Ratification Of New Employee Agreements Crucial

Continental predicts a loss for the first quarter and a "significant" loss for the year according to its filing with the SEC. A bulletin warned employees the company will have to take several serious steps if the tentative agreements are not ratified by March 30th.

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Forecast: Pilot And Controller Shortage Looms

Retirement Takes Toll In Both Cockpit And Control Tower

If aviation consultants like Stuart Klaskin are to be believed, aviation will stumble right out of the economic bad times and right into a shortage of both pilots and controllers.

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FAA Forecasts Passenger Levels to Top One Billion in the Next Decade

Passenger Volume Back to Pre-2001 Levels

The number of people flying in the United States will return to pre-2001 levels this year, with an average annual growth rate of 3.4 percent expected over the next 12 years, according to the annual 12-year aviation forecast report released today by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

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Bombardier Gives C-Series A Green Light

But Where?

Bombardier's board of directors has decided to go ahead with development of the new C-Series regional jets, capable of carrying 110-135 passengers. The question now is... where? In a release to ANN, Bombardier said, before it makes that decision, it would "seek firm commitments from potential customers, suppliers and government partners."

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NWA Grounds DC-9s, Lays Off 130 Mechanics

Airline: 800 More Cuts Could Follow

Northwest Airlines says it's grounded two dozen of its aircraft and laid off 130 mechanics. The airline said it's now looking at further downsizing its technical workforce and could soon lay off another 700-800 mechanics.

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