Aero-News has learned Boeing and ALAFCO Aviation Lease and
Finance Company held a formal signing ceremony Monday for the
direct purchase of 12 787-8 airplanes and six 737-800s. The total
value of the deal is $2.26 billion at list prices.
Dubai International Airport was closed at least eight hours
Monday morning, after a Biman Bangladesh Airbus A310 suffered an
apparent nosegear collapse and skidded to the end of runway 12L
following an aborted takeoff.
Paperwork Issue Turns Into Question About Pilot
Certification
There were a lot of unhappy passengers stuck this weekend at
several Midwestern airports... as for the second weekend in a row,
the FAA grounded the Smyrna, TN-based regional carrier
RegionsAir.
The Allied Pilots Association (APA) expressed its support last
week for the Improving America's Security Act of 2007 introduced
before Congress last week, and urged lawmakers to pass the
legislation without further delay.
Read More
