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March 21, 2007

Northwest Flight Attendants Protest Disclosure Statement

Demand To Know Executive Salary Schedule Post-Bankruptcy

Northwest flight attendants objected this week to the airline's failure to disclose how much its executives and directors are scheduled to be paid when the company emerges from bankruptcy later this year.

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Virgin America's Reid 'Pleased' With DOT Ruling

But Conditions Include His Removal From Airline

The Department of Transportation (DOT) has tentatively approved Virgin America's application to start a new US airline, finding the carrier is owned and controlled by U.S. citizens and is fit to operate as a domestic airline.

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Accused Drunk Pilot Found Not Guilty By British Court

First Officer Said He Never Intended To Fly

James Yates told a jury in Manchester, England this week he never intended to fly when he showed up at that city's airport last year, smelling of alcohol... and on Wednesday, the jury agreed.

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EWR Closes Runway Following Uncontained Engine Failure On Departing Jet

Engine "Shattered" On Continental 777

The right engine of a Continental Airlines Boeing 777-200ER "shattered" during takeoff from Newark Liberty International Airport Tuesday, forcing an aborted takeoff.

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Vought Reports Progress On 787 Construction

Will Deliver Completed Rear Fuselage Sections In April

Vought Aircraft Industries, Inc., a program partner on the Boeing 787 Dreamliner team, tells ANN the company is on track to deliver its first production ship set from Charleston, SC next month.

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CA TFR: 03.22.07 - 03.23.07

NOTAM Number: FDC 7/6266 Issue Date: March 21, 2007 at 1057 UTC Type: Security

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AD: Airbus

AD NUMBER: 2007-06-13 MANUFACTURER: Airbus SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2007-06-13 SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Airbus airplane models, as specified above.

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WTO Offers Glimpse Of Boeing/Airbus Subsidies Spat

Censored Broadcast To Be Aired Thursday

The general public will get a peek Thursday into the contentious dispute between the US and the European Union -- and their respective aerospace manufacturers, Boeing and Airbus -- over accusations of unfair funding practices and subsidies.

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FAA Begins Use Of Contested Flight Path Over Las Vegas

Last-Minute Appeal Dismissed

Over protests from residents of several affluent neighborhoods in northwest Las Vegas, NV, on Tuesday airliners departing westbound from McCarran International Airport began implementing the so-called "right turn" departure path, as per FAA order.

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China Formally Signs Off On Large Airliner Plan

200-Seat Airliner Expected To Arrive By 2020

Confirming reports that surfaced last week regarding plans by China to enter the large commercial airliner market -- territory now dominated exclusively by Boeing and Airbus -- now comes word leaders in that country have approved the program to produce an "internationally competitive" 200-seat airliner, and bring it to market by 2020.

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Houston's Hobby Airport Celebrates 80 Years

Southern Texas Field Has Storied History

Houston's William H. Hobby Airport is getting ready to celebrate 80 years of service.

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Sioux Falls Airport To Get Needed Improvements

FSD Aims To Attract More Passengers, Airlines

South Dakota's Sioux Falls Regional Airport will soon see a major upgrade, aimed at attracting low-cost carriers and new customers.

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Continental Pilot Aborts Takeoff At LAS

Blows Tires Out Following Engine Trouble

A Continental Airlines Boeing 757-300 (file photo of type, below) bound for New Jersey aborted takeoff at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas Monday, and blew out several tires in the resulting hard stop.

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