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March 14, 2012

Global Airline Capacity Grows For 10th Consecutive Month

But Continued Tough Trading Conditions In North America Impacts Aviation Markets

The growth in scheduled flights worldwide continues again in March, albeit at a slower rate than in February, with airlines providing 2% more flights. The trend for larger aircraft is set to continue as capacity increases at a higher rate of 3%. This marks the tenth consecutive month of growth compared to the same period last year, according to the latest statistics from OAG.

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Spirit Flight Attendants Say They Are Prepared To Strike

National Mediation Board Asked To Define Negotiations' End Date

Flight Attendants for Spirit Airlines have officially requested a process that would encourage reaching an agreement or a strike deadline. On Friday, AFA asked the National Mediation Board (NMB) to declare that negotiations are at an impasse and requested a proffer of arbitration. This step is required prior to setting a 30-day cooling-off period, the time during which intense negotiations typically take place and lead to an agreement or a strike.

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Delta Jet Suffers Significant Damage In Taxi Accident

No Passengers On Board When B737 Slid Off A Taxiway During Maintenance

Delta officials say one of their aircraft was significantly damaged when it slid off a taxiway at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport.

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Flight Attendants At Hawaiian Reach Tentative Agreement

Negotiations Facilitated By NMB Resulted In The Deal

The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA) at Hawaiian Airlines announced Monday they have reached a tentative agreement with management. The agreement was reached with the assistance of the National Mediation Board (NMB) utilizing a "Facilitated Problem Solving" approach to negotiations.

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Three European Projects Validate Fuel Savings Measures

AIRE Trials Supported By Airbus

Three Airbus-supported projects in the Atlantic Interoperability Initiative to Reduce Emissions (AIRE) have demonstrated how improved ground operations and air traffic management procedures can contribute to reductions in fuel consumption for the air transport industry. One element in this second wave of European AIRE flight trials were the Transatlantic Green Flights, using Air France’s A380 in service between New York and Paris.

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AD: Airbus A320 Family Airplanes

AD NUMBER: 2012-04-11

PRODUCT: Certain A320 Family Airplanes

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Airbus, European Aviation Leaders Urge EU To Find ETS Solution

Enders: China Has Already Suspended Airbus Orders Worth $12 Billion

In joint letters, Airbus, Air Berlin, Air France, British Airways, Iberia, Lufthansa, MTU Aero Engines, Safran and Virgin Atlantic have called upon Prime Ministers David Cameron (UK), Francois Fillon (F), Angela Merkel (GE) and Mariano Rajoy (Sp) to take action and stop an escalating trade conflict with China and other countries opposing the European Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS).

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ATSB Releases Final Report On Two A380 Oil Pipe Malfunctions

Leak Similar To One Which Led To An Uncontained Engine Failure In 2010

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau has released its final report incidents which occurred on two separate Qantas A380s involving oil leaks in the airplane's Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engines. The leaks were similar to the one identified as the probable cause of an uncontained engine failure on a Qantas A380 in November, 2010.

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Air Canada Pilots Choose New Chair Of Governing Council

Captain Jean-Marc Bélanger Has 33 Years In The Cockpit For The Airline

The Master Executive Council (MEC) of the Air Canada Pilots Association (ACPA) today elected Captain Jean-Marc Bélanger as Chair for the remainder of its two-year term. As Chair, Captain Bélanger will preside over MEC meetings and act as the pilots' principle representative to Air Canada on employment matters, including negotiation and administration of their collective agreement.

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