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April 22, 2008

American Airlines, FAA Clash Over Groundings

Inspectors Have Until May 30 To Complete Overdue Checks

American Airlines CEO Gerard Arpey personally apologized to the public last week for 3,300 flights cancelled over MD-80 inspection issues. This week, American has come out swinging at the FAA... and in the New York Times, no less.

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UAL Posts Staggering $537 Million First Quarter Loss

Worst Showing Since Chapter 11 Exit

Few companies are able to survive losing $537 million over a three-month period, especially if that trend continues. That's the problem now facing UAL Corp., parent company of United Airlines.

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Airbus To Flight Test Pratt & Whitney Geared Turbofan Engine

Tests To Begin Later This Year

Life often comes around, full-circle... just ask Airbus and Pratt & Whitney. The two aerospace companies announced this week they will partner on flight testing the Geared Turbofan engine, using an Airbus-owned A340 flying test bed.

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Former AMR Chairman Says Airlines Should 'Charge More, Merge Less, Fly Better'

Crandall Calls Today's Airlines "Laggards In Every Category"

Tell us how you really feel, Bob. In a scathing editorial in Monday's New York Times, former AMR Corp. Chairman Robert Crandall expressed what he feels is the real answer to the problems facing the domestic airline industry -- a belief summed up in the op-ed's title, "Charge More, Merge Less, Fly Better."

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UIA Adds 737-300SF To Freighter Fleet

Expands Eastern European Outfit's Sphere Of Operations

Ukraine International Airlines announced this week it recently signed a contract to lease one Boeing 737-300SF freighter aircraft from GE Commercial Aviation Services (GECAS). UIA is the first customer in Ukraine to add the 737-300SF freighter to its fleet.

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AD: Fokker

AD NUMBER: 2008-08-18 MANUFACTURER: Fokker SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2008-08-18 SUMMARY: We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the products listed above. This AD results from mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) originated by an aviation authority of another country to identify and correct an unsafe condition on an aviation product.

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AD: Boeing

AD NUMBER: 2006-12-10R1 MANUFACTURER: Boeing SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2006-12-10R1 SUMMARY: The FAA is revising an existing airworthiness directive (AD) that applies to certain Boeing Model 747-400 series airplanes.

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AD: Dornier

AD NUMBER: 2008-08-15 MANUFACTURER: Dornier SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2008-08-15 SUMMARY: We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the products listed above. This AD results from mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) issued by an aviation authority of another country to identify and correct an unsafe condition on an aviation product.

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AD: Boeing

AD NUMBER: 2008-08-24 MANUFACTURER: Boeing SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2008-08-24 SUMMARY: We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Boeing Model 737-600, -700,-700C, -800, and -900 series airplanes.

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Reports: Air France-KLM Washes Hands Of Alitalia

Withdraws Bid After Weeks Of Bickering; Will Aeroflot Step In?

Buon riddance. On Monday, Air France-KLM announced it has formally withdrawn its takeover bid for Alitalia, after negotiations with the beleaguered Italian flag carrier fell apart over union protests.

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US-Based Aircraft Lessor Signs For 17 Boeing 737s

Planemaker Touts Backlog Of Over 2,100 Aircraft

Boeing and US-based commercial aircraft leasing company Aviation Capital Group (ACG) announced Monday an order for 17 737 airplanes. The order, valued at more than $1 billion at current list prices, was previously accounted for on Boeing's Orders and Deliveries Web site attributed to an unidentified customer.

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