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April 23, 2012

Air Canada, ACPA To Resume Negotiations

Ten-Day Period To Follow The Appointment Of An Arbitrator

Air Canada and the Air Canada Pilots Association (ACPA) have agreed to re-commence negotiations. The parties have agreed to a 10-day negotiation period to begin following the appointment of an arbitrator by the Minister of Labour in accordance with the provisions of the Protecting Air Services Act. Air Canada and ACPA will ask that the arbitrator facilitate the negotiations process pursuant to section 31 of the Act that allows for negotiations to take place.

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Pilots' Cockpit Argument Results In Both Being Fired

Flybe Crew On An International Flight Had A 'Massive Breakdown'

Two pilots flying for British budget carrier Flybe have been let go by the airline after they became engaged in a heated argument during a flight last May. Captain Stephen Bird and First Officer Stephen Akers have both lost their flying jobs.

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US Airways Mechanics Recognized For Excellence In Aviation Maintenance

James "Red" Leslie, Bill Earnest, Glenn Hobbs Receive FAA's Charles Taylor "Master Mechanic" Award

The FAA has presented its coveted Charles Taylor "Master Mechanic" Award to US Airways' Charlotte, NC - based line maintenance supervisor James "Red" Leslie,  Tampa, FL - based lead mechanic Bill Earnest, and San Diego, CA - based mechanic Glenn Hobbs for their 50 years of dedication in aviation maintenance.

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Pilot Preoccupied With Cell Phone Causes Aborted Landing

First Officer Fatigue Also Cited By ATSB

A cell phone is being blamed, at least in part, for a missed approach performed by the crew of a JetStar flight on approach to Singapore on May 27th, 2010. But it wasn't an errant passenger who had forgotten to turn off the phone ... it was the pilot.

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Flight Attendants At Hawaiian Ratify Contract

New Pact Will Be In Effect Through 2016

Flight Attendants at Hawaiian Airlines have ratified an agreement that includes increases to compensation and benefits, and enhances quality of life issues for the over 1,200 flight attendants.  The new contract will remain in place through 2016.

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Lawmakers In The Philippines Vote To End Foreign Airline Taxes

High Taxes On Foreign Carriers Result In Government Losses

In an attempt to entice foreign airlines to resume direct flights to the Philippines, the House of Representatives in Manila has voted to exempt foreign airlines from both the carrier’s tax and gross billings tax. European airlines have cited heavy taxation as the impetus behind quitting direct flights to Manila.

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Waveland Investments Acquires Airplane Reseller

NTE Deals With MRO Facilities In Engine And Airframe Parts

Chicago-based Waveland Investments has acquired NTE Aviation. Established in 2001 in Lewisville, TX, NTE engages in the sourcing and reselling of engine and airframe parts to/from MRO facilities, OEMs, airline operators and leasing companies. The company is well recognized within the aviation industry as a specialist in the regional airline turboprop engine and airframe segment and in Boeing 737 Classic applications.

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General Dynamics Awarded Contract For Commercial Airline Radomes

To Produce Tri-Band Radomes For LiveTV Onboard Entertainment

A contract potentially worth more than $10 million has been awarded to General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products by LiveTV, a wholly-owned subsidiary of JetBlue Airways. The company will develop and produce tri-band radomes to support LiveTV's on-board entertainment and communication systems for commercial airlines. Radomes are structural, weatherproof enclosures designed to be transparent to micro or radio waves while protecting antenna or electronic surfaces from the elements.

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AD: Fokker Services B.V. Airplanes

AD NUMBER: 2012-06-20

PRODUCT: Certain Fokker Services B.V. Model F.28 Mark 0070 and 0100 airplanes.

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Qantas Group Places $2.0 Billion Order For LEAP-1A Engines

First CFM-powered A320neo Aircraft In Qantas Group Fleet

The Qantas Group announced Thursday that it has selected CFM International’s advanced LEAP-1A engine to power 78 Airbus A320neo aircraft currently on order. The engine order is valued at $2.0 billion U.S. at list price, including spare engines. The announcement takes total LEAP orders and commitments to more than 3,500 engines.

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Qantas Pilot May Lose His Job Over Off-Duty In-Flight PDA

The Pilot Became Intimate With A Female Passenger In The First-Class Section Of An A380

A Qantas pilot is facing disciplinary action after he became intimately involved with a female passenger in the premium first class cabin of an A380 flying from London to Sydney via Singapore. The pilot was reportedly off-duty and not in uniform at the time of the incident.

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