Money Awarded For Next Phase Of Runway 14-32 Rehab Project
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has announced a $7.1 million grant for the next phase of the Runway 14-32 rehabilitation project at Pittsburgh International Airport (KPIT). “This project will help keep the airport moving safely and efficiently for the more than four million passengers that fly through Pittsburgh each year,” LaHood said revealing the award Monday.
Sixteen months after an uncontained engine failure lead to an emergency landing in Singapore, Qantas Airlines' A380 named Nancy Bird-Walton returned to Kingford Smith Airport in Sydney. The incident in December 2010 led to the grounding of Qantas' entire A380 fleet while emergency inspections were made.
Two Largest Chambers Of Commerce In North Texas Speak With One Voice
The Texas business community is apparently not going to just sit back and let US Airways gobble up American Airlines. The Fort Worth Chamber and Dallas Regional Chamber – the two largest Chambers on Commerce in the north Texas region – held full board meetings Thursday and Friday mornings where the subject of American Airlines was discussed.
American Eagle FAs Also Still Hammering Out A Deal
The talk of a merger between AMR Corp and US Airways late last week prompted a statement from the Association of Flight Attendants concerning contract negotiations at US Airways.
First Revenue-Generating Flight For The New Powerplant
The April 22 flight of Japan Airlines' GEnx-1B-powered Boeing 787 Dreamliner marked a number of firsts, including JAL's first flight of the newly delivered Dreamliner, the first revenue-generating flight of the GEnx-1B engine, and the first non-stop Asia to Boston flight from Tokyo's Narita International Airport to Boston's Logan International Airport.
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