The Engine Alliance shipped the first GP7200 propulsor to
Emirates on May 21. The delivery marks the first time the Engine
Alliance and member company Pratt & Whitney have delivered a
propulsor, rather than a full engine, to any airline.
Figures released today by the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of
Transportation Statistic (BTS) show that U.S. scheduled passenger
airlines employed 2.3 percent more pilots and 5.9 percent more
maintenance workers in 2008 than in 2007 while total industry jobs
declined by 3.0 percent.
Three airlines are asking British airport company BAA to cut
back on improvements at Gatwick airport, saying the airports'
passsenger load does not warrant the project's $1.4 billion price
tag.
A new US Customs and Border Protection Federal Inspection
Station opened to the public, Tuesday, at the Capital Region
International Airport. The ribbon-cutting ceremony revealed a new
$4.3 million, 17,500 square foot facility located at the east end
of the main terminal.
Though most of France reportedly take most of August as vacation
anyway ... Thales, the French Aerospace and Defense Electronics
Group, says it will suspend operations in its aerospace plants for
two weeks during the month in an effort to save money and reduce
inventories.
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