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May 01, 2015

Airbus Group Reports Robust First Quarter 2015 Results

Company Says Operational Performance 'Solid'

Airbus Group reported "robust" first quarter 2015 results with improved cash flow and confirmed its full year guidance.

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House Subcommittee Affirms Strong Bipartisan Opposition To NAI Business Model

Appropriations Panel On Transportation Recommends The DOT Not Issue A Foreign Air Carrier Permit To Norwegian Air International

In language drafted by the U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development related to funding for FY2016 for the Department of Transportation (DOT), the panel would prohibit the DOT from issuing a foreign air carrier permit if it conflicts with the U.S.-EU Air Transport Agreement.

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KCLT Begins Repair Work On Runway 18L/36R

Runway Will Remain Operational Through The Rehabilitation Project, Closed Nightly

Repair work on Runway 18L/36R at Charlotte Douglas International Airport will take place Wednesday, April 29 – Tuesday, June 30. Crews will be rehabilitating the runway’s asphalt pavement to extend the useful life of the airstrip.

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United CEO Gets Hefty Pay Raise

Salary, Incentives And Stock Options Climb To $11.3 Million

United Airlines CEO Jeffery Smisek received salary and stock options amounting to $11.3 million in 2014, a 39 percent raise over the previous year.

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FAA SAFO Warns Of Improperly Installed, Repaired Or Overhauled PCUs

DH-8-100 Propeller Control Unit Involved In An Inadvertent Feather Event

On July 25, 2013, an inadvertent feather event occurred shortly after takeoff on a DeHavilland DHC-8-100 series aircraft. Flight data records indicated that the #1 PCU beta switch was closed and lit during takeoff when a beta condition did not exist. During this event, the switch remained closed as the propeller transitioned above the ground handling range during takeoff. This condition resulted in a propeller over-torque when the aircraft’s beta backup system became active and commanded the propeller to feather while the engine was in a high-power condition.

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Virgin America Pilot Reports UAV Near His Aircraft

Was Making An Approach Into Love Field In Dallas

The pilot of a Virgin America flight making an approach into Dallas' Love Field Tuesday night reported seeing a UAV climbing to an altitude above his aircraft.

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Airbus Foundation And Humedica Coordinate Relief Flight To Nepal

Airbus Delivers A320 To Nepal Airlines, Loaded With Relief Supplies

The Airbus Foundation, the German Non-Governmental Organization humedica e.V., and Nepal Airlines have used the delivery flight of a Nepal Airlines Airbus A320 from Hamburg to Kathmandu to transport eight doctors and medical specialists to Nepal.

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FAA Raised Questions About Andreas Lubitz's Fitness To Fly

Agency Nearly Denied The Germanwings Pilot A U.S. Certificate In 2010

Andreas Lubitz, the copilot of a Germanwings flight which he allegedly deliberately flew into a mountainside in the French Alps, was nearly denied a U.S. pilot certificate in 2010, according to documents released by the FAA.

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