What's this? A low-cost carrier predicting storm clouds
ahead?
Ireland's Ryanair says, while 2003 was a very good year, 2005 will
see a drop in the airline's growth rate. Between March 2003 and
March 2004, Ryanair grew at a jaw-dropping rate of 47-percent. But
during the next 12 months, CEO Michael O'Leary predicts growth will
fall to just 25-percent.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has reached agreement
with American Airlines and Boeing Commercial Airplane Group on
settlement of civil penalties totaling more than $3.3 million. Both
settlements involve alleged violations of Federal Aviation
Regulations.
If you ever wondered just how strange a place Iraq was before
the American-led coalition took over, consider this: The windows on
one entire side of the control tower at Baghdad's international
airport were painted black, preventing controllers from seeing
Saddam Hussein's palace (and, oh-by-the-way, any aircraft
approaching from that direction).
In a country expected to be the world's second-biggest
commercial aviation market within 20 years, both Boeing and Airbus
are working hard to make inroads. Initially, neither airplane
manufacturer appears to have the upper hand.
Right Now, There Are No Rules On Medical Care, Emergency
Kits
A British medical association says the emergency in-flight
medical care available to passengers varies between airlines and is
now calling for international standards to even things out.
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