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June 07, 2007

Reports: Aeroflot May Yet Revive 787 Order

We'll Believe It When We See It

The on-again, off-again... on-again, off-AGAIN... Aeroflot 787 order may, believe it or not, be on again.

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Airbus Says No To GEnx For A350 XWB

Trent XWB Only Engine Choice Currently Offered

What's good enough for Boeing, isn't good enough for Airbus... as the European planemaker said this week it's highly unlikely it will sign General Electric to provide a version of its GEnx turbofan for the upcoming Airbus A350 XWB.

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FLL Receives Approval To Build South Runway

Project Due For Completion In 2012

In a move that ends 16 years of political debate, the Broward County (FL) Commission voted Wednesday in favor of building an 8,000-foot south runway at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.

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AD: Airbus

AD NUMBER: 2007-12-08 MANUFACTURER: Airbus SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2007-12-08 SUMMARY: The FAA is superseding an existing airworthiness directive (AD) that applies to certain Airbus Model A340-211, -212, -311, and -312 airplanes.

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Rolls-Royce Ships First Trent 1000s For 787 Rollout

Dreamliner Turbofans Slated For Cert Later This Year

Representatives with Rolls-Royce tell ANN the first pair of Trent 1000 engines has been shipped by Rolls-Royce for installation on the Boeing 787. The engines were dispatched from the company's Derby, UK facilities on schedule.

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Virtual Security Fence Going Up At Four Major Airports

System In Development Before Kennedy Terror Plot Uncovered

Fifty-seven miles of virtual fence designed to deter terrorists is being installed at four major New York-area airports and is expected to be in operation early next year. Modeled after systems in place at Israel's Ben-Gurion and Baghdad's airports, the 'fence' consists of a series of state-of-the-art heat, movement and video sensors to detect terrorist threats.

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Senators Cry Foul On Pension Break For Airlines

Provision Snuck Into War Funding Bill

Two US senators have demanded employee pension data from American Airlines and Continental Airlines, after it was revealed a last-minute change in pension laws was inserted into a military funding bill approved two weeks ago.

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User Fee Talk Finds Its Way To Airliner Seatbacks

Editorials Tout ATA "Smart Skies" Initiative

The airlines have begun stuffing seatbacks with anti-general aviation propaganda... appropriately enough, right next to the sick bags. The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association tells ANN it has been anticipating such stealthy maneuvers as the FAA funding debate spools up.

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US Airways, America West Pilots Continue To Squabble Over Contract

Will An ALPA Divided Continue To Stand At Airline?

Things may be coming to a head at US Airways, and within the Air Line Pilots Association... as pilots on both sides of the airlines's 2005 merger with America West, both represented by ALPA, continue to bicker over a single contract.

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