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July 13, 2012

Private Airline In China Carves Big Stick By Walking Softly

Grows Market Share Showing Deference to State Owned Competition

China has one of the world's fastest growing aviation markets, even though its primary airlines are all state owned. It's no surprise then that a small independent, budget fare airline would find the going difficult. Yet Wang Zenghau has built the country's most successful budget fare carrier, Spring Airlines, by following a simple philosophy for coexisting with the bigger government backed competition.

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ecoDemonstrator Airplane Prepares For Flight Test Program

Boeing, American Airlines, Flying A Modified 737-800 For Validation Of New Technologies

Assembly has been completed of an American Airlines, Next-Generation 737-800 to be used as a flying test bed for validating environmentally progressive technologies. The airplane, known as the ecoDemonstrator, is being outfitted with advanced technologies and test equipment before it begins a month of intense flight testing in Montana.

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Smoke Near Farnborough Dreamliner From Ground Power Unit

Firetrucks Scrambled, But 787 Was Undamaged

Firetrucks at the Farnbobough Air Show were seen racing towards one of the shows star attractions Wednesday; Boeing's 787 Dreamliner. But when they got there, they discovered that the smoke that was observed coming from the vicinity of the airplane was just a smoldering Ground Power Unit.

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Farnborough Orders Push 737 Beyond 10,000 Airplane Milestone

Orders And Commitments For 396 Boeing Airplanes Overall At The Show

Boeing's new aircraft and innovative technologies attracted customers, partners, government officials and media at the 2012 Farnborough International Airshow. The show saw the first flying display of the innovative 787 Dreamliner in Qatar Airways livery and the new Enduring Awareness Pavilion, a display of advanced command, control, communication, computer, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (C4ISR) capabilities.

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Airbus Wins Commitments Worth $16.9 Billion At Farnborough

Orders Placed For 115 Airbus Aircraft Across Three Product Families

At the 2012 Farnborough International Air Show, Airbus won about $16.9 billion worth of business for a total of 115 aircraft. The commitments comprise Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for 61 aircraft worth $5.8 billion and firm purchase orders for 54 aircraft worth around $11.1 billion.

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ICAO Establishes International Metric For CO2 Emissions

A4A, Boeing, Airbus Commend The Organization For Its Progress On The Issue

Global aviation moved a step closer to establishing a worldwide CO2 Standard for aircraft Tuesday, as the International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO’s) Committee on Aviation Environmental Protection (CAEP) unanimously agreed on a CO2 metric system which characterizes the CO2 emissions for aircraft types with varying technologies.

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Mitsubishi Wins Order For 100 Regional Jets From SkyWest

Deal Potentially Worth $4 Billion

Regional carrier SkyWest plans to acquire as many as 100 Mitsubishi Regional Jets in deal announced Wednesday at the Farnborough International Air Show worth as much as $4 billion. The deal is part of an overall fleet replacement program at the airline.

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Huerta Addresses ALPA Conference, Stresses Training And Safety

Says New Rules In Development Are Should Help Prevent An AF447-Type Accident

Acting FAA administrator Michael Huerta was the keynote speaker for the ALPA conference Thursday, and he used the occasion to address ongoing safety and training concerns for airline pilots. "We are all here because we believe that training is fundamental to performing our jobs in a safe and professional way," he told the attendees.

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