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November 01, 2007

FAA Says It Exceeded Goal For Reducing Most Serious Runway Incursions

Notes 24 Serious Incursions In FY2007, Out Of Over 61 Million Operations

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proclaimed this week it exceeded its own goal for reducing the most serious runway incursions by 25 percent in fiscal year 2007. There were 24 serious runway incursions this past year out of more than 61 million operations, or one incursion for every 2,545,000 operations, improving on the agency’s goal of no more than one incursion for every two million surface movements.

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Former 787 Chief Says Boeing May Reconsider Global Supply Network

Good News For Washington... Or Not

We screwed up? Well... former Boeing 787 chief Mike Bair wasn't quite as blunt as that, when he told Snohomish County, WA business leaders and politicians this week the planemaker may reconsider its much-touted global supply strategy, now causing headaches in the Dreamliner program... but one could argue that was the underlying implication.

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US Airways To Offer Buyout For Flight Attendants

Hopes To Cut Senior FA Positions, And Reduce Costs

In a quest to reduce personnel costs, US Airways plans to offer a buyout plan to up to 314 East Coast-based flight attendants.

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Regional Express Suspends Snowy Mountains Service

Cites Pilot Shortage, Sick Calls

Citing a looming shortage of current and future pilot hires, Australian regional airline Regional Express (Rex) announced Tuesday it will temporarily suspend its single return service which operates six times per week between Sydney and the Snowy Mountains (Cooma). The service will be suspended from November 19, 2007 to May 18, 2008.

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Mesa Told To Pay Up For Launching Hawaiian Service

Judge Rules Carrier Used Confidential Information

Mesa Air Group's new low-cost carrier will cost them some big bucks. A US Bankruptcy Court judge ruled Tuesday Mesa illegally used confidential information obtained from Hawaiian Airlines to launch its new go! interisland airline... and ordered Mesa to cough up $80 million.

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Shareholders Approve Midwest Airlines Sale

Deal Expected To Close By December

Shareholders in Midwest Air Group have approved the sale of the airline to a private capital group backed by Northwest Airlines.

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P&W Geared Turbofan Assembled, Ready For Ground Tests

Targeting Double-Digit Reductions In Fuel Burn, Emissions

Enginemaker Pratt & Whitney tells ANN it has completed assembly of a full-scale Geared Turbofan engine at the company's Engine Center in Middletown, CT and shipped it to the company's Advanced Test Facility in West Palm Beach, FL. The engine will begin ground testing early next month.

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