R-R, China Eastern Agree To Environmental Partnership As Part
Of The Package
China Eastern Airlines has placed an order worth $1.2 billion at
list prices for Rolls-Royce Trent 700 engines to power 16 Airbus
A330 aircraft. The order includes a TotalCare long-term service
agreement.
Air Cargo From Yemen, Somalia Banned. No 'High-Risk' Cargo On
Passenger Flights
The Department of Homeland Security appears to be clamping down
on what it considers "high risk" cargo on airplanes following the
exposure of a terrorist plot last week to conceal and ship
explosive devices on board aircraft bound for the U.S.
In a letter to its 11,000 pilots, ALPA is urging its members to
refuse the full-body scans and insist on pat-down searches when
clearing security at airports.
Provision Sought For The Second Time In Three Years
The Coalition of Airline Pilots Associations (CAPA) is calling
for improved screening of cargo carried aboard all-cargo commercial
flights for the second time in 3 years.
SpiceJet, Midwest Airlines (Cairo), Saudi Arabian Airlines All
In Line New Planes
It would appear that Boeing's decision to ramp up the production
line on single aisle airplanes was pretty much on target. The
planemaker has seen a pretty steady number of orders coming in for
its 737, and recently firmed up 31 more orders for the
aircraft.