Boeing announced Tuesday that it is cutting 300 jobs at its
aircraft maintenance facility in San Antonio (TX).
Norma Clayton, vice president and general manager of maintenance
and modifications for Boeing in San Antonio, made the announcement
at the company's local offices Tuesday morning. Affected workers
received 60-day notices at a morning staff meeting at the sprawling
plant on the former Kelly Air Force Base. Some workers said layoff
rumors had been circulating, but that the cuts still caught them by
surprise.
Boeing officials said the layoffs are largely a result of
cutbacks in the aircraft maintenance work it performs in San
Antonio for the Air Force. The company does maintenance and upgrade
work in San Antonio on
Those 4-engine Avros Regional Jets some of us have flown on --
under the Northwest Airlines livery -- are not being phased out
after all.
Mesaba Aviation announced Monday that Northwest Airlines has
decided not to exercise the early termination clause in the
Regional Jet Services Agreement covering Mesaba's Avro RJ85
aircraft. The early termination provision has now been removed from
the Jet Agreement.
Northwest and Mesaba had agreed to extend the early termination
period to Feb. 29, 2004, while Northwest studied the economics of
the fleet. Mesaba had removed five Avros from its fleet over the
past two months, at Northwest's request. Two Avros will return to
scheduled service in April 2004 and the remaining three
Boeing is making a major boost to the UK's aerospace sector
having signed an agreement with QinetiQ, for testing new and
derivative aircraft in the company's 5-meter wind tunnel based in
Farnborough (UK)
The 5-meter wind tunnel represents a significant national
capability which, over the past quarter century, has made a
significant contribution to the development of many aircraft
currently flying today. Boeing has for some time been the primary
user of the facility and to date a number of Boeing programs,
including the 777 family, the Next Generation 737 family and the
767-400ER, have benefited from the use of the facility to design
high lift systems for improved takeoff and landing performance.
The wind tunnel
Grand Jury To Consider Charges Against Airline Pilot
A criminal trial is possible for an airline pilot charged with
attempting to fly a Boeing 747 while under the influence of drugs
and alcohol in December.
A Loudoun County (VA) grand jury will decide whether Richard
George Harwell goes to trial in connection with the incident at the
Washington Dulles Airport. Harwell appeared before a judge in
Leesburg Monday to waive his right to a preliminary hearing.
Security screeners reportedly smelled alcohol on Harwell's
breath as he prepared to fly a Virgin Atlantic flight bound for
London with 400 passengers aboard.
He now faces state charges that carry penalties of up to five
years in prison and $25,000 in fines. The Loudoun County grand jury
meets on March 8
Sometimes, it's not the hazards we're prepared for that get
us... but those that we're not prepared for. We see a LOT of ground
vehicle collisions in the FAA daily accident stats. .. so we
caution you all to keep your eyes out for collision hazards on the
ground as well as in the air.
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COMAIR INC, FL COM913, N807CA, A BOMBARDIER CL-600-2B19 ACFT,
STRUCK A DE-ICING TRUCK WHILE MANUEVERING IN A NON-MOVEMENT
AREA, NO INJURIES REPORTED, FLIGHT WAS CANCELED, OTHER
CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN, MINNEAPOLIS, MN
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