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June 23, 2009

Another Dreamliner Setback -- First Flight Delayed

First Flight Of B787 Postponed, No New Date Set

Boeing announced Tuesday that first flight of the 787 Dreamliner will be postponed due to a need to reinforce an area within the side-of-body section of the aircraft.

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FAA Declares 'Blue Skies' For New York Airspace Redesign

A much contested New York/New Jersey/Philadelphia Metropolitan Area Airspace Redesign, intended to significantly reduce delays, cleared a key legal barrier after a court struck down a group of legal challenges.

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First Chinese-Built Airbus Delivery This Week

A320 Will Be Flown By Sichuan Airlines

The first A320 assembled in China will be delivered to its new home on Tuesday. The customer is Dragon Aviation Leasing, which will manage the plane  for Sichuan Airlines.

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Australian University Students Win Airbus 'Fly Your Ideas' Challenge

University Of Queensland Team Working On Renewable Composites

A team of students from the University of Queensland (Australia) won the inaugural Airbus "Fly Your Ideas" challenge at the Paris-Le Bourget Air Show. The "COz" team used of the castor plant to develop the first ever single plant-based high performance composite materials for aircraft cabin components.

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Watch Out! NTSB Updates Report On Runway Incursion At Logan

Construction Crew Crossed Active Runway

The NTSB has released a preliminary report for a runway incursion incident, in which a construction vehicle crossed an active runway at Boston's Logan International Airport as a USAirways Airbus A320 was on its takeoff roll.

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ATA Reports Decline in Passenger Demand, Cargo Traffic

H1N1 Reportedly Exacerbates Recessionary Toll on Air Travel Demand

ATA is reporting that passenger revenue fell 26 percent in May 2009 versus the same month in 2008 – the seventh consecutive month in which passenger revenue has fallen from the prior year.

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AerCap Makes A Deal With Virgin Atlantic For Leasebacks

Plan Covers At Least 10 Jets

AerCap Holdings announced Monday that it has signed letters of intent with Virgin Atlantic Airways for the purchase and leaseback of six Airbus A330-300s that Virgin Atlantic has on order with Airbus. In addition, AerCap will lease four Airbus A330-300 aircraft to Virgin Atlantic from its own A330 order.

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