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Evelyn Bryan Johnson dies at 102; pioneering female pilot - Los Angeles Times | 21/05/12 TwitThis
Los Angeles TimesEvelyn Bryan Johnson dies at 102; pioneering female pilotLos Angeles TimesEvelyn Bryan Johnson took up flying in 1944, went on to hold a Guinness record for most hours in the air by a female pilot, and trained thousands of students. Evelyn Bryan Johnson, shown in 2005, held the Guinness World Record for logging the most ...
  
Ryanair Boosts Annual Profit 25%, Predicts Fall - BusinessWeek | 21/05/12 TwitThis
Irish TimesRyanair Boosts Annual Profit 25%, Predicts FallBusinessWeekBy Chris Jasper on May 21, 2012 Ryanair Holdings Plc (RYA), Europe's biggest discount airline, predicted earnings will fall this year as it struggles to increase fares sufficiently to make up for surging jet-fuel costs. Net income rose 25 percent to ...
  
Flying in the face of reason - SunHerald.com | 21/05/12 TwitThis
Flying in the face of reasonSunHerald.comAccording to Federal Aviation Administration whistleblowers, air traffic controllers in the New York area have slept on the job, left shifts early and used personal electronic gadgets while working in the control room. Emergency service helicopters ...
  
STOCKS NEWS SINGAPORE-Goldman says REITs defensive - Reuters | 21/05/12 TwitThis
STOCKS NEWS SINGAPORE-Goldman says REITs defensiveReutersTiger posted a net loss of S$16.4 million ($12.9 million) for the three months ended March, compared to a net profit of S$1.4 million a year ago, dragged by the grounding of its aircraft and flying restrictions in Australia as well as high fuel costs.Tiger Air posts Q4 net lossTODAYonlineAus grounding claws at Tiger profitse-Travel Blackboard (press release)all 11 news articles » ...
  
Qantas to cut another 500 maintenance jobs - Reuters | 21/05/12 TwitThis
The AgeQantas to cut another 500 maintenance jobsReuters| MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia's top airline Qantas Airways (QAN.AX) said on Monday it is eliminating 500 jobs by merging maintenance facilities to save up to A$100 million ($98.4 million) annually, as high fuel costs and weak demand take a toll on ...
  
Government bid to boost regional air links - Times of India | 21/05/12 TwitThis
Government bid to boost regional air linksTimes of IndiaSuch a move would, in turn, make it mandatory for all scheduled carriers to have small turboprop aircraft in their fleet. Aviation minister Ajit Singh recently said: "The idea is to have regional connectivity to the local hub.and more » ...
  
Aviation News: Virgin Drops Kenya - Live Trading News | 21/05/12 TwitThis
East AfricanAviation News: Virgin Drops KenyaLive Trading NewsThe airline owned by British billionaire Richard Branson attributed the withdrawal to increasing costs and challenging economic environments during the past five years both in Europe and Kenya. ?We have taken the difficult decision to withdraw our ...
  
A man and his magnificent flying machines - StandardNet | 21/05/12 TwitThis
StandardNetA man and his magnificent flying machinesStandardNetThen, Willard says, "Instead of looking like a canoe, it'll start looking like an airplane." The final product will be an airworthy craft known as a Harmon Rocket, the fifth airplane this Roy aviation buff has put together with his own hands. ...
  
CAL facing 'operational risk' - Stabroek News | 20/05/12 TwitThis
CAL facing 'operational risk'Stabroek NewsOther debts include money owed to the Airports Authority of Trinidad and Tobago, Ross Advertising and Synergy Aviation which supplies aircraft parts for the airline. On May 4, Dookeran disclosed to Parliament that the airline made an unaudited loss of ...
  
Oman Oil signs aviation fuel contract with Etihad - SteelGuru | 20/05/12 TwitThis
Oman Oil signs aviation fuel contract with EtihadSteelGuruOman Oil Marketing Company has signed an aviation fuel agreement with Etihad Airways to become the carrier's sole provider in the Sultanate which flies to 84 destinations across the globe. The company will supply jet fuel to the entire fleet of ...
  
Troubled Shaheen: Fuel tank leakage delays flight for five hours - The Express Tribune | 20/05/12 TwitThis
The Express TribuneTroubled Shaheen: Fuel tank leakage delays flight for five hoursThe Express TribuneBy Mudassir Raja In yet another air travel hiccup, a Shaheen Airline flight was delayed on Saturday after a leakage was identified in the fuel tank of the aircraft. The Karachi-bound flight, NL-122, was delayed for over five hours at the Benazir ...
  
CAL facing 'operational risk' - Trinidad & Tobago Express | 20/05/12 TwitThis
CAL facing 'operational risk'Trinidad & Tobago ExpressOther debts include money owed to the Airports Authority of Trinidad and Tobago, Ross Advertising and Synergy Aviation which supplies aircraft parts for the airline. On May 4, Dookeran disclosed to Parliament that the airline made an unaudited loss of ...
  
Blue Grass Airport 'more fortunate' than others in a changing airline climate - Lexington Herald Leader | 20/05/12 TwitThis
Lexington Herald LeaderBlue Grass Airport 'more fortunate' than others in a changing airline climateLexington Herald LeaderStill, those officials are keeping a watchful eye on airline industry trends, particularly airline mergers and bankruptcies, in an effort to keep passenger counts and numbers of flights, destinations and available seats from sliding.and more » ...
  
Brazil's Embraer Could Fly High - Wall Street Journal (blog) | 20/05/12 TwitThis
Wall Street Journal (blog)Brazil's Embraer Could Fly HighWall Street Journal (blog)1 maker of midsize aircraft as a compelling play on the growth of regional air travel, particularly in emerging markets. Production of regional jets for commercial and business use has been restrained of late by high fuel costs and a subdued global ...
  
Ajit Singh promises to solve Air India woes within 3 months - Times of India | 20/05/12 TwitThis
BBC NewsAjit Singh promises to solve Air India woes within 3 monthsTimes of IndiaLUCKNOW: Terming the strike of Air India pilots as "illegal", Union civil aviation minister Ajit Singh on Saturday asked the pilots to resume work. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the inauguration of new terminal at Amausi airport, ...
  
Private airlines will fly to more destinations abroad - Business Standard (blog) | 20/05/12 TwitThis
Private airlines will fly to more destinations abroadBusiness Standard (blog)The private airlines are spreading their wings on international routes. Earlier this month, the civil aviation ministry allowed IndiGo, Jet Airways and SpiceJet to add flights to Gulf, South East Asia and Saarc countries in the summer schedule.and more » ...
  
Strike of Air India pilots illegal: Ajit Singh - Times of India | 20/05/12 TwitThis
Hindu Business LineStrike of Air India pilots illegal: Ajit SinghTimes of IndiaLUCKNOW: Terming the strike of Air India pilots as illegal , Union civil aviation minister Ajit Singh appealed the pilots to resume work. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the inauguration of new terminal at Amausi airport, Ajit Singh said that ...
  
JetBlue Airways' Management Presents at Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global ... - Seeking Alpha | 19/05/12 TwitThis
JetBlue Airways' Management Presents at Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global ...
  
Govt promises to sort out Air India pilots' problems soon - Hindu Business Line | 19/05/12 TwitThis
Hindu Business LineGovt promises to sort out Air India pilots' problems soonHindu Business LinePTI As the strike by Air India pilots entered the 12th day, the Government has promised to sort out the problems of pilots within three months and appealed to them to join work. The Civil Aviation Minister, Mr Ajit Singh, said that whatever problems ...
  
Jets for the Long Haul - Barron's | 19/05/12 TwitThis
Jets for the Long HaulBarron'sThis popular model has a full-fuel maximum range of 6820 nautical miles (7848 geographical miles) at its long-range cruise speed, according to Conklin & de Decker of Orleans, Mass., a provider of aircraft performance and cost data (see table below). ...
  
Oil prices slide to 6-month low on Greece turmoil - San Francisco Chronicle | 19/05/12 TwitThis
Oil prices slide to 6-month low on Greece turmoilSan Francisco ChronicleCrude oil for June delivery fell $1.08 to $91.48 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, the lowest settlement since Oct. 26. Prices retreated 4.8 percent this week are down 7.4 percent this year. AVIATION Delta blames glitch for fare discrepancy ...
  
American Airlines' Dreamliner is still years away - MiamiHerald.com | 19/05/12 TwitThis
MiamiHerald.comAmerican Airlines' Dreamliner is still years awayMiamiHerald.comThe airline, which placed an order for 42 of the fuel-efficient planes in 2008 with an option for 58 more, doesn't expect delivery of its first Boeing 787-9 until late 2014 ? if everything moves forward as planned. American is undergoing restructuring ...
  
Tiger Air posts Q4 net loss - TODAYonline | 19/05/12 TwitThis
AsiaOneTiger Air posts Q4 net lossTODAYonlineSINGAPORE - Budget carrier Tiger Airways took another nosedive in its fiscal fourth quarter, chalking up a net loss of S$16.4 million compared with a net profit of S$1.4 million a year earlier as a result of high fuel costs and a costly grounding in ...
  
Obama stance adds fuel in marriage battlegrounds - WSET | 19/05/12 TwitThis
Obama stance adds fuel in marriage battlegroundsWSETThe Federal Aviation Administration says it made "errors" by exempting cargo airlines from rules to prevent pilot fatigue and will revisit the issue. The Federal Aviation Administration will revisit a decision to exempt cargo airlines from new rules to ...
  
Airlines: Flying into area of high pressure - Financial Times | 19/05/12 TwitThis
Financial TimesAirlines: Flying into area of high pressureFinancial TimesBy Ross Tieman Much of Europe's aviation industry is caught in a vortex of seemingly-endless restructuring. No matter how much legacy airlines adapt, by the time they have reshaped, their operating environment has altered again, and new threats have ...
  
Officials defend minister's trip to US to get Dreamliner - New York Daily News | 19/05/12 TwitThis
Hindu Business LineOfficials defend minister's trip to US to get DreamlinerNew York Daily NewsNew Delhi, May 18 ? Civil aviation ministry officials Friday defended Minister Ajit Singh's visit later this month to the US to receive the first of the 27 Boeing-787 Dreamliners, saying the aircraft manufacturer is sharing the cost.Govt promises to sort out Air India pilots' problems soonHindu Business LineAir India: Problems run deep in India's national airlineBBC NewsAir India To Get First Boeing 787 Dreamliner Amid Pilots' StrikeInternational Business Timesall 346 news articles » ...
  
Hawaiian snags $56M in bag fees - The Leading Aviation Industry Resource for News, Equipment and | 19/05/12 TwitThis
New York Daily NewsHawaiian snags $56M in bag feesThe Leading Aviation Industry Resource for News, Equipment and"We're taking in more fee revenue because we're growing," Hawaiian Airlines spokesman Keoni Wagner said, noting that the bag fees only partly offset a $190 million increase in fuel expenses from the previous year. The 17 major domestic airlines made ...
  
ALPA Presses Congress for One Level of Airline Security - The Leading Aviation Industry Resource for News, Equipment and | 19/05/12 TwitThis
ALPA Presses Congress for One Level of Airline SecurityThe Leading Aviation Industry Resource for News, Equipment andAdvances have been made in identifying those individuals who are reliable versus those who could pose a potential threat; however, effort is still needed to enhance the security of airlines and airports by ensuring those who have access to aircraft and ...
  
Air India To Get First Boeing 787 Dreamliner Amid Pilots' Strike - International Business Times | 18/05/12 TwitThis
International Business TimesAir India To Get First Boeing 787 Dreamliner Amid Pilots' StrikeInternational Business TimesAn email from the Civil Aviation Ministry said that the first Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft would be brought to India from Seattle, US, and it welcomed media persons to join the minister's entourage to bring the aircraft to India.Maharaja headed nowhereHindu Business LineAir India: Problems run deep in India's national airlineBBC Newsall 238 news articles » ...
  
Cathay Pacific CEO: Paying Higher Average Fuel Prices Now Than When Prices ... - Wall Street Journal | 18/05/12 TwitThis
Cathay Pacific CEO: Paying Higher Average Fuel Prices Now Than When Prices ...
  

 

 

 

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