Aircraft News - North America.
Jun 23, 2008 Airlines say taxes aimed at curbing emissions penalize carriers and do not help the environment. Carriers say the higher cost of fuel is a significant incentive to reduce carbon emissions. Air Transport Association Vice President Nancy Young said carriers have taken steps to cut...

Airline Finance News - Europe.
Apr 14, 2008 U.S. Dept. of Transportation tentatively approved transatlantic antitrust immunity for six SkyTeam members - Air France, Delta Air Lines, KLM, Northwest Airlines, Alitalia and CSA Czech Airlines - nearly four years after Delta and Northwest first petitioned DOT to allow the alliance. After an...

Altair Chosen by Diehl Aerospace.
TRAVEL AND LEISURE CLOSE-UP-21 April 2008-Altair Chosen by Diehl Aerospace(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Altair Engineering, a provider of CAE technology and services, recently announced that Diehl Aerospace, a supplier of aircraft systems, system and equipment solutions for the aerospace industry, has chosen Altair Engineering as its...

Air Wisconsin Taps UltiPro as SaaS Offering for Core HR and Talent Management.
TRAVEL AND LEISURE CLOSE-UP-14 February 2008-Air Wisconsin Taps UltiPro as SaaS Offering for Core HR and Talent Management(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Ultimate Software, a provider of end-to-end strategic human resources, payroll, and talent management solutions, announced that Air Wisconsin Airlines Corp. has selected core UltiPro, UltiPro...

Air Transport News.
Jun 30, 2008 Air Transport Association seeks individual to handle industry coordination between airline flight control/dispatch offices and FAA ATCSCC. Will facilitate communications on air traffic management issues, review daily air traffic management programs and advocate changes. Requires strong knowledge of airline and NAS operations, ATC operations,...

Aircraft News - North America.
May 5, 2008 Pension provision stalls FAA reauthorization bill A bill that would reauthorize funding for the FAA stalled in the Senate on Wednesday. Lawmakers disagreed over a provision that would toughen airline pension rules and debated whether other amendments should remain in the legislation. The bill...

TAM and LAN Ink Team for Frequent Flyer Program.
TRAVEL AND LEISURE CLOSE-UP-12 May 2008-TAM and LAN Ink Team for Frequent Flyer Program(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com TAM and LAN have initiated a partnership that allows customers to accumulate and redeem points for the TAM Fidelidade Program and obtain the same benefit for LANPASS in domestic...

Airport Business News - North America.
Apr 28, 2008 Raleigh entrepreneur Nelson Paul cleared the first hurdle Thursday toward building a 4.5 megawatt wind power plant in Bettie, east of Morehead City. The state Utilities Commission today approved the proposed project on condition that the wind farm is permitted locally by Carteret County...

Business & General Aviation News.
Jan 14, 2008 Eclipse Charter Operators Utilizing Eclipse 500 Jets.As of Dec. 13, we tracked air charter operators to see how many of them were approved to fly passengers on Eclipse 500 very light jets. In doing so, we checked operators D085s, a document issued...

Aircraft News - Asia / Pacific.
Feb 11, 2008 Air New Zealand Pilots Stabbed In Attack Aboard Air New Zealand Plane. A woman passenger on an Air New Zealand commuter plane has been charged with hijacking after she allegedly stabbed both pilots and threatened to blow up the 19 seat aircraft,...