Airport Business News - North America.
Apr 7, 2008 Tom Brantley, national president of the Professional Aviation Safety Specialists, AFL-CIO (PASS), released the following statement regarding his upcoming testimony on April 3 before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on FAA oversight of air carriers:"The FAA has become so focused on working well...

Airline Finance News - North America.
Apr 21, 2008 Airlines are permitted to self-report compliance through an US Federal Aviation Administration system, the reliability of which has been questioned in the past. It crunches data, tracks trends, and helps to identify risks and safety priorities. Airline self-reporting underpins much of FAA oversight, and...

Aircraft News - Europe.
Feb 25, 2008 AD Aerospace, Austrian Airlines AD Aerospace said Austrian Airlines selected its CabinVu-123 Cockpit Door Monitoring System for six Boeing 767s. Feb 21, 2008 Adria Airways, Bombardier, Airbus The Adria Airways Aircraft Maintenance Division performed service inspections on 94...

Aircraft News - Africa / Middle East.
Jun 30, 2008 Sudan Airways, Airbus Sudan government grounded flag carrier Sudan Airways and suspended its operating certificate yesterday for breaching unidentified rules and noncompliance, according to widespread press reports from Khartoum. A civil aviation authority official was quoted as saying the grounding was for...

satLINK Iridium Is Certified for Installation on Boeing 757, 767 Fleets.
TRAVEL AND LEISURE CLOSE-UP-12 February 2008-satLINK Iridium Is Certified for Installation on Boeing 757, 767 Fleets(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Avionica announced that Boeing 757 and Boeing 767 STC availability for satLINK, the Iridium satellite-based voice and data communications alternative. FAA STCs ST03529AT and ST03529AT...

Air Cargo News.
Jan 14, 2008 Airlines post heady cargo growth in November. Cargo traffic posted its sharpest increase in more than a year in November, according to the Air Transport Association. Growth in trans-Atlantic trade contributed to an overall increase of 3.5%. Jan 8, 2008 Air France...

Diehl Aerospace Chooses Altair for 787 Cooperation.
TRAVEL AND LEISURE CLOSE-UP-23 April 2008-Diehl Aerospace Chooses Altair for 787 Cooperation(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Altair Engineering, a provider of CAE technology and services, recently announced that Diehl Aerospace GmbH, a supplier of aircraft systems, system solutions and equipment solutions for the aerospace industry, has chosen...

US Airways Inks New Codeshare Deal with Swiss International.
TRAVEL AND LEISURE CLOSE-UP-21 April 2008-US Airways Inks New Codeshare Deal with Swiss International(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com US Airways customers traveling on the airline's nonstop flight from its international gateway hub at Philadelphia International Airport to Zurich, Switzerland will now be able to enjoy convenient connections...

Company Watch - Northwest Airlines.
6/30/2008 Pilots at Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines have reached a joint contract agreement that will go into effect if the two airlines merge. The two pilot groups have agreed on a system for creating one seniority list by the time the merger closes. 6/25/2008 ...

Airline Finance News - Africa / Middle East.
Feb 4, 2008 India and Saudi Arabia signed an air services agreement that will more than double the number of available seats per week between the countries to 20,000 from 8,500. Saudi carriers now can fly to Bangalore, Lucknow and Calicut in addition to the five Indian...