Boeing signs second 747-8I customer
Aviation Week
Korean Air has signed a $1.5 billion agreement with Boeing for up to five 747-8 Intercontinental aircraft, marking a key breakthrough in the region for the stretched variant of the 747, which until now had been sold only to Lufthansa. The memorandum of understanding covers deliveries between 2013 and 2015 and will complement the fleet of five 747-8Fs that Korean also has on order.More

Airlines appear headed for recovery
The Wall Street Journal
After a difficult year battling the recession, the airline industry appears to be headed toward a recovery as fuller planes, fewer discounted fares, lower fuel prices and revenue from a variety of formerly free services start to pay off. The signs of improvement are most advanced at low-fare carriers that focus on domestic flights.More

Airport kiosks do nearly everything but check luggage
The Los Angeles Times
The growing army of self-serve kiosk computers at the nation's airports never sleeps, never complains and works fast. And today the machines are being asked to do more than ever. Responding to the growing frustration with airport lines, America's major airlines have added thousands of self-serve kiosks in the last few years so passengers can print boarding passes, confirm flights and change seats on the touch-screen computers.More

14 online e-community options for your next annual meeting
EventCoup
Online conference e-communities were the rage in 2009. Did you offer one for your annual meeting attendees? So what are they? Online e-communities are virtual communities of people that primarily interact via the Internet for social, professional, educational or other purposes.More

House votes to extend FAA authorization
U.S. House of Representatives
The House of Representatives recently voted to extend current Federal aviation programs and taxes through the end of March 2010. H.R. 4217, the "Fiscal Year 2010 Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act, Part II," was approved by voice vote.More

Air France assembles outside experts for safety review
The Wall Street Journal
Air France, taking an unusual and high-profile step to assess operational risks, has assembled a group of internationally respected aviation officials to conduct an independent safety review in the wake of the fatal crash of one of its jetliners in June.More

United Airlines splits jet order between Boeing, Airbus
Chicago Tribune
United Airlines plans to purchase 50 long-range airplanes from Boeing Co. and Airbus SAS worth about $10 billion at list price, the largest order placed in an otherwise dismal year for aircraft sales.More

Airbus order brings $2 billion in sales for Rolls-Royce
Times Online
Rolls-Royce, the engine manufacturer, has won a $2 billion contract with United Airlines placing its first new aircraft order in 12 years.More

New aircraft maintenance facility planned in Columbia, S.C.
The Greenville News
An aviation service company is planning a new aircraft maintenance facility at Columbia Metropolitan Airport that could employ up to 100 people.More

TSA to conduct full review after leak of sensitive information
U.S. News & World Report
TSA officials say that a "full review" is underway to determine how a 2008 copy of its standard operating procedures for all airport security checkpoints was released in its entirety on the Internet. The document was "improperly redacted," according to TSA officials, meaning that with a few keystrokes what was once secret spilled out into the public domain.More

Expanded security checkpoint eases the stress of air travel
Star-Ledger
It's getting a little easier to get through the airport and onto a plane at Newark Liberty International Airport as renovations inside Terminal B are helping to cut down on long lines at security checkpoints.More