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Former Bombardier VP to lead NACA Aviation Week Share     The National Air Carrier Association anounced that it has hired A. Oakley Brooks as president and CEO, effective in Feb. Brooks most recently served as VP of government affairs for Bombardier Inc. in Washington. He has 40 years of experience in the industry, starting as a staff assistant at Executive Airlines/Air New England and then later becoming its executive VP. He also managed the North American sales office for Short Brothers of Belfast in Washington. More 'We're not ruling anything out,' Allegiant Air CEO says about Orlando airport switch USA Today Share
Allegiant Air has emerged as one of the most intriguing stories in the U.S. aviation industry, a small leisure-oriented niche carrier that has become the USA's most-consistently profitable carrier over the past few years. Despite Allegiant's success, however, the airline lacks the profile enjoyed by other big U.S. airlines. More Air cargo jumps in December but aviation outlook tough Reuters Share
Air freight traffic jumped by almost a quarter in December in a positive end to the aviation industry's worst year, showing economic recovery is picking up steam. However, the International Air Transport Association said the aviation sector would face a tough 2010 making up for the lost demand in 2009 and handling new security demands. More Napolitano sees chance to set global standards in airline security CNN Share
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said there is a "renewed sense of urgency in the international community" about terrorism after the Christmas Day bombing attempt aboard a U.S.-bound plane, and the U.S. should now push for global security standards for international airports and aircraft. More Why a six-hour flight now takes seven The Wall Street Journal Share
Delta Air Lines Flight 715 from New York to Los Angeles now takes more than seven hours to fly across the country, according to the airline's March schedule. That's an hour longer than the same flight in the same type of aircraft took in 1996. A Phoenix-Las Vegas flight at Southwest Airlines that used to be scheduled at 60 minutes now gets 80 minutes. What was once a two-hour American Airlines trip from Chicago to Newark, N.J., now is two-and-a-half hours, according to the airline's schedule. More Delta and American losses exceed $1 billion in 2009; low-cost carriers still making money Minneapolis Airlines/Airport Examiner Share
While the legacy carriers continued to bleed money during 2009, the low-cost airlines continued to prosper with increased market share and yes, imagine this, profits! In spite of the continuing economic uncertainty, Southwest, AirTran and even Alaska Airlines found ways to make money. More Planes with maintenance problems have flown anyway USA Today Share
Alerted by a brake warning light in the cockpit, the captain on a U.S. airline flight last August warned passengers he was making an emergency landing and called for firetrucks to be standing by. The trucks weren't needed, it turned out. The Boeing 767-300 jet landed safely, the pilot said in his account to NASA's Aviation Safety Reporting System, which allows airline employees to report incidents confidentially and without identifying the airline or the flight. More U.S. carriers not planning Haiti flights yet ABC News Share
American and Delta airlines say they have not set a date for resuming regular service to Haiti, and they continue to cancel flights for the next several days. Both carriers have operated relief missions approved by U.S. government officials, and they have carried people out of Haiti on return flights, but they haven't set target dates for resuming commercial flights. More Peeping TSA: Full-body scanners are intrusive The Salt Lake Tribune Share
Unbuckle the belt. Slip off the shoes. Step into the full-body scanning booth. Many American travelers may need some time to get used to that last command. But those scanners are coming to many American airports, as part of the federal government's response to the Christmas Day attempted bombing of a Northwest Airlines jet over Detroit. More FAA seeks checks of pilot oxygen systems on Boeing jets The Wall Street Journal Share
U.S. aviation regulators have ordered inspections of emergency cockpit oxygen systems on roughly 1,300 Boeing jetliners operated by U.S. carriers, more than a decade after the manufacturer first warned airlines that certain parts posed potential fire hazards. More |
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