Flight Sharing Service Offers Greener Alternative
from Business Aviation
West Palm Beach, Fla.-based Greenjets launched a shared-ride charter jet membership service, offering a "more environmentally, socially and fiscally responsible" way to use private jets. One-year memberships start at $1,440 and fixed per-seat costs for a one-way New York to Florida charter flight start at $1,800 with a black card membership. More

China Plans to Fly Mexicans Home
from Wall Street Journal
China said this week it reached an agreement with Mexico to use special charter flights to repatriate nationals affected by the flu outbreak, after Mexican officials criticized Chinese health authorities' decision to quarantine scores of Mexican tourists and businessmen. More

Bell Will Pay to Repair Marine Copter Gearboxes Damaged by Faulty Component
from Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Bell Helicopter will absorb the costs of repairing two brand-new Marine Corps helicopters that had a major component failure soon after delivery. The Marines announced last week that they had grounded one batch of seven new H-1 series helicopters after discovering extensive gearbox damage on two of them after warning signals went off. More

Internet Service in the Air Is Slow to Take Off
from Wall Street Journal
Several U.S. airlines, including Delta Air Lines Inc., Virgin America, AMR Corp.'s American Airlines, Southwest Airlines Co., Alaska Air Group Inc. and UAL Corp.'s United Airlines, are rolling out technology to bring wireless Internet service to hundreds of aircraft -- a move that promises to allow passengers almost continuous access to the Web and email while flying. The nascent services are particularly attractive to frenetic business-class travelers who can't stand being off the e-mail grid for even an hour or two in-flight. More

Carriers Promise to Consider Lowering Cross-strait Airfares
from Taiwan News
Taipei, China carriers have promised to study the feasibility of lowering ticket prices for flights between Taiwan and China, an official of the Civil Aeronautics Administration said. The pledge was made after the agency met with the six Taiwanese carriers that operate cross-strait flight services to discuss how the increased number of flights between Taiwan and China will be distributed. More

Whistleblower Agency Calls for Probe of Aircraft Mechanics
from Texas Cable News
No one can forget what happened on Sept. 11, 2001, but for years, the Federal Aviation Administration has forgotten the problems it has had certifying aircraft mechanics, who could represent a terror threat to the airline industry. More

Airport Authority Continues to Seek Suitable Carrier
from Mohave Daily News
The Mohave, Ariz., County Airport Authority's Air Service Development Committee has been in search of a regularly scheduled commercial airline since receiving a $500,000 grant from the Federal Department of Transportation last September. More

Republic Invests More Money in Mokulele
from Associated Press via Forbes
Republic Airlines says it has invested an additional $2 million in its partner Mokulele Airlines. The Indianapolis-based Republic says it believes Mokulele is making progress in becoming Hawaii's No. 2 interisland carrier. More