Southwest Lands at Logan, Bringing Low Fares Mainstream
from The Wall Street Journal
Southwest Airlines Co. will do something that Herbert Kelleher, its legendary former chief executive, said would never happen: The airline will offer flights at Boston’s Logan International Airport. Long viewed as a congested, expensive big-city airport, Logan is now the darling of discounters, boasting a new terminal, new runway, new parking and easy access through a new harbor tunnel. More

Atlas Air Sees Asia Cargo Business Up, Military Use Down
from The Wall Street Journal
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings Inc., one of the world's largest freight carriers, said that traffic to and from Asia was starting to improve, though its U.S. military business may dip in the fourth quarter. The global air cargo industry suffered a precipitous drop in traffic at the end of last year, but signs of recovery are viewed as a proxy for broader economic stabilization. More

IATA Reports June 2009 Global Airline Traffic
from AisiaTravelTips
International scheduled traffic results for June 2009 show passenger demand declining 7.2 percent compared to the same month in the previous year while freight demand was down 16.5 percent. The figures, compiled by IATA, show international passenger load factors stood at 75.3 percent, down from 77.6 percent recorded in June 2008. More

Gulfstream Aerospace Brunswick Site Earns FAA Award
from AMT Online
The Gulfstream Aerospace service center in Brunswick, Ga., recently received the Federal Aviation Administration 2008 Aviation Maintenance Technician Diamond Certificate of Excellence Award. It is the eighth consecutive year the facility has been honored with the distinction. In addition, Gulfstream Brunswick employees earned 21 Ruby, 14 Gold, 62 Silver and eight bronze awards for individuals. More

Happy Hooligans Return Home From Historic Mission
from DVIDS
A historic mission for the 119th Wing will be completed as the Happy Hooligans welcome home 40 Airmen and one of their own C-21A Lear Jets from southwest Asia. "This mission is a notable occasion for us because in addition to deploying our personnel, we also sent two our C-21's into theater. We have been flying jets for over 60 years, but this was the first deployment that the Hooligans have ever sent jets into a theater of war," said Col. Kent Olson, 119th Wing vice commander. More

Terror as Turbulence Hurts 26 on Rio-Houston Plane
from The Associated Press
Some passengers were snoozing while others snacked when the first turbulence rattled Continental Flight 128 over the Atlantic. Suddenly, the jetliner began to plunge and shake violently, hurling passengers over seatbacks and slamming them against luggage bins. More

U.S. Passenger Aircraft Designs Must Automatically Block Ice
from Bloomberg
New designs for U.S. passenger aircraft will be required to include ice prevention systems that automatically activate, a response by regulators to a 1994 turboprop crash in Indiana. The rule "increases safety by not relying on the pilot alone to observe whether the airplane is accumulating ice," the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement today. While the requirement applies only to new aircraft designs, the FAA said it will consider a rule for existing airplane models. More

Dallas Private-jet Firm, Others Upbeat Despite Passenger Decline
from The Dallas Morning News
If you look at the numbers, private aviation locally and nationally is in a steep dive and has been slow to pull out. That's a daunting trend – but not enough to convince Brent Carreker or other members of the Carreker family that this is the wrong time to bring another private-jet company into Dallas Love Field. More

IAC Says Private Jets are in High Demand in the Middle East and Europe
from Private Jet Daily
International Air Charter, an independent private charter broker, says that there is a growing demand for short-haul and intra-regional flights in the Middle East. IAC says that inbound European travelers, particularly those who have invested in property in UAE, prefer traveling via private jet because it is more convenient, time-efficient, and cost-effective in reaching various locations in the Middle East. More