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SC-Built 787-9s Added To Company's Production Certificate

Allows The Company To Produce And Deliver The Variant From The Eastern Plant

The FAA has added South Carolina-built 787-9 Dreamliners to the company's production certificate, PC 700. This allows Boeing to produce and deliver 787-9s from its South Carolina facility. 787-8 production was added to Boeing's PC 700 certificate in July 2012.

Whistleblower Suit Settled By Southwest Airlines

Mechanic Had Been Disciplined For Reporting Cracks In 737 Fuselage

Southwest Airlines has agreed to remove a disciplinary action from the file of a mechanic who reported finding cracks in the fuselage of a Boeing 737 airplane, and will pay the mechanic's legal fees.

United Stops Accepting Bulk Lithium-Ion Battery Shipments

Cites Safety Concerns In Making The Decision

United Airlines has become the second major airline to ban bulk shipments of lithium-ion batteries on its airplanes citing safety concerns.

NJASAP: Buffett's NetJets Sued For 'Unlawful Union Busting'

Labor Organization Says Company 'Openly Mocks Working People In Internet Posts'

In an amended complaint filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, NetJets Association of Shared Aircraft Pilots (NJASAP), a labor Union representing approximately 2,700 pilots employed by NetJets, Inc., accused the Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary of engaging in what the unions says is an "unlawful campaign to intimidate pilots and ultimately destroy the Union through a wide variety of anti-union activities."

Helinet Aviation Named AW109 Authorized Training Center

Will Support Multiple Variants Of The AgustaWestland Aircraft

Flight services company Helinet Aviation has been named an Authorized Training Center by AgustaWestland for the manufacturer's AW109 E and S models.

Labor Leaders Convene Annual Fractional Pilot Summit

Talks Focus On Protecting Integrity, Viability Of Professional Piloting

The commonalities and challenges that bind the largest professional pilot groups who fly on behalf of fractional ownership programs focused talks at the recent 2015 Fractional Pilots Summit in Columbus, OH. The Summit, which convenes at least once each year, draws pilot labor leaders, attorneys and representatives from the NetJets Association of Shared Aircraft Pilots (NJASAP), representing the NetJets Aviation Inc., pilots, and Teamsters Local 1108, which represents the Flight Options and Travel Management Company pilot groups, and is in the process of organizing the Flexjet pilots.