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January 10, 2008

EADS' Gallois Says Airbus Sales Total Will Be Close To Boeing's

Will Announce Figures January 16

It's gonna be close. On Thursday, EADS Chief Executive Louis Gallois teased industry watchers eagerly awaiting next week's announcement of Airbus' 2007 orders numbers, saying the Airbus total "will be approximately the same as Boeing."

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NATCA Declares 'Staffing Emergency' At Four TRACONS

Calls For DOT To Intervene

"We told you so!" So says the National Air Traffic Controllers Association, which this week announced its worst predictions about how veteran controllers would react to being forced to work under an FAA-imposed contract have come to pass.

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Delta Pilots Meet To Discuss Consolidation Options

Many Feel Merger Imminent; Strike Team Reactivated

More signs that Delta Air Lines may soon announce plans to merge with another carrier. On Wednesday, the executive council of the Delta branch of the Air Line Pilots Association convened to discuss the ALPA response should Delta chose to merge with another airline.

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Qantas Says 747 Incident May Lead To Fleetwide Changes

Leaking Galley Drip Tray Leads To Loss Of Electrical Power

Australia's Transport Safety Bureau and Civil Aviation Safety Authority, Boeing and Qantas are all involved in an investigation into an incident Monday, in which a Qantas 747 flying 344 passengers from London to Bangkok lost main electrical power during its descent.

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Aero-News Featured Aero-Casts For Thursday 01.10.08

CAPBOR Founder Kate Hanni, Part Two Of Two

ANN Daily Touch N Go: 01.10.08 (ANN's Short-Form Daily News Program) ANN Daily Aero-Briefing: 01.10.08 (ANN's Long-Form Daily News Program) ANN Special Feature -- CAPBOR Founder Kate Hanni: 01.10.08 (ANN Special Report, Part Two of ANN's chat with Kate Hanni on the latest developments regarding the Coalition for an Airline Passengers Bill

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British Airways To Create US-Europe Spinoff Carrier

"OpenSkies" Will Take Advantage Of Open Skies

On Wednesday, British Airways made good on earlier statements it planned to create a separate airline to take advantage of last year's "open-skies" agreement between authorities in the United States, and the European Union.

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Reports: China Plans To Enter Narrowbody Fray With Large Airliner

New Company To Be Launched In March

Reports last week that China intended to merge its two aviation companies into a common entity, to be tasked with producing a large commercial airliner, gained added weight this week with the announcement China plans to launch the new company in March.

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Southwest Shuffles Its Schedule To Combat Declining Economy

LCC Adds To Denver Operation; Cuts Other Flights Back

When it comes to the impact a declining economy has on airlines, not even mighty low-cost carrier Southwest Airlines is immune. On Wednesday, the Dallas-based carrier announced it would cut dozens of flights, and add that capacity to busier markets.

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Parliament Approves Sale Of Kuwait Airways

Sign Of Increased Privatization In Mideast Nation

It's one small step for capitalism... and a potentially giant leap for the continued existence of Kuwait Airways. On Wednesday, the Kuwaiti parliament approved the long-delayed, government-backed plan to sell 40 percent of the troubled airline to the public, and another 35 percent to a long-term investor within the next two years.

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