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CAE Earns Contracts For Five Full-Flight Simulators

Has Been Awarded 31 New Contracts So Far In FY2009

CAE announced this week it recently won contracts to design and manufacture five full-flight simulators (FFSs) and associated training devices valued at approximately C$60 million at list prices. The contracts are with Continental Airlines, Air China, and Shandong Airlines, and now bring the total FFS sales announced so far in fiscal year 2009 to 31.

First Lawsuit Filed In Continental 1404 Takeoff Accident

Women Claim Takeoff Was "Negligently Aborted"

The first of what will likely be several lawsuits has been filed against Continental Airlines, regarding last month's takeoff crash of a Boeing 737-500 at Denver International Airport.

Delta Signs Two BIG Support Contracts With Pratt & Whitney

PW4000 Maintenance Deals Worth A Cool Billion

Pratt & Whitney announced Monday that Delta Air Lines recently signed two 10-year aircraft engine service agreements valued at more than $1 billion. Under terms of the deals, Pratt & Whitney Commercial Engines & Global Services unit will provide Delta and Delta TechOps with maintenance, material and aftermarket support.

Pilot Hires Last Year Less Than Half '07 Numbers

Numerous Factors Contributed To Slump

The airline pilot hiring total's are in for 2008... and AIR Inc. reports the numbers are less than half of what they were this time a year ago - 6,479 compared to 13,157 in 2007. There were a lot of factors driving 2008's low hiring numbers -- the softening economy, the credit crunch, the housing crisis, and the ever increasing fuel prices to name a few.

Armenian A320 Bumped Around By A380 Wake?

Sunday Incident Raises Eyebrows

Details remain sketchy at this point, and there's some information that's likely "lost in translation" -- but it appears an Airbus A320 narrowbody encountered some moderate to severe clear air turbulence this weekend, which may have been caused by the wake from an Emirates A380 overflying the smaller plane.