2009 was the year with the lowest number of fatal accidents on
record for the 31 Member States of the European Aviation Safety
Agency (EASA), according to preliminary data.
Saying it is "seriously disappointed" in major airline
manufacturers, the FAA has re-opened comments on an NPRM that would
require manufacturers to upgrade the digital cockpit voice and
flight data recorders used in commercial aircraft.
Despite a very difficult economy, Boeing says it reached its
target for airplane deliveries for 2009, with 481 new aircraft
delivered to its customers. And the Commercial Airplanes backlog
remains strong at 3,375 airplanes.
But Capt. Wendy Morse Says Higher Wages Still The Main
Goal
Captain Wendy Morse, who was elected the head of the United
Airlines Pilots Union in October of last year, says she will
abandon some of the harsher tactics used by her predecessor in
contract negotiations.
Five business-class passengers sleeping through a long Air
France flight from Tokyo to Paris woke up to find they had been
relieved of their money, and there was nothing the airline could do
about it.
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