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January 27, 2012

Southwest, AirTran Flight Instructors Ratify Seniority Integration Agreement

Brings Non-Unionized AirTran Instructors Under TWU 557

Flight Instructors from Southwest Airlines, represented by the Transport Workers Union (TWU) 557, and Flight Instructors from AirTran Airways have voted to ratify their Seniority Integration Agreement. This tentative agreement, reached late last year, integrates the two groups' seniority lists.

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Hong Kong Airlines Takes Delivery Of Its First A320

Carrier Also Adds All-Premium Class A330 To Fleet

Hong Kong Airlines has become a new operator of Airbus single aisle aircraft, following the delivery of its first A320. The aircraft is the first of 30 A320s ordered by the airline and is powered by CFM International’s CFM 56 engines.

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AD: 328 Support Services GmbH Airplanes

AD NUMBER: 2012-01-08

PRODUCT: 328 Support Services GmbH (Type Certificate previously held by AvCraft Aerospace GmbH; Fairchild Dornier GmbH; Dornier Luftfahrt GmbH) Model 328-100 and 328-300 airplanes.

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AD: The Boeing Company 757

AD NUMBER: 2012-01-09

PRODUCT: The Boeing Company Model 757-200, -200CB, and -300 series airplanes with off-wing escape slide systems installed.

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Mesa Air Group Pilots Elect New Leaders

Two FOs Take The Top Spots In The MEC

Pilot leaders at Mesa Air Group unanimously elected a slate of officers to spearhead the union’s efforts on Wednesday. First Officer Marcin Kolodziejczyk was re-elected as the chairman, First Officer Jez Ingram-Clay was re-elected as the vice chairman, and Captain Darrell Cox was elected as the secretary-treasurer. The officers’ new two-year terms will begin in March 2012.

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Airbus Continues To Say Cracks Are Not A Safety Issue

Company Says Wing Rib Attachment Cracks Are Not Caused By Fatigue

The cracks that have cropped up in the wing skin rib attachment points on several A380 superjumbo airplanes are not caused by fatigue, are easily repaired, and pose no threat to safety, according to the planemaker.

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Security Video Shows A Cooperative Rand Paul

Security Camera Evidence Seems To Refute 'Irate' Description

Security camera video from Nashville International Airport (KBNA) appears to refute a description from local police that U.S. Senator Rand Paul became "irate" when he was detained by TSA. Instead, the video shows the Senator waiting patiently in the glass cubicle area until he is interviewed by authorities.

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