'VLJs Will Lead To Largest Increase In Air Traffic Since The
1960s'
With Congress poised to consider FAA reauthorization legislation
next year, US Secretary of Transportation Mary E. Peters said
Monday she will listen to all members of the aviation community on
how best to finance new air traffic controllers and equipment
investments needed to keep pace with surging traffic in the
system.
Aero-News learned Monday that SkyBus Airlines, a new low-cost
carrier based in Columbus, OH, has selected Rockwell Collins
avionics and an eFlight information management solution for its
upcoming fleet of 65 Airbus A319 aircraft.
The National Transportation Safety Board has sent a team of
investigators to Nigeria to assist in the investigation of Sunday's
mysterious downing of a Boeing 737-200 near the capital city of
Abuja.
AD NUMBER: 2006-22-07
MANUFACTURER: Airbus
SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2006-22-07
SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive
(AD) for all Airbus Model A300 and A310 airplanes and A300-600
series airplanes.
AD NUMBER: 2006-22-01
MANUFACTURER: Boeing
SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2006-22-01
SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive
(AD) for certain Boeing Model 757-200, -200CB, and -300 series
airplanes.
AD NUMBER: 2006-22-02
MANUFACTURER: Airbus
SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2006-22-02
SUMMARY: The FAA is superseding an existing airworthiness
directive (AD), which applies to certain Airbus Model A300-600
series airplanes.
AD NUMBER: 2006-22-03
MANUFACTURER: Airbus
SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2006-22-03
SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive
(AD) for certain Airbus models, as specified above.
In its third major civil aviation disaster in a year, Nigeria is
mourning the loss of at least 97 people, including two
senators, a state deputy governor, and the top Muslim leader of the
country.
Finally, some good news to report for beleaguered Northwest
Airlines regional carrier Mesaba... as the airline announced Sunday
it has reached a tentative agreement with the unions representing
its pilots and flight attendants.
Airbus is ending what has been its best month all year with even
better news: as negotiators with Australia's Qantas Airways Ltd.
haggled over compensation for delays in the delivery of its first
A380s, the carrier announced Sunday it has firmed up options on
eight more of the supersized airliners.
It won't be nearly as romantic... but after being grounded for
nearly a year in the wake of a fatal accident, Chalk's Airlines is
set to resume flights between Miami and the Bahamas on November 9,
using land-based planes instead of its famous flying boats.