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All News

October 05, 2006

Ryanair Makes Bid For Rival Aer Lingus

Offers To Buyout State Airline For $1.9 Bil

It appears Ryanair wants to keep it all in the family. In a surprise move, the Irish low-cost, no-frills carrier made a bid Thursday for the other Irish airline... state-owned Aer Lingus.

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Airlines Report Gains In September Traffic Numbers

Security Restrictions Didn't Hurt As Much As Feared

With one exception, US airlines saw increases across the board in year-on-year traffic numbers in September -- in spite of what proved to be a short-lived dip in air travel immediately following the implementation of tighter security restrictions the month before.

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Officials Confirm Turkish Hijacker Acted Alone

We Now Know 'Why'... But 'How' Is An Altogether Different Matter

The lone man who hijacked a Turkish Airlines flight Tuesday was unarmed... and threatened to blow up the plane unless the pilot diverted to Italy.

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AD: Embraer

AD NUMBER: 2006-20-08 MANUFACTURER: Empresa SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2006-20-08 SUMMARY: The FAA is superseding an existing airworthiness directive (AD), which applies to all Embraer Model EMB-145, -145ER, -145MR, -145LR, -145XR, -145MP, and -145EP airplanes.

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AD: Boeing

AD NUMBER: 2006-20-11 MANUFACTURER: Boeing SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2006-20-11 SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Boeing Model 757-200, -200PF, and -200CB series airplanes.

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AD: McDonnell Douglas

AD NUMBER: 2006-20-12 MANUFACTURER: McDonnell Douglas SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2006-20-12 SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain McDonnell Douglas Model 717-200 airplanes.

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Pilots' Passports Seized In Wake Of Suspected Brazilian Midair

Airport Authority Chief Says Legacy's Transponder Was Inactive

Did the American pilots of an Embraer Legacy 600 suspected of clipping a Gol Airlines 737 last week disobey an ATC directive? That's a question for investigators of the fatal crash that killed all 155 persons onboard the airliner... and while they look into the accident, a Brazilian judge has ordered the pilots' passports seized.

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Technicians Say FAA Policy Kept Them From Repairing Palmdale Radar

Reduced Staffing Meant Only One Tech On Duty, Instead Of Two

Why did air traffic controllers lose radar coverage over southern California last summer?

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China's Regional Turboprop Finding Customers

Company Reports 100 Potential Buyers

Chinese media reports state the Xi'an Aircraft Company has orders for 32 of its Xinzhou-60, or MA60 twin turboprop aircraft. Six of the regional passenger planes are already in service in Zimbabwe, Zambia, Laos and the Republic of Congo.

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