First Of Its Type Purchased Directly From Boeing By Turkey's
Flag Carrier
The First B777-300ER to be directly purchased from Boeing by
Turkish Airlines was delivered Thursday. The airplane is the first
of 12 777-300ERs Turkish Airlines has on order with Boeing from
2009.
A330 Deliveries Will Begin In 2012, First XWBs To Arrive In
2018
Hong Kong Airlines has finalized a contract with Airbus covering
the firm order of 10 more A330-200 long range aircraft and
converted an existing order for 15 A330s to the A350 XWB.
Preliminary Data Shows Full Compliance With ICAO CAEP IV
Requirements
Under supervision of AR IAC and EASA, the SSJ 100 has
successfully completed the noise testing program
performed as a part of the overall certification process.
The Board of Directors of the Air Line Pilots Association,
Int’l (ALPA), elected a new slate of leaders on Thursday. The
team will guide the pilots' union over the next four years.
Says "Congress Was Clear" On Airline Training Requirements
U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer (D-NY) released a letter to FAA
Administrator Randy Babbitt on Wednesday urging him to reject a
formal advisory group’s recommendation to scale back the
1,500 hour training requirement enacted into law this summer.
Result Includes 20 Airliners, 24 Executive Aircraft
Embraer released data Wednesday showing it had delivered 44
jets during the third quarter of 2010. 20 of those went to the
airline market and 24 to the executive jets market.