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December 27, 2006

DOT: Virgin America Must Give Up International Ownership And Control

Tentative Finding Requires Changes In Order To Meet Citizenship Test For US Carrier Status

 Virgin America would have to revise its ownership, corporate structure and associated agreements to be 75 percent owned and actually controlled by U.S. citizens before it can receive an operating certificate, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) said in tentatively denying the company’s application.

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Northwest's Pilots Cash In

ALPA Sells 20% Of $888 Million Claim Against Northwest

The Air Line Pilots Association says it's found a buyer for a fifth of its nearly $900 million claim against bankrupt Northwest Airlines.

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Mother Nature Might Push Airlines Into The Red

Flight Delays, Cancellations May Cost AMR A 4th Qtr Loss

Analysts who had previously forecast 4th quarter earnings for American Airlines parent AMR are now saying the airline will likely end the year with a loss.

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Wife Of Man Who Died On Plane Sues JetBlue

Suit Says Airline Failed To Render Aid

Karen Fossett filed suit Friday in Boston's US District Court claiming JetBlue ignored her husband, Robert, as he suffered a fatal inflight heart attack in February 2005.

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Lost Luggage From International Flights Found In Houston Trash

Pet Shop Owners Find Baggage In Dumpster Behind Store

The FBI remains baffled as to how and why luggage from various international flights found their way into a dumpster behind a Houston pet shop.

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Plane Carrying British PM Blair Overshoots Miami Runway

All Together Now: Whoops!

The pilot of a British Airways 747-400 that overshot the runway on landing at Miami International Airport Tuesday afternoon will probably never hear the end of it, especially as the plane had a very important passenger onboard at the time.

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ATP Signs Two New Pilot Hiring Agreements

ASA, TSA Promise Interviews To Recommended Pilots

When you're just starting out on the path to flying left seat in a commercial airliner cockpit, any 'leg-up' you can get is a good one... and Airline Transport Professionals (ATP) tells Aero-News it has completed two agreements offering such a potential advantage.

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A Bad Day For Birds, JetBlue At Long Beach

Plane Returns For Emergency Landing On One Engine

A JetBlue Airbus A320 made a safe emergency landing at Long Beach Airport Tuesday morning, after the plane struck several birds on climbout.

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Report: FAA Failed To Heed NTSB Recommendations On Fuel Procedures

Changes To Flight Manuals Would Have Stressed Safety

For over 10 years, the Federal Aviation Administration has failed to act on a recommendation to mandate changes to flight manuals that would, in theory, better prepare pilots to deal with fuel emergencies.

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