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December 17, 2007

Report: Nitrogen Used To Fill Emergency O2 Tanks On Qantas Planes

Potentially Deadly Error Triggers Worldwide Investigation

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau confirmed Saturday it's investigating how, and why, engineers at Qantas accidentally filled emergency oxygen tanks on a Boeing 747 with nitrogen instead.

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Winter Weather Causes Grief In NE United States

CRJ Slides Off Runway; Passengers Delayed All Over

If your travel plans this weekend included stops at airports in the New England region of the United States... you may be reading this story on your laptop computer, as you wile away the hours spent stuck in the terminal awaiting your delayed flight.

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Jeppesen Dataplan Implicated In ACLU Rendition Suit

Says Boeing Subsidiary Responsible For So-Called 'Torture' Flights

Boeing subsidiary Jeppesen Dataplan has helped the CIA secretly fly terrorism suspects to be tortured in overseas prisons under an "extraordinary rendition" program, a former Jepp employee testified in recent to court documents. 

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Former FAA Contract Officer Convicted Over Sea-Tac Lighting Installation

US District Court Judge "Appalled" By Current Officials' Protests

A former Federal Aviation Administration procurement officer was sentenced to community service for violating the law over a contract award at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.

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Australia Transport Workers Union To Strike Against Qantas Airways

Union Says Airline Places Country At Security Risk

Qantas Airways Ltd. staffers at Sydney International Airport are threatening to strike next month, citing unsafe working conditions and security concerns.

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Report: Airbus To Sell Four Plants This Week

Partnership With Spirit AeroSystems Reported In German News

A German newspaper reported Sunday that European planemaker Airbus plans to sell four of its European factories to US group Spirit AeroSystems Holdings this week.

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ATA Predicts Flat Holiday Traffic For Airlines

The Finger Points To Delays

Predictions of flat passenger traffic during the holidays is a sign delays might be the airline industry’s gremlin. The Air Transport Association paints a rather meek forecast for an industry that also predicts airline growth will grow 2-3 percent in 2008, as it nears the end of a year that was marred by increased fuel costs, and record delays.

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AAL Flight Crew Sickened After Landing

Generator Fumes Blamed

The flight crew of an American Airlines flight that landed at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood Airport Saturday afternoon complained of feeling nauseous after the flight landed, according to the South Florida Sun-Sentinel.

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