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December 09, 2008

Arbitrator Signs Off On Pilot Seniority List At Delta

Memo To US Air... THIS Is How You Do It!

Check off another item on the dwindling list of tasks needing resolution in the merger between Delta Air Lines and Northwest. Late Monday, a federal arbitrator signed off on a plan to integrate both pilot groups into a single seniority list, reports The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

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Continental To Kick Off 2009 With Biofuel Test Flight

First Carrier In The Americas To Do So

Continental Airlines announced plans Monday for the first biofuel-powered demonstration flight of a US commercial airliner, to be conducted in Houston on January 7, 2009.

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Sukhoi Receives 15-Plane Superjet Order From Indonesia

$448 Million Deal Includes 15 Options

Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company (SCAC) received a big boost to its fledgling Superjet 100 regional jet program, with a 15-plane order announced Friday from Kartika Airlines of Indonesia.

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Azerbaijan Airlines Selects CF6s For 767-300ERs

Latest Variant Will Power Two New Aircraft

Azerbaijan Airlines has selected GE's CF6-80C2 engines to power its two new Boeing 767-300ER aircraft. The engine order is valued at $40 million list price. Delivery will begin in 2010.

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Appeals Court Blocks DOT's Slot Auction Plan

Opponents Cheer Victory Against 'Ill-Advised Scheme'

It came down to the wire, but on Monday a US appeals court blocked the federal government's controversial plan to auction off operations slots at New York's LaGuardia and JFK International Airports, and at nearby Newark International.

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Say What? Airline Fuel Crises May Have Been A Good Thing

Harsh Summer Prepared Carriers For Current Global Slump

If you've felt like a sardine on packed airliners this holiday season, you might think the airlines are doing pretty well. They're not.

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US Airways Works To Remake Shoddy Image

Reliability Improved... Now Comes Work On 'Touch Points'

We're coming into the season for new year's resolutions, and US Airways has already started.

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Reid Seems Glad He Left Airlines When He Did

Ousted From Virgin America, Lands At Bombardier FlexJet

It's a safe bet that the economy in 2009 will provide lots of stories about people who are handed employment lemons, and make lemonade. For Fred Reid, that opportunity came early.

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