Carrier Assessed $600,000, Nearly Half Must Go To Improving
Accessibility For The Disabled
The U.S. DOT assessed a civil penalty against JetBlue Airways on
Monday for violating rules protecting air travelers with
disabilities and for failing to disclose when flights sold by the
carrier were being operated under a code-sharing arrangement.
In-House Meteorology Team Recognized For Advances In The
Aviation Industry
The Council of the American Meteorological Society (AMS) has
named Rick Curtis, Southwest Airline’s Chief Meteorologist,
as the recipient of the 2010 Award for Outstanding Contribution to
the Advance of Applied Meteorology, along with recognizing the
airlines’ entire in-house Meteorology Team.
Aviation Credentials Are Legit, But United Grounded The Airline
Captain
If you're going to be a doctor, it's probably helpful if you
finish medical school. But William Hamman, a now-grounded United
Airlines Captain who was also thought to be a well-respected
cardiologist, was revealed to have been passing himself off as a
doctor with no credentials.
Total Spending Worldwide On Airliners Could Climb To $3.2
Trillion, Airbus Says
Almost 26,000 new passenger and freighter aircraft valued at
$3.2 trillion will be needed between 2010 and 2029 to satisfy
demand. At least, that is the view of Airbus according to its
Global Market Forecast (GMF).
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