Got your resume at the ready? UPS has revealed that it will hire
an additional 200 pilots to support the growth and expansion of its
air transport business. This announcement brings the total number
of UPS's new pilot hires to 300 when combined with the 100 new
pilot hires the company announced in October 2004.
Accused Of Threatening To Crash Plane Into Wall Street
You know the old warning, "Be careful what you say -- it could
come back to haunt you"? A case in point would be that of UAL Capt.
Robert Feneziani, who's been booked on charges of threatening to
fly his plane into New York's financial district.
Although less than two years old, the Federal Flight Deck
Officers Program, which arms cockpit crew members in hopes of
providing commercial flights with a last-ditch protection system,
has grown to become the nation's fourth-largest law enforcement
organization. And to hear it told in Washington, the program is
much more of a success than even the TSA's air marshal
operation.
Viva International says it has executed an acquisition agreement
with Cool Tours dba San Juan Aviation), a Part 135 air carrier in
San Juan, Puerto Rico, through Eastern Caribbean Airlines
Corporation, a newly formed Puerto Rican subsidiary of Viva
International.
India's SpiceJet last week placed a firm order for ten Boeing
737-800s, valued at $630 million at list prices, and has options
for ten more. First delivery is scheduled for 2006.
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