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First CAE 5000 Series Sim Achieves Level D Certification

A320 FFS Located At UK Training Center

CAE announced this week its first CAE 5000 Series full-flight simulator (FFS), an A320 FFS located at CAE’s Burgess Hill training center in the United Kingdom, has achieved Level D certification by the United Kingdom's Civil Aviation Authority (CAA).

FAA To Install Runway Safety Warning System At LAX

Follows Implementation At DFW And SAN

Technology that warns pilots about potential runway safety hazards will be installed at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) under a partnership between the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the City of Los Angeles, following a series of highly-publicized runway incursion incidents.

US Airways Joins United In Charging For Second Checked Bag

Airline Gambles Move Will Result In More Cash, Fewer Bags

The nickel-and-dime-ing of domestic air travelers continues, as US Airways announced this week it will soon start charging passengers $25 for a second piece of checked luggage.

Stocks Fall On Stalled Delta-Northwest Merger

Delay Leads To Lower Share Prices

We're now seeing one reason Delta and Northwest felt some urgency to get a merger done once the rumors started. Both airlines have seen their stock prices hit this week after unions have hinted they'll balk at combining the workforces.

AAIB Says Thomas Cook Jet Flew Twice With Damaged Maingear

Ground Crews Missed Problem After Hard Landing

An Airbus A320 operated by the Thomas Cook Group, a major European travel company, was permitted to keep flying after damaging its main gear in a hard landing at Bristol, England in November 2006, according to a recent report by the British Department of Transport's Air Accidents Investigation Branch.