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February 15, 2013

NTSB Posts Recommendations For Beech 1900D Nose Landing Gear

Address Fatigue Cracks Of The NLG End Caps On The Airplanes

The NTSB has sent a letter to Hawker Beechcraft President and CEO Robert S. (Steve) Miller that recommends actions to be taken following a nose gear incident involving a Beech 1900D which occurred May 17, 2011.

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Global Aviation Holdings Emerges From Chapter 11

Parent Company Of North American Airlines And World Airways

The United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of New York approved the reorganization plan presented by Global Aviation Holdings Inc. on December 6 of last year, allowing the company to complete its financial restructuring and emerge from Chapter 11. The plan became effective February 13.

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United Airlines, IAM Reach Tentative Agreements

Contract Cover More Than 28,000 United Employees

United Continental Holdings has reached tentative agreements on new joint collective bargaining agreements with the International Association of Machinists (IAM) for the fleet service, passenger service and storekeeper workgroups at the United, Continental, Continental Micronesia and MileagePlus subsidiaries. The agreements are subject to ratification by IAM members.

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AN-24 Down In Ukraine

Five Reportedly Fatally Injured, Two Unaccounted For

An AN-24 airliner with 44 people on board reportedly went down during a landing attempt in the Doketsk region of Ukraine, according to the state-owned Russian news service RIA Novosti. An official said "The plane missed the landing strip, turned upside down, and broke into pieces."

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Bahrain Air Parks Planes

Airline Facing Liquidation, Blames 'Political Unrest'

The Middle East is often mentioned as a high-growth region for airline traffic, with carriers like Emirates, Etihad Airways, and Qatar Airways reportedly doing quite well. But those are all state-owned companies that are expanding into global airlines.

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Unions Representing 60,000 Airline Employees Support AA, US Airways Merger

Agree That Combined Airline Will Provide A Path For Competitive Compensation And Benefits

Leaders from five major unions representing more than 60,000 American Airlines and US Airways employees voiced their strong support for the merger of AMR Corporation, the parent company of American Airlines, Inc., and US Airways Group, announced Thursday.

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Machinists Union To US Airways: Contracts First, Merger Second

Said Union Will Not Support Merger Until Contracts Are Finalized

The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) says that renewed contracts for its US Airways members must be concluded before the IAM is willing to support the merger of US Airways and American Airlines.

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SPEEA Files New Unfair Labor Charges Against Boeing

Says Company Banned Union From Distributing Literature At Its Everett Factory

SPEAA has filed additional unfair labor charges against Boeing, saying that company security, acting on management orders, banned engineers and technical workers from leafleting at the Everett factory, according to the Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace (SPEEA), IFPTE Local 2001. SPEEA said the charges include reports of managers holding mandatory meetings with employees to interrogate and intimidate them regarding the current contract votes.

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