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April 03, 2007

787 + 500 = Boom Times For Boeing's Dreamliner

Milestone Order Mark Comes One Year Before Scheduled Deliveries

500. A number that goes hand-in-hand with Fortune, Indianapolis, and now... the Boeing 787. In a Tuesday morning press briefing, Boeing announced the 787 Dreamliner has surpassed the 500-orders mark, with a follow-on order from Japan Airlines.

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Some Fear Imams' Suit Could Silence Reports Of Suspicious Behavior

Lawsuit Implies 'John Doe' Witnesses Should Be Added To Litigation

Several members of the legal community are concerned a lawsuit filed by six Muslim imams who were taken off a US Airways flight last fall, after passengers complained of their behavior, could prevent others from stepping forward if they view behavior they consider suspicious.

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Three Pilots Sue Against FAA's 'Age 60' Rule

Says Limit Forces Experienced Pilots Out Of Cockpit

The newly-created Senior Pilots Coalition (SPC), a group of more than 300 pilots seeking to end alleged age discrimination at US airlines, is supporting a legal action forcing the Federal Aviation Administration to review the "Age 60" Rule.

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Towns Unite Against Controversial FAA Flight Plan

Nothing Brings Communities Together Like Litigation

Fairfield County, CT officials from Greenwich and New Canaan are working together to refute the FAA's new flight plans set to increase air traffic, and potentially airplane noise in their communities.

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Russian An-124 Makes Emergency Landing In Canada

Plane Runs Off Runway End

Russian crew made an emergency landing and prevented an accident at Canada's Gander airport over the weekend in the Antonov An-124-100 plane, as reported by Interfax.

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ARINC Opens New MRO Facility At Will Rogers World Airport

OKC Operation Sports Largest Hangar In Area

On Tuesday, ARINC Engineering Services, LLC opened a sophisticated new 81,000 square-foot Aircraft Modification and Operations Center at Oklahoma City’s Will Rogers World Airport, featuring the largest commercial aircraft hangar in the OKC area.

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AirTran Increases Bid For Midwest... Again...

Midwest Will 'Carefully Consider' Offer

Despite continued reluctance on the part of Midwest Airlines to consider a hostile takeover bid by AirTran Holdings, Inc, parent company of AirTran Airways, that doesn't mean AirTran has given up on its merger offer.

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AMFA Says United Airlines Is Violating Outsourcing Agreement

Third-Party Audit Shows Carrier Has Exceeded Contractual Limit By 50%

Representatives with the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association state an independent maintenance audit shows that United Airlines violated a key clause of its labor agreement with the union -- a limit on outsourced maintenance. The audit found UAL exceeded the contractual limit by 50 percent, according to the union.

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More Embraer E-Jets Will Soon Be Working 'Blue'

Virgin Blue Adds E-170s, E-190s To Order

Embraer told ANN Monday that Australia’s Virgin Blue Airlines has exercised options on three Embraer 170 jets, and taken three more Embraer 190 purchase rights, thus complementing its former order announced on November 2, 2006, and increasing its firm order backlog to 20 E-Jets.

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