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May 11, 2006

American Airlines Considers Replacing MD-80 Engines

"Looking Under Every Rock" For Cost Savings

It seems there is no more ubiquitous airliner around than American Airlines' fleet of 337 McDonnell-Douglas MD-80-series planes. Those airliners -- while capable people haulers -- do not represent the current state-of-the-art, especially when it comes to their thirsty JT8D-209 turbofans.

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AD: Honeywell

AD NUMBER: 2006-09-13 MANUFACTURER: Honeywell SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2006-09-13 SUMMARY: The FAA is superseding an existing airworthiness directive (AD) for Honeywell International Inc. ALF502L series and ALF502R series turbofan engines.

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NTSB To Hold Two-Days Of Hearings On Southwest Runway Overrun

Will Be Open To The Public, And Available On Webcast

The National Transportation Safety Board has just announced the board will hold a two-day public hearing as part of its ongoing investigation into the runway overrun of a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 at Chicago Midway Airport.

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Open Skies Still Held Up Over EU Ownership Of US Airlines

Who Would Run Things?

Foreign control of domestic airlines continues to be a hot topic in Washington, and continues to be the reason a new Open Skies Agreement between the US and the European Union still hasn't been implemented. The issue isn't so much one of who owns the business... but more one of who runs the business.

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Judge Says Maritime Laws Apply To AAL Flight 587 Accident

Plane Was To Fly Over Water, Tail Fell Into Jamaica Bay

Any legal matters pertaining to the 2001 crash of American Airlines Flight 587 will be dealt with under maritime laws. That's the ruling of a federal judge in New York on Tuesday, and it could mean dozens of people who are suing over the crash could win much bigger awards.

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For Sale: Brazil's Varig

Wanna Buy An Airline?

We know what you've been thinking: "with higher fares and crowded planes leading the way to actual profits, things sure have turned around for the airlines... maybe now's the time for me to buy an airline myself." Well, have we got a deal for you.

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Report: Sheriff's Pal Used False Authority To Intimidate Airline Worker

Who do you call when the passenger you're dealing with at the ticket counter gets rowdy... then tells you he's a law officer? That's what apparently happened at John Wayne Airport in Orange County, CA back in September.

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