Qantas Airlines has cancelled orders for half of the Boeing 787
Dreamliners it had expected to buy, citing the global economic
recession and plummeting demand for seats on its aircraft.
Two Organizations Praise Approval Of Bio Fuel Specs
The Air Transport Association of America (ATA), and The
Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) Thursday offered
enthusiastic support for the approval by the fuels subcommittee of
ASTM International of a new specification for alternative jet fuel
from the Fischer-Tropsch process.
Construction Vehicle Crossed In Front Of Departing USAirways
Jet
The preliminary investigation into a runway incursion at Boston
Logan International Airport this month has found that the driver of
a construction vehicle improperly crossed an active runway. A sign
that would have told the driver the runway was closed was not in
place at the time of the incident, and airport authorities say the
construction crew had been told the runway was active.
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