Announces Major Foundation Partnership With United Way To Mentor Local Youth
Ten years ago, Airbus appeared on the Wichita, KS, aviation scene with the opening of its first U.S. engineering center in the city’s Old Town section. A decade later, Airbus’ operation in Wichita has grown by more than 600%, and the company’s role in the local aerospace community and its commitment to the city continue to grow at an equally strong pace.
Focus Is On Flights In Far Northern Areas Of North America
ALPA president Capt. Lee Moak has announced the creation of a special ALPA Presidential Committee for Remote Operations, to be chaired by Capt. Peter Black (FAB). The committee will have additional representation from ALPA carriers with operations and operational interests in the high Arctic and other remote locations in far northern areas of Canada and the United States.
Mishandled Baggage Reported To Be At An All-Time Low
The nation’s largest airlines posted an on-time arrival rate of 86.3 percent in April, up from both the 75.5 percent on-time rate of April 2011 and from March 2012’s 82.2 percent rate, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Air Travel Consumer Report released Thursday.
Survey Prompted By Recent Alaska Airlines Incident
After a recent incident in which a cabin crew demanded a father remove his three year old son from an Alaska Airlines plane after the toddler was deemed too disruptive to fly, a survey conducted by U.K-based flight comparison site Skyscanner of more than 1,000 parents has revealed that, far from being an isolated incident, 12% of parents said they have found it difficult to get any sympathy from cabin crew in response to their children’s needs.
Captain Of The Aircraft Had To Be Restrained During Flight To Las Vegas
A lawsuit has been filed against JetBlue Airways related to an incident which occurred in March in which the captain of a New York to Las Vegas flight became unstable and had to be physically restrained by the passengers and crew.
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