A320 Eventually Landed Safely After Four Hours 'Careening Through The Sky'
A JetBlue A320 on a flight from Las Vegas to New York Tuesday reportedly lost two of its three hydraulic systems during the flight, which forced the pilot to circle an area south the Nevada city for four hours burning off enough fuel to make a safe landing. Passengers described the experience as the airplane "careening wildly through the sky" as it made steep turns and "lurched from side to side."
A wholly owned subsidiary of Nordic Aviation Capital A/S of Billund, Denmark has signed a firm purchase agreement for twelve CRJ1000 NextGen aircraft, according to a Wednesday news release from Bombardier. Nordic Aviation Capital has confirmed that the aircraft will be leased to Garuda Indonesia, Bombardier's previously announced launch customer for the CRJ1000 NextGen aircraft in the Asia-Pacific region.
Judge To Rule Friday On Whether AA Can Set Its Own Terms For Cost Reductions
The Allied Pilots Association (APA) board voted 11-5 on Wednesday to reject the latest contract offer from American Airlines, who's parent company AMR Corp is reorganizing under Chapter 11 bankruptcy rules.The dispute is largely over a provision that would allow increased code-sharing on flights not operated by AA, but sold as seats on the airline.
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