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June 28, 2012

Delta Closes Refinery Deal

Carrier Hopes To Cut Annual Fuel Bill By $300 Million

Delta Airlines last month announced that it had purchased an idle oil refinery in suburban Philadelphia so that it could begin to manufacture its own jet fuel. The airline announced last Friday that it has finalized the deal, and hopes to have the facility operational by fall.

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Griffiss Airport In NY Set To Receive $5.3 Million AIP Grant

Money Will Pay For Taxiway Rehabilitation Project

Griffiss Airport will receive a long-awaited $5.3 million grant from the FAA via the Airport Improvement Program (AIP). The funding was authorized over a year ago when the FAA authorized the County’s design specifications for runway infrastructure and safety improvements, but until recently was not cleared by FAA.

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Air Pacific Returns To Profit

Year To Year Passenger Numbers Up, Highest Ever Revenue

Air Pacific, the national airline of Fiji, has achieved a significant milestone in its transformation plan, posting a return to profit for the first time in three years, with its financial results for the fiscal year ended 31 March 2012. Despite a challenging aviation market over the last 12 months, Air Pacific Ltd. and Air Pacific Group both reported operating profits combined with a significant increase in passenger numbers and revenue.

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TSA Agent Spills Ashes Of Traveler's Grandfather

Policy Says Human Remains Are Never To Be Opened

A man traveling from Florida to Indianapolis with his grandfather's ashes is demanding an apology from TSA after a screener spilled some of the remains on the floor. Indianapolis resident John Goss had traveled to Florida to bring his grandfather's cremated remains back to Indiana, where he planned to distribute them among family members.

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Reporter Partially Reimbursed After Unusual Flight

Person On Board The Plane Died, And Was Placed Across The Aisle From The Woman Who Was On Vacation

A reporter for Radio Sweden on an overnight flight to Tanzania recently had something of a macabre experience on the flight. A man on the plane passed away during the night, and was placed across the aisle from Lena Pattersson. And while the FAs for Kenyan Airways were sympathetic, they were unable to give her a different seat.

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Jim Albaugh Retires As Head Of Boeing's Commercial Airplane Division

Raymond Connor Will Assume The Role Immediately

After 37 years in the aviation industry, James F. Albaugh, 62, has announced he will retire from his post as president and CEO, Boeing Commercial Airplanes on October 1. Boeing Chairman, President and CEO Jim McNerney said Tuesday that his replacement will be Raymond L. Conner.

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NTSB Makes ATR-42 Stick-Pusher Recommendations To FAA, EASA

Move Tied To An Accident Which Occurred In 2009

Following the investigation into an accident which occurred on January 27th, 2009, in which an ATR 42 went down on final approach to Lubbock, TX in icing conditions, the NTSB determined that the stall-prevention system on the airplane was a contributing factor to the accident. The board also cited poor airspeed management on the part of the pilots of the cargo flight, both of whom survived the accident.

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