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August 17, 2011

'Help Wanted' Sign Is Out At British Airways

Airline Has Launched Pilot Recruitment Drive

British Airways has launched its biggest pilot recruitment drive in more than 10 years. The airline plans to take on more than 800 new pilots by 2016, using three combined recruitment programs. First, there is a new program to help people to train to become airline pilots for the first time, called the 'Future Pilot Program'. The airline is also actively recruiting qualified pilots from other airlines, and has entered into a joint initiative with the UK Armed Forces to provide military pilots with a planned career path into commercial aviation.

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Qantas Reveals Plans to Expand Fleet With A320 Family

Commitment Includes 78 A320neo Aircraft

Qantas, Japan Airlines, and Mitsubishi said Tuesday they plan to launch a budget airline called Jetstar by the end of 2012. The new carrier plans to offer short-haul international service to selected Asian cities. The French news service AFP reports that the new airline will be owned equally by the three entities, and will begin service using three new A320 airliners.

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NYC Continuing To Defend Dump Near LaGuardia Airport

Lawsuit Filed Citing Potential For Bird Strikes If The Facility Is Built

A group calling its self "Friends of La Guardia Airport" has filed a lawsuit asking a federal court to halt construction of a garbage transfer facility being built 2,200 from the end of the airport's runway 31.FAA regulations require that any such facility be built at least 2,500 feet from the end of most runways, but allows them within 1,700 feet of a runway has limited use in IFR conditions. The FAA says runway 31 at KLGA falls into that category.

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Sex Scandal Squelches Cathay Pacific Ad Campaign

Crew Members Allegedly Got Too Friendly In The Cockpit

An alleged assignation between a Cathay Pacific employees widely believed to be a pilot and flight attendant has apparently delayed the release of an advertising campaign designed to depict airline crews in casual settings. A previous phase of the campaign reportedly made minor celebrities out of some of the more attractive FA's, according to the South China Post.

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CSC Completes Upgrades for FAA Modernization

Upgrades Laying The Ground Work For NextGen Air Traffic Control

CSC, Computer Sciences Corporation, announced this week it has successfully implemented a series of upgrades to the FAA's Traffic Flow Management System (TFMS) in the first half of 2011. The upgrades include two separate software releases improving the performance and functionality of TFMS, and a successful transition of the TFMS equipment to a new command center.

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Boeing Says 787-8 Dreamliner Ready For Certification

Announces End Of Flight Test Program For Rolls-Royce-Powered Airplanes

All flight tests required for type certification of the 787-8 Dreamliner with Rolls-Royce engines were completed this weekend, according to Boeing. The all-new jetliner is bringing unprecedented levels of fuel economy, maintenance cost improvements, and environmental sensitivity to the marketplace through the use of new technologies including composites, more-electric systems, advanced aerodynamics and the latest advancements in propulsion.

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More Airline Capacity Cuts Coming

Carriers And Analysts Expect Slow Comeback For Business Travel

With the end of the peak summer travel season just three weeks away, US airlines are staring at volatile fuel costs and declining consumer confidence, and are likely to make the decision to reduce their capacity, or at least hold off on expansion of available seats. Delta and Southwest have already announced plans to do so, and Hunter Keay, an analyst at New York-based Wolfe Trahan & Co., tells Bloomberg others will follow the trend toward contraction.

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ACI-NA Joins Call For FAA Funding

Says 'Stability Needed' To Protect Trust Fund, NextGen

Airports Council International-North America (ACI-NA) President Greg Principato has joined the chorus urging the bipartisan congressional leadership of both the Senate Commerce, Science & Transportation Committee and the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee to pass a long-term extension of the operating authority of the FAA when they return to Washington next month.

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