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September 12, 2007

FAA's Blakey Puts Airlines On Notice

Frankly... We Were Shocked, Too

It was a speech the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association called 'jaw-dropping.'

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Upgraded: COO Chew Named President At JetBlue

Airline Hopes His Ops Experience Will Speed Rebound

There are more changes at the top to report for beleaguered low-cost carrier JetBlue Airways, as it struggles to rebound from a particularly trouble-plagued winter season.

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Second SAS Q400 Experiences Landing Gear Problems

Bombardier Grounds Higher-Time Planes Until Inspections

One accident may be an anomaly... but two accidents in a matter of days, involving the same carrier, aircraft-type AND, apparently, the same problem, may mean something more.

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ALPA Says Cockpits Still Too Vulnerable to Attack

Union Contends Secondary Barriers A "No-Brainer"

While airline pilots are grateful for the hardened cockpit doors mandated after 9/11, there are some who say those doors don't make the cockpit nearly secure enough... and they want to see 'secondary barriers' installed as well.

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Boeing Reclaims Large Order Lead Over Airbus

But It's Deliveries That Count... And Boeing Leads There, As Well

We doubt anyone at Boeing is breathing any easier... though we wouldn't be surprised if a few champagne corks are popping in Chicago and Seattle over the news Boeing has regained a substantial order lead over European rival Airbus, according to both planemakers' year-to-date figures.

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AD: General Electric

AD NUMBER: 2007-18-10 MANUFACTURER: General Electric SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2007-18-10 SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for General Electric Company (GE) CF6-80E1 series turbofan engines with certain part number (P/N) compressor rear frames (CRFs) installed.

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Boeing's McNerney Says Fastener Shortage To Blame For 787 Delays

Points Finger At Alcoa, Others

A plane can't fly if it's in pieces... and Boeing is facing a dearth of permanent fasteners for its first 787. That's the word from Boeing CEO Jim McNerney, who pointed his finger at Alcoa Inc. and others Tuesday as reasons why the company has had to postpone the first flight of the composite-bodied Dreamliner.

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Merged US Airways Pilots Contemplate Separation From ALPA

Unions Differ On Rules For Defining Seniority

The issue of measuring and applying seniority rules may be enough for beleaguered US Airways pilots to pull out from the Air Line Pilots Association, Int'l in favor of an in-house union, the US Airline Pilots Association.

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Seven Percent Of Eligible Workers Accept Southwest's Buyout Offer

CEO Kelly Says Move Is Meant To Save Money, Not Reduce Workforce

It appears longtime employees at Southwest Airlines either really like their jobs... or are unwilling to give them up and take a chance in starting over with someone else. The Dallas, TX-based low-cost carrier reports a mere seven percent of 8,500 workers eligible for a buyout program -- 607 people -- accepted the offer.

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Irritated On Airliners? You May Only Have Yourself To Blame

Study Says Ozone Reacts With Deodorant, Skin To Form Vexing Chemicals

It appears Jean-Paul Sartre was onto something, when he uttered his famous line "Hell is other people"... especially when it comes to commercial airline travel.

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GE, Chinese Planemaker Sign Engine Agreement

AVIC I Will Build CF34s For Its Planes

Fledgling Chinese planemaker AVIC I announced this week it recently signed a deal with General Electric to manufacture turbofan engines for its upcoming ARJ21-700 regional aircraft.

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