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September 28, 2011

Airbus Americas CEO To Address Wichita Aero Club

Barry Eccleston To Keynote October Luncheon

The Wichita Aero Club October Business Luncheon will feature Barry Eccleston, President and CEO of Airbus Americas. In his position, Eccleston oversees all efforts of Airbus in North and South America and the Caribbean, including sales and marketing, engineering, service and training.

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Actress Escorted From Southwest Flight For Kissing Her Girlfriend

Airline Says Other Passengers Complained About The Public Display Of Affection

Actress and musician Leisha Hailey, who was one of the stars of the television show "The L-Word" and is a lesbian, says she was escorted from a Southwest Airlines plane when it landed in St. Louis Monday because she was kissing her girlfriend during the flight.

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Boeing, UTair Finalize Order For 40 737s

Deal Is Valued At $3.8 Billion At List Prices

An order for 40 Next-Generation 737 airplanes, comprised of seven 737-900ERs and 33 737-800s, has been finalized between Boeing and UTair Aviation, Russia. The agreement was previously announced at the 2011 Paris Air Show. The order is valued at $3.8 billion at list prices.

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Aviation Biofuel Research Producing Promising Results

Project Aims To Bring Bio-Based Jet Fuel Production To The Northwest

Seattle biofuel producer Imperium Renewables and the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) are developing a new method to make biomass-based drop-in jet fuels so that additional renewable jet fuel production facilities can be built in the Pacific Northwest. So far, their process has produced a meaningful amount of fuel that is being evaluated to determine how well it can blend with traditional, petroleum-based jet fuel.

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United Pilots' Union Asks Court To Delay Company's Merger Integration Procedures

Cites Safety Concerns As Reason To Push Back Issuance Of SOC

The United Master Executive Council of the Air Line Pilots Association filed for injunctive relief in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York in Brooklyn on Monday to postpone United Airlines' implementation of the latest phase of revised operating procedures associated with the merger between United and Continental Airlines.

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Airbus Looks At Possible A320 Production Boost

Message To Union Leaders Indicates Decision By Year's End

Airbus is mulling a production increasing for its line of A320 airliners, according to labor union representatives.  The labor leaders said Airbus management told them in a recent meeting that production could increase from its current 38 airplanes per month to 44, but did not specify a timeline for the move.

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