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US FAA yesterday proposed $9.2 million in civil penalties against US Airways and United Airlines for violations related to federal airworthiness directives and/or the airlines’ own federally approved maintenance programs. Link to the original site No tags for this post. British Airways CEO Willie Walsh said merger talks with Iberia have progressed significantly since Altadis Antonio Vazquez replaced Fernando Conte as IB chairman and CEO in July and predicted an announcement regarding a possible joining of the two oneworld carriers will come “in the weeks ahead.” Link to the original site No tags for [...] Mesa Air Group’s Hawaiian subsidiary go! and Mokulele Airlines entered into a “joint venture” to collaboratively operate inter-island air service under both brand names. Link to the original site No tags for this post.
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Link to the original site No tags for this post. Shanghai maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) firm Boeing Shanghai Aviation Services has opened a new hangar and reiterated its plan to move into work… Link to the original site No tags for this post. In the 12 months since the last NBAA convention, most indicators show that business aviation flight hours dropped as aircraft operators and flight departments were squeezed between a shaky economy and unstable fuel prices. Those two factors resulted in reduced demand for jet fuel. In the months before 2008’s show, as the price of [...] In the wake of the crash of Colgan Air Flight 3407 in February, how are safety programs and pilot hiring, training and testing practices being improved? The fallout has caused us to put a bright light on fatigue and risk-management issues. We have a rulemaking committee that has now finished in record time. They came [...] Berlin-based LBAS, a joint venture among Lufthansa Technik, Bombardier and ExecuJet, has completed its first major overhaul event, an 8C check, on a Bombardier Global Express for an unidentified Spanish customer. The MRO completed the task in eight weeks. Equivalent to a D check for large commercial aircraft, the 8C check is the Global Express’s [...] Daher-Socata has designated Atlantic Aero its newest authorized TBM service center in North America. Located on the East Coast, the company offers complete FBO and MRO services, including Pratt & Whitney Canada-authorized PT6A-64/66D line services, avionics repairs and installations, interior refurbishment and in-house engineering support. Atlantic Aero TBM support capabilities also include factory warranty services [...] The Light Helicopter Turbine Engine Company (LHTec), a joint venture between Honeywell and Rolls-Royce, has signed a 10-year agreement with Aerospace Products International naming API the exclusive distributor of CTS800 parts globally. Ken Roberts, president of Rolls-Royce helicopter business and LHTec board member, said, “As the CTS800 helicopter engine program continues to grow, it is [...] Unprecedented collaboration by government, private sector and academic leaders furthers development of sustainable aviation fuels Link to the original site No tags for this post. Link to the original site No tags for this post. WASHINGTON – The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is proposing a $3.8 million civil penalty against United Airlines for allegedly operating one of its Boeing 737 aircraft on more than 200 flights after the carrier had violated its own maintenance procedures on one of the plane’s engines.On April 28, 2008, a United 737 returned to Denver [...] |
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