Archived Articles -- December 2008
Airbus Corporate Foundation Takes Off
Airbus has established the "Airbus Corporate Foundation" aimed at facilitating charitable activities worldwide under one roof within an international network of employees, associations and international organizations. The Airbus Corporate Foundation started its operations on 1st December, wit... [Read More]
Airbus Undertakes Blended-Winglet Evaluation on A320
Airbus has started flight-testing of Blended Winglet devices on an Airbus A320. The Blended Winglet technology, developed by Aviation Partners Inc. (API), has been specially adapted for these tests on the A320 Family.
The objective of these tests and the subsequent evaluation is to identify ... [Read More]
Newark Liberty to Test Cutting-Edge Satellite
Newark Liberty International Airport will become the nation’s first major hub to test a new satellite navigation technology to help reduce flight delays, under an agreement approved today by the Port Authority’s board of commissioners.
The technology, called Ground Based Augmentation System (GBAS... [Read More]
Overwhelming Participation in "Fly Your Ideas" Airbus Competition
The international competition "Fly Your Ideas" launched by Airbus is proving to be a great success. The competition challenged student teams worldwide to come up with innovative ideas to shape the future of aviation and to develop eco-efficient ideas to bring further enhancements to our indus... [Read More]
MIA Gallery Re-Opens With All We Need is Love Exhibit
Miami-Dade County, Florida – Miami International Airport’s newly renovated MIA Central Gallery re-opened this week with All We Need is Love, a site-specific installation by Miami architect/artist team Rosario Marquardt and Roberto Behar, who collaborate as R & R Studios.
All We ... [Read More]
Passengers Hurt As Continental 737 Crashes In Denver
A Continental Airlines Boeing 737-524 (registration N18611, construction number 27324) aircraft crashed shortly before takeoff at Denver International airport in Colorado late Saturday before bursting into flames on its way to Houston, Texas. The 737 was reportedly taking off from the Denver Intern... [Read More]
Airport Authority Approves 2009 Operating Budget
The Albany County Airport Authority has approved a $48.3 million budget for 2009, a 3.4% increase over 2008 projected spending. Total Airport passenger enplanements during 2009 are expected to be approximately 1,362,000, a 2.3% reduction from 2008 projected enplanements.
“The nation’s con... [Read More]
American Airlines Named Best Airline For First Class Service
The thousands of readers of Business Traveler magazine have spoken, and they say that American Airlines is the "Best Airline for First-Class Service in North America" for 2008.
American Airlines, a founding member of the global oneworld® Alliance, received the honor last night at a ... [Read More]
An Interview With Dan Taylor: He’s All Over The Air!
Prologue: Perhaps Dan Taylor’s life can best be described as “on active”. Flying aside, he has been in radio broadcasting since the age of twenty, holding the title as youngest radio personality in New York City.
Dan began his career at WCBS-FM and within a year decided to do Country a... [Read More]
Azerbaijan Airlines Selects GE's CF6 Engines
EVENDALE, OHIO - Azerbaijan Airlines has selected GE's CF6-80C2 engines to power its two new Boeing 767-300ER aircraft. The engine order is valued at $40 million list price. Delivery will begin in 2010.
Based in Baku, Azerbaijan Airlines operates CFM56-5* engines for its Airbus A320 f... [Read More]
Continental Airlines Chosen As Best Airline
Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL) outranked all other U.S. carriers to be chosen as the Best Airline for North American Travel in Business Traveler magazine's 2008 Best in Business Travel Survey.
Continental also placed highest among U.S. airlines for Best Flight Attendants in North America. The ... [Read More]
Continental Airlines To Start New Year With Biofuels
Continental to be first carrier in the Americas to conduct biofuel flight in partnership with Boeing, GE Aviation, CFM International, and Honeywell's UOP Demonstration marks the continued evolution toward low-carbon-lifecycle fuels
The demonstration flight, which will be operated with no passenge... [Read More]
Deputy Aviation Director Elected President
Miami-Dade County, FL – Miguel Southwell, Deputy Director of Business Retention and Development for the Miami-Dade Aviation Department (MDAD), was elected president of the Latin American and Caribbean region of Airports Council International (ACI), the official worldwide association of airpor... [Read More]
GE Aviation Czech Names President
EVENDALE, OHIO - Paul Theofan has been named president and managing executive of GE Aviation Czech. In this role, Theofan will be responsible for general oversight of Aviation's Czech business, including the design, manufacturing, marketing and support of Walter Aircraft Engines.
Theo... [Read More]
JetBlue Airways Unveils The JetPaws(TM) Pet Program
A custom-made pet carrier co-designed by New York icon Cindy Adams, founder of Jazzy Park Avenue Dog products, now available on www.jetblue.com/jetpaws
Pet fur-iendly JetBlue Airways today unveils JetPaws(TM), an exclusive new in-cabin program designed to provide pet owners with helpfu... [Read More]
Romero Britto Artwork Now On Display At MIA
Miami-Dade County, FL– Miami Paradise, a painting by internationally renowned pop artist Romero Britto and the artistic inspiration for Miami International Airport’s new customer-friendly employee uniforms, is now on display at the airport.
The painting was commissioned in 2007 by the ... [Read More]
Stanley E. Grayson - New Port Authority Commissioner
The New York State Senate has confirmed Stanley E. Grayson, a former deputy mayor in the administration of New York City Mayor Ed Koch, as a member of the Port Authority Board of Commissioners.
Mr. Grayson, who was nominated to the unpaid position by Governor David A. Paterson, will replace C... [Read More]
November 2008 Master Instructors
The National Association of Flight Instructors (NAFI) takes pride in announcing a significant aviation accomplishment on the part of these very special aviation educators. Recently, they were all accredited as Master Instructors by NAFI, their professional aviation education association.
To ... [Read More]
Airbus A320 Crashes Into Mediterranean Sea
An Airbus A320-232 (registration D-AXLA, msn 2500, owned by Air New Zealand) crashed into the Mediterranean Sea off the southern coast of France on Thanksgiving Day while conducting a maintenance test flight. At least three of the five New Zealanders on board have died, according to French a... [Read More]
American Airlines Named Best Airline for Domestic First Class
For the third consecutive year, the readers of Global Traveler magazine have bestowed the honor of “Best Airline for Domestic First Class” upon American Airlines, a founding member of the oneworld ® Alliance .
Global Traveler’s annual GT Tested Awards program surveyed more t... [Read More]
Arik Air Receives First A340-500
Arik Air, the fast growing private airline based in Lagos, Nigeria, received its first A340-500 today at a ceremony at the Airbus headquarters in Toulouse, France. The ceremony was conducted by John Leahy, Airbus Chief Operating Officer Customers, and Arik Air Chairman Sir J.I.A Arumemi-Johnson in t... [Read More]
Blue Angel Aircraft Lands With Wheels Up
The Blue Angels had a Homecoming practice day a couple of weeks ago. During one of the landings, an FJ-4B Sea Fury on final approach was about to land without something important. The owner and pilot of the beautiful Navy version of the F-86 Sabre forgot to lower the gear. The aircraft is repairable... [Read More]
Boeing Adds $246 Million a Year to Alaska Economy
The Boeing Company, through its work on the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) missile defense program, contributed more than $246 million to Alaska's economy in 2007 and supported more than 700 direct and indirect jobs, according to a University of Alaska Fairbanks study released today.
The s... [Read More]
Boeing Huntsville Site Earns Environmental Certification
Boeing today announced that its Huntsville site has earned International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 14001 certification, a global benchmark of an organization's commitment to understand and continuously improve its environmental performance.
Boeing is working to have all of its major ... [Read More]
British Airways Orders 20 CFM56-3 Kits
British Airways has placed an order 20 CFM56-3 Advanced Upgrades kits for its 737 Classic fleet. The order is valued at approximately $33 million at list price, and the kits begin delivery early next year. The order could potentially encompass as many as 44 CFM56-3 engines.
CFM56-3 engines a... [Read More]
Calendar of Events - December 2008
Dec 1 - 2 — Van Nuys, CA. Van Nuys (VNY). Savvy Owner Seminar. Maintenance seminar for owners of all makes and models of GA airplanes. Learn how to troubleshoot problems, what questions to ask before approving labor or parts replacement, when and where to seek an expert second opinion. Conta... [Read More]
Cargo Airport Services USA Adds Five New Customers
Cargo Airport Services USA (“CAS”) has been awarded the cargo warehouse handling contracts for Aeromexpress, Olympic, United, Singapore and Qatar at JFK International Airport.
Qatar Airways relocated their Newark operation to JFK October 26, 2008 to Building 261 operating daily Boening777 fl... [Read More]
China Halts Aircraft Orders
The booming aviation market in China -- expected by some manufacturers to support nearly 15 percent of worldwide demand for mid-sized commuter and airline jets over the next two decades -- has gone bust, at least for now, upon news that the Civil Aviation Authority of China has halted all future air... [Read More]
Continental Named Best Large Domestic Airline
Continental Airlines today announced that it has been named the Best Large Domestic Airline for Premium Class in Zagat's 2008 Airline Survey. In addition, Continental was named the Best Value for the Money (International) among all airlines.
Of the U.S. network airlines, Continental led in... [Read More]
GM, Ford Will Sell Corporate Jet Fleet
Ford and General Motors will sell their fleet of corporate luxury jets, the two struggling auto companies announced recently.
The move comes two weeks Ford CEO Alan Mulally, GM CEO Rick Wagoner and Chrysler CEO Robert Nardelli traveled to Washington in private jets to plead poverty and ask Congr... [Read More]
Nancy-Bird Walton
Queen of the Skies Down Under
While many of us may be quite familiar with the names of famous aviators such as Chuck Yeager, Amelia Earhart and Charles Lindbergh, other notable aviators from a variety of other countries may be a little more obscure and less well-known. Such a person is Nancy-Bird Walton, born under the aid of a... [Read More]
