Aviation News Releases - Monday, May 10, 2010
- DOT Picks Three Airlines For Haneda
By Andrew Compart Delta Air Lines, Hawaiian Airlines and American Airlines are the likely winners of the competition to serve Tokyo’s downtown Haneda Airport, with...
May-10 - 2010 | More -> - U.S. Army Pursues Afghanistan ISR Needs
By David A. Fulghum LAKEHURST, N.J. — There are only 11 months left in the Pentagon’s window to show progress in Afghanistan, and progress is still spotty. ...
May-10 - 2010 | More -> - Gatwick Owner Eyes Second USD$5 Bln Fund
London Gatwick airport owner Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) is preparing to raise a second USD$5 billion fund, a person familiar with the matter said, braving a still-tough market for...
May-10 - 2010 | More -> - BAA April Traffic Hit By Volcano Ash Disruption
Passenger traffic at BAA airports fell 22.7 percent in April year-on-year after a volcanic ash cloud swept over Europe, leading to a six-day shutdown of airspace which left millions of passengers...
May-10 - 2010 | More -> - British Airways Price-Fixing Trial Collapses
The trial of four senior British Airways executives accused of price-fixing with Virgin Atlantic collapsed on Monday when prosecuting lawyers said they would not be offering any evidence ...
May-10 - 2010 | More -> - Gulf Air Cut 500 Jobs In Past Six Months
Bahrain's state-owned carrier Gulf Air has cut over 500 staff positions in the past six months, its chief executive said on Monday ...
May-10 - 2010 | More -> - Ash Disrupts Airspace, Germany, Italy Reopen
Italy and Germany reopened their airspace on Sunday after volcanic ash forced hundreds of flights to be cancelled, leaving restrictions in place in parts of Portugal, Spain, Austria and the UK ...
May-10 - 2010 | More -> - Cathay Sees Strong H1 As Revenue Improves
Cathay Pacific Airways said on Monday that it expects to see strong results for the first half of 2010 on improved premium passenger and cargo revenues, despite higher fuel prices ...
May-10 - 2010 | More -> - Aer Lingus April Traffic Dips On Ash Disruption
Irish airline Aer Lingus carried over a quarter fewer passengers in April year-on-year after a volcanic ash cloud, which threatens to disrupt flights throughout the summer, stopped it operating...
May-10 - 2010 | More -> - Third Wave Of BA Crew Strikes "Inevitable"
A new wave of strikes by British Airways cabin crew "looks inevitable" and a decision on the dates and duration of a fresh walkout will be taken at a meeting on Monday, the Unite union said ...
May-10 - 2010 | More -> - Lufthansa To Use Biofuel On Flights By 2012
Lufthansa is set to become one of the first airlines to mix biofuel with traditional kerosene on commercial flights as carriers seek ways to cut high fuel costs, its chief executive said ...
May-10 - 2010 | More -> - Boeing Says 787 On Track For 2010 Delivery
Boeing is on track to deliver its first 787 Dreamliner to All Nippon Airways by the end of this year, the company's head of commercial planes said (photo: Dave Sizer) ...
May-10 - 2010 | More -> - Biman Bangladesh To Receive Boeings From 2011
Boeing will start to deliver 10 aircraft to state-owned Biman Bangladesh Airlines under a USD$1.3 billion deal from next year ...
May-10 - 2010 | More -> - Ireland Expects Air Restrictions Due To Ash
Ireland expects to impose restrictions to traffic at western airports later on Sunday as an ash plume from an Icelandic volcanic eruption drifts back over Ireland ...
May-10 - 2010 | More -> - Italy Shuts Northern Airports As Ash Cloud Moves In
Italy closed a large part of its airspace in the north of the country until at least the early afternoon on Sunday to counter the risk posed by volcanic ash coming from Iceland, the civil aviation...
May-10 - 2010 | More -> - Boeing Begins Assembly of First 747-8 Intercontinental
EVERETT, Wash., May 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Boeing (NYSE: BA) today announced it began assembly of the first 747-8 Intercontinental at the factory in Everett, Wash. Late this week, mechanics...
May-08 - 2010 | More -> - Lufthansa and Boeing Celebrate 50 Years of Cooperation
From the Boeing 707 to the Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental HAMBURG, May 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Lufthansa entered the jet age with Boeing (NYSE: BA) 50 years ago. The airline and airplane ...
May-08 - 2010 | More -> - F136 Team In Bid To Jump-Start Competition
By Graham WarwickWashington General Electric and Rolls-Royce are pinning hopes of saving the F136 from cancellation on an extended offer of fixed prices on early...
May-08 - 2010 | More -> - Laser Power Beaming Aimed At UAVs
By Graham Warwick A company that won a NASA prize for beaming power to a climber in a space-elevator competition is targeting unmanned aircraft as an initial...
May-08 - 2010 | More -> - Supersonic Bizjets Still A Long Way Off
By Bill Garvey william_garvey@aviationweek.com New products traditionally help stimulate the market, but a supersonic business jet will not be a contributor, at...
May-08 - 2010 | More -> - Spirit Pilots Nix Binding Arbitration
By Andrew Compart Spirit Airlines pilots rejected a National Mediation Board proposal for binding arbitration on a new contract, which means the clock is ticking...
May-08 - 2010 | More -> - First Orion Pad Abort Test Is Nominal
By Frank Morring, Jr. NASA tested the pad abort system for the Orion crew exploration vehicle May 6, demonstrating that the solid-fuel system could pull the U.S....
May-08 - 2010 | More -> - System Warned Of Faults In CX A330 Incident
By Bradley Perrett perrett@aviationweek.comBEIJING Investigators in Hong Kong, looking into the April 13 incident of a Cathay Pacific Airbus A330 that was forced...
May-08 - 2010 | More -> - Embraer Sees 2010 Sales Shoring Backlog
Brazilian aircraft maker Embraer expects to seal new deals with airlines in 2010, helping to keep its year-end firm order backlog near the 2009 level, chief executive Frederico Curado said on...
May-08 - 2010 | More -> - NASA Announces Shuttle Prelaunch Events and Countdown Details.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA has set the schedule for newsconferences, events and operating hours at the Kennedy Space Centerpress site for space shuttle Atlantis' upcoming launch.Atlantis' STS-132...
May-07 - 2010 | More ->
- Boeing, RwandAir Announce Order for 2 Next-Generat...
- Spike Coming In U.S. Air Force, NRO Launches
- India Tries To Handle Defense Program Delays
- Deal to Sell Alitalia Maintenance Denied
- Boeing Takes Orders For 20 777s In Last Week
- Ireland Re-Opens Airports, Ash Cloud Still A Risk
- EasyJet April Traffic Hit By Ash Cloud Disruption
- British Airways Cabin Crew Reject Latest Offer
- SAS April Traffic Drops, Hit By Ash Cloud
- LAN Plans Partnership To Operate In Colombia
- Emirates Plane Delayed In NY Airport Incident
- Ash Cloud Closes Irish Airports, Dublin Clear
- British Airways April Traffic Hit By Volcanic Ash
- Turkish Air To Lease 3 Airbus A320s
- Air Arabia Q1 Net Profit Falls 51 Percent
- US Airline Shares Down On Greek Debt Crisis
- Oberstar Expects Serious Airline Merger Review
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