To list an event, send information in calendar format to Ingrid Lee at [email protected] MARCH 12-14 -- Flight Safety Foundation:19th Annual European Aviation Safety Seminar, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 703-739-6700, Fax: 703-739-6708 MARCH 13-14 -- RTCA Symposium, "Operational Evolution Partnership (OEP) - The Bridge to NextGen," Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, Washington, D.C., 202-833-9339, www.rtca.org
Appoints James Peddle VP-marketing and sales-USA, Canada and Caribbean, replacing Mark Hale, effective May 1. The company tapped Orlando Jose Ferreira Neto to succeed Peddle as managing director- Embraer Asia and Pacific, effective April 2, promoted Alexandre Adolf Glock to replace Ferreira as VP-marketing and sales-Latin America, named Mark Paul Hale managing director and chief operating officer of Embraer Aircraft Maintenance Services and promoted Antonio da Cunha Campello to VP-programs, effective April 23, 2007.
Chromalloy Gas Turbine Corp. and American said Friday they have jointly designed and developed PMA turbine blades for use in the hundreds of JT8D-200 engines that power American's fleet of more than 300 MD-80s. In a statement by parent Sequa Corp., Chromalloy, one of the most technologically sophisticated PMA producers, said its joint effort with American resulted in its receiving FAA approval for PMAs on all four stages of JT8D turbine blades. -Frank Jackman
Lufthansa is spending more than EUR100 million in the next two years to build new and renovate existing first- and business-class lounges worldwide. The carrier has opened a new Senator and business lounge at Berlin Tegel Airport in conjunction with the city's International Tourism Exhibition. Senate customers include those who fly at least 130,000 miles a year, while business lounges are for business-class passengers.
ATA Airlines plans to launch nonstop flights from Midway to Oakland and Ontario May 11. The carrier said the new service would supply passengers with connections to its flights to Honolulu and Maui. ATA adds two new Hawaiian markets - Kona and Lihui - in June, connecting 40 Southwest Airlines cities to Hawaii through its code-share deal with the airline.
The Asia/Pacific region is not developing an Air Traffic Management master plan the way the U.S. and Europe are, but ATC modernization is nonetheless moving rapidly here - and in some cases it's out in front. Australia, for example, is leapfrogging a stage in technology by deploying Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast (ADS-B) nationwide. This will provide surveillance over the Outback without resorting to the installation of radar, which is far more expensive than the next-generation satellite-navigation capability of ADS-B.
Air Canada is starting the same software upgrades that JetBlue is installing on its Embraer 190s. Unlike JetBlue, Air Canada doesn't plan to take any aircraft out of service and instead plans to complete the modifications through phased C-checks or in overnight maintenance. The Ascend CASE database shows that Air Canada has 19 Embraer 190s in service and 26 on order.
Philadelphia Airport has contracted with PECO Energy for 13,000 megawatts of wind energy a year for five years. PECO approached the airport's engineering department about buying wind energy as part of its annual electrical consumption, said Charles Isdell, director of aviation. "We evaluated their proposal and decided that it was the right thing to do. The environmental benefits clearly outweighed the costs," she said.
Allegiant Air plans to start flights between Las Vegas and Eugene, Ore., May 10 with two weekly flights on Thursday and Sunday. Eugene is the third Oregon destination that Allegiant has unveiled this year. Flights from Redmon Bend to Las Vegas start March 29, and service from Medford to Vegas begins April 5.
Leading House Democrats are trying to get an amendment attached to an emergency spending bill that would reopen the controller contract issue and force FAA to return to the bargaining table.
Sabre Airline Solutions says it non-U.S. revenue jumped from 32% in 2002 to 40% in 2006. Its non-U.S. work force grew even faster, from 16% to 48% in the same period.
Spirit's decision to cut its premium product and charge for extra checked bags and beverages stems from the airline's resolve to focus to price rather than product. CEO Ben Baldanza told The DAILY that two models emerge from airlines that are "perennially successful." Those carriers either follow the Singapore Airlines' strategy and focus on product or adopt the Ryanair and Southwest philosophy and concentrate on price, Baldanza said, adding that Spirit believes the Ryanair model makes the most sense.
Pinnacle management says that the $283 million in proceeds from the carrier's claim against Northwest gives the regional airline the "financial resources to provide aircraft to major airline partners under capacity purchase agreements." Now that the carrier has struck a new deal with Northwest that lifts restrictions on its flying for other carriers, the airline notes that "a number of major airlines have shown interest in entering into long-term relationships with us."
You can now register online for AVIATION WEEK events. Go to www.aviationweek.com/conferences or contact Lydia Janow, 212-904-3225 or 800-240-7645 ext. 5 (U.S. and Canada only) APRIL 17-18 -- MRO Military 2007 Conference & Exhibition, Cobb Galleria, Atlanta, Ga. APRIL 17-19 -- MRO 2007 Conference & Exhibition, Cobb Galleria, Atlanta, Ga. OCT. 17-18 -- MRO Asia 2007 Conference & Exhibition, Shanghai, China
The Toronto Port Authority stresses there is space available at Toronto City Centre Airport, but no carriers have stepped forward to launch service from the airport. Jazz attempted to restart flights from the airport last year, but an affiliate of the airport's lone carrier, Porter Airlines, terminated its lease. Jazz tried to serve the airport for a second time, but claimed that TPA wanted to forge a deal that was too restrictive. No Airline Turned Away
Boeing has already hit the 70-order mark for this year, adding another six orders for the week ending March 6. The new orders were all 777s, attributed to an unidentified customer. Also last week, Boeing revealed that First Choice ordered four 787s and DHL ordered six 76s. These orders were already listed on the Boeing total, but were attributed to unidentified customers.
JAL and Hainan plan to expand their code-share operations to include Hainan's Osaka-Beijing flights. Effective March 25, JAL will put its code on Hainan's five weekly flights between the two cities. This will add to JAL's existing service on the route, giving it 12 weekly frequencies. The two carriers began code sharing in October 2004. The latest deal means JAL will serve 12 Chinese cities on 29 routes, with 276 flights per week.
FAA Administrator Marion Blakey says a search will begin soon for a successor to Chief Operating Officer Russell Chew, and she expects to be negotiating a contract with a new COO this summer.
Decisions on this year's U.S.-European Union attempt to liberalize transatlantic aviation likely will turn on the same issue as 2005's - foreign ownership and control of U.S. airlines.
