Boeing Chairman, President and CEO Jim McNerney said the company's decision to re-engine the 737NG instead of developing and producing an all-new aircraft was reached after months of careful consideration leading to the conclusion that there was much less risk in re-engining.
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American Airlines said it is "very close" to reaching a temporary agreement with Travelport under which Travelport would agree not to boot the carrier from its GDS until Jan. 31. American made the disclosure in a document filed with the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas, where it is suing Travelport, Sabre and Orbitz. The move came as the expiration dates of American's GDS contracts were closing in.
Fraport Cargo Services won a contract from Russia's AirBridgeCargo Airlines to provide freight handling services at Frankfurt. LAN Cargo's Colombian affiliate, Linea Aerea Carguera de Colombia, opened a 65,121 sq. ft., $7 million warehouse facility in Bogota. Southern Air and Saudi Arabian Airlines inked an ACMI agreement under which Southern will operate a Boeing 747 freighter for Saudi beginning this month.
Gogo announced it will launch a new in-air multimedia platform to offer access to online services as well as movies and TV shows. The platform will be available beginning in the fourth quarter to passengers via their Web-enabled devices on any aircraft equipped with Gogo's Wi-Fi Internet service.
Prospects for a quick resolution to the partial shutdown of US FAA appeared dim Tuesday with arguing lawmakers holding firm and Congress's focus largely centered on the more high-profile debate over lifting the country's debt ceiling.
News from Travel Technology Update: American Airlines said it is "very close" to reaching a temporary agreement with Travelport under which Travelport would agree not to boot the carrier from its GDS until Jan. 31.
IATA reported that international premium traffic climbed 9.5% and economy travel rose 5.5% year-over-year in May, which it said are “encouraging signs” that air travel picked up in the second quarter. However, IATA warned against extrapolating the “encouraging May data” owing to figures skewed by the volcanic ash-related airspace closures in April 2010.
US Transportation Security Administration will begin installing new software on its millimeter wave AIT body scanning machines "in the coming months," eliminating "passenger-specific" images. The Automated Target Recognition software will produce a "generic outline of a person" while scanning for items that may pose a threat.
US FAA said Monday that "dozens of stop work orders" have been issued on airport construction projects around the country as a result of the partial shutdown of the agency that started Saturday.
Embraer last week became the latest company to link its name with the Aircraft Fleet Recycling Assn. Its membership was announced at the AFRA Annual Meeting in Washington. "We are delighted that such a prestigious company as Embraer has decided to join us on our journey to develop and promote environmental best practices throughout the field of aircraft dismantling and recycling," said AFRA Executive Director Martin Fraissignes. "AFRA membership further confirms Embraer's commitment to pushing for the best sustainable practices in our industry."
The revamped New York LaGuardia/Washington National slot swap proposal submitted by Delta Air Lines and US Airways in May was tentatively approved last week by the US Dept. of Transportation on terms the airlines said they're willing to abide by.
MTU Maintenance Hannover extended its V2500-A1 Engine Maintenance agreement with US Airways until the end of 2016. FL Technics won a contract with Wizz Air to maintain the carrier's Airbus A320 aircraft at its base in Vilnius. It will provide all-inclusive line maintenance support as well as additional support services.
Chinese airlines reported an aggregate net income of CNY12.78 billion ($1.98 billion) for the first half of 2011, up 26% over a net profit of CNY10.14 billion reported in the year-ago period. Passenger boardings climbed 9.8% to 139 million. Passenger traffic on domestic routes rose 10% and international boardings increased 8.2%. Average load factor improved 2.5 points to 81.3%.
Pakistan International Airlines added a Boeing 777 simulator to its training center in Karachi, Deputy MD Salim Sayani told ATW. Flybe Training Academy won a contract from Arik Air for the use of the UK regional's Dash-8 Full Flight Simulator. It will be the first third-party customer of Flybe's flight training facility opened in April.
Negotiations between Air Algerie and its flights attendants, who engaged in a four-day strike last week, will resume Thursday, a union representative told Agence France-Presse. After being grounded by the work action, AH flights resumed last Friday following intervention by Algerian Prime Minister Ahmed Ouyahia. The Algerian government recently appointed Mohamed Salah Boultif president and DG of Air Algerie, succeeding Waheed Bu Abdullah ( ATW Daily News, July 13).
United Continental Holdings signed a multi-year agreement with Travelocity under which customers of its subsidiaries United Airlines and Continental Airlines will be able to access and purchase tickets through Travelocity's online booking sites. “We are committed to being accessible to travelers who choose to do business through high-quality and efficient sales outlets,” United SVP-Marketing Mark Bergsrud said. “This agreement with Travelocity ensures that our mutual customers will continue to have access to our fares and schedules.”
A bipartisan contingent of US House of Representatives' members proposed legislation Wednesday that would "prohibit operators of civil aircraft of the United States from participating in the European Union's Emissions Trading Scheme."
Air Charter Service (ACS) has seen a huge increase in demand for charters to carry desperately needed humanitarian aid for the starving people of Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia, as The Horn of Africa suffers a crippling drought and famine.
Tiger Airways Australia announced the appointment of industry veteran Capt. Chris Manning as safety advisor, a move understood to be the first in a series of steps aimed at satisfying regulators' concerns about TT safety oversight.
Tiger Airways Australia announced the appointment of industry veteran Capt. Chris Manning as safety advisor, a move understood to be the first in a series of steps aimed at satisfying regulators' concerns about TT safety oversight.
Dubai-headquartered dnata, the world's fourth largest combined air services provider, took its new visual branding to the UK as part of a global re-branding of its business units. Plane Handling Ltd., which was acquired in 2010, will be re-branded as dnata with immediate effect.
