The Chinese government raised domestic jet fuel prices to CNY6,840 ($1,044) per ton, up 7.9% from CNY6,340 per ton in February, in response to escalating oil prices. This is the second price hike this year.
US FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt on Wednesday told Congress that the agency is reviewing requirements for inspecting aging aircraft following last Friday's midair fuselage skin rupture on a Southwest Airlines 737-300.
US Dept. of Transportation said the nation’s largest carriers reported no flights in February with tarmac delays of more than 3 hr., down from 60 flights in February 2010. Data filed with the Bureau of Transportation Statistics showed there have been only 16 tarmac delays of more than 3 hr. reported since the tough tarmac delay rule went into effect in April 2010 ( ATW Daily News, April 29, 2010).
Qantas' international operations are in serious jeopardy within months if Australian unions press ahead with claims for guaranteed job security, the Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation warned.
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SITA is building a community cloud computing infrastructure dedicated to the air transport industry and will launch the first cloud applications and services in June, CEO Francesco Violante revealed at a briefing on Tuesday in London.
Southwest Airlines promoted Matt Buckley to vice president-cargo and charters. Arik Air received IOSA certification from IATA, the second Nigerian carrier to receive the certificate, but the only Nigerian carrier on IOSA registration to be fully operational under its own AOC. It operates more than 150 flights daily from its Lagos hub.
A Georgian Airways CRJ100 operating a UN mission flight crashed Monday afternoon in DR Congo as it attempted to land at Kinshasa Airport. The UN said 28 of the 29 passengers and all four crew were killed.
US National Transportation Safety Board said it is inspecting a Monday incident in which a United Airlines Airbus A320 en route from New Orleans to San Francisco experienced smoke in the cockpit, forcing the aircraft to return to MSY 20 minutes after departure.
British Airways was fined $1.6 million and Cargolux fined $4.6 million for operating an illegal cartel to fix airfreight rates on flights into New Zealand.
American Airlines and Expedia Inc. said they signed a memorandum of understanding that will allow the companies to resume doing business together. Details were sparse and raised more questions than they answered, The companies said that effective immediately, access to American’s fares and schedule information is restored to Expedia and Hotwire sites worldwide. The information will “initially” be provided to Expedia via the GDS technology that was used prior to their breakup.
News from Travel Technology Update: American Airlines and Expedia Inc. said they signed an MOU Monday that will allow the companies to resume doing business together. Details were sparse and raised more questions than they answered. The companies said that, effective immediately, access to American's fares and schedule information is restored to Expedia and Hotwire sites worldwide. The information will "initially" be provided to Expedia via the GDS technology that was used prior to their breakup.
American Airlines and Expedia Inc. said they signed an MOU Monday that will allow the companies to resume doing business together. Details were sparse and raised more questions than they answered.
The US Transportation Security Administration announced in conjunction with the US Air Transport Assn. and the Air Line Pilots Assn. union that a new crewmember screening system will be tested to determine if pilots, and potentially flight attendants, can be allowed to bypass traditional airport security checkpoints.
[UPDATED] US FAA will issue an emergency directive Tuesday that will require operators of "specific" Boeing 737-300/400/500 series aircraft to conduct initial and repetitive electromagnetic inspections for fatigue damage following Friday’s midair rupture of the fuselage skin on Southwest Airline Flight 812.
US Air Transport Assn.announced Friday it named Steve Lott as VP communications, reporting to Senior VP-Communications Jean Medina, effective immediately. Lott is the former head of North America communications for IATA. ATA President and CEO Nicholas Calio said that Lott brings “a depth of industry and association knowledge, and is a seasoned spokesman and proponent of aviation.”
Bombardier reported net income of $769 million for its fiscal year ended Jan. 31, up 8.8% over a $707 million net profit in its prior fiscal year. Revenue for the year dropped 8.6% to $17.71 billion. President and CEO Pierre Beaudoin said, "Our efforts to lean out our cost structure combined with our continued focus on operational excellence have enabled us to increase our profitability despite this year's reduction in revenues."
US NTSB has pulled the flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder of the Southwest Airlines 737-300 that experienced an inflight decompression event on Friday afternoon in which a hole, estimated by witnesses at up to four feet in length by 1 foot in width, opened in the ceiling of the passenger cabin leading to rapid loss of pressurization.
The UK Civil Aviation Authority extended current price controls at London Heathrow and Gatwick airports by one year following consultation with the airports and its airline users.
The US House of Representatives on Friday passed a four-year, $59.7 billion FAA reauthorization bill by a 223-196 vote, setting the stage for negotiations with the Senate to attempt to craft a final bill that could pass both chambers of Congress and be signed into law by President Barack Obama.
