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Thursday, September 11, 2008 EMBRAER DELIVERS FIRST EMBRAER 170 JET TO RÉGIONAL By FlyingNews @ 9:52 AM :: 477 Views :: 0 Comments :: Commercial Airlines, Commercial Aircraft Manufacturers Embraer delivered the first EMBRAER 170 jet to Régional – Compagnie Aérienne Européenne, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Air France Group. This is the first of a total of nine firm orders it has for the EMBRAER 170 from the French airline. “The delivery of the first EMBRAER 170 to our largest customer in Europe, just two years after the airline received its first EMBRAER 190, is an especially proud moment for us,” said Mauro Kern, Embraer Executive Vice President, Airline Market. “It is gratifying to see that the operational flexibility and the commonality gains of the two E-Jets models in the same fleet will maximize the benefits to Régional and its discerning customers.” Read More..

Thursday, September 11, 2008 Horizon Discontinuing Prince George, B.C., Service By FlyingNews @ 9:38 AM :: 450 Views :: 0 Comments :: Commercial Airlines In the face of high fuel prices and a slowing economy, Horizon Air today announced its decision to terminate service to Prince George, B.C., from Seattle effective Oct. 5, 2008. "Continued high fuel prices paired with slowing economies in the U.S. and Canada are making it impossible for us to operate this route profitably," said Dan Russo, vice president of marketing and communications. "I would like to thank Initiatives Prince George, the Prince George Airport Authority, Tourism BC, Mayor Kinsley, the Prince George City Council and the Prince George business community for their efforts to help make this route a success." Read More..

Thursday, September 11, 2008 Air Canada to offer live internet access to customers inflight By FlyingNews @ 9:32 AM :: 409 Views :: 0 Comments :: Commercial Airlines Air Canada intends to begin offering live internet service to customers inflight starting next spring under an agreement announced today with Aircell. "Air Canada prides itself on connecting Canada and the world and an important element of staying connected today is having use of the internet. That is why Air Canada is taking a major step forward to becoming the first Canadian airline to provide its customers inflight, online access through Gogo. In cooperation with Aircell, and pending Canadian regulatory approvals, we plan to eventually offer internet access system-wide so customers can email, work and surf the net while flying, and more fully enjoy what is already a superior travel experience," said Charles McKee, Vice President, Marketing, at Air Canada. Read More..

Thursday, September 11, 2008 Afriqiyah Airways receives first Airbus A319 By FlyingNews @ 9:30 AM :: 461 Views :: 0 Comments :: Commercial Airlines, Commercial Aircraft Manufacturers Afriqiyah Airways from Libya took delivery of its first medium range Airbus A319. This A319 is the first of three aircraft of this type to be delivered to the young and dynamic airline, and is part of an order signed in 2006, which also includes 11 A320s and three long range A330-200s. To date two A320s have also been delivered to the airline. In 2007, Afriqiyah signed another firm contract for six A350XWB aircraft to further expand their growing international long haul network. The A319 will be integrated into Afriqiyah's all Airbus fleet, and be deployed from their hub in Tripoli, from where Afriqiyah operates non-stop key routes in Europe such as Paris, Brussels, Geneva, London, Rome and Amsterdam, as well as to 17 destinations in North-, West- and Central Africa and the Middle East. The aircraft is configured to seat 124 passengers in a very comfortable two-class configuration and is powered by CFM56-5B engines. Read More..

Thursday, August 14, 2008 FAA Seeks Penalties Against American Airlines for Deferred Maintenance, Other Violations By FlyingNews @ 3:45 PM :: 397 Views :: 0 Comments :: Commercial Airlines, FAA The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today announced actions totaling $7.1 million in civil penalties against American Airlines for improperly deferring maintenance on safety-related equipment and deficiencies with its drug and alcohol testing programs and exit lighting inspections. The FAA asserts that in December 2007, American used the wrong provisions of its Minimum Equipment List (MEL) to return two MD-83 aircraft to service after pilots had reported problems, and flew the planes 58 times in violation of FAA regulations. The MEL contains components and systems without which the aircraft may operate safely under specific limitations, as proven by the operator or manufacturer. Read More..

Tuesday, August 05, 2008 Delta to Become Only Major U.S. Airline to Offer Broadband Wi-Fi Access on Entire Domestic Mainline Fleet By FlyingNews @ 10:33 AM :: 400 Views :: 0 Comments :: Commercial Airlines Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) customers traveling throughout the continental United States will soon be offered the added convenience of broadband Wi-Fi access onboard the airline’s domestic fleet of more than 330 mainline aircraft. Delta is joining with Aircell®, a 17-year leader in airborne communications for business and commercial aviation, to install the company’s Mobile Broadband Network on the carrier’s domestic fleet. The system, Gogo™, will enable Delta customers traveling with Wi-Fi enabled devices, such as laptops, smartphones and PDAs, to access the Internet, corporate VPNs, corporate and personal e-mail accounts, as well as SMS texting and instant messaging services. Gogo will be available to customers for a flat fee of $9.95 on flights of three hours or less, and $12.95 on flights of more than three hours. Read More..

Thursday, July 31, 2008 Emirates Airline buys 60 Airbus wide-body aircraft By FlyingNews @ 6:24 PM :: 222 Views :: 0 Comments :: Commercial Airlines, Commercial Aircraft Manufacturers Dubai based Emirates Airline has signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) for 30 Airbus A350XWB plus 30 A330-300s. The agreement was signed between Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman and Chief Executive Emirates Airline and Group and Tom Enders, Airbus President and CEO on the occasion of their first A380 delivery in Hamburg, Germany. At the 10th Dubai Airshow in 2007, Emirates signed a firm order for 70 A350 XWBs with an option for 50 more. Today’s agreement includes the firming up of 30 of these A350 XWB options and will eventually increase Emirates’ total order for the A350 XWB to 100. Read More..

Wednesday, July 16, 2008 Porter Airlines Orders Two More Bombardier Q400 Airliners By FlyingNews @ 4:04 PM :: 224 Views :: 0 Comments :: Commercial Airlines, Commercial Aircraft Manufacturers Bombardier Aerospace announced today that Porter Airlines of Toronto has placed a firm order for two Q400 airliners. The transaction involves the conversion of two of ten options which were taken by Porter when the airline placed a firm order for ten Q400 airliners in 2006. Based on the list price for the Q400 aircraft, the value of the contract is approximately $52 million US. Porter has now placed firm orders for a total of 14 Q400 airliners, which includes its original order announced in February 2006, a subsequent transaction in March this year, and the order announced today. Read More..

Wednesday, July 16, 2008 Boeing, Malaysia Airlines Announce Order for 35 Next-Generation 737s By FlyingNews @ 4:03 PM :: 209 Views :: 0 Comments :: Commercial Airlines, Commercial Aircraft Manufacturers Boeing [NYSE: BA] and Kuala Lumpur-based Malaysia Airlines today announced the airline has ordered 35 Next-Generation 737-800 airplanes. The order is valued at more than $2.6 billion at current list prices. The airline also has acquired purchase rights for an additional 20 Next-Generation 737-800s. Today's announcement was made at the Farnborough International Airshow by Boeing Commercial Airplanes President and CEO Scott Carson; Malaysia Airlines Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer Tengku Azmil Zahruddin; and Boeing Commercial Airplanes Vice President, Sales, South and Southeast Asia Dinesh Keskar. Read More..

Wednesday, July 16, 2008 Asiana Airlines orders 30 Airbus A350 aircraft By FlyingNews @ 3:40 PM :: 192 Views :: 0 Comments :: Commercial Airlines, Commercial Aircraft Manufacturers Asiana Airlines of South Korea has signed a contract with Airbus for the purchase of 30 A350 XWB aircraft, plus 10 options. Delivery of the aircraft will begin in 2016 and the airline will take a combination of all three variants of the A350. The carrier will operate the aircraft on its regional and long haul routes. “The A350 will play a key role in the Asiana fleet of the future,” said Park Chan-Bup, Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Asiana Airlines. “In placing this order today, we are ensuring that we will remain at the forefront of the airline industry, offering our passengers the very highest levels of comfort while operating only the most modern, fuel-efficient aircraft.” Read More..

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