The Boeing 787 has won the Collier Trophy, AeroSpaceNews.com reports. Read all about it here: AeroSpace News.
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Direct Air Suspends Flights
Direct Air, an airline self-described as “… an indirect air carrier providing public charter air flights, and offering all- inclusive vacation, golf, and entertainment packages,” has suspended all flights. The airline’s website says Direct Air “… finds it necessary to suspend flight operation from Tuesday, March 13, 2012 until May 15, 2012. This decision was made to address operational matters.”
Published reports claim the airline failed to pay a fuel bill along with fees due to aircraft handling service providers and FAA-mandated passenger facility charges.
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A380 Wings To Be Checked For Cracks
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The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) published Friday 20 January 2012 an Airworthiness Directive to mandate a prompt detailed visual inspection of the wings of 20 Airbus A380.
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American Airlines Files For Bankruptcy
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On 4 October we said that “American Airlines Bankruptcy Rumors Premature,” but apparently they were nonetheless correct. The company issued a press release on 29 November 2011 which said, “AMR Corporation (“the Company”), the parent company of American Airlines, Inc. (“American”) and AMR Eagle Holding Corporation (“American Eagle”), announced that in order to achieve a cost and debt structure that is industry competitive and thereby assure its long-term viability and ability to continue delivering a world-class travel experience for its customers, the Company and certain of its U.S.-based subsidiaries (including American and American Eagle), today filed voluntary petitions for Chapter 11 reorganization in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.” American Airlines Files For Bankruptcy
American Airlines Bankruptcy Rumors Premature
Airline employees and air travelers with tickets on American Airlines can seemingly breath a sigh of relief as the panic-driven crash of American Airlines (AA) parent company stock – that’s AMR folks – yesterday (3 October 2011) – seems to be an unwarranted and short term problem. We don’t normally report on airline finance and stock prices here at Airline Explorer but this event seemed worth a little ink. American Airlines Bankruptcy Rumors
