Airline News
Boeing 787 Dreamliner Wins Collier Trophy
The Boeing 787 has won the Collier Trophy, AeroSpaceNews.com reports. Read all about it here: AeroSpace News. Share this with your friends and please link to this post!
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 &hellip Continue reading
A380 Wings To Be Checked For Cracks
Airbus A380 aircraft will need inspections to ensure their wings are not developing cracks. Some twenty A380 airplanes, about a third of the world’s fleet, are subject to the visual inspections. The requirement stems from a 20 January 2012 order issued by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) published &hellip Continue reading
American Airlines Files For Bankruptcy
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 &hellip Continue reading
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 &hellip Continue reading
