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Boeing Warns Of Job Relocations If US Ex-Im Bank Goes
Boeing may have to relocate US-based engineering and manufacturing jobs overseas if Congress eliminates funding for the US Export-Import Bank, chief executive Jim McNerney said. "Most of my engineering and manufacturing jobs are in the United States and I'd like to keep it that way. But without Ex-Im financing, you'd have to start asking the question" about where they should be, McNerney said at a conference sponsored by the US export credit agency.
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Flights Cancelled As Ash Pours From Chile Volcano
Chilean volcano Calbuco, which erupted without warning on Wednesday, was still pushing out ash and smoke on Friday, prompting new evacuations and leading airlines to cancel flights to Argentina's capital Buenos Aires, 1,400 km east. Calbuco, considered one of the most dangerous along Chile's chain of around 2,000 volcanoes, erupted twice in 24 hours on Wednesday and Thursday, sending up a spectacular 17 km-high (11 miles) cloud and coating nearby towns in a thick layer of ash.
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Honeywell creates iPad weather app for pilots
Commercial airline pilots need to keep track of a lot of things. From fuel loads to passenger and cargo manifests, there is a ton of paperwork and forms to be filled out and submitted before a flight can depart. To streamline these processes, airlines like American and United are beginning to give pilots iPads equipped with specially designed apps to speed preparation for takeoff and, more crucially, cut weight (less paper to carry means more fuel saved).
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Airlines

American 1Q results top analyst expectations
American Airlines Group reported earnings of $932 million for the first quarter, exceeding analyst expectations. The carrier also declared a dividend of 10 cents for the quarter. CEO Doug Parker said American is on track to complete the integration process from its 2013 merger with US Airways. In a letter to American Airlines employees, Parker wrote, "All of the [integration] work thus far has meant change for everyone as we learn new systems, processes and policies. But we're getting through it and thanks to all of you, we are taking care of our customers at the same time."
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Emirates deal takes pressure off Airbus
Emirates’ announcement that it is switching from Engine Alliance to Rolls-Royce as propulsion supplier for its latest batch of A380s involves no new aircraft commitment, and is the UK firm’s biggest ever deal – yet Airbus may emerge as the biggest winner. By conceding that it is prepared to take all 50 superjumbos with the existing Trent 900 engine, the Dubai carrier appears to have given up on its dream of debuting a repowered – and possibly remodelled – A380 sometime around the turn of the decade.
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Southwest Airlines aims for 180 daily departures from Love Field
Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly said the carrier plans to ramp up to 180 departures per day from Dallas Love Field on Aug. 9. "We'll be fully utilizing our 18 gates that we have worked really hard over a long period of time to get up and running," Kelly said.
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Southwest continues fuel hedging strategy
Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly said the carrier is continuing its strategy of fuel hedging to protect against an increase in oil prices. "We want to make sure that we have adequate insurance in place to protect against that kind of an event," he said. "No one knows what direction oil prices will take from here."
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Turkish Airlines flight landed at IST with right engine in fire
Turkish Airlines flight TK1878 from Milan was seen flying through Anatolian side, Instanbul with right engine in flames.
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U.S. airlines improve fuel efficiency
U.S. airlines continue to make strides in improving fuel efficiency, writes Airlines for America on its blog. "Airlines are purchasing new or retrofitting current aircraft with winglets and other environmentally friendly materials, and developing alternative jet fuels to further reduce emissions and promote energy independence for the United States," A4A writes.
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Airports

Atlanta airport to modify gate for A380
Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport wants to be able to park super-jumbo jets on Concourse F, part of the international terminal that opened in 2012. The Atlanta airport is inviting companies to bid on construction work to modify gate F3 so it can accommodate the Airbus A380 super-jumbo jet. The improvements will include a second loading bridge, as well as stairs, an elevator and escalator in the concourse to connect to the sterile corridor for travelers headed to Customs.
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San Francisco airport installs 40 passport control kiosks
International travelers arriving at San Francisco International Airport will be able to get through customs a little faster now thanks to new Automated Passport Control kiosks. The airport unveiled 40 new kiosks -- touch screen devices that can scan a passport and customs declaration form. The machine then issues a receipt for the traveler to hand to a U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer.
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St. Louis airport served more passengers in 1Q
Airlines will add daily non-stop flights to three new destinations from Lambert-St. Louis International Airport this summer: Austin, Texas, on Southwest Airlines; Portland, Oregon, on Alaska Airlines; and Jackson, Tennessee, on Air Choice One. Ten airlines currently serve 64 destinations via non-stop flights through Lambert, airport officials said, including seasonal service to four charter vacation getaways: Cancun, Mexico; Montego Bay, Jamaica; Punta Cana, Dominican Republic; and Puerta Vallarta, Mexico.
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Aviation Quote

Every time I fly and am forced to remove my shoes, I'm grateful Richard Reid is not known as the Underwear Bomber.

— Douglas Manuel, aerospace executive regards airport security. Reported in USA Today, 13 March 2003.

On This Date

---In 1839... John Wise, an American, introduces the balloon ripping-panel, a glued section that the pilot can pull open for quick emptying of the balloon after landing. This prevents the balloon from being dragged along the ground.

---In 1905... Under the supervision of Samuel F. Cody, Sappy Moreton of the British Army’s Balloon Section reaches 2,600 feet beneath a mancarrying kite in Aldershot, England.

---In 1913... In a floatplane, Bob Fowler makes the first flight with a passenger in Central America (and the first flight in Panama) when he flies with film cameraman Raymond Duhem from the Atlantic to the Pacific, flying 40 miles across the Panama isthmus in 57 minutes. En route, Duhem makes the first aerial film of Central America.

---In 1929... Squadron Leader A.G. Jones-Williams and Flight Lieutenant N.H. Jenkins complete the first non-stop flight from England to India; they fly the 4,130 miles in 50 hours, 37 minutes in a Fairey Long-Range Monoplane.

---In 1967…The McDonnell Douglas DC-8-62 receives FAA Certification.

---In 1974…Engine number four of an Aeroflot Ilyushin IL-18 (SSSR-75559) suffers an uncontained failure, bringing down the plane near Leningrad and killing all 118 people on board.

---In 1976…American Airlines Flight 625, a Boeing 727 (N1963) goes off the end of the runway while attempting to land at Harry S. Truman Airport on St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands (STT) killing 37 of the 88 people on board. The crew of the flight, which originated in Providence, Rhode Island (PVD) with a stop in New York (JFK) attempted a go around after touching down more than half the distance down the short 4,658 foot runway. When the captain felt no acceleration after pushing the throttles, he panicked and applied full brakes, without pushing the nose down nor applying reverse thrust. The aircraft went off the end with a nose up attitude of 9 degrees, at a speed of 132 knots, and hit a Shell gas station.

---In 1977…American Airlines Flight 625, a Boeing 727 (N1963) goes off the end of the runway while attempting to land at Harry S. Truman Airport on St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands (STT) killing 37 of the 88 people on board. The crew of the flight, which originated in Providence, Rhode Island (PVD) with a stop in New York (JFK) attempted a go around after touching down more than half the distance down the short 4,658 foot runway. When the captain felt no acceleration after pushing the throttles, he panicked and applied full brakes, without pushing the nose down nor applying reverse thrust. The aircraft went off the end with a nose up attitude of 9 degrees, at a speed of 132 knots, and hit a Shell gas station.

---In 1980…Thai Airways Flight 231, a Hawker Siddeley HS-748 (HS-THB), crashes after experiencing windshear on approach to Don Muang Airport (DMK) in Bangkok, killing 40 of the 53 people on board.

---In 2002…Final successful telemetry is received from the Pioneer 10 space probe, floating nearly 7.5 billion miles from earth. After its launch in 1972, Pioneer 10 became the first probe to travel through the asteroid belt and the first to make direct observations of Jupiter.

--In 2005…First flight of the Airbus A380(F-WWOW).

---In 2007…Eos Airlines ceased all operations due to the airline filing bankruptcy.

---In 2012…A Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, accompanied by a National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) T-38 Talon chase plane, carries the Space Shuttle Enterpise from Washington Dulles International Airport in Dulles, Virginia, to John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City, making low-level flybys of New York City-area and Long Island landmarks. Enterprise, replaced by the Space Shuttle Discovery at the Smithsonian Institution National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Virginia, is to be placed on display at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in New York.

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