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NEWS
United-Continental merger raises questions among workers Denver-based employees of United and Continental airlines are concerned about remuneration, job security and where they will be assigned as their home base. A United spokesman stressed that the company doesn't comment on speculation, and also said there are many decisions that have yet to be made. "Not everything has been decided and implemented. Integrating the two airlines is certainly a complex process, and it will take some time to do," the spokesman said. However, United executives have said that the integration is moving along smoothly. "It's a match made in heaven," said United Continental Holdings CEO Jeff Smisek of the merger. Link
Volcanic ash causes flight disruptions in Australia and New Zealand Airlines have started to resume flights to and from Melbourne, Tasmania and New Zealand after volcanic ash forced hundreds of flight cancellations over the weekend. The disruptions from a volcanic eruption in Chile came during a three-day weekend in Australia and stranded thousands of passengers. Now, airlines are striving to deal with the backlog. Link
ATA's Calio blasts EU's emissions trading system China is joining the U.S. in opposition to the EU's planned emissions trading system, saying it is an illegal tax on the aviation industry. China has also threatened to ban European airlines from entering the country. The controversial ETS has prompted outrage and frustration among the global airline industry. "The EU ETS as applied to international aviation violates international law and is bad policy," said Nicholas Calio, president and CEO of the Air Transport Association. "The unilateral application of the EU ETS violates several parts of the Chicago Convention, customary international law, the U.S.-EU bilateral air services agreement and the Kyoto Protocol." Link
Volcanic ash disrupts air service Down Under Airline operations in Australia and New Zealand were thrown into chaos by ash from Chile’s Puyehue-Cordon Caulle Volcano. Qantas and Jetstar canceled all operations from Melbourne, Tasmania and to and within New Zealand on Sunday and Monday, while other airlines limited operations in the affected areas. The ash cloud now stretches almost around the globe in the roaring forties latitudes and is located at altitude of between 6,000 m. and 10,600 m. (19,680 ft. - 32,800 ft.). It temporarily grounded air service to, from and within Argentina last week. Link
Malev: Profitability still 18-24 months away Malev Hungarian Airlines is making progress in its turnaround efforts, but still will not earn a profit this year, CCO Otto Gergye said. Speaking on the sidelines of last week's IATA AGM in Singapore, he said profitability is likely "to happen in the next 18 to 24 months." Link
Ex-Im Bank arranges financing for TAAG 777-300 TAAG Angola Airlines secured a $256 million long-term loan guarantee from the US Export-Import Bank for the purchase of a Boeing 777-300ER aircraft with GE90-115B engines, the Ex-Im Bank said. The aircraft will be used to expand the Angolan national flag carrier’s intercontinental service provided by its all-Boeing fleet. Link
CBO lays out UAV alternatives The US Air Force could save $3.7 billion buying a stealthier -- although overall less capable - aircraft than the Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk. The US Army could save $1 billion by slashing by half the fleet of General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc MQ-1C Gray Eagles, as well as adopting the USAF's approach to operating the aircraft from a remote single base. Link
UK to name fixed-wing training system bidder in mid-2012 A decision on the remaining fixed-wing elements of the UK's tri-service Military Flying Training System (MFTS) programme will be taken around the middle of next year, according to the company charged with overseeing the selection process. Link
Toulouse on track with A350XWB Over the past two years Airbus has brought down its final assembly cycle for the A380 by 30%, from 14 months to 10. The improvement signals the overcoming of the early production bottlenecks that weighed down the manufacturer as out-of-sequence structural components piled up and forced it to transfer personnel from other plants to complete and correct work in sections that had already been shipped for assembly. Link
HK Airlines to order A380s at Paris Air Show Hong Kong Airlines plans to place an order for Airbus A380 aircraft at next week's Paris Air Show, and could acquire up to six of the superjumbos. Link
Other News
US Transportation Security Administration proposed "the removal of more than 30 Honolulu International Airport TSA employees following an extensive investigation into allegations of improper screening of checked baggage," the agency said in a statement. Included is HNL Federal Security Director Glen Richard Kajiyama, who has been replaced on an acting basis by Stanford Miyamoto, currently HNL's deputy area director.
Boeing opened its new 787 final assembly building Friday in South Carolina even as it fights to be allowed to operate the facility. The manufacturer is in the midst of combating a challenge from the US National Labor Relations Board over the legality of the facility, which the International Assn. of Machinists and Aerospace Workers alleges was located in South Carolina instead of Washington state to "retaliate against union employees for participating in past strikes and to chill future strike activity.” NLRB hearings on the matter are set to start Tuesday.
Copa Airlines announced plans to launch service to Chicago O'Hare; Cucuta, Colombia; and Asuncion, Paraguay in December, bringing total destinations added in 2011 to seven. It commences service to four destinations on Wednesday: Toronto Pearson, Nassau, Brasilia and Porto Alegre. On the same day it will add two connecting banks at its Panama City Hub of the Americas, raising the total to six.
Peach Aviation, Japan’s newest low-cost carrier formed by joint venture partners All Nippon Airways and First Eastern Investment, named former Ryanair Chairman Patrick Murphy as a corporate advisor.
Iberia launched twice-weekly Madrid-Brussels and weekly Madrid-Gran Canaria-Nouakchott Boeing 737F cargo service.
United Airlines launched daily Los Angeles-Hilo service. It will launch weekly San Francisco-Hilo service June 11. Flights are operated by Continental Airlines.
SkyWest Airlines launched daily United Express San Francisco-Idaho Falls service.
Continental Airlines will increase thrice-weekly Newark-Port-au-Prince service to daily beginning July 1.
AVIATION QUOTE
The machine does not isolate man from the great problems of nature but plunges him more deeply into them.
— Antoine de Saint Exupéry, 'Wind, Sand, and Stars,' 1939.
ON THIS DATE
June 14th
• In 1919... The first direct non-stop crossing of the Atlantic by airplane is made by a British two-man team. Capt. John Alcock and Lt. Arthur Whitten-Brown fly a Vickers Vimy bomber from St. Johns, Newfoundland to Clifden, Ireland. They fly some 1,950 miles in 16 hours, 27 minutes.
• In 1923... The New Zealand Permanent Air Force is established.
• In 1929... In efforts to encourage passenger traffic for their expanding international air routes, British Imperial Airways makes the first 30-minute “tea” flight over London, costing £2 2s, reduced in 1931 to £1 10s.
Following a moment of inattention by the Captain, a ship sank in the middle of the ocean. Two guys managed to inflate a rubber life raft and grab a box of provisions before the ship slipped gently below the surface. After floating under blazing heat for six days they ran out of food and water.
On the tenth day, bleary eyed and half dead from heat, thirst and starvation, they spotted a small object floating toward them in the water. As it drew near, they were ecstatic to find that it was an oil lamp (Oil Lamp, Brass, One. Genies for the use of). They grabbed the lamp and rubbed it. Out popped a tired old genie.
"OK, so you freed me from this stupid lamp, yadda, yadda, yadda. But hey, I've been doing this three wishes stuff for a long time now and quite frankly, I'm burned out. You guys get only ONE wish and then I'm OUTTA here. Make it a good one". The first guy, without hesitation or thought blurted out, "Give us all the beer we can drink for the rest of our lives!!!"
"Fine," said the genie, and with a wave of his hand, the entire ocean turned into beer.
"Great move Einstein!" said the second guy, slapping the first guy in the head. "NOW we're gonna have to pee in the BOAT!"
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And let's get one thing straight. There's a big difference between a pilot and an aviator. One is a technician; the other is an artist in love with flight. — E. B. Jeppesen
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