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American Airlines Shares Drop 33 Pct On Outlook
Shares of American Airlines parent AMR fell 33 percent on Monday on growing fears the third-largest US airline is headed for bankruptcy, although the carrier said Chapter 11 is "not our goal."
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American declares stock price plunge will not force Chapter 11
American Airlines has moved to quash speculation that a dramatic fall in its stock price on 3 October is a precursor to a Chapter 11 reorganisation. American and its parent AMR have repeatedly prided themselves over the fact the carrier has never filed for Chapter 11, especially during the 2000-2010 timeframe when every other US major entered a formal restructuring.
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EASA: A380 Engine Problem May Cause Fire
Airlines that operated Airbus A380 superjumbo with a Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engine could be required to modify the equipment that connects the engine to the wings, according a European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) proposed airworthiness directive (AD) issued Friday.
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Just 820 More Boeing 787s To Go
With All Nippon Airways (ANA) in possession of the first 787-8, Boeing is upbeat about taking the first steps in its next big challenge—a production ramp-up—but hesitates about when the industry’s first composite jet will begin to pay off.
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More than 20 countries to declare joint opposition to EU ETS
Governments of more than 20 countries—including the US, China, Russia, India and Brazil—have agreed on a joint declaration opposing the inclusion of aviation in the EU's Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) starting in 2012, India Ministry of Civil Aviation joint secretary Prashant Sukul confirmed to ATW at the World Route Development Forum in Berlin.
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IATA warns industry is ‘shifting gears downwards’ as passenger, freight demand slows
IATA has warned that both passengers and freight demand are slowing significantly with a warning from its DG and CEO Tony Tyler that “the industry is shifting gears downwards.”
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Sukhoi set to announce first SSJ100 business, VIP customer
Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Co. (SCAC) and SuperJet International (SJI) will announce the first customer for the Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) business and VIP version at the National Business Aviation Assn. Convention (NBAA) in Las Vegas next week. Delivery of the first Sukhoi Business Jet (SBJ) is expected in 2014, SJI CEO Carlo Logli said at the European Regions Airline Assn. (ERA) general assembly in Rome last week.
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Troubled Avianova stops online ticket sales
Russian low-cost carrier Avianova has stopped online ticket sales from Sunday and could stop flights as soon as Monday night, Moscow News reported. It said the carrier is facing “a difficult liquidity crisis” and its partners will stop maintenance of its six Airbus A320s from Oct. 3. About 70,000 passengers could face travel disruptions.
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Turbulence Injures At Least 20 Near Boston
At least 20 people were injured when two commercial flights encountered severe turbulence before landing at Boston's Logan Airport late Sunday, airport and airline officials said on Monday.
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Chilean Rival Appeals LAN-TAM Ruling
Small Chilean airline PAL said on Monday it had appealed to the country's supreme court over an antitrust regulator's approval of Chilean airline LAN's takeover of Brazilian carrier TAM, casting fresh uncertainty over the deal.
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Paper Clip Repair Sparks Charges
Six former employees of WECO Aerospace, a Lingcoln CA maintenance and repair facility near Sacramento, are facing charges relating to work done on aircraft prior to 2007.
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Other News

British Airways subsidiary OpenSkies has announced plans to suspend one of its two transatlantic routes. The airline will cease operating Washington Dulles-Paris Orly service Oct. 28. It will continue to operate Newark-ORY service.

Air Astana, (KC) Kazakhstan’s leading carrier, opened a new internationally approved engineering facility in Almaty. According to KC, the facility is equipped to handle non-destructive testing and repairs to wheels, batteries and aircraft structures.

All Nippon Airways (ANA) announced it will supply all 6,000 cabin attendants with iPads, technology it said will “improve the quality of the passenger service offered and raise cabin attendant productivity.”

Nordic Aviation Capital announced it has acquired an ATR 42-500, which was previously operated by Macair in Australia.

Boeing has received ICAO “heavy” designation for its 747-8, which will be able to operate at the same separation distances as the 747-400.

Avolon has leased nine aircraft to Ryanair (five Boeing 737-800s) and AirAsia (four Airbus A320s). It also announced it has increased its committed debt facilities by $600 million to $2.6 billion.

Jet Airways took delivery of its first (of 11) 737-800 aircraft, equipped with Boeing's Sky Interior. The aircraft will initially operate roundtrip Delhi-Doha service. The remainder of the aircraft will be delivered through March 2013.




AVIATION QUOTE

And he supposed it might not be the best of days. But then, he was flying the mails and was not expected to squat on the ground like a frightened canary every time there was a cloud in the sky. If a pilot showed an obvious preference for flying only in the best conditions he soon found himself looking for work. This was the way of his life and he had always ascended when others had found excuse to keep their feet on the ground.

— Ernest K. Gann, 'Fate is the Hunter.'



ON THIS DATE

October 4th

--- In 1784... James Sadler becomes the 1st British aeronaut when he makes a flight in a Montgolfier-type balloon of a 170-foot circumference

---In 1909... More than a million New Yorkers watch as Wilbur Wright makes a flight along the Hudson River.

---In 1957…The Avro Arrow rolls out at the Avro Canada plant in Malton, Ontario.

---In 1957…The Soviets win round one of the Space Race, launching Sputnik I, the first artificial satellite to orbit the Earth.

---In 1958... Britain’s national overseas airline BOAC becomes the 1st carrier to fly the Atlantic route by jet airliner.

---In 1960…Eastern Airlines Flight 375, a Lockheed L188 Electra (registered N5533) flying from Boston Logan (BOS) to Philadelphia (PHL) crashes seconds after takeoff due to a bird strike, killing 62 of the 72 on-board.

---In 1968…First flight of the Tupolev Tu-154.

---In 1982…Death of Leroy Randle "Roy" Grumman (b.4 January 1895) was an American aeronautical engineer, test pilot, and industrialist.

---In 1984…After her husband dies at the controls, 61-year-old Elaine Yadwin safely lands a Piper Cherokee Warrior II in Florida.

---In 1992…El Al Flight 1862, a 747-200F (registered (4X-AXG), crashes into an apartment complex in Amsterdam, killing 4 on the aircraft and 39 on the ground after engines number 3 and 4 fall from the wing. It would be determined that fuse pins designed to let separating engines break away clean had failed to do so, allowing the number 3 engine’s loss to also cause the number 4 engine to separate as well. This caused damage to the flaps and right aileron that sent the aircraft into an 90-degree roll while attempting to slow down for their second landing attempt.

---In 2001…Siberian Airlines Flight 1812, a Tu-154 (registered RA-85693), is struck by an errant Ukranian missile, sending it crashing into the Black Sea, killing all 78 on-board.

---In 2004…Burt Rutan’s SpaceShipOne makes its third successful flight into space, thus clinching the $10 million Ansari X Prize.

---In 2010…Sociedad Aeronautica de Medellin (SAM) ceases operations.



DAILY VIDEO





EDITOR’S CHOICE





HUMOR

Ditching

Passengers on a Lufthansa flight heard this announcement from the captain,
"Ladies and Gentlemen, I am sorry to inform you that we have lost power to all of our engines and will shortly crash into the ocean."
The passengers were obviously very worried about this situation, but were somewhat comforted by the captain's next announcement.
"Ladies and Gentlemen, we at Lufthansa have prepared for such an emergency, and we would now like you to rearrange your seating so that all the non-swimmers are on the left side of the plane, and all the swimmers are on the right side."

After this announcement, all the passengers rearranged their seating to comply with the captain's request. Two minutes later, the captain made a belly landing in the ocean.
The captain once again made an announcement,

"Ladies and Gentlemen we have crashed into the ocean. All of the swimmers on the right side of the plane, open your emergency exits and quickly swim away from the plane. For all of the non-swimmers on the left side of plane... "Thank You For Flying Lufthansa."



TRIVIA

RAF Fighters

1. Which RAF aircraft was the world's first true monoplane fighter which exceeded 300mph in speed?
Vickers Jockey
Gloster Gladiator
Hawker Hurricane
Hawker Fury

2. Which RAF fighter was adapted as a carrier fighter in 1940-early 1941?
Fairy Firefly
Hawker Demon
Gloster Gladiator
Westland Whirlwind

3. What was the top speed of the Spitfire Mk IX?
428mph
409mph
400mph
380mph

4. Which RAF fighter was adapted as a long-range escort for use against the Japanese in the Pacific?
Spitfire IX
Mustang II
Hawker Typhoon
Hawker Tempest

5. Which powerful RAF fighter began escorting bombers in daylight raids on German-occupied Europe in 1943?
Hawker Typhoon
Spitfire Mk IX
Hawker Tempest
P-51D Mustang

6. What was the armament of the Spitfire IA?
Four 20mm Cannon
Eight .303inch Machine Guns
Two .50 Caliber Machine Guns
Eight 20mm Cannon

7. What was the RAF's first jet fighter?
DeHaviland Vampire
Gloster Meteor
Supermarine Attacker
Hawker Hunter

8. What was the first purpose designed twin-engined RAF fighter to see service?
Bristol Beaufighter MKIF
Bristol Blenhiem IV
DeHaviland Mosquito MKII
Westland Whirlwind

9. Which RAF fighter flew escort to to a converted Havoc bomber during the only actual combat use of the the "Turbinelight Havoc" scheme?
Hurricane MKI
Hurricane MKII
Spitfire MKIX
Defiant MKII

10. What was the last RAF piston-engined fighter developed?
Supermarine Spitfire
Hawker Hurricane
Hawker Tempest
Hawker Fury

Cool photo today - anyone know the story.

I added a link to JP now. The caption there reads:

A little cloud of Twin Otters follows #2 of a 9 ship formation (8 Twin Otters and a Skyvan camera ship) as they descend after the world record "Jump for the Cause" skydive at Perris CA.

ORFflyer wrote:Cool photo today

+1

ORFflyer wrote:Cool photo today - anyone know the story.

Excellent photo!

Thanks for the link and story Zak....

Worst station-keeping EVAR*, clearly done to distract from the use of the clone tool

*...apart from Shanwick on an aerotow...

ANSWERS:

1. Hawker Hurricane
2. Gloster Gladiator
3. 409mph
4. Hawker Tempest
5. Spitfire Mk IX
6. Eight .303inch Machine Guns
7. Gloster Meteor
8. Westland Whirlwind
9. Hurricane MKII
10. Hawker Fury