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NEWS
Bernstein predicts more A350 delays New York-based Bernstein Research said Airbus may experience more A350 delays. In a client report, Bernstein said the Emirates order for 50 Boeing 777s at Dubai highlights concern about the A350 schedule. “The A350 situation at Airbus looks increasingly challenging, particularly after Emirates elected to order delivery of 777s spread over 2015-20,” the report said. “Based on our airline discussions in Dubai, we believe that A350 delays could extend beyond the current schedule, with the need for substantial weight reduction.” Link
Latin American airlines are confident of future growth Officials attending the Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Assn. (ALTA) Airline Leaders Forum in Rio de Janeiro expressed optimism about the region's potential for strong air traffic expansion, though they cautioned that aging infrastructure and an uncertain regulatory environment could hinder carriers' growth. Link
Airbus: Demand for 2,000 new passenger aircraft in Latin America over 20 years Latin America will require 2,028 new passenger aircraft of more than 100 seats through 2030, according to the Airbus’ latest Global Market Forecast (GMF). These aircraft include 1,653 single-aisle, 334 twin-aisle and 41 very large aircraft, worth $197 billion. Link
LAN, TAM weigh alliance choice, eye Mideast carrier partnership LAN Airlines’ merger with TAM Airlines is on track to conclude in the first quarter of 2012, but a decision on which alliance to choose will come later. Link
LAN/TAM Group Could Double Fleet In Decade The Latin American airline group to be formed via Chilean carrier LAN's takeover of Brazil's TAM could boost its fleet to 500 aircraft within a decade, a senior executive said in an interview published on Sunday. Link
Qantas Hopes To Reach Deal With Unions Qantas Airways hopes to reach an agreement with unions by a deadline on Monday, or face a settlement imposed by Australia's industrial umpire, but a union said a deal looked unlikely in a bitter fight over pay and moving jobs to Asia. Link
UPDATE:Qantas talks with all three unions fail Qantas Airways has issued a third statement today, announcing that it was unable to reach an agreement with the Australian Licensed Aircraft Engineers Association (ALAEA) and that they will now turn to arbitration by the Australian industrial court to resolve the dispute. Link
Kingfisher Slips To 3rd Spot, IndiGo Gains India's struggling Kingfisher Airlines slipped in market share to third position in October, from second in September, ceding ground to budget airline IndiGo, government data showed. Link
HK October Air Cargo Falls 8.2 Percent Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA), the world's busiest air cargo hub, on Sunday posted a seventh-straight monthly decrease in air cargo volume in October, tracking a global trend with trade declining in the United States and Europe. Link
Lufthansa Cargo Freezes Frankfurt Investment Lufthansa Cargo, the freight arm of Germany's largest airline, is putting on hold plans to invest around EUR€1 billion (USD$1.35 billion) in Frankfurt as a result of a night-flight ban there. Link
New cracks stop vertical landings on some F-35Bs Three of the five developmental Lockheed Martin F-35Bs have developed tiny cracks in a lift fan-related component which prevent the flight-test aircraft from reconfiguring in flight and landing vertically. Two flight-test aircraft - BF-1 and BF-2 - are now being modified with a redesigned actuator support beam, according to the joint programme office. Link
Alenia Aermacchi M-346 crashes in UAE A prototype Alenia Aermacchi M-346 trainer has crashed in the United Arab Emirates during its return journey to Italy after the Dubai air show. Link
Australia likely to acquire sixth C-17 The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency has notified congress of the possible sale of a sixth Boeing C-17 Globemaster III aircraft to Australia for $300 million. Link
US outlines upgrades for Indonesian F-16 deal The US government has outlined details of the proposed sale and upgrade of 24 former US Air National Guard Lockheed Martin F-16 C/D Block 25 aircraft for Indonesia, valuing the Foreign Military Sale deal at $750 million. Link
Gulfstream G650 clears provisional type certification The US FAA has issued a provisional type certificate for the Gulfstream G650 and cleared the manufacturer to begin the final phase of manufacturing for the ultra-long-range business jet. Link
Other News
SkyWest, parent of US regionals Atlantic Southeast Airlines and ExpressJet Airlines, received US FAA approval Thursday for a single operating certificate. This was the final regulatory step for the two merging airlines to operate as one, effective Dec. 31.
Thai Airways International (TG) president Piyasvasti Amranand described the European Union’s regulation to include aviation in its Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) as a “policy folly,” which will never work and misses its goal of reducing emissions.
As clock ticks, EU urged to alter course on ETS: The push against non-EU airlines' inclusion in the EU's Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) continued Thursday at the Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Assn. (ALTA) Airline Leaders Forum in Rio de Janeiro, where a US official accused EU governments of "undermining" global efforts to control aviation carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.
Air China (CA) launched its first live trial of Gogo’s inflight entertainment system and intra-cabin connection service on a Boeing 737-800 Beijing-Chengdu route Tuesday, becoming the first Chinese airline to provide passengers with free inflight entertainment.
Aviaso was selected by Pratt & Whitney to provide data analysis software for EcoFlight Solutions, a fuel conservation program designed to help airlines save fuel and reduce emissions. The software will offer customers a suite of customizable reports, alerts and dashboards.
Abacus International has an order from Air China to upgrade its reservation inventory participation system to direct connect availability.
Amadeus has signed an enhanced contract with easyJet, to deliver "significant technical improvements" and enhance the booking process for all travel agents using Amadeus.
Akbar Travel signed a long-term technology and solution agreement with Abacus International, further accelerating Abacus’ rise as India’s premium GDS. Akbar will leverage Abacus’ full portfolio of solutions and content including Abacus WorkSpace, Abacus Mobile, and Abacus TicketingExpress. These solutions specifically target increasing agencies productivity.
AVIATION QUOTE
I belong to a group of men who fly alone. There is only one seat in the cockpit of a fighter airplane. There is no space alotted for another pilot to tune the radios in the weather or make the calls to air traffic control centers or to help with the emergency procedures or to call off the airspeed down final approach. There is no one else to break the solitude of a long cross-country flight. There is no one else to make decisions. I do everything myself, from engine start to engine shutdown. In a war, I will face alone the missiles and the flak and the small-arms fire over the front lines. If I die, I will die alone.
— Richard Bach, Stranger to the Ground, 1963.
ON THIS DATE
November 21st
---In 1783... The 1st free or untethered human flight takes place when Jean Francois Pilatre de Rozier flies as high as 500 feet and travels 5 miles over Paris in a Montgolfier hot-air balloon.
---In 1981…Aeroflot is banned from flying to the United States, after an earlier Aeroflot flight that overflew American military installations, straying from its supposed flight path.
---In 1989… British Airways Boeing 747 narrowly misses crashing into the Penta hotel near Heathrow Airport
In the days of the Northrop F-89 Scorpions, the Air Force pilot at an interceptor squadron was driving to work one day when he got caught in a speed trap on a road that ran very near to the end of the runway. He argued his case with the local cops, but to no avail. Steaming mad and more than a little frustrated, he stormed into Operations demanding that an F-89 be readied for him immediately. Firing up the engines, he taxied to the active runway and took off.
Shortly after getting airborne, he declared an emergency and reversed course back to the field. Of course, being the good pilot that he was and ever-mindful not to exceed the max landing weight of his Scorpion, and having a fuel dumping system installed, he dumped his excess fuel...just as he reached the road near the end of the runway.
The fuel-drenched cops packed up their radar and weren't seen anywhere near that area again for a very long time.
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
