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Lufthansa to add Moscow Vnukovo route
Lufthansa (LH) will add Moscow’s Vnukovo Airport (VKO) to its route network beginning March 25, in a move that could set the stage for Russia’s third largest carrier, UTair, to become a future Star Alliance member. The carrier will transfer two of its six scheduled daily flights out of Frankfurt from Moscow Domodedovo (DME) to VKO. At the beginning of June, all Berlin-Moscow flights will move to VKO. LH flights from Munich, Hamburg and Dusseldorf will remain in DME.
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Turkish Airlines’ strong 3Q operating profit offsets 1H loss
Turkish Airlines (THY) reported a consolidated net profit of TRY76.7 million ($43.3 million) in the third quarter, up from TRY21.4 million in the year-ago quarter. For the first nine months of the year, net loss amounted to TRY466.9 million, reversed from a TRY255.6 million net profit in the year-ago period, as foreign exchange losses continue to bite and yields remained under pressure following its aggressive long-haul expansion.
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Jet Airways To Raise Funds To Stay Aloft
India's debt-ridden Jet Airways said on Tuesday it would sell and lease back aircraft and offload land to raise funds for what its auditors called a cash crunch threatening its future.
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Airbus, Boeing Battle For United Order
Airbus and Boeing are bidding to sell around 150 jets to United Continental as the airline joins an industry-wide scramble for fuel savings, people familiar with the matter said.
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Iberia Pilots To Vote On Strike Over New Airline
The pilots and crew of Spanish carrier Iberia will decide on November 30 whether to take strike action against the company's plans to launch a low-cost airline with new, and cheaper, personnel, a union spokesman said.
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Thomas Cook Seeks Cash As Trading Worsens
Beleaguered tour operator Thomas Cook said it had instigated fresh talks with its banks after a further deterioration in its trading performance and cash position left it in danger of defaulting on the terms of its borrowing.
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'Epic Fail' For Qantas Twitter Competition
Australia's Qantas Airways has been left red-faced after an ill-timed public relations campaign and Twitter competition backfired, drawing thousands of angry responses.
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Hawker Beechcraft protests over USAF decision to dismiss AT-6 bid
Hawker Beechcraft will take action against the US Air Force for dismissing the AT-6 Texan II from a selection process only days before the scheduled award of the light air support (LAS) contract. The company will "request [a] review" after being informed in a letter of the AT-6's elimination, according to a statement issued by the US-based airframer. As of 20 November, the company was still considering its legal options.
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Hong Kong Airlines to receive 50 aircraft by 2015
Hong Kong Airlines will receive more than 50 new aircraft over the next four years to expand its operations on international and Chinese domestic routes. The airline, a division of China's HNA Group, expects to receive the aircraft - 30 widebodies and 21 narrowbodies - between 2012 and 2015, to be used on its long-haul and short-haul operations respectively.
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Possible new Chinese anti-submarine warfare aircraft emerges
Images have emerged of a possible new Chinese anti-submarine warfare (ASW) aircraft based on the Shaanxi Y-8 transport. Hosted on Chinese defence websites, the pictures show the four-engined turboprop with a large radome under its nose and with weapon bay doors in the open position. Most significantly, they also show a long appendage from the aircraft's tail, which could house a magnetic anomaly detector (MAD) - an essential sensor for detecting submarines.
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Cargolux lands first Boeing 747-8 at Huntsville airport
European cargo carrier Cargolux's first Boeing 747-8 commercial flight into the USA landed at Huntsville International airport (HSV) on 21 November. The launch customer took delivery of the first two 747-8 freighters in October, after a month-long stand-off over a contractual dispute.
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Delta will trim 2012 international capacity amid economic uncertainty
Delta Air Lines has announced cuts to several international routes from Atlanta next year as part of its plan to trim capacity by 2% in 2012. The airline will eliminate service from Atlanta to Shanghai; Moscow; Prague; Copenhagen; Tel Aviv, Israel; and Athens, Greece. "We're hopeful that we'll be able to resume service in the future, and we'll continue to look for opportunities to begin successful new international service from Atlanta in the future," said Trebor Banstetter, a spokesman for Delta.
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US Airways taps SkyWest as regional carrier for Phoenix
US Airways plans to add SkyWest Airlines as a regional carrier starting Dec. 16. Skywest will replace Mesa Airlines as the regional carrier serving the US Airways hub of Phoenix. SkyWest plans to fly Bombardier CRJ200 regional jets, which carry 50 passengers.
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Hawaiian Airlines celebrates 82 years of service
Hawaiian Airlines celebrated its 82nd anniversary this month. The airline started as Inter-Island Airways in 1929 with two amphibian biplanes that each carried eight passengers. Last year, Hawaiian Airlines carried 8.4 million passengers and offered 150 flights daily.
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FAA warns of dangers of laser strikes on planes
The Federal Aviation Administration is shining a light on the dangers of pointing lasers at aircraft. "Look, quite simply, pointing a laser into the cockpit of an aircraft threatens lives," U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood wrote in his blog. The number of laser strikes reported in 2010 was 2,836, compared with 283 reported in 2005.
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Spirit Airlines receives $50,000 fine over DOT rules violations
The Department of Transportation has issued a $50,000 fine against Spirit Airlines for violating federal laws against deceptive price advertising. In June the airline released Twitter advertisements for each-way fares of $9 from Los Angeles, which didn't include additional fees and taxes. Spirit billboards and posters during the same period also didn't disclose the fees and taxes on the advertised flights.
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U.S.-EU passenger data-sharing agreement moves closer to approval
A draft pact will allow the United States and the European Union to start sharing passenger data. The agreement, which was initialed last week, is aimed at preventing global terrorism. European officials say the agreement includes provisions that will protect passengers' privacy. The agreement still needs approval from the European Council and parliament.
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Other News

US majors report over $1 billion 3Q profit: This year's fuel price spike prevented US major airlines from improving profitability year-over-year in the third quarter, but the country's seven largest airline companies still earned $1.09 billion in combined net income for the three months ended Sept. 30. That was down 45.1% from last year's $1.98 billion third-quarter net profit but an impressive result given a 14.9% year-over-year rise in costs to $34 billion driven mainly by higher fuel prices. Revenue grew 9.7% to $36.5 billion and operating profit was $2.49 billion, down 29.5%.

Air New Zealand (ANZ) has launched a new Airpoints frequent flyer membership initiative designed to transform its loyalty card into what it terms the “ultimate travel companion.” Dubbed OneSmart, one side of the card is an ANZ Airpoints card, enhanced with ePass technology for electronic domestic check-in, and the other side is an optional Prepaid Debit MasterCard and virtual travel wallet. Once activated, OneSmart can be loaded with funds and used for everyday purchases and to shop online. It also has built-in PayPass contactless technology for small value purchases.

Alaska Airlines’ (AS) 626 aircraft technicians, represented by the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Assn. (AMFA), ratified a new five-year contract. The agreement includes annual pay raises, additional job protection provisions, a long-term contract bonus, and a shared commitment to work on minimizing health-care cost increases.

Air France (AF) will start operating Airbus A380 aircraft on a daily Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) to Dubai (DXB) route Dec. 5, and on a 2X-daily CDG to Los Angeles (LAX) route May 28, 2012.

Elbit Systems of America has opened an avionics repair facility on the Logistics Center Woensdrecht Avionics Depot in the Netherlands, which will broaden regional MRO activities with other OEMs to support military and commercialaircraft in Europe.

ST Aerospace was granted Part 147 maintenance training organization certification by the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore and European Aviation Safety Agency, to provide aircraft type training for narrowbody and widebody aircraft at its technical training center in Paya Lebar, Singapore.

Airbus won a flight-hour services (FHS) contract from Singapore Airlines, for support of 15 A330s. Under terms, Airbus will integrate and provide full component support, line and base airframe maintenance, as well as fleet technical management services and builds on an existing FHS agreement signed with the airline in 2008 for 19 A330s.

Retan Aerospace has re-branded as MTU Maintenance Dallas after MTU Aero Engines acquired a 75% share in the Dallas, Texas-based facility. MTU Maintenance Dallas specializes in engine on-wing maintenance and repair as well as airframe A, B and C checks. Its portfolio of engine capabilities includes the CF34, CFM56, V2500, CF6, GE90, JT8D, PW2000, PW4000 and RB211.



AVIATION QUOTE

I mean, I had fast motor cars and fast motor bikes, and when I wasn't crashing airplanes, I was crashing motor bikes. It's all part of the game.

— Sir Harry Broadhurst, RAF, 12 victories WWII.




ON THIS DATE

November 23rd

---In 1942... Dubbed "Flying Flapjack," the most radical conventionally-engined aircraft ever built makes its 1st flight when Chance Vought test pilot, Boone T. Guyton, takes the V-173 into the air.

---In 1946…An Avro Lancastrian powered with Rolls-Royce Nene turbojets is credited with the first international passenger jet flight from London to Paris. The flight time was just 41 minutes.

--- In 1947... The Convair XC-99 (serial no. 43-52436) makes its first flight, piloted by Russell R. Rogers.

---In 1959…First flight of the Boeing 720.

---In 1985…EgyptAir Flight 648 is hijacked after take-off from Athens, and commandeered to Cairo. The next day, Egyptian forces storm the plane that was hijacked, starting a gun battle with the hijackers. Sixty people die in the cross-fire.

---In 1989... An Airbus A310-300 opens Air France's new direct Lyon/New York service.

---In 1992…Aerorepublica is founded.

---In 1996…Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 crashes in Comoros after it got hijacked on air, killing 125 people.



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Pilot : "Venezia tower Funair 421 established on final 22"

Tower : " Funair 421 clear to land wind calm seagulls on the runway"

Pilot : " Funair 421 clear to land ...ugh... you mean Italian girls ?"



TRIVIA

General Trivia

1. What does he mean when a sailplane (glider) pilot returns from a flight and reports having had a sled ride?

2. Runway numbers sometimes have a single-letter suffix. Runways 16R, 16L, and 16C, for example, represent right, left and center runways. What is the meaning of Runway 16T, for example?

3. Why is it important when making an emergency, off-airport landing on unimproved ground in a North American P–51 Mustang to land with the landing gear retracted?

4. When referring to the missions of some Consolidated B–24 Liberators during World War II, what were “Carpetbaggers” and “Joe holes”?

5. By what four names was the Curtiss P–40 known?

6. What was a “Denver go-valve?”[/quote]

Sled ride: really fast descent?
16T turf?
You'll flip if you don't
Carpet baggers are people who move for political & economic gain at the expense of others. No idea what it means here, wink
Moe, tom, i dunno, who cares?
A pipeline through Stapleton, mischief

1. No lift. Straight down off the tow.
2. True heading.. used on arctic runways where magnetic is wanky
3. So you don't end up upside down
4. Special missions, usually clandestine drops.
5. Warhawk, KittyHawk, Tomahawk, Hawk
6. ??

6. Turbocharger waste gate

ANSWERS:

1. It is a flight during which no altitude is gained following release from the tow plane. The aircraft simply glides downhill like a sled.

2. Magnetic compasses are unreliable within a thousand miles or so of the North Magnetic Pole. Runways in this region are labeled according to their true directions. Runway 16T has a true direction of 160 degrees.

3. If this taildragger noses over and flips onto its back, the top of the canopy could wind up being pushed into the ground making escape impossible.

4. Carpetbaggers were B–24s with dampers to suppress exhaust flames. They had no guns and were painted flat black. They flew covertly over France at night and dropped agents (anonymous “Joes”) and equipment for resistance fighters through
“Joe holes,” the openings left after ball turrets had been removed from the bellies.

5. Hawk (models built specifically for France), Warhawk (U.S. Army Air Corps), Tomahawk (a British designation), and Kittyhawk (other Allied users).

6. Early commercial jets were underpowered. At high-density-altitude airports, pilots could activate a valve that fed false signals to the engines’ fuel controllers. This made the engines “think” they were at sea level and produce more thrust and higher temperatures for a limited period during takeoff.