NewsHawaiian Airlines plans 3 new routes for next yearHawaiian Airlines announced plans to add service in 2018 from Portland, Ore., to Maui; from Oakland, Calif., to Kaua'i, and from Los Angeles to Kona. The routes will feature the airline's new single-aisle Airbus A321neo aircraft.
LinkJetBlue makes new executive appointmentsJetBlue Airways has announced new appointments to its executive team. Ursula Hurley has been named vice president, structural programs; David Jehn joins JetBlue as vice president, operational planning and analysis; and Santiago Martello will be vice president, financial planning and analysis when he joins the airline on Aug. 2.
LinkOpinion: Fix our outdated air traffic control systemMike Willey, a ilot and advisory council member for the Central Maine Regional Airport, says ATC reform will help communities across Maine as well as the rest of the country. In this commentary, he notes such reform also will benefit travelers with faster, more reliable and less expensive flights, fewer delays and increased service in their communities.
LinkSouthwest Airlines gives engine to aviation training centerSouthwest Airlines has donated a CFM56-3B1 high-bypass turbofan aircraft engine to Georgia Northwestern Technical College's Aviation Training Center. "There are so many different systems that we teach that are on this one engine so we can show students how it all goes together instead of, what we have had up until now, was individual components," said Jon Byrd, director of the Aviation Maintenance Technology program at GNTC.
LinkUnited, Audubon join to move raptors from Newark airportUnited Airlines is working with Audubon International to relocate birds of prey living near New Jersey's Newark Liberty International Airport to safer environments near golf courses. "As the official airline of the PGA Tour, United is uniquely positioned to help identify suitable golf course habitats with Audubon International for relocation purposes and help inform the public on the importance of environmental sustainability," the airline said.
LinkJetBlue, magazine partner on in-flight mixology classJetBlue Airways and Bar Business Magazine joined to surprise travelers on a flight from New York to New Orleans with a free in-flight mixology class called "Shakes On a Plane." Travelers received liquor-themed gift bags and worked with mixologists Mia Mastroianni and Phil Wills to create cocktails after the plane left the ground.
LinkFive bidders to contest USAF hypersonic weapon dealThe US Air Force has narrowed its search for a new hypersonic strike weapon for bombers and fighters to five vendors. The service intends to award an engineering, manufacturing and development contract in early fiscal year 2018 to either Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Orbital ATK or Raytheon. Only those companies could produce the weapon within the USAF’s timeframe, according to a 21 July notice of contract action on the US Federal Business Opportunities website.
LinkIraq to revive T-6 trainer capabilityThe US Department of Defense has awarded Textron Aviation a contract worth almost $8.8 million for the "reconstitution" of 15 Beechcraft T-6A basic trainers for the Iraqi air force. Placed via Washington's Foreign Military Sales (FMS) programme, the deal "provides the purchase of long-lead supplies required to reconstitute the aircraft for Iraq training," the DoD says. Textron will undertake the work at the nation's Imam Ali/Tallil air base.
LinkA350 latest type to encounter internal clock snagAirbus A350-900 operators are being instructed to reset the aircraft's electrical power system regularly to avoid spurious effects on the type's avionics. Analysis has determined that the problems can occur after 149h of continuous power-up of the twinjet type.
LinkQ400 rolled for take-off as towed 737 crossed runwayCanadian investigators have detailed an incursion incident at Toronto Pearson during which a Bombardier Q400 commenced its take-off roll while an aircraft was being towed across the runway. The Jazz turboprop (C-FSRY) had been cleared for take-off on runway 33R during the night of 2 July, states Transportation Safety Board of Canada.
LinkChina and Russia to strengthen aviation cooperationChina and Russia have pledged to strengthen their cooperation in civil aviation, including in aircraft airworthiness certification. The two sides signed relevant documents following a meeting on 21 July, says the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC). These include increasing the number of routes and frequencies between the two countries.
LinkBoeing raises forecast for global pilot demandBoeing has raised its forecast on the demand for pilots in the next two decades. In its 2017 Pilot and Technician Outlook, the manufacturer says it is expecting a demand for 637,000 new commercial airline pilots between 2017 and 2036, this is a 3.2% increase over its 2016 outlook.
LinkSingapore's Tigerair, Scoot finalize mergerSingapore Airlines has dropped its short-haul low-cost carrier (LCC) brand Tigerair, merging the airline into mid- to long-haul LCC Scoot. “With this final milestone in the integration process, the airlines will begin operating under a common license, or air operator's certificate (AOC). Consequently, the flight designator code for Scoot flights will be changed from the current TZ to TR, the code currently used for Tigerair flights. All flight schedules remain unchanged,” Scoot and Tigerair parent company Budget Aviation Holdings (BAH) said.
LinkDHS’ John Kelly: Intel plus test of explosive PED led to laptop banThe US Transportation Security Administration (TSA), working with US intelligence experts, built a large personal electronic device (PED) laden with explosives and tested it “on a real airplane, on the ground [and] pressurized,” US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) secretary John Kelly said last week at a security forum event in Aspen, Colorado. “To say the least, it destroyed the airplane,” Kelly said.
LinkRussia, Turkey agree on third carriers for Moscow-Istanbul routeRussia and Turkey have agreed to designate third carriers to operate scheduled flights on the Moscow-Istanbul route with up to 7X-weekly frequencies. According to the agreement, Turkey has designated Atlas Global Airlines; Aeroflot Airline’s low-cost subsidiary Pobeda Airline will be the new designated carrier from Russia.
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