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NEWS
Cathay Pacific's Tony Tyler to succeed Giovanni Bisignani at IATA In a step that highlights Asia's rapidly growing role in commercial aviation, IATA's Board of Governors on Friday announced it will recommend that Cathay Pacific Airways CEO Tony Tyler succeed Giovanni Bisignani as leader of the organization when Bisignani retires following the 2011 AGM next June. Link
ATSB credits Qantas pilots in A380 engine incident he Australian Transport Safety Bureau Chief Commissioner Martin Dolan credited Qantas pilots with saving the Airbus A380 that suffered an uncontained engine failure after take-off from Singapore Nov.4. Link
EU, Georgia ink Common Aviation Area agreement The EU and Georgia signed a comprehensive air services agreement establishing a Common Aviation Area between Georgia and the EU. There will be full liberalization of respective market access and Georgia will harmonize its legislation with European standards and implement EU aviation rules in areas such as safety, security, environment, consumer protection, air traffic management, economic regulation, competition issues and social aspects. There are direct flights between Georgia and nine EU member states—Austria, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands and Poland. Link
Single Sky Committee agrees on EU air navigation proposals Single European Sky Committee on Friday agreed on the performance targets for the EU’s air navigation service providers for the period 2012 to 2014 as proposed by the European Commission, which it claims will result in over €1 billion ($1.32 billion) in savings over the three-year period and a reduction of about 500,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions and 150,000 tonnes of fuel annually. The years 2012-2014 cover the first reference period for which performance targets are set under the Single European Sky. The targets relate to safety, capacity, the environment and cost efficiency. Link
Two engines on Tu-154 failed after 'instability' in fuel supply Instruments on board the crashed Dagestan Airlines Tupolev Tu-154 had indicated fluctuations in the supply of fuel to the engines before two of them shut down in flight. Initial information from the flight-data recorder shows that the instability showed up around eight minutes after the aircraft departed Moscow Vnukovo for Makhachkala, as the aircraft passed an altitude of 6,500m (21,300ft). Link
Greenpoint offering bespoke lift for 747-8I VIP In a region known for its luxuriously adorned aircraft, an elevator entryway on a Boeing 747 may be the perfect addition for the VIP who has everything. Custom engineering outfitting company Greenpoint Technologies says it is "negotiating terms with several clients" on potentially purchasing its patent-pending Aerolift for the Boeing 747-8I in VIP configuration. Seven of the eight 747-8Is ordered to date are destined for the Middle East.
Bombardier reported net income of $143 million for its third fiscal quarter ended Oct. 31, down 14.8% from a $168 million profit in the year-ago period, citing a “difficult” environment in its Aerospace unit with “leading indicators sending mixed signals as to the timing of a full recovery,” according to Bombardier President and CEO Pierre Beaudoin.
Emirates President Tim Clark said he believes the Boeing 787 will be an outstanding aircraft but its current problems are slowing development of a 777-300ER upgrade sought by a number of airlines to meet the challenge of the Airbus A350-1000.
Alaska Airlines announced on Friday it has nearly deployed Gogo Wi-Fi statewide in Alaska with recent availability on flights from southeast Alaska to Anchorage and Fairbanks. Since May it has installed the service from Aircell on more than 70% of its Boeing 737s and aims for complete fleet-wide installation in early 2011.
Etihad Airways CEO James Hogan said the carrier will report positive EBITAR for 2010, “marking an important milestone in the commercial development of the airline.” Speaking at a financial road show event in London to more than 170 bank representatives, Hogan laid out Etihad’s business strategy for the future, as well as its commercial performance since it was established seven years ago.
Air France will bring the Airbus A380 to its Paris Charles de Gaulle–Washington Dulles route on June 6. IAD will be the carrier’s fifth A380 destination and the second A380 destination in the US besides New York JFK. The A380 will allow AF to rationalize its frequencies on the route from the current twice-daily to once daily.
Emirates Airline will launch daily Dubai-Geneva service June 1 (Boeing 777-200LR/777-300ER), four-times-weekly Dubai-Basra Feb. 2 (Airbus A330-200) and will increase daily DXB-Hamburg to twice daily Sept. 1 (777-200).
Air Arabia will launch four-times-weekly Sharjah–Kabul services Dec 16.
AirAsia X will launch four-times-weekly Kuala Lumpur-Christchurch service April 1.
Royal Jordanian will re-launch twice-weekly Airbus A320 Amman-Berlin service June 2, after a 10-year suspension of the route.
Virgin America will launch daily Dallas Fort Worth-San Francisco service Dec. 6.
Ryanair will operate seasonal service to Turin from East Midlands and Edinburg (Feb. 19/26) as well as seasonal service to Salzburg from Liverpool (Feb. 19/26) and Prestwick (Feb. 13/20/27).
Georgian Airways signed a codeshare agreement with Austrian Airlines on its three weekly Tiflis–Vienna services.
Avianova will increase service to Kaliningrad from Moscow and St. Petersburg to daily service, citing high demand.
Small Planet Airlines will base one Boeing 737-300 in Bristol in December for contracts to Canary Island and European ski resorts. This winter it will operate weekly Bristol-Chambery charter flights for Esprit; Cork-Fuerteventura for Sunway; and Dublin-Geneva for Topflight. The airline, part of Avia Solutions Group, operates a fleet of five Boeing 737-300s.
AVIATION QUOTE
Do not spin this aircraft. If the aircraft does enter a spin it will return to earth without further attention on the part of the aeronaut.
— first handbook issued with the Curtis-Wright flyer.
ON THIS DATE
December 6, 1975
In 1975... The first airmail flight by a supersonic aircraft is made by the Tupolev Tu-144, carrying mail between Moscow and Alma Ata, within the U.S.S.R.
The Tupolev Tu-144 was a supersonic airliner constructed under management of the Soviet Tupolev design bureau headed by Alexei Tupolev (1925–2001).
Western media nicknamed the plane Concordski, sounding like a Russian surname yet still very close to Concorde, to which Tu-144 bore superficial similarity. A prototype first flew on December 31, 1968 near Moscow, two months before the Concorde. The Tu-144 first broke the sound barrier on June 5, 1969, and on July 15, 1969, it became the first commercial transport to exceed Mach 2.
DAILY VIDEO
EDITOR’S CHOICE
HUMOR
An Englishman, a Frenchman and an American
Three guys, an Englishman, a Frenchman and an American are out walking along the beach together one day. They come across a lantern and a genie pops out of it.
"I will give you each one wish," says the genie.
The American says, "I am a farmer, my dad was a farmer, and my son will also farm. I want the land to be forever fertile in America."
With a blink of the genie's eye, 'FOOM' - the land in America was forever made fertile for farming.
The Frenchman was amazed, so he said, "I want a wall around France, so that no one can come into our precious country."
Again, with a blink of the Genie's eye, 'POOF' - there was a huge wall around France.
The Englishman asks, "I'm very curious. Please tell me more about this wall.
The Genie explains, "Well, it's about 150 feet high, 50 feet thick and nothing can get in or out."
The Englishman says, "Right, fill it up with water."
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
There's the right way, the wrong way and the railway.
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Answers:
1. CABERNRA is CANBERRA. 2. SUHERLT is HUSTLER. 3. DESEOTYRR is DESTROYER. 4. RRAKESIYD is SKYRAIDER. 5. AILEVYKR is VALKYRIE. 6. DUNIAARG is GUARDIAN. 7. AKCRETR is TRACKER. 8. NHATHWKIG is NIGHTHAWK. 9. NUTNEPE is NEPTUNE. 10. IONRO is ORION.
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
