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NEWS
JetBlue CEO says business model could be challenged Dave Barger, CEO of JetBlue Airways, said that efforts to unionize the airline's pilots could threaten its business model. The Air Line Pilots' Association wants JetBlue's flight crew members to vote on representation. "This clearly threatens our model," said Barger, noting that unionization could result in "a huge cultural change to our company." Link
Airbus 320 that landed in Hudson heads to North Carolina museum The Airbus A320 that Capt. Chesley Sullenberger landed safely in the Hudson River in January 2009 started its long journey to a North Carolina museum. The plane will become part of American history at the Carolinas Aviation Museum. Sullenberger will be speaking Saturday at a reception at the museum. Link
ATA opposes EU carbon emissions trading scheme U.S. airlines are launching legal action against a carbon emissions trading scheme proposed by the European Union. "The legal case is important as a means of addressing what is wrong with the European scheme, but also as an opportunity for us to continue to pursue an approach that is appropriate for this global industry," said Nicholas Calio, president and CEO of the Air Transport Association. China has also said it supports legal action against the EU plan. Link
U.S. tells EU to maintain liquid bans for air travelers The European Union has been planning to lift restrictions on liquids brought onto flights by passengers by 2013, but the U.S. government said a relaxation of the ban would result in additional security checks in the U.S. "The U.S. had informed the [European] Commission on 28 April that they would require additional measures for liquids to be taken on U.S.-bound flights that were expected to cause great confusion for passengers at EU airports on whether or not they could take third-country duty-free liquids onto a connecting flight. The commission wanted to prevent such a situation," said an official in Brussels. Link
Europeans view Joint Strike Fighter program with skepticism Executives at Dassault, Eurofighter and Saab are scrutinizing the Joint Strike Fighter program and questioning whether it will deliver on its promises. Executives in Europe's fighter development community said that they expect the JSF's stealth technology to be less valuable than expected when -- and if -- the program comes to fruition. Link
Avianca Taca in talks about ordering single-aisle planes Colombia's Avianca Taca Holding is considering ordering as many as 100 single-aisle planes. The airline is considering Boeing, Airbus and Bombardier planes, according to a company executive, who said a decision is expected by the end of the year. Avianca recently raised $260 million, and has been adding new Airbus planes to its fleet under an existing contract. Link
Rolls-Royce to develop new engine for A350 jetliner, sources say Rolls-Royce is poised to end uncertainty over the Airbus A350 jetliner with a plan to develop a new engine for the plane, according to industry sources. The A350 comes in three sizes and will compete with the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, as well as the 777 mini-jumbo jet. The A350-1000, the largest of the planes, has been scrutinized for lacking enough power because it uses the same engine as the two smaller models. Link
Oil prices, natural disasters lower IATA's 2011 profit forecast IATA blamed surging oil prices, unrest in the Middle East and natural disasters across the globe for slashing the airline industry’s projected 2011 profit by 54% to $4 billion from $8.6 billion forecast by the organization in March. The downgrade, the second in just three months, is a sobering 78% below 2010’s $18 billion profit. Expected revenue of $598 billion means that the industry's profit margin will be an insignificant 0.7%. Link
LAN expects Chilean regulator to clear merger with TAM LAN CEO Enrique Cueto said he expects Chilean antitrust tribunal TDLC to complete its investigation into the merger between LAN and TAM under LATAM Airlines Group and approve the deal by the middle of July, enabling the transaction to close before the end of 2011. Link
Bisignani to EU: Abandon ‘illegal’ ETS Outgoing IATA DG and CEO Giovanni Bisignani labeled the European Union's Emissions Trading Scheme "illegal" and called for airlines' inclusion in the scheme starting next year to be abandoned, warning that a trade war is possible. Bisignani's comments, made at IATA’s 67th AGM in Singapore Monday, came as EU Climate Action Commissioner Connie Hedegaard rejected any yielding over the EU ETS's inclusion of aviation from 2012. Link
SIA and Virgin Australia to form alliance Singapore Airlines and Virgin Australia have signed an agreement paving the way to a long-term alliance. The agreement is subject to regulatory approval. It will allow the carriers to coordinate schedules between Singapore and Australia and beyond as well as codeshare on each other's international and domestic flights. In addition, it will allow them to offer reciprocal frequent flyer programme benefits and lounge access, engage in joint sales, marketing and distribution activities. Link
Garuda to order up to 50 narrowbodies at Paris Air Show Garuda Indonesia plans to order up to 50 narrowbody aircraft for its low-cost subsidiary Citilink at the upcoming Paris Air Show. Link
China Southern to get first A380 in September China Southern Airlines expects to receive its first Airbus A380 aircraft in September. The Guangzhou-based airline, which has five of the superjumbos on order, will receive the second in November, said the airline's chairman Si Xianmin. Link
Other News
Aer Lingus pilots called off their industrial action, which was scheduled to begin Tuesday morning, after management and representatives of the Irish Airline Pilots’ Assn. reached an agreement on rosters for pilots based in the Republic of Ireland.
Flydubai and CTT Systems said the Dubai-based carrier has placed an order for 31 Zonal Drying Systems to be installed in its 737-800s. The systems, which eliminate condensation in the aircraft, will be installed by Boeing at time of production on flydubai’s aircraft, to be delivered from 2011-2015.
US Bureau of Transportation Statistics reported that US airlines employed 1.5% more workers in March compared to the same month last year.
GE Aviation's PBN Servicessaid it deployed the "first public-use Required Navigation Performance procedure in Alaska" at Deadhorse, located more than 200 mi. above the Arctic Circle. The company said the procedure became available for public use "just four months after GE submitted documentation to the FAA for processing, transmittal and publication." Last August GE became the first commercial third-party to deploy a public instrument flight procedure in the US, with the publication of an RNP-instrument approach at Bradley International near Hartford, Conn.
Sensis Corp. was selected by Austrian air navigation service provider Austro Control GmbH to deploy a Wide Area Multilateration radar system across the country. Austro Control said it will use the system to complement its existing Secondary Surveillance Radar infrastructure.
Navtech reached an agreement with Moscow's FSUE Centre of Aeronautical Information for the supply of domestic airport data for the countries of the Russian Federation. Navtech said its customers "will have complete coverage of all domestic and international airports. The information will debut in Navtech’s acclaimed FMS Navigation Databases but will ultimately be included in the entire portfolio of Navtech products."
AVIATION QUOTE
Accuracy means something to me. It's vital to my sense of values. I've learned not to trust people who are inaccurate. Every aviator knows that if mechanics are inaccurate, aircraft crash. If pilots are inaccurate, they get lost—sometimes killed. In my profession life itself depends on accuracy.
— Charles A. Lindbergh, 'The Spirit of St. Louis,' 1953.
ON THIS DATE
June 7th
• In 1912... Captain Charles Chandler of the U.S. Army Signal Corps test fires a Lewis gun fitted to a Wright Model B biplane flown by Lieutenant Thomas Milling in Maryland. It is the first time a machine gun has been fired from an airplane in the U.S.
• In 1920... The U.S. Army orders 20 GAX (Ground Attack Experimental) triplanes from Boeing as the Model 10, an order later reduced to 10 before the first was delivered in May 1921.
• In 1927... The Supermarine S.5 racer, constructed to take part in the 1927 Schneider cup race, makes its first flight in Suffolk, England, piloted by Flight Lieutenant O. E. Worsley.
It seems that a person was interviewing for an ATC tower job when the tower chief ask; "What would you do if you saw an airplane coming in for landing without putting down the landing gear?" The prospective controller replied; "I would get on the radio and tell him to go around and check that his landing gear is down." The tower chief asked; "Well, what if he didn't respond to the radio?" The prospective controller replied; "I would use the light signals to tell him to go around and hopefully he would put his gear down on the next landing." The tower chief asked; "What would you do if he didn't respond to the light signals?" The prospective controller replied; "I would call my brother that works at the FBO on the field." The tower chief asked; "What would your brother do?" The prospective controller replied; "Nothing, but his has never seen an airplane crash!"
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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
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
