NewsFlybe restructuring yields full-year profitEurope’s largest independent regional carrier Flybe has posted an £8 million ($13.4 million) net profit for its full 2013-14 financial year, reversing a £42.2 prior-year net loss.
LinkLufthansa reduces earnings forecastLufthansa is adjusting its earnings forecast to better match revenue predictions for the passenger and cargo businesses, which are falling below original expectations. The company’s executive board is projecting an operating profit for the current financial year of approximately €1 billion ($0.75 billion) or about €1.3 billion after adjustments.
LinkU.S. Army 12th Combat Aviation Brigade deploys to PolandThe U.S. Army’s 12th Combat Aviation Brigade took five UH-60L Black Hawk helicopters and deployed them to Miroslawiec, Poland in order to support NATO and U.S. training in the area.
Link2 unhurt in Burlington plane crashA female pilot’s crash landing into a grove of trees in Burlington yesterday had public works employees scrambling to shut down a water treatment plant nearby as the Cirrus SR22 swooped down dangerously close, officials said. The plane’s descent was softened by an emergency parachute that was deployed by the pilot and the town’s water supply was never affected, police said.
LinkChanges, challenges for Korean aviationAt the IATA general meeting, many executives and panels focused on China, with its growing economy and increasing number of travelers. Chinese airlines were busy communicating with other carriers, while Travelsky, the state-run company that provides IT solutions to China’s air travel and tourism industries, was setting up a booth to promote itself as a sponsor of the event. As a neighbor, Korea already is benefiting from surging numbers of Chinese tourists with the popularity of the Korean Wave, but there have been some concerns about the future of Korean aviation.
LinkEASA certifies the ATR’s new Pratt & Whitney Canada 127N enginesThe European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has certified the ATR 72-600 aircraft for the use of new PW127N engines. Following in the PW127M’s flight path with over 10 million hours of operation, the PW127N provides a 4.5% power increase for Maximum Take-Off ratings (MTO), thus enhancing performance in hot and high operating conditions. The PW127N will be rolled out progressively to Avianca’s ATR fleet throughout 2014 and 2015. The first ATR 72-600 of Avianca equipped with the new PW127N engines will be delivered in the coming weeks, and will enable the airline to get better performance at take-off on airports in altitude like their hub in Bogota, Colombia.
LinkNorthrop Grumman, US Navy Conduct Successful Simultaneous Manned, Unmanned Helicopter Flight Tests Aboard the Littoral Combat ShipNorthrop Grumman Corporation and the U.S. Navy successfully flew the unmanned MQ-8B Fire Scout simultaneously with the MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter for the first time. The capability demonstrates how a mix of aircraft can increase a ship commander’s intelligence-gathering capabilities aboard the Littoral Combat Ship.
LinkCoast Guard continues through night search for downed helicopterThe Coast Guard is still searching for two people on a helicopter that crashed and sank in the Gulf of Mexico. It happened about 60 miles south of Terrebonne Bay.
LinkInquest into Cork airport plane crash returns accidental death verdictsA verdict of accidental death has been returned in the cases of all six victims of the Manx2 plane crash at Cork Airport. The jury returned its verdicts yesterday after deliberating for just over half an hour on evidence relating to the flight, which crashed in thick fog on its third landing attempt at around 9.50am on February 10, 2011.
LinkNew federal funds for T.F. Green runway expansionThe Rhode Island Airport Corporation has received $6 million in federal grant money to continue work on expanding a runway at T.F. Green Airport.
Sen. Jack Reed, Mayor Scott Avedisian, and Warwick officials announced the new funding from the Federal Aviation Administration on Wednesday.
LinkInquiry committee formed for Karachi airport attack probeIntelligence agencies conducted raids on two mobile companies of Nawabshah and took four people into custody. The four were suspected of selling mobile phone SIMs to the terrorists involved in Karachi airport attack. The people withheld by agencies were the employees of the mobile companies and were shifted to an undisclosed location for interrogation. On the night of 8th June, unidentified assailants had forged fake ID cards to pose as ASF personnel and had managed to enter the old terminal.
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