Nextant Aerospace 400NEXT Phase 1 Completes First Flight
Thursday, 11 March 2010
Flight Marks Transition To Production Aircraft Nextant Aerospace today announced the first flight of a fully equipped Phase 1 400NEXT aircraft. The flight took place Thursday February 25th and completed the transition from experimental to production aircraft.
Specialist travel service company Áreas is to open 10 new stores over 1,300sq m in the new E.1.4bn ($1.9bn)international terminal which opens at Malaga Airport next Monday where the company is forecasting accumulated sales of E.55m ($75m) over the
Initial Airworthiness Tests Completed For Boeing 747-8 Freighter
Thursday, 11 March 2010
Remaining Two Test Airplanes Can Now Begin Flight Tests Initial airworthiness testing on the Boeing747-8 freighter has been completed, enabling test engineers to be on board during future flights and allows the remaining two 747-8 freighter test airplanes to begin flight test.
Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport and Thai prepare for protests
Thursday, 11 March 2010
Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport and national carrier Thai Airways International have imposed contingency plans, as the Thai capital braces for likely rallies...
Boeing To Pay Retired Exec $1.5 Million For Consulting
Thursday, 11 March 2010
Scott Carson Had Announced His Retirement After 38 Years With The Planemaker The former chief executive of Boeing's Commercial Airplane Division will be paid about $1.5 million in consulting fees over a two year period following his retirement.
Jack Pelton And FedEx Selected To Receive Lindbergh Foundation Awards
Thursday, 11 March 2010
Pelton Wins Lindbergh Award, Corporate Award For Balance Goes To FedEx The Lindbergh Foundation announced that Jack Pelton, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Cessna Aircraft Company, has been selected to receive the 2010 Lindbergh Award. The Foundation will recognize FedEx Corp. as...
Airline Becomes 33rd Customer For Newest Airbus Model Still In Development United has formalized a commitment originally announced in December 2009, signing a firm order for 25 A350-900 XWB aircraft. The airframe of the twin-engine widebody under development by Airbus will be comprised of 53...
Southwest Starting Nonstop Flights From Bradley To Denver
Thursday, 11 March 2010
WINDSOR LOCKS, Conn. - Southwest Airlines says it will be starting new daily nonstop flights between Connecticut's Bradley International Airport and Denver.
GENEVA: Airlines are recovering strongly from the crisis, as passengers, freight and pricing power return, the airline industry association IATA said on Thursday, halving its forecast for a 2010 loss. With capacity for both passengers and cargo
GENEVA - Airline industry group IATA on Thursday halved its 2010 loss forecast for airlines to $2.8 billion as a recovery led by Asia and Latin America proves stronger than expected. 'For a change today we have some good news to present. The good news
BY OUR BUSINESS BUREAU Abu Dhabi: Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has increased the destinations available for passengers travelling to Australia by expanding its codeshare agreement with Qantas. As part of the