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Air India won't sack employees: Praful Patel - Times of India | 05/07/09
Indian ExpressAir India won't sack employees: Praful PatelTimes of India"It is a tough time and we have to cooperate..we will have to go through financial and organisational restructuring to bring back the airlines on a healthy ...

Vital hours lost in Air France search - BBC News | 04/07/09
guardian.co.ukVital hours lost in Air France searchBBC NewsTypically, an airline raises a flight plan with an appropriate agency some time before departure of a flight. Air traffic control lost contact with the ...

Safety improvements scheduled for El Monte and La Verne airports - Pasadena Star-News | 04/07/09
Safety improvements scheduled for El Monte and La Verne airportsPasadena Star-NewsThe Los Angeles County Department of Public Works is expected to award construction contracts at El Monte Airport and Brackett Field Airport at La Verne by ...

Brownsville minister dies in plane crash at Weslaco airport - Monitor | 04/07/09
Brownsville minister dies in plane crash at Weslaco airportMonitorWESLACO ? Federal aviation investigators hope to learn more today about a plane crash at Mid Valley Airport that left a Brownsville minister dead. ...

Brownsville minister dies in plane crash at Weslaco airport - Brownsville Herald | 04/07/09
Brownsville minister dies in plane crash at Weslaco airportBrownsville HeraldWESLACO - Federal aviation investigators hope to learn more today about a plane crash at Mid Valley Airport that left a ...

Parking allowed - for now - at Killeen airport curb - KXXV News Channel 25 | 04/07/09
Parking allowed - for now - at Killeen airport curbKXXV News Channel 25"There is no ordinance that would allow us to ticket or tow a vehicle," said John Sutton, director of aviation at the airport. Since the city of Killeen ...

Air India staff stage walkout - Hindu | 04/07/09
The WeekAir India staff stage walkoutHinduIn a communication to the airline's employees, Arvind Jadhav, Chairman and Managing Director, said that besides salaries, fuel costs and bank liabilities ...

Discount carrier Jet America delays start-up - Examiner.com | 04/07/09
NJ.comDiscount carrier Jet America delays start-upExaminer.comAirlines across the United States have recently announced service reductions which include not only fewer flights, but the utilization of smaller aircraft ...

British Airways says will slash spending - AFP | 04/07/09
Telegraph.co.ukBritish Airways says will slash spendingAFP"Market conditions continue to be very challenging with trading at levels well below last year," the struggling airline said in a trading update. ...

Does the EU's Airline Blacklist Make Flying Safer? - TIME | 04/07/09
Telegraph.co.ukDoes the EU's Airline Blacklist Make Flying Safer?TIME"There's nothing unusual about Yemenia or any other airline adapting aircraft to both passenger loads and routes being flown," says Paul Hayes, ...

Aviation Regulatory Lapses Significantly Reducing Safety Levels - PR Newswire (press release) | 04/07/09
Aviation Regulatory Lapses Significantly Reducing Safety LevelsPR Newswire (press release)With maintenance budgets coming second only to fuel, airlines are becoming ever more desperate to cut costs. This often involves deviation from maintenance ...

Aviation Regulatory Lapses Significantly Reducing Safety Levels - PR Newswire (press release) | 04/07/09
Aviation Regulatory Lapses Significantly Reducing Safety LevelsPR Newswire (press release)As a result, documented evidence confirms that commercially operated aircraft are, on a daily basis, flying with defects that have not been properly ...

Uncle Sam to pond scum: I want you! - The Associated Press | 04/07/09
The Associated PressUncle Sam to pond scum: I want you!The Associated PressThe contracts ask the companies to find a biofuel surrogate for JP-8 ? the petroleum-based fuel for military jets, planes and other vehicles. ...

JetAmerica delays first flights to August - Dallas Morning News | 04/07/09
NJ.comJetAmerica delays first flights to AugustDallas Morning News14, and put all the blame on the Federal Aviation Administration. The explanation it gave was that it thought it would have no problems serving the Newark, ...

Toxic plane air sickens flight attendant, suit says - CNN International | 04/07/09
Toxic plane air sickens flight attendant, suit saysCNN InternationalA National Research Council report in 2002, using data from three Canadian airlines, said on one aircraft model nearly four out of 1000 flights had a fume ...

Comoros begins month of mourning for crash victims - AFP | 03/07/09
Brisbane TimesComoros begins month of mourning for crash victimsAFP"Our divers identified an area with a slick of fuel in the Mitsamiouli area," Djambae told reporters. "There are many sharks also swimming around this area. ...

Air India employees strike over unpaid wages - AFP | 03/07/09
World NewsAir India employees strike over unpaid wagesAFPLast month the airline also asked its top managers to forgo one month's salary as part of efforts to survive the crisis. A combination of high fuel prices, ...

Air India employees strike over unpaid wages - AsiaOne | 03/07/09
Business StandardAir India employees strike over unpaid wagesAsiaOneThe walkout was called by the airline's two largest unions, despite a warning from company executives that they would deduct wages from employees who ...

The Malaysian Airlines Fuel Fiasco - Malaysia Today | 03/07/09
The Malaysian Airlines Fuel FiascoMalaysia TodayA very firm finger of blame needs to be pointed towards the Civil Aviation Authority who are in charge of policing the safety of all British airlines and ...

Computer woes delayed United flights - Boston Globe | 03/07/09
DailyTechComputer woes delayed United flightsBoston GlobeAt one point, the airline instituted a ?ground stop,'' keeping United flights bound for O'Hare grounded if they hadn't taken off yet, said Federal Aviation ...

Tampa airport's revenue down - Brandon News and Tribune | 03/07/09
Tampa airport's revenue downBrandon News and TribuneLeases and other nonaviation revenue sources account for 74 percent of the Hillsborough County Aviation Authority's annual revenue. That keeps the airlines' ...

Boeing assembly in Charleston rumored - Myrtle Beach Sun News | 03/07/09
KOMO NewsBoeing assembly in Charleston rumoredMyrtle Beach Sun NewsThis week, Flightglobal, an aviation Web site, reported that Vought Aircraft Industries Inc. is selling its 787 fuselage plant to Boeing. ...

Computer glitch causes air traffic delays - abc7.com | 03/07/09
DailyTechComputer glitch causes air traffic delaysabc7.comAn airline spokesman said a computer glitch took down the airline's ticketing system. Because O'Hare is a United hub, the problem affected flights across ...

Audit: FAA should address air controller fatigue - The Associated Press | 03/07/09
Audit: FAA should address air controller fatigueThe Associated PressThe 21-page report by the US Department of Transportation criticized the Federal Aviation Administration for not acting sooner to alleviate air controller ...

Chinese airlines want fuel surcharges back - eTurboNews | 03/07/09
Chinese airlines want fuel surcharges backeTurboNewsMany Chinese carriers including China Southern Airlines have requested the General Administration of Civil Aviation of China (CAAC) to levy jet fuel ...

Comoros crash spotlights 3rd-world air travel risk - The Associated Press | 03/07/09
guardian.co.ukComoros crash spotlights 3rd-world air travel riskThe Associated Press ...

The World Airline Report - ATWOnline | 03/07/09
Straits TimesThe World Airline ReportATWOnlineLurking not far down the road is the EU's Emissions Trading Scheme, for which airlines must begin preparing next month. And a massive fuel tax is being ...

Court nixes Delta cancellation of Mesa Air contract - Bizjournals.com | 03/07/09
Holiday hypermarketCourt nixes Delta cancellation of Mesa Air contractBizjournals.comThe subsidiary, Freedom Airlines, operates 22 50-seat aircraft as Delta Connection. Overall Mesa operates 150 aircraft under agreements with Delta, ...

Detroit Metro Airport Receives Additional $2.3 Million in FAA ... - PR Newswire (press release) | 03/07/09
Detroit Metro Airport Receives Additional $2.3 Million in FAA ...

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