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NewCo Plan Draws Strike Threat
September 26, 2006, 4:21 AM
February 2006

The pilots of Northwest Airlines have threatened to strike if management proceeds with plans to launch a new regional airline as proposed in a newsletter distributed to the company’s 34,000 employees last month.

Western Australia GrantsRegional Airlines Monopoly Rights
September 26, 2006, 4:19 AM
February 2006

The province of Western Australia has granted two airlines monopoly rights over air service to some 10 small communities surrounding Perth.

Frontier Flying Service Hangar Burns
September 26, 2006, 4:17 AM
February 2006

Investigators last month had yet to determine the cause of a December 26 fire that destroyed Frontier Flying Service’s hangar at Wiley Post-Will Rogers Memorial Airport in Barrow, Alaska.

Paramount To Sign for More E-Jets
September 26, 2006, 4:15 AM
February 2006

India’s Paramount Airways plans to sign a contract for eight Embraer 175s and seven Embraer 195s worth some $450 million. Scheduled for delivery over the next 20 months, the airplanes will arrive in a two-class configuration with fully reclining flat beds in first class.

Schiavo pits pilots against industry in RJ crash suit
September 25, 2006, 2:33 PM
February 2006

Former DOT Inspector General Mary Schiavo’s latest crusade against the aerospace establishment has placed Bombardier, General Electric, Honeywell, Northwest Airlines, KGS Electronics and Parker Hannifin at the center of a lawsuit filed on behalf of the families of the crew who died in the crash

ExpressJet the latest regional squeezed by major partner
September 25, 2006, 2:26 PM
February 2006

ExpressJet began shopping in earnest for a new mainline partner last month as Continental Airlines prepared to ask for bids from other regional airlines to fly roughly a quarter of the Continental Express network.

Europe and Russia build satnav networks
September 25, 2006, 1:29 PM
February 2006

On December 28, the European Space Agency launched the first test satellite of its future Galileo navigation system. Three days earlier, Russia launched three satellites to join the previous 14 in its Glonass navigation network. Meanwhile, U.S.

Europe considers a new plan for ATM integration by 2020
September 25, 2006, 1:27 PM
February 2006

Faced with the likelihood of the number of flights in Europe doubling to 17 million by 2020, the European Commission launched the ambitious Single European Sky (SES) ATM implementation program– now dubbed Sesar, replacing the former Sesame moniker.

News Note: Frisco, Texas-based Zaon Flight Systems has introduced the XRX, a portable aircraft collision-avoidance device that provides range, relative altitude and bearing of up to three surrounding aircraft
September 25, 2006, 1:21 PM
February 2006

The unit, which plugs into an AC power receptacle, is about the size of an automotive radar detector and contains an integral antenna and small display. XRX tracks up to 10 aircraft at a time and displays the top three threats.

FAA moves ahead on RNP and Rnav implementation
September 25, 2006, 1:19 PM
February 2006

The FAA is making progress toward instituting a future Rnav and RNP (required navigation performance) environment across the National Airspace System (NAS), the agency told attendees at its recent annual new technologies workshop in Arlington, Va.

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