- Fears for Tourism after Java Quake[May 30, 2006]
Yogyakarta's tourism infrastructure including hotels and sites have been significantly affected by the earthquake that hit the Indonesian island of Java on Saturday, May 27. and left over 5,000 peope dead.
- Airbus Performance At a Glance in 2005[May 31, 2006]
1.Airbus booked 1,111 new gross orders and 1,055 net orders during the year.
- Will Bigger Be Better for US Regionals?[May 30, 2006]
As sales of 50-seat regional jets dwindle, interest is turning toward larger aircraft.
- Boeing Names McKenna to Lead Fabrication[May 25, 2006]
Boeing has named Pat McKenna vice president and general manager of its Commercial Airplanes Fabrication business unit reporting to Carolyn Corvi, vice president and general manager of Airplane Production.
- Asian Safari Soon, Courtesy Thai Airways[May 28, 2006]
A private airline operator from Thailand is eyeing the untapped tourism potential of Assam, considered a storehouse of lush green faunal resources, wildlife, colourful ethnic culture and lush green tea gardens with heritage bungalows from the British era.
- Curtain Rings Down on Jet Production[May 25, 2006]
A chapter of aviation history came to a close Tuesday when the final two 717s, numbers 155 and 156, were delivered to Midwest Airlines and AirTran Airways respectively, the No. 2 and No. 1 largest customers for the twinjet, which started life as the MD-95 in 1995. The two aircraft took the total number of commercial jets (including KC-10s) built at Long Beach to 3,640. Boeing, which inherited the legacy of Long Beach through its purchase of McDonnell Douglas nine years ago, celebrated the event with a gala dinner for more than 500 Monday, while the handover ceremony Tuesday was framed by a UPS DC-8 Super 73, a Northwest Airlines DC-9-30 and a Dreamflight DC-3 flown in for the occasion.
- Malaysia Air Restructures Portfolio[May 23, 2006]
Malaysia Airlines is appointing CB Richard Ellis (CBRE) in association with their Malaysian partner, CH Williams, to assist with the restructuring of the sale of its globally owned portfolio.
- Cendant Appoints Larry Tan as Manager[May 23, 2006]
Cendant Travel Distribution Services has appointed Larry Tan as regional corporate sales manager, Asia. (5/23/2006)
- Cut: Northwest Ramp Workers 11.5% Pay[May 24, 2006]
Northwest Airlines' 5,600 ramp service employees and stock clerks will see their hourly base wage rates reduced by 11.5% if they ratify a tentative five-year agreement reached between the airline and negotiators for the International Assn. of Machinists last week (ATWOnline, May 22).But if they reject it, as they did an earlier contract in March, they likely will receive even worse terms from a court-imposed settlement, union leaders told membership. "The [negotiating] committee unanimously recommends ratification of this tentative agreement to avoid the elimination of our contract," leaders said in a letter posted on the IAM website.
- Bombardier, Embraer to 'Mind the gap'[May 24, 2006]
Regional jet manufacturers Bombardier and Embraer have made their intentions clear: Both will continue to focus primarily on marketing and development of aircraft in the 60/100-seat range.At the Regional Airline Assn. conference yesterday in Dallas, Bombardier VP-Marketing and Communications Trung Ngo noted that rising fuel costs, renegotiated labor contracts and the success of low-cost carriers have helped drive the market for larger regional aircraft. "Airlines are adjusting to a new norm," he said, "[but] they seem to draw the line at 100 seats." The airframer has 372 firm orders for CRJ700s/CRJ900s.