AirGuide Business back issues from October 2008:
Aerospace & Defense News - Space.
Oct 13, 2008 ... Oct 13, 2008 Spacewalk completed, China turns focus to next phase. After a successful spacewalk, the Chinese are now focused on building a space station, followed by a manned lunar mission as early as 2020. "We might even see a traffic jam on the moon," says a professor at the ...
Aerospace & Defense News - Defense Europe.
Oct 13, 2008 ... Oct 13, 2008 Germany's Ministry of Defence is to select a contractor for its medium altitude long endurance (MALE) unmanned air vehicle in December with the winning manufacturer being awarded an initial $95 million contract. The two final contenders are the Israel Aerospace ...
Aerospace & Defense News - Defense North America.
Oct 13, 2008 ... Oct 13, 2008 Pentagon's 2010 budget to be squeezed by financial bailouts Lawmakers in search of cash to bail out the financial industry could look for deep cuts in defense budgets, industry leaders fear. "No one really yet knows when or to what extent defense spending could be ...
Aerospace & Defense News - Technology.
Oct 13, 2008 ... Oct 13, 2008 Pentagon funds bomb-sniffing technology based on Fido's nose Engineers once hopeful of quickly creating bomb-sniffing technology to rival a dog's nose are now warning such a system could be at least 10 years away. The Pentagon recently awarded an $18 million grant ...
Air Cargo News.
Oct 13, 2008 ... Oct 13, 2008 Air cargo industry blasts TSA screening guidelines. The TSA came under heavy criticism last week from participants in a security conference who said the agency has created "separate but unequal securities" for cargo aircraft versus passenger flights. "We see ...
Aircraft News - Asia / Pacific.
Oct 13, 2008 ... Oct 13, 2008 AgustaWestland AgustaWestland has continued to make inroads in its battle with rival Eurocopter for Japan's helicopter market, with the company signing a commitment for 16 aircraft with its local representative Kanematsu. The deal covers 14 AW109 Power ...
Aircraft News - Europe.
Oct 13, 2008 ... Oct 13, 2008 Dornier Dornier Seaplane plans to relaunch its Seastar flying boat 17 years after the program was halted due to a lack of funding. "It's a great time to bring the Seastar back," says Conrado Dornier, chairman of Dornier Seaplane and grandson of Dornier ...
Aircraft News - Latin America / Caribbean.
Oct 13, 2008 ... Oct 13, 2008 Embraer Embraer has had another incredible year with new product announcements and support offerings progressing pretty much on schedule. Both the Phenom 100 and the 300 are on display at the static park, with the 300 making its first appearance outside ...
Aircraft News - North America.
Oct 13, 2008 ... Oct 13, 2008 U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said it has transmitted to the Federal Register a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would strengthen the security of general aviation by further minimizing the vulnerability of aircraft being used as weapons or to ...
Aircraft Finance & Leasing News - Asia / Pacific.
Oct 13, 2008 ... Oct 13, 2008 Japan Airlines, Embraer Japan Airlines (JAL) has taken delivery of its first Embraer 170 regional jet and will be putting it into service early next year after carrying out crew training for several months. The Oneworld alliance carrier took delivery of ...
Aircraft Finance & Leasing News - Europe.
Oct 13, 2008 ... Oct 13, 2008 Alcatel-Lucent, Dassault Aviation Alcatel-Lucent Shares Rise as Dassault Aviation May Buy Its Thales Stake. Alcatel-Lucent SA rose the most in almost six years in Paris trading after saying it may sell its 1.43 billion euro ($1.95 billion) stake in ...
Aircraft Finance & Leasing News - Latin America / Caribbean.
Oct 13, 2008 ... Oct 13, 2008 Embraer Embraer Delivers 48 Jets In 3rd Quarter Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer said on Friday it delivered 48 jets in the third quarter, bringing total deliveries so far in 2008 to 145. Oct 11, 2008 ZZ AirGuide 081013 ...
Aircraft Finance & Leasing News - North America.
Oct 13, 2008 ... Oct 13, 2008 AgustaWestland, Ornge Canadian charity Ornge has agreed a $120 million deal with AgustaWestland to buy 10 AW139 medium twin helicopters. The agreement includes an option for two additional aircraft. The helicopters will be equipped with aero-medical ...
Aircraft Supplier & MRO News.(Company overview)
Oct 13, 2008 ... Oct 13, 2008 Transportation Department says nine big U.S. airlines now hire outside contractors for 70% of their major maintenance work, double the rate of four years ago. With heavy maintenance outsourced to Central America and Asia, the DOT inspector general worries that FAA ...
Company Watch - American Airlines.
Oct 13, 2008 ... Oct 13, 2008 AMR, UAL May Lead U.S. Airlines to $1 Billion Quarterly Loss on Fuel Costs AMR Corp. and UAL Corp., parents of the two largest U.S. airlines, may report the biggest third- quarter losses in an industry beset by near-record fuel costs and a slowing economy. Oct 12, ...
Company Watch - Airbus.
Oct 13, 2008 ... Oct 13, 2008 Airbus sold 31 planes in September, bringing gross orders for the first nine months of the year to 785 as the European planemaker held a lead over strike-hit Boeing in new orders and deliveries. Oct 7, 2008 Airbus is poised to begin flight-testing the ...
Company Watch - ACSS.
Oct 13, 2008 ... Oct 13, 2008 ACSS is moving ahead with development of its T3CAS integrated TCAS, TAWS and Mode-S transponder product, which is due to be certified in the third quarter of 2009. Flight tests are scheduled for the middle of next January. The company, which is jointly owned by L-3 ...
Company Watch - Air France.
Oct 13, 2008 ... Oct 13, 2008 Air France dropping its daily flights from London Heathrow to Los Angeles from the end of October, seven months after the route was launched. The route was introduced in March following the Open Skies agreement, but Air France says it will be removed from the winter ...
Company Watch - Alaska Airlines.
Oct 13, 2008 ... Oct 13, 2008 Alaska Airlines today voiced concerns that the Boeing strike could greatly affect its fleet and capacity plans. The all-Boeing 737 operator's capacity agenda is dependent "on what happens in the Boeing strike", said Alaska VP finance and controller Brandon Pederson ...
Company Watch - Amadeus.
Oct 13, 2008 ... Oct 13, 2008 Amadeus has implemented a new model of Amadeus[sup.1] best-selling RMS for Premier Inn, the U.K.[sup.1]s largest hotel chain. The new version gives Premier Inn a unique insight into customer behavior, significantly improving occupancy levels throughout the year and ...
Company Watch - Alitalia.
Oct 13, 2008 ... Oct 13, 2008 Italian investor consortium Compagnia Aerea Italiana (CAI) has extended the deadline on its conditional offer to relaunch Alitalia until the end of the month. CAI, which re-submitted its offer late last month after securing union framework support for its relaunch ...
Company Watch - British Airways.
Oct 13, 2008 ... Oct 13, 2008 British Airways said it will move its Atlanta originating flights to London Heathrow Airport from London Gatwick Airport starting Sunday, March 29, 2009. The move to Heathrow, made possible through the Open Skies agreement signed last March between the U.S. and ...
Company Watch - Bombardier.
Oct 13, 2008 ... Oct 13, 2008 Aircell has named Jet Aviation as the first business aviation customer for its air-to-ground Broadband internet service. The system will be fitted to Jet Aviation[sup.1]s Bombardier Global series aircraft. The Aircell Broadband system allows passengers and crew to ...
Company Watch - Boeing.
Oct 13, 2008 ... Oct 13, 2008 Alaska Airlines today voiced concerns that the Boeing strike could greatly affect its fleet and capacity plans. The all-Boeing 737 operator's capacity agenda is dependent "on what happens in the Boeing strike", said Alaska VP finance and controller Brandon Pederson ...
Company Watch - Delta Air Lines.
Oct 13, 2008 ... Oct 13, 2008 Delta Air Lines said it will install 40 flat-bed seats in each of seven 767-400ER aircraft for flights to London's Heathrow Airport from Atlanta and New York. Customers in the competitive market have requested the feature, which Delta expects to have in place by ...
Company Watch - Embraer.
Oct 13, 2008 ... Oct 13, 2008 Embraer Delivers 48 Jets In 3rd Quarter Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer said on Friday it delivered 48 jets in the third quarter, bringing total deliveries so far in 2008 to 145. Oct 11, 2008 Embraer has had another incredible year with new ...
Company Watch - Flybe.
Oct 13, 2008 ... Oct 13, 2008 Flybe has just celebrated the graduation of the first UK cabin crew ever to have nationally recognised professional skills. The 21 crew have completed a three-month national vocational qualification (NVQ2) in "aviation operations in the air", recognised by the UK ...
Company Watch - Hawker Beechcraft.
Oct 13, 2008 ... Oct 13, 2008 Garrett Leather is the place to go if you want raw hide. The New York-based company, located aptly in Buffalo, has more than 2 million sq ft of leather in stock in 400 different colours. Rob Conti, Garrett's vice president, says: [sup.3]We pride ourselves in being ...
Company Watch - Honeywell Aerospace.
Oct 13, 2008 ... Oct 13, 2008 Honeywell unveiled a completely redesigned cabin management system called Ovation Select at NBAA, and the company is calling it the [sup.3]ultimate total connectivity solution[sup.2] [sup.3]Ovation brings business jets the same quality all-digital HD systems that ...
Company Watch - Korry Electronics.
Oct 13, 2008 ... Oct 13, 2008 Korry has launched its Opticon low profile digital control technology for the cockpit that could save fuel through weight-reduction and air resistance. The new technology features compact solid-state switching and a digital interface to reduce weight. [sup.3]Our ...
Company Watch - Lufthansa.
Oct 13, 2008 ... Oct 13, 2008 German and Italian leaders backed a potential agreement on Monday between Alitalia and Lufthansa on the German airline taking a minority stake in the Italian carrier. Oct 6, 2008 Brussels Airlines' recent financial tie-up with Lufthansa and its possible ...
Company Watch - Lockheed Martin.
Oct 13, 2008 ... Oct 13, 2008 Taiwan's hopes of buying Lockheed Martin F-16C/Ds from the USA remain bleak, with Washington going ahead with a separate $6.5 billion arms package that includes attack helicopters and upgrades for existing aircraft. The US Department of Defense on 3 October notified ...
Company Watch - Mesa Air Group.
Oct 13, 2008 ... Oct 13, 2008 Mesa reaches deal with pilots over scheduling. Following 10 months of negotiations, Mesa Air Group Inc. says it has reached a tentative agreement with its pilots union to resolve scheduling problems. Voting by the nearly 1,200 Mesa pilots represented by the Air Line ...
Company Watch - NASA.
Oct 13, 2008 ... Oct 13, 2008 NASA says more shuttle workers will find Constellation jobs NASA officials told lawmakers Wednesday that the end of the space shuttle program will cost 4,500 jobs at Kennedy Space Center -- not 6,400, as originally feared. The agency says more workers than expected ...
Company Watch - Northwest Airlines.
Oct 13, 2008 ... Oct 13, 2008 Delta, Northwest pilots clash over seniority Pilots for Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines have begun arbitration hearings to integrate seniority lists for a single, merged airline. Northwest pilots, who tend to be older on average than their counterparts at ...
Company Watch - Qantas Airways.
Oct 13, 2008 ... Oct 13, 2008 Amadeus said Qantas is now using the full Amadeus Altea Customer Management System to manage its entire sales, reservations, inventory and departure control functions. The GDS technology company said the recent migration of the carrier to the new check-in and flight ...
Company Watch - Raytheon.
Oct 13, 2008 ... Oct 13, 2008 Raytheon, Alliant to compete on next-generation Excalibur shells The Army has awarded competing development contracts for the next-generation Excalibur guided artillery shell, a weapon that could eventually generate $350 million in orders. Raytheon Missile Systems, ...
Company Watch - Ryanair.
Oct 13, 2008 ... Oct 13, 2008 The launch of a long-haul low-fare which is on Michael O'Leary's radar, whether it gets off the ground is very much dependent on finding cheap aircraft. Asked at a press conference in London yesterday when the proposed carrier could launch, O'Leary also stressed ...
Company Watch - Spanair.
Oct 13, 2008 ... Oct 13, 2008 Spanair has Spanish investigators disclosing that the crew of the crashed Spanair Boeing MD-82 ran through normal checklists before the fatal Spainair departure, but have yet to explain the reasons for the apparent failure to extend the flaps. In its first official ...
Company Watch - Sun Country Airlines.
Oct 13, 2008 ... Oct 13, 2008 Sun Country Airlines filed for bankruptcy protection on Monday while assuring passengers that service would continue without interruption. The action came on the same day that a federal judge appointed a receiver to oversee the assets of Petters Group Worldwide, ...
Company Watch - Southwest Airlines.
Oct 13, 2008 ... Oct 13, 2008 Southwest debt downgraded by S&P. Weaker demand and volatile fuel prices led Standard & Poor's to downgrade Southwest Airlines' bonds to "BBB+." Though falling fuel costs have helped the company's outlook, CEO Gary Kelly said planes will probably be less full this ...
Company Watch - TAM Airlines.
Oct 13, 2008 ... Oct 13, 2008 TAM will begin operating its new daily flight to Orlando, Florida on November 21. This will be the company's 18th international destination, which also has flights to the US cities of New York and Miami. The modern Airbus A330 aircraft, with a total capacity of 213 ...
Company Watch - United Airlines.
Oct 13, 2008 ... Oct 13, 2008 Alaska Airlines on Tuesday joined United Airlines in warning that fuel hedges could lead to quarterly losses. "As a result of the significant decline in crude oil prices since the end of the second quarter, we expect to record approximately $220 million in ...
Company Watch - Virgin Group.
Oct 13, 2008 ... Oct 13, 2008 Virgin America is introducing a Main Cabin Select fare for flights starting Nov. 3. The service class will offer passengers 38-in. seat pitch, "a more streamlined boarding process" and complimentary food and cocktails inflight. "In short, this is for the traveler ...
Company Watch - XOJet.
Oct 13, 2008 ... Oct 13, 2008 XOJet has enrolled its entire fleet of 48 Cessna Citation X aircraft into the Rolls-Royce CorporateCare program, a fixed-cost engine maintenance management plan based on hours flXOJET hasown. The program provides engine management, asset and logistics services, and ...
Airline Finance News - Africa / Middle East.
Oct 13, 2008 ... Oct 13, 2008 Emirates Airlines Emirates Airlines said on Monday the global financial crisis would not curb its expansion drive despite tighter liquidity. Oct 6, 2008 ZZ AirGuide 081013 Editorial eMail: edit@AirGuideOnline.com For Air ...
Airline Finance News - Asia / Pacific.
Oct 13, 2008 ... Oct 13, 2008 China's air travel market is likely to remain weak as the global economy falters and may not rebound until the second half of next year, a senior Chinese airline executive said on Thursday. Oct 9, 2008 Chinese carriers should get some relief in the fourth ...
Airline Finance News - Europe.
Oct 13, 2008 ... Oct 13, 2008 Airline bankruptcies around the world are set to double over the winter to at least 70 for the year, the director general of the European Regional Airlines (ERA) industry body said on Thursday. Oct 10, 2008 Air France Air France KLM flew 17.99 ...
Airline Finance News - North America.
Oct 13, 2008 ... Oct 13, 2008 U.S. carriers are going deeper than expected, according to OAG, and 33 airports around the country are expected to lose commercial service altogether. "The scale of the decline in the U.S. market is worse than the previous schedule analysis showed, with airlines ...
Air Transport News.
Oct 13, 2008 ... Oct 13, 2008 GAO says that the Federal Aviation Administration has more work to do in coming up with adequate planning for the development of a next generation air traffic system. The GAO said that the FAA has shown executive-level commitment to addressing systemic factors that ...
Business & General Aviation News.
Oct 13, 2008 ... Oct 13, 2008 TSA proposes new screening requirement for general aviation. Passengers hoping to board private jets will have to pass a background check under a TSA proposal announced Thursday. The agency wants all passengers to provide names and birth dates, which would be ...
Travel Business News - Africa / Middle East.
Oct 13, 2008 ... Oct 13, 2008 African laureate traveling exhibition, Olaudah Equiano, has arrived on the island of Montserrat. The exhibition opened Oct. 1 and will remain on display at the National Trust until the end of the year. Considered to be one of the more famous residents of Montserrat, ...
Travel Business News - Asia / Pacific.
Oct 13, 2008 ... Oct 13, 2008 Australia Australia's controversial Where the bloody hell are ya? tourism campaign has largely been unsuccessful and now the Aussie marketers are trying a different tack to attract international visitors. Their new come walkabout campaign calls on ...
Travel Business News - Europe.
Oct 13, 2008 ... Oct 13, 2008 Amadeus, Premier Inn Amadeus has implemented a new model of Amadeus[sup.1] best-selling RMS for Premier Inn, the U.K.[sup.1]s largest hotel chain. The new version gives Premier Inn a unique insight into customer behavior, significantly improving ...
Travel Business News - Latin America / Caribbean.
Oct 13, 2008 ... Oct 13, 2008 Brazil Embratur Brazilian Tourism Board plans to hold Discover Brasil travel agent workshops in Boston and Washington, D.C., on Oct. 21 and 22, respectively, at the following locations: Boston, Oct. 21, at the Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel, 138 St. James ...
Travel Business News - North America.
Oct 13, 2008 ... Oct 13, 2008 Bournemouth University International Centre for Tourism and Hospitality Research (ICTHR) School of Services Management will examine and discuss the future of tourism at World Travel Market in London. Tourism Futures will explore the challenges and opportunities ...
Aerospace & Defense News - Space.
Oct 27, 2008 ... Business & Industry News: Aerospace & Defense News - Space Oct 27, 2008 Crew Space Transportation System (CSTS) had its design modified during October, while in Bremen there were further discussions about the project's workshare. Split between a consortium of western ...
Aerospace & Defense News - Defense Africa / Middle East.
Oct 27, 2008 ... Business & Industry News: Aerospace & Defense News - Defense Africa / Middle East Oct 27, 2008 Israel Aerospace Industries Israel Aerospace Industries has delivered its first Heron unmanned air vehicle system to the Canadian armed forces under a two-year ...
Aerospace & Defense News - Defense Asia / Pacific.
Oct 27, 2008 ... Business & Industry News: Aerospace & Defense News - Defense Asia / Pacific Oct 27, 2008 Eurocopter Malaysia's decision to select the Eurocopter EC725 Cougar to replace its Sikorsky S-61 "Nuri" helicopters, with competitors and opposition parties taking ...
Aerospace & Defense News - Defense Europe.
Oct 27, 2008 ... Business & Industry News: Aerospace & Defense News - Defense Europe Oct 27, 2008 Eurofighter Eurofighter Typhoon has performed its debut flight from BAE Systems' Warton site in Lancashire, with the aircraft on track for delivery in mid-2009. Riyadh will ...
Aerospace & Defense News - Defense North America.
Oct 27, 2008 ... Business & Industry News: Aerospace & Defense News - Defense North America Oct 27, 2008 U.S. Defense Department must incorporate sustainable design principles into military construction projects under the recently signed DoD authorization bill. The legislation also ...
Aerospace & Defense News - Technology.
Oct 27, 2008 ... Business & Industry News: Aerospace & Defense News - Technology Oct 27, 2008 Computer criminals could soon be eavesdropping on what you type by analyzing the electromagnetic signals produced by every key press. By analyzing the signals produced by keystrokes, Swiss ...
Air Cargo News.
Oct 27, 2008 ... Business & Industry News: Air Cargo News Oct 27, 2008 As air traffic slumps worldwide, IATA warns of steeper losses. For the first time in five years, passenger traffic on the world's airlines fell last month, according to the International Air Transport Association, ...
Aircraft News - Africa / Middle East.
Oct 27, 2008 ... Business & Industry News: Aircraft News - Africa / Middle East Oct 27, 2008 Emirates Airlines, Airbus Emirates Airline has taken delivery of its second Airbus A380 for use on its Dubai-New York route starting on 27 October. The A380 will join Emirates' ...
Aircraft News - Asia / Pacific.
Oct 27, 2008 ... Business & Industry News: Aircraft News - Asia / Pacific Oct 27, 2008 Air New Zealand Air New Zealand flew its first RNP (required navigation performance)-enabled flight from Sydney to Queenstown, New Zealand on 18 October, becoming the first Airbus ...