Planenews Aviation News PortalYour aviation news and services.There is Such Thing as a Good Airline Meal.- June 14, 2008 Passengers flying in the United States might be forgiven for thinking onboard meals are a thing of the past, but elsewhere airlines are discovering that best way to passengers’ hearts is through their stomachs...http://planenews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=9529 World's Most Dangerous Airports.- June 14, 2008 A blog with photos and videos of the world’s most dangerous, and sometimes beautiful airports...http://planenews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=9528 U.S. Airline Delta's Planned Job Cuts Increase to 4,000.- June 13, 2008 ATLANTA: U.S.-based Delta Air Lines Inc. plans to cut twice as many jobs as the original goal it stated in March, when it offered voluntary severance payouts to more than half its work force...http://planenews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=9527 Boeing Moving Forward with 787 Dreamliner.- June 13, 2008 After costly delays in the production of Boeing Co.’s 787 Dreamliner, the aviation company has begun the "power-on" phase, testing the electrical systems of various sections of the aircraft, in Everett, Wash. Flight testing will soon follow, company officials said Thursday at Spirit AeroSystems Inc. in Wichita, Kan., one of three factories producing parts for the Dreamliner...http://planenews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=9526 Italy Puts Low-Cost Airline Volare Up for Sale.- June 13, 2008 MILAN (Thomson Financial): Italy’s economic development ministry has put low cost airline Volare up for sale again, meeting a recent state council court demand, said Alitalia SpA, which bought Volare in a previous auction...http://planenews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=9525 Northrop Grumman KC-45: Why We Won. Superior Air Refueling.- June 13, 2008 WASHINGTON (PRNewswire via COMTEX): The U.S. Air Force found Northrop Grumman Corporation’s bid to build the next generation of aerial refueling tankers superior to Boeing’s in four of the five most important selection criteria. Despite this fact, the losing bidder wants the Government Accountability Office to overturn the Air Force decision to award the contract to Northrop Grumman even though the Air Force conducted what even Boeing described as a fair, open and transparent...http://planenews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=9524 Bombardier Likely Will Build New Aircraft in Montreal, Not KC.- June 13, 2008 From Missouri Gov. Matt Blunt to Mayor Mark Funkhouser to eco-devo officials around KC, everyone’s talking a good game about getting Bombardier to build its new CSeries aircraft at KCI. Sorry, it’s not going to happen. Instead of listening to the happy-talk from local officials, I looked for a different point of view from reporters in Montreal, where Bombardier is already based...http://planenews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=9523 Syrian Air Says Goodbye to Sheremetyevo Airport- June 13, 2008 Syrian Arab Airlines (Syrian Air) has transferred all its flights Damask-Moscow from Sheremetyevo airport in Moscow to Vnukovo. Full Storyhttp://planenews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=9522 Is It Time to Reregulate the Airlines- June 12, 2008 Former American Airlines CEO thinks it’s time to reregulate the airlines, because they resemble utilities rather than normal businesses. but Crandall is wrong: airlines don’t resemble utilities, and regulation would decrease the efficiency of airlines...http://planenews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=9521 EADS to Modernize Harrier AV-8B for the Spanish Navy.- June 12, 2008 EADS Defence & Security (DS) will carry out the modernization programme of four Harrier AV-8B "Day Attack" aircraft of the Spanish Navy. The contract, with a value of 11.5 million Euros, has been signed with Navair, the U.S. governmental authority acting on behalf of the Spanish Navy. The contract will be executed throughout the next three years, until 2011...http://planenews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=9520 |