http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:15:06 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/2010/07/29/helicopter-crashes-fighting-jade-mountain-fire/ http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/2010/07/29/helicopter-crashes-fighting-jade-mountain-fire/#comments Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:15:06 +0000 admin http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/?p=2871 http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/2010/07/29/helicopter-crashes-fighting-jade-mountain-fire/feed/ 0 LILLOOET, BC – The Lillooet RCMP assisted the Ministry of Forests and Lands Wildfire Protection Branch at the Jade Mountain Wildfire in the Yalakom Valley near Lillooet with the recovery of the occupants involved in a helicopter crash earlier today at approximately 12:20, Thursday July 29th, 2010. Both male crew members were injured in the [...] http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/2010/07/29/missing-aircraft-found/ http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/2010/07/29/missing-aircraft-found/#comments Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:57:07 +0000 admin http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/?p=2867 http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/2010/07/29/missing-aircraft-found/feed/ 0 WINNIPEG, MB. – At approximately 10 a.m. MDT today, search and rescue crews found the Beechcraft Bonanza aircraft that went missing after it departed Norman Wells, N.W.T. on Saturday, July 24, 2010. Terry Johnson, 75, of Colorado, is the pilot who went missing during his scheduled flight to Peace River, Alta. Sadly, the pilot has [...] http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/2010/07/29/dream-foundation-in-critical-need-of-airline-miles/ http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/2010/07/29/dream-foundation-in-critical-need-of-airline-miles/#comments Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:50:05 +0000 admin http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/?p=2865 http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/2010/07/29/dream-foundation-in-critical-need-of-airline-miles/feed/ 0 SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – Dream Foundation, the first national wish-granting organization for adults in the end stages of life, is calling upon the national community to donate airline miles to help fulfill travel-related final dreams. From a small office in Santa Barbara, Dream Foundation currently is working on 134 dreams – with more than 50 [...] http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/2010/07/29/airbus-releases-statement-on-pakistan-crash/ http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/2010/07/29/airbus-releases-statement-on-pakistan-crash/#comments Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:41:02 +0000 admin http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/?p=2863 http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/2010/07/29/airbus-releases-statement-on-pakistan-crash/feed/ 0 Airbus regrets to confirm that an Airbus A321 operated by airblue was involved in an accident shortly after 9.45 am local time. The aircraft was operating a scheduled service, Flight ED 202, from Karachi to Islamabad, Pakistan. The aircraft involved in the accident, registered under AP-BJB, was MSN (Manufacturer Serial Number) 1218, initially delivered from the [...] http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/2010/07/29/court-to-review-canadian-retirement-age-for-pilots/ http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/2010/07/29/court-to-review-canadian-retirement-age-for-pilots/#comments Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:39:00 +0000 admin http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/?p=2861 http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/2010/07/29/court-to-review-canadian-retirement-age-for-pilots/feed/ 0 TORONTO, ONTARIO – The Federal Court has scheduled hearings November 22 – 25 in Ottawa for its judicial review of a Canadian Human Rights Tribunal decision which called into question the retirement age provision of the Air Canada Pilots Association collective agreement with Air Canada. “We look forward to defending the right of employees to [...] http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/2010/07/28/lockheed-martin-delivers-first-set-of-new-canadian-cp-140-wings/ http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/2010/07/28/lockheed-martin-delivers-first-set-of-new-canadian-cp-140-wings/#comments Thu, 29 Jul 2010 03:31:39 +0000 admin http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/?p=2858 http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/2010/07/28/lockheed-martin-delivers-first-set-of-new-canadian-cp-140-wings/feed/ 0 MARIETTA, Ga. – Lockheed Martin delivered the first of 10 new Mid-Life Upgrade outer wings on July 28 for installation on a CP-140 Aurora for the Government of Canada. These wings will be installed by IMP Aerospace, a Lockheed Martin P-3 service center located in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Canada operates a fleet of 18 CP-140 Aurora [...] http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/2010/07/28/air-travel-continues-recovery-in-june/ http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/2010/07/28/air-travel-continues-recovery-in-june/#comments Thu, 29 Jul 2010 03:22:08 +0000 admin http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/?p=2856 http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/2010/07/28/air-travel-continues-recovery-in-june/feed/ 0 GENEVA – The International Air Transport Association announced international scheduled traffic statistics for June which showed continued strong demand growth as the industry recovers from the impact of the global financial crisis. Compared to June 2009, international passenger demand was up 11.9% while international scheduled freight traffic showed a 26.5% improvement. Capacity increased only slightly above [...] http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/2010/07/28/lockheed-martin-kicks-off-f-35-lightning-ii-center-wing-assembly-production/ http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/2010/07/28/lockheed-martin-kicks-off-f-35-lightning-ii-center-wing-assembly-production/#comments Thu, 29 Jul 2010 03:11:54 +0000 admin http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/?p=2854 http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/2010/07/28/lockheed-martin-kicks-off-f-35-lightning-ii-center-wing-assembly-production/feed/ 0 MARIETTA, Ga. – Officials at the Lockheed Martin facility here formally announced the start of F-35 Lightning II center wing production operations at the plant during a ribbon cutting ceremony Tuesday. Actual center wing assembly work for the multi-role 5th generation aircraft will begin July 30 in the Marietta site’s massive B-1 aircraft production [...] http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/2010/07/27/continental-airlines-faces-230000-fine/ http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/2010/07/27/continental-airlines-faces-230000-fine/#comments Wed, 28 Jul 2010 03:48:53 +0000 admin http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/?p=2852 http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/2010/07/27/continental-airlines-faces-230000-fine/feed/ 0 FORT WORTH, Texas — The Federal Aviation Administration is proposing a civil penalty of $230,000 against Continental Airlines Inc., of Houston for allegedly operating a Boeing 767 on 22 revenue flights when it was not in compliance with Federal Aviation Regulations. The FAA alleges that on Aug. 12, 2008, Continental replaced the nose landing gear wheel [...] http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/2010/07/27/major-search-underway-for-missing-aircraft/ http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/2010/07/27/major-search-underway-for-missing-aircraft/#comments Tue, 27 Jul 2010 23:14:59 +0000 admin http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/?p=2845 http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/2010/07/27/major-search-underway-for-missing-aircraft/feed/ 0 By Holly Bridges – A major search resumed this morning, July 27, in northern Canada for the pilot of a missing single-engine aircraft who failed to arrive in Peace River, Alta. last Saturday after taking off from Norman Wells, N.W.T. Clear weather and hours of northern daylight are helping military and civilian searchers in the extensive [...]