MIRAMAR, Fla. – Spirit Airlines has announced plans for providing relief to the people of Haiti. (more…)
Spirit Airlines Gives Free Flights to Those Donating to Haiti Relief Effort
January 13th, 2010 by admin, Filed under - News
Comments Off
New York City to Host Red Bull Air Race
January 13th, 2010 by admin, Filed under - News
NEW YORK, NY – The fifth race of the 2010 Red Bull Air Race World Championship season will be held, in partnership with NYC & Company, Jersey City, NJ and Liberty State Park, over the Hudson River June 19 and 20. (more…)
Comments Off
Boeing Delivers 4th KC-767 Tanker to Japan Ministry of Defense
January 12th, 2010 by admin, Filed under - Boeing ~ News
ST. LOUIS – The Boeing Company on Jan. 8 delivered the last of four KC-767 aerial refueling tankers to the Japan Ministry of Defense, completing one of the International Tanker team’s most significant milestones. (more…)
Comments Off
FAA Begins Using Safer Satellite Tracking System
January 12th, 2010 by admin, Filed under - FAA ~ News
WASHINGTON — Federal Aviation Administration Administrator Randy Babbitt announced today that Houston air traffic controllers are beginning to use an improved satellite-based system – Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) — to more efficiently and safely separate and manage aircraft flying over the Gulf of Mexico. (more…)
Comments Off
Terrafugia Uses Dassault Systèmes to Create Street-Legal Airplane
January 12th, 2010 by admin, Filed under - News
LOWELL, Mass. – Dassault Systèmes, a world leader in 3D and Product Lifecycle Management solutions, today announced that its CATIA brand has been chosen by Terrafugia, creators of the revolutionary Transition® Roadable Aircraft, for 3D composite and finite-element modeling. (more…)
Comments Off
WestJet Inks New Cargo Agreement
January 11th, 2010 by admin, Filed under - News ~ Westjet
CALGARY – WestJet today announced that it has signed an agreement with EXP-AIR Cargo, marking the beginning of a cargo sales and service relationship that offers an expanded range of services and products for cargo customers throughout Canada, the U.S., Mexico and the Caribbean. (more…)
Comments Off
DOT Dismisses Petition, Finds Virgin America to be US Controlled Airline
January 8th, 2010 by admin, Filed under - News
The U.S. Department of Transportation today announced that after conducting a thorough review it has found that Virgin America remains a U.S. citizen and remains under the actual control of U.S. citizens. (more…)
Comments Off
Horizon Makes Aviation History with First WAAS Flight
January 8th, 2010 by admin, Filed under - Airlines ~ News
SEATTLE, WA – On Dec. 30, 2009, Horizon Air became the first scheduled-service passenger carrier to operate a flight using Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) technology. (more…)
Comments Off
India Exploring Potential Boeing C-17 Order
January 8th, 2010 by admin, Filed under - Boeing ~ News
LONG BEACH, Calif. – The U.S. government has received a Letter of Request from India’s Ministry of Defence and the Indian Air Force regarding the potential acquisition of 10 C-17 Globemaster III advanced airlifters. (more…)
Comments Off
Airlines Set Records for On-Time Performance
January 7th, 2010 by admin, Filed under - Airlines ~ News
WASHINGTON D.C. – The nation’s largest airlines set a single-month record in November for on-time performance for the nearly 15 years the U.S. Department of Transportation has collected comparable data, according to the Air Travel Consumer Report released today by the U.S. Department of Transportation (more…)
Comments Off

