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Canadian Forces Contribute to RIMPAC 2010

July 9th, 2010 by admin, Filed under - News

Cpl Adam Phillips, an aviation systems technician with 407 Squadron marshals in a CP-140 Aurora after it landed at Kane'ohe Bay, Hawaii. Photo Credit: Cpl Susan Howell.

COMOX, BC – Two Air Force squadrons, 405 (Maritime Patrol) Squadron from 14 Wing Greenwood, N.S., and 407 (Long Range Patrol) Squadron from 19 Wing Comox, B.C., are participating in RIMPAC (Rim of the Pacific) 2010, a multi-national exercise taking place in Hawaii from June 23 to August 10. (more…)

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JetBlue Airways Reports June Traffic

July 9th, 2010 by admin, Filed under - News

NEW YORK – JetBlue Airways Corporation reported its preliminary traffic results for June 2010. Traffic in June increased 10.9 percent from June 2009, on a capacity increase of 5.8 percent. (more…)

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Alaska Airlines Now Offering Inflight Wi-Fi on More Than Half Its Aircraft

July 9th, 2010 by admin, Filed under - News

SEATTLE, WA – Alaska Airlines is now offering Aircell’s Gogo® Inflight Internet service on more than half its aircraft, including all 55 of its Boeing 737-800s and 10 of its 737-900s. (more…)

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U.S. Aerospace, Inc. and Antonov Submit $29.5 Billion Bid for KC-X Tanker Program

July 9th, 2010 by admin, Filed under - News

LOS ANGELES, CA – U.S. Aerospace, Inc.,, a U.S. aerospace and defense contractor, today announced that it has submitted a bid to the U.S. Air Force to supply 179 aerial refueling tankers at $150 Million per plane, with a total bid package of $29.55 Billion including research and development costs. (more…)

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Boeing Submits NewGen Tanker Proposal to US Air Force

July 9th, 2010 by admin, Filed under - Boeing ~ News

ST. LOUIS – The Boeing Company today submitted a proposal to the U.S. Air Force to provide the service with a next-generation aerial refueling tanker aircraft. Based on Boeing’s 767 commercial airplane, the NewGen Tanker would replace 179 of the 400 Eisenhower-era KC-135 aircraft currently in the Air Force fleet. (more…)

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Jazz Pilots Ratify Labour Agreement

July 9th, 2010 by admin, Filed under - News

HALIFAX, NS – Jazz Air LP announced today that its Pilots, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, have ratified a tentative agreement which was reached on June 25, 2010. The agreement covers a 6-year period expiring June 30, 2015. (more…)

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Retractable Gear Simulator Now Available in Fixed Gear Cirrus Aircraft

July 8th, 2010 by admin, Filed under - News

DULUTH, MINN. – Today Cirrus unveiled a new option for SR20 and SR22 aircraft used in a training environment: a means to simulate the use of retractable landing gear. (more…)

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The Superjumbo Finally Set to Arrive in India

July 8th, 2010 by admin, Filed under - News

DUBAI, U.A.E. – The launch of Terminal 3 at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport just got bigger! Emirates is all set to become the first international carrier in Indian Civil Aviation history to bring to India the world’s largest passenger aircraft, the Airbus A380. (more…)

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May Airline On-Time Performance Lower Than Last Year and April

July 8th, 2010 by admin, Filed under - News

WASHINGTON, DC – The nation’s largest airlines had a rate of on-time flights this past May that was lower than the same month last year and the rate posted in April 2010, according to the Air Travel Consumer Report released today by the U.S. Department of Transportation. (more…)

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Boeing NewGen Tanker Win Would Bring $339 Million to Connecticut

July 8th, 2010 by admin, Filed under - News

ST. LOUIS – The Boeing Company today announced that Connecticut will benefit from an estimated $339 million in annual economic impact if the Boeing NewGen Tanker is selected as the U.S. Air Force’s next aerial refueling aircraft. (more…)

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