Take a look at the link above….and wonder to yourself, how long before Ryan starts flying across the pond? Or will JetBlue start first?
Continue ReadingThree European leaders urge purchase of Airbus jets.
By IAG | February 24th, 2005 | Posted in Uncategorized | No CommentsThree European leaders urge purchase of Airbus jets. The leaders of Britain, France and Germany have sent letters to the Polish prime minister urging LOT, Poland's national airline, to purchase jets made by European jetmaker Airbus instead of planes made by U.S.-based Boeing. Feb. 24, 2005 For More: AirGuideOnline Airline & Travel News http://www.airguideonline.com/airgtravel_news.htm News [...]
Continue ReadingHomeland Security creates committee to advise it on privacy issues.
By IAG | February 24th, 2005 | Posted in Uncategorized | No CommentsHomeland Security creates committee to advise it on privacy issues. The Department of Homeland Security has created a committee to advise it on data privacy, InformationWeek reports. Members of the committee hail from corporations, academia and nonprofit groups. Feb. 24, 2005 For More: AirGuideOnline Airline & Travel News http://www.airguideonline.com/airgtravel_news.htm News Center: http://www.airguideonline.com/airgtravel_newsarchives.htm Magazines: http://www.airguideonline.com/magazines.htm Business [...]
Continue ReadingThree European leaders urge purchase of Airbus jets.
By IAG | February 24th, 2005 | Posted in Uncategorized | No CommentsThree European leaders urge purchase of Airbus jets. The leaders of Britain, France and Germany have sent letters to the Polish prime minister urging LOT, Poland's national airline, to purchase jets made by European jetmaker Airbus instead of planes made by U.S.-based Boeing. Feb. 24, 2005 For More: AirGuideOnline Airline & Travel News http://www.airguideonline.com/airgtravel_news.htm News [...]
Continue ReadingEADS named "preferred bidder" on U.K. tanker contract.
By IAG | February 24th, 2005 | Posted in Uncategorized | No CommentsEADS named "preferred bidder" on U.K. tanker contract, report says. Europe's aerospace consortium EADS has secured "preferred bidder" status on a contract to build refueling tankers for the Royal Air Force, the Financial Times reports. Once it is officially named preferred bidder, EADS may start securing financing for the contract. For More: AirGuideOnline Airline & [...]
Continue ReadingBoeing's sale of commercial plants indicates change in strategy.
By IAG | February 24th, 2005 | Posted in Uncategorized | No CommentsBoeing's sale of commercial plants indicates change in strategy. The sale of Boeing's commercial jetliner plants in Oklahoma and Kansas are part of the company's plan to change its business model, the Chicago Tribune reports. Boeing is moving away from building planes itself; instead, it will coordinate the assembly of jetliners and market them to [...]
Continue ReadingFAA to propose rules aimed at improving cockpit recorders.
By IAG | February 24th, 2005 | Posted in Uncategorized | No CommentsFAA to propose rules aimed at improving cockpit recorders. The Federal Aviation Administration will propose new rules to improve the quality of cockpit recorders, the Wall Street Journal reports. The FAA wants to lengthen the duration of time the device is required to retain information without automatically erasing it from 30 minutes to two hours. [...]
Continue ReadingAirport screeners face high rate of injuries related to work.
By IAG | February 24th, 2005 | Posted in Uncategorized | No CommentsAirport screeners face high rate of injuries related to work. Airport screeners have one of the highest rates of job-related injuries in the nation, USA TODAY reports. TSA employees missed work due to on-the-job injuries five times more often than other government employees. Lawmakers worry this could create a staffing shortage and weaken national security. [...]
Continue ReadingPratt to enter IFE market with wireless broadband
By IAG | February 24th, 2005 | Posted in Uncategorized | 1 CommentDateline: Thursday February 24, 2005 Pratt & Whitney is developing an all-digital wireless broadband inflight entertainment solution that will offer video-on-demand, live television and broadband Internet connectivity to airline passengers. The product also will enable what P&W Manager-Information Service Programs Colin Karsten called a "next-generation" health management system offering "total" aircraft and systems health monitoring [...]
Continue ReadingPratt to enter IFE market with wireless broadband
By IAG | February 24th, 2005 | Posted in Uncategorized | No CommentsDateline: Thursday February 24, 2005 Pratt & Whitney is developing an all-digital wireless broadband inflight entertainment solution that will offer video-on-demand, live television and broadband Internet connectivity to airline passengers. The product also will enable what P&W Manager-Information Service Programs Colin Karsten called a "next-generation" health management system offering "total" aircraft and systems health monitoring [...]
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