Content Archive: July 2008

Training and Workforce

Chautauqua pilots vote on strike option

Characterization prompted Teamsters Local 747 representatives to mail strike ballots to the 700-strong pilot group.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

What is insurance?

To better understand insurance it helps to understand what it really is.
Maintenance and Modifications

P&WC appoints Metrojet a maintenance facility

Hong Kong’s Metrojet has been given the title of recognized maintenance facility and mobile repair team for Pratt & Whitney Canada engines.

Farnborough Organizers Plan Bahrain Airshow

Farnborough International Limited (FIL), organizer of the Farnborough International airshow, will collaborate with the Kingdom of Bahrain on a new show to
Maintenance and Modifications

Gulfstream celebrates Luton center anniversary

In the five years since Gulfstream established its maintenance center at London Luton, the facility has grown from 28,000 to 56,000 sq ft.

GD soaring on Gulfstream sales

Gulfstream Aerospace parent General Dynamics late last month reported a 25-percent increase in profits during the second quarter, thanks in large part to c
Airports

NTSB investigates near midair

A near midair collision on July 21 at Chicago O’Hare International Airport that involved an American Eagle Embraer ERJ 145 regional jet and a Part 91-opera
Engines

After two decades of study, Pratt’s PW1000G takes flight

Pratt & Whitney passed one of the most important milestones in its long history as the much-heralded PurePower PW1000G took to the skies last month.

People in Aviation: August 2008

Scott Donnelly has left his position as president and CEO of GE Aviation to take on the role of executive vice president and COO of Textron,
Safety

New fuel tank rules will make everyone safer

It has been 12 years since Trans World Airlines experienced the loss of a 747 that had departed JFK airport bound for Paris.