Thursday, October 30, 2008
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Jet Airways Selected as one of the Top Three Airlines in the World
At a ceremony at New York’s Public Library, Conde Nast Traveler announced that Jet Airways has been selected as one of the top three airlines in the world in its 2008 Readers Choice Awards survey.
Jet Airways launched North American service last summer from Mumbai/Delhi to New York’s JFK and Newark airports adding Toronto Pearson International and San Francisco International airports within the past year.
Upon hearing of the Condé Nast Traveler selection, Naresh Goyal - Chairman and Founder of Jet Airways said: “When we started transatlantic service, one of my goals was to be recognized as one of the world’s top airlines within 5 years. Within 18 months, readers of Condé Nast Traveler – one of the world’s most prestigious magazines -- have reached that conclusion. It is extremely gratifying that our dedication to quality and excellence has been recognized so quickly in the North American market. We will continue to devote all our energies to exceeding expectations and ensuring the best travel experience for all passengers.”
Jet Airways launched North American service last summer from Mumbai/Delhi to New York’s JFK and Newark airports adding Toronto Pearson International and San Francisco International airports within the past year.
Upon hearing of the Condé Nast Traveler selection, Naresh Goyal - Chairman and Founder of Jet Airways said: “When we started transatlantic service, one of my goals was to be recognized as one of the world’s top airlines within 5 years. Within 18 months, readers of Condé Nast Traveler – one of the world’s most prestigious magazines -- have reached that conclusion. It is extremely gratifying that our dedication to quality and excellence has been recognized so quickly in the North American market. We will continue to devote all our energies to exceeding expectations and ensuring the best travel experience for all passengers.”
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
American Airlines Drops Long-Held Policy for "Non-Elite Status Member"
American Airlines announced Monday that for "non-elite status members," it will drop its long-held policy to give fliers a minimum of 500 miles. Starting Jan. 1, those customers will get only the miles they actually fly.
So if you fly 357 miles in the future on an American Airlines flight and you're not AAdvantage Gold, Platinum or Executive Platinum, you're only going to get 357 miles added to your AAdvantage account.
In addition, "any applicable bonuses" will be based on actual mileage as well. If you're participating in a promotion that gives you a 50 percent bonus on miles, it'll be 50 percent of 357 miles, not 50 percent of 500 miles.
"Similarly, elite status qualifying miles and points earned for travel on eligible flights will also be based on the actual miles earned,"" AAdvantage members were told. "AAdvantage Executive Platinum, AAdvantage Platinum and AAdvantage Gold members are exempt from this change."
That seems to mean that if you're an elite member, it won't be any harder to pile up enough miles to become an elite member. But if you're non-elite, it'll be harder to get into that exclusive club if you fly a lot of trips under 500 miles.
Other airlines this year have implemented an actual-miles policy, replacing the industry standard of 500-mile minimums. Among them have been US Airways (March 1) and United Airlines (July 1).
Continental Airlines will do away with the 500-mile minimum Jan. 1, 2009, for tickets purchased Nov. 15 and afterward.
Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines appear at present to be keeping the 500-mile minimum.
So if you fly 357 miles in the future on an American Airlines flight and you're not AAdvantage Gold, Platinum or Executive Platinum, you're only going to get 357 miles added to your AAdvantage account.
In addition, "any applicable bonuses" will be based on actual mileage as well. If you're participating in a promotion that gives you a 50 percent bonus on miles, it'll be 50 percent of 357 miles, not 50 percent of 500 miles.
"Similarly, elite status qualifying miles and points earned for travel on eligible flights will also be based on the actual miles earned,"" AAdvantage members were told. "AAdvantage Executive Platinum, AAdvantage Platinum and AAdvantage Gold members are exempt from this change."
That seems to mean that if you're an elite member, it won't be any harder to pile up enough miles to become an elite member. But if you're non-elite, it'll be harder to get into that exclusive club if you fly a lot of trips under 500 miles.
Other airlines this year have implemented an actual-miles policy, replacing the industry standard of 500-mile minimums. Among them have been US Airways (March 1) and United Airlines (July 1).
Continental Airlines will do away with the 500-mile minimum Jan. 1, 2009, for tickets purchased Nov. 15 and afterward.
Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines appear at present to be keeping the 500-mile minimum.
Autstrian Airlines Sale Postponded
Austrian media are reporting the sale of Austrian Airlines is being postponed.
The Austria Press Agency cites a Finance Ministry spokesman as saying Monday that a privatization mandate given to the state holding company OeIAG will be extended until Dec. 31.
Austria's government decided in August to privatize its roughly 42 percent share in the ailing flagship carrier, which is steeped in 900 million euros ($1.1 billion) debt and recently announced it expects a net loss of up to 125 million euros ($156 million) for the 2008 fiscal year.
Deutsche Lufthansa AG, Germany's biggest airline, is reported to be the only potential buyer in the running.
The Austria Press Agency cites a Finance Ministry spokesman as saying Monday that a privatization mandate given to the state holding company OeIAG will be extended until Dec. 31.
Austria's government decided in August to privatize its roughly 42 percent share in the ailing flagship carrier, which is steeped in 900 million euros ($1.1 billion) debt and recently announced it expects a net loss of up to 125 million euros ($156 million) for the 2008 fiscal year.
Deutsche Lufthansa AG, Germany's biggest airline, is reported to be the only potential buyer in the running.
Monday, October 27, 2008
Sunday, October 26, 2008
Saturday, October 25, 2008
Continental Airlines Reduces the Size of the Bag Allowed On-Board
Beginning Nov. 1, Continental Airlines Inc. will reduce the maximum size allowed for carry-ons to 45 linear inches — the sum of the bag's length, width and height — down from 51 inches.
Continental spokeswoman Julie King said the change is being made to align policies of the Houston-based airline with those of its alliance partner airlines, including Delta, Northwest and Air France-KLM.
Passengers sometimes book a single ticket that involves travel on Continental and one of its partner airlines, which means currently customers could carry the bag on one leg of a trip but be forced to check it on the next.
King said there was no link between the change in carry-on policy and Continental's recent decision to charge customers $15 for checking a first bag.
Besides Continental's partners, many other so-called legacy airlines have a 45-inch limit on carry-ons, including American Airlines.
But AirTran lets 55-inch bags aboard, US Airways and Alaska Airlines allow 51-inch bags, Southwest sets the limit at 50 inches, and Frontier Airlines allows 49 inches.
Continental spokeswoman Julie King said the change is being made to align policies of the Houston-based airline with those of its alliance partner airlines, including Delta, Northwest and Air France-KLM.
Passengers sometimes book a single ticket that involves travel on Continental and one of its partner airlines, which means currently customers could carry the bag on one leg of a trip but be forced to check it on the next.
King said there was no link between the change in carry-on policy and Continental's recent decision to charge customers $15 for checking a first bag.
Besides Continental's partners, many other so-called legacy airlines have a 45-inch limit on carry-ons, including American Airlines.
But AirTran lets 55-inch bags aboard, US Airways and Alaska Airlines allow 51-inch bags, Southwest sets the limit at 50 inches, and Frontier Airlines allows 49 inches.
British Airways' Final Service from the North West of England to New York
British Airways' final service from the north west of England to New York's JFK airport left at 1018 BST. A spokeswoman said a decline in business travellers and increased competition had forced the move.
New York was British Airways' only remaining international route from Manchester Airport, future passengers will have to travel via London.
The British Airways (BA) flight from Manchester to JFK airport in New York used to fly on a daily basis, seven days a week.
Travellers can still fly with BA from Manchester, but only via Heathrow and Gatwick.
Other firms, including Delta and Continental, offer transatlantic services from Manchester.
New York was British Airways' only remaining international route from Manchester Airport, future passengers will have to travel via London.
The British Airways (BA) flight from Manchester to JFK airport in New York used to fly on a daily basis, seven days a week.
Travellers can still fly with BA from Manchester, but only via Heathrow and Gatwick.
Other firms, including Delta and Continental, offer transatlantic services from Manchester.
American Airlines Announced an Order for 42 Boeing 787-9
Even though most global carriers tighten their belts for the bumpy economic times ahead, at least one US carrier is planning for the next upturn. American Airlines announced an order for 42 787-9s on 15 October, with an option on 58 more. Delivery is due from 2012 onwards.
The deal was hailed by the carrier’s president cargo, Dave Brooks, as “great news” for cargo. “These aircraft are the long-range, intercontinental 787s, and since they are extremely fuel-efficient, we will be able to carry a lot of cargo on them,” he says.
Indeed, Brooks says the new aircraft will be even better cargo performers than the 777, which currently form the backbone of American’s fleet. It has 47 of the aircraft, and they are often regarded as mini-freighters because of their enormous belly capacity. But Brooks says the 787-9 will have four more LD-3 positions than the 777s, and the fuel efficiency to allow them to be filled.
Boeing says that with 20 per cent more fuel efficiency, the aircraft could provide up to 45 per cent more cargo revenue capacity than comparable aircraft today. The 787-9’s range of 8,500 miles also comfortably tops the 777’s 5,500-6,000nm maximum.
Where the 787-9s will be deployed has not yet been decided – 2012 is after all a long time in the future and the economic outlook uncertain – but replacement of the carrier’s 72 767s is likely to be a priority.
However, AMR chairman and chief executive officer, Gerard Arpey, also hopes that the 787-9s will be used to expand into new international markets, particularly if American, Iberia and British Airways succeed in their current application to the US DOT for antitrust immunity.
American will be getting the aircraft at a rate of six a year. The fact that it has got such early slots on the much-delayed 787 programme has raised eyebrows – even Air New Zealand, launch customer for the 787-9, is not getting its first aircraft until around the same time.
The maiden flight of the 787 is supposed to take place in the fourth quarter of this year, though the current machinists strike, which started in early September, must cast some doubt on that, as well as on the timing of the first delivery to All Nippon Airways, due for next August.
At the same time as American unveiled its new order, it announced a US$360m net loss for the third quarter, following a $284m fall in the second quarter ($1.4bn including exceptional items) and $328m in the first. Brooks says the results were “in line with expectations”, however, and the airline ended the quarter with $5.1bn in cash.
Cargo traffic, measured in ton miles, fell one per cent in the quarter to 509 million, while revenues rose 17.3 per cent to $230m. Altogether, cargo traffic is down 1.7 per cent for the year-to-date, while revenue is up 13.6 per cent.
The deal was hailed by the carrier’s president cargo, Dave Brooks, as “great news” for cargo. “These aircraft are the long-range, intercontinental 787s, and since they are extremely fuel-efficient, we will be able to carry a lot of cargo on them,” he says.
Indeed, Brooks says the new aircraft will be even better cargo performers than the 777, which currently form the backbone of American’s fleet. It has 47 of the aircraft, and they are often regarded as mini-freighters because of their enormous belly capacity. But Brooks says the 787-9 will have four more LD-3 positions than the 777s, and the fuel efficiency to allow them to be filled.
Boeing says that with 20 per cent more fuel efficiency, the aircraft could provide up to 45 per cent more cargo revenue capacity than comparable aircraft today. The 787-9’s range of 8,500 miles also comfortably tops the 777’s 5,500-6,000nm maximum.
Where the 787-9s will be deployed has not yet been decided – 2012 is after all a long time in the future and the economic outlook uncertain – but replacement of the carrier’s 72 767s is likely to be a priority.
However, AMR chairman and chief executive officer, Gerard Arpey, also hopes that the 787-9s will be used to expand into new international markets, particularly if American, Iberia and British Airways succeed in their current application to the US DOT for antitrust immunity.
American will be getting the aircraft at a rate of six a year. The fact that it has got such early slots on the much-delayed 787 programme has raised eyebrows – even Air New Zealand, launch customer for the 787-9, is not getting its first aircraft until around the same time.
The maiden flight of the 787 is supposed to take place in the fourth quarter of this year, though the current machinists strike, which started in early September, must cast some doubt on that, as well as on the timing of the first delivery to All Nippon Airways, due for next August.
At the same time as American unveiled its new order, it announced a US$360m net loss for the third quarter, following a $284m fall in the second quarter ($1.4bn including exceptional items) and $328m in the first. Brooks says the results were “in line with expectations”, however, and the airline ended the quarter with $5.1bn in cash.
Cargo traffic, measured in ton miles, fell one per cent in the quarter to 509 million, while revenues rose 17.3 per cent to $230m. Altogether, cargo traffic is down 1.7 per cent for the year-to-date, while revenue is up 13.6 per cent.
New CEO of SpiceJet
SpiceJet today announced the appointment of Sanjay Aggarwal, as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) with immediate effect. Aggarwal takes over the position from Siddhanth Sharma. Prior to his current responsibilities in SpiceJet Aggarwal held the position of Chief Operating Officer and Chief Strategy Officer for Flight Options.Previously Aggarwal had worked as senior director of Marriott International and had also been Manager of Financial Planning for the maintenance, reservations and internal consulting areas of US Airways.
Commenting on his appointment, Sanjay Aggarwal said, "I believe that SpiceJet is well positioned to grow rapidly as a low cost carrier, and I am delighted to have the opportunity to help the company achieve its potential."
Wilbur Ross, who led the recent $100 million cash infusion program into SpiceJet, added, "Of the many candidates, Sanjay was by far the most impressive. He is precisely the right person to lead the existing highly capable management team in turning SpiceJet around."
Commenting on his appointment, Sanjay Aggarwal said, "I believe that SpiceJet is well positioned to grow rapidly as a low cost carrier, and I am delighted to have the opportunity to help the company achieve its potential."
Wilbur Ross, who led the recent $100 million cash infusion program into SpiceJet, added, "Of the many candidates, Sanjay was by far the most impressive. He is precisely the right person to lead the existing highly capable management team in turning SpiceJet around."
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Monday, October 20, 2008
Passenger Aircraft Just missed Colliding with UFO
A passenger jet coming in to land at Heathrow Airport had a near miss with a UFO, according to newly-released Ministry of Defence files.
The captain of the Alitalia airliner was so concerned he shouted "look out" to his co-pilot after seeing the brown missile-shaped object shoot past them overhead.
The mysterious incident near Lydd in Kent in 1991 was thoroughly investigated by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and the military.
But having ruled out the object being a missile, weather balloon or space rocket, the MoD closed the inquiry and left the matter unsolved.
The unexplained close encounter is one of many recounted in military UFO documents now made available online by the National Archives.
Documents show the McDonnell Douglas MD80 aircraft was en route from Milan to Heathrow at 22,000ft with 57 people on board when pilot Achille Zaghetti saw the strange object 1,000ft above him.
He recounted: "At once I said, 'look out, look out,' to my co-pilot, who looked out and saw what I had seen.
"As soon as the object crossed us I asked to the ACC (area control centre) operator if he saw something on his screen and he answered 'I see an unknown target 10nm (nautical miles) behind you'."
The files show that Southern TV broadcast a story about a 14-year-old boy who reported seeing a missile flying at low level before climbing through the cloud and disappearing on the same evening.
An unnamed Whitehall official wrote: "It is our intention to treat this sighting like that of any other Unidentified Flying Object and therefore we will not be undertaking any further investigation."
There were a number of other similar incidents recorded in the same year.
On June 17, 1991 four passengers onboard a Dan Air Boeing 737 saw a "wingless projectile" pass beneath the aircraft as it climbed from Gatwick Airport headed for Hamburg.
And on July 15 the pilot of a Britannia Airways 737 reported seeing a "small black lozenge-shaped object" travelling at speed as they approached Gatwick.
The captain of the Alitalia airliner was so concerned he shouted "look out" to his co-pilot after seeing the brown missile-shaped object shoot past them overhead.
The mysterious incident near Lydd in Kent in 1991 was thoroughly investigated by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and the military.
But having ruled out the object being a missile, weather balloon or space rocket, the MoD closed the inquiry and left the matter unsolved.
The unexplained close encounter is one of many recounted in military UFO documents now made available online by the National Archives.
Documents show the McDonnell Douglas MD80 aircraft was en route from Milan to Heathrow at 22,000ft with 57 people on board when pilot Achille Zaghetti saw the strange object 1,000ft above him.
He recounted: "At once I said, 'look out, look out,' to my co-pilot, who looked out and saw what I had seen.
"As soon as the object crossed us I asked to the ACC (area control centre) operator if he saw something on his screen and he answered 'I see an unknown target 10nm (nautical miles) behind you'."
The files show that Southern TV broadcast a story about a 14-year-old boy who reported seeing a missile flying at low level before climbing through the cloud and disappearing on the same evening.
An unnamed Whitehall official wrote: "It is our intention to treat this sighting like that of any other Unidentified Flying Object and therefore we will not be undertaking any further investigation."
There were a number of other similar incidents recorded in the same year.
On June 17, 1991 four passengers onboard a Dan Air Boeing 737 saw a "wingless projectile" pass beneath the aircraft as it climbed from Gatwick Airport headed for Hamburg.
And on July 15 the pilot of a Britannia Airways 737 reported seeing a "small black lozenge-shaped object" travelling at speed as they approached Gatwick.
Kingfisher Airlines Promise to the Young Pilots Gone with Winds
Young pilots, who received letters of intent from Kingfisher Airlines promising them co-pilot positions once they completed Type Rating training in institutes abroad say, several of them have successfully completed their course and have got Indian licences, but have not heard from the airline regarding the promised job.
''They have been told that they (the airline) do not require crew. The communication was given to students as and when they completed course and contacted the airline for the promised job,'' says a source.
A young pilot who had been issued this letter says, ''The letter was issued to me in April and it clearly stated that I had to bear the course fee at the institute recognized by the airline. Since a job at the end of the course was guaranteed I coughed up Rs 35 lakh for this training programme. But after I came back, I contacted them (the airline) but I was asked to stay put and that they would get back to me, which has not happened so far.''
When contacted, a Kingfisher spokesperson - appearing hassled - said the airline would comment on the matter after a day. He referred to the statement issued by the airline on Saturday on the salary cut issue that spoke of the turbulence in the aviation industry meriting reduction in the capacity deployed.
'All these letters say that the airline would absorb us once foreign flight licence is converted into Indian and we are found 'skilled enough','' avers a pilot, who too holds an LoI. He says this ''skilled enough'' criteria that airlines could use against them.
The present job crisis seems routed in the massive recruitments that several airlines undertook in the year 2006 when many pilots undertaking training in India were called for placements. However, no airline is undertaking such placement exercises now. The placements in 2006 included a psychometric test and a personal interview following which letters of intent promising a job in the airline were offered. ''Of 107 people who had appeared for these interviews, 45 were selected and I was one of them,'' says a pilot who had appeared for Kingfisher interview.
''They have been told that they (the airline) do not require crew. The communication was given to students as and when they completed course and contacted the airline for the promised job,'' says a source.
A young pilot who had been issued this letter says, ''The letter was issued to me in April and it clearly stated that I had to bear the course fee at the institute recognized by the airline. Since a job at the end of the course was guaranteed I coughed up Rs 35 lakh for this training programme. But after I came back, I contacted them (the airline) but I was asked to stay put and that they would get back to me, which has not happened so far.''
When contacted, a Kingfisher spokesperson - appearing hassled - said the airline would comment on the matter after a day. He referred to the statement issued by the airline on Saturday on the salary cut issue that spoke of the turbulence in the aviation industry meriting reduction in the capacity deployed.
'All these letters say that the airline would absorb us once foreign flight licence is converted into Indian and we are found 'skilled enough','' avers a pilot, who too holds an LoI. He says this ''skilled enough'' criteria that airlines could use against them.
The present job crisis seems routed in the massive recruitments that several airlines undertook in the year 2006 when many pilots undertaking training in India were called for placements. However, no airline is undertaking such placement exercises now. The placements in 2006 included a psychometric test and a personal interview following which letters of intent promising a job in the airline were offered. ''Of 107 people who had appeared for these interviews, 45 were selected and I was one of them,'' says a pilot who had appeared for Kingfisher interview.
Qantas Airlines Airbus A380 from Melbourne to Los Angels
QANTAS'S Airbus A380 superjumbo is finally in business as the airline's debut commercial flight to Los Angeles takes off from Melbourne. It has become the third operator of Airbus A380.
The inaugural A380 service left Melbourne at 11.15 AEDT, and is scheduled to land in Los Angeles at 7.30am local time (1.30am Tuesday AEDT), where it will receive a star-studded welcome from Qantas Ambassador John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John and Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa.
United Airlines Pilot Arrested After Failing Breath Test
The 44-year-old, who works for the US carrier United Airlines, was arrested after giving a breath test to police at Terminal 1.
He was held on suspicion of "performing an aviation function whilst exceeding the alcohol limit", said police.
The man was "removed from duty", the airline said and bailed to return to Heathrow police station.
A statement released by United Airlines said the company's alcohol policy was "among the strictest in the industry". "We have no tolerance for abuse or violations of this well-established policy," it said.
"Safety is our number one priority and the pilot has been removed from service while we are co-operating with the authorities and conducting a full investigation."
A spokeswoman for the airline would give no details of the timing and flight involved in the incident which happened on Sunday but it is understood the flight was bound for San Francisco.
The legal limit for pilots is nine micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath.
This is more than three times stricter than the drink-drive limit, which is 35 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath.
He was held on suspicion of "performing an aviation function whilst exceeding the alcohol limit", said police.
The man was "removed from duty", the airline said and bailed to return to Heathrow police station.
A statement released by United Airlines said the company's alcohol policy was "among the strictest in the industry". "We have no tolerance for abuse or violations of this well-established policy," it said.
"Safety is our number one priority and the pilot has been removed from service while we are co-operating with the authorities and conducting a full investigation."
A spokeswoman for the airline would give no details of the timing and flight involved in the incident which happened on Sunday but it is understood the flight was bound for San Francisco.
The legal limit for pilots is nine micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath.
This is more than three times stricter than the drink-drive limit, which is 35 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath.
Sunday, October 19, 2008
Jet Airways Reinstate nearly 2000 Workers Sacked 24 Hours Earlier
The extraordinary about-face -- symptomatic of the way business is done in India -- came amid reports that the Government, faced by a looming general election and fearing a voter backlash, had come down "like a ton of bricks" on Jet management over the sackings.
This was denied, however, by the chairman, Naresh Goyal, who told a late-night media conference that he had been moved to revoke the decision after watching tearful employees staging street demonstrations to get their jobs back. "This morning, when I saw tears in their eyes I could not sleep," he said. "All of you are my family. I've always said that from day one. Each employee is part of my family. "My management took this decision on the basis of certain economic conditions. As the head of the family, my conscience does not allow me to look at just the economics."
Mr Goyal denied that he came under intense pressure over the sackings, which involved the largest number of employees laid off in a single displacement by any company in Indian corporate history.
Few, however, doubt that it was, indeed, political pressure that forced the backdown, especially after a spokesman for the dominant Congress party, which is seeking re-election in the coming poll, railed against the mass sackings, saying: "This is India, not America. We are against the hire-and-fire policy of the aviation industry. You cannot have such a policy in a democracy."
Where the enforced backdown leaves the airline and the executives -- some highly paid foreigners hold key positions -- who ordered the mass sackings remains to be seen. Analysts point out that all the dire indicators that led to the sackings remain in place.
"The airline, on its own admission, is in deep trouble. Now they have 2000 employees on their payroll that they have said they do not need and do not want -- all because the chairman says he was moved by their tears. All this says a lot about doing business in India," one industry analyst said.
The depth of the crisis in the airline industry was reinforced last night when the national carrier, Air India, said it was seeking "a creative way of shedding flab".
Insisting it was not sacking anyone, the airline said it was offering voluntary leave without pay to 15,000 employees that would allow them to "go away" -- and off the payroll -- for between three and five years.
This was denied, however, by the chairman, Naresh Goyal, who told a late-night media conference that he had been moved to revoke the decision after watching tearful employees staging street demonstrations to get their jobs back. "This morning, when I saw tears in their eyes I could not sleep," he said. "All of you are my family. I've always said that from day one. Each employee is part of my family. "My management took this decision on the basis of certain economic conditions. As the head of the family, my conscience does not allow me to look at just the economics."
Mr Goyal denied that he came under intense pressure over the sackings, which involved the largest number of employees laid off in a single displacement by any company in Indian corporate history.
Few, however, doubt that it was, indeed, political pressure that forced the backdown, especially after a spokesman for the dominant Congress party, which is seeking re-election in the coming poll, railed against the mass sackings, saying: "This is India, not America. We are against the hire-and-fire policy of the aviation industry. You cannot have such a policy in a democracy."
Where the enforced backdown leaves the airline and the executives -- some highly paid foreigners hold key positions -- who ordered the mass sackings remains to be seen. Analysts point out that all the dire indicators that led to the sackings remain in place.
"The airline, on its own admission, is in deep trouble. Now they have 2000 employees on their payroll that they have said they do not need and do not want -- all because the chairman says he was moved by their tears. All this says a lot about doing business in India," one industry analyst said.
The depth of the crisis in the airline industry was reinforced last night when the national carrier, Air India, said it was seeking "a creative way of shedding flab".
Insisting it was not sacking anyone, the airline said it was offering voluntary leave without pay to 15,000 employees that would allow them to "go away" -- and off the payroll -- for between three and five years.
FAA to Fund Three more Airlines for Electronic Flight Bags EFBs
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced Friday it has reached agreements with three additional US airlines to fund in-cockpit runway safety systems in exchange for critical operational data. The data will help the FAA evaluate the safety impact of this technology and is expected to accelerate key safety capabilities necessary for the transition to the Next Generation Air Transportation System.
Atlas Air Inc. received $510,000 to equip 17 aircraft with electronic flight bags (EFBs), CommutAir received $544,000 to equip 16 aircraft with EFBs and Aural Alerting Systems, and Shuttle America received $680,000 to equip 20 aircraft with EFBs and Aural Alerting Systems.
The surface moving maps with own-ship position and aural alert systems will be used on flights to or from 21 testbed airports, as well as other airports. The safety technology provides greater situational awareness for pilots to help them avoid unsafe operations on the airport surface.
In September, the FAA provided $600,000 each to SkyWest, Piedmont, US Airways and Southwest Airlines to install the cockpit safety equipment.
"This technology is on every pilot’s wish list," said Robert A. Sturgell, the FAA's acting administrator. "It's going to be a big boost for runway safety. As a former airline pilot myself, I can tell you putting these systems in the cockpit will raise situational awareness considerably."
The technology will be installed in aircraft at each airline by September 2009. By that time the agency also expects initial results from the data analysis. Each agreement will remain in effect through September 2011.
The FAA continues to review other proposals to deploy the surface moving map or an approved aural runway safety alerting system and expects to announce other awards. Twenty-two airlines responded to the FAA's request for proposals to invest in the two runway safety technologies.
Atlas Air Inc. received $510,000 to equip 17 aircraft with electronic flight bags (EFBs), CommutAir received $544,000 to equip 16 aircraft with EFBs and Aural Alerting Systems, and Shuttle America received $680,000 to equip 20 aircraft with EFBs and Aural Alerting Systems.
The surface moving maps with own-ship position and aural alert systems will be used on flights to or from 21 testbed airports, as well as other airports. The safety technology provides greater situational awareness for pilots to help them avoid unsafe operations on the airport surface.
In September, the FAA provided $600,000 each to SkyWest, Piedmont, US Airways and Southwest Airlines to install the cockpit safety equipment.
"This technology is on every pilot’s wish list," said Robert A. Sturgell, the FAA's acting administrator. "It's going to be a big boost for runway safety. As a former airline pilot myself, I can tell you putting these systems in the cockpit will raise situational awareness considerably."
The technology will be installed in aircraft at each airline by September 2009. By that time the agency also expects initial results from the data analysis. Each agreement will remain in effect through September 2011.
The FAA continues to review other proposals to deploy the surface moving map or an approved aural runway safety alerting system and expects to announce other awards. Twenty-two airlines responded to the FAA's request for proposals to invest in the two runway safety technologies.
Record Growth of Gulf Air
GULF Air is scheduling new flights as it celebrates what it calls its best performance in its 58-year history. "We had the highest revenue and load factors on record and attained a 12 per cent year on year increase in yield during the summer, as well as a 16pc increase on revenue per available seat kilometre," said chief executive officer Bjšrn NŠf.
"We have also achieved the highest aircraft utilisation in the region and expect to carry six million passengers in 2008, with 27 aircraft. "This will make Gulf Air the third largest airline in the region measured in passenger numbers." Mr NŠf said the airline also now had the busiest network in the Gulf and Middle East region.
He said the airline was almost 12 months into an ambitious alignment strategy which will see it emerge as a premium, network carrier with selective global reach and the airline of choice when travelling to the Middle East and beyond.
"This performance signals that our strategy is working and our revamped network with a customer-friendly schedule, improved punctuality and strategic business alignments have all contributed to these achievements," said Mr NŠf.
He said these were exciting times for Gulf Air as it continued its momentum towards sustainable growth and introducing even higher standards in its products and services.
"As we gear up for our new, expanded winter schedule with new flights and new partners, I am confident that we can continue to achieve even greater success and customer satisfaction," said Mr NŠf
He said the airline, encouraged by the high seat load factors in Europe, which reached 93pc in August, would introduce two additional frequencies on its Frankfurt and Paris operations and had set its sights on opening four new destinations next year.
Gulf Air chief strategy officer Tero Taskila said the airline's strategy towards fleet optimisation and right-sizing of aircraft had contributed to this summer success.
"Our network strategy is based on providing our customers greater choice and seamless connectivity," he said. "We aim to deliver a minimum double daily service on all our routes across our entire network. We will also continue to expand our network to strategic destinations."
"We have also achieved the highest aircraft utilisation in the region and expect to carry six million passengers in 2008, with 27 aircraft. "This will make Gulf Air the third largest airline in the region measured in passenger numbers." Mr NŠf said the airline also now had the busiest network in the Gulf and Middle East region.
He said the airline was almost 12 months into an ambitious alignment strategy which will see it emerge as a premium, network carrier with selective global reach and the airline of choice when travelling to the Middle East and beyond.
"This performance signals that our strategy is working and our revamped network with a customer-friendly schedule, improved punctuality and strategic business alignments have all contributed to these achievements," said Mr NŠf.
He said these were exciting times for Gulf Air as it continued its momentum towards sustainable growth and introducing even higher standards in its products and services.
"As we gear up for our new, expanded winter schedule with new flights and new partners, I am confident that we can continue to achieve even greater success and customer satisfaction," said Mr NŠf
He said the airline, encouraged by the high seat load factors in Europe, which reached 93pc in August, would introduce two additional frequencies on its Frankfurt and Paris operations and had set its sights on opening four new destinations next year.
Gulf Air chief strategy officer Tero Taskila said the airline's strategy towards fleet optimisation and right-sizing of aircraft had contributed to this summer success.
"Our network strategy is based on providing our customers greater choice and seamless connectivity," he said. "We aim to deliver a minimum double daily service on all our routes across our entire network. We will also continue to expand our network to strategic destinations."
Demand for the Indian Cabin Crews
The largescale retrenchment of Jet Airways employees might have scared those looking for a career as cabin crew. But the manner in which international airlines continue to hire crew from India is something that might give them hope. Training institutes say that soft skills and the language advantage makes Indians good candidates for international airlines, especially those operating from the Middle East.
According to the different cabin crew training institutes in India, various international airlines are hiring crew from India in spite of the turbulence in the aviation sector globally. “The day when Jet employees were sacked, NAS airlines from Gulf advertised for vacancies in India. And Bahrain Air was interviewing people for 19 crew positions in Kochi,” says Rakesh Agarwal, managing director, Frankfinn Training Institute.
The tough times for the aviation industry in India started from June 2008 with the fuel price hike, the brunt of which had to be eventually borne by passengers. Even then, airlines like Emirates were looking for people. “Gulf carriers prefer Hindi speaking staff because a section of their target audience does not speak English,” says Sapna Gupta, founder and director of Air Hostess Academy.
Moreover, aviation academies believe that besides crew jobs, there are a host of other jobs available for candidates in hospitality, travel and tourism. And, as most of them are HSC-qualified, they can experiment with these options till they are hired by airlines. For instance, the minimum age for crew in international airlines is 21 years. A 19-year-old HSC graduate can work with a hotel or travel agency till he lands a job with an airlines.
According to the different cabin crew training institutes in India, various international airlines are hiring crew from India in spite of the turbulence in the aviation sector globally. “The day when Jet employees were sacked, NAS airlines from Gulf advertised for vacancies in India. And Bahrain Air was interviewing people for 19 crew positions in Kochi,” says Rakesh Agarwal, managing director, Frankfinn Training Institute.
The tough times for the aviation industry in India started from June 2008 with the fuel price hike, the brunt of which had to be eventually borne by passengers. Even then, airlines like Emirates were looking for people. “Gulf carriers prefer Hindi speaking staff because a section of their target audience does not speak English,” says Sapna Gupta, founder and director of Air Hostess Academy.
Moreover, aviation academies believe that besides crew jobs, there are a host of other jobs available for candidates in hospitality, travel and tourism. And, as most of them are HSC-qualified, they can experiment with these options till they are hired by airlines. For instance, the minimum age for crew in international airlines is 21 years. A 19-year-old HSC graduate can work with a hotel or travel agency till he lands a job with an airlines.
Friday, October 17, 2008
EADS and NACIL Joint Ventrue for MRO
National Aviation Company of India Limited (NACIL) and European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company (EADS), signed (16-Oct-08) a Joint Venture Agreement for creation of an Aircraft Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) Centre in Hyderabad. This new MRO Centre after it receives the approval of the Government, will start its operations with effect from early 2009 at Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi.
It would become a Member of the Airbus MRO Network. As per the Agreement, the Joint Venture will undertake airframe maintenance and repair of Airbus aircraft of NACIL to begin with. Later, it will extend the facility to other types of aircraft (e.g. ATR) and aircraft of other airlines as also to aircraft other than the Airbus family and to component maintenance business. NACIL is a major operator of Airbus aircraft and is currently inducting 43 new A320 family aircraft into its fleet. The induction programme started with effect from mid 2007 and would continue till early 2010. Currently, it operates 43 A320s, 11 A319s, 10 A321s, eight A310s and two A330s of Airbus family aircraft.
EADS said, “This is a new milestone in the long history of cooperation between India and EADS. For the last three years, we have continued to expand our industrial relationship by launching several initiatives between different EADS’ divisions and the Indian Industry. EADS is keen to support the fast-developing aeronautic al sector in India.”
The facility would also cater to the markets in South Asia Region and neighbouring countries. By 2013, over one hundred single aisle aircraft and around ten wide body aircraft per year would be maintained and the centre would employ 250 to 300 Indian technical personnel.
NACIL said, “This first of a kind Joint Venture Airframe MRO in the country is of immense importance in today’s growing aviation market. With the setting up of this facility in Delhi, NACIL will see an increased availability of aircraft following reduction in major maintenance check times through enhanced productivity. Besides catering to our Airbus family aircraft, the facility will also be able to attract other airline’s jobs, thus not only leading to savings but also generate earnings for the Company.”
EADS added, “We are excited about this public-private partnership which is a milestone, being the first of its kind in the MRO field in India. The growth in the aviation sector is creating the need for world-class providers of services and we think our partnership will deliver the same to NACIL.”
In addition to the DGCA approvals, the MRO will also obtain approvals from FAA / EASA which will help it undertake outside party work. Both NACIL and EADS are initially 50-50 equity partners in the Joint Venture. A third Airbus network partner and local affiliate EADS Company would be inducted soon. The total project cost has been estimated at USD 40 million spread over five years which includes new wide body aircraft hangars, equipment, etc.
It would become a Member of the Airbus MRO Network. As per the Agreement, the Joint Venture will undertake airframe maintenance and repair of Airbus aircraft of NACIL to begin with. Later, it will extend the facility to other types of aircraft (e.g. ATR) and aircraft of other airlines as also to aircraft other than the Airbus family and to component maintenance business. NACIL is a major operator of Airbus aircraft and is currently inducting 43 new A320 family aircraft into its fleet. The induction programme started with effect from mid 2007 and would continue till early 2010. Currently, it operates 43 A320s, 11 A319s, 10 A321s, eight A310s and two A330s of Airbus family aircraft.
EADS said, “This is a new milestone in the long history of cooperation between India and EADS. For the last three years, we have continued to expand our industrial relationship by launching several initiatives between different EADS’ divisions and the Indian Industry. EADS is keen to support the fast-developing aeronautic al sector in India.”
The facility would also cater to the markets in South Asia Region and neighbouring countries. By 2013, over one hundred single aisle aircraft and around ten wide body aircraft per year would be maintained and the centre would employ 250 to 300 Indian technical personnel.
NACIL said, “This first of a kind Joint Venture Airframe MRO in the country is of immense importance in today’s growing aviation market. With the setting up of this facility in Delhi, NACIL will see an increased availability of aircraft following reduction in major maintenance check times through enhanced productivity. Besides catering to our Airbus family aircraft, the facility will also be able to attract other airline’s jobs, thus not only leading to savings but also generate earnings for the Company.”
EADS added, “We are excited about this public-private partnership which is a milestone, being the first of its kind in the MRO field in India. The growth in the aviation sector is creating the need for world-class providers of services and we think our partnership will deliver the same to NACIL.”
In addition to the DGCA approvals, the MRO will also obtain approvals from FAA / EASA which will help it undertake outside party work. Both NACIL and EADS are initially 50-50 equity partners in the Joint Venture. A third Airbus network partner and local affiliate EADS Company would be inducted soon. The total project cost has been estimated at USD 40 million spread over five years which includes new wide body aircraft hangars, equipment, etc.
India's First Civilian Air Show
India Aviation 2008, India’s first civilian air show started with the arrival of Air India’s Airbus 319 aircraft at Begumpet Airport, Hyderabad. This is the seventh owned A319 aircraft to be added into the Air India fleet.
The A319 aircraft has a total capacity of 122 seats in a two-class configuration of eight Executive and 114 Economy Class seats.
The A319s have been deployed for scheduled operations on key routes: Mumbai-Nagpur, Mumbai-Mangalore, Mumbai-Goa, Mumbai-Indore-Bhopal-Delhi, Delhi-Bhubaneshwar, Mumbai-Bangalore, Mumbai-Udaipur-Jodhpur-Delhi, Delhi-Bangalore, Kolkata Port Blair, Kolkata-Imphal-Aizawl-Kolkata, Kolkata-Ahmedabad-Jaipur-Kolkata, Mumbai-Kolkata, Mumbai-Hyderabad-Vizag, Delhi-Mumbai-Aurangabad, Delhi-Mumbai-Coimbatore-Kozhikode, Delhi-Ahmedabad, Delhi-Guwahati-Imphal, Delhi-Guwahati-Bagdogra-Delhi, Delhi-Patna, Delhi-Jammu-Srinagar, Delhi-Vadodara and Delhi-Raipur-Nagpur-Delhi.
Also on display is Air India’s Boeing 777-300ER aircraft. Air India offers a three class configuration - First, Executive and Economy Class.
The A319 aircraft has a total capacity of 122 seats in a two-class configuration of eight Executive and 114 Economy Class seats.
The A319s have been deployed for scheduled operations on key routes: Mumbai-Nagpur, Mumbai-Mangalore, Mumbai-Goa, Mumbai-Indore-Bhopal-Delhi, Delhi-Bhubaneshwar, Mumbai-Bangalore, Mumbai-Udaipur-Jodhpur-Delhi, Delhi-Bangalore, Kolkata Port Blair, Kolkata-Imphal-Aizawl-Kolkata, Kolkata-Ahmedabad-Jaipur-Kolkata, Mumbai-Kolkata, Mumbai-Hyderabad-Vizag, Delhi-Mumbai-Aurangabad, Delhi-Mumbai-Coimbatore-Kozhikode, Delhi-Ahmedabad, Delhi-Guwahati-Imphal, Delhi-Guwahati-Bagdogra-Delhi, Delhi-Patna, Delhi-Jammu-Srinagar, Delhi-Vadodara and Delhi-Raipur-Nagpur-Delhi.
Also on display is Air India’s Boeing 777-300ER aircraft. Air India offers a three class configuration - First, Executive and Economy Class.
Airlines Looking for Advertising On-board flights
As airlines and air passengers, from different points of view, grow weary of increased airfares and new and higher fees, some carriers in the U.S. are beginning to look at advertising on board as a means of bringing in new revenue in a way that doesn’t further burden their customers.
There are already advertisements placed on boarding passes, on the bottoms of security bins and on in-flight TV screens, and for years, beverages, magazines and napkins used in flight have carried ads as well.
Harlan Platt, a Northeastern University finance professor, has suggested that the kinds and numbers of on board advertisements could increase exponentially as airlines seek new ways of raise cash. The professor added that the ads are likely to show up on the bathroom door, the overhead bin, and on any other available space viewed by passengers.
Some carriers in other parts of the world are already using their on board space for ads. The Irish no-frills airline, Ryanair, solicits ads for placement on the exterior of its aircraft, and on overhead bins and tray tables, in the interior.
The space and type of ad considered ‘fair game’ for ad placement is a decision each carrier needs to make, but Platt is predicting that an increasing number of airlines will decide that this type of advertising is an appealing – and largely untapped – means of raising revenue without alienating customers.
Arizona-based US Airways has been the most aggressive in embracing on board advertising, and was the first major carrier in America to have ads placed on tray tables. It is now seeking advertisers to place ads on its airsickness bags
There are already advertisements placed on boarding passes, on the bottoms of security bins and on in-flight TV screens, and for years, beverages, magazines and napkins used in flight have carried ads as well.
Harlan Platt, a Northeastern University finance professor, has suggested that the kinds and numbers of on board advertisements could increase exponentially as airlines seek new ways of raise cash. The professor added that the ads are likely to show up on the bathroom door, the overhead bin, and on any other available space viewed by passengers.
Some carriers in other parts of the world are already using their on board space for ads. The Irish no-frills airline, Ryanair, solicits ads for placement on the exterior of its aircraft, and on overhead bins and tray tables, in the interior.
The space and type of ad considered ‘fair game’ for ad placement is a decision each carrier needs to make, but Platt is predicting that an increasing number of airlines will decide that this type of advertising is an appealing – and largely untapped – means of raising revenue without alienating customers.
Arizona-based US Airways has been the most aggressive in embracing on board advertising, and was the first major carrier in America to have ads placed on tray tables. It is now seeking advertisers to place ads on its airsickness bags
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Airlines in India Cancelling Their Orders with Airbus and Boeing
Air India, Jet, Kingfisher Airlines and other carriers from the country have placed orders with Airbus and Boeing totaling more than $30 billion in the past three years as economic growth spurred optimism about travel demand.
Carriers are now struggling to raise funds because overcapacity, higher fuel prices and slowing demand will likely cause the industry to post $2 billion of losses this year, CAPA said. Local banks have cut lending to airlines, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel said yesterday.
Lenders worldwide have also curbed loans across all industries on concerns about getting their money back amid bank failures and an economic slowdown.
Boeing is confident it will keep its orders in India, even though carriers are struggling to find funds.
``It's a little bit harder for Indian aviation because of the overcapacity,'' said Boeing's Senior Vice President Dinesh Keskar. ``Who will give you money if they know that you will finish it in a certain amount of time?''
Toulouse, France-based Airbus in May said India was the weakest airliner market and predicted that carriers may delay or cancel plane orders in the next 12 months.
India's government will ask local banks not to put ``undue pressure'' on airlines, minister Patel said: ``We are finding airlines complaining that banks and institutions are not very happy to lend to them,'' Patel said. ``Airlines should be given breathing space to tide over this bad patch.''
Indian airline losses, which the International Air Transport Association says will be the biggest in the world this year after the U.S., are also spurring consolidation. Jet Airways and Kingfisher each bought a discount airline last year and this week they said they will cooperate on routes and share facilities.
The two airlines aim to save as much as 15 billion rupees ($307 million) with their alliance.
Kingfisher has also scaled backed growth plans. Airbus said in September it won an order from Arik Air of Nigeria for three A340-500 aircraft that were originally built for Kingfisher. The planemaker has also agreed to postpone deliveries of 32 single- aisle planes, the Financial Times reported Aug. 25, citing an interview with Kingfisher Chief Executive Officer Vijay Mallya.
Jet is considering delaying the delivery of two Boeing 777 aircraft by a year, Saroj K. Datta, executive director, said in July. The airline said that, it cut 800 jobs and may increase this to as many as 1,900 positions.
Carriers are now struggling to raise funds because overcapacity, higher fuel prices and slowing demand will likely cause the industry to post $2 billion of losses this year, CAPA said. Local banks have cut lending to airlines, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel said yesterday.
Lenders worldwide have also curbed loans across all industries on concerns about getting their money back amid bank failures and an economic slowdown.
Boeing is confident it will keep its orders in India, even though carriers are struggling to find funds.
``It's a little bit harder for Indian aviation because of the overcapacity,'' said Boeing's Senior Vice President Dinesh Keskar. ``Who will give you money if they know that you will finish it in a certain amount of time?''
Toulouse, France-based Airbus in May said India was the weakest airliner market and predicted that carriers may delay or cancel plane orders in the next 12 months.
India's government will ask local banks not to put ``undue pressure'' on airlines, minister Patel said: ``We are finding airlines complaining that banks and institutions are not very happy to lend to them,'' Patel said. ``Airlines should be given breathing space to tide over this bad patch.''
Indian airline losses, which the International Air Transport Association says will be the biggest in the world this year after the U.S., are also spurring consolidation. Jet Airways and Kingfisher each bought a discount airline last year and this week they said they will cooperate on routes and share facilities.
The two airlines aim to save as much as 15 billion rupees ($307 million) with their alliance.
Kingfisher has also scaled backed growth plans. Airbus said in September it won an order from Arik Air of Nigeria for three A340-500 aircraft that were originally built for Kingfisher. The planemaker has also agreed to postpone deliveries of 32 single- aisle planes, the Financial Times reported Aug. 25, citing an interview with Kingfisher Chief Executive Officer Vijay Mallya.
Jet is considering delaying the delivery of two Boeing 777 aircraft by a year, Saroj K. Datta, executive director, said in July. The airline said that, it cut 800 jobs and may increase this to as many as 1,900 positions.
Ryanair has been voted as the World's Least Favourite Airline
It's not a big surprise, really, but guess who has been voted the world's least favourite airline? Yes, it's the airline we love to hate. It's Ryanair. Trip advisor's annual poll of over 8,000 passengers has revealed the low-cost airline as passengers' least favourite. It's scored a hat-trick - that's three years in a row that the airline has come bottom of the Tripadvisor league.
Those asked cited lack of legroom, unfriendly staff and delays as the airline's main problems. And yet, and yet...Guess how many people Ryanair says will fly with it this year? 42 million. That's 42 million passengers who are willing to put up with the lack of legroom, unfriendly staff and delays. Anything for a cheap flight, especially in our credit crunched times.
There was one surprise in the poll, though. No matter how much passengers moan about British Airways, it has, along with Singapore Airlines and Air France, been voted top of the favourite airlines. No matter delays, lost luggage and price hikes - it seems BA is the world's favourite airline after all.
Those asked cited lack of legroom, unfriendly staff and delays as the airline's main problems. And yet, and yet...Guess how many people Ryanair says will fly with it this year? 42 million. That's 42 million passengers who are willing to put up with the lack of legroom, unfriendly staff and delays. Anything for a cheap flight, especially in our credit crunched times.
There was one surprise in the poll, though. No matter how much passengers moan about British Airways, it has, along with Singapore Airlines and Air France, been voted top of the favourite airlines. No matter delays, lost luggage and price hikes - it seems BA is the world's favourite airline after all.
Indonesia has Grounded Four Airlines for Safety Standards
Indonesia has grounded four airlines and given them three months to improve safety standards or face a ban. A safety audit found airlines Pura Wisata Baruna, Sampoerna Air Nusantara, Dabi Air Nusantara and Atlas Deltasatya failed to meet minimum standards in several safety categories, spokesman Bambang Ervan told AFP.
The airlines have been moved into the transport ministry's bottom safety ranking and have had their Air Operator's Certificates (AOC) suspended with effect from October 7, Ervan said. "They could not comply with the requirements and safety standards," he said. Four out of five airlines that had their AOCs suspended in July have also been allowed to return to the skies after improving their safety standards, Ervan said. "But we are still closely monitoring them to ensure they continue to comply," Ervan said.
The fifth airline suspended from flying in July, Helizona, failed to meet its three-month deadline and has had its AOC revoked. The airline now has six months to fix standards before being deregistered as a business. Indonesia, an archipelago nation which relies on air routes, has one of the world's worst air safety records.
The airlines have been moved into the transport ministry's bottom safety ranking and have had their Air Operator's Certificates (AOC) suspended with effect from October 7, Ervan said. "They could not comply with the requirements and safety standards," he said. Four out of five airlines that had their AOCs suspended in July have also been allowed to return to the skies after improving their safety standards, Ervan said. "But we are still closely monitoring them to ensure they continue to comply," Ervan said.
The fifth airline suspended from flying in July, Helizona, failed to meet its three-month deadline and has had its AOC revoked. The airline now has six months to fix standards before being deregistered as a business. Indonesia, an archipelago nation which relies on air routes, has one of the world's worst air safety records.
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
New Routes of Kingfisher Airlines
Kingfisher Airlines has launched three new routes connecting Nanded and Latur with Mumbai. The services are operated using a ATR aircraft. The flights on these new routes commenced from 06-Oct-08.
Commenting on the launch of these new routes Mr. Subhash Gupte, Vice Chairman, The UB Group and Director, Kingfisher Airlines Limited, said, “I am delighted to announce the launch of services connecting Nanded and Latur with the nation`s financial capital, Mumbai. The tri-weekly services connecting Nanded with Latur and Mumbai will cater to the unmet needs of pilgrims and the community of traders, entrepreneurs and industrialists who have been instrumental in bolstering trade and commerce in the region”.
Commenting on the launch of these new routes Mr. Subhash Gupte, Vice Chairman, The UB Group and Director, Kingfisher Airlines Limited, said, “I am delighted to announce the launch of services connecting Nanded and Latur with the nation`s financial capital, Mumbai. The tri-weekly services connecting Nanded with Latur and Mumbai will cater to the unmet needs of pilgrims and the community of traders, entrepreneurs and industrialists who have been instrumental in bolstering trade and commerce in the region”.
American Airlines Says No to Inflight Pron
The captain has turned on the "no-porn" sign, at least when it comes to using Wi-Fi on American Airlines.
The Dallas Morning News reports that American now plans to filter out pornographic content on its inflight Wi-Fi service, which it began offering on some cross-country flights Aug. 20. If the trial run works out, the service will be expanded to other flights.
American originally intended to have its flight attendants make sure that passengers did not go to pornographic sites, but, according to Gothamist, the flight attendants did not want to have to take on that responsibility.
Contactmusic.com reports that Corey Caldwell of the Association of Flight Attendants told Wired.com, "We're glad the airlines have responded to our concerns and to those of passengers."
The Morning News also reported that Delta Air Lines plans to filter out porn as well when it debuts its inflight Wi-Fi.
The Dallas Morning News reports that American now plans to filter out pornographic content on its inflight Wi-Fi service, which it began offering on some cross-country flights Aug. 20. If the trial run works out, the service will be expanded to other flights.
American originally intended to have its flight attendants make sure that passengers did not go to pornographic sites, but, according to Gothamist, the flight attendants did not want to have to take on that responsibility.
Contactmusic.com reports that Corey Caldwell of the Association of Flight Attendants told Wired.com, "We're glad the airlines have responded to our concerns and to those of passengers."
The Morning News also reported that Delta Air Lines plans to filter out porn as well when it debuts its inflight Wi-Fi.
Hijack Attempt to Turkish Airlines Flight
The man had threatened in note to have a bomb strapped to his body during the journey from Turkey to St Petersburg in Russia. The assailant was then detained by fellow ticketholders aboard the Airbus A-320, which safely landed at its destination at 1120 GMT.
"The passenger claimed to have a bomb and wanted to divert the plane to a destination of his choice... The person was subdued and put under control," Orhan Birdal, the head of Turkey's airports management authority, said. "There is nothing to worry about on board at the moment," he said, adding that the incident occurred around 1000 GMT in Belarussian airspace as the plane was approaching Minsk.
The man, who was said to be drunk, handed a flight attendant a note for the pilot reading, "I have a bomb. If you don't take me in (the cockpit) I will blow it up," Turkish Airlines director Temel Kotil a local news agency.
"The man then attempted to walk towards the cockpit... and was overpowered by passengers," he said, adding that the man had no explosives.
His nationality was not immediately clear, Birdal said, while a Turkish television network reported he was of Uzbek origin, without specifying his official citizenship.
The flight, with 167 passengers on board, has now safely landed at its destination. The plane had set off from the southern Mediterranean resort of Antalya, a popular destination for Russian tourists. It was briefly thought the plane would have to be grounded in Russia.
"The passenger claimed to have a bomb and wanted to divert the plane to a destination of his choice... The person was subdued and put under control," Orhan Birdal, the head of Turkey's airports management authority, said. "There is nothing to worry about on board at the moment," he said, adding that the incident occurred around 1000 GMT in Belarussian airspace as the plane was approaching Minsk.
The man, who was said to be drunk, handed a flight attendant a note for the pilot reading, "I have a bomb. If you don't take me in (the cockpit) I will blow it up," Turkish Airlines director Temel Kotil a local news agency.
"The man then attempted to walk towards the cockpit... and was overpowered by passengers," he said, adding that the man had no explosives.
His nationality was not immediately clear, Birdal said, while a Turkish television network reported he was of Uzbek origin, without specifying his official citizenship.
The flight, with 167 passengers on board, has now safely landed at its destination. The plane had set off from the southern Mediterranean resort of Antalya, a popular destination for Russian tourists. It was briefly thought the plane would have to be grounded in Russia.
SriLankan Airlines Escaped from Great Disaster
A major disaster was averted after a Colombo-Chennai SriLankan Airlines aircraft carrying 180 passengers missed the centre line of the runway, damaging 13 runway lights on Monday morning.
Four wheels on the left side of the aircraft were damaged. Though the wheels were damaged, the pilot corrected the course and made a safe landing and also brought the flight to the apron. Refusing to give details of the accident, a SriLankan airline's official said: "We had an incident of tyre burst."
An Airports Authority of India official said heavy rains could have affected visibility, leading to the aircraft landing away from the centre line. "The runway lights might have got damaged as the aircraft either ran over them or because of jet blast. The broken glass must have damaged the tyres," an official said.
The DGCA has ordered an investigation to ascertain the cause and nature of the accident. Airport officials said the lights were replaced by evening. A replacement aircraft was brought in from Colombo and the return flight was arranged at 3 pm
Four wheels on the left side of the aircraft were damaged. Though the wheels were damaged, the pilot corrected the course and made a safe landing and also brought the flight to the apron. Refusing to give details of the accident, a SriLankan airline's official said: "We had an incident of tyre burst."
An Airports Authority of India official said heavy rains could have affected visibility, leading to the aircraft landing away from the centre line. "The runway lights might have got damaged as the aircraft either ran over them or because of jet blast. The broken glass must have damaged the tyres," an official said.
The DGCA has ordered an investigation to ascertain the cause and nature of the accident. Airport officials said the lights were replaced by evening. A replacement aircraft was brought in from Colombo and the return flight was arranged at 3 pm
Airlines Says No to Inflight Pron
Air travellers those who travel long flight will love in-flight Internet access to get some relief. It lets people check email, read Wired.com, watch the stock market collapse and enjoy their favorite scenes from On Golden Blonde and Forest Hump.
Airlines, worried the wi-fi services they're rolling out will turn planes into flying porn theaters, are installing filters to prevent passengers from surfing smut. The decision is hailed by flight attendants -- who've so far been responsible for preventing porn peeping -- and by activists concerned that children and other passengers might be subjected to objectionable material. They also worry unfettered onboard Internet access poses a security and safety risk.
American Airlines says it will "implement technology to filter pornographic content over it's Gogo in-flight Internet service." It's an about-face for the airline, which had said it would leave the nannying to flight attendants. The course correction was prompted in part by the vocal concerns of flight attendants who didn't want to be morality cops after the airline started offering in-flight wi-fi last month.
"Flight attendants are on board to provide security and safety for passengers, not to monitor their Internet usage," Corey Caldwell of the Association of Flight Attendants told Wired.com. "We're glad the airlines have responded to our concerns and to those of passengers."
But at least one privacy rights advocate opposes the idea and says blocking porn is the first step down a slippery slope. "I don't think it makes much sense," Marc Rotenberg, executive director of the Electronic Privacy Information Center, told ITWorld.com. Filters do nothing to keep people from viewing inappropriate material stored on their laptops and open the door to blocking other content airlines -- or others -- might deem inappropriate, he says. "It's so easy, once that precedent is set, to broaden ... the kind of information blocks that might be imposed."
Airline cabin crews aren't the only ones worried about airborne porn. Girls Against Porn lobbied American to install filters, urging the airline to consider the harm inappropriate content might have on passengers and citing a particularly disgusting incident that has resulted in a $200,000 lawsuit against American. "The airlines risk having this happen repeatedly if the Internet isn't filtered," Girls Against Porn said in a statement.
Delta Airlines, which rolls out in-flight wi-fi later this year, told the Atlanta Journal Constitution it will filter inappropriate content. "Blocking will be limited in scope and will be for sites that few, if any, would question are inappropriate to be viewed on an aircraft," spokesman Kent Landers said, addressing concerns about filters known to block non-erotic sites such as Vanity Fair.
The two airlines are working with Aircell, which provides the wi-fi technology, to find a filter, though the company has yet come up with a solution. "We want to be good partners to the customers coming to us with these types of concerns," a company source told Wired.com. "We're working with them to come up with an effective solution."
When they do, passengers will have to find another way to occupy themselves on those long-haul flights.
Airlines, worried the wi-fi services they're rolling out will turn planes into flying porn theaters, are installing filters to prevent passengers from surfing smut. The decision is hailed by flight attendants -- who've so far been responsible for preventing porn peeping -- and by activists concerned that children and other passengers might be subjected to objectionable material. They also worry unfettered onboard Internet access poses a security and safety risk.
American Airlines says it will "implement technology to filter pornographic content over it's Gogo in-flight Internet service." It's an about-face for the airline, which had said it would leave the nannying to flight attendants. The course correction was prompted in part by the vocal concerns of flight attendants who didn't want to be morality cops after the airline started offering in-flight wi-fi last month.
"Flight attendants are on board to provide security and safety for passengers, not to monitor their Internet usage," Corey Caldwell of the Association of Flight Attendants told Wired.com. "We're glad the airlines have responded to our concerns and to those of passengers."
But at least one privacy rights advocate opposes the idea and says blocking porn is the first step down a slippery slope. "I don't think it makes much sense," Marc Rotenberg, executive director of the Electronic Privacy Information Center, told ITWorld.com. Filters do nothing to keep people from viewing inappropriate material stored on their laptops and open the door to blocking other content airlines -- or others -- might deem inappropriate, he says. "It's so easy, once that precedent is set, to broaden ... the kind of information blocks that might be imposed."
Airline cabin crews aren't the only ones worried about airborne porn. Girls Against Porn lobbied American to install filters, urging the airline to consider the harm inappropriate content might have on passengers and citing a particularly disgusting incident that has resulted in a $200,000 lawsuit against American. "The airlines risk having this happen repeatedly if the Internet isn't filtered," Girls Against Porn said in a statement.
Delta Airlines, which rolls out in-flight wi-fi later this year, told the Atlanta Journal Constitution it will filter inappropriate content. "Blocking will be limited in scope and will be for sites that few, if any, would question are inappropriate to be viewed on an aircraft," spokesman Kent Landers said, addressing concerns about filters known to block non-erotic sites such as Vanity Fair.
The two airlines are working with Aircell, which provides the wi-fi technology, to find a filter, though the company has yet come up with a solution. "We want to be good partners to the customers coming to us with these types of concerns," a company source told Wired.com. "We're working with them to come up with an effective solution."
When they do, passengers will have to find another way to occupy themselves on those long-haul flights.
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Jet Airways will Discontinue the Mumbai-Shanghai-San Francisco Route
Jet Airways plans to optimise its network becuase of downturn in major economies worldwide, more specifically in the USA and UK. Focusing more on its established international gateways and routes, The airline’s Mumbai-Shanghai-San Francisco route will be discontinued effective 13-Jan-09.
Passenger traffic between India and San Francisco will be served via Jet Airways’ London gateway in cooperation with partner airlines. Jet Airways has already announced a code share partnership with United Airlines with connections between Mumbai and several US points via London in both directions. This will enable Jet Airways to continue to serve its San Francisco customers, under a 9W flight number, in a more economically viable manner.
Passenger traffic between India and San Francisco will be served via Jet Airways’ London gateway in cooperation with partner airlines. Jet Airways has already announced a code share partnership with United Airlines with connections between Mumbai and several US points via London in both directions. This will enable Jet Airways to continue to serve its San Francisco customers, under a 9W flight number, in a more economically viable manner.
50th Year Memorial of the Island Plane Crash
A monument has been unveiled in memory of 45 people who died when a flying boat crashed on island 51 years ago. The Aquilla Airlines plane, carrying 50 passengers and eight crew, crashed into a disused chalk pit near Chessell on 15 November 1957.
Forty-three passengers and crew died at the scene and two died later. A permanent memorial was dedicated to St Mary's Church in Brook, close to the crash site, on Sunday afternoon.
The plane, en route from Southampton to Las Palmas and Madeira via Lisbon, developed engine problems shortly after take-off and crashed at about 2250 GMT. It was a rather nasty scene, what with the 2,358 gallons of 130-octane aviation fuel all going up in smoke
Three honeymooning couples were among those who died. Ivor Passmore, of Ringwood, was rostered to work on the flying boat on the night of the disaster, but was taken off at the last moment. The news was broken to him the next morning.
He said: "I swapped my trip with an engineer onboard because he wanted to take his driving test, and also his mother-in-law had died and he wanted to go to her funeral. "We were down there seeing it off at 10 o'clock at night."
Mr Passmore said the first he knew about the crash was when his landlady woke him in the morning to tell him the flying boat had crashed. He immediately went to the crash site. "It was a rather nasty scene, what with the 2,358 gallons of 130-octane aviation fuel all going up in smoke. "You can imagine that it was pretty horrific."
Last year, a special service attended by survivors and relatives of those who died was held at St Mary's Church to mark the 50th anniversary of the crash.
Forty-three passengers and crew died at the scene and two died later. A permanent memorial was dedicated to St Mary's Church in Brook, close to the crash site, on Sunday afternoon.
The plane, en route from Southampton to Las Palmas and Madeira via Lisbon, developed engine problems shortly after take-off and crashed at about 2250 GMT. It was a rather nasty scene, what with the 2,358 gallons of 130-octane aviation fuel all going up in smoke
Three honeymooning couples were among those who died. Ivor Passmore, of Ringwood, was rostered to work on the flying boat on the night of the disaster, but was taken off at the last moment. The news was broken to him the next morning.
He said: "I swapped my trip with an engineer onboard because he wanted to take his driving test, and also his mother-in-law had died and he wanted to go to her funeral. "We were down there seeing it off at 10 o'clock at night."
Mr Passmore said the first he knew about the crash was when his landlady woke him in the morning to tell him the flying boat had crashed. He immediately went to the crash site. "It was a rather nasty scene, what with the 2,358 gallons of 130-octane aviation fuel all going up in smoke. "You can imagine that it was pretty horrific."
Last year, a special service attended by survivors and relatives of those who died was held at St Mary's Church to mark the 50th anniversary of the crash.
Saturday, October 11, 2008
The Name of all the Civil Aircrafts
A
AASI Jetcruzer Business and utility transport
ACAC ARJ21 70-100 seat Regional airliner
AEA Explorer Multirole utility transport
Aermacchi AL-60 light aircraft
Aermacchi SF.260 Two seat trainer and aerobatics light aircraft
Aerion SBJ Planned supersonic business jet
Aero A.10 biplane five passenger airliner
Aero A.22 biplane two passenger airliner
Aero A.23 biplane seven passenger airliner
Aero A.34 two seat light aircraft
Aero A.35 five passenger airliner
Aero A.38 eight passenger airliner
Aero A.200 light aircraft
Aero A.204 eight passenger airliner prototype
Aero Ae 45 & Ae 145 twin engine light aircraft
Aero Boero AB-95/115 light utility aircraft
Aero Boero AB-150 light utility aircraft
Aero Boero AB-180 light utility aircraft
Aero Boero AB-210 utility aircraft prototype
Aero Boero 260AG agricultural aircraft
Aero-Cam Slick 360 Single-seat aerobatics aircraft
Aero Commander 100 Four seat light aircraft
Aero Commander 500/600 series of twin engine piston & turboprop powered business & personal aircraft
Aero Commander Jet Commander mid size business jet
Aeronca 7 Champion Two seat light aircraft
Aeronca 11 Chief Two seat light aircraft
Aero Spacelines Guppy series very large propeller cargo aircraft
Aérospatiale Alouette II & Lama Light utility helicopters
Aérospatiale Alouette III Light utility helicopter
Aérospatiale N 262 & Mohawk 298 Short range turboprop airliner
Aerospatiale SA-330 Puma Twin engine medium lift helicopter
Aerospatiale SA-341/342 Gazelle Utility helicopter
Aérospatiale AS-350 Écureuil & AS-355 Écureuil 2 Light utility helicopters
Aérospatiale SA-360/361/365C Dauphin Mid size utility helicopters
Aérospatiale SN-601 Corvette Light corporate jet
Aérospatiale-British Aerospace Concorde Medium range supersonic airliner
Aerokopter AK1-3 "Sanka" Light two seats helicopter
Agusta A109 Twin engined utility & corporate helicopter
Agusta A119 Koala Light utility helicopter
Ahrens AR 404 four engine turboprop utility aircraft
Air Tractor series of piston & turboprop powered agricultural aircraft
Airbus A300B2/B4 Medium range widebody airliner
Airbus A300-600 Medium range widebody airliner
Airbus Beluga very large cargo aircraft
Airbus A310-200 Medium to long range widebody airliner
Airbus A310-300 Medium to long range widebody airliner
Airbus A318 100 seat regional airliner
Airbus A319 Medium range airliner
Airbus A319CJ Long range large corporate jet
Airbus A320 Short to medium range airliner
Airbus A321 Short to medium range narrowbody airliner
Airbus A330-200 Medium to long range widebody airliner
Airbus A330-300 Large capacity medium to long range airliner
Airbus A340-200 Long range widebody airliner
Airbus A340-300 Long range widebody airliner
Airbus A340-500 Ultra long range widebody airliner
Airbus A340-600 Long range widebody airliner
Airbus A350-800 Long range widebody airliner
Airbus A350-900 Long range widebody airliner
Airbus A350-1000 Long range widebody airliner
Airbus A380 Long range high capacity widebody airliner
Alpha 2000 The Robin R2000 now manufactured in New Zealand
American Aviation AA-1 Yankee two seat light aircraft
American Aviation AA-1A Trainer two seat light training aircraft
American Aviation AA-2 Patriot four seat light aircraft prototype
American Champion & Bellanca series Series of two seat utility and aerobatic light aircraft
Antonov/PZL Mielec An-2 Biplane utility transport
Antonov An-10 110 passenger turboprop
Antonov An-12 turboprop cargo aircraft
Antonov An-22 Antheus Large capacity turboprop cargo aircraft
Antonov An-24 44-50 passenger airliner and utility aircraft
Antonov/PZL Mielec An-28 Regional airliner and utility transport
Antonov An-30 aerial survey aircraft
Antonov An-38 Regional airliner and utility transport
Antonov An-70 Heavylift propfan cargo aircraft
Antonov An-72 & An-74 STOL capable utility transport
Antonov An-124 Ruslan Heavylift freighter
Antonov An-140 50 passenger short-range turboprop airliner
Antonov An-225 Mriya Extra-Large cargo aircraft
APM 20 Lionceau Very light utility aircraft
APM 30 Lion Light utility aircraft
Arado S I & S III two seat trainers
Arado SC I two seat trainer
Arado SC II two seat trainer
Arado L I two seat light aircraft
Arado L II two seat light aircraft
Arado V I prototype four passenger airliner and air mail carrier
Arado W 2 two seat seaplane trainer
Armstrong Whitworth Ape experimental aircraft
Armstrong Whitworth Argosy three engine biplane airliner
Armstrong Whitworth Atalanta nine passenger four engine airliner
Armstrong Whitworth Ensign 40 passenger four engine airliner
Armstrong Whitworth A.W.52 flying wing experimental aircraft
Armstrong Whitworth Argosy four engine turboprop cargo aircraft
Arrow Sport two seat light aircraft
Arrow Model F two seat light aircraft
ATR ATR-42 42 seat turboprop regional airliner
ATR ATR-72 70 seat turboprop regional airliner
Auster J-1 Autocrat three seat light aircraft
Auster J-1U Workmaster agricultural aircraft
Auster J-2 Arrow two seat light aircraft
Auster J-3 Atom two seat light aircraft
Auster J-4 two seat light aircraft
Auster Avis prototype light utility aircraft
Auster Autocar four seat light aircraft
Auster Aiglet Trainer aerobatic four seat light aircraft
Auster Alpine four seat light aircraft
Auster B.4 prototype light cargo aircraft
Auster Agricola agricultural aircraft
Auster D.4 two seat light aircraft
Avia BH-1 two seat light aircraft
Avia BH-5 two seat light aircraft
Avia BH-9 two seat light aircraft
Avia BH-10 single seat aerobatic aircraft
Avia BH-12 two seat light aircraft
Avia BH-16 single seat light aircraft
Avia BH-20 two seat trainer
Avia BH-25 biplane airliner
Avia 14 28 passenger airliner
Aviat Husky Two seat utility light aircraft
Aviat Pitts Special Single and two seat competition aerobatic biplanes
Aviation Traders ATL-90 Accountant prototype 28 passenger turboprop airliner
Aviation Traders ATL-98 Carvair Freighter/utility transport
Avro Baby single seat light aircraft
Avro Avian two seat light aircraft
Avro 618 Ten ten passenger airliner
Avro 652 four passenger airliner
Avro York four engine airliner & cargo aircraft
Avro Tudor four engine airliner
Avro 748 (a.k.a. HS 748 & BAe 748) 50 seat turboprop airliner
Avro RJ Series See British Aerospace BAe 146
Avro Canada Jetliner prototype jet airliner
Ayres Let L 610 40 seat regional airliner
Ayres Thrush & Rockwell Thrush Commander Agricultural aircraft
B
BAC One-Eleven Short haul airliner
Baade B-152 also known as Dresden 152 was the first German passenger jet airliner
Beagle Airedale Four seat light aircraft
Beagle D5 Husky Light aircraft
Beagle Pup Two, three and four place light aircraft
Beagle Terrier three seat light aircraft
Beagle B.206 Six/eight place cabin twin
Bede BD-1 two place prototype design
Bede BD-5 single seat sport aircraft
Beechcraft Model 17 Staggerwing high performance light aircraft
Beechcraft Model 18 Twin Beech Light utility transport
Beechcraft Model 19 Musketeer Four seat light aircraft
Beechcraft Model 23 Sundowner Four seat light aircraft
Beechcraft Model 24 Sierra Four seat light aircraft
Beechcraft Model 33, 35 & 36 Bonanza Four & six seat high performance light aircraft
Beechcraft Model 50 Twin Bonanza Six place light business twin
Beechcraft Model 55, 56 & 58 Baron Four or six place light business twin
Beechcraft Model 60 Duke Four or six place high performance twin
Beechcraft Model 65, 70, 80, 85 & 88 Queen Air Utility, light executive transport, commuter airliner, Air Ambulance
Beechcraft Model 76 Duchess Four place light twin
Beechcraft Model 77 Skipper Two seat pilot training aircraft
Beechcraft Model 90 King Air 6-10 seat Executive Transport, Commuter Airliner, Air Ambulance, Freight Transport
Beechcraft Model 95 Travel Air Four place light twin
Beechcraft Model 99 Airliner 19 seat Commuter Airliner
Beechcraft Model 100 King Air 8-12 seat Executive Transport, Commuter Airliner, Air Ambulance, Freight Transport
Beechcraft Model 200 (Super) King Air 8-12 seat Executive Transport, Commuter Airliner, Air Ambulance, Freight Transport, Aerial Survey Aircraft
Beechcraft Model 300 (Super) King Air 8-14 seat Executive Transport, Commuter Airliner, Air Ambulance, Freight Transport, Aerial Survey Aircraft
Beechcraft Model 1300 Airliner 13 seat Commuter Airliner
Beechcraft Model 1900 Airliner 19 seat Regional Airliner and Corporate Transport
Beechcraft Model 400 Beechjet light corporate jet
Beechcraft Starship 2000 Advanced technology corporate transport
Bell 47 Two or three seat light utility helicopter
Bell 204 & 205 Medium Lift Utility helicopter
Bell 206 JetRanger Light utility helicopter
Bell 206L LongRanger Light utility helicopter
Bell 212 Twin TwoTwelve Medium lift utility helicopter
Bell 214B and 214ST Medium transport helicopter
Bell 222 & 230 Twin engine light utility helicopters
Bell 407 Seven place utility helicopter
Bell 412 Medium lift utility helicopter
Bell 427 Light twin utility helicopters
Bell 429 Light/intermediate twin utility helicopters
Bell 430 Twin engine intermediate size helicopter
Bell BA 609 Six to nine seat corporate/utility tiltrotor
Bell 206LT TwinRanger & Tridair Gemini ST Twin engine light utility helicopters
Beriev Be-30/Be-32 Regional airliner and utility transport
Beriev Be-103 Firefighting and Multirole Maritime Amphibian
Beriev Be-112 Firefighting and Multirole Maritime Amphibian
Beriev Be-200 Firefighting and multirole amphibian
Beriev Be-2500 Proposed amphibian freighter
Boeing Model 40 biplane air mail carrier/airliner
Boeing Model 80 biplane airliner
Boeing Model 221 air mail carrier
Boeing 247 propeller airliner
Boeing 307 Stratoliner propeller airliner
Boeing 314 Clipper FLying boat airliner
Boeing 367-80 jet transport development aircraft
Boeing 377 Stratocruiser propeller airliner
Boeing 707-100 Medium to long range airliner and freighter
Boeing 717 Short to medium range airliner
Boeing 720 Medium range narrowbody airliner
Boeing 727-100 Short to medium range narrowbody airliner
Boeing 727-200 Short to medium range narrowbody airliner
Boeing 737-100/200 Short range narrowbody airliner
Boeing 737-300/400/500 Short to medium range narrowbody airliner
Boeing 737-600/700 Short to medium range airliners
Boeing 737-800/900 Short to medium range airliners
Boeing 747-100 Long range high capacity widebody airliner
Boeing 747-200 Long range high capacity widebody airliner
Boeing 747-300 Long range high capacity widebody airliner
Boeing 747-400 Long range high capacity widebody airliner
Boeing 747-8 Long range high capacity widebody airliner
Boeing 747SP Long range high capacity widebody airliner
Boeing 757-200 Medium range narrowbody airliner
Boeing 757-300 Medium range narrowbody airliner
Boeing 767-200 Medium to long range widebody airliner
Boeing 767-300 Medium to long range widebody airliner
Boeing 767-400 Medium to long range widebody airliner
Boeing 777-200 Long and ultra long range widebody airliners
Boeing 777-300 Long range high capacity widebody airliner
Boeing 787-3 Medium range high capacity widebody airliner
Boeing 787-8 Long to Ultra-Long range high capacity widebody airliner
Boeing 787-9 Long to Ultra-Long range high capacity widebody airliner
Boeing Business Jet Long range large capacity corporate jet
Boeing 2707 Supersonic transport project
Boeing Vertol (Kawasaki) KV 107 Medium to heavylift utility helicopter
Boeing Commercial Chinook Heavylift utility and airliner helicopter
Boeing/MDHS/Hughes 500 Light utility helicopters
Boeing MD 520N Light utility helicopter
Boeing MD 600N Eight place light utility helicopter
Boeing MD Explorer Light twin helicopter
Boeing Stearman Two seat sport, utility and agricultural biplane
Bombardier BD-100 Challenger 300 Super mid size corporate jet
Bombardier CL600 Challenger 600/601/604/605 long range corporate jets
Bombardier Challenger 850 large long range corporate jet
Bombardier Global 5000 long range high capacity corporate jet
Bombardier BD-700 Global Express Ultra long range, high speed, high capacity corporate jet
Bombardier Learjet 40 small corporate jet
Bombardier Learjet 45 Mid-size corporate jet
Bombardier Learjet 55 & 60 Mid-size corporate jets
Brantly B-2 & 305 Light piston powered utility helicopters
Bristol 167 Brabazon long range airliner
Bristol 170 Freighter Short range freighter/utility transport
Bristol 175 Britannia long range turboprop airliner
British Aerospace Jetstream 31 18 seat regional turboprop airliner
British Aerospace Jetstream 41 29 seat regional turboprop airliner
British Aerospace/Hawker Siddeley 748 Turboprop Regional airliner
British Aerospace ATP Turboprop powered regional airliner
British Aerospace BAe 125 Mid-size corporate jet
British Aerospace BAe 146 four engined regional jet airliner
Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander Commuter airliner and light utility transport
Britten-Norman BN-2A Mk III Trislander Commuter airliner
C
Canadair CL-215 & Canadair CL-415 Firebomber and utility amphibian
Canadair CL-44 & Yukon Medium to long range airliner and freighter
Canadair CL-600 Challenger 600 Medium to long range widebody corporate jet
Canadair CL-600 Challenger 601 & 604 Long range widebody corporate jets
Canadair CL-600 Regional Jet CRJ-100 & 200 Regional jet airliner
Canadair CL-600 Regional Jet CRJ-700 70 seat regional jet airliner
CAP Aviation CAP-10/20/21/230/231/232 Single and two seat aerobatic light aircraft
CASA C212 Aviocar STOL turboprop regional airliner and utility transport
CASA/IPTN CN235 Utility transport and 45 seat regional airliner
Cessna 120
Cessna 140
Cessna 150 & Cessna 152 Two seat primary and aerobatic capable trainers
Cessna 170 Four seat light aircraft
Cessna 172 Skyhawk
Cessna 175 Skylark Four seat light aircraft
Cessna 177 Cardinal and Cardinal RG Four seat light aircraft
Cessna 180 & 185 Skywagon Four to six seat utility light aircraft
Cessna 182 High performance four seat light aircraft
Cessna 188 AGwagon, AGpickup, AGtruck, and AGhusky series of agricultural aircraft
Cessna 205, 206 & 207 Six seat utility light aircraft
Cessna 208 Caravan I, Grand Caravan & Cargomaster Single turboprop utility transport
Cessna 210 Centurion High performance four to six seat light aircraft
Cessna 310 & 320 Skynight Four to six seat light piston twins
Cessna 336 & 337 Skymaster Six seat light piston twins
Cessna 340 & 335 Six seat business twins
Cessna 404 Titan Ten place corporate, commuter and freighter transport
Cessna 411, 401 & 402 Freighter, 10 seat commuter, or six to eight seat business twins
Cessna 421 & 414 Pressurised six to eight seat cabin twins
Cessna 500 & 501 Citation, Citation I & Citation I/SP Light corporate jets
Cessna 550 Citation II & 551 Citation II & Bravo Light corporate jets
Cessna 560 Citation V, Ultra & Ultra Encore Small to midsize corporate jet
Cessna 560XL Citation Excel Small to mid size corporate jet
Cessna 650 Citation III, VI & VII Medium size corporate jets
Cessna 680 Citation Sovereign Mid size corporate jet
Cessna Citation X Long range, high speed, mid size corporate jet
Cessna CitationJet, CJ1 & CJ2 Light corporate jets
Cessna Corsair, Caravan II Turboprop powered executive transports
Cessna Conquest, Conquest I & II Turboprop powered executive transports
Cessna T303 Crusader Six seat corporate and utility transport
Chichester-Miles Leopard High performance jet powered four seat light aircraft
Cirrus SR20/22 Four seat high performance light aircraft
Citabria series of tandem 2 seat high wing, aerobatic, utility and STOL aircraft
Christen Eagle, aerobatic kit aircraft, based on Pitts Special
Columbia 400 Four seat high performance light aircraft
Commander 114B Four seat high performance light aircraft
Concorde
Conroy CL-44-0 Skymonster Large freighter
Convair 240/340/440 Short haul commercial transports
Convair CV-540/580/600/640/5800 Short haul turboprop converted commercial ransports
Curtiss C46 Commando Freighter
D
Dassault Falcon 2000 Transcontinental range mid to large size corporate jet
Dassault Falcon 50 Long range mid size corporate jet
Dassault Falcon 900 Large transcontinental range corporate jet
Dassault Falcon 7X Large transcontinental range corporate jet
Dassault Mercure Short to medium range narrowbody jet
Dassault Mystère/Falcon 10 & 100 Light corporate jet
Dassault Mystère/Falcon 20 & 200 Mid size corporate jet and multirole utility transport
De Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk Two seat light aircraft
De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver STOL utility transport
De Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter STOL utility transport
De Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou STOL utility transport
De Havilland Canada DHC-5 Buffalo STOL utility transport
De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter STOL turboprop regional airliner and utility transport
De Havilland Canada Dash 7 STOL Four turboprop regional airliner
De Havilland Canada DHC-8-100/200 Dash 8 Twin turboprop regional airliner
De Havilland Canada DHC-8-300 Dash 8 Twin turboprop regional airliner
De Havilland Canada DHC-8-400 Dash 8 70 seat Twin turboprop regional airliner
De Havilland Comet the world's first commercial jet airliner
De Havilland DH.86 1930's biplane airliner
De Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide 1930's biplane airliner
De Havilland DH.104 Dove Eight seat commuter airliner and executive transport
De Havilland DH.114 Heron 14 seat commuter airliner
De Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth Two seat biplane light aircraft
Diamond DA20 Two seat light aircraft and basic trainer
Dornier Do 27 Four to six seat STOL utility light aircraft
Dornier Do 28 & 128 STOL utility transports
Dornier Do 228 turboprop utility aircraft
Dornier Do 328 turboprop and turbojet aircraft
Douglas DC-3 Short range airliner and utility transport
Douglas DC-4 Piston engined airliner and freighter
Douglas DC-6 Piston engined airliner and freighter
Douglas DC-7 Piston engine airliner and freighter
Douglas DC-8 Series 10 to 50 Medium to long range airliner and freighter
Douglas DC-8 Super 60 & 70 Series Long range medium capacity airliner and freighter
E
Edgley Optica British light aircraft
EH Industries EH 101 Commuter, offshore oil rig support & utility helicopter
Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante 15-18 seat turboprop multi-purpose aircraft
Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia 30 seat turboprop regional airliner
Embraer EMB 121 Xingu 8-9 seat turboprop multi-purpose aircraft
Embraer/FMA CBA 123 Vector 19 seat turboprop regional airliner
Embraer ERJ 135 37 seat regional jet airliner
Embraer ERJ 140 45 seat regional jet airliner
Embraer ERJ 145 50 seat regional jet airliner
Embraer 170 70 seat medium range jet airliner
Embraer 175 78 seat medium range jet airliner
Embraer 190 98 seat medium range jet airliner
Embraer 195 108 seat medium range jet airliner
Embraer Lineage 1000 corporate jet based on the Embraer 190 platform
Embraer Legacy 600 corporate jet based on the Embraer ERJ 145 platform
Embraer Phenom 100 very light corporate jet
Embraer Phenom 300 light corporate jet
Enstrom F-28/280/480 Three and five seat light helicopters
ERCO Ercoupe and derivatives Two-seat light aircraft
Eurocopter Super Puma Medium lift utility helicopter
Eurocopter Ecureuil Light utility helicopter
Eurocopter AS-355 Ecureuil 2 Twin engined light utility helicopter
Eurocopter AS-365N Dauphin 2 & EC-155 Twin engine mid sized utility helicopter
Eurocopter BO 105 & EC Super Five Five place multi purpose light utility helicopter
Eurocopter Colibri Five place light utility helicopter
Eurocopter EC-135/635 Seven place light twin turbine utility helicopter
MBB/Kawasaki BK117 Twin engine utility helicopter
Exec 162F Two-seat kit helicopter, manufactured by RotorWay International
Extra 230, 300 & 200 Unlimited competition aerobatic aircraft
F
Fairchild (Swearingen) Merlin Turboprop corporate transport
Fairchild Aerospace 228 15-19 seat regional airliner and STOL utility transport
Fairchild Aerospace 328 30 seat regional turboprop airliner
Fairchild Aerospace 328JET & 428JET 32 seat regional jet airliner
Fairchild Aerospace Metro II, III & 23 19 seat regional airliner
FFA AS-202 Bravo Two seat basic trainer and aerobatic light aircraft
Fokker 50 Turboprop regional airliner
Fokker 70 70 seat regional jetliner
Fokker F100 100 seat regional jet
Fokker F27 & Fairchild F-27 & FH-227 Regional airliners
Fokker F-28 Fellowship Regional jet airliner
Fokker F-VII
Ford Trimotor
Fuji FA200 Aero Subaru Four seat light aircraft
G
GAF N22 & N24 Nomad STOL utility transport
Gippsland GA200 "Fatman" Two seat agricultural aircraft
Gippsland GA8 "Airvan" Eight seat utility light aircraft
Grob G 115 Two seat basic and aerobatic trainer
Grob GF 200 Four seat high performance light aircraft
Grumman American AA-1B Trainer Two seat light aircraft
Grumman American AA-5 Traveler, Tiger & Cheetah Four seat light aircraft
Grumman G-111 Modified HU-16 used as an airliner
Grumman G-1159 Gulfstream II/III Long range large corporate jet
Grumman G-159 Gulfstream I Corporate transport and regional airliner
Grumman G-164 Ag-Cat Biplane agricultural aircraft
Grumman G-21 "Goose" Eight seat utility amphibian
Grumman G-44 "Widgeon" Light utility amphibian
Grumman G-73 "Mallard" Ten seat utility amphibious transport
Grumman HU-16 "Albatross" Amphibious airliner and light utility transport
Gulfstream American GA-7 Cougar four place light twin-engined aircraft
Gulfstream Aerospace Gulfstream IV G-IV Long range large corporate transport
Gulfstream Aerospace Gulfstream V G-V Ultra long range large corporate transport
Gulfstream Aerospace Jetprop & Turbo Commander Twin turboprop utility and corporate transports
H
Handley Page Herald Turboprop airliner and freighter
Handley Page Jetstream 12 seat regional turboprop airliner
Harbin Y-11/12 Commuter airliners and utility transports
Hawker Siddeley H.S.125-1/2/3/400/600 Mid-size corporate jet
Hawker Siddeley HS 748 (a.k.a. Avro 748)
Hawker Siddeley Trident-1/1E/2C/3B Short/Medium range airliner.
Helio Courier Four/six place STOL utility light aircraft
Hiller UH-12 Light utility helicopter
Hindustan Advanced Light Helicopter Medium utility helicopter
Honda HA-420 HondaJet Light corporate jet
I
IAI Arava STOL utility transport
IAI Westwind Small to mid size corporate jet
Ilyushin Il-14 Short range airliner and utility transport
Ilyushin Il-18 Medium range turboprop airliner
Ilyushin Il-62 Medium to long range medium capacity airliner
Ilyushin Il-76 Medium to long range passenger
Ilyushin Il-76TF Medium to long range freighter
Ilyushin Il-76MD
Ilyushin Il-76MF
Ilyushin Il-76MK
Ilyushin Il-76TF
Ilyushin Il-86 Medium range widebody airliner
Ilyushin Il-96 Long range widebody airliner
Ilyushin Il-96-300 Medium range widebody airliner
Ilyushin Il-96-400 Medium range widebody airliner
Ilyushin Il-96T Medium to long range freighter
Ilyushin Il-96-400T Medium to long range freighter
Ilyushin Il-112B
Ilyushin Il-103 Two and five seat light aircraft
Ilyushin Il-114 Turboprop regional airliner
Ilyushin Il-114-100 Medium to long range passenger
Ilyushin MC-21
Ilyushin Il-MTC
IPTN N-250 64/68 seat turboprop regional airliner
Israel IAI-1125 Astra/Gulfstream G100 Small to mid size corporate jet
Israel IAI-1126 Galaxy/Gulfstream G200 Super mid size corporate transport
J
Junkers Ju 52
K
Kamov Ka-226 Medium size utility helicopter
Kaman K-1200 K-Max Aerial crane and utility helicopter
Kamov Ka-26 & Ka-226 Light twin engine utility and training helicopter
Kamov Ka-32 Medium size utility helicopter
Kamov Ka-50 Attack helicopter
Kamov Ka-52 Attack helicopter
Kestrel K250 Four to six place light aircraft
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Lake LA4, Buccaneer & Renegade Four/six place amphibious light aircraft
Lancair LC-40 Columbia 300/350/400 High performance four seat light aircraft
Lear Jet 23, 24, 25, 28 & 29 Light corporate jets
Learjet 35, 36 and Learjet 31 Light corporate jets
Let L-40 MetaSokol Three/four seat light aircraft
Let L-410 & L-420 19 seat turboprop regional airliners
Let L-610 40 seat turboprop regional airliners
Let L-200 Morava Four/five seat light twin
Lockheed C-130 Hercules Medium range freighter
Lockheed JetStar Large size corporate jet
Lockheed L-100 Hercules Medium range freighter
Lockheed Constellation Long range piston engine airliner
Lockheed L-1011 TriStar 1/50/100/150/200/250 Medium to long range widebody airliner
Lockheed L-1011 TriStar 500 Long range widebody airliner
Lockheed L-188 Electra Turboprop airliner and freighter
Luscombe Model 8 Silvaire Two seat light aircraft
Luscombe Spartan Four seat light aircraft
M
MA60 Turboprop regional aircraft, from China
Martin 2-0-2 35- to 43-seat twin piston engined regional airliner
Martin 4-0-4 40-seat twin piston engined regional airliner
Maule M-4 to M-7 4-5 seat STOL capable light aircraft
McDonnell Douglas DC-10 & Boeing MD-10 Medium to long range widebody airliner
McDonnell Douglas DC-9-10/20/30 Short range airliners
McDonnell Douglas DC-9-40/50 Short to medium range airliners
McDonnell Douglas MD-11 Long range widebody airliner
McDonnell Douglas MD-81/82/83/88 Short to medium range airliner
McDonnell Douglas MD-87 Short to medium range airliner
McDonnell Douglas MD-90 Short to medium range airliner
MDM-1 Fox Two-seat aerobatic glider
Mil Mi-8/17 Medium lift utility helicopters
Mil Mi-26 Ultra heavy lift utility helicopter
Mil Mi-34 Two/four place light helicopter
Millicer M10 AirTourer Two seat aerobatic capable light aircraft
Mitsubishi MU-2 Twin turboprop utility transport
Mooney M-20 to M-20G Four seat high performance light aircraft
Mooney M-20J to M-20S High performance four seat light aircraft
Mudry CAP10B (aka CAP-10) Two-seat side-by-side aerobatic trainer/competitor
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NAL Saras Regional turboprop airliner (India) built by Hindustan aeronautics and NAL
NAMC YS-11 Twin turboprop regional airliner
Noorduyn Norseman 10 place utility transport
North American Rockwell 100 Darter/Lark Commander Four seat light aircraft
North American/Ryan Navion High performance four/five seat light aircraft
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Omega AircraftNew all metal Microlight LSA VLA Two Seater Low wing
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Pacific Aerospace CT-4 Airtrainer Two/three seat basic trainer
Pacific Aerospace Fletcher FU-24 Agricultural aircraft
Pacific Aerospace Cresco Agricultural & Utility Aircraft
Pacific Aerospace 750XL Utility Aircraft
Partenavia P.68 Six/seven place light twin
Piaggio P-166 Commuter airliner and utility transport
Piaggio P.180 Avanti Twin turboprop executive transport
Pilatus PC-12 Utility, regional airliner and corporate turboprop
Pilatus PC-6 Porter & Turbo Porter STOL utility transport
Piper Aerostar Six seat high performance light twin
Piper Cub Two seat light aircraft
Piper PA-18 Super Cub Two seat utility light aircraft
Piper PA-20 Pacer & PA-22 Tri-Pacer, Caribbean & Colt Two and four seat light aircraft
Piper PA-23 Apache & Aztec Four seat light twins
Piper PA-24 Comanche Four seat high performance light aircraft
Piper PA-25 Pawnee Agricultural aircraft
Piper PA-28 Cherokee Series Two and four seat light aircraft
Piper PA-28R Cherokee Arrow Four seat light aircraft
Piper PA-30/39 Twin Comanche Six seat light twin
Piper PA-31 Chieftain/Mojave/T-1020/T-1040 Eight/ten seat corporate transport and commuter airliner
Piper PA-31 Navajo/Pressurized Navajo Six/eight seat corporate transport and commuter airliner
Piper PA-31T Cheyenne Twin turboprop corporate transports
Piper PA-32 Cherokee Six, Lance & Saratoga. Six seat high performance light aircraft
Piper PA-34 Seneca Six place light twin
Piper PA-36 Pawnee Brave Agricultural aircraft
Piper PA-38 Tomahawk Two seat light aircraft and basic trainer
Piper PA-42 Cheyenne III, IIIA & 400LS Twin turboprop corporate transports
Piper PA-44 Seminole Four seat light twin
Piper PA-46 Malibu & Malibu Mirage. Six seat high performance light aircraft
Piper PA-46 Malibu Meridian Six seat corporate turboprop
PZL-Mielec M-18 Dromader Ag spraying and firefighter aircraft
PZL Mielec M-20 Mewa License-built Piper PA-34 Seneca
PZL Mielec M-28 Skytruck Light utility aircraft
PZL Swidnik (Mil) Mi-2 Light twin turboshaft utility helicopter
PZL Swidnik Kania Light twin turboshaft utility helicopter
PZL Swidnik W-3 Sokól Mid size twin engine utility helicopter
PZL Swidnik SW-4 Puszczyk Light utility helicopter
PZL Warszawa-Okecie PZL-104 Wilga Four seat light utility aircraft
PZL Warszawa-Okecie PZL-110/111 Koliber Four seat light aircraft
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Raytheon 390 Premier I Light corporate jet
Beechcraft 1900 Regional airliner and corporate transport
Raytheon Beechcraft Baron Four or six place business, utility & advanced pilot training twin
Raytheon Beechcraft Bonanza Four to six seat high performance light aircraft
Raytheon Beechcraft King Air 200 Twin turboprop corporate, passenger & utility transport
Raytheon Beechcraft King Air 300 & 350 Turboprop powered corporate and utility aircraft
Raytheon Beechcraft King Air 90 & 100 Twin turboprop corporate and utility transport
Raytheon Hawker 400XP (formerly Beechjet 400) Light corporate jet
Raytheon Hawker 800 (formerly BAe 125) Mid-size corporate jet
Raytheon Hawker 1000 Mid-size corporate jet
Raytheon Hawker 4000 Super mid-size corporate jet
Rearwin Ken-Royce A bi-plane built in 1929 by Rearwin Airplanes
Rearwin Junior Small high wing monoplane
Rearwin Speedster A narrow, streamlined airplane powered by Cirrus 90 or Menasco 125 HP
Rearwin Cloudster A popular enclosed cabin monoplane
Rearwin Sportster Another popular Rearwin design from the early 1940s
Rearwin Skyranger A small high-wing airplane somewhat similar to a Cessna
Republic RC-3 Seabee Four seat amphibious light aircraft
Robin DR400 & DR500 Four/five seat light aircraft
Robin R2000 & Robin HR200 Two seat training and aerobatic light aircraft
Robin R3000 Two/four seat light aircraft
Robin Aiglon Four seat light aircraft
Robinson R44 Four place piston engined light helicopter
Robinson R22 Two seat piston engined light helicopter
Rockwell 500/520/560/680/685/720 Commander Utility and corporate transports
Rockwell Commander 112 & 114 Four seat high performance light aircraft
Rockwell Sabreliner Mid-size corporate jet
Ruschmeyer R 90 Four seat high performance light aircraft
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Saab 2000 50 seat twin turboprop regional airliner
Saab 340 Twin turboprop regional airliner
Schweizer 269/300 Light utility helicopter
Schweizer 330 Light turbine powered utility helicopter
Scorpion Homebuilt one (and later two) seater helicopter, manufactured by RotorWay International.
Scottish Aviation Jetstream 12 seat regional turboprop airliner
Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer Utility transport
Shanghai Y-10 Four-engine medium airliner
Shorts 330 Regional airliner and utility freighter
Shorts 360 36 seat regional airliner
Shorts Belfast Heavy lift turboprop freighter
Shorts Skyvan & Skyliner STOL utility transport and regional airliner
SIAI-Marchetti S-205/208 Four seat light aircraft
Sikorsky S-55 & Westland Whirlwind Mid size utility helicopter
Sikorsky S-92 Helibus Medium to heavy lift airliner and utility helicopter
Sikorsky S-58 Mid size utility helicopter
Sikorsky S-61L & S61N Medium lift utility helicopter
Sikorsky S-62 Mid size utility helicopter
Sikorsky S-76 Mid size utility helicopter
Sino Swearingen SJ30-2 Light corporate jet
Slingsby T-67 Firefly Two seat basic trainer
Socata GY-80 Horizon & ST-10 Diplomate Four seat light aircraft
Socata MS 180 & MS 250 Morane Four/five seat light aircraft
Socata Rallye Series of two/four seat light aircraft
Socata Tangara & Gulfstream GA7 Four place light twin
Socata TB-9/10/20/21/200 Tampico/Tobago/Trinidad Four/five seat light aircraft
Socata TBM-700 Single engine corporate turboprop
SpaceShipOne Experimental, rocket powered & glider, high altitude, suborbital
Spartan Executive 7W Single-engine radial luxury business aircraft of the 1930s-1940s
Sud SE-210 Caravelle Short range airliner
Sukhoi Su-26 Single and two seat aerobatic light aircraft
Su-29 Single and two seat aerobatic light aircraft
Su-31 Single and two seat aerobatic light aircraft
Sukhoi Superjet-75 Medium range airliner
Sukhoi Superjet-85 Medium range airliner
Sukhoi Superjet-100 Medium range airliner
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Taylorcraft series Two seat light aircraft
Technoavia SM92 Finist STOL utility transport
Toyota TA-1 Prototype single engine, 4-place aircraft
Transavia Airtruk & Skyfarmer Agricultural aircraft
Tupolev ANT-20 "Maxim Gorky" - Largest aircraft during the 1930s
Tupolev Tu-22
Tupolev Tu-104 Medium range airliner
Tupolev Tu-114 Long range airliner
Tupolev Tu-124 Short range airliner
Tupolev Tu-134 Short range airliner
Tupolev Tu-144 Supersonic airliner - service withdrawn
Tupolev Tu-154 Medium range airliner
Tupolev Tu-204-100 Medium / Long range airliner
Tupolev Tu-204-120 Medium / Long range airliner
Tupolev Tu-204-300 Medium / Long range airliner
Tupolev Tu-214 Medium / Long range airliner
Tupolev Tu-334 Medium / Long range airliner
Tupolev Tu-324 Medium / Long range airliner
Tupolev Tu-414 Medium range airliner
Tupolev Tu-444 supersonic business jets (proposed)
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Vickers VC10 Medium to long range airliner
Vickers Viscount Turboprop airliner and freighter
Vickers Vanguard turboprop airliner
Victa Aircruiser Four seat light aircraft
Victa Airtourer Two seat light aircraft
VisionAire Vantage Entry level single engine corporate jet
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Weatherly 201/620 Agricultural aircraft
White Knight Experimental jet; high altitude; carry & launch smaller craft
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Yakovlev Yak-18T Four seat light aircraft
Yakovlev Yak-40 Regional jet airliner
Yakovlev Yak-42 Short range airliner
Yakovlev Yak-52 Two seat light training aircraft
Yunshuji 5 Chinese variation of Antonov An-2
Yunshuji 7 Chinese variation of Antonov An-24
Yunshuji 8 Chinese variation of Antonov An-12
Yunshuji 10 Chinese variation of Boeing 707 - Development program aborted.
Yunshuji 12 Chinese variation of De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter
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Zivko Edge 540 Unlimited competition aerobatics aircraft
Zlin Trener & Akrobat One and two seat aerobatic and training light aircraft
Zlin Z 42, Z 43, Z 142, Z 242 & Z 143 Two/four seat light aircraft
AASI Jetcruzer Business and utility transport
ACAC ARJ21 70-100 seat Regional airliner
AEA Explorer Multirole utility transport
Aermacchi AL-60 light aircraft
Aermacchi SF.260 Two seat trainer and aerobatics light aircraft
Aerion SBJ Planned supersonic business jet
Aero A.10 biplane five passenger airliner
Aero A.22 biplane two passenger airliner
Aero A.23 biplane seven passenger airliner
Aero A.34 two seat light aircraft
Aero A.35 five passenger airliner
Aero A.38 eight passenger airliner
Aero A.200 light aircraft
Aero A.204 eight passenger airliner prototype
Aero Ae 45 & Ae 145 twin engine light aircraft
Aero Boero AB-95/115 light utility aircraft
Aero Boero AB-150 light utility aircraft
Aero Boero AB-180 light utility aircraft
Aero Boero AB-210 utility aircraft prototype
Aero Boero 260AG agricultural aircraft
Aero-Cam Slick 360 Single-seat aerobatics aircraft
Aero Commander 100 Four seat light aircraft
Aero Commander 500/600 series of twin engine piston & turboprop powered business & personal aircraft
Aero Commander Jet Commander mid size business jet
Aeronca 7 Champion Two seat light aircraft
Aeronca 11 Chief Two seat light aircraft
Aero Spacelines Guppy series very large propeller cargo aircraft
Aérospatiale Alouette II & Lama Light utility helicopters
Aérospatiale Alouette III Light utility helicopter
Aérospatiale N 262 & Mohawk 298 Short range turboprop airliner
Aerospatiale SA-330 Puma Twin engine medium lift helicopter
Aerospatiale SA-341/342 Gazelle Utility helicopter
Aérospatiale AS-350 Écureuil & AS-355 Écureuil 2 Light utility helicopters
Aérospatiale SA-360/361/365C Dauphin Mid size utility helicopters
Aérospatiale SN-601 Corvette Light corporate jet
Aérospatiale-British Aerospace Concorde Medium range supersonic airliner
Aerokopter AK1-3 "Sanka" Light two seats helicopter
Agusta A109 Twin engined utility & corporate helicopter
Agusta A119 Koala Light utility helicopter
Ahrens AR 404 four engine turboprop utility aircraft
Air Tractor series of piston & turboprop powered agricultural aircraft
Airbus A300B2/B4 Medium range widebody airliner
Airbus A300-600 Medium range widebody airliner
Airbus Beluga very large cargo aircraft
Airbus A310-200 Medium to long range widebody airliner
Airbus A310-300 Medium to long range widebody airliner
Airbus A318 100 seat regional airliner
Airbus A319 Medium range airliner
Airbus A319CJ Long range large corporate jet
Airbus A320 Short to medium range airliner
Airbus A321 Short to medium range narrowbody airliner
Airbus A330-200 Medium to long range widebody airliner
Airbus A330-300 Large capacity medium to long range airliner
Airbus A340-200 Long range widebody airliner
Airbus A340-300 Long range widebody airliner
Airbus A340-500 Ultra long range widebody airliner
Airbus A340-600 Long range widebody airliner
Airbus A350-800 Long range widebody airliner
Airbus A350-900 Long range widebody airliner
Airbus A350-1000 Long range widebody airliner
Airbus A380 Long range high capacity widebody airliner
Alpha 2000 The Robin R2000 now manufactured in New Zealand
American Aviation AA-1 Yankee two seat light aircraft
American Aviation AA-1A Trainer two seat light training aircraft
American Aviation AA-2 Patriot four seat light aircraft prototype
American Champion & Bellanca series Series of two seat utility and aerobatic light aircraft
Antonov/PZL Mielec An-2 Biplane utility transport
Antonov An-10 110 passenger turboprop
Antonov An-12 turboprop cargo aircraft
Antonov An-22 Antheus Large capacity turboprop cargo aircraft
Antonov An-24 44-50 passenger airliner and utility aircraft
Antonov/PZL Mielec An-28 Regional airliner and utility transport
Antonov An-30 aerial survey aircraft
Antonov An-38 Regional airliner and utility transport
Antonov An-70 Heavylift propfan cargo aircraft
Antonov An-72 & An-74 STOL capable utility transport
Antonov An-124 Ruslan Heavylift freighter
Antonov An-140 50 passenger short-range turboprop airliner
Antonov An-225 Mriya Extra-Large cargo aircraft
APM 20 Lionceau Very light utility aircraft
APM 30 Lion Light utility aircraft
Arado S I & S III two seat trainers
Arado SC I two seat trainer
Arado SC II two seat trainer
Arado L I two seat light aircraft
Arado L II two seat light aircraft
Arado V I prototype four passenger airliner and air mail carrier
Arado W 2 two seat seaplane trainer
Armstrong Whitworth Ape experimental aircraft
Armstrong Whitworth Argosy three engine biplane airliner
Armstrong Whitworth Atalanta nine passenger four engine airliner
Armstrong Whitworth Ensign 40 passenger four engine airliner
Armstrong Whitworth A.W.52 flying wing experimental aircraft
Armstrong Whitworth Argosy four engine turboprop cargo aircraft
Arrow Sport two seat light aircraft
Arrow Model F two seat light aircraft
ATR ATR-42 42 seat turboprop regional airliner
ATR ATR-72 70 seat turboprop regional airliner
Auster J-1 Autocrat three seat light aircraft
Auster J-1U Workmaster agricultural aircraft
Auster J-2 Arrow two seat light aircraft
Auster J-3 Atom two seat light aircraft
Auster J-4 two seat light aircraft
Auster Avis prototype light utility aircraft
Auster Autocar four seat light aircraft
Auster Aiglet Trainer aerobatic four seat light aircraft
Auster Alpine four seat light aircraft
Auster B.4 prototype light cargo aircraft
Auster Agricola agricultural aircraft
Auster D.4 two seat light aircraft
Avia BH-1 two seat light aircraft
Avia BH-5 two seat light aircraft
Avia BH-9 two seat light aircraft
Avia BH-10 single seat aerobatic aircraft
Avia BH-12 two seat light aircraft
Avia BH-16 single seat light aircraft
Avia BH-20 two seat trainer
Avia BH-25 biplane airliner
Avia 14 28 passenger airliner
Aviat Husky Two seat utility light aircraft
Aviat Pitts Special Single and two seat competition aerobatic biplanes
Aviation Traders ATL-90 Accountant prototype 28 passenger turboprop airliner
Aviation Traders ATL-98 Carvair Freighter/utility transport
Avro Baby single seat light aircraft
Avro Avian two seat light aircraft
Avro 618 Ten ten passenger airliner
Avro 652 four passenger airliner
Avro York four engine airliner & cargo aircraft
Avro Tudor four engine airliner
Avro 748 (a.k.a. HS 748 & BAe 748) 50 seat turboprop airliner
Avro RJ Series See British Aerospace BAe 146
Avro Canada Jetliner prototype jet airliner
Ayres Let L 610 40 seat regional airliner
Ayres Thrush & Rockwell Thrush Commander Agricultural aircraft
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BAC One-Eleven Short haul airliner
Baade B-152 also known as Dresden 152 was the first German passenger jet airliner
Beagle Airedale Four seat light aircraft
Beagle D5 Husky Light aircraft
Beagle Pup Two, three and four place light aircraft
Beagle Terrier three seat light aircraft
Beagle B.206 Six/eight place cabin twin
Bede BD-1 two place prototype design
Bede BD-5 single seat sport aircraft
Beechcraft Model 17 Staggerwing high performance light aircraft
Beechcraft Model 18 Twin Beech Light utility transport
Beechcraft Model 19 Musketeer Four seat light aircraft
Beechcraft Model 23 Sundowner Four seat light aircraft
Beechcraft Model 24 Sierra Four seat light aircraft
Beechcraft Model 33, 35 & 36 Bonanza Four & six seat high performance light aircraft
Beechcraft Model 50 Twin Bonanza Six place light business twin
Beechcraft Model 55, 56 & 58 Baron Four or six place light business twin
Beechcraft Model 60 Duke Four or six place high performance twin
Beechcraft Model 65, 70, 80, 85 & 88 Queen Air Utility, light executive transport, commuter airliner, Air Ambulance
Beechcraft Model 76 Duchess Four place light twin
Beechcraft Model 77 Skipper Two seat pilot training aircraft
Beechcraft Model 90 King Air 6-10 seat Executive Transport, Commuter Airliner, Air Ambulance, Freight Transport
Beechcraft Model 95 Travel Air Four place light twin
Beechcraft Model 99 Airliner 19 seat Commuter Airliner
Beechcraft Model 100 King Air 8-12 seat Executive Transport, Commuter Airliner, Air Ambulance, Freight Transport
Beechcraft Model 200 (Super) King Air 8-12 seat Executive Transport, Commuter Airliner, Air Ambulance, Freight Transport, Aerial Survey Aircraft
Beechcraft Model 300 (Super) King Air 8-14 seat Executive Transport, Commuter Airliner, Air Ambulance, Freight Transport, Aerial Survey Aircraft
Beechcraft Model 1300 Airliner 13 seat Commuter Airliner
Beechcraft Model 1900 Airliner 19 seat Regional Airliner and Corporate Transport
Beechcraft Model 400 Beechjet light corporate jet
Beechcraft Starship 2000 Advanced technology corporate transport
Bell 47 Two or three seat light utility helicopter
Bell 204 & 205 Medium Lift Utility helicopter
Bell 206 JetRanger Light utility helicopter
Bell 206L LongRanger Light utility helicopter
Bell 212 Twin TwoTwelve Medium lift utility helicopter
Bell 214B and 214ST Medium transport helicopter
Bell 222 & 230 Twin engine light utility helicopters
Bell 407 Seven place utility helicopter
Bell 412 Medium lift utility helicopter
Bell 427 Light twin utility helicopters
Bell 429 Light/intermediate twin utility helicopters
Bell 430 Twin engine intermediate size helicopter
Bell BA 609 Six to nine seat corporate/utility tiltrotor
Bell 206LT TwinRanger & Tridair Gemini ST Twin engine light utility helicopters
Beriev Be-30/Be-32 Regional airliner and utility transport
Beriev Be-103 Firefighting and Multirole Maritime Amphibian
Beriev Be-112 Firefighting and Multirole Maritime Amphibian
Beriev Be-200 Firefighting and multirole amphibian
Beriev Be-2500 Proposed amphibian freighter
Boeing Model 40 biplane air mail carrier/airliner
Boeing Model 80 biplane airliner
Boeing Model 221 air mail carrier
Boeing 247 propeller airliner
Boeing 307 Stratoliner propeller airliner
Boeing 314 Clipper FLying boat airliner
Boeing 367-80 jet transport development aircraft
Boeing 377 Stratocruiser propeller airliner
Boeing 707-100 Medium to long range airliner and freighter
Boeing 717 Short to medium range airliner
Boeing 720 Medium range narrowbody airliner
Boeing 727-100 Short to medium range narrowbody airliner
Boeing 727-200 Short to medium range narrowbody airliner
Boeing 737-100/200 Short range narrowbody airliner
Boeing 737-300/400/500 Short to medium range narrowbody airliner
Boeing 737-600/700 Short to medium range airliners
Boeing 737-800/900 Short to medium range airliners
Boeing 747-100 Long range high capacity widebody airliner
Boeing 747-200 Long range high capacity widebody airliner
Boeing 747-300 Long range high capacity widebody airliner
Boeing 747-400 Long range high capacity widebody airliner
Boeing 747-8 Long range high capacity widebody airliner
Boeing 747SP Long range high capacity widebody airliner
Boeing 757-200 Medium range narrowbody airliner
Boeing 757-300 Medium range narrowbody airliner
Boeing 767-200 Medium to long range widebody airliner
Boeing 767-300 Medium to long range widebody airliner
Boeing 767-400 Medium to long range widebody airliner
Boeing 777-200 Long and ultra long range widebody airliners
Boeing 777-300 Long range high capacity widebody airliner
Boeing 787-3 Medium range high capacity widebody airliner
Boeing 787-8 Long to Ultra-Long range high capacity widebody airliner
Boeing 787-9 Long to Ultra-Long range high capacity widebody airliner
Boeing Business Jet Long range large capacity corporate jet
Boeing 2707 Supersonic transport project
Boeing Vertol (Kawasaki) KV 107 Medium to heavylift utility helicopter
Boeing Commercial Chinook Heavylift utility and airliner helicopter
Boeing/MDHS/Hughes 500 Light utility helicopters
Boeing MD 520N Light utility helicopter
Boeing MD 600N Eight place light utility helicopter
Boeing MD Explorer Light twin helicopter
Boeing Stearman Two seat sport, utility and agricultural biplane
Bombardier BD-100 Challenger 300 Super mid size corporate jet
Bombardier CL600 Challenger 600/601/604/605 long range corporate jets
Bombardier Challenger 850 large long range corporate jet
Bombardier Global 5000 long range high capacity corporate jet
Bombardier BD-700 Global Express Ultra long range, high speed, high capacity corporate jet
Bombardier Learjet 40 small corporate jet
Bombardier Learjet 45 Mid-size corporate jet
Bombardier Learjet 55 & 60 Mid-size corporate jets
Brantly B-2 & 305 Light piston powered utility helicopters
Bristol 167 Brabazon long range airliner
Bristol 170 Freighter Short range freighter/utility transport
Bristol 175 Britannia long range turboprop airliner
British Aerospace Jetstream 31 18 seat regional turboprop airliner
British Aerospace Jetstream 41 29 seat regional turboprop airliner
British Aerospace/Hawker Siddeley 748 Turboprop Regional airliner
British Aerospace ATP Turboprop powered regional airliner
British Aerospace BAe 125 Mid-size corporate jet
British Aerospace BAe 146 four engined regional jet airliner
Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander Commuter airliner and light utility transport
Britten-Norman BN-2A Mk III Trislander Commuter airliner
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Canadair CL-215 & Canadair CL-415 Firebomber and utility amphibian
Canadair CL-44 & Yukon Medium to long range airliner and freighter
Canadair CL-600 Challenger 600 Medium to long range widebody corporate jet
Canadair CL-600 Challenger 601 & 604 Long range widebody corporate jets
Canadair CL-600 Regional Jet CRJ-100 & 200 Regional jet airliner
Canadair CL-600 Regional Jet CRJ-700 70 seat regional jet airliner
CAP Aviation CAP-10/20/21/230/231/232 Single and two seat aerobatic light aircraft
CASA C212 Aviocar STOL turboprop regional airliner and utility transport
CASA/IPTN CN235 Utility transport and 45 seat regional airliner
Cessna 120
Cessna 140
Cessna 150 & Cessna 152 Two seat primary and aerobatic capable trainers
Cessna 170 Four seat light aircraft
Cessna 172 Skyhawk
Cessna 175 Skylark Four seat light aircraft
Cessna 177 Cardinal and Cardinal RG Four seat light aircraft
Cessna 180 & 185 Skywagon Four to six seat utility light aircraft
Cessna 182 High performance four seat light aircraft
Cessna 188 AGwagon, AGpickup, AGtruck, and AGhusky series of agricultural aircraft
Cessna 205, 206 & 207 Six seat utility light aircraft
Cessna 208 Caravan I, Grand Caravan & Cargomaster Single turboprop utility transport
Cessna 210 Centurion High performance four to six seat light aircraft
Cessna 310 & 320 Skynight Four to six seat light piston twins
Cessna 336 & 337 Skymaster Six seat light piston twins
Cessna 340 & 335 Six seat business twins
Cessna 404 Titan Ten place corporate, commuter and freighter transport
Cessna 411, 401 & 402 Freighter, 10 seat commuter, or six to eight seat business twins
Cessna 421 & 414 Pressurised six to eight seat cabin twins
Cessna 500 & 501 Citation, Citation I & Citation I/SP Light corporate jets
Cessna 550 Citation II & 551 Citation II & Bravo Light corporate jets
Cessna 560 Citation V, Ultra & Ultra Encore Small to midsize corporate jet
Cessna 560XL Citation Excel Small to mid size corporate jet
Cessna 650 Citation III, VI & VII Medium size corporate jets
Cessna 680 Citation Sovereign Mid size corporate jet
Cessna Citation X Long range, high speed, mid size corporate jet
Cessna CitationJet, CJ1 & CJ2 Light corporate jets
Cessna Corsair, Caravan II Turboprop powered executive transports
Cessna Conquest, Conquest I & II Turboprop powered executive transports
Cessna T303 Crusader Six seat corporate and utility transport
Chichester-Miles Leopard High performance jet powered four seat light aircraft
Cirrus SR20/22 Four seat high performance light aircraft
Citabria series of tandem 2 seat high wing, aerobatic, utility and STOL aircraft
Christen Eagle, aerobatic kit aircraft, based on Pitts Special
Columbia 400 Four seat high performance light aircraft
Commander 114B Four seat high performance light aircraft
Concorde
Conroy CL-44-0 Skymonster Large freighter
Convair 240/340/440 Short haul commercial transports
Convair CV-540/580/600/640/5800 Short haul turboprop converted commercial ransports
Curtiss C46 Commando Freighter
D
Dassault Falcon 2000 Transcontinental range mid to large size corporate jet
Dassault Falcon 50 Long range mid size corporate jet
Dassault Falcon 900 Large transcontinental range corporate jet
Dassault Falcon 7X Large transcontinental range corporate jet
Dassault Mercure Short to medium range narrowbody jet
Dassault Mystère/Falcon 10 & 100 Light corporate jet
Dassault Mystère/Falcon 20 & 200 Mid size corporate jet and multirole utility transport
De Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk Two seat light aircraft
De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver STOL utility transport
De Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter STOL utility transport
De Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou STOL utility transport
De Havilland Canada DHC-5 Buffalo STOL utility transport
De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter STOL turboprop regional airliner and utility transport
De Havilland Canada Dash 7 STOL Four turboprop regional airliner
De Havilland Canada DHC-8-100/200 Dash 8 Twin turboprop regional airliner
De Havilland Canada DHC-8-300 Dash 8 Twin turboprop regional airliner
De Havilland Canada DHC-8-400 Dash 8 70 seat Twin turboprop regional airliner
De Havilland Comet the world's first commercial jet airliner
De Havilland DH.86 1930's biplane airliner
De Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide 1930's biplane airliner
De Havilland DH.104 Dove Eight seat commuter airliner and executive transport
De Havilland DH.114 Heron 14 seat commuter airliner
De Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth Two seat biplane light aircraft
Diamond DA20 Two seat light aircraft and basic trainer
Dornier Do 27 Four to six seat STOL utility light aircraft
Dornier Do 28 & 128 STOL utility transports
Dornier Do 228 turboprop utility aircraft
Dornier Do 328 turboprop and turbojet aircraft
Douglas DC-3 Short range airliner and utility transport
Douglas DC-4 Piston engined airliner and freighter
Douglas DC-6 Piston engined airliner and freighter
Douglas DC-7 Piston engine airliner and freighter
Douglas DC-8 Series 10 to 50 Medium to long range airliner and freighter
Douglas DC-8 Super 60 & 70 Series Long range medium capacity airliner and freighter
E
Edgley Optica British light aircraft
EH Industries EH 101 Commuter, offshore oil rig support & utility helicopter
Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante 15-18 seat turboprop multi-purpose aircraft
Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia 30 seat turboprop regional airliner
Embraer EMB 121 Xingu 8-9 seat turboprop multi-purpose aircraft
Embraer/FMA CBA 123 Vector 19 seat turboprop regional airliner
Embraer ERJ 135 37 seat regional jet airliner
Embraer ERJ 140 45 seat regional jet airliner
Embraer ERJ 145 50 seat regional jet airliner
Embraer 170 70 seat medium range jet airliner
Embraer 175 78 seat medium range jet airliner
Embraer 190 98 seat medium range jet airliner
Embraer 195 108 seat medium range jet airliner
Embraer Lineage 1000 corporate jet based on the Embraer 190 platform
Embraer Legacy 600 corporate jet based on the Embraer ERJ 145 platform
Embraer Phenom 100 very light corporate jet
Embraer Phenom 300 light corporate jet
Enstrom F-28/280/480 Three and five seat light helicopters
ERCO Ercoupe and derivatives Two-seat light aircraft
Eurocopter Super Puma Medium lift utility helicopter
Eurocopter Ecureuil Light utility helicopter
Eurocopter AS-355 Ecureuil 2 Twin engined light utility helicopter
Eurocopter AS-365N Dauphin 2 & EC-155 Twin engine mid sized utility helicopter
Eurocopter BO 105 & EC Super Five Five place multi purpose light utility helicopter
Eurocopter Colibri Five place light utility helicopter
Eurocopter EC-135/635 Seven place light twin turbine utility helicopter
MBB/Kawasaki BK117 Twin engine utility helicopter
Exec 162F Two-seat kit helicopter, manufactured by RotorWay International
Extra 230, 300 & 200 Unlimited competition aerobatic aircraft
F
Fairchild (Swearingen) Merlin Turboprop corporate transport
Fairchild Aerospace 228 15-19 seat regional airliner and STOL utility transport
Fairchild Aerospace 328 30 seat regional turboprop airliner
Fairchild Aerospace 328JET & 428JET 32 seat regional jet airliner
Fairchild Aerospace Metro II, III & 23 19 seat regional airliner
FFA AS-202 Bravo Two seat basic trainer and aerobatic light aircraft
Fokker 50 Turboprop regional airliner
Fokker 70 70 seat regional jetliner
Fokker F100 100 seat regional jet
Fokker F27 & Fairchild F-27 & FH-227 Regional airliners
Fokker F-28 Fellowship Regional jet airliner
Fokker F-VII
Ford Trimotor
Fuji FA200 Aero Subaru Four seat light aircraft
G
GAF N22 & N24 Nomad STOL utility transport
Gippsland GA200 "Fatman" Two seat agricultural aircraft
Gippsland GA8 "Airvan" Eight seat utility light aircraft
Grob G 115 Two seat basic and aerobatic trainer
Grob GF 200 Four seat high performance light aircraft
Grumman American AA-1B Trainer Two seat light aircraft
Grumman American AA-5 Traveler, Tiger & Cheetah Four seat light aircraft
Grumman G-111 Modified HU-16 used as an airliner
Grumman G-1159 Gulfstream II/III Long range large corporate jet
Grumman G-159 Gulfstream I Corporate transport and regional airliner
Grumman G-164 Ag-Cat Biplane agricultural aircraft
Grumman G-21 "Goose" Eight seat utility amphibian
Grumman G-44 "Widgeon" Light utility amphibian
Grumman G-73 "Mallard" Ten seat utility amphibious transport
Grumman HU-16 "Albatross" Amphibious airliner and light utility transport
Gulfstream American GA-7 Cougar four place light twin-engined aircraft
Gulfstream Aerospace Gulfstream IV G-IV Long range large corporate transport
Gulfstream Aerospace Gulfstream V G-V Ultra long range large corporate transport
Gulfstream Aerospace Jetprop & Turbo Commander Twin turboprop utility and corporate transports
H
Handley Page Herald Turboprop airliner and freighter
Handley Page Jetstream 12 seat regional turboprop airliner
Harbin Y-11/12 Commuter airliners and utility transports
Hawker Siddeley H.S.125-1/2/3/400/600 Mid-size corporate jet
Hawker Siddeley HS 748 (a.k.a. Avro 748)
Hawker Siddeley Trident-1/1E/2C/3B Short/Medium range airliner.
Helio Courier Four/six place STOL utility light aircraft
Hiller UH-12 Light utility helicopter
Hindustan Advanced Light Helicopter Medium utility helicopter
Honda HA-420 HondaJet Light corporate jet
I
IAI Arava STOL utility transport
IAI Westwind Small to mid size corporate jet
Ilyushin Il-14 Short range airliner and utility transport
Ilyushin Il-18 Medium range turboprop airliner
Ilyushin Il-62 Medium to long range medium capacity airliner
Ilyushin Il-76 Medium to long range passenger
Ilyushin Il-76TF Medium to long range freighter
Ilyushin Il-76MD
Ilyushin Il-76MF
Ilyushin Il-76MK
Ilyushin Il-76TF
Ilyushin Il-86 Medium range widebody airliner
Ilyushin Il-96 Long range widebody airliner
Ilyushin Il-96-300 Medium range widebody airliner
Ilyushin Il-96-400 Medium range widebody airliner
Ilyushin Il-96T Medium to long range freighter
Ilyushin Il-96-400T Medium to long range freighter
Ilyushin Il-112B
Ilyushin Il-103 Two and five seat light aircraft
Ilyushin Il-114 Turboprop regional airliner
Ilyushin Il-114-100 Medium to long range passenger
Ilyushin MC-21
Ilyushin Il-MTC
IPTN N-250 64/68 seat turboprop regional airliner
Israel IAI-1125 Astra/Gulfstream G100 Small to mid size corporate jet
Israel IAI-1126 Galaxy/Gulfstream G200 Super mid size corporate transport
J
Junkers Ju 52
K
Kamov Ka-226 Medium size utility helicopter
Kaman K-1200 K-Max Aerial crane and utility helicopter
Kamov Ka-26 & Ka-226 Light twin engine utility and training helicopter
Kamov Ka-32 Medium size utility helicopter
Kamov Ka-50 Attack helicopter
Kamov Ka-52 Attack helicopter
Kestrel K250 Four to six place light aircraft
L
Lake LA4, Buccaneer & Renegade Four/six place amphibious light aircraft
Lancair LC-40 Columbia 300/350/400 High performance four seat light aircraft
Lear Jet 23, 24, 25, 28 & 29 Light corporate jets
Learjet 35, 36 and Learjet 31 Light corporate jets
Let L-40 MetaSokol Three/four seat light aircraft
Let L-410 & L-420 19 seat turboprop regional airliners
Let L-610 40 seat turboprop regional airliners
Let L-200 Morava Four/five seat light twin
Lockheed C-130 Hercules Medium range freighter
Lockheed JetStar Large size corporate jet
Lockheed L-100 Hercules Medium range freighter
Lockheed Constellation Long range piston engine airliner
Lockheed L-1011 TriStar 1/50/100/150/200/250 Medium to long range widebody airliner
Lockheed L-1011 TriStar 500 Long range widebody airliner
Lockheed L-188 Electra Turboprop airliner and freighter
Luscombe Model 8 Silvaire Two seat light aircraft
Luscombe Spartan Four seat light aircraft
M
MA60 Turboprop regional aircraft, from China
Martin 2-0-2 35- to 43-seat twin piston engined regional airliner
Martin 4-0-4 40-seat twin piston engined regional airliner
Maule M-4 to M-7 4-5 seat STOL capable light aircraft
McDonnell Douglas DC-10 & Boeing MD-10 Medium to long range widebody airliner
McDonnell Douglas DC-9-10/20/30 Short range airliners
McDonnell Douglas DC-9-40/50 Short to medium range airliners
McDonnell Douglas MD-11 Long range widebody airliner
McDonnell Douglas MD-81/82/83/88 Short to medium range airliner
McDonnell Douglas MD-87 Short to medium range airliner
McDonnell Douglas MD-90 Short to medium range airliner
MDM-1 Fox Two-seat aerobatic glider
Mil Mi-8/17 Medium lift utility helicopters
Mil Mi-26 Ultra heavy lift utility helicopter
Mil Mi-34 Two/four place light helicopter
Millicer M10 AirTourer Two seat aerobatic capable light aircraft
Mitsubishi MU-2 Twin turboprop utility transport
Mooney M-20 to M-20G Four seat high performance light aircraft
Mooney M-20J to M-20S High performance four seat light aircraft
Mudry CAP10B (aka CAP-10) Two-seat side-by-side aerobatic trainer/competitor
N
NAL Saras Regional turboprop airliner (India) built by Hindustan aeronautics and NAL
NAMC YS-11 Twin turboprop regional airliner
Noorduyn Norseman 10 place utility transport
North American Rockwell 100 Darter/Lark Commander Four seat light aircraft
North American/Ryan Navion High performance four/five seat light aircraft
O
Omega AircraftNew all metal Microlight LSA VLA Two Seater Low wing
P
Pacific Aerospace CT-4 Airtrainer Two/three seat basic trainer
Pacific Aerospace Fletcher FU-24 Agricultural aircraft
Pacific Aerospace Cresco Agricultural & Utility Aircraft
Pacific Aerospace 750XL Utility Aircraft
Partenavia P.68 Six/seven place light twin
Piaggio P-166 Commuter airliner and utility transport
Piaggio P.180 Avanti Twin turboprop executive transport
Pilatus PC-12 Utility, regional airliner and corporate turboprop
Pilatus PC-6 Porter & Turbo Porter STOL utility transport
Piper Aerostar Six seat high performance light twin
Piper Cub Two seat light aircraft
Piper PA-18 Super Cub Two seat utility light aircraft
Piper PA-20 Pacer & PA-22 Tri-Pacer, Caribbean & Colt Two and four seat light aircraft
Piper PA-23 Apache & Aztec Four seat light twins
Piper PA-24 Comanche Four seat high performance light aircraft
Piper PA-25 Pawnee Agricultural aircraft
Piper PA-28 Cherokee Series Two and four seat light aircraft
Piper PA-28R Cherokee Arrow Four seat light aircraft
Piper PA-30/39 Twin Comanche Six seat light twin
Piper PA-31 Chieftain/Mojave/T-1020/T-1040 Eight/ten seat corporate transport and commuter airliner
Piper PA-31 Navajo/Pressurized Navajo Six/eight seat corporate transport and commuter airliner
Piper PA-31T Cheyenne Twin turboprop corporate transports
Piper PA-32 Cherokee Six, Lance & Saratoga. Six seat high performance light aircraft
Piper PA-34 Seneca Six place light twin
Piper PA-36 Pawnee Brave Agricultural aircraft
Piper PA-38 Tomahawk Two seat light aircraft and basic trainer
Piper PA-42 Cheyenne III, IIIA & 400LS Twin turboprop corporate transports
Piper PA-44 Seminole Four seat light twin
Piper PA-46 Malibu & Malibu Mirage. Six seat high performance light aircraft
Piper PA-46 Malibu Meridian Six seat corporate turboprop
PZL-Mielec M-18 Dromader Ag spraying and firefighter aircraft
PZL Mielec M-20 Mewa License-built Piper PA-34 Seneca
PZL Mielec M-28 Skytruck Light utility aircraft
PZL Swidnik (Mil) Mi-2 Light twin turboshaft utility helicopter
PZL Swidnik Kania Light twin turboshaft utility helicopter
PZL Swidnik W-3 Sokól Mid size twin engine utility helicopter
PZL Swidnik SW-4 Puszczyk Light utility helicopter
PZL Warszawa-Okecie PZL-104 Wilga Four seat light utility aircraft
PZL Warszawa-Okecie PZL-110/111 Koliber Four seat light aircraft
R
Raytheon 390 Premier I Light corporate jet
Beechcraft 1900 Regional airliner and corporate transport
Raytheon Beechcraft Baron Four or six place business, utility & advanced pilot training twin
Raytheon Beechcraft Bonanza Four to six seat high performance light aircraft
Raytheon Beechcraft King Air 200 Twin turboprop corporate, passenger & utility transport
Raytheon Beechcraft King Air 300 & 350 Turboprop powered corporate and utility aircraft
Raytheon Beechcraft King Air 90 & 100 Twin turboprop corporate and utility transport
Raytheon Hawker 400XP (formerly Beechjet 400) Light corporate jet
Raytheon Hawker 800 (formerly BAe 125) Mid-size corporate jet
Raytheon Hawker 1000 Mid-size corporate jet
Raytheon Hawker 4000 Super mid-size corporate jet
Rearwin Ken-Royce A bi-plane built in 1929 by Rearwin Airplanes
Rearwin Junior Small high wing monoplane
Rearwin Speedster A narrow, streamlined airplane powered by Cirrus 90 or Menasco 125 HP
Rearwin Cloudster A popular enclosed cabin monoplane
Rearwin Sportster Another popular Rearwin design from the early 1940s
Rearwin Skyranger A small high-wing airplane somewhat similar to a Cessna
Republic RC-3 Seabee Four seat amphibious light aircraft
Robin DR400 & DR500 Four/five seat light aircraft
Robin R2000 & Robin HR200 Two seat training and aerobatic light aircraft
Robin R3000 Two/four seat light aircraft
Robin Aiglon Four seat light aircraft
Robinson R44 Four place piston engined light helicopter
Robinson R22 Two seat piston engined light helicopter
Rockwell 500/520/560/680/685/720 Commander Utility and corporate transports
Rockwell Commander 112 & 114 Four seat high performance light aircraft
Rockwell Sabreliner Mid-size corporate jet
Ruschmeyer R 90 Four seat high performance light aircraft
S
Saab 2000 50 seat twin turboprop regional airliner
Saab 340 Twin turboprop regional airliner
Schweizer 269/300 Light utility helicopter
Schweizer 330 Light turbine powered utility helicopter
Scorpion Homebuilt one (and later two) seater helicopter, manufactured by RotorWay International.
Scottish Aviation Jetstream 12 seat regional turboprop airliner
Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer Utility transport
Shanghai Y-10 Four-engine medium airliner
Shorts 330 Regional airliner and utility freighter
Shorts 360 36 seat regional airliner
Shorts Belfast Heavy lift turboprop freighter
Shorts Skyvan & Skyliner STOL utility transport and regional airliner
SIAI-Marchetti S-205/208 Four seat light aircraft
Sikorsky S-55 & Westland Whirlwind Mid size utility helicopter
Sikorsky S-92 Helibus Medium to heavy lift airliner and utility helicopter
Sikorsky S-58 Mid size utility helicopter
Sikorsky S-61L & S61N Medium lift utility helicopter
Sikorsky S-62 Mid size utility helicopter
Sikorsky S-76 Mid size utility helicopter
Sino Swearingen SJ30-2 Light corporate jet
Slingsby T-67 Firefly Two seat basic trainer
Socata GY-80 Horizon & ST-10 Diplomate Four seat light aircraft
Socata MS 180 & MS 250 Morane Four/five seat light aircraft
Socata Rallye Series of two/four seat light aircraft
Socata Tangara & Gulfstream GA7 Four place light twin
Socata TB-9/10/20/21/200 Tampico/Tobago/Trinidad Four/five seat light aircraft
Socata TBM-700 Single engine corporate turboprop
SpaceShipOne Experimental, rocket powered & glider, high altitude, suborbital
Spartan Executive 7W Single-engine radial luxury business aircraft of the 1930s-1940s
Sud SE-210 Caravelle Short range airliner
Sukhoi Su-26 Single and two seat aerobatic light aircraft
Su-29 Single and two seat aerobatic light aircraft
Su-31 Single and two seat aerobatic light aircraft
Sukhoi Superjet-75 Medium range airliner
Sukhoi Superjet-85 Medium range airliner
Sukhoi Superjet-100 Medium range airliner
T
Taylorcraft series Two seat light aircraft
Technoavia SM92 Finist STOL utility transport
Toyota TA-1 Prototype single engine, 4-place aircraft
Transavia Airtruk & Skyfarmer Agricultural aircraft
Tupolev ANT-20 "Maxim Gorky" - Largest aircraft during the 1930s
Tupolev Tu-22
Tupolev Tu-104 Medium range airliner
Tupolev Tu-114 Long range airliner
Tupolev Tu-124 Short range airliner
Tupolev Tu-134 Short range airliner
Tupolev Tu-144 Supersonic airliner - service withdrawn
Tupolev Tu-154 Medium range airliner
Tupolev Tu-204-100 Medium / Long range airliner
Tupolev Tu-204-120 Medium / Long range airliner
Tupolev Tu-204-300 Medium / Long range airliner
Tupolev Tu-214 Medium / Long range airliner
Tupolev Tu-334 Medium / Long range airliner
Tupolev Tu-324 Medium / Long range airliner
Tupolev Tu-414 Medium range airliner
Tupolev Tu-444 supersonic business jets (proposed)
V
Vickers VC10 Medium to long range airliner
Vickers Viscount Turboprop airliner and freighter
Vickers Vanguard turboprop airliner
Victa Aircruiser Four seat light aircraft
Victa Airtourer Two seat light aircraft
VisionAire Vantage Entry level single engine corporate jet
W
Weatherly 201/620 Agricultural aircraft
White Knight Experimental jet; high altitude; carry & launch smaller craft
Y
Yakovlev Yak-18T Four seat light aircraft
Yakovlev Yak-40 Regional jet airliner
Yakovlev Yak-42 Short range airliner
Yakovlev Yak-52 Two seat light training aircraft
Yunshuji 5 Chinese variation of Antonov An-2
Yunshuji 7 Chinese variation of Antonov An-24
Yunshuji 8 Chinese variation of Antonov An-12
Yunshuji 10 Chinese variation of Boeing 707 - Development program aborted.
Yunshuji 12 Chinese variation of De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter
Z
Zivko Edge 540 Unlimited competition aerobatics aircraft
Zlin Trener & Akrobat One and two seat aerobatic and training light aircraft
Zlin Z 42, Z 43, Z 142, Z 242 & Z 143 Two/four seat light aircraft
Second Airbus A380 for Emirates
Emirates Airline will receive its second Airbus A380 on Oct. 24, around two months later than originally planned, the company's president said on Thursday. Speaking during a tour of Dubai International Airport's new Terminal 3, Tim Clark said Emirates would receive its second superjumbo at the end of this month, followed by three more in late January and February.
American Airlines Flight Attendants Handed out Pillow to Passengers
The Association of Professional Flight Attendants members handed out inflatable pillows to passengers at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport and three other major airports to try to win customer backing in the union's contract talks with American.
"As negotiations progress, we want passengers to be behind the flight attendants, let the company know that we do a hard job, that they know we're professionals, that they're glad we show up for work every day," union negotiator Diana Dunn said. The union wants passengers to help push American to give flight attendants a good contract with no concessions, Ms. Dunn said. The two sides began contract talks this summer.
The pillows, and the accompanying literature, carried the union's "PAX for PAX," or "Peace for Passengers," message, with PAX representing both the Latin word for peace and airline lingo for passenger. The company has complained that its labor costs are higher than those of many other U.S. airlines, the union is trying to win back major concessions in pay, benefits and work rules that employee groups gave American in 2003 to stay out of bankruptcy.
American expressed no unhappiness about Friday's demonstrations outside the airport terminals at D/FW, Miami, Los Angeles and New York LaGuardia. "We respect the rights of organized labor to conduct public demonstrations and to distribute information to customers and the public," American spokeswoman Tami McLallen said.
"We have great flight attendants who take excellent care of our customers, and we look forward to continuing to work collaboratively with the APFA to construct a contract that addresses flight attendants' needs and positions the company for long-term success," she said. American is currently in talks with its three major unions – APFA, the Allied Pilots Association and Transport Workers Union.
"As negotiations progress, we want passengers to be behind the flight attendants, let the company know that we do a hard job, that they know we're professionals, that they're glad we show up for work every day," union negotiator Diana Dunn said. The union wants passengers to help push American to give flight attendants a good contract with no concessions, Ms. Dunn said. The two sides began contract talks this summer.
The pillows, and the accompanying literature, carried the union's "PAX for PAX," or "Peace for Passengers," message, with PAX representing both the Latin word for peace and airline lingo for passenger. The company has complained that its labor costs are higher than those of many other U.S. airlines, the union is trying to win back major concessions in pay, benefits and work rules that employee groups gave American in 2003 to stay out of bankruptcy.
American expressed no unhappiness about Friday's demonstrations outside the airport terminals at D/FW, Miami, Los Angeles and New York LaGuardia. "We respect the rights of organized labor to conduct public demonstrations and to distribute information to customers and the public," American spokeswoman Tami McLallen said.
"We have great flight attendants who take excellent care of our customers, and we look forward to continuing to work collaboratively with the APFA to construct a contract that addresses flight attendants' needs and positions the company for long-term success," she said. American is currently in talks with its three major unions – APFA, the Allied Pilots Association and Transport Workers Union.
American Airlines Flight Undergone Turbulence
At least six passengers who complained of bumps and bruises from turbulence Friday on an American Airlines flight from Argentina, authorities said. One passenger was transferred on a stretcher, said Miami-Dade County Fire Rescue spokesman Arnold Piedrahita.
Flight 908 was making a descent into the airport before 7 a.m. when it hit severe turbulence at 30,000 feet, said Tim Smith, a spokesman for Fort Worth, Texas-based American Airlines spokesman. The "fasten seat belt" light was on.
Six people — two flight attendants and four passengers — were taken to the hospital with back and neck injuries. Their conditions were not immediately available.
"Flight attendants, at that altitude, would still be up for duty," Smith said. He could not say if the passengers were walking around the cabin or in their seats.
The Boeing 777 carrying 246 passengers and 14 crew members from Buenos Aires landed safely, Smith said. American flight attendants were scheduled to picket at the airport Friday morning to protest poor working conditions. That protest was planned before the incident.
Flight 908 was making a descent into the airport before 7 a.m. when it hit severe turbulence at 30,000 feet, said Tim Smith, a spokesman for Fort Worth, Texas-based American Airlines spokesman. The "fasten seat belt" light was on.
Six people — two flight attendants and four passengers — were taken to the hospital with back and neck injuries. Their conditions were not immediately available.
"Flight attendants, at that altitude, would still be up for duty," Smith said. He could not say if the passengers were walking around the cabin or in their seats.
The Boeing 777 carrying 246 passengers and 14 crew members from Buenos Aires landed safely, Smith said. American flight attendants were scheduled to picket at the airport Friday morning to protest poor working conditions. That protest was planned before the incident.
Friday, October 10, 2008
Bombardier Aerospace in Indian Aviation Business
Bombardier Aerospace will attend the inaugural International Exhibition and Conference on Civil Aviation, India Aviation 2008. With the nation's booming economy and rapid growth in air travel, Bombardier recognises India's increasingly important role in the aviation industry.
David Dixon, Regional Vice-President, Sales, Asia-Pacific, Bombardier Business Aircraft said, "Business aviation is growing at a dynamic pace in India. In fact, Bombardier has already established roots in the country with companies like Satyam and Capgemini, and we are committed to expand our presence even further." "Our comprehensive family of Learjet, Challenger and Global business jets offer operators in the region a complete range of travel solutions to meet the increasing business travel requirements of this market."
Trung Ngo, Bombardier Commercial Aircraft's Vice President, Sales, for the Asia-Pacific market said, "Bombardier Commercial Aircraft's product portfolio is ideally suited for the Indian market. "For short-haul operations, the Q400 NextGen airliner is a fast, fuel-efficient and lower-emission 70- to 80-seat large turboprop. In medium-haul applications, CRJ NextGen aircraft are the benchmarks for regional jet efficiency in the 60- to 100-seat segment. For longer routes, the recently launched CSeries airliners are the world's newest and most advanced single-aisle aircraft designed specifically for 110- to 130-seat comfort and setting new standards in technology, fuel efficiency and reduced environmental impact."
David Dixon, Regional Vice-President, Sales, Asia-Pacific, Bombardier Business Aircraft said, "Business aviation is growing at a dynamic pace in India. In fact, Bombardier has already established roots in the country with companies like Satyam and Capgemini, and we are committed to expand our presence even further." "Our comprehensive family of Learjet, Challenger and Global business jets offer operators in the region a complete range of travel solutions to meet the increasing business travel requirements of this market."
Trung Ngo, Bombardier Commercial Aircraft's Vice President, Sales, for the Asia-Pacific market said, "Bombardier Commercial Aircraft's product portfolio is ideally suited for the Indian market. "For short-haul operations, the Q400 NextGen airliner is a fast, fuel-efficient and lower-emission 70- to 80-seat large turboprop. In medium-haul applications, CRJ NextGen aircraft are the benchmarks for regional jet efficiency in the 60- to 100-seat segment. For longer routes, the recently launched CSeries airliners are the world's newest and most advanced single-aisle aircraft designed specifically for 110- to 130-seat comfort and setting new standards in technology, fuel efficiency and reduced environmental impact."
Lay Off of 414 Mechanics from United Airlines
United Airlines said today it will lay off 414 mechanics at its San Francisco maintenance base. The layoffs are part of 7,000 job eliminations announced previously by the Chicago-based carrier as it reduces its flying and eliminates the Boeing 737 from its fleet.
United spokeswoman Megan McCarthy said the notices went to the workers on Sept. 29, and the layoffs will take effect on Dec. 7. Every major work group at United is shrinking. Enough flight attendants volunteered for furloughs that it avoided involuntary layoffs, allowing it to reduce the cabin staff by 1,550 positions. McCarthy said efforts to reduce 950 pilot positions will continue into next year, and cuts of as many as 1,600 managers are continuing, too, she said.
That leaves the Teamsters-represented mechanics, as well as baggage handlers and customer service agents represented by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers. McCarthy said totals for those groups have not been announced.
A message left with the Teamsters in San Francisco was not immediately returned.
United shares rose 47 cents, or 9.4 percent, to $5.49 in afternoon trading
United spokeswoman Megan McCarthy said the notices went to the workers on Sept. 29, and the layoffs will take effect on Dec. 7. Every major work group at United is shrinking. Enough flight attendants volunteered for furloughs that it avoided involuntary layoffs, allowing it to reduce the cabin staff by 1,550 positions. McCarthy said efforts to reduce 950 pilot positions will continue into next year, and cuts of as many as 1,600 managers are continuing, too, she said.
That leaves the Teamsters-represented mechanics, as well as baggage handlers and customer service agents represented by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers. McCarthy said totals for those groups have not been announced.
A message left with the Teamsters in San Francisco was not immediately returned.
United shares rose 47 cents, or 9.4 percent, to $5.49 in afternoon trading
American Airlines Flight Attendants with Pillows
American Airlines flight attendants, who are negotiating a new contract with American management, will be handing out pillows Friday at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, New York LaGuardia, Miami and Los Angeles to draw passenger attention to their efforts.
The pillows will have "PAXforPAX" printed on them, "pax" being Latin for "peace" and airline-speak for "passenger. Says the Association of Professional Flight Attendants. The campaign focuses on improving air travel for both passengers and flight attendants. APFA is in negotiations with the carrier to fix some of the most pressing issues facing flight attendants including improving working conditions, restoring pay and overhauling the flight attendant's scheduling systems.
Despite making sacrifices to stave off bankruptcy in 2003, American flight attendant's pay and benefits have been reduced by 33% while workload has increased 47%, resulting in less time with their families. Meanwhile, American Airlines executives have rewarded themselves with $366 million in bonuses over the last three years.
The pillows will have "PAXforPAX" printed on them, "pax" being Latin for "peace" and airline-speak for "passenger. Says the Association of Professional Flight Attendants. The campaign focuses on improving air travel for both passengers and flight attendants. APFA is in negotiations with the carrier to fix some of the most pressing issues facing flight attendants including improving working conditions, restoring pay and overhauling the flight attendant's scheduling systems.
Despite making sacrifices to stave off bankruptcy in 2003, American flight attendant's pay and benefits have been reduced by 33% while workload has increased 47%, resulting in less time with their families. Meanwhile, American Airlines executives have rewarded themselves with $366 million in bonuses over the last three years.
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