October 2010
Monthly Archive
Printer Bomb Suspect Arrested
31 Oct 2010 | : Charters, Large Jet Charters, Medium Jet Charters, Small Jet Charters, Uncategorized
Authorities in Yemen have arrested a woman alleged to have mailed the computer printers containing explosives that put security forces on high alert around the world for the last 36 hours. Yemeni security forces surrounded a house early Saturday after running down the phone number left with the cargo shipping company that handled the parcels. They’re now looking for accomplices, who are believed to have al-Queda ties. While the alleged bombers might not have employed the best in tradecraft, the bombs they popped in the post were “extremely professional’ and capable of bringing down an airplane, say security officials.
TTF good for airports, EAA says
30 Oct 2010 | : Charters, Large Jet Charters, Medium Jet Charters, Small Jet Charters, Uncategorized
In comments submitted to the FAA on Monday, Oct. 25, the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) reiterated its efforts to persuade the FAA that adjacent residential through-the-fence (TTF) agreements will not harm general aviation airport operations; rather, they create an economic stimulus tool that will actually strengthen local community ties to the airport. Read more here.
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Boeing Considers 737 Successor
29 Oct 2010 | : Charters, Large Jet Charters, Medium Jet Charters, Small Jet Charters, Uncategorized
It could be an engine upgrade, a design overhaul, or a completely new aircraft, but Boeing CEO Jim Albaugh has publicly stated his company will decide the future of its most popular airliner, the 737, “within the next several months.” Re-fitting the jet with more efficient engines may be a front-running idea for airlines interested in an upgrade with a more predictable timetable. Buyers’ initial response was cool to potential alternatives like Bombardier’s 145-passenger CSeries jet earlier this year, but competition may heat up with demand. “We need a more fuel-efficient, cost-effective airplane,” Gary Kelly, Chief Executive of Southwest Airlines told Dow Jones Newswires. “If Boeing doesn’t have a solution, we will have to think about that.” Boeing has told Kelly it will deliver a decision on the 737 by year-end. It also may have tipped its hand when it comes to the likelihood of some theoretical upgrades like fly-by-wire controls.