December 2008

Airline marketing strategies looks, hmm..

by Mr. Plane on December 30, 2008

in Airlines

Image via Wikipedia Finnair group released press release about one of the greatest things in Finnair history This is getting some kind of funny how easily they release an official newsletter or press release. I would get it if it is pointed straight to yellow press but to the share holders.. well.. maybe it is [...]

Saudi Arabian Airlines Selects the Hamilton Sundstrand APS 3200 Auxiliary Power Unit

by Mr. Plane on December 30, 2008

in Airlines,Manufacturers

Saudi Arabian Airlines has selected Hamilton Sundstrand, a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. to install its APS 3200 Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) on the airline’s new fleet of 50 Airbus A320 series aircraft. Hamilton Sundstrand has delivered more than 1,500 APS 3200 APUs to more than 70 airlines for their fleets of Airbus A320 aircraft. [...]

MegaSceneryEarth!

December 29, 2008 Flight Sim

There’s not too many flight simmers in the world who have not heard of or used the MegaScenery brand of photoscenery which has been available for Microsoft Flight Simulator since Flight Simulator 98. MegaScenery has always been at the forefront of scenery realism and has always brought flight simmers the most realistic scenery possible for [...]

Read the full article →

Go! airline pilots admit sleeping during flight

December 29, 2008 Airlines

Image via Wikipedia The pilots on board a go! airlines flight that overshot the Hilo airport last February have admitted they fell asleep in the cockpit while the plane was on autopilot. The pilots stopped responding to air traffic control communications about halfway through Flight 1002 from Honolulu to Hilo on Feb. 13, 2007, a [...]

Read the full article →

Is virtual airlines going out of hands…

December 28, 2008 Flight Sim

I decided to make a post about virtual airlines and how I feel about those. I have nothing bad against any virtual airline but it seems that there is no virtual airline that accepts members like me to join their fleet. I mean, too often I have seen a very nice group to join but [...]

Read the full article →

WestJet Releases Weather Recovery Statistics

December 28, 2008 Airlines

Image via Wikipedia Airline spent millions to ensure guests were home for Christmas CALGARY, Dec. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — WestJet Airlines today released information regarding the efforts made by its employees to get as many guests as possible home for Christmas during this historic and unprecedented holiday travel season. In total, WestJet has spent approximately $2 [...]

Read the full article →

Air T To Get $550,000 Settlement

December 28, 2008 Airlines

Image via Wikipedia MAIDEN, N.C., Dec. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Air T, Inc. (NASDAQ:AIRT) today reported that it will receive $550,000 over two and a half years, in a legal settlement relating to inspection and repair costs it incurred following an incident in February 2005 involving deicing equipment it sold to the Philadelphia International Airport. Air [...]

Read the full article →

Scottish TMA Real Operations Night – 28th December (Vatsim)

December 27, 2008 Flight Sim

Image by sweetghoti via Flickr This Hogmanay Scottish and Northern Ireland invite you to attend the 3rd ever Scottish TMA Real Ops starting at 3pm on Sunday 28th December. This event incorporates the three airfields of Edinburgh [EGPH], Glasgow [EGPF] and Prestwick [EGPK] as we attempt to recreate a real Sunday night within the Scottish [...]

Read the full article →