February 2009

Brazil’s Embraer plans to cut around 4,200 jobs

February 24, 2009

Image via Wikipedia Brazilian aerospace conglomerate Empresa Brasileira de Aeronáutica, S. A. (Embraer) has revealed plans to cut around twenty percent of the company’s workforce of 21,362 people. Twenty percent is over 4,200, but Embraer have not revealed exact numbers. The firm has also scaled back predictions for deliveries and revenue. Estimated delivery figures for [...]

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Finnair pilots’ industrial action

February 22, 2009

“Finnair pilots representative of the Finnish Transport Pilot Association SLL rejected today State mediator’s settlement proposal. Pilots reported However, withdrawing its five-day strike threat. Pilot January ylityökielto started will continue. Finnair’s flights will fly, therefore, essentially normally. “Employers’ side could have a friendly motion to accept, even if it would become the company dearly. We [...]

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Settlement Proposed in Finnair Pilots’ Dispute

February 22, 2009

Image via Wikipedia State Labour Conciliator Juhani Salonius on Friday presented a proposal aimed at settling job disputes involving Finnair pilots. Salonius has given the airline and pilots’ representatives until 9 PM on Sunday to respond to his suggested settlement. If no agreement is reached, pilots of the national carrier will walk off the job [...]

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Turbulence on US-bound plane injures 47

February 21, 2009

Image by Toby Simkin via Flickr Forty-seven people were injured Friday when a Northwest Airlines Boeing 747 hit turbulence on the Manila-Tokyo leg of a US-bound flight, airport officials said. The turbulence hit the plane while it was circling off the coast of Chiba, east of Tokyo, about 30 minutes before landing, said Masashi Takahashi, [...]

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More Accidents But Fewer Fatalities in 2008

February 19, 2009

Image via Wikipedia The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced the aviation safety performance for 2008. The total number of fatalities from aviation accidents dropped from 692 in 2007 to 502 in 2008. This resulted in a 56% improvement in the fatality rate from 0.23 fatalities per million passengers to 0.13 per million passengers. The [...]

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European airports reassured by new EU Directive on charges, but significant concerns remain…

February 19, 2009

Image via Wikipedia As the ink dries on the final text of the new EU Directive on Airport Charges, confirmed by the Council today, ACI EUROPE, the voice of Europe’s airports welcomed the Commission’s use of ICAO guidelines and recognition of the role of small, regional airports in the European Union. The new Directive will [...]

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ExpressJet Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2008 Results

February 18, 2009

Image via Wikipedia ExpressJet Holdings, Inc. today reported a fourth quarter loss, excluding special charges, of $5.7 million or $0.30 per share versus $27.1 million or $5.14 per share for the same period in 2007. These results represent a $21.4 million net income improvement. Including special items related to suspended flying operations and tax adjustments [...]

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Airline holding group agrees to buy Era Aviation

February 18, 2009

Image by Alaskan Dude via Flickr Aviation company HoTH Inc. will purchase Era Aviation Inc. for an undisclosed sum and operate the company under a single airline called Frontier Alaska. The deal calls for HoTH to purchase 100 percent of the company’s stock and it is expected to be complete by Feb. 27. HoTH will [...]

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