March 2009

Eclipse Jet Announces Structure and Strategy

March 23, 2009

Mike Press and Mason Holland announced today their formation of Eclipse Jet LLC (Eclipse Jet) with partners Roel Pieper, Raul Segredo and John Cracken to acquire and operate the assets of Eclipse Aviation Corporation (Eclipse) for the benefit of existing and future customers. Eclipse Jet will focus on building a healthy, viable platform for the Eclipse 500 business, including service, support, training and production for a global market.

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Montana plane crash kills 17, including children

March 23, 2009

LOS ANGELES, March 22 (Reuters) – A single-engine plane, reported to be carrying children on a ski vacation to the Rocky Mountains, crashed on approach to an airport in western Montana on Sunday, killing 17 people, the Federal Aviation Administration said. A photograph taken by an eyewitness moments after the crash and broadcast on CNN [...]

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FedEx plane crash at Tokyo airport

March 23, 2009

(AFP)A FedEx cargo plane en route from China crashed in high winds and exploded in a ball of flames Monday at Tokyo’s Narita airport, killing both pilots, according to Japanese hospital officials. The pair, both US citizens, were reportedly the only two people aboard the American parcel delivery company’s wide-body McDonnell Douglas MD-11, which was [...]

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Hunt for ‘suspicious device’ on plane in London

March 22, 2009

AFP reported trough Yahoo news that Explosives experts are searching an Emirates plane at Gatwick Airport near London, officials said Sunday, after a passenger found a note just before landing saying there was a suspicious device onboard. Flight EK 011 from Dubai to Gatwick landed safely after a “a note implying a security threat” was [...]

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Bluenity

March 22, 2009

Image via Wikipedia While back KLM and Air France launched their own social community for travel tips I have following it with interest to see how it is growing (or not), it looks to me that they have done nothing to improve the options how to communicate with other people, like sharing groups or discussion. [...]

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Yt-negotiations on lay-offs to begin in Finnair Technical Services

March 21, 2009

Statutory consultative negotiations under the Act on Co-Determination within Undertakings (YT negotiations) will be initiated in Finnair Technical Services on the subject of lay-offs affecting all employees. When implemented, the lay-offs are expected to range from two weeks to three months, depending on the work situation of the different functions. The objective of the lay-offs [...]

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Final Boeing 787 Dreamliner for Flight Test Enters Final Assembly

March 20, 2009

EVERETT, Wash., March 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — The sixth and final Boeing (NYSE:BA) 787 Dreamliner designated for flight test is now undergoing final assembly in Everett, Wash. The airplane, designated ZA006, will be powered with General Electric GEnx engines. Progress continues on the fleet. The first flight test airplane, ZA001, is getting its paint touched up [...]

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Finnair’s first flight 85 years ago

March 19, 2009

Tomorrow, Friday 20 March, is the 85th anniversary of the first flight of Finnair, then Aero Oy – to Tallinn, Estonia. On 20 March 1924 a Junkers F 13 seaplane took off from the Katajanokka terminal in Helsinki. In its first year of operations, Aero carried 269 passengers. Finnair is one of world’s oldest continually [...]

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