May 2009

American Airlines Cashless Cabins Begin Monday Onboard U.S. Domestic and Canada Flights

by Mr. Plane on May 28, 2009

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Image by cliff1066 via Flickr FORT WORTH, Texas, May 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — On June 1, American Airlines will go cashless onboard flights within the continental United States, as well as flights to and from Hawaii, Alaska, and Canada.  Effective Monday, for inflight purchases such as headsets, fresh meals, snacks and alcoholic beverages, American will accept [...]

Airbus Licenses Vivisimo Velocity Search Platform

by Mr. Plane on May 28, 2009

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Image via Wikipedia PITTSBURGH, May 27 /PRNewswire/ — Vivisimo (vivisimo.com), a leader in enterprise search, has entered into a major agreement with aircraft manufacturer Airbus for the license of the Vivisimo Velocity Search Platform. The license covers the corporate-wide intranet for Airbus and some extranet services for Airbus customers, indexing up to two petabytes of [...]

Blue1 Furloughs Entire Staff

May 27, 2009 Airlines

Image via Wikipedia Budget airline Blue1 plans to temporarily lay off all of its 450 employees. The staggered layoffs will last for two to four weeks. The layoffs are a measure to save costs, according to the airline. The layoffs will be staggered, begin immediately, and last for eight months in periods of two to [...]

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Embraer Sells 20 EMBRAER 190 Jets to Austral Lineas Aereas

May 25, 2009 Manufacturers

Image via Wikipedia SAO JOSE DOS CAMPOS, Brazil, May 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Embraer signed Austral Lineas Aereas, from Argentina, for the sale of 20 EMBRAER 190 jets. The contract will go into effect after fulfilling certain requirements, and that should take place within two months. Delivery is expected to begin in the first semester of [...]

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Boeing Completes First 787 Dreamliner Engine Runs

May 22, 2009 Manufacturers

Image via Wikipedia EVERETT, Wash., May 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Boeing (NYSE:BA) continued to make steady progress toward the first flight of the 787 Dreamliner, completing the first engine runs on the all-new airplane. The occasion marks the first all-electric start of a commercial jetliner engine on a commercial jetliner; the engines had been started electronically [...]

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New World Aviation Continues Expansion of Fleet

May 22, 2009 Airlines

Image by Getty Images via Daylife ALLENTOWN, Pa., May 21 /PRNewswire/ — New World Aviation, an aircraft and charter management company, today announced the addition of two more Gulfstreams, a GIV and a GIISP, to its FAA Part 135 Air-Carrier certificate. The aircraft have the following features: GIV –  Passenger Capacity of 18 –  Beautifully [...]

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Air Berlin Flies From Tel Aviv to Berlin

May 21, 2009 Airlines

Image via Wikipedia BERLIN, May 20/PRNewswire/ —     Germany’s second largest airline is expanding its route network and will be flying from Israel to Berlin for the first time this summer. From 7th July 2009 onwards, Air Berlin passengers will have a choice of two non-stop flights a week from Tel Aviv to Berlin. [...]

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FlyersRights.org and Canadian Counterparts: ‘Let Our People Off – The Tarmac, That Is!’

May 21, 2009 Airlines

Image by Getty Images via Daylife WASHINGTON, May 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Days before millions of Americans board aircraft for the Memorial Day holiday, airline passengers’ rights advocates from both Canada and the United States joined forces on Capitol Hill today demanding that both countries impose enforceable limits on how long commercial airlines can keep passengers [...]

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