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Monthly Archives: June 2010
Alaska Airlines to add new service to Hawaii
Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-890 WL N570AS (msn 35185) SEA, originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.
Alaska Airlines (Seattle/Tacoma) will inaugurate service between San Jose, CA, and Lihue, on the Hawaiian island of Kauai, on March 27, 2011, and between Oakland, CA, and Lihue beginning March 28, 2011.
The new flights will complement the airline’s existing Hawaii service from San Jose and Oakland to Kahului, Maui, and Kona, on the Big Island of Hawaii, and new flights between Sacramento, CA, and Kahului, which started in March of this year.
The new Hawaii flights will be operated with Boeing 737-800 aircraft, accommodating 16 passengers in first class and 141 in the main cabin.
Copyright Photo: Bruce Drum. Boeing 737-890 N570AS (msn 35185) waits its turn for takeoff at the SEA hub.
Falcon Air Express is operating McDonnell Douglas DC-9-83 N836NK for Gold Transportation Services
Copyright Photo: Jay Selman.
Falcon Air Express (Miami) is operating its ex-Spirit Airlines McDonnell Douglas DC-9-83 (MD-83) N836NK (msn 53045) for Gold Transportation Services (Atlantic City), a tour operator, now with titles.
Copyright Photo: Jay Selman. N836NK passed through Charlotte and carries small titles.
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TAROM joins the SkyTeam alliance today
TAROM-Romanian Air Transport Airbus A318-111 D-AUAC (YR-ASA) (msn 2552) XFW (Gerd Beilfuss) (joins SkyTeam), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.
TAROM-Romanian Air Transport (Bucharest) officially joined the SkyTeam global airline alliance at a ceremony held in Bucharest today (June 25). TAROM becomes the 13th carrier to join SkyTeam, which marked its 10th anniversary on June 22, 2010.
Copyright Photo: Gerd Beilfuss. Airbus A318-11 D-AUAC (msn 2552) at Hamburg (Finkenwerder) became YR-ASA on delivery.
British Airways to hire over 1,000 lower-paid cabin crews
British Airways (London) is planning to hire over 1,000 replacement cabin crew members (at lower rates) to buffet itself from the continued strikes by the Unite Union according to this report by Reuters.
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Jazz Air reaches a tentative agreement with its pilots
Air Canada Jazz Bombardier CRJ705 (CL-600-2C10) C-FCJZ (msn 15040) YUL, originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.
Jazz Air (Air Canada Jazz) (Halifax) and the Air Line Pilots Association Intโl (ALPA), representing more than 1,500 pilots employed by Jazz Air LP (formerly Air Canada Jazz), confirmed that they have signed a Memorandum of Settlement (MOS) for a tentative agreement with Jazz Air management representatives after 13 months of negotiations. The pilotsโ collective agreement expired on June 30, 2009.
The MOS forms the basis of a tentative agreement between Jazz pilots and management and establishes the foundation for a fair and equitable work contract. If approved by the Jazz Master Executive Council (MEC), a tentative agreement will be taken to the pilot membership for a final ratification vote in early July. Details of the settlement will not be released until ratification by Jazz pilots is complete.
Copyright Photo: Gilbert Hechema. Bombardier CRJ705 (CL-600-2C10) C-FCJZ (msn 15040), operated by Jazz Air as Air Canada Jazz, departs from Montreal (Trudeau).
Virgin America loses $35.5 million in the first quarter
Virgin America Airbus A320-214 N625VA (msn 2800) SEA, originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.
Virgin America (San Francisco) reported a net loss of $35.5 million in the first quarter.
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Copyright Photo: Bruce Drum. Airbus A320-214 N625VA (msn 2800) holds for the gate at Seattle/Tacoma.
Boeing to inspect its Dreamliners and the horizontal stabilizers
Boeing 787-881 N7874 (msn 40693) BFI (Rick Schlamp) , originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.
Boeing (Chicago, Seattle, Wichita and Charleston) will inspect its test fleet of 787 Dreamliners for any faulty workmanship issues involving the horizontal stabilizers.
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Copyright Photo: Rick Schlamp. Test aircraft 787-881 N7874 (msn 40693) taxies at Seattle (Boeing Field-King County).
Sun Country Airlines completes first Boeing 737-800 charter flight to Hawaii
Sun Country Airlines Boeing 737-8BK WL N811SY (msn 29660) (25 Years logo) MIA (Brian McDonough), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.
Sun Country Airlines (Minneapolis/St. Paul) on Tuesday (June 22) conducted its first trans-Pacific flight in charter service from Phoenix to Honolulu. Touching down in Hawaii the Boeing 737-800 crew were greeted with a traditional gift of Hawaiian Leis welcoming Sun Country to the 50th state.
Sun Country operated the flights in scheduled and charter service utilizing procedures and equipment specifically designated for Extended-range Twin-engine Operations Performance (ETOPs).
As previously reported, Sun Country flew its first trans-Atlantic trip in scheduled service from Minneapolis/St. Paul to Londonโs Stansted airport on June 11. The one-stop seasonal service will operate weekly through August 15 between the Twin Cities and London with Boeing 737-800s.
Copyright Photo: Brian McDonough. Boeing 737-8BK N811SY (msn 29660) completes its final approach at Miami.
Bradley “International” Airport
Virgin Atlantic Airways (London) flight from London (Heathrow) to Newark yesterday had to divert to Hartford/Springfield (Bradley International Airport) due to bad weather at the destination. Despite the Bradley airport name, the passengers were forced to wait four hours for the clearance officers to be called in and to arrive so the passengers could deplane the aircraft. The airline apologized to the passengers but there needs to be a better way to handle situations like this. What do you think?
New Rule: Don’t call yourself an “international airport” if you do not have regular FIS inspectors on duty.
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