Aircraft News - North America.May 6, 2007 AAR Aar, river: see Aare. , Reebaire Aircraft AAR announced the acquisition of Reebaire Aircraft, an Arkansas regional aircraft MRO MRO In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Mauritanian Ouguiya. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. provider, that now operates under the name AAR Aircraft Services-Hot Springs. AAR said the deal doubles its regional MRO capacity. Apr 30, 2007 AJ Walter Aviation AJ Walter Aviation opened a 60,000-sq.-ft. logistics center in Billingshurst near the company's headquarters. Apr 30, 2007 American Airlines American Airlines Major U.S. airline. American was created through a merger of several smaller U.S. airlines and incorporated in 1934. It continued to buy the routes of other airlines, becoming an international carrier in the 1970s; its routes include South America, the , Aviation Partners Boeing American Airlines is the launch customer for Boeing 767-300ER blended winglets produced by Aviation Partners Boeing , the airline announced. AA will remove an aircraft from service and lease it to APB APB See Accounting Principles Board (APB). for an eight-month flight test certification program beginning in January. It then intends to install winglets on each of its 58 767-300ERs by the middle of 2010. May 1, 2007 Boeing Boeing Gets 126 April Orders. Boeing racked up about 126 commercial plane orders in April, it said on Thursday, the highest monthly total this year but lower than the 149 it took in the same month a year ago. May 3, 2007 Boeing Boeing released details of orders from Arik Air Arik Air is an airline based in Lagos, Nigeria operating a growing domestic network. Regional and international destinations are planned to be added. Its main base is Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos.[1]. , S7 Airlines and SpiceJet and announced that the 737-900ER earned type certification from US FAA. The Arik Air order for three 787-9s, two 777-200LRs and two 777-300ERs previously was listed as being from an unidentified customer and is worth $1.5 billion at list prices. The deal was announced simultaneously with the delivery of two new 737-700s. The Nigerian airline is the fourth from Africa to order both the 787 and 777. Nigeria is working toward achieving Category 1 status and after that is accomplished Arik plans to fly to the US. It will be operating 16 aircraft by June on 11 domestic routes. The S7 order, flagged by the Russian press last week, is for 10 737-800s worth $705 million at list prices. The aircraft, previously listed by Boeing as being from an unidentified customer, will fly for S7's new charter airline connecting Moscow with Russian resort destinations. SpiceJet's order also is for 10 -800s. Apr 30, 2007 Boeing The Boeing 737-900ER, launched by a 2005 order from Lion Air Lion Air is a low-cost airline based in Jakarta, Indonesia. It operates scheduled passenger services on an extensive domestic network from Jakarta to 35 destinations, as well as services to Singapore and Malaysia. Its full name is PT Lion Mentari Airlines. , received certification April 20. More than 100 have been ordered so far, Boeing said. Approved to carry up to 220 passengers in a single-class configuration, the type features an extra pair of exit doors, a flat aft-pressure bulkhead that increases volume, a two-position tailskid tail·skid n. A skid attached to the rear underside of certain airplanes to act as a runner. , strengthened wings to accommodate the 13,500-lb. MTOW MTOW Maximum Take-off Weight MTOW My Type Of Woman increase, auxiliary fuel tanks that boost range to 3,200 nm. and other enhancements. Apr 30, 2007 Boeing Airports will limit capacity to accommodate A380, report says U.S. airports may have to curb capacity to accommodate the A380 superjumbo jet, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the Government Accountability Office The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is the audit, evaluation, and investigative arm of the United States Congress, and thus an agency in the Legislative Branch of the United States Government. . The GAO found that 18 airports plan to limit the operation of the A380 or other planes. "Most U.S. airports that we visited that expect to receive the A380 are not designed for aircraft of this size," GAO said. Apr 30, 2007 Boeing, Airbus Boeing will overtake Airbus in one year, Boeing CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. says Boeing will overtake Airbus as the world's largest commercial jetmaker within one year, Boeing CEO James McNerney Walter James "Jim" McNerney, Jr., is an American businessman. On June 30, 2005 he was named the CEO of The Boeing Company. Prior to that, McNerney was the Chairman and Chief Executive of 3M. He had been a member of the Boeing board of directors since 2001. said Monday. Speaking at the company's annual shareholder meeting, McNerney said Boeing hopes to strengthen its international relationships. "I believe we'll see it as a year in which we turned the corner and positioned ourselves for a very exciting future." May 1, 2007 Boeing, Alenia Aeronautica Alenia Aeronautica (formerly Aeritalia) is an aerospace engineering corporation in Italy, a subisidary of Finmeccanica. Aeritalia was originally owned by FIAT. Boeing announced that the first 787 horizontal stabilizer Noun 1. horizontal stabilizer - the horizontal airfoil of an aircraft's tail assembly that is fixed and to which the elevator is hinged horizontal stabiliser, tailplane arrived in Everett last week. It was manufactured by Alenia Aeronautica and delivered in five pieces via the modified 747-400 Dreamlifter freighter. Apr 30, 2007 Bombardier Bombardier is forecasting demand for some 11,200 aircraft in the 20/149-seat range valued at an estimated $393 billion over the next 20 years. The guidance reflects a shift toward larger aircraft, with a demand for 1,000 with 20-59 seats, 4,200 with 60-90 seats and 5,900 100/149-seaters. With airline capacity expected to double during the period, operators will be seeking modern aircraft with lower operating costs operating costs npl → gastos mpl operacionales , the manufacturer said. The forecast appears to reinforce the company's commitment to the CSeries of 110/130-seat jets, which will use composite materials and target a 20% weight reduction compared to similarly sized aircraft. The forecast also predicts that 995 business jets will be delivered each year over the next decade, a substantial increase from the current industry average of 572. May 2, 2007 Delta Air Lines, Boeing Delta to search for new CEO, give planes new logo paint job on one of its Boeing 757-200. Now that it has left bankruptcy protection, the board of Delta Air Lines must select a new chief executive to replace current CEO Gerald Grinstein Gerald Grinstein is the former CEO of Delta Air Lines, Inc. of Atlanta, Georgia, the world's second largest airline. Grinstein came to the position in 2004, after CEO Leo F. . Grinstein, who guided Delta out of bankruptcy and helped fend off a bid by US Airways, plans to step down. Delta also says it will paint its fleet with its red logo flying across a blue background on the tail of the aircraft. May 1, 2007 General Electric, GE Plastics GE Plastics announced the launch of a new line of products specifically designed to reduce aircraft weight and maintenance costs and improve fuel performance. "In-service aircraft will double over the next 20 years from 17,000 to 35,000, so there will be ongoing opportunities for materials and material specifications in new aircraft as well as in refurbishment," Global Market Director Gina Harm said. May 2, 2007 Northwest Airlines, Bombardier Northwest Airlines reported a $90 million profit for March, reversed from a $226 million deficit in the year-ago month, according to a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. Revenue slipped 0.3% to $1.12 billion against a 9.4% fall in expenses to $934 million. Operating profit Operating profit (or loss) Revenue from a firm's regular activities less costs and expenses and before income deductions. operating profit See operating income. more than doubled to $174 million from $80 million. The company took $54 million in net reorganization charges during the month, nearly all of which came from rejection of aircraft, including a delivery cancellation claim for 13 Bombardier CRJ200s. May 2, 2007 Northwest Airlines, Compass Airlines, Colgan Air Northwest said it is proceeding with plans to launch its new regional subsidiary Compass Airlines by the third quarter. Compass will operate 76-seat E-175s. Pinnacle, which recently acquired Colgan Air and placed an order for 15 bombardier DHC-8-Q400s, will continue to operate 124 CRJ CRJ Canadair Regional Jet CRJ Chiropractic Research Journal CRJ Commission for Racial Justice CRJ Cylinder Reduction Jumper 200s for Northwest. Apr 30, 2007 Northwest Airlines, Pinnacle Airlines Northwest Airlines will remove 17 Bombardier CRJ200s from regional partner Pinnacle Airlines and reassign them to Mesaba Airlines, which NWA NWA Northwest Airlines (ICAO code) NWA Northwest Arkansas NWA National Wrestling Alliance NWA National Weather Association NWA National Works Agency (Jamaica) NWA Network Analyzer acquired as part of its restructuring plan . Pinnacle is losing the aircraft because it failed to reach a new labor agreement with its pilots by March 31, a condition stipulated as part of its service agreement, an NWA spokesperson said. "As we renegotiated the Airline Services Agreement with NWA, one caveat was that we had to have a deal with our pilots by March 31 or these aircraft would be subject to return," a Pinnacle spokesperson confirmed "A contract was not completed on March 31 and NWA has exercised the right to remove two per month. They informed us this week." Apr 30, 2007 Pratt & Whitney Pratt & Whitney signed a five-year agreement with UK-based cargo carrier MK Airlines to upgrade its JT9Ds with Pratt durability kits starting next month. The 36 upgrades are valued at more than $84 million. The JT9D-7Q technology upgrade includes new first- and second-stage turbine blades and vanes and a new second-stage turbine lenticular lenticular /len·tic·u·lar/ (len-tik´u-ler) 1. pertaining to or shaped like a lens. 2. pertaining to the lens of the eye. 3. pertaining to the lenticular nucleus. seal. Apr 30, 2007 Ultem New products include Ultem 9085 Resin, a flame retardant material used for interior walls that can reduce part weight up to 15%; Noryl LS6010, a nonhalogenated flame retardant product used for rub strips, switch panels or wall/ceiling-mounted electronics, and Lexan FST See flat screen. Resin, for use in personal service units, overhead storage bin trim and magazine racks. Harm said the three products offer "significant value" in weight reduction and meet all current industry standards. May 2, 2007 ZZ Editorial eMail: edit@AirGuideOnline.com For Air Transport & Travel Business Experts contact our Director of Content Aram Gesar eMail: bizintel@AirGuideOnline.com For more global news, reviews, features and analysis, please subscribe to our Newsletters: http://www.airguideonline.com/order_formsubs.htm#news To Advertise: advert@AirGuideOnline.com AirGuideFlightTracker is a new, free service that aims to keep travelers informed flight and airport status via the Web. 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