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Trends.(Table)
June 1, 2009...
WORLD AIRLINE TRAFFIC JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2009
US 2009 2008 % chg
RPKs (mil.) 177,151 199,194 -11.1
ASKs (mil.) 242,315 267,416 -9.4
Pass. (000) 101,600 114,200 -11.0
Pass. LF (%) 73.1 74.5 -1.4
FTKs (mil.) 6,538 8,812...
Safety tipping point.(Editorial)
June 1, 2009... Not so long ago, the air transport industry faced a serious dilemma. The rapid growth in air travel in the early 1990s meant that absent a step-change improvement in safety, the industry could reach a point where it sustained one fatal accident per week. Of course such a situation never would...
Airbus to cut A380 production.(NewsBriefs)(Brief article)
June 1, 2009... Citing "specific customer requests for deferrals" as well as the economic and industry downturn, Airbus has reduced its A380 production and delivery schedules for 2009-10. It now expects to deliver 14 in 2009, down from 18 previously planned and the 21 announced in May 2008: Four each to...
DOT withdraws slot auction rule.(NewsBriefs)(United States. Department of Transportation)(Brief article)
June 1, 2009... The US Dept. of Transportation last month announced it intends to cancel proposed slot auctions at New York's three main area airports, reversing a controversial rule put in place in the waning days of the Bush administration. The plan to requisition slots from airlines at JFK, LaGuardia and...
Boeing unveils 737NG improvements.(NewsBriefs)(Brief article)
June 1, 2009... Boeing is targeting a 2% reduction in 737NG fuel consumption by 2011 through a combination of airframe and engine improvements. About 1% of the fuel savings with be achieved through airframe "structural improvements [that] will reduce drag," while the other 1% will come from the CFM56 engine....