Air Transport World articles from April 2003

Air Transport World archives from April 2003

The last investment: reduced spending in tough times is essential, but too many reductions in IT investments may be a recipe for future disaster. (IT Conference).
April 1, 2003... While airlines are reducing their costs to survive the current environment, they must keep an eye on how their business will function during and after the recovery period, making it essential that information technology spending is the last...

Blind spot. (Editorial).(condition of U.S. airline industry )(Editorial)
April 1, 2003... Our ability to describe adequately what is going on in the airline industry, particularly the US industry, has been taxed severely. We've used all the classic metaphors for disaster--train wreck, Titanic, meltdown, etc.--and things just keep...

US airlines face financial armageddon...again. (News Briefs).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Economic damage inflicted by a war with Iraq could be so severe that "there is serious risk of chaotic bankruptcies and liquidations [and] the prospect of a forced nationalization of the industry is not unrealistic," the Air Transport Assn....

UA seeks to void labor agreements. (News Briefs).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... United Airlines on March 17 asked the US Bankruptcy Court to void its union agreements as it seeks to impose $2.56 billion in annual salary/benefit reductions and work rule changes on its labor groups. UA said it is continuing to work with the...

Swiss to cut more jobs, services, aircraft. (News Briefs).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Citing the "enduringly gloomy economic climate and deep crisis" in the global aviation industry, Swiss International Air Lines announced Feb. 25 a "package of emergency measures" including elimination of around 700 positions and the grounding...

AA attendants okay wage talks. (News Briefs).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Acknowledging that a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing at American Airlines may come "sooner rather than later," leaders of AA's flight attendant union last month directed union negotiators to rake "whatever actions deemed necessary to reach a...

EC proposes to assume aviation negotiating authority. (News Briefs).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... The European Commission adopted a package of measures Feb. 26 to "create a legal framework for handling all bilateral relationships between the European Union and the rest of the world in the field of air transport." At the heart of the package...

Airlines to sell Worldspan. (News Briefs).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... American Airlines, Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines reached an agreement to sell their interest in the Worldspan GDS to a newly formed corporation, Travel Transaction Processing Corp., which is owned by Citigroup Venture Capital Equity...

Cordiem shuts down. (News Briefs).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Cordiem, the online e-markerplace for aviation parts and services, shut down at the end of Feb. "as a result of the difficult economic environment in the aviation industry." Cordiem was formed in 2001 through the merger of Air Newco, an...

All Nippon Airways. (Newsbriefs: Asia/Pacific Report).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... All Nippon Airways in late Feb. said that it will eliminate 1,200 jobs and cut its retirement and pension benefits by around 10% under a new three-year austerity plan that begins in April. The staff and benefit reductions are expected to save...

Japan Airlines System Corp. (NewsBriefs: Asia/Pacific Report).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Japan Airlines System Corp., the new holding company that will oversee the merger of Japan Airlines and Japan Air System, slashed its fill-year profit forecast as passenger bookings slumped on war fears and said it will shed a further 600 jobs...

Cathay Pacific Airways. (Newsbriefs: Asia/Pacific Report).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Cathay Pacific Airways reported a profit attributable to shareholders of HK$3.98 billion ($510.7 million) for the year ended Dec. 31, up sixfold over the 2001 net profit of HK$657 million. The airline said the improvement was attributable to...

Korean Air. (Newsbriefs: Asia/Pacific Report).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Korean Air reported a $93 million profit on revenues exceeding $5.2 billion fur 2002. All aspects of the company's passenger and cargo operations showed growth, it said, and it predicted the positive trends will continue this year. ...

Qantas. (Newsbriefs: Asia/Pacific Report).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Qantas lifted its net earnings by 129.6% to A$352.5 million ($210.9 million) fur the six months to Dec. 31. A sharp turnaround in international operations from a A$15.5 million loss fur the same period in the prior year, together with solid...

Air New Zealand. (Newsbriefs: Asia/Pacific Report).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Air New Zealand reported net income of NZ$93.9 million ($53.1 million) for the six months ended Dec. 31, including tax reductions of NZ$40.5 million and NZ$3.8 million in unusual items. It did not release profit results fur the comparable...

China Southern Airlines. (Newsbriefs: Asia/Pacific Report).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... China Southern Airlines reported net income of 576 million yuan ($69.6 million) fur the year ended Dec. 31, up 69.2% over net income of 340.2 million yuan in 2001. Operating revenue dimbed 6.7% to 18.02 billion yuan and operating expenses...

Thai International. (Newsbriefs: Asia/Pacific Report).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Thai International posted a net profit of 3.51 billion baht ($81.42 million) fur the Dec. quarter, well upon 1.05 billion baht fur the same period in 2001. Revenue rose 21% to 36.58 billion baht while costs advanced just 3%. Thai is...

Malaysia Airlines. (Newsbriefs: Asia/Pacific Report).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Malaysia Airlines announced an operating profit of 32.3 million ringgit ($8.5 million) for the third quarter ended Dec. 31, a significant reversal of the 323.8 million ringgit loss for the same period a year earlier.

Singapore Airlines. (Newsbriefs: Asia/Pacific Report).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Singapore Airlines issued a request for proposals to replace its A3lOs on regional routes. Also included is a request for replacement of an unspecified number of 747-400s. Separately, SIA Executive VP and CEO-Designate Chew Choon Seng was...

Ameco Beijing. (Newsbriefs: Asia/Pacific Report).(contract with Asiana Airlines)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Ameco Beijing was contracted by Asiana Airlines to perform eight S4C/S8C checks and strut modifications as part of a longterm 767-300ER heavy maintenance program.

Rockwell Collins. (Newsbriefs: Asia/Pacific Report).(contract with Japan Airlines)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Rockwell Collins avionics were selected by Japan Airlines for five 767-300ERs scheduled for delivery in 2003 and 2004.

Singapore Technologies Aerospace and China Eastern Airlines. (Newsbriefs: Asia/Pacific Report).(set up joint venture agreement)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Singapore Technologies Aerospace and China Eastern Airlines signed a joint venture agreement to set up an MRO facility in Shanghai. The company will have a total investment of $98 million with ownership split 5 1/49 in favor of China Eastern.

STG Aerospace. (Newsbriefs: Asia/Pacific Report).(contract with Japan Airlines)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... STG Aerospace was awarded a contract from Japan Airlines to install SafTGlo, its phoroluminescent floorpath marking system, on JAL aircraft. The initial order, worth almost $500,000, is for 25 767s.

European Commission. (Newsbriefs: Europe Report).(Olympic Airways subsidies)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... European Commission will file a lawsuit in the European Court of Justice over Greece's failure to reclaim [euro]194 million ($207.8 million) in illegal subsidies from Olympic Airways. In Dec. the EC ruled that the subsidies were unauthorized...

British Airways. (Newsbriefs: Europe Report).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... British Airways is planning a further [pounds sterling]450 million ($711.6 million) cost-cutting program in addition to its Future Size and Shape overhaul that was announced last year and aims to realize [pounds sterling]650 million in...

SAS Group. (Newsbriefs: Europe Report).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... SAS Group warned March 7 that further restructuring efforts are necessary "to ensure long-term competitiveness and profitability." In particular, Scandinavian Airlines needs to reduce its unit costs by 25%-40% "in addition to the measures...

Ryanair. (Newsbriefs: Europe Report).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Ryanair plans to eliminate 400 of 600 positions at buzz and suspend operations for at least a month beginning April 1. Remaining staff accepted "significant" increases in pay, productivity allowances and improved terms and conditions. Ryanair...

TAP Air Portugal. (Newsbriefs: Europe Report).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... TAP Air Portugal reported a net loss of [euro]6 million ($6.6 million) for the year ended Dec. 31, much improved compared to a [euro]43.6 million net loss in 2001. Operating income totaled [euro]49.8 million, a sharp jump from [euro]20.2...

Austrian Airlines Group. (Newsbriefs: Europe Report).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Austrian Airlines Group surged back to profitability in 2002 with provisional net earnings of [euro]42.6 million ($45.8 million) compared with a net loss of [euro]166 million in 2001. At the same time, officials reiterated that previously...

Lufthansa. (Newsbriefs: Europe Report).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Lufthansa and the ver.di trade union agreed to accept a mediator's proposal for a three-stage wage accord that runs through the end of 2004 for the aviation group's 55,000 Germany-based ground crew and cabin attendants. Including one-time bonus...

Air France. (Newsbriefs: Europe Report).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Air France said it will postpone delivery of two A330s and four A320s, along with two 50-seat jets to its Regional subsidiaries, and will withdraw its last 767s this summer. The postponements accompanied its release of its summer timetable that...

EasyJet. (Newsbriefs: Europe Report).(will not acquire dba)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... EasyJet terminated its option to acquire dba--formerly Deutsche BA--from British Airways, blaming inflexible German labor laws and a deteriorating airline market in Germany with aggressive price-cutting by Lufthansa. The Luton-based...

Virgin Express. (Newsbriefs: Europe Report).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Virgin Express and French shipping company GMA-CGM said they may bid for some assets of bankrupt Air Lib. The combination is rather unusual but the duo dearly is interested in getting access to Air Lib's 44,000 slots at Paris Oaly. Last month...

Finnair. (Newsbriefs: Europe Report).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Finnair said capacity adjustments and cost-cutting helped propel it to net income of [euro]36.8 million ($39.5 million) last year, up sharply from income of [euro]7.1 million in 2001. Revenue rose marginally to [euro]1.64 billion while...

Bmibaby. (Newsbriefs: Europe Report).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Bmibaby chose Manchester as its third UK base after East Midlands and Cardiff Two new aircraft will be based at Manchester from May 1. Bmibaby currently flies to 26 destinations with 11 aircraft and 266 staff.

Estonian Air. (Newsbriefs: Europe Report).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Estonian Air reported a net profit of [euro]2.5 million ($2.8 million) for 2002.

KLM. (Newsbriefs: Europe Report).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... KLM completed its first commercial flight in Europe using SITA's VHF Digital Link Aircom system. VDL was used on a 737-800NG from Amsterdam to Warsaw last Nov. 20 but the announcement was delayed to late Feb. for technical] legal reasons,...

EADS. (Newsbriefs: Europe Report).(Jean-Luc Lagardere died)(Brief Article)(Obituary)
April 1, 2003... EADS Co-Chairman Jean-Luc Lagardere died March 14 at the age of 75. The self-made French industrialist's greatest accomplishment may have been the merger of Marra High Technologies with Aerospariale and its subsequent privarization to become...

European Airline Traffic.(Brief Article)(Illustration)
April 1, 2003... European Airline Traffic February 2003 Load RPKs % chg. ASKs % chg. factor +/- (billions) 2002 (billions) 2002 (%) 2002 AF...

MTU Aero Engines and GE Aircraft Engines signed an agreement that assigns MTU a 10% interest in the GP7000 engine program. (Newsbriefs: Europe Report).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... MTU Aero Engines and GE Aircraft Engines signed an agreement that assigns MTU a 10% interest in the GP7000 engine program. MTU will develop and manufacture the turbine center frame and manufacture HPT components including a disk, seals, nozzle...

Lufthansa Technik and Rolls-Royce. (Newsbriefs: Europe Report).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Lufthansa Technik and Rolls-Royce will form a 50-50 joint venture named N3 Engine Overhaul Services specializing in repair and overhaul of Trent 500, 700 and 900 engines. Total investment is more than [euro]100 million ($108.1 million). The...

Sabena Technics. (Newsbriefs: Europe Report).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Sabena Technics signed a three-year contract with a two-year extension option with DutchBird to provide full support for up to four A320s. It signed a contract with Cyprus Airways for C checks and phaseout of four A310s.

SAS Technical Services. (Newsbriefs: Europe Report).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... SAS Technical Services will handle all MRO and materiel supply to support Spanair's fleet of 32 MD-80s through 2007, when Spanair plans to have phased out the type.

Rolls-Royce. (Newsbriefs: Europe Report).(agreement with Dragonair)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Rolls-Royce signed a TotalCare agreement with Dragonair coveting the Trent 700s powering the airline's five A330-300s. Maintenance will be performed by Hong Kong-based Aero Engine Services JV.

SR Technics Switzerland. (Newsbriefs: Europe Report).(contract extension with Dragonair)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... SR Technics Switzerland signed a two-year agreement with a two-year extension option under which SR will assume responsibility for technical management of Dragonair's A320s.

CIT Systems. (Newsbriefs: Europe Report).(Transavia Airlines contract)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... CIT Systems' Zonal Drying System was selected by Transavia Airlines fur four 737-700s and 16 737-800s.

US Airways. (Newsbriefs: North America Report).(Chapter 11 reorganization plan accepted)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... US Airways' Chapter 11 reorganization plan was accepted by creditors and cleared by the bankruptcy court March 18 setting the stage for its emergence March 31. It must still resolve remaining issuses with the Air Line Pilots Assn. and the US...

Northwest Airlines. (Newsbriefs: North America Report).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Northwest Airlines' pilots, represented by the Air Line Pilots Assn., said they received a proposal from management at the end of Feb. that calls for permanent "significant and dramatic concessionary changes in virtually all areas" of the...

Delta Air Lines, Continental Airlines and Northwest Airlines. (Newsbriefs: North America Report).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Delta Air Lines, Continental Airlines and Northwest Airlines last month submitted a revised proposal concerning their three-way codesharing partnership to the US Dept. of Transportation. In effect, the carriers backed down from their Jan. 21...

Midwest Express Holdings. (Newsbriefs: North America Report).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Midwest Express Holdings, parent of Midwest Airlines, said it is in discussions with lessors to "temporarily suspend" aircraft lease and debt payments related to most types through June 7. Separately, the carrier announced a 13% workforce...

Boeing. (Newsbriefs: North America Report).(aircraft development )(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Boeing said it resumed development of the 777-200LR after a 16-month hiatus following 9/11. Customers include EVA Airways with three firm orders and Pakistan International Airlines with two. The new schedule calls fur manufacturing to begin in...

Goodrich Corp. (Newsbriefs: North America Report).(reaches deal with Precision Conversions )(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Goodrich Corp. and Precision Conversions signed a 757-200 passenger-to-freighter conversion agreement. Precision will design, certify and manufacture the conversion kit and Goodrich will modify the prototype aircraft.

Messier-Bugatti and Tracer Repair and Overhaul formed Messier-Bugatti-Tracer. (Newsbriefs: North America Report).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Messier-Bugatti and Tracer Repair and Overhaul formed Messier-Bugatti-Tracer, a 60/40 joint venture providing wheel and brake repair and overhaul services to civil and military aircraft in the Americas.

Heico Aerospace and Delta. (Newsbriefs: North America Report).(five-year deal )(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Heico Aerospace and Delta entered into a five-year supply and development agreement under which Delta agreed to purchase a broad range of Heico Aerospace's current and future FAA-approved parts on an exclusive basis. Heico recently added Air...

JetBlue Airways. (Newsbriefs: North America Report).(signs contract with Airbus and CAE)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... JetBlue Airways signed a three-year pilot training deal with CAE and Airbus valued at C$28 million ($19 million). As part of the deal, JetBlue will acquire three CAR-supplied FTDs.

Mesaba Aviation. (Newsbriefs: North America Report).(selects ACSS equipment)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Mesaba Aviation selected the ACSS Terrain and Traffic Collision Avoidance System, or T2CAS, for its fleet of Avro RJ85s. ACSS is an L-3 Communications-Thales company.

SITA. (Newsbriefs: North America Report).(deploys system in Toronto )(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... SITA deployed its Windows XP-based Common Use Terminal Equipment system at Toronto Pearson International Airport.

Lockheed Martin. (Newsbriefs: North America Report).(signs deal with the Transportation Security Administration)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Lockheed Martin was selected by the US Transportation Security Administration to develop the passenger risk assessment program known as Computer Assisted Passenger Pre-Screening System II. Separately, the company said it received a...

Rolls-Royce. (Newsbriefs: North America Report).(signs deal with Midwest Airlines )(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Rolls-Royce entered into a Total Care services agreement worth approximately $95 million with Midwest Airlines to provide in-service support fur the BR715 engines powering the airline's on-order fleet of 25 717s.

Alteon. (Newsbriefs: North America Report).(new training center)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Alteon, formerly FlightSafety Boeing Training International, chose Atlanta as the site for its new $60 million training center,

United Services. (Newsbriefs: North America Report).(ground-handling deals )(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... United Services signed ground-handling agreements with Air Canada and American Trans Air that will bring the company $16 million and $1 million in revenue respectively.

Montreal-Dorval. (Newsbriefs: North America Report).(new concourse )(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Montreal-Dorval opened a 17-gate concourse dedicated to transborder services. Two additional gates will open in 2005. The concourse is pare of a three-phase, C$716 million expansion and modernization program at Dorval set to double capacity by...

Zodiac's Weber Aircraft. (Newsbriefs: North America Report).(new facility)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Zodiac's Weber Aircraft subsidiary opened a 160,000-sq.-ft. seat manufacturing facility in Gainesville, Tex.

Nordam Group. (Newsbriefs: North America Report).(executive changes )(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Nordam Group announced that Robin Siegfried retired as co-CEO but will continue to serve as president emeritus. The action means that Ken Lackey, who shared the CEO spot with Robin Siegfried since Pay Siegfried relinquished it last April,...

LanChile. (Newsbriefs: Latin America/Caribbean Report).(financial results)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... LanChile reported net income of $15.5 million in the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31, a significant recovery from a net loss of $4.8 million in the 2001 quarter. The airline also said that it is "favorably positioned to face current high fuel...

Cintra. (Newsbriefs: Latin America/Caribbean Report).(financial results )(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Cintra, the holding company of AeroMexico and Mexicana and affiliated companies, posted a 1.66 billion peso ($152 million) loss for 2002 despite a 5.4% decrease in operating costs. Total revenues were down 5.1% to 28.66 billion pesos. The...

Varig and TAM. (Newsbriefs: Latin America/Caribbean Report).(codeshare program launched )(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Varig and TAM implemented their first codeshare program, comprising 113 weekly flights to nine domestic destinations, as pare of their ongoing study aimed at a possible broad alliance or even merger. Pending a final agreement on whether to...

El Al. (Newsbriefs: Africa/Middle East Report).(financial results )(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... El Al reduced its net loss in 2002 to $23.7 million from $85.2 million in 2001 despite the impact of the ongoing Palestinian Intifada and threat of a war in Iraq. The airline credited cost-cutting measures with lowering operating expenses by...

An Air Algerie. (Newsbriefs: Africa/Middle East Report).(air carsh in southern Algeria )(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... An Air Algerie 737-200 crashed March 7 shortly after tilting off from an airport in Tamanrasset in southern Algeria, killing 102 onboard. Some witnesses and airline officials said that one of the aircraft's engines caught fire during or just...

CAE and Emirates. (Newsbriefs: Africa/Middle East Report).(new training agreements)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... CAE and Emirates signed new training agreements with Kuwait Airways, Oman Air and Jet Aviation of Switzerland for their Emirates-CAE Flight Training Facility in Dubai.

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings. (Cargo).(executive changes )(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings CEO Richard Shuyler resigned and has been replaced temporarily by John Blue, president of Atlas Air, until a permanent successor is found. His departure and those of several other senior executives came amid a slump...

Arrow Air Holdings. (Cargo).(Air Global Internation sells assets )(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Arrow Air Holdings agreed to acquire the assets of Air Global International. Price was not disclosed. AGI began operations in 2001 and offers freighter services to Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Ecuador with a pair of 747-200Fs.

AeroMexico. (Equipment).(orders equipment from Boeing )(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... AeroMexico will take delivery of 15 winglet-equipped CFM56-powered 737-700s via a series of leasing transactions valued at approximately $500 million by Boeing. The transactions include a sale-leaseback arrangement with Boeing under which it...

Luxair. (Equipment).(places order with Boeing )(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Luxair ordered two winglet-equipped CFM56-7-powered 737-700s, with options for two additional aircraft, under an agreement signed with Boeing.

Air Hong Kong. (Equipment).(expands fleet )(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Air Hong Kong finalized a contract for six A300-600Fs scheduled for delivery in 2004-05 with options on four more.

Air Pacific. (Equipment).(new aircraft )(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Air Pacific will acquire two A330-300s and took options on two more to be delivered in 2005.

US Majors Traffic.(February 2000)(Brief Article)(Illustration)
April 1, 2003... US Majors Traffic February 2003 Load RPMs % chg. ASMs % chg. factor (billions) 2002 (billions) 2002 (%) Alaska...

Bombardier to cut 3,000 more workers. (Regional News).(Bombardier Aerospace )(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Bombardier Aerospace is reducing its workforce by another 3,000 employees as it contends with the slump in orders for corporate and regional jet and turboprop aircraft. Last September the company said it would eliminate 1,980 positions. It also...

Judge denies ACA's request for commitment from United. (Regional News).(Atlantic Coast Airlines, United Airlines )(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... A judge has denied a request by Atlantic Coast Airlines to force United Airlines to declare its intentions regarding its existing contract with ACA as part of the UAL bankruptcy proceedings. "ACA was trying to get the court to rule a firmer...

Mesa Air Group. (Notes).(signs deal with United Airlines )(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Mesa Air Group will operate as a United Express codeshare partner in Denver under a five-year revenue guarantee agreement detailed in an MOU signed with United Airlines. Mesa will provide 10 Dash 8-200s beginning in July. They will replace Air...

Swiss International Air Lines'. (Notes).(downsizing plans )(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Swiss International Air Lines' plans to cut its regional fleet by 17 aircraft, possibly including ERJs, will not impact Emhraer, the Brazilian manufacturer said. Embraer pointed out that it has no repurchase or remarketing obligations on the...

Piedmont Airlines. (Notes).(reaches deal with dispatchers )(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Piedmont Airlines dispatchers, represented by the International Assn. Of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, are the final union group to agree to a restructured contract. This means that Piedmont is the first of the US Airways Group subsidiaries...

CAE's Simfinity. (Notes).(Simfinity Integrated Procedures Trainer achieves Level 4 qualification)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... CAE's Simfinity Integrated Procedures Trainer received its Level 4 qualification from FAA. The device was qualified as a Bombardier CRJ200 FTD as part of training for Atlantic Coast Airlines.

Coming events.(conferences and seminars)(Calendar)
April 1, 2003... April 1-2 Aviation Finance Training Seminar, Transactional Support & Risk Management, London, UK. Contact Caroll Everest at +44 1342 324 353; e-mail everest@everestevents.co.uk. April 6-8 20th Annual ISTAT Conference, Sheraton Wild Horse...