Monday, January 24, 2011

Turbine powered RC Aermacchi model airplane

Twin-turbine F4 Phantom RC model maiden flight

SR-71 BLACKBIRD TWIN ENGINE R/C DUCTED FANS SUPER FAST JET FLIGHT !! !!

The last official flight of the SR-71 Blackbird

FSX High Altitude vid

Boeing 747: High Altitude Water Drop

Airbus A310 S7 Airlines crashed after landing .

VIDEO: Fatal AIRBUS CRASH caused by "Air Rage"

Plane Crash Caught On Tape

Sea Plane Crash

Around The County October 2008

THE "SUPER SCOOPER"

CL-215 Water Bomber fighting fires. Excellent close up and sound.

Seaplanes pick up water

Seaplane landing

Plane Crash Recording from the black box (Tunisia)

Airbus A380 Emergency Landing with 2 Engine Fire and Left Gear Failure (SIMULATOR)

A380 Landing at St. Marteen

747 Boeing-(Extrem Landing St Maarten- Manchester)

airoplane suitcase


The dream of flying is as old as mankind itself. However, the concept of the airplanehas only been around for two centuries. Before that time, men and women tried to navigate the air by imitating the birds. They built machines with flapping wings calledornithopters. On the surface, it seemed like a good plan. After all, there are plenty of birds in the air to show that the conceptdoes work.
The trouble is, it works better at bird-scale than it does at the much larger scale needed to lift both a man and a machine off the ground. So folks began to look for other ways to fly. Beginning in 1783, a few aeronauts made daring, uncontrolled flights in lighter-than-air balloons, but this was hardly a practical way to fly. There was no way to get from here to there unless the wind was blowing in the desired direction.

It wasn’t until the turn of the nineteenth century that an English baronet from the gloomy moors of Yorkshire conceived a flying machine with fixed wings, apropulsion system, and movable control surfaces. This was the fundamental concept of the airplane. Sir George Cayley also built the first true airplane — a kite mounted on a stick with a movable tail. It was crude, but it proved his idea worked, and from that first humble glider evolved the amazing machines that have taken us to the edge of space at speeds faster than sound.
This wing of the museum focuses on the history of the airplane, from its conception in 1799 to our hopes for its future. Because we are a museum of earlyaviation, we don’t spend a great deal of time on those years after Orville Wright closed the doors of the Wright Company in 1916. We concentrate on the development of the airplane before World War I, when flying machines were odd contraptions of stick, cloth, and wire; engines were temperamental and untrustworthy; and pilots were never quite sure whether they’d be able to coax their machine into the air or bring it down in one piece.

Airbus A380 Show

First Steam Powered Plane


In 1890 Cl`ement Ader took off on the first steam powered plane (a plane with an engine, unlike the glider) that he had built himself. What was very unlucky about that was he could not fly it because he could not control it. Around the same time another inventor, Hiram Maxiam, built a steam powered flying machine. He tested his airplanes, but never really got them off the ground because they were too heavy and he could not control the flight.
During 1894 Samuel Langley flew a steam powered plane and went 0.8 kilometers in one and a half minutes. Once Langley made another airplane, he got a pilot to steer once on October, 7 and once on December, 8, but sadly the plane crashed in a lake.
U.S Army Lieutenant Thomas E. Selfridge was the first person killed in a plane crash. The military wanted to see how good the Wright Brothers` airplane was for flying. On September 17, 1908, Selfridge went up in a plane with Orville Wright. When they were 75 feet in the air a propeller broke. The plane crashed, which killed Thomas and left Orville injured, but the Wright Brothers still did not give up. In 1909, they got a contract from the military to build the first military plane.
In 1911, Calbriath Rodgers made the first flight across the United States. He flew from Sheepshead Bay, New York to Long Beach, California. During the 84 days of flying, Rodgers crashed at least 70 times. He had to replace almost every part of the plane before he reached Long Beach. All together this journey took 3 days, 10 hours, and 24 minutes of time spent in the air.
Airplane travel has improved a great deal since the first efforts of the Wright Brothers. Airplanes now travel thousands of miles at altitudes of more than 7 miles, carrying over three hundred passengers. Those passengers rest in comfortable seats instead of on their stomachs like Orville did. Jet engines have replaced propellers and speeds are greater than 600 miles per hour. Not even the Wright brothers could have imagined what air travel would be like today.

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Ever since man first saw a bird fly, man has wanted to fly. The first attempts were efforts to fly like a bird by attaching feathers to their arms and flapping. Those attempts were unsuccessful.
Hot Air Balloons
The first successful air flight was in a hot air balloon. In 1783 a few men invented the first flying machine by making the hot air balloon. A hot air balloon is a balloon filled with heated air. Since heated air is lighter than cool air, the balloon would rise into the sky. The pilot would ride in a basket attached to the balloon and control the height by adding and subtracting more heat.
The problem with hot air balloons is that you can not go the way you want. If the wind is blowing west, that means you would have to go west, too. During the Civil War hot air balloons were used by the armies to look at enemy troops.
The first airplane that was flown was a glider. A glider is a non-motorized flying machine (and very hard to control.) Early gliders were launched from high places like cliffs and floated on the wind to the ground.
A man named Sir George Cayel made the first glider that actually flew. His first glider didn't have passengers or a pilot. It was too small and could not fit anyone in it. He made another that flew his coachman across a small valley. This glider was not launched from a cliff.
During 1890 while Orville and Wilbur Wright were working in a bicycle shop, the Wright Brothers got interested in flying. They learned that bicycles that were closer to the ground were faster. They read all the books they could find about airplanes to learn more. They then began building gliders near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. The Wright Brothers improved the glider. In 1899 they made a large, two wing kite. After experimenting for a while on unmanned gliders, they made a glider where the pilot would control the airplane in the air. After working on glider experiments they found out how to steer a plane while in flight by developing a rudder (the tail of the plane) and flaps on the wings. With the rudder and the flaps, the pilot could control the direction of the airplane and the height.

In December of 1903, the Wright Brothers became the first people to successfully fly a plane with a person in it. The plane flew one hundred twenty feet and flew only about twelve seconds. They had three successful flights that day, but Wilbur made the longest flight of 892 feet and stayed up for about 59 seconds. In 1903 the Wright Brothers made their first powered airplane that they named the "flyer." It was a biplane (two winged plane) that had a 12 horse power engine that they had built themselves. The wings were 40 feet wide, wooden, and covered with cotton cloth. The pilot would lay on the lower wing on his stomach and steer the plane. In 1908 the Wright Brothers finally made a plane that could fly for more that one and a half hours.

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Airline Information


There are a number of International Carriers serving our island, making it relatively easy to get here. There is one-stop service (via Houston, Newark, Atlanta, Aruba, or Curaçao) from numerous points in the United States and non-stop service from Europe (Amsterdam) as well as from Ecuador.

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From North America
Delta Airlines offers a weekly non-stop flight from Atlanta to Bonaire and return. Delta is utilizing a Boeing 737-800 jet with seating capacity for 160 passengers for this flight.
Continental Airlines offers two to three non-stop weekly flights. The first is a round-trip flight between Newark and Bonaire which operates during periods of high demand, utilizing a Boeing 737 with 124 seats.
Continental Airlines also flies weekly non-stop flight from its Houston hub. During the eight busiest months of the year, Continental also operates a second rotation from Houston each Saturday evening, arriving on Bonaire on Sunday morning. For more information about when the second rotation operates, visit the Continental web site. 
Insel Air operates a weekly rotation from Miami to Bonaire. The flights take place every Saturday throughout the year. Insel Air utilizes an MD 82 aircraft configured with 152 economy seats. For reservations on Insel Air, travelers from the United States should call toll free 1-877-546-7352, or consult their professional travel counselor. More information on Insel Air can be obtained at http://www.fly-inselair.com or by contacting the Insel Air call center on Curacao at + 5999-737-0444.
Please note that U.S. carriers may seasonalize the flights noted above, which means they may postpone flights during periods of low demand. It is always recommended to contact the airline or your travel professional to check on flight departures.
American Airlines and Insel Air fly non-stop daily to Curaçao from Miami and Continental Airlines flies non-stop on Wednesdays and Saturdays to Curacao from Newark. Passengers then may use Dutch Antilles Express to connect to Bonaire. Flying time between Curaçao and Bonaire is approximately 15-30 minutes. Or, Divi Divi, which flies between Bonaire and Curaçao numerous times on a daily basis, can be reached at: +599-9-839-1515 or fax +599-9-868 1949. Currently, Insel Air flies between Curaçao and Bonaire seven times daily and offers a weekend jet service on Friday nights, Saturday mornings and Sunday afternoons to accommodate more passengers and luggage. Their offices can be reached in Curaçao at phone: +599-9-733-1521 or +599-9-733-1522, or at the airport at +599-9-868-4400 or 868-6600. And finally, Easy Air offers five roundtrip flights per day between Curaçao and Bonaire. They can be reached via email at flyeasyair@gmail.com, or by phone locally at 796-3939 or cellular 515-3939, fax is 869-3999.
Another routing option is to fly on any of a number of major U.S. and South American carriers to Aruba and then take Dutch Antilles Express or Tiara Air from there to Bonaire.
Contact Dutch Antilles Express at their call center, which can be reached at +599-717-0808, and which is open Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.  Payment can be made with debit or credit card, with an e-ticket sent by email or fax.  Reservations on DAE can also be made by emailing reservations@flydae.com or faxing +599-717-0880. They fly several times daily to Bonaire from both Curaçao and Aruba. Tiara Air flies non-stop flights six times each week from Aruba to Bonaire and back.
From Europe
KLM flies direct from Amsterdam to Bonaire several times each week; most of these flights then continue on to Quito, Ecuador.
Arkefly provides weekly service from Amsterdam via Curacao to Bonaire during the high season. Starting in summer of 2011 they will be adding a new flight in combination with Curacao. It will fly Tuesdays from Amsterdam, Curacao Bonaire, Amsterdam and Thursdays from Amsterdam, Bonaire, Curacao, Amsterdam. They utilize aircraft that can accommodate 200-plus passengers.
From South America
From Ecuador, the same KLM flight returns to Bonaire with non-stop flights.
From Venezuela, Dutch Antilles Express (DAE) has two daily flights from either Caracas or Valencia via Curacao to Bonaire. Their reservation office can be reached by calling +(599) 717-0808 or +(599-9) 461-3009, or via fax at +(599) 717-0880. They can accept reservations via email. Charters can be also arranged.
From Brazil, there are daily flights with Avianca via Aruba, from Sao Paulo or Rio de Janeiro via (Bogotá), which then connect with Dutch Antilles Express (DAE) or Insel Air to Bonaire. Additionally, there are five flights each week on Avianca via Curacao, which connect with DAE and Insel Air to Bonaire. Tam or Varig have flights from Caracas which connect with DAE and Insel Air Bonaire.
From Colombia, Avianca has daily flights from Bogotá to Aruba and 5 flights to Curacao, which connect with Dutch Antilles Express (DAE) or Insel Air to Bonaire. DAE also provides service on Tuesdays and Fridays from Bogotá via Curacao, with a connection to Bonaire the same day.


Sunday, January 23, 2011

Worst Pylon Hit Ever - Steve Jones

Plane Crashes and Other Significant Airline Safety Events by Airline


The following values for each airline includes the number of fatal plane crashes and other fatal events since 1970, the year of the most recent passenger death, the estimated number of flights since 1970, and an estimate of the fatal event rate per million flights. Below you will find estimates of each airline's passenger death rate, and also links to the crash record of the airline. The number of fatal airliner events is current as of the revision date at the bottom of the page, but the number of flights is the estimate through the end of 2005.


Airline Information

The Mesa Air Group team currently numbers approximately 2700 professionals working from locations all across the United States. Our company is built on our valued partnerships with United Airlines and US Airways. We also have our own independent low cost airline flying inter-island services as go! Mokulele in Hawai'i. In all, our fleet of 87 aircraft performs more than 465 daily departures to 96 cities, 37 states, Canada and Mexico.

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FIGHTER - BirdStrike Flameout Eject Crash

Airplane Crashes Compilation #1

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Taiwan's China Airlines, China Eastern ink codeshare agreement

Taiwan's leading carrier CHINA AIRLINES (CAL, TAIEX:2610) announced Monday that it has entered into a codeshare partnership with CHINA EASTERN AIRLINES (SSE:600115, SEHK:0610) and its subsidiary SHANGHAI AIRLINES, which will add 36 round-trip flights per week to CAL's cross-Taiwan Strait services. The additional flights will be between Taoyuan and Shanghai, Xian, Qingdao, Nanjing and Ningbo and between Taipei and Shanghai, CAL said.

* China Eastern Airlines is the third Chinese carrier with which CAL has sealed a codeshare agreement after CHINA SOUTHERN AIRLINES (SSE:600029, SEHK:1055) and XIAMEN AIRLINES.

* Outside China, CAL maintains codeshare partnership with eight other carriers -- DELTA AIR LINES, ALITALIA, GARUDA INDONESIA, THAI AIRWAYS, VIETNAM AIRLINES, KOREAN AIR (KSE:003495), CZECH AIRLINES, and JAPAN AIRLINES.

Airline crash in Sudan

Thursday, January 20, 2011

Airline Loyalty Marketing, FFP, Ancillary Revenue, eCommerce, Payments


Airline Loyalty Marketing, FFP, Ancillary Revenue, eCommerce, Payments:

At  the end of what has been a banner year in terms of airline revenues, now is a good time to look at the history of how airlines look at their customers. After decades of initiatives about "customer centric organisations" (the 1980s), "loyalty and CRM" (the 1990s) and "customer experience management" (the 2000s), business leaders are finally discovering with dismay that the customer of the 2010s is less loyal than ever. What happened?

What has happened is actually the logical consequence of the brutal commoditization of the airline business. All (well... most) airlines are basically offering the same thing- transporting loads of people from Point A to Point B, using the same types of aircraft, the same airports and even the same handling agents! Satisfying customers no longer guarantees their loyalty, as competitors satisfy the same needs. But, does this mean that only the cheapest airlines survive?

Well, of course not! Sure, costs are key to remaining competitive, but only one airline can be "the cheapest". Luckily, the others have no need to be just another Ryanair. Commoditizing yourself is a formula for disaster unless you are the real cost leader! However, it is amazing to watch to what extent many airline companies are losing opportunities to create new value propositions for their customers.

We are experiencing the second revolution of the airline industry. The first happened after deregulation starting in the 1970s. With the arrival of true competition, the age of "pilot-CEOs" ended, giving way to a new reality, dominated by "financial CEOs".

But now, as the low-cost-revolution hardly permits any new turns of the "cost screw,"
the age of the "customer CEO" has arrived
. It's a new breed of leader genuinely concerned about serving customers, employees and now, for the first time, also the communities the airline is operating to. Reputation is about genuine leadership, not
PR stunts orchestrated by external consultants.

Only Southwest Airlines has been able to combine both revolutions consistently now for nearly 40 years - any doubts about ROI for consistent customer experience management? Today, airlines must be able to create new value-driven propositions
for which customers will be happy to pay. Obsession with cost must give way to obsession with offering value.

This requires a whole new strategic alignment of the organisation. You can generate active customer loyalty only by managing expectations and service levels. It's okay to define a zero-expectations policy (like Ryanair). However, not managing them is not
an option as you lose control over your value proposition.

This is only one perspective of why Customer Experience Management is giving way to Customer Experience Leadership. It's a holistic strategic management approach and, yes; it's finally penetrating the airline industry.

Many airlines are creating Customer Experience VP roles. Some are doing so because they genuinely want to inject a new customer value centered leadership style into their organisations. Others only re-label their old-style "customer service department" or
bury it somewhere in their organisation chart at the same level as "female marketing," sending a message to employees and customers that Customer Experience guided value creation is just "one more thing".

Customer Experience Leadership provides airlines both with a strategic realignment opportunity and a set of practical management tools to focus on value for customers and stakeholders, generating a measurable ROI. You may want to have a look at my airline customer experience management leadership blog: http://ourpax.com

But, how does an airline get started with a customer experience corporate strategy?
A number of good books, consultants, workshops and seminars are available, but few are focused on the airline industry specifically. As a result of the increasing industry specific demand, AI and airline Customer Experience specialist, avionline, have teamed up to publicize industry best practices and provide you with tools, resources and forums to effectively implement customer experience leadership in your airline.Stay tuned in 2011!

Rainer Uphoff, MBA in Aviation Management by Embry-Riddle & ESADE PMD. Businessman, consultant and senior executive/board member of several aviation and communications companies. Was CEO of Iberline and executed several airline corporate turnaround projects.

Flight Tracker

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Link directly to the FlightStats interactive Flight Tracker and start tracking flights in real-time on a map. In addition to tracking the flight, other relevant real-time and historical flight and airport information is displayed to the right of the map display. The Flight Tracker includes flight look-up and track random flight capability making it fun and easy to use.

Airline ETF: Takeoff or Landing

 Airlines are always a pain to deal with. Yet they remain a staple in our traveling plans. That’s why it’s always interesting to see where the airline industry is headed, especially because it’s a cyclical industry. Has the airline exchange traded fund’s (ETFs) ship come in yet?


According to John Crawley of Reuters, travel on major U.S. airlines fell by 1% in July. Typically, July is one of the busiest months, so this data shows that the industry is still trying to find its bearings in the current economy.

Despite the lower traffic, airlines were able to improve their bottom line with higher fares. The cost to fly one mile rose 17% last month compared to the same period last year. However, it was lower than June’s 22% increase, again, marking some weakness in the sector. [5 ETFs That Could Move on Manufacturing Numbers.]

The Air Transport Association released a report in which it said, “Put simply, the U.S. airline industry continues to be confronted by a systematic inability to cover its cost of investor capital or … to exceed break-even profitability on a sustainable basis.”

Contrarily, Brent Jang of Globe Investor saw a brighter picture in the report issued by the ATA. According to the ATA, premium travel surged almost 12% in the first half of 2010 compared to last year. In addition, economy bookings rose 6.3%. [Airline ETF Cleared For Takeoff.]

Despite the ATA’s less than optimistic outlook for the second half of this year, global carriers remain optimistic that an increase in global trade will help fuel corporate travel and make up for the loss in consumer traffic.

Yet air traffic models and fare forecasts are not the only things to worry about. In addition to being a capital-intensive industry, the airline industry is being attacked by federal regulators for canceled flights and maintenance problems, according to Marketplace.

Specifically, regulators plan to hit American Airlines with a $25 million penalty for various code violations that led to thousands of canceled flights. If the regulators win, this may set a very expensive precedent for other carriers.

Responses to Airport – Information board text effect jQuery plugin


Responses to Airport – Information board text effect jQuery plugin:


I pluged up my iphone to my computer and tried to sync my info from my phone to the computer….but I lost my contacts. They are not on the iphone anymore. How can I find them and how do i get them back on my phone.

Transferring to another international flight

Transferring to another international flight:
If you are transiting in Auckland to another international flight you need to go to the transit and transfer area shown on the airport map.
Within the transit and transfer area you will undergo security screening which is required before you can board your next flight. At this screening point restrictions apply to the liquids, aerosols and gels (LAGS) that you can take through the screening point and on to your flight. Please be aware that liquids, aerosols and gels bought duty free in other airports (including alcohol, perfumes and creams) are subject to these restrictions and may be confiscated. Information on the regulations around liquids, aerosols and gels can be found here (link).
Once you have cleared the transit screening point the full range of Auckland Airport departures facilities are available to you including duty and tax free shopping, food and beverage facilities, showers and toilets.

Skilled Pilot does Crazy Landing

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YouTube pilot reveals himself, defends actions

YouTube pilot reveals himself, defends actions:

The airline pilot now in the spotlight after he posted a cell phone video on the Internet criticising airport security measures said yesterday that his critics are "naive" and ignoring a severe threat to the flying public.
In a press conference at the Sacramento International Airport, Chris Liu said he never posted the video to garner fame or notoriety for himself. Flanked by his family and his attorney, Don Werno, Liu said he instead hoped to prompt a national discussion.
"This was never about being famous for me. This was about aviation security," said Liu, a 50-year-old Colfax, California, resident. "It's a security issue at the airport, and I just wanted to address it."
Commercial pilot Chris Liu, foreground, leaves the terminal with his attorney Don Werno, after speaking to reporters.
Commercial pilot Chris Liu, foreground, leaves the terminal with his attorney Don Werno, after speaking to reporters. Photo: MCT
Responding to critics who say his video could further expose the country to attack, Liu and Werno said the problem can't be addressed without first being brought to light.
"There is a major security problem, and we need to fix it before a number of airlines are brought down in terrorist attacks," Werno said.
Late last month, Liu, a pilot for American Airlines, posted a cell phone video on YouTube depicting what he perceives as a major security flaw involving ground crews and their easy access to the tarmac and parked planes.
The video footage was shot at the San Francisco International Airport; however, Liu said the problem exists at other airports as well.
Liu argues that ground crews are not screened by metal detectors or Transportation Security Administration personnel the way travellers or even airline employees are. Instead, they only have to swipe a card to access the tarmac.
Liu said he took the video off YouTube at the request of his employer, who Werno said had been contacted by angry TSA officials the day the video was posted.
Several days later, TSA officials arrived at Liu's house and confiscated the handgun that Liu carried while flying as part of the "federal flight deck officers" program. That program started after the 9-11 terrorist attacks and allows some pilots to carry firearms to help prevent hijacking attempts.
Liu said he resigned from the program after officials confiscated his handgun. He said a TSA investigator then told him TSA would not pursue further sanctions against him.
However, Werno said he is concerned that no such promise has been made in writing.
TSA previously has stood by their actions, saying that pilots in the federal flight deck officers program "must be able to maintain sensitive security information."
Officials with San Francisco International Airport also have responded to Liu's video, saying in a statement that the video "presents false and misleading information on SFO's security program."

Chris Liu: I am the YouTube airline pilot

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George Warren
COLFAX, CA – WORLD EXCLUSIVE: The airline pilot who lost his federally-issued gun and badge for posting video on YouTube critical of airport security has chosen to go public with his identity.
“My name is Chris Liu and I’m an airline pilot,” Liu said during an exclusive interview Monday with News10 at his home in Colfax.
Liu’s cell phone video tour of security at San Francisco International Airport led to a team of six federal agents and sheriff’s deputies coming to his home on Dec. 2 to take his handgun and Federal Flight Deck Officer (FFDO) credentials.
Liu’s state-issued permit to carry a concealed weapon was also suspended by the Placer County sheriff.
Liu contacted News10 last Tuesday to share his story, but insisted that neither he nor his airline be identified for fear of retaliation.

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Continental Plans Los Angeles-Guadalajara Service from May

Continental Plans Los Angeles-Guadalajara Service from May

United Continental Holdings carrier Continental Airlines plans to launch daily nonstop service between Los Angeles International Airport and Guadalajara, Mexico beginning May 3, subject to Mexican government approval.

“The new service complements our existing flights to Guadalajara from Houston and adds to our industry-leading service to Mexico,” says Brian Znotins, managing director international planning for United Continental Holdings, Inc. “No other carrier offers as many departures from the U.S. to Mexico and we continue to increase frequencies and add routes.”

Flight CO672 will depart Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) at 8:20 a.m. daily, arriving at Guadalajara’s Don Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla International Airport (GDL) at 1:15 p.m. local time. The return flight, CO673, is timed to leave GDL at 2:10 p.m. and land at LAX at 3:30 p.m. local time.
Continental Airlines will operate its Los Angeles-Guadalajara service Boeing 737-800s seating 160 passengers, 16 in first class and 144 in economy.

Mexico’s second-largest city, Guadalajara is home to some of the nation’s major cultural symbols, including mariachi music and tequila, as well as historic architecture, works of the famed mural artist Jose Clemente Orozco, distinctive ceramics and eco-tourism.  Continental already serves Guadalajara 38 times weekly from its hub at Houston Bush Intercontinental Airport.
United Airlines (with which Continental will eventually be merged operationally under the United name) operates more departures to more destinations from Los Angeles than any other carrier.
Continental began daily nonstop service between Los Angeles and Leon/Guanajuato, Mexico (BJX), on November 1.  In addition, United launched a second daily flight from Los Angeles to Mexico City on October 15, and a third daily flight on January 4.

Houston-based Continental serves 30 destinations in Mexico, more than any other airline from the U.S.

Continental Plans Service Linking Newark with Haiti’s Port-Au-Prince

Continental Plans Service Linking Newark with Haiti’s Port-Au-Prince.

United Continental Holdings subsidiary Continental Airlines will begin nonstop flights between its New York-area hub Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) and Haiti’s capital Port-Au-Prince on June 9, subject to government approval.
Initially Continental Airlines’ flights will operate three times a week, on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, but the service will become daily on July 1.
Outbound, the approximately four-hour flight (CO703) will depart Newark at 9:25 a.m., arriving at Port-Au-Prince’s Toussaint Louverture International Airport (PAP, also called Maïs Gâté locally) at 12:15 p.m. local time. The return flight (CO704) will depart PAP at 1:20 p.m., landing at EWR at 6:15 p.m. local time.

China Confirms Purchase of 200 Aircraft from Boeing

China Confirms Purchase of 200 Aircraft from Boeing


Boeing has received final approval from the Chinese Government confirming a $19 billion purchase agreement for 200 aircraft.

Many if not all of the aircraft concerned appear to be the subjects of existing orders by Chinese carriers.

“Chinese government approval provides the necessary authority for our airline customers to continue purchase payments and take delivery of the aircraft,” a Boeing spokesman writes in an e-mail to www.AirlinesAndDestinations.com.  “These approvals cover orders reflected on Boeing’s web site, which include a combination of identified customers and unidentified customers. The identified customers include Air China, China Southern and Xiamen Airlines.”

The agreement signed by the Chinese government formed part of a U.S.-China trade deal signed in Washington D.C. at a January 19 meeting between Presidents Hu and Barack Obama at the White House. Boeing Commercial Airplanes President Jim Albaugh was present at the signing of the trade deal.

China’s approval of airline contracts for 200 orders covers aircraft to be delivered over a three-year period from 2011 to 2013. According to Boeing, the Chinese government approval covers 185 737s worth approximately $15 billion at list prices and 15 777s worth approximately $4 billion at list prices.
Boeing says the agreement positively impacts more than 100,000 jobs including those at Boeing and at thousands of the company’s suppliers throughout the U.S.

“We value China’s support for our products and its confidence in Boeing,” says Jim Albaugh, president and CEO, Boeing Commercial Airplanes. “With the outstanding support provided by the United States Government, this deal is a win-win for the Boeing-China partnership, which is approaching its 40th anniversary.”

The company says more than 50 per cent of all commercial jetliners operating today in China are Boeing aircraft. Over the next 20 years, Boeing projects that China will need 4,330 new commercial jets, worth more than $480 billion, and that the world’s most populous nation will be Boeing’s largest commercial-aircraft customer.

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