Describes Efforts As “Heroic” US Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood praised the actions of air traffic controllers at Southwest Florida International Airport in Ft. Myers and Miami Center who helped a distressed passenger safely land a twin-engine plane after the pilot died at the controls shortly after takeoff.

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Holidaychatter – DOT’s LaHood Joins Chorus Praising Controllers In RSW Emergency Landing

2009-04-16 11:59:43

Despite Economic Recession, Unions Want Theirs American Airlines is scheduled to report its first-quarter financials Wednesday, and analysts expect a $400 million loss for the first three months of 2009. But some have deeper concerns that even if American has enough liquidity to get past the recession, it may not survive its next round of union contracts.

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Holidaychatter – Labor Unrest Casts Cloud Over American Airlines’ Future

2009-04-15 12:56:46

But Holds Out Hope For Funding One More Mission It’s time to start shutting down NASA’s historic space shuttle program. The idea that the US will spend five years dependent on Russia for service missions to the International Space Station has brought furrowed brows and blustery rhetoric from Washington politicians… but so far, no additional money to extend the shuttle program.

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Holidaychatter – NASA Moves Towards Shutdown Of Shuttle Program

2009-04-15 12:56:44

Stock Dips As Market Responds To Lack Of Hard Information The price of Textron stock, inflated dramatically last week by rumors of an impending buyout by middle eastern investors, has lost some air this week as analysts reevaluated the stock.

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Holidaychatter – About That Textron Takeover…

2009-04-15 12:56:42

But Most Popular Agency Suggestion Doesn’t Get Nod, Either Say what you will about NASA… they ain’t predictable. On Tuesday, the space agency announced the name for its latest module destined for the International Space Station… and no, it’s not “Colbert.” But it also isn’t the name many were expecting, either.

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Holidaychatter – New ISS Node Will NOT Be Called ‘Colbert’

2009-04-15 12:56:40

Will Fly 10 Routes Daily To MDW, BWI Starting August 16 It’s official… Southwest Airlines will soon touch down in Beantown. The Dallas, TX-based low-cost carrier announced Tuesday its upcoming flight schedule from Boston Logan International (BOS) beginning on August 16, 2009.

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Holidaychatter – Southwest Airlines Announces Routes Out Of BOS

2009-04-15 12:56:38

“It’s the closest thing to a major aviation accident in Australia for years. The people (passengers) are incredibly lucky, it was an overrun where the plane didn’t get airborne.” Source: Australian aviation expert Dick Smith. An Emirates Airlines flight departing Melbourne’s International Airport for Dubai last month came close to tragedy, authorities revealed Saturday. Investigators upgraded the classification of what happened from an “incident” to an “accident.”

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Holidaychatter – Aero-News: Quote of the Day (04.13.09)

2009-04-13 10:43:07

US And Foreign Partners Agree In Principle To Keep ISS Operating Until 2020 Originally planned to remain in operation until 2015, the International Space Station has recently received multi-national support from government and industry officials who believe the ISS program is worth keeping alive an additional five years.

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Holidaychatter – International Space Station May Get Five-Year Extension

2009-04-13 10:43:06

Consulting Firm Says State’s Disadvantages Outweigh Its Advantages Responding to recommendations from a consulting firm hired to analyze her state’s competitiveness, Washington governor Chris Gregoire announced last week a plan to draw together experts from government, aerospace, labor, and education sectors in a task force aimed at promoting the aerospace industry in the state.

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Holidaychatter – WA Gov Wants To Assemble Task Force To Promote Aerospace Industry

2009-04-12 10:11:33

Friedrichshafen Trade Show Draws Record Numbers Of Visitors, Exhibitors, Press The 17th International Trade Exhibition for General Aviation, held in Friedrichshafen, Germany last weekend proved to be a big success for everyone involved – including exhibitors, attendees, and its organizers – giving every indication that General Aviation is alive and well in Europe… and better yet, that relief from the economic downturn may be just around the corner.

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Holidaychatter – Organizers, Exhibitors Say AERO 2009 Was A Big Success

2009-04-12 10:11:31