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<description><![CDATA[Apparently, I am supposed to post up every Sunday my 7 day music chart but I keep forgetting&#8230; ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Crash of Airliner Blamed on Lightning; 37 Killed]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 06:07:13 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Mila</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Transcribed from Ellensburg Daily Record, Ellensburg, WA, August 30, 1948, p. 1,2: Crash of Airliner]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><b>Transcribed from <em>Ellensburg Daily Record</em>, Ellensburg, WA, August 30, 1948, p. 1,2:</b></p>
<h2 style="text-align:center;">Crash of Airliner Blamed on Lightning; 37 Killed</h2>
<h3 style="text-align:center;">Take Bodies From Wreckage of Northwest Airlines Ship In Ravine Near Winona, Minnesota</h3>
<p>&#160;</p>
<p>WINONA, Minn., Aug. 30.&#8211;(AP)&#8211;A human chain will wind its way down the steep and rocky side of a 150 foot ravine today to bring out the mangled bodies of 26 persons trapped in the wrecked fuselage of a Northwest Airlines plane.</p>
<p>The bodies of 10 others were carried out last night.</p>
<p>The 36 persons died as the storm raked airliner crashed atop a wooded Mississippi river bluff near here late yesterday and toppled into the ravine. None were from the Pacific Northwest.</p>
<p>The crash occurred between Winona and Fountain City, Wis., on the Wisconsin side of the river during the height of a severe electrical and rain storm.</p>
<p>The plane was one of the airline&#8217;s newer Martin 2-0-2 ships and was bound for Minneapolis from Chicago with 33 passengers and three crew members.</p>
<p>It left Chicago at 3:50 p. m. and although due in Minneapolis at 5:30 p. m. apparently was behind schedule because of the storm.</p>
<p>NWA&#8217;s Twin Cities headquarters said its last message from the plane was received at 5 p. m. and read, &#8220;am descending through heavy overcast.&#8221; The plane then was at 7,000 feet and in the vicinity of La Cross, Wis., about 30 miles from the crash scene.</p>
<p>A crash witness told the coroner he saw the plane fall into the ravine on Sutters ridge after lightning shattered a wing. A NWA pilot who was among the first to reach the crash scene said he thought the ship had been struck by lightning.</p>
<p>Howard Rackow, a farmer living on Perry Island in the Mississippi river, told the coroner he was getting some stock out of the storm when the plane passed over.</p>
<p>&#8220;I was in the yard with my mother,&#8221; he said. &#8220;There was a flash of lightning. It struck the plane. A part of a wing fell off and the ship started down.&#8221;</p>
<p>Mrs. Charles Guenther, a Fountain City farm woman, told a similar story. She and her husband saw the crash from their automobile.</p>
<p>The body of Capt. Robert Johnson, 30, St. Paul, the pilot, was still in the smashed nose of the plane.</p>
<p>The crash was the worst in NWA&#8217;s history. Thirty persons died when one of the line&#8217;s Orient planes smashed into the side of an Alaskan mountain last March 30.</p>
<p>Less than two months ago, NWA was given a National Safety Council award for having flown more than a billion miles without an accident.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Airliner Bound For Minneapolis Runs Into Cliff]]></title>
<link>http://theflightpath.wordpress.com/2009/11/25/airliner-bound-for-minneapolis-runs-into-cliff/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 05:12:39 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Mila</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Transcribed from Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Pittsburgh, PA, August 30, 1948, p. 1: Airliner Bound For ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><b>Transcribed from <em>Pittsburgh Post-Gazette</em>, Pittsburgh, PA, August 30, 1948, p. 1:</b></p>
<h2 style="text-align:center;">Airliner Bound For Minneapolis Runs Into Cliff</h2>
<h3 style="text-align:center;">NWA Pilot Living Near Scene Believes Lightning Struck Craft, Causing It to Break Up in Air</h3>
<p>&#160;</p>
<p>WINONA, Minn., Aug. 29 (AP)&#8211;Thirty-six persons were killed Sunday when a Northwest Airlines passenger plane crashed into a 500-foot Mississippi river bluff during a severe storm.</p>
<p>Walter Haeussinger, Winona police dispatcher, said the 33 passengers and three crew members were dead.</p>
<p>Captain Jack Volkel, a NWA pilot who lives in Winona, and who was one of the first at the scene of the crash, said he thought lightning had struck the plane. He said it appeared the plane had broken up in the air.</p>
<p>The plane, a Martin 2-0-2, had left Chicago at 5:50 p. m. (Pittsburgh time) and was due in Minneapolis at 7:30 p. m.</p>
<p>The crash occurred on Sutters Ridge, between Winona and Fountain City, Wis., on the Wisconsin side of the Mississippi river.</p>
<p>Parts of the wreckage were found in swamplands along the river. A few bits also landed in a ball park at Winona, seven miles south of the crash scene.</p>
<h4 style="text-align:center;">WOMAN HAS BABY IN ARMS</h4>
<p>Haeussinger, executive editor Gordon Closway and reporter William White of the Winona Republican-Herald were among the first to reach the wreckage.</p>
<p>Closway said he counted 10 dead in the plane. One was a woman still holding a baby in her arms.</p>
<p>The pilot, Captain Robert Johnson of St. Paul, was still in the nose of the ship, Closway said.</p>
<p>&#8220;Bodies were scattered over a mile area,&#8221; Closway said. &#8220;We didn&#8217;t find all the bodies, but I don&#8217;t see how anyone could have lived through it.&#8221;</p>
<p>Closway said it took them nearly two hours to reach the crash scene after they arrived at Fountain City.</p>
<h4 style="text-align:center;">NEAR SCENIC RIVER ROUTE</h4>
<p>The crash is near the Scenic River route of the Burlington railway on one side is the river which is bordered with swamp lands. Then beyond the right-of-way area are the bluffs, many of them with sheer sides.</p>
<p>Mrs. Charles Guenther, a farm woman, said she and her husband witnessed the crash from their automobile while returning to fountain city.</p>
<p>&#8220;We were returning home from Winona,&#8221; Mrs. Guenther said. &#8220;When we saw the plane rolling like a barrel. Some pieces of the plane fell off. It was raining hard but we didn&#8217;t think there was much wind.</p>
<p>&#8220;Then it crashed into a large wooded area.&#8221;</p>
<p>The plane&#8217;s crew included Dave Brenner, co-pilot, Minneapolis, and Mary Ungs, stewardess, Minneapolis.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Авиасуббота-63]]></title>
<link>http://samaralife.wordpress.com/2009/11/14/1290/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>andyash</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Российская авиация Главной новостью в российской авиации стало закрытие ЖЖ-блога Нестора (Юрия) и ег]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><h3>Российская авиация</h3>
<p>Главной новостью в российской авиации стало закрытие <a href="http://hectop.livejournal.com/" target="_blank">ЖЖ-блога</a> Нестора (Юрия) и его переезд на собственный <a href="http://www.maxho.com/index.php" target="_blank">сайт</a>. К сожалению, доступ на новый сайт будет платным и для зарегистрированных пользователей. В связи с этим обстоятельством большинство читателей Нестора теперь не сможет узнавать интересности об авиации и авиапутешествиях. Крайне прискорбный факт!</p>
<p>Одной из главных тем на неделе продолжал оставаться аэропорт “Шереметьево”. Уже завтра должен начаться перенос рейсов “Аэрофлота” в новый 3-й терминал. Правда, высказываются осторожные сомнения в том, что всё удастся провести в заданные сроки. <a href="http://www.travel.ru/news/2009/11/05/175039.html" target="_blank">Пишут</a> даже о продолжении отделочных работ. Но нам не привыкать к доделкам после открытий. Впрочем, официально терминал <a href="http://www.vremya.ru/2009/204/8/241174.html" target="_blank">планируется</a> открыть только 9 февраля 2010 года, в день рождения “Аэрофлота”. <a href="http://www.izvestia.ru/moscow/article3135297/" target="_blank">“Известия”</a> пишут о проблемах, которые возникнут у пассажиров, пользующихся общественным транспортом.</p>
<p>А 25 декабря 2009 года официально <a href="http://www.avia.ru/news/?id=1257938777" target="_blank">начнёт</a> изменяться система наименования терминалов “Шереметьево”. В итоге вместо нынешних “Шереметьево-1”, “Шереметьево-2” и Терминала С появятся буквенные обозначения.</p>
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<li>Шереметьево-1 → B </li>
<li>Шереметьево-2 → F </li>
<li>Шереметьево-3 → D </li>
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<p>Терминал С останется Терминалом С. Между F (2) и D (3) скоро откроется Терминал Е, а в будущем рядом с B (1) планируется построить терминал А (для деловой авиации). Таким образом, если смотреть на карту, то обозначения терминалов пойдут против часовой стрелки – А, В, С на севере и D, Е, F на юге. Проблема в том, что буквы эти из латинского алфавита, что не очень подходит для России. У нас было бы логичнее сохранить цифровую систему обозначения терминалов. </p>
<p>Но как бы не переименовывали терминалы, всё яснее то, что новый терминал, построенный специально для “Аэрофлота” и его партнёров, с самого начала не сможет обслуживать всех тех пассажиров, которые пользуются услугами этих авиакомпаний. “Аэрофлот” уже фактически признал это, оставив целый ряд рейсов в терминале 2. Почему в таком случае в терминал 3 решено переводить из терминала 2 рейсы почти десятка компаний-конкурентов, даже входящих в конкурирующие авиаальянсы, не понятно. А вот Air France-KLM пока <a href="http://www.aex.ru/news/2009/11/12/71436/" target="_blank">не уверены</a> в своём скором переходе в новый терминал (в статье по ссылке, очевидно, везде вместо “терминала F” следует читать “терминал Е”).</p>
<p>Другая тема – очередная задержка поставок тому же “Аэрофлоту” самолётов SSJ-100. Об этом пишут <a href="http://www.vedomosti.ru/newspaper/article/2009/11/12/218673" target="_blank">“Ведомости”</a>, <a href="http://www.vz.ru/economy/2009/11/11/347440.html" target="_blank">“Взгляд”</a> и <a href="http://www.gazeta.ru/business/2009/11/11/3283726.shtml" target="_blank">gazeta.ru</a>. Впрочем, “Аэрофлот” не станет требовать выплаты неустойки, так как выторговал себе вместо неустоек отмену пошлины на ввоз других самолётов. А “Суперджет” пускай испытывают – лично я побоялся бы летать на нём. Кстати, Aviation EXplorer <a href="http://www.aex.ru/docs/4/2009/11/13/867/" target="_blank">публикует</a> рейтинг российских авиакомпаний по данным EASA (безопасность воздушных судов).</p>
<p>В Сочи же <a href="http://www.avia.ru/news/?id=1258034225" target="_blank">начали</a> эксплуатацию нового терминала. Напомню, что этот терминал уже объявляли открытым и даже устраивали массовку для членов МОК. И лишь сейчас терминал начинает обслуживание реальных пассажиров.</p>
<p>Обслуживание пассажиров в России продолжит и Austrian Airlines. В начале недели появилась <a href="http://kommersant.ru/doc.aspx?DocsID=1272559&#38;NodesID=4" target="_blank">информация</a> о возможных проблемах у австрийцев (а также у Brussels Airlines и Swiss) в связи с тем, что они стали собственностью Lufthansa, а летать продолжают по соответствующим межправительственным соглашениям с Австрией (Бельгией и Швейцарией, соответственно). Но запрещать этим компаниям летать в Россию пока никто всё же не собирается, тем более, что нашим ведь тоже перекроют дорогу в Европу, если мы кого завернём. Австрийцам <a href="http://www.avia.ru/news/?id=1257949245" target="_blank">дали время</a> до февраля 2010 года, когда правительства должны разобраться с тем, остался ли австрийский перевозчик австрийской компанией. </p>
<p>А в Самаре продолжают <a href="http://www.samru.ru/bisnes/news/48031.html" target="_blank">рассуждать</a>, кто больше всего выиграл от дележа маршрутов авиакомпании “Самара”. А место генерального директора будущей наследницы банкрота – “Эйр-Самары” – <a href="http://www.samru.ru/bisnes/news_company/48033.html" target="_blank">прочат</a> нынешнему генеральному директору аэропорта “Курумоч”. Правда, пресс-служба аэропорта <a href="http://news.smbc.ru/main/2009/11/13/24280.html" target="_blank">опровергла</a> эту информацию. Кстати, в самое ближайшее время в “Записках самарского обывателя” появится традиционное зимнее расписание полётов из “Курумоча”.</p>
<h3>Авиация за рубежом</h3>
<p>В Европе снова <a href="http://www.avia.ru/news/?id=1258018163" target="_blank">заговорили</a> о слиянии British Airways и Iberia. Правда, оба перевозчика сейчас убыточны и переживают не лучшие времена. Это достаточно ожидаемый шаг в условиях консолидации на рынке традиционных авиакомпаний. Ведь объединились Air France и KLM, а по ту сторону Атлантики – Delta Air Lines и Northwest Airlines. Да и Lufthansa подмяла под себя целый ряд европейских перевозчиков. Собственно, о слиянии уже <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/item.aspx?type=blog&#38;ak=620001332.blog" target="_blank">объявили</a> сами авиакомпании. Ожидается, что соглашение будет подписано в начале 2010 года, а до конца года должно быть получено одобрение со стороны акционеров. Правда, останется преодолеть ещё и возможные барьеры со стороны регулирующих органов. Также <a href="http://www.gazeta.ru/business/2009/11/13/3286464.shtml" target="_blank">объявлено</a> о том, что компании сохранят свои нынешние названия. </p>
<p>Vietnam Airlines <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/item.aspx?type=blog&#38;ak=620001390.blog" target="_blank">объявила</a> о намерении заказать сразу 4 новых Airbus-380. Сразу виден оптимизм вьетнамских властей по поводу развития туризма в их стране.</p>
<p>А <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2009-11-10-airshuffle10_CV_N.htm" target="_blank">USA Today</a> сообщают, что сегодня бюджетным перевозчикам уже принадлежит 30% рынка внутренних авиаперевозок в США. Но пятёрка крупнейших традиционных компаний вместе взятых всё же предлагает больше мест по скидочным тарифам.</p>
<h3>Авиапутешествия</h3>
<p>Журнал Travel &#38; Leisure <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/item.aspx?type=blog&#38;ak=620001129.blog" target="_blank">опубликовал</a> список некоторых странных аэропортовых достопримечательностей. Например, в аэропорту Гонконга имеется самый большой в мире 4-D экран с набором дополнительных специальных эффектов (ветер, вода и туман). В аэропорту Сан-Паулу можно посетить зубного врача. В Сингапуре можно насладиться кусочком тропической природы с 47 видами бабочек, которые даже садятся на плечи пассажиров в закрытом пространстве. А в дубайском аэропорту можно принять участие в платной лотерее. За $139 пассажиры получают 1 шанс из 1000 выиграть автомобиль или 1 шанс из 2000 на выигрыш автомобилей специальных серий (призы бесплатно доставляются счастливчикам на дом). А за $274 вы сможете поучаствовать в лотерее с возможностью (1 шанс из 5000) выиграть миллион долларов. В Ванкувере пассажиров ожидает огромный аквариум, а в Амстердаме филиал Rijksmuseum с бесплатным входом. Подробнее со списком можно ознакомиться на <a href="http://www.travelandleisure.com/articles/worlds-strangest-airport-attractions/1/" target="_blank">сайте журнала</a>.</p>
<p>А на сайте Daily Telegraph можно почитать забавное <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/travelnews/4344890/Virgin-the-worlds-best-passenger-complaint-letter.html" target="_blank">письмо</a> с жалобой на обслуживание на борту Virgin Atlantic (еда и система развлечений), адресованное главе компании сэру Ричарду Брэнсону. Письмо сопровождается фотографиями подозрительной еды и отвратительной телевизионной картинки. В конце приводятся слова представителя компании о том, что сэр Ричард Брэнсон благодарен за такую обратную связь. А по поводу еды сказано, что она пользуется огромной популярностью на рейсах в Индию. Судя по фотографиям, это должны быть любители особой экзотики в еде.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Авиасуббота-62]]></title>
<link>http://samaralife.wordpress.com/2009/11/07/1279/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>andyash</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Российская авиация Один из владельцев “Аэрофлота”, Александр Лебедев, дал интервью сайту Aviation EX]]></description>
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<p>Один из владельцев “Аэрофлота”, Александр Лебедев, дал <a href="http://www.aex.ru/docs/2/2009/11/3/857/" target="_blank">интервью</a> сайту Aviation EXplorer. Среди приоритетов названы: расширение за счёт приобретения новых активов (например, акций S7), развитие аэропортового хозяйства (ввод в эксплуатацию “Шереметьево-3”, появление новых базовых аэропортов), обновление флота, дальнейшая оптимизация маршрутной сети, сокращение издержек. Кроме того, г-н Лебедев назвал усилия правительства по созданию “Росавиа” ошибкой в связи со значительным избытком провозных мощностей. </p>
<p>Конечно, создание нормального перевозчика на базе ряда разорившихся мелких компаний было бы неплохим начинанием и составило бы конкуренцию “Аэрофлоту”, что бы последний ни говорил про избытки мощностей. Но проект “Росавиа” – действительно, ошибочен. Государство распыляет свои ограниченные финансовые возможности на второго государственного флагмана, вместо того, чтобы инвестировать в нынешнего национального перевозчика. В конце концов, можно было бы сделать “Аэрофлот” полностью государственным, сосредоточившись на доведении до ума и блеска авиационного лица страны. Вместо этого, наше правительство разбазаривает активы ради друзей известного всем господина.</p>
<p>Что касается “дочек” “Аэрофлота”, то одну (“Аэрофлот-Дон”) уже переименовали в “Донавиа”. Теперь настала очередь “Аэрофлот-Норда”, который в скором времени <a href="http://www.avia.ru/news/?id=1257428376" target="_blank">станет</a> “Нордавиа”. Таким образом (учитывая и банкротство “Аэрофлот-Карго”), название “Аэрофлот” останется только у головной компании. Это идёт несколько вразрез с мировым опытом. Там тоже существуют даже независимые компании, которые занимаются перевозками для крупных авиалиний. Помимо собственного названия, они имеют и название, включающее наименование компании, для которой организуются перевозки (Delta Connection, Continental Express). Причём, эти компании, как правило, больше известны именно под “материнским” названием. У нас же поспешили отделить регионалов от родителя. Побоялись репутационных рисков. Вместо повышения уровня сервиса и безопасности, конечно, проще просто отнять свою торговую марку. Но это, согласитесь, поверхностный ход.</p>
<p>В парке “Аэрофлота” теперь <a href="http://www.avia.ru/news/?id=1257425182" target="_blank">появился</a> самолёт, окрашенный в корпоративные цвета и символику альянса SkyTeam – Airbus-330 (<a href="http://community.livejournal.com/ru_aviation/1314892.html" target="_blank">ещё фото</a>). В ожидании Boeing-787 парк “Аэрофлота” пополняется одними “Аэробусами”.</p>
<p>В деле развития аэропортового хозяйства 15 ноября должна открыться новая страница, точнее, новый <a href="http://community.livejournal.com/sheremetyevo_50/4482.html" target="_blank">терминал</a> &#8211; “Шереметьево-3” (или Терминал D). Это будет первый в стране (крупный) терминал, построенный специально для одной авиакомпании и её партнёров (компаний альянса SkyTeam). “Ведомости” <a href="http://www.vedomosti.ru/newspaper/article/2009/11/06/218228" target="_blank">подсчитали</a> стоимость строительства. Перевод рейсов в Ш-3 будет <a href="http://www.aeroflot.ru/about.aspx?ob_no=427&#38;d_no=35019" target="_blank">поэтапным</a> – с 15 ноября этого года по 6 февраля 2010 года. Начнут с рейсов в Сочи и на Дальний Восток. Рейсы “Аэрофлота” из/в Самару SU831/832, SU835/836 планируется перевести в Ш-3 22 декабря 2009 года.</p>
<p>На одном из <a href="http://www.aeroflotbonus.ru/Board.aspx?ob_no=271361&#38;Tmpl=Thread&#38;BoardId=271365&#38;ThreadId=151084" target="_blank">форумов</a> написано, что после 6 февраля “исходя из пропускной способности Терминала-3” часть рейсов (в ближнее и дальнее зарубежье) будет выполняться из “Шереметьево-2”. Очень интересно получается – отгрохать новый терминал с прицелом на будущее увеличение объёмов перевозок и сразу же оказаться в ситуации, когда часть даже нынешних рейсов в новый терминал не влезает. Странным выглядит тот факт, что часть рейсов собственно “Аэрофлота”, для которого и построен терминал (в том числе, рейсы в Киев, Ташкент, Анталью, Шанхай, Бангкок, Пекин и другие города) переведут в Ш-2, зато в Ш-3 попадут рейсы компаний, которые не входят в SkyTeam – Air Malta, Malev, Turkish Airlines, Bulgaria Air, Adria Airways, SAS, MIAT, Cyprus Airways, LOT. Как это понимать?</p>
<p>Самарские самолётостроители заявили об интересе к их детищу – самолёту-амфибии Л42М – со стороны иностранных заказчиков. Правда, пока самолёт даже не поднялся в небо. Но с самарской малой авиацией всегда так: фирмы построят один экземпляр и уже “готовят контракты”, а потом всё затихает.</p>
<p>Теперь пассажиры “Аэрофлота”, вылетающие из Самары <a href="http://www.aeroflot.ru/about.aspx?ob_no=427&#38;d_no=34663" target="_blank">смогут</a> зарегистрироваться на рейс в Интернет за 24 часа до вылета. Видимо, компания только опробует эту систему, так как за рубежом обычно нет ограничений по городам вылета, где можно зарегистрироваться на рейс онлайн.</p>
<h3>Авиация за рубежом</h3>
<p>В прошлый раз я <a href="/2009/10/31/1268/" target="_blank">писал</a> о том, что United Airlines отправила в отставку Boeing-737, заменив самолёты этого типа Аэробусами. Теперь настала очередь другого перевозчика из Star Alliance <a href="http://www.avia.ru/news/?id=1257243861" target="_blank">заменить</a> Boeing-737 самолётами Airbus – Air New Zealand.</p>
<p>А в Хитроу <a href="http://www.avia.ru/news/?id=1257411124" target="_blank">завершается</a> передислокация авиакомпаний. С 17 ноября рейсы “Аэрофлота” будут обслуживаться в терминале-4.</p>
<p>Continental Airlines не исключает <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/item.aspx?type=blog&#38;ak=620000905.blog" target="_blank">возможности</a> слияния с United Airlines, если будущее покажет прибыльность другого недавнего союза – Delta и Northwest. А пока гранды американской авиаиндустрии занимаются слияниями и перебегами из одного альянса в другой, мелкие региональные компании <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/item.aspx?type=blog&#38;ak=620000977.blog" target="_blank">оказываются</a> на коне уже сейчас. За десятилетие объём бизнеса регионалов в США вырос на 10%. Эти компании ныне перевозят каждого четвёртого пассажира на внутренних рейсах. На их долю приходится больше половины всех взлётов в американских аэропортах. И из 20 крупнейших региональных компаний только одна несёт убытки.</p>
<h3>Авиапутешествия</h3>
<p>Теперь бесплатный доступ к сети Интернет (Wi-Fi) <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2009-10-31-bangkok-airport-free-wifi_N.htm" target="_blank">открыт</a> и в международном аэропорту Бангкока, который не хочет отставать от конкурентов – Сингапура и Гонконга.</p>
<p>В одном из блогов <a href="http://chrisjur.wordpress.com/2009/10/28/singapore-airlines-all-business-class-and-the-longest-flight-on-earth/" target="_blank">рассказывается</a> об одном рейсе Singapore Airlines – Сингапур-Ньюарк. Это самый протяжённый из действующих регулярных коммерческих маршрутов (18,25 часа в США и 18,5 часа обратно). А ещё на этом маршруте компания использует самолёты Airbus-340 только в одноклассной компоновке – бизнес-класса (100 мест).</p>
<p>Но иногда для того, чтобы попасть в элитный класс на борту мало иметь туда билет. Рик Сини <a href="http://rickseaney.com/2009/11/05/united-bars-man-from-first-class-because-of-his-track-suit/" target="_blank">сообщает</a>, что одному из пассажиров United сначала предоставили повышение класса обслуживания за бонусные мили, а потом, когда он подошёл к выходу на посадку, отказали в месте в салоне бизнес-класса, так как он был одет в тренировочный костюм. United поняла свою промашку слишком поздно, когда выяснилось, что злополучным пассажиром был один из руководителей крупнейшей сети магазинов электроники Best Buy. Теперь в United напоминают, что единственными правилами дресс-кода являются наличие какой-либо одежды и обуви.</p>
<p>А ещё Рик Сини <a href="http://rickseaney.com/2009/11/05/how-to-avoid-bag-thieves-at-the-airport/" target="_blank">пишет</a> про одну семейную парочку из Финикса, которая промышляла тем, что забирала чужой багаж с карусели и удалялась, пользуясь тем, что в американских аэропортах никто не проверяет, кто чей багаж берёт. Полиция нашла в доме у супругов около тысячи чужих чемоданов. Неудивительно, что пара частенько устраивала “распродажи” во дворе. Так что не зевайте, когда пойдёте в очередной раз забирать свою сумку после полёта и не кладите в регистрируемый багаж ничего ценного.</p>
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<link>http://blog.predicto.com/2009/11/03/will-the-northwest-airlines-pilots-admit-to-dozing-off/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:23:46 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[OK, so the Northwest Airlines captain’s story is that he and his co-pilot where wide awake when they]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1717" title="airplanepic" src="http://misspredicto.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/airplanepic.jpg" alt="airplanepic" width="433" height="288" />OK, so the Northwest Airlines captain’s story is that he and his co-pilot where wide awake when <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/27/us/27plane.html?em" target="_blank"><strong>they missed the Minneapolis airport on their way from San Diego</strong></a>. But let’s backtrack a bit. According to Captain Timothy Cheney and First Officer Richard Cole, the latter took out his laptop to tutor the captain on the new company policies brought about by a recent NWA merger.</p>
<p>While the pilots were simultaneously having their sky-high tutoring session and commanding the aircraft, they reportedly ignored quite a number of radio calls for about 90 minutes. Concealed behind the cockpit door, the session took place during the time when they should have already been preparing the passenger plane to land.</p>
<p>All of this has left everyone guessing whether the pilots where telling the truth and whether they might have actually fallen asleep, causing them to miss the airport. If the tutoring did take place, wouldn’t that mean that the two pilots were wide awake? And isn’t a wide awake person alert under any circumstances requiring sheer focus and attention, his chances of missing a detail slim?</p>
<p>Most people think that two pilots missing an airport by that much could only have been dozing off among the clouds. The pressing question now is <a href="http://survey.predicto.com/survey/Will%2Dthe%2DNorthwestern%2DAirlines%2Dpilots%2Dwho%2Doverflew%2Da%2Dflight%2Dto%2DMinneapolis%2Dadmit%2Dto%2Dsleeping%2Don%2Dthe%2Dplane%2Dby%2D1110"></a><a href="http://survey.predicto.com/survey/Will%2Dthe%2DNorthwestern%2DAirlines%2Dpilots%2Dwho%2Doverflew%2Da%2Dflight%2Dto%2DMinneapolis%2Dadmit%2Dto%2Dsleeping%2Don%2Dthe%2Dplane%2Dby%2D1110" target="_blank"><strong>will the two pilots admit to sleeping on the plane by 11/10</strong></a>?</p>
<p>So far, 54% of Predicto voters say no while 46% say yes.</p>
<p>While it can be observed that most voters think that the only plausible reason for the two pilots’ blunder was that they were asleep, voters are split when it comes to wondering whether both pilots would admit to napping while cruising. And if they would at all, it wouldn’t be happening that soon. One voter believes that admitting to sleeping while taking full command of the plane could cost the two pilots their jobs — which it did.</p>
<p>Then again, as one voter said, they could just make something up stating that they were just taking a rest and that they didn’t mean to fly to another state.</p>
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<link>http://samaralife.wordpress.com/2009/10/31/1268/</link>
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<description><![CDATA[Российская авиация Открылся рейс авиакомпании Air Arabia из Шарджи в Самару. Бюджетный перевозчик пр]]></description>
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<p><a href="http://www.avia.ru/news/?id=1256561809" target="_blank">Открылся</a> рейс авиакомпании Air Arabia из Шарджи в Самару. Бюджетный перевозчик предлагает стыковки через третий по значимости (после Дубая и Абу-Даби) аэропорт ОАЭ. В Дубай из Самары теперь тоже можно добраться регулярным рейсом “Уральских авиалиний”. (Оба открытия упомянуты на <a href="http://www.anna.aero/2009/10/30/new-routes-launched-during-the-last-week-saturday-24-october-friday-30-october/" target="_blank">anna.aero</a>.)</p>
<p>Сезон SSJ-100 же, наоборот, откроется, наверное, с очередной задержкой. Ранее сообщалось о том, что самолёт выйдет на рейсы “Аэрофлота” уже в зимнюю навигацию, а первый борт получит компания “Армавиа”. Но вот прошло <a href="http://www.avia.ru/news/?id=1256629168" target="_blank">сообщение</a> о том, что “Армавиа” получит свои “Суперджеты” лишь весной следующего года.</p>
<p>Зато уже сейчас в журнале Юрия (aka Нестора) можно посмотреть <a href="http://hectop.livejournal.com/850636.html" target="_blank">список</a> российских блоггеров, связанных с авиацией.</p>
<h3>Авиация за рубежом</h3>
<p>Авиакомпания United закончила эксплуатацию самолётов Boeing-737. Последний рейс был совершён через всю страну с посадками в хабах компании Вашингтон-Чикаго-Денвер-Лос-Анджелес-Сан-Франциско (<a href="http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/item.aspx?type=blog&#38;ak=620000597.blog" target="_blank">Today in the Sky</a>, <a href="http://crankyflier.com/2009/10/29/united-retires-the-737-trip-report/" target="_blank">crankyflier</a>, <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/item.aspx?type=blog&#38;ak=620000599.blog" target="_blank">фотогалерея</a>). А Air France <a href="http://www.avia.ru/news/?id=1256899223" target="_blank">получила</a> первый лайнер Airbus-380.</p>
<p>Другой американский перевозчик, Continental Airlines, на неделе <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/item.aspx?type=blog&#38;ak=620000585.blog" target="_blank">покинул</a> альянс SkyTeam и перешёл в Star Alliance. Теперь в SkyTeam осталась лишь объединённая Delta. А вот в Star Alliance уже три американца – United, Continental и US Airways. Говорят, маршрутные сети United и Continental удачно дополняют друг друга. А вот быть “младшим партнёром” Delta (поглотившей Northwest) в рамках SkyTeam Continental не захотел. Жаль.</p>
<p>Тем временем, Еврокомиссия продолжает бороться с монополизмом. Традиционно внимание еврокомиссаров <a href="http://lenta.ru/news/2009/10/26/aliance/" target="_blank">притягивают</a> British Airways и American (вместе с Iberia). Теперь трём компаниям, возможно, придётся отказаться от части слотов, чтобы получить разрешение на создание трансатлантического альянса. Почему-то альянсы Air France-KLM-Delta и Lufthansa-United вызывают меньше споров и претензий по обе стороны океана.</p>
<p>В Европе правительство Чехии <a href="http://lenta.ru/news/2009/10/26/czech/" target="_blank">отказалось</a> от планов продать Czech Airlines, а Brussels Airlines открыла <a href="http://brussels-air.livejournal.com/" target="_blank">блог</a> на русском языке.</p>
<p>А IATA <a href="http://www.vedomosti.ru/companies/news/2009/10/23/868407" target="_blank">решила</a>, что худшее для авиакомпаний уже позади. Эксперты полагают, что ситуация в мировой гражданской авиации, в целом, начала улучшаться. Пока, правда, можно наблюдать лишь продолжение сокращения провозных мощностей целого ряда крупных компаний, предбанкротное состояния ряда ведущих перевозчиков и по-прежнему относительно низкий пассажиропоток. А ведь стоимость нефти снова растёт, что может привести к ситуации прошлого года с повышением стоимости билетов, снижением пассажиропотоков и банкротством перевозчиков в России и за рубежом.</p>
<h3>Авиапутешествия</h3>
<p>Рик Сини снова <a href="http://rickseaney.com/2009/10/23/lost-bags-damaged-bags-stinky-bags-%ef%bf%bd-report-immediately/" target="_blank">рекомендует</a> авиапутешественникам как можно быстрее проверять свой багаж после получения его в аэропорту прибытия. Он приводит пример одной незадачливой американки, которая получила свой багаж, доехала домой, легка спать, а наутро услышала вопрос мужа о том, почему дом пропах авиационным топливом. Чемодан был в нормальном состоянии, без пятен, без повреждений. Но и чемодан и вся одежда внутри пропахли авиакеросином. Когда супруги обратились в авиакомпанию на следующий день, оказалось, что все претензии принимаются только в течение 24 часов с момента прилёта.</p>
<p>А ещё Рик Сини <a href="http://rickseaney.com/2009/10/28/5-star-airline-list-best-airlines-in-the-world-and-worst-too/" target="_blank">пишет</a> об авиационном аналитическом агентстве Skytrax, которое регулярно составляет <a href="http://www.airlinequality.com/StarRanking/ranking.htm" target="_blank">рейтинги авиакомпаний</a> и аэропортов. Так, авиакомпаниям присваивается от 1 до 5 звёзд. По <a href="http://www.airlinequality.com/StarRanking/5star.htm" target="_blank">5 звёзд</a> предсказуемо получили азиатские гранды – Asiana Airlines, Kingfisher Airlines, Qatar Airways, Cathay Pacific, Malaysia Airlines, Singapore Airlines. Странным выглядит отсутствие в списке Emirates. Не менее предсказуемым оказалось присуждение <a href="http://www.airlinequality.com/StarRanking/4star.htm" target="_blank">4 звёзд</a> таким перевозчикам, как Air New Zealand, Air France, British Airways, Japan Airlines, Austrian Airlines, Virgin Atlantic и другим. Удивительным выглядят всего лишь 3 звезды KLM. Впрочем, все традиционные американские авиакомпании тоже получили <a href="http://www.airlinequality.com/StarRanking/3star.htm" target="_blank">3 звезды</a> (American Airlines, Continental Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Northwest Airlines, United Airlines, US Airways). А вот такие “американцы”, как Frontier Airlines, JetBlue Airways, Midwest Airlines, наоборот, ходят в “хорошистах”. <a href="http://www.airlinequality.com/StarRanking/1star.htm" target="_blank">1 звезда</a> досталась лишь одной авиакомпании – северокорейской Air Koryo.</p>
<p>А как же российские перевозчики? Они тоже есть в рейтинге. 3 звезды только у “Аэрофлота”. Ряд компаний получил <a href="http://www.airlinequality.com/StarRanking/2star.htm" target="_blank">2 звезды</a> – уже несуществующие или трансформированные “Домодедовские авиалинии”, “Пулково”, а также S7, Sky Express и “Трансаэро”. Судя по паре российских и ряду зарубежных перевозчиков из списка, рейтинги минимум на год отстают от реальности. Если же вас интересуют подробности по каждой компании, то можно кликнуть на её название и получить детальный рейтинг различных сторон деятельности авиакомпаний, в том числе, с разбивкой по классам обслуживания.</p>
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<link>http://jayrollinstv.wordpress.com/2009/10/30/fresh-perspective-on-northwest-pilots-misadventure/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:35:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jay Rollins</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[My good friend and fellow airline pilot, Mike Preihs, forwards this tongue-in-cheek final insight on]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>My good friend and fellow airline pilot, Mike Preihs, forwards this tongue-in-cheek final insight on the professional mindset at Northwest Airlines:</p>
<blockquote><p>It&#8217;s hard to understand how the Northwest Airlines pilots got that incredibly distracted on their recent attempt to fly directly to MSP&#8230;especially after a long restful San Diego layover.<br />
As is obvious in this typical Airbus cockpit photo, there is enough going on to keep the pilots quite busy, and hardly any way to explain away their inattention&#8230;falling asleep or otherwise.  </p></blockquote>
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<title><![CDATA[Mother, Son Kicked Off Southwest Airlines Flight]]></title>
<link>http://kreuzer33.wordpress.com/2009/10/30/mother-son-kicked-off-southwest-airlines-flight/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:19:02 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>kreuzer33</dc:creator>
<guid>http://kreuzer33.wordpress.com/2009/10/30/mother-son-kicked-off-southwest-airlines-flight/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[UPDATE: Southwest Airlines has apologized for kicking the mother and son off of the flight. Pamela R]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>UPDATE: Southwest Airlines has <a href="http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jMOC_qauIlF0Sa3CN1CFf-XkuS_wD9BLO78O2">apologized</a> for kicking the mother and son off of the flight.</p>
<p>Pamela Root and her son, Adam, were on their way home to San Jose, California (where I live) when they were kicked off Southwest Flight 637 on Monday afternoon. The reason? The child wanted dad, wanted to take off, and was a bit too loud for the crew and passengers.</p>
<p>Usually my kids are great on flights, but I&#8217;ve been in this position before. I would guess that the child would have given in once the flight took off, but they were never given the chance. I REALLY hope that Southwest Airlines looks into this, at least to find out more about what happened. Was the child kicked off immediately? Was the mother given a few minutes to settle him down? Was he kicking seats or causing a major disruption (if this is the case then it is definitely justified). I always fly with Southwest and would hate to see this issue not be at least looked into for all of the facts.</p>
<p>While I understand that there are those who will say that the mother and child should have been removed, without all of the details, I would have to disagree just because I&#8217;ve been on MANY flights with kids who are unruly like this and I&#8217;ve just learned thatit&#8217;s just a part of life.</p>
<p>As a parent, I know what it&#8217;s like to have a child who can be difficult at times. Like I said before, most of the time, my kids are great on flights. We even get compliments from other passengers who appreciate how good they are, and we always love that! But there are times when they aren&#8217;t, I would hate to be removed from a flight because we were having trouble getting them to settle down. Sometimes it takes longer than other times, but eventually, they do relax. Food always helps, their medicine helps too. Keeping them awake through their nap time until the flight is great because many times, they&#8217;re asleep before the plane takes off! It may sound funny, but even other supportive passengers can help!</p>
<p>We do our best as good parents to respect those around us. If you want to read about a bad parent, then you should check out my posts on Casey Anthony.</p>
<p>On this issue, feel free to agree or disagree with me. That&#8217;s what discussion is for <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>From the <a href="http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_13671032?source=rss&#38;nclick_check=1">San Jose Mercury News</a>:</p>
<p><em>Pamela Root&#8217;s 2-year-old son was screaming for the Southwest Airlines plane to &#8220;Go! Plane! Go!&#8221;</em></p>
<p><em>&#8220;I want Daddy!&#8221; Adam shouted. Over and over again.</em></p>
<p><em>Despite her embarrassment, the stay-at-home San Jose mom remained confident that once the plane took off and she fed him, Adam would calm down and take a nap — just as he had on the half-dozen other plane rides with Mom.</em></p>
<p><em>The flight crew wasn&#8217;t willing to find out.</em></p>
<p><em>With her luggage heading back home without her, Root was stuck in </em></p>
<p><em>Amarillo, Texas, and forced to buy a portable crib and diapers and stay another night with her parents. Still fuming, she wants Southwest to apologize and compensate her for the flight and things she bought. Adam&#8217;s father, Mike Root, a software engineer at Symantec, who was waiting for them in San Jose, is also livid.</em></p>
<p><em>Southwest, with its fun and family-friendly reputation, immediately began looking into the matter on Thursday at the request of the Mercury News. Spokeswoman Marilee McInnis said it&#8217;s &#8220;very rare&#8221; to ask someone to leave a flight, and especially &#8220;unusual&#8221; to remove a crying child.</em></p>
<p>From the <a href="http://parenting.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/30/a-crying-child-kicked-off-a-plane/">New York Times</a>:</p>
<p><em>The Oakland Tribune is <a href="http://www.insidebayarea.com/news/ci_13674572">reporting</a> that a Southwest Airlines crew ordered Pamela Root and her young son off a flight from Amarillo back home to San Jose this week, because the boy was screaming “Go! Plane! Go!”</em></p>
<p><em>“I want Daddy!” repeatedly while the jet waited in line for takeoff. Root told reporter Lisa Fernandez that she had seen Adam like this before. Her strategy was to wait to feed him until after the plane took off, she says, which made him a little cranky for a short while, but insured that he would soon calm down and take a nap.</em></p>
<p><em>The plane returned to the gate for what the pilot described as “a passenger issue” which was the first Root knew she and her son were being forced to deplane. As she describes it, the conversation with the attendant who escorted her off went something like this:</em></p>
<p><em>“We just can’t tolerate that for two hours.”<br />
“He’ll be fine once we take off.”<br />
“We’ve heard that before.”</em></p>
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<link>http://fl410.wordpress.com/2009/10/29/pilotos-violaram-claramente-normas-da-empresa-diz-ceo-da-delta/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 22:28:56 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Aidan</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[A330 da Northewest com as cores da Delta, controladora da empresa (Foto: Jetphotos.net / Clique para]]></description>
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<p>O executivo-chefe da Delta Air Lines Inc. disse na quinta-feira que a empresa vai avaliar o caso dos pilotos de um voo da Northwest Airlines que passou do seu destino, já que o uso de laptops na cabine do avião é uma clara violação das normas da companhia aérea.</p>
<p>No começo desta semana, as autoridades do setor de regulamentação aérea dos Estados Unidos revogaram a licença dos dois pilotos da Northwest, que admitiram ter perdido sua posição durante o voo de 21 de outubro porque usavam laptops e discutiam sobre a política da empresa.</p>
<p>Os pilotos do voo 188 da Northwest, que ia de San Diego a Minneapolis, perderam contato com controladores aéreos por mais de uma hora e passaram mais de 240 quilômetros do aeroporto de Minneapolis-St Paul, disseram autoridades da aviação.</p>
<p>&#8220;A melhor maneira de eu descrever o incidente a vocês é: &#8216;nós não operamos aviões desse modo&#8217;&#8221;, disse o executivo-chefe da Delta, Richard Anderson, em uma mensagem gravada a empregados da companhia. &#8220;Nós operamos profissionalmente, nós seguimos nossos procedimentos padrão nas operações &#8230;&#8221;</p>
<p>Anderson acrescentou que &#8220;ter laptops abertos em uma cabine de avião foi uma clara violação de nossas regras&#8221; e disse que o incidente foi uma &#8220;anomalia&#8221;.</p>
<p>Os pilotos disseram ao Conselho Nacional de Segurança em Transporte (NTSB, na sigla em inglês) que &#8220;perderam a noção do tempo&#8221; durante uma conversa sobre a nova escala de trabalho da tripulação. Como parte da discussão, eles usavam seus computadores pessoais, disseram autoridades.</p>
<p>A Delta informou ter suspendido os pilotos, identificados como Timothy Cheney e Richard Cole, enquanto espera o resultado da investigação da NTSB e de uma averiguação interna da companhia.</p>
<p>&#8220;Isto é de fato algo básico ao conduzir um avião: que você esteja atento e atue com profissionalismo,&#8221; acrescentou Anderson na mensagem. &#8220;Aquela tripulação não fez isso e nós vamos agir em relação a isso da maneira apropriada&#8221;.</p>
<p>A Delta se tornou a maior companhia aérea do mundo quando comprou a Northwest um ano atrás.</p>
<p>(Reportagem de Karen Jacobs e John Crawley)</p>
<p>Fonte: Agência Estado</p>
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<link>http://bijenkorf.wordpress.com/2009/10/29/cartoon-mwh-airlines-healthcare/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:37:40 +0000</pubDate>
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<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:40:07 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The Case of the Northwest Pilots keeps getting funnier and funnier. Of course, it wouldn&#8217;t be ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-3494" title="sleeping pilot" src="http://stanleybing.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/sleeping-pilot.jpg" alt="sleeping pilot" width="135" height="94" />The Case of the Northwest Pilots keeps getting funnier and funnier. Of course, it wouldn&#8217;t be one bit amusing if it had happened to me, but as Woody Allen once said, when I get a hangnail, it&#8217;s tragedy;  when you fall down the stairs, it&#8217;s comedy. Or maybe it wasn&#8217;t Woody Allen. Maybe it was Paul Allen. Or Herb. Sorry. Just thinking about those two in the cockpit doing&#8230; what <em>was</em> it they were doing?&#8230; makes my mind wander.</p>
<p>As you know, original speculation was that the pilots were taking their semi-approved staggered naps simultaneously. This made sense to me. Flying one of those big planes is almost as boring as running a business meeting. Once the thing is up in the air, you set the automatic controls, lean back and wait for it to be over. It&#8217;s my estimate that fully 63% of all business people have at one time or another copped a parcel of Z&#8217;s when the gears of the machine were grinding. Why shouldn&#8217;t pilots? Okay, I can think of a lot of reasons why not and I&#8217;m sure you can too. But the idea that these guys slept through their wake up alarm and allowed their enormous vehicle to drift over the landing zone didn&#8217;t seem far-fetched.</p>
<p>Yesterday I heard that the somnolence theory has now been supplanted by the story that the two were cruising the web and lost track of the time. This summons up a couple of images to my mind. I&#8217;m thinking they weren&#8217;t just Googling. I&#8217;m willing to bet that if they were online, it was some kind of World of Warcraft thing. As good as YouTube or Wikipedia might be, you don&#8217;t lose yourself in it the way you do when a Orc is about to hammer in your brain pan and send you back sixteen levels. There they are, 37,000 feet up, a planeful of people behind them, whacking away at their joysticks in some digital dungeon? I can buy that. In the days I was addicted to DOOM, I used to spend the entire night blasting away at hideous monsters, so in the zone that I didn&#8217;t realize that the sun had risen until my wife came in to tell me it was time to go to work. So maybe that&#8217;s what they were doing when they were out of touch for 78 minutes. As an explanation, it still seems pretty lame to me. Maybe one was sleeping and the other was earning experience points as a Zarkon warrior or something like that.</p>
<p>Anyway you slice it, though, it points to a breakdown in the system somewhere. Now it turns out it wasn&#8217;t just the snoozy (boozy?) gamer/pilot dudes who are in hot water. The air traffic controllers and the FAA, which is supposed to regulate such things, were <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125677288976914581.html" target="_blank">egregiously late in notifying the military of the wayward Northwest flight to Minneapolis</a>. The information that a flight has essentially gone out of the blue and into the black is supposed to be conveyed in about 10 minutes time. It took at least 40 minutes for the news to be conveyed upward to the guys who monitor our skies. Doesn&#8217;t generate a whole lot of confidence, does it?</p>
<p>All of this is capped off by the news that the pilot&#8217;s union is unhappy with the fact that the FAA has revoked the licenses of the pilots in question and is now preparing a response. I&#8217;ll be interested to see it.</p>
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<link>http://fl410.wordpress.com/2009/10/28/noticias-28102009/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 01:56:46 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Aidan</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[  Lan registra lucro no terceiro trimestre do ano  Boeing 767 da LAN (Foto: Aidan Formigoni / Clique]]></description>
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<p><strong>Lan registra lucro no terceiro trimestre do ano</strong> </p>
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<p>A Lan divulgou os resultados obtidos no terceiro trimestre deste ano. O lucro da companhia foi de US$ 52,1 milhões e representa uma diminuição de 37,3% comparada com o mesmo período do ano passado, quando foi de US$ 83 milhões. Isso se deve à perda registrada no período com despesas de combustível que foram de US$ 14,4 milhões.</p>
<p>O faturamento da Lan no terceiro trimestre de 2009 atingiu US$ 92,4 milhões, ou seja, 46,1% inferior, comparado com os US$ 171,3 milhões alcançados no mesmo período de 2008. Excluindo a perda pelo combustível, a margem operacional deste ano alcançou 11,6%, comparada com 12,5% do exercício anterior.</p>
<p>Durante o trimestre, o crescimento do tráfego de passageiros alcançou 7,6%, com fator de ocupação de 77,1%.</p>
<p>Considerando as condições de mercado atuais, a companhia espera um aumento de aproximadamente 10% na capacidade de passageiros em 2009 e o mesmo percentual para 2010. No quarto trimestre deste ano a Lan receberá dois Boeing 767-300 de passageiros e, ema 2010, mais seis Airbus 320 e um Boeing 767-300, também de passageiros.</p>
<p>Informações: <a href="http://www.lan.com/">www.lan.com</a>.</p>
<p><strong>Taca Airlines anuncia novos voos em Porto Alegre</strong> </p>
<p>A Taca Airlines anunciou hoje, dia 28, em Porto Alegre, os novos voos da companhia que ligarão a capital gaúcha a Lima, no Peru. O anúncio foi feito por Ian Gillespie, Gerente Regional da Taca no Brasil, Daniel Trento, chefe da unidade de Vendas em Porto Alegre, Fernando Pacheco, responsável pela Taca Cargas e Inês Elejalde, Gerente de Comunicação.</p>
<p>A companhia aérea passará a atender Porto Alegre a partir do dia 3 de dezembro com voos diretos até Lima e demais conexões. Ao todo, são 42 opções de destinos em 22 países das três Américas, incluindo Estados Unidos e Canadá, e do Caribe. Inicialmente serão oferecidos três voos por semana, permitindo assim que o Rio Grande do Sul amplie sua conectividade e oferta de voos em benefício de seus moradores e do desenvolvimento comercial e turístico da região.</p>
<p>&#8220;É importante ressaltar que não só vamos levar passageiros, mas também trazer turistas para o Estado, o que trará novos negócios para o Rio Grande do Sul e para o Brasil&#8221;, observou Daniel Trento. &#8220;Tudo com a comodidade de não ter de parar no Rio de Janeiro ou São Paulo&#8221;, emendou.</p>
<p>Não só os passageiros do Rio Grande do Sul serão beneficiados com estes voos, mas também os viajantes do Paraná, Santa Catarina e arredores, já que a Taca Airlines será a única empresa aérea a atender voos internacionais para o Pacífico e o resto do continente sul-americano.</p>
<p><strong>Condomínio Tecnológico da TAM recebe unidade da Goodrich</strong> </p>
<p>O Condomínio Tecnológico da TAM em São Carlos anuncia o início das operações da Goodrich do Brasil, primeira empresa internacional a se instalar na área já parcialmente ocupada pela unidade de negócio de MRO (Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul) e pelo Museu TAM. A Goodrich Corporation é fornecedora mundial de sistemas e serviços para os mercados aeroespacial, de segurança e defesa. A unidade instalada em São Carlos prestará serviço para a própria TAM e para outras companhias aéreas.</p>
<p>&#8220;A instalação da Goodrich em nosso Condomínio Tecnológico representa um importante passo para aumentarmos nossa competitividade em termos de custos de manutenção. Temos certeza de que a sinergia criada com a integração da cadeia de suprimentos vai trazer benefícios para as empresas que vão se instalar no complexo aeronáutico&#8221;, afirma o vice-presidente de MRO da TAM, Ruy Amparo.</p>
<p>O projeto do Condomínio Tecnológico prevê a instalação de empresas em 22 lotes de 18 mil metros quadrados. Os integrantes do condomínio terão funcionamento independente, mas compartilharão toda a infraestrutura local, incluindo serviços de segurança, limpeza, refeitório, pistas de pouso e hangares para aeronaves, e também os serviços técnicos, tais como pintura, galvanoplastia, usinagem, entre outros, dentro das melhores práticas observadas para a preservação ambiental.</p>
<p><strong>Pilotos que esqueceram de pousar perdem licença nos EUA</strong></p>
<p>A Agência Federal de Aviação dos Estados Unidos (FAA) retirou nesta quarta-feira, 28, a licença dos dois pilotos que, em um episódio ainda mal explicado, passaram 230 quilômetros do aeroporto onde deveriam aterrissar. Nenhum dos três tripulantes de voo e 144 passageiros ficou ferido no incidente, que aconteceu em 21 de outubro, mas mesmo assim a FAA impôs a punição alegando que os pilotos violaram uma série de normas de conduta. Segundo a agência explica em comunicado, o capitão Timothy Cheney e o co-piloto Richard Cole não seguiram as instruções do controle aéreo e atuaram de forma descuidada e imprudente. Os pilotos disseram que estavam distraídos com uma conversa e não se deram conta de que tinham chegado a Mineápolis (Minnesota), o destino do voo, que tinha partido de San Diego (Califórnia).</p>
<p><strong>Singapore substitui 747 pelo A380</strong></p>
<p>A Singapore Airlines recebeu seu décimo jato Airbus A380 e assegurou a condição de maior operadora global desse tipo de aeronave. Utilizadora desde 1972 dos jatos Boeing B.747, a Singapore já começou a retirada de serviço desse modelo norte-americano, do qual tem ainda em uso nove exemplares a serem desativados em 2010/2011. A transportadora tem ainda encomendados outros nove jatos Airbus, equipados com motores Rolls Royce &#8220;Trent&#8221; 900.</p>
<p><strong>Azul tem voos do RJ para Porto Alegre, Salvador e Campinas com desconto</strong> </p>
<p>A Azul Linhas Aéreas está com preços promocionais em viagens do Rio de Janeiro para Salvador, Porto Alegre e Campinas, em voos diretos. Para voar do Rio de Janeiro para Salvador, por exemplo, as tarifas variam a partir de R$ 139 (por trecho) para quem efetuar a compra com 30 dias de antecedência da data da viagem. Para viajar para Porto Alegre, é possível comprar bilhetes Rio – Porto Alegre com tarifas variando a partir de R$ 119 (por trecho). O valor é válido somente para compra com 30 dias de antecedência. Já no trecho Rio-Campinas o valor dos bilhetes varia a partir de R$ 49 (por trecho).</p>
<p>As passagens podem ser compradas pelo site da empresa <a href="http://www.voeazul.com.br/">www.voeazul.com.br</a>.</p>
<p><strong>Situação confusa na VarigLog</strong></p>
<p>A juíza Renata Mota Maciel invalidou a decisão da Assembléia de Credores pela falência da Varig Log, e aprovou um plano de recuperação judicial para a empresa. Em sua decisão ela considerou que alguns credores tentaram fazer prevalecer seus interesses em postura nitidamente incongruente com a própria companhia.</p>
<p><strong>Terminal 1 de Roma agora é exclusivo da Alitalia</strong></p>
<p>Ontem (terça, dia 27), durante solenidade em Roma, na Itália, o presidente Roberto Colaninno e o CEO da Alitalia, Rocco Sabelli, apresentaram o Terminal 1 do Aeroporto Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci que passa ser de uso exclusivo da companhia para voos domésticos e destinos internacionais em países da União Europeia (espaço Schengen). Do mesmo terminal, partem os voos para a França e a Holanda com a Air France e KLM – parceiras da aérea. Já o check-in para partidas da Alitalia para destinos fora da União Europeia permanecem no Terminal 3. No mesmo evento, foi apresentada a ponte aérea Roma Milão (Linate). A Alitalia oferece mais de 70 voos por dia, em cada um dos trechos.</p>
<p><strong>Energia solar em Ben Gurion</strong></p>
<p>O Aeroporto Internacional Ben Gurion, de Tel Aviv (Israel), será um dos primeiros do mundo a gerar eletricidade para seu uso através da luz do sol. O projeto-piloto prevê a instalação desses painéis ao longo do aeroporto para a captação de energia e de um sistema capaz de transforma-la em eletricidade. O sistema entrará em operação em 2010 e vai gerar inicialmente 50 kilowatts. Com o uso desse sistema o aeroporto não apenas vai se tornar mais &#8220;ecológico&#8221; como economizará US$ 15 milhões por ano em consumo energético. E poderá ainda ganhar cerca de US$ 100 mil anuais com a venda da energia excedente.</p>
<p><strong>Interiores Made in Brazil</strong></p>
<p>Cem por cento dos interiores dos jatos executivos &#8220;Phenom 100&#8243; da Embraer serão produzidos no Brasil. O fabricante quer agora atingir o mesmo patamar de nacionalização para os interiores dos seus jatos executivos &#8220;Legacy&#8221;, originalmente feitos nos Estados Unidos.</p>
<p><strong>Airbus com novos executivos</strong></p>
<p>A Aibus Militar está com novos executivos :Rafael Acedo Diretor de Estratégia,Miguel Angel Morell Diretor de Engenharia e Tecnologia,Antonio Caramazana Diretor de Derivativos Militares da Airbus,Jaime Perez-Guerra assume como Diretor de Comunicações.</p>
<p><strong>Feira de aviação civil</strong></p>
<p>A 3º edição da feira de aviação civil vai acontecer nos dias 28,29 e 30 de maio de 2010.A feira vai contar com exposição de aeronaves,estandes de empresas ligadas a aviação,oficinas para crianças,palestras e outras atividades.Maiores informações no <a href="http://www.feiraaviacaocivil.com.br/">www.feiraaviacaocivil.com.br</a> .</p>
<p><strong>Bruxelas aprova financiamento</strong></p>
<p>A Comissão Européia aprovou em Bruxelas o financiamento de 60 milhões de Libras Esterlinas que o Governo Inglês deve fazer à firma GKN para pesquisas na fabricação de asas de aeronaves de grande porte. O empréstimo será reembolsado em prazo longo e visa capacitar a GKN a disputar o mercado global.</p>
<p><strong>Demoiselle fará voo durante RallyAir</strong></p>
<p>A segunda etapa do RallyAir, que acontecerá nos dias 07 e 08 de novembro, no complexo do Broa em Itirapina, região de São Carlos – SP, contará com uma atração especial. O voo de uma réplica do Demoiselle.</p>
<p>A aeronave é o segundo avião inventado por Santos Dumont, após fabricá-la, Dumont tornou público o projeto da invenção. É uma aeronave de excepcional estrutura, que influenciou toda a indústria da aviação, em especial a francesa, no início do Século XX.</p>
<p>A réplica é do empresário Fernando de Arruda Botelho, entusiasta da aviação, fundador do Instituto Arruda Botelho (IAB) e um dos promotores da segunda etapa do RallyAir. O Projeto Demoiselle foi desenvolvido pelo Instituto Arruda Botelho para prestar justa homenagem ao poder criativo de Alberto Santos Dumont.</p>
<p>“Santos Dumont foi um gênio. Além de engenheiro aeronáutico de extrema capacidade, foi fantástico como desenhista, mecânico e piloto. O seu trabalho tem de ser mais valorizado no País, assim como o é no exterior”, ressaltou Fernando Botelho.</p>
<p>De acordo com Botelho, “O feito de Santos Dumont deve ser motivo de orgulho para nós brasileiros e servir de exemplo para o País. É preciso acreditar em nós, assim como o Pai da Aviação acreditou em si há um século”, frisou.</p>
<p>O Instituto Arruda Botelho já fabricou cinco réplicas do Demoiselle. Com o avião, Fernando Botelho já sobrevoou o Canal da Mancha, entre França e Grã Bretanha, fez a travessia de Paraty a Angra dos Reis, no RJ e também já se apresentou em Dayton – EUA, terra natal dos irmãos Wilbur e Orville Wright (os inventores do avião segundo os historiadores norte-americanos).</p>
<p>Agora será a vez dos competidores e participantes do RallyAir presenciarem a apresentação dessa fantástica aeronave e, através dela, conhecer mais sobre a história da aviação e de seu criador Alberto Santos Dumont.</p>
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<link>http://freakingkiddingme.wordpress.com/2009/10/29/laptops-in-the-cockpit-really/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:06:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Brandy</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Last week the story broke about a Northwest Airlines flight that got diverted and missed its intende]]></description>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><span style="font-family:&#38;"> Last week the story broke about a Northwest Airlines flight that got diverted and missed its intended destination by oh about 150 MILES. Now I have absolutely no sense of direction. I&#8217;ve lived in the same city for more than 10 years and still get lost. But 150 miles? Are you freaking kidding me?</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><span style="font-family:&#38;"> Wait it gets better. So naturally, everyone&#8217;s wondering what were they doing? How could this happen? Were they sleeping? Were they hurt? Was it a terrorist? I mean this is a post-9/11 world we live in, we have to take these things into consideration. </span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><span style="font-family:&#38;"> These brainiacs, Captains Timothy Cheney and Richard Cole, adamantly denied sleeping on the job. They instead, initially, say they were engrossed in a heated argument and lost track of time. A HEATED ARGUMENT? Are you freaking kidding me? Was that really the best you can do? At least if you said you were sleeping you could get some sympathy points, dillweeds. Oh the poor pilots they’re so fatigued and overworked.</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><span style="font-family:&#38;">It turns out these geniuses were on their laptops. Other than them reading this blog there is no excuse that will fly with me on this. It’s totally unacceptable. So, one of you couldn&#8217;t fly the plane while the other surfed for porn? I&#8217;m just saying. </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><span style="font-family:&#38;"> Now I confess I occasionally use my cell phone while driving. It&#8217;s not a habit (I&#8217;m not Maria Shriver for crissakes). But occasionally the need to send a text or make a call coincides with me being in my car. (When you live in a city that tops the worst commutes list annually this tends to happen). I realize this is dangerous and I&#8217;m not proud of it, but this is altogether different. There were hundreds of lives in your hands, literally. Thank God no one was hurt.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><span style="font-family:&#38;"> The craziest thing is the airline has no policy against this. So who knows how often this is happening. I don&#8217;t even want to imagine that the person piloting my plane is playing Mafia Wars on Facebook. It’s frightening. The airline industry has enough of a stigma for being unsafe with plane crashes and drunk pilots, these guys are not helping at all.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><span style="font-family:&#38;"> I hope if anything good comes out of this mess. I hope that the FAA will review the policies and institute measures to prevent this from happening again. I mean it would seem pretty obvious to me that surfing the Net and flying the plane don’t exactly fit well together, but hey what do I know.</span></div>
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<p><span style="font-family:&#38;">You can read more about this story <a href="http://wcco.com/wireapnewsmn/NTSB.Pilots.who.2.1271809.html">here</a>.<br />
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<title><![CDATA[Suspendidos pilotos de Northwest Airlines  que se pasaron de areopuerto]]></title>
<link>http://cubaout.wordpress.com/2009/10/28/suspendidos-pilotos-de-northwest-airlines-que-se-pasaron-de-areopuerto/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:44:40 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>cubaout</dc:creator>
<guid>http://cubaout.wordpress.com/2009/10/28/suspendidos-pilotos-de-northwest-airlines-que-se-pasaron-de-areopuerto/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[AP Richard Cole era el comandante del polémico vuelo de Northwest Airlines. Acá en su casa en Salem,]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[This Morning On The Stephanie Miller Show]]></title>
<link>http://am1090.wordpress.com/2009/10/28/this-morning-on-the-stephanie-miller-show-300/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:50:12 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>am1090</dc:creator>
<guid>http://am1090.wordpress.com/2009/10/28/this-morning-on-the-stephanie-miller-show-300/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Rep. John Yarmuth (D-KY) calls in at 6:30am to talk about health care reform. Karl Frisch, Senior Fe]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><img title="yarmuth" src="http://www.stephaniemiller.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/yarmuth.jpg" alt="yarmuth" width="103" height="77" /> <a href="http://yarmuth.house.gov/" target="_blank">Rep. John Yarmuth (D-KY)</a> calls in at 6:30am to talk about health care reform.</p>
<p><a href="http://mediamatters.org/columns/authors/frisch" target="_blank">Karl Frisch</a>, Senior Fellow at <a href="http://mediamatters.org/" target="_blank">Media Matters for America</a>, calls in at 7:05am to co-host Right Wing World.</p>
<p><img title="sparks" src="http://www.stephaniemiller.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/sparks.jpg" alt="sparks" width="75" height="99" /> Comedian <a href="http://www.halsparks.com/" target="_blank">Hal Sparks</a> joins us in studio at 8:05am for another edition of “Humpdays with Hal.”</p>
<p>Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) said yesterday that while he’s “strongly inclined” to vote to move Sen. Harry Reid’s (D-NV) health care plan with an opt-out public option to the Senate floor for debate, <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33489424/ns/politics-health_care_reform/" target="_blank">he would ultimately oppose the measure and join a GOP filibuster because it includes that option</a>.</p>
<p>The White House said yesterday that <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33496525/ns/politics-white_house/" target="_blank">President Obama has nearly finished gathering information and advice on how to proceed in Afghanistan</a>. Press Secretary Robert Gibbs told reporters that a planned meeting on Friday with the Joint Chiefs of Staff will be among the last events in the decision-making process.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33497462/ns/us_news-life/" target="_blank">The FAA has revoked the licenses of the two Northwest Airlines pilots</a> who flew a passenger jet past their Minneapolis destination by 150 miles last week. They had violated numerous regulations, including failing to comply with air traffic control instructions and clearances and operating carelessly and recklessly.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Wayward pilots' licenses revoked]]></title>
<link>http://worldairlinenews.wordpress.com/2009/10/28/wayward-pilots-licenses-suspended/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:04:02 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>brucedrum</dc:creator>
<guid>http://worldairlinenews.wordpress.com/2009/10/28/wayward-pilots-licenses-suspended/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Federal Aviation Administration-FAA (Washington) has revoked the pilot licenses of the two Northwest]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Federal Aviation Administration-FAA (Washington) has revoked the pilot licenses of the two Northwest Airlines pilots who overflew their destination. The FAA used strong language in condemning the actions of the two pilots. The FAA stated they operated the aircraft in a &#8220;wreckless manner&#8221; and a &#8220;total dereliction&#8221; of their duties. The pilots can appeal the decision.</p>
<p>News link:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idCNN2726546520091027?rpc=44">www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idCNN2726546520091027?rpc=44</a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Top 15 Global Airlines in a glance]]></title>
<link>http://aviatingindia.wordpress.com/2009/10/28/top-15-global-airlines-in-a-glance/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 07:22:48 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>anand213</dc:creator>
<guid>http://aviatingindia.wordpress.com/2009/10/28/top-15-global-airlines-in-a-glance/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Before telling about the ranking of each airlines, Its always good to learn how calculations are mad]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Before telling about the ranking of each airlines, Its always good to learn how calculations are made in an Airline Industry,</p>
<p><strong>Note: A passenger kilometre is a unit to measure traffic by multiplying the number of passengers by the number of kilometres each passenger is flown. </strong>So accordingly IATA has given us a stats with the top 15 Global Airlines.</p>
<p><strong><em>Top Airlines</em></strong></p>
<li><strong>Rank:</strong> 1<br />
<strong>Airline:</strong> American Airlines<br />
<strong>Millions:</strong> 222,760</li>
<li><strong>Rank:</strong> 2<br />
<strong>Airline:</strong> United Airlines<br />
<strong>Millions:</strong> 191,932</li>
<li><strong>Rank:</strong> 3<br />
<strong>Airline:</strong> *Delta Air Lines<br />
<strong>Millions:</strong> 166,209<strong> </strong></li>
<p><strong>Rank:</strong> 4<br />
A<strong>irline:</strong> Continental Airlines<br />
<strong>Millions:</strong> 130,965</p>
<p><strong>Rank:</strong> 5<br />
<strong>Airline:</strong> **Air France<br />
<strong>Millions:</strong> 128,914</p>
<p><strong>Rank:</strong> 6<br />
<strong>Airline:</strong> Lufthansa<br />
<strong>Millions:</strong> 122,091</p>
<p><strong>Rank:</strong> 7<br />
<strong>Airline:</strong> *Northwest Airlines<br />
<strong>Millions:</strong> 117,357</p>
<p><strong>Rank:</strong> 8<br />
<strong>Airline:</strong> British Airways<br />
<strong>Millions:</strong> 113,273</p>
<p><strong>Rank:</strong> 9<br />
<strong>Airline:</strong> Singapore Airlines<br />
<strong>Millions:</strong> 90,900</p>
<p><strong>Rank:</strong> 10<br />
<strong>Airline:</strong> Emirates<br />
<strong>Millions:</strong> 90,529</p>
<p><strong>Rank:</strong> 11<br />
<strong>Airline:</strong> Japan Airlines<br />
<strong>Millions:</strong> 85,102</p>
<p><strong>Rank:</strong> 12<br />
<strong>Airline:</strong> Qantas<br />
<strong>Millions:</strong> 82,124</p>
<p><strong>Rank:</strong> 13<br />
<strong>Airline:</strong> China Southern Airlines<br />
<strong>Millions:</strong> 80,984</p>
<p><strong>Rank:</strong> 14<br />
<strong>Airline:</strong> Cathay Pacific<br />
<strong>Millions:</strong> 74,987</p>
<p><strong>Rank:</strong> 15<br />
<strong>Airline:</strong> **KLM<br />
<strong>Millions:</strong> 74,496</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Sebuah Pesawat Nyasar karena Pilot Main Laptop]]></title>
<link>http://kabariberita.wordpress.com/2009/10/28/sebuah-pesawat-nyasar-karena-pilot-main-laptop/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 03:16:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>kabariberita</dc:creator>
<guid>http://kabariberita.wordpress.com/2009/10/28/sebuah-pesawat-nyasar-karena-pilot-main-laptop/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Ilustrasi Insiden keluar jalur yang dialami maskapai Northwest Airlines pekan lalu ternyata terjadi ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ID10T Award: Earth to Flight 188]]></title>
<link>http://thedeezone.wordpress.com/2009/10/28/id10t-award-earth-to-flight-188/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 03:11:13 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>TheDeeZone</dc:creator>
<guid>http://thedeezone.wordpress.com/2009/10/28/id10t-award-earth-to-flight-188/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The winners of the today&#8217;s award have pulled one of the most inexcusable and ridiculous acts. ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><a rel="attachment wp-att-374" href="http://thedeezone.wordpress.com/2008/03/24/another-id10t-award-winner-updated/attachment/374/"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-374" title="ID10T " src="http://thedeezone.wordpress.com/files/2008/03/id10t.jpg" alt="ID10T " width="164" height="151" /></a>The winners of the today&#8217;s award have pulled one of the most inexcusable and ridiculous acts.  Last Wednesday, Oct 21 the flight crew of Northwest Airlines Flight 188 missed their intended destination by 150 miles. Capt. Timothy B. Cheney, 53, and First Officer Richard Cole, 54, were experienced officers, not rookies. Until this incident Cheney had a spotless record. The pilots were oblivious of attempts by air traffic controllers to contact them for over an hour. National Guard jets were even on standby to intervene.  Cheney and Cole were so engrossed with the new pilot scheduling program on their personal laptops that they were unaware of their surroundings. Further it has been reported that the pilots were using overhead speakers and not headphones which can make it harder to hear radio communication. The FAA has  revoked the pilot license of Cheney and Cole. I guess they do not have to worry about learning the new scheduling program. This incident kind of makes me wonder about that using electronic devices can interfere with flight communication and control is being giving to the wrong group of people.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Licenses Revoked]]></title>
<link>http://ratherbflyin.wordpress.com/2009/10/27/licenses-revoked/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 01:38:43 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Ratherbflyin</dc:creator>
<guid>http://ratherbflyin.wordpress.com/2009/10/27/licenses-revoked/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The FAA today revoked the licenses of the two pilots of Northwest Airlines flight 188, effective imm]]></description>
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<link>http://thiscouldbeme.wordpress.com/2009/10/27/pilots-of-wayward-jet-lose-licenses/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 23:53:03 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>ThisCouldBeMe</dc:creator>
<guid>http://thiscouldbeme.wordpress.com/2009/10/27/pilots-of-wayward-jet-lose-licenses/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Washington (CNN) &#8212; The Federal Aviation Administration has revoked the licenses of the two Nor]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><strong>Washington (CNN) </strong> &#8212; The Federal Aviation Administration has revoked the licenses of the two Northwest Airlines pilots who overshot a Minnesota airport by 150 miles during a 78-minute period of radio silence last week.</p>
<p>Capt. Timothy B. Cheney, 53, and First Officer Richard I. Cole, 54, were piloting Northwest Flight 188 from San Diego, California, to the Minneapolis-St. Paul airport Wednesday when air traffic controllers lost radio contact with the Airbus A320 over the Denver, Colorado, area.</p>
<p>The FAA said the revocations cite several violations of regulations, including failure to comply with air traffic control and clearances and operating carelessly and recklessly.</p>
<p>The pilots have 10 days to appeal the revocations, which are effective immediately, to the NTSB, the FAA said.</p>
<p>Flight 188 carried 144 passengers, the two pilots and three flight attendants.</p>
<p><strong>For the full article go to:  <a title="http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/10/27/airliner.fly.by/index.html" href="http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/10/27/airliner.fly.by/index.html">http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/10/27/airliner.fly.by/index.html</a></strong></p>
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<link>http://kroq.radio.com/2009/10/26/kevin-bean-monday-rocktober-26th/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:12:56 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Dave the King of Mexico</dc:creator>
<guid>http://kroq.radio.com/2009/10/26/kevin-bean-monday-rocktober-26th/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The Pope might allow Priest to get married, UFC 104 recap, Orchestra De La Raza, Hot Cheetos are ban]]></description>
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<div id="attachment_7081" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 395px"><img class="size-full wp-image-7081" title="Sal Masekela" src="http://cbskroq.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/img_4478.jpg" alt="Sal Masekela" width="385" height="288" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Sal Masekela and his goo visit the studio</p></div>
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