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Aviation Today Daily Brief

February 12, 2009

FAA Administrator Near; Late Breaking News, by Kathryn B. Creedy

Top Congressional aviation leaders met with newly-minted Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and were told the department has made an offer to its leading candidate to become Federal Aviation administrator. One of...

AirTran Eyes a Profit in 2009, by Ramon Lopez

AirTran Holdings, parent of AirTran Airways, expects to be profitable in each quarter of 2009 if fuel prices staying at current levels. The company also said in a regulatory filing that softening consumer demand can be offset by..

Hourly Update:

• (5:00 PM) SkyWest, Inc. Declares Quarterly Dividend
• (2:16) PM Delta Supports Flight Attendant Committee' s Position on Seniority Integration
• (1:56) PM Hawaiian Holdings Announces 2008 Fourth Quarter and Full Year Conference Call

News & Highlights:

Acronym & Abbreviation Guide

Avionics Magazine proudly presents the fourth edition of our biennial Aerospace..

Story from Avionics Magazine

Airmen Recover Crippled Transport

More than 120 airmen, Defense Department civilians and contractors were needed to remove a crippled USAF Boeing C-17 Globemaster III airlifter from a runway at Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan after the aircraft...

Story from Air Safety Week

Sikorsky Workers to Vote on Contract

Members of the Teamsters union who work for helicopter giant Sikorsky will gather on Sunday, Feb. 15 to vote on a new labor contract..

Story from Rotor & Wing Magazine

RAN Evolves to Meet New Industry Requirements

Twenty seven years is a ripe old age for a publication - Regional Aviation News (ne: Commuter/Regional Airline News) - born of deregulation when the industry was much different than it is today...

Story from Regional Aviation News

UAE' s Growing Helicopter Maintenance Centers

With the discovery of oil in the Arabian Peninsula in the late 1950s and early 60s, a huge market was created for the helicopters required to carry men and equipment out to the oil rigs in the Persian Gulf. As..

Story from Aviation Maintenance Magazine

B737 Classic Values & Rentals Soften But Demand Still Evident

Lower Fuel Prices Keep Older Types Competitive The perception that values of the B737 Classic may be on the edge of a precipice appear misplaced as aircraft continue to be leased, clearly aided by lower fuel...

Story from Aircraft Value News

MORE HEADLINES FROM THE NEWSLETTERS

• Airmen Recover Crippled Transport
• Safety and Technology Trends
• NTSB Reveals Data on Fedex Turboprop Crashed in Texas
• Probe of Airbus A320 Loss Confirms Explanation for Ditching
• In-flight Medical Emergencies

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