Last week, we reported AA’s plans to test fuel-saving measures using satellite navigation on a B767 flight from CDG to MIA. According to the Dallas Morning News, that test was canceled due to mechanical problems with the plane. On his “Airline Biz” blog, DMN reporter Eric Torbinson implies he has heard from the airline that [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘AA’
June 8, 2009
AA sees fuel savings “if we can get the regulators and rules out of the way”
In a Chicago Tribune article about Thursday’s AIRE demo flight, American Airlines captain and spokesman Brian Will had this to say: “For years, we’ve had all this great equipment on the airplanes, but we are not able to use a lot of these things because of what essentially are speed bumps caused by an outdated [...]
June 8, 2009
American Airlines flying CDG-MIA demo under AIRE initiative
From the Miami Herald: Thursday’s flight will use GPS signals virtually all the way, instead of conventional ground-based radio navigation beacons. A similar Paris-Miami flight by Air France is scheduled for Tuesday, according to the FAA — but the French airline could not be reached for comment. Brian Will, an American Airlines captain, described the [...]
January 12, 2009
Trade groups, airlines lobby jointly for stimulus funds
from Bloomberg: U.S. airlines and small-jet owners have joined forces to lobby for $4 billion in economic-stimulus aid, setting aside a two-year dispute over air-traffic control costs. Nine Washington-area trade groups representing carriers, plane users such as PepsiCo Inc., and manufacturers including Boeing Co. are seeking aid to advance the government’s so-called Next Generation overhaul [...]
January 6, 2009
UPDATE: Crew rest lawsuit
BusinessWeek magazine published a non-subscription article about the lawsuit brought by a group of airlines against the FAA last month. The airlines say that the Federal Aviation Administration bypassed usual rule-making procedures and denied them the right to comment before it notified American Airlines and Continental Airlines Inc. of the new rules in late October. [...]
January 5, 2009
AA, CO sue FAA over proposed crew rest rules
The Wall Street Journal reports (article is subscription only; brief summary here) that American Airlines and Continental Airlines have sued the FAA over a proposal that would raise the minimum rest time for flight deck crew on “ultra long-range flights.” Pilots who work these routes, defined as 16 hours or longer, must currently rest 24 [...]
October 16, 2008
Earnings report: Q3 fuel costs hit airlines hard
Three of the nation’s largest air carriers reported stiff underlying quarterly losses on Thursday, with American Airlines parent AMR reaching profitability only through the sale of financial firm American Beacon Advisors. (Stories here and here.) AMR said its third-quarter net profit amounted to $45 million, or 17 cents per share. [..] Excluding the sale of [...]
