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Thai Air Delays Five Airbus Planes on Koito Seats (Update1)
February 9, 2010 23:53 EST -- Thai Airways International Pcl has
postponed the introduction of five Airbus SAS A330-300s because
of delays at Koito Industries Ltd., the Japanese seatmaker that
this week said it had falsified safety-test data.
‘Invincible’ China Trains Steal Airlines’ Customers (Update1)
February 9, 2010 22:31 EST -- China Southern Airlines Co., the
nation’s largest carrier, and Air China Ltd. are slashing prices
to compete with the country’s new high-speed trains in a battle
that Europe’s airlines have largely already ceded.
BA Business-Class-Only Carrier Adds Paris-U.S. Route (Update1)
February 9, 2010 13:52 EST -- British Airways Plc’s business-class-
only subsidiary OpenSkies will add flights to Washington and
target profitability by 2013 after its parent company turned
down five offers for the Paris-based carrier, Managing Director
Dale Moss said in an interview.
British Airways Pilot Averted Worse Crash, Study Says (Update2)
February 9, 2010 12:27 EST -- A British Airways Plc jet that crash-
landed at London’s Heathrow airport with 152 people on board in
2008 avoided a more serious accident after the pilot executed a
last-minute maneuver to clear antennas fringing the runway.
Lawmaker Murtha, Supporter of Troops, Dies at Age 77 (Update1)
February 9, 2010 08:32 EST -- Representative John Murtha, a staunch
supporter of the U.S. military who became an outspoken opponent
of the Iraq war, died at age 77 yesterday after a 36-year career
in Congress.
Koito Plunges on 150,000 Airbus, Boeing Seat Repairs (Update3)
February 9, 2010 04:33 EST -- Koito Industries Ltd., the Japanese
supplier of seats used in Airbus SAS and Boeing Co. planes,
plunged a record 33 percent after saying it will repair about
150,000 seats because of falsified safety data.
Ex-Space Shuttle Engineer Gets 15-Year Term for China Spying
February 9, 2010 00:01 EST -- A former Rockwell International and
Boeing Co. aerospace engineer who worked on the Space Shuttle
program was sentenced to more than 15 years in prison for
economic espionage and acting as an agent for China.
Boeing’s Biggest 747 Begins Flight Testing Program (Update3)
February 8, 2010 21:41 EST -- Boeing Co.’s 747-8, the biggest jumbo
jet it’s ever built, flew for the first time today, joining the
composite-plastic 787 Dreamliner in delayed flight-test programs
the company now aims to complete by the end of the year.
Dead Stowaway on Delta Air Flight Spotlights Security (Update1)
February 8, 2010 21:34 EST -- A body found in the landing-gear
compartment of a Delta Air Lines Inc. jet that flew to Tokyo’s
Narita Airport from New York may spur a fresh review of U.S.
aviation security.
Ex-Rockwell Engineer Gets 188 Months for Acting as China Agent
February 8, 2010 16:40 EST -- An aerospace engineer was sentenced
today to 188 months in federal prison for his conviction on
charges of economic espionage and acting as an agent of the
People’s Republic of China for more than three decades while
employed by Rockwell and Boeing, the U.S. Justice Department
said in an e-mailed statement.
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