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A couple of really slow aviation news days.  Please make note of the first news item of the day.  We have heard a lot of speculation concerning a Federal Express pilot strike at or around the Christmas holidays.  Please have your contingency plans in place before December.

FedEx Pilots Moving Toward Strike  (Associated Press)
Federal Express Corp. and its pilots union are engaged in a basic power struggle and not just a debate over salaries and work rules, a union leader says.
- Nov 09 10:16 PM PST

Siegfried Nagel Joins AirLiance Materials as Director, Quality Assurance  (BusinessWire)
AirLiance Materials, a leading provider of pre-owned parts to airlines and aircraft maintenance organizations worldwide, has announced the appointment of Siegfried Nagel as director, Quality Assurance.
- Nov 09 1:39 PM PST

Aviation Sales Company Reports Record Third Quarter Revenues and Net Income

MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 10, 1998--Aviation Sales Company (NYSE:AVS - news) today announced record revenues and net income for the quarter ended September 30, 1998 reflecting strong internal growth and the contribution of acquisitions.

Third quarter operating revenues rose 56.8% to $127.5 million, from $81.3 million for the same period last year. Operating income increased to $17.7 million, compared with $0.5 million for the same period last year. Net income increased to $7.9 million or $0.63 per diluted share, compared with the 1997 third quarter loss of $3.7 million, or a loss of $0.30 per diluted share

New Plane Showcased - (PITTSBURGH) -- Officials from U-S Airways have been busy in Pittsburgh today, showcasing the newest aircraft in the fleet. The Airbus A-319 was displayed to local leaders and travelers at Pittsburgh International Airport. The airline has ordered 124 of the planes, with options on 160 more. Wider cabins and increased space for carry-on luggage have travel recent surveys giving the Airbus top ratings.

Dinar Lineas Aereas Awards Contract to Pemco World Air Services  (BusinessWire)
Martyn Craig, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Pemco World Air Services, a subsidiary of Precision Standard Inc., announced today that the company has contracted with Dinar Lineas Aereas, of Buenos Aires, Argentina, for the maintenance of three DC-9 aircraft.
- Nov 09 10:52 AM PST

Canadian Air Dasa unit/maintenance venture  (Reuters)
(Full text of press release from Canadian Corporate News) NOVEMBER 9, 1998 MTU and Canadian Airlines International Forming Joint-Venture Company, MTU Maintenance Canada Ltd., Broadening the Range of Maintenance Activities VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--MTU Munchen, a Daimler-Benz Aerospace AG (Dasa, Munich) affiliate, is strengthening its position as the world's leading independent aircraft engine maintenance provider.
- Nov 09 3:42 PM PST

AirLiance Materials ``Takes-Off'' With Open House  (BusinessWire)
AirLiance Materials, the joint company formed by United Airlines, Air Canada and Lufthansa Technik, marked its "take-off" with an open house.
- Nov 09 1:32 PM PST

ADVISORY/Air Transport & General Aviation Auction in Oklahoma City on Nov. 12  (BusinessWire)
Where do veteran jetliners go for a new lease on life? Some go to the highest bidder.
- Nov 06 7:14 AM PST

American Airlines Revises 1999 Growth Plans; Aircraft Retirements Will Cut Growth  (PR Newswire)
American Airlines today announced that it will slow its growth in 1999, retiring eight DC-10-10 and two additional 727-200 aircraft several years earlier than planned, for a total of 16 jetliners to be retired next year.
- Nov 06 7:00 AM PST

Amtran Announces Resignation of Senior Vice President, Sales, Marketing and Strategic Planning  (PR Newswire)
Amtran, Inc., holding company for American Trans Air, today announced the resignation of Dalen D. Thomas as Senior Vice President, Sales, Marketing and Strategic Planning, which he was appointed in August 1996.
- Nov 06 1:30 PM PST

Radar Blackout Affects Flights  (Associated Press)
A computer shutdown blacked out radar for nearly a minute for about 200 passenger airplanes flying over five Western states. There were no injuries or close calls.
- Nov 05 5:08 AM PST

Baggage Handler Killed by Propeller  (Associated Press)
A Northwest Airlink baggage handler was killed when she apparently walked into the turning propeller blades of a small aircraft.
- Nov 04 10:13 PM PST

Four Additional B767s and One A320 Aircraft to Land at Canadian Airlines in 1999  (BusinessWire)
Canadian Airlines(TSE:CA.) Canadian Airlines will add four Boeing 767-300 Extended Range, including two new 767 300ERs, and one Airbus 320 aircraft to its fleet in the next year, as a result of exceptional leasing opportunities in the aircraft marketplace
- Nov 03 9:46 AM PST

Canadian Airlines signs lease deals for new planes  (Reuters)
By Jeffrey Jones CALGARY, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Canadian Airlines Corp. (Toronto: CA.
- Nov 03 5:20 PM PST

For some reason Wednesday is always a big news day.

Raisbeck Midway Through Certification Flight Tests on Boeing 727 Heavy Gross Weight Stage 3 System  (PR Newswire)
Raisbeck Commercial Air Group is flight testing its Boeing 727-200 Heavy Gross Weight Stage 3 System, for MTOWs of 180,000 lb. to 209,500 lb.
- Nov 03 5:44 PM PST

UPS plan for Miami hub advances, official says  (Reuters)
MIAMI, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Negotiators for United Parcel Service [UPS.CN] and Miami International Airport reached verbal agreement on most terms for developing an on-site UPS cargo hub, a Miami airport official told Reuters on Tuesday.
- Nov 03 4:13 PM PST

Willis Lease Finance Corporation Subsidiary Receives FAR 145 Certification From Federal Aviation Administration  (PR Newswire)
Willis Lease Finance Corporation today announced that one of its subsidiaries, Pacific Gas Turbine Center, Incorporated, received its FAR 145 Repair Station Air Agency Certification from the Federal Aviation Administration.
- Nov 03 12:50 PM PST

727 Comes Down To Earth... As A Home - (HILLSBORO) -- You can make a house a home... and with a little imagination... you can even make a Boeing seven-27 a home. Bruce Campbell of Hillsboro has obtained the aging aircraft from Olympic Airways in Greece. The remodeling job is just getting started in a vacant lot near Hillsboro Airport. In a few weeks... it will move 14 miles to a permanent site near Laurel. By then it will be an eleven- hundred-square-foot home... costing about as much as a typical home in the Portland area.

Hawaiian Airlines Reports Record Quarterly Profits  (BusinessWire)
Hawaiian Airlines, Inc. today announced the highest quarterly profits in the company's 69-year history.
- Nov 02 8:54 AM PST

AirTran Jet Was Leaking Fluid  (States News Service)
Federal investigators have found trails of fluid from the engine and brakes of the AirTran jet that had to make an emergency landing in Atlanta Sunday night.
- Nov 03 8:12 PM PST

AirTran jet skids off Atlanta runway, 10 hurt  (Reuters)
ATLANTA, Nov 1 (Reuters) - At least 10 people suffered minor injuries Sunday when a Dallas-bound AirTran flight with 105 people on board skidded off a runway after returning to Atlanta because the pilot had detected a hydraulic problem. AirTran Flight 867 returned to Atlanta's Hartsfield International Airport about five minutes after taking off, Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen told Reuters.
- Nov 01 8:42 PM PST

FOCUS-Spain's Iberia moves toward privatisation  (Reuters)
(Adds Iberia statement, paras 3, 10) By Deborah Charles MADRID, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Spain's flagship carrier Iberia [IBLI.CN] signed a new collective agreement with its pilots on Friday, clearing the way for fleet renovation ahead of privatisation.
- Oct 30 5:58 PM PST

Airline puts cargo bookings on Internet  (Reuters)
Soon, cargo customers will be able to book space on United Airlines' cargo Internet site, making the airline one of the first to provide such capability, says Peter Kreiser, United's new director of cargo marketing.
- Oct 30 1:49 PM PST

Simmering Pilot Unrest Boils Over at Airborne Express, Federal Court Sets Hearing Over Firing of Popular Pilot Who Refused to Fly Unsafe Flight Control Check  (PR Newswire)
Angry over the firing of a popular pilot for refusing to fly an unsafe test flight, 800 members of the Airline Professionals Association Teamsters Local 1224 are now refusing to fly voluntary overtime for Airborne Express and are mounting a public campaign that could result in work stoppages early next year.
- Oct 29 9:48 AM PST

And for your Halloween reading pleasure...  The Top Ten

THE TOP TEN REASONS TRICK-OR-TREATING IS BETTER THAN SEX
10. Guaranteed to get at least a little something in the sack.
9. If you get tired, wait 10 minutes and do it some more.
8. The uglier you look, the easier it is to get some.
7. You don't have to compliment the person who gave you candy.
6. Person you're with doesn't fantasize you're someone else.
5. 40 years from now, you'll still enjoy candy.
4. If you wear a Bill Clinton mask, no one thinks you're kinky.
3. Doesn't matter if kids hear you moaning and groaning.
2. Less guilt the next morning.
.... and, the #1 reason trick or treating is better than sex............
1. IF YOU DON'T GET WHAT YOU WANT, YOU CAN ALWAYS GO NEXT DOOR!

A couple of Server problems today.  It seems that the data services were shutting down without warning.  As yet I have been unable to identify the source of the problem. If you have to wait over 10 seconds for a part inquiry to send a result set please E-Mail me at jfrederick@ipls.com .  I will continue to monitor the problem.  That's what I get for loading Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 4.  It cures 100 errors and causes 99 others. - [6:32 EST]

China Eastern plane mishap caused by landing gear  (Reuters)
SHANGHAI, Oct 30 (Reuters) - The emergency landing of a China Eastern Airlines MD-11 aircraft on September 10 this year was caused by problems with its landing gear, the Xinmin Evening News said on Friday. Officials from the General Administration of Civil Aviation of China were quoted by the newspaper as saying an investigation had revealed that a broken lock led to the failure of the front landing gear.
- Oct 30 10:39 AM PST

Aircraft Maintenance Worker Killed - (GREENSBORO) -- An aircraft maintenance worker has been killed in an accident in Greensboro. The employee of the Triad International Maintenance Corporation died yesterday when the nose landing gear of a D-C Nine collapsed while he was working on the plane. TIMCO... which employs about 15- hundred people... is investigating the accident

Midway Airlines Reports Third Quarter Operating Income Up 41%; Eighth Consecutive Profitable Quarter  (PR Newswire)
PRNewswire/ -- Midway Airlines Corporation today reported net income for the third quarter of $5.7 million versus $1.7 million in the 1997 third quarter. The 1998 results include a $3.7 million income tax benefit resulting from a change in the Company's effective tax rate.
- Oct 30 6:03 AM PST

ProAir Granted Access to New York's LaGuardia Airport  
The Department of Transportation has awarded low-fare carrier ProAir two slot exemptions at LaGuardia Airport for the airline to provide non-stop service from Detroit City Airport. ProAir's service will mark the first low-fare competition in the Detroit- LaGuardia market, according to the DOT.
- Oct 29 1:03 PM PST

More Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul Facilities Go Live with Western Data Systems Software  
Western Data Systems Thursday announced that several more commercial and military aerospace maintenance, repair, and overhaul facilities have now gone live with the company's CompassENTERPRISE software suite.
- Oct 29 12:22 PM PST

Aerostructures Group to Establish Support Office in Abu Dhabi for Super 27 Customers in the Middle East  
BFGoodrich today announced plans to designate a Super 27 Customer Support Office in Abu Dhabi to provide enhanced support to the growing customer base for Super 27 re-engining kits in the Middle East.
- Oct 29 4:22 PM PST

U.S. Aircraft Leasing Company Orders Super 27 Re-Engining Kit and Options for Two More 
BFGoodrich today announced the sale of a Super 27 re-engining kit to Riverhorse Investments, a U.S.-based aircraft leasing company.
- Oct 29 4:26 PM PST

Playing a little catchup today.  Sorry for the delay. I've been catching up on some of the new ASP web programming techniques.   Technology changes so rapidly that methods I used 3 months ago have been replaced by "new" wizbang ones.

BF Goodrich and Boeing Enter Supply Contract for Out-Of-Production Airplanes  
BFGoodrich Aerospace Aerostructures Group announced today that it has signed a long-term contract with The Boeing Company, under which BFGoodrich will become the designated source of supply for a broad classification of specialized aerostructures for out-of-production airplanes, including nacelles, pylons and other related engine housing components.
- Oct 28 9:30 AM EST

Miami Gets Huge Aircraft Contract  
Miami has landed a flight training contract with the Boeing Corporation.
- Oct 27 3:21 PM EST

Kitty Hawk Expects Lower Than Anticipated Third Quarter Results Announces Management Changes and Additions, New Contracts 
Kitty Hawk, Inc., the world's largest non-integrated air freight carrier and the leading provider of air freight charter logistics services in the United States, announced that its third quarter earnings will fall below earlier expected levels and consensus estimates.
- Oct 27 5:09 PM EST

CCAIR Settles Industry Canada Claim  (PR Newswire)
CCAIR, Inc., an independent airline operating as US Airways Express in the southeast United States announced today that it has successfully consummated a lease agreement for a Canadian-made, Bombardier de Havilland Dash 8 aircraft that is covered by economic development insurance provided by Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada as represented by the Ministry of Industry, Science and Technology.
- Oct 28 10:24 AM EST

A slow aviation news day so far, of course its only 10:23 eastern time so maybe it will pick up.  I'll keep you posted.  In the mean time for those of you who don't read the Enquirer on a weekly basis to find out the newest impregnated hillbilly stepchild of Martha Stewart check this one out.

New Book Accuses Diana of Threats - Oct 24 6:59 PM EDT
A new book accuses Princess Diana of making death threats against Camilla Parker Bowles and suggests it was Diana, not Prince Charles, who first committed adultery, a Sunday tabloid reported.

I was'nt going to post any more non Avation related stuff, but it just gets wackier.  I guess the news is slow all over.

Boy Suspended for 'Barney' Parody - Oct 24 12:11 PM EDT
An 8-year-old boy was suspended from school for singing a violent parody of a ``Barney & Friends'' song.

If there is one thing we all need on a Saturday Morning it's a little, and I mean a little, aviation humor from our US government.  I think the headline says it all.

Gingrich Slams Clinton Over Peanuts - Oct 24 5:10 AM EDT
U.S. Rep. Newt Gingrich, stumping for GOP candidates in the upcoming election, criticized the Clinton administration for its attempt to restrict peanuts on airplanes while proposing to give free needles to heroin addicts.

B/E gets $87 million contract from Bombarier

WELLINGTON, Fla., Oct 23 (Reuters) - B/E Aerospace Inc. said on Friday it received an $87 million contract for seating products from Bombardier Inc. (Toronto:BBDa.TO - news). Canadian aircraft maker Bombardier selected B/E as its preferred seating supplier for all Bombardier regional aircraft programs, said B/E in a statement.

Delta Air Lines Announces Pratt & Whitney Engines Will Power Its Entire Boeing 757-200 Fleet - Oct 23 5:06 PM EDT
Delta Air Lines today announced that fifteen Boeing 757-200 option aircraft that have been converted to firm orders over the past eighteen months will be powered by Pratt & Whitney PW2037 engines.

Guilty Plea in Embargo Violation- Oct 23 8:05 PM EDT
An aircraft broker pleaded guilty Friday to trying to ship airplane parts to Serbia during a U.S. embargo.  Van Acker's company, Bramco Aviation, has since been dissolved.

AirTran says cuts staff to match business slowing - Oct 23 12:45 AM EDT
By Patricia Zengerle MIAMI, Oct 22 (Reuters) - AirTran Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: AAIR - news ) said Thursday it has laid off an undisclosed number of employees across the company, citing factors such as price competition and the expectation of a business slowdown.

Boeing Posts $347M Quarterly Profit - Oct 22 6:48 PM EDT
Despite lingering production troubles and the Asian financial crisis, Boeing Co. reported it earned $347 million in the third quarter, an improvement from steep losses of a year ago.

TWA Modernizes Fleet With Additional Boeing Jetliners  - Oct 21 11:00 AM EDT
Trans World Airlines, Inc. today announced an order for four Boeing 757-200 airplanes for delivery in 1999. The airline also announced the lease of one extended-range 767-300ER from International Lease Finance Corp., also to be delivered in 1999.

FAA Proposes Cargo Carrier Fine - Oct 22 2:28 PM EDT
The government has proposed fining a Mexican air carrier $160,000 for flying a cargo jet above its maximum allowable weight and for failing to make timely repairs.

Not a lot of news on Tuesday, today seems a good bit better... check out the HEICO deal!

Starwood to Sell Aviation Complex  (PR Newswire)
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. announced today that, in keeping with its ongoing plan to sell non-strategic assets and enhance shareholder value, the company will sell its full- service aviation facility located in Allentown, PA.
- Oct 20 3:28 PM EDT

HEICO Corp. Acquires Aircraft Composite, Inc.

MIAMI and HOLLYWOOD, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 21, 1998--HEICO Corporation (AMEX:HEI - news and HEI.A - news) today announced that its HEICO Aerospace Holdings Corp. subsidiary (which is 20% owned by the Lufthansa Technik A.G. subsidiary of Lufthansa German Airlines) has acquired Miami, FL-based Associated Composite, Inc. (``ACI'') an FAA-licensed repair and overhaul company. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Aviall, Inc. Reports Third Quarter Earnings Per Share of $0.38 On Lower Than Expected Sales Growth

DALLAS, Oct. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Aviall, Inc. (NYSE: AVL - news) reported third quarter 1998 net earnings of $7.3 million or $0.38 per share (diluted). In the third quarter of 1997, the Company reported net earnings of $7.0 million or $0.35 per share (diluted).

Net sales in the third quarter of 1998 were $102.1 million, up 1.9% compared with net sales of $100.3 million in the third quarter of 1997. Sales grew 8.5% at Inventory Locator Service and 1.4% in the Parts Distribution business. Strong general aviation sales were offset by lower sales in Asia and the airline market segment.

Boeing rethinking plan to move 737 work to Calif.  (Reuters)
SEATTLE, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Boeing Co. is reconsidering a plan to assemble some 737 aircraft in Long Beach, Calif.

AlliedSignal's New AS907 Turbofan Selected To Power The Bombardier Continental All-Business Jet  (BusinessWire)
AlliedSignal Inc. Tuesday announced that its new AS907 turbofan engine, rated at 7,595 pounds of thermodynamic thrust, has been selected to power Bombardier Aerospace's new Continental All-Business Jet(tm) aircraft.
- Oct 20 4:08 PM EDT

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