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Archive for 2009/05/23


UTAir Tu-154 grounded as Russian inquiry probes airprox with 767

Russian authorities have withdrawn the airworthiness certificate of a UTAir Tupolev Tu-154M and suspended its crew following an airprox incident last month…

Australian safety oversight found wanting by ICAO

Australia has promised to correct by the end of the year shortcomings in its aviation safety oversight system. The faults were discovered by the International…

Business - people moves

Malév gets new boss, Bombardier gets Boeing coup
Thirty-year American Airlines veteran Jim Carter now heads the carrier’s Greater New York sales office in addition to his role as VP Eastern sales division. André Wall has left Jet Aviation Zurich for SR Technics, where he is chief operations officer.
Former BAE Systems and Eurofighter […]

Business - good week

Q400: Bombardier delivered the first NextGen version to SAS subsidiary Widerøe, which has five more on firm order. Separately, it is building its final two Q300s, destined for Air New Zealand and the military, and will then shut down its Toronto Q200 and Q300 line.
Management hopes this will free resources for its Q400 […]

Working Week - Giles Agutter of Prime Aviation

Prime mover in aircraft financing
Giles Agutter went straight from university into the aviation consultancy world with Prime Aviation, and now spends much of his time assisting Qatar Airways with its fleet development
How did you get involved in the airline industry?
I have had an interest in aviation from a very early age and […]