The News Review:
- Air New Zealand Flies on Engine With Jatropha Biofuel Blend
- 2008′s top 10 aviation stories
- Vaisala Acquires Aviation Systems Maintenance Inc.
- Small plane crashes in Hunterdon County NJ
Air New Zealand Flies on Engine With Jatropha Biofuel Blend
New York Times United States
Rob Fyfe on Tuesday. (Photo: The Associated Press)Some in the aviation industry say they could one day be flying the biggest jets across the planet without contributing to climate change — using biofuels. They also say that it will be easier to convert planes to biofuels than land transport because there are fewer planes than cars trucks and buses and there is a far less complex infrastructure to deal with comprising only a few hundred airport fueling stations across the globe. n Tuesday Air New Zealand joined.
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2008′s top 10 aviation stories
Dallas Morning News TX
Will this merger lead to more? It probably depends on how successful this merger proves to be and whether the new Delta starts taking away too many good customers from its rivals. Safety issues embarrass Southwest American and the Federal Aviation Administration. Whistleblowers had been complaining for years that FAA safety officials often were too cozy with the airlines they were supposed to be overseeing. But when a House committee began investigating the FAA got going and cracked down on Southwest with a proposed $10. American Airlines had to cancel more than 3000 flights to inspect its MD-80 fleet.
Vaisala Acquires Aviation Systems Maintenance Inc.
International Business Times NY
- International Business Times -. The company’s US subsidiary Vaisala Inc. acquires Aviation Systems Maintenance Inc a Kansas U. basedairport service company with over 2. 6 million USD net sales in 2008.
Small plane crashes in Hunterdon County NJ
Newsday NY
Tuesday in a wooded area ofthe rural community about 30 miles northwest of Trenton. State police and area fire companies responded. Jones said theinjured man identified as Peter Schneider of Glen Gardner wasairlifted to St. Luke’s Hospital in. There was noimmediate word on his condition.