The News Review:
- India’s aviation sector caught in ‘perfect storm’
- Gulfstream Chief Disputes Accusations About Airline
- White orders review of foreign work by airport
- Senators urge probe into regional airline oversight
- Rich Little to host Aviation Hall induction
India’s aviation sector caught in ‘perfect storm’
AFP
The struggling sector was once a vibrant symbol of India’s economic progress but it has seen its fortunes nosedive due to over-expansion costly fuel and cut-throat competition. “The industry now is at a very critical stage” said Kapil Kaul India head of the Sydney-based Center for Asia Pacific Aviation the consultancy which authored the report entitled Aviation Agenda for The Next Indian Government. Sector losses for the fiscal year just ended in March 2009 are expected to nearly double from last year to 1. 75 billion dollars Kaul said. That’s a fifth of the losses of airlines globally of 8. 5 billion dollars estimated by the International Air Transport Association.
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Gulfstream Chief Disputes Accusations About Airline
Wall Street Journal
parent of a commuter airline accused by federal officials of crew-scheduling and maintenance violations said he believes the company will be vindicated on a majority of the items under scrutiny. The company faces a proposed $1. 3 million penalty for the alleged violations made public Thursday by the Federal Aviation Administration. In emails Friday David Hackett disputed assertions by congressional investigators that Gulfstream falsified flight-time records and forced crews to fly more hours than federal rules permit. “No records were ever falsified period” according to Mr.
White orders review of foreign work by airport
Houston Chronicle
With the assent of City Council he also set up a private nonprofit development corporation that grew into a worldwide airport consulting business one that played a key role in landing a 35-year $600 million deal to build and manage a new airport in Quito Ecuador. Airport management and aviation analysts laud Vacar as an innovator for setting up a system through which Houston could take its expertise abroad and leverage a developing international reputation for the benefit of local city airports. But while the reasons for his abrupt departure from his post last week remain unclear — Mayor Bill White would not elaborate and sources familiar with the matter say even Vacar does not know why he was forced out — the activities of the Houston Airport System Development Corp. have come under scrutiny at City Hall. White said last week that he was launching a comprehensive review to see whether any expansion plans for HASDC should be curtailed. The review would determine the value of the corporation’s assets examine whether Houston aviation employees are spending too much time on international projects and ensure rules are put in place to avoid potential conflicts of interest with the overseas business activities.
Senators urge probe into regional airline oversight
Los Angeles Times
YSArticleHeader { font:normal 24px Arial Helvetica sans-serif; margin:-2px 2px 5px 2px; }. YSArticleHeader span {font:normal 18px Arial Helvetica sans-serif; }. YSArticleContent { background-color:#FFFFFF;padding:18px;line-height:16px; }–>Senators urge probe into regional airline oversightTestimony on the deadly Continental Connection crash in New York prompts senior members of the aviation safety subcommittee to question FAA enforcement. A spokeswoman says the agency will cooperate. By Rebecca Cole May 20 2009Reporting from Washington — Prompted by testimony last week about the crash of a commuter plane near Buffalo N. four senior senators have called for an independent investigation into federal oversight of regional carriers.
Rich Little to host Aviation Hall induction
Philadelphia Inquirer
place_ad_here(“half”); Posted on Fri May. 22 2009 Rich Little to host Aviation Hall induction The Associated Press DAYTN hio – Impressionist Rich Little will be master of ceremonies when his friend the late actor James Stewart is inducted into the National Aviation Hall of Fame in hio. Stewart was a World War II bomber pilot. president of the Jimmy Stewart Museum in Indiana Pa. will represent him during the July 18 ceremony.