Monthly Archive: July 2012

US Airways’ CEO Parker presses case for merger with American – USATODAY.com

The head of the nation’s fourth-biggest network airline says he hasn’t been able to press his case with American Airlines’ executives and its creditors that the best path out of bankruptcy for the nation’s third-biggest network airline is to merge with him.So he’s taking his case public. He told USA TODAY’s Editorial Board on Wednesday …

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OPShots TOPSHOT – Ed Jones; Guardsman, Firefighter, Plane Nut

Long a fixture here at OPShots, Ed Jones is a one man tour-de-force! He not only works at the Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) facility here in Cleveland, but he is also a National Guardsman who has been deployed throughout the world. When he’s not fighting fires or, indeed, for our country itself, he finds time to attend airshows, raise a family, and indulge in his hobby of photography. Continue reading

Workhorse still going strong 77 years on: key.Aero, Historic Aviation

A DC-3C at Griffin-Spalding airport in Georgia. Photo: Andrew Thon - OPShots Contributor

On December 17, 2010, it will be 107 years since the first powered flight. It will also be the 75th anniversary of the first flight of the ubiquitous Douglas DC-3 – an aircraft that’s still flying on all six continents (including Antarctica). It still provides service with commercial entities operating in a variety of guises …

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Q400 Awarded Type Approval in Russia, CIS – key.Aero, Commercial Aviation

Bombardier confirmed that the Interstate Aviation Committee (IAC) − commonly known by its Russian acronym, MAK − has awarded aircraft type approval to Bombardier’s Q400 turboprop for operation in Russia and the CIS. “As part of Bombardier’s global expansion strategy, Russia and the CIS are key international growth markets. The type approval of the Q400 …

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