INDUSTRY NEWS

Rebel · Post by **Rebel** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 2:29 pm

AA, Southwest, WestJet enter 737NG engine pool. Willis Lease Finance of California announced the signing of an engine sharing agreement with American Airlines, Southwest Airlines and WestJet covering CFM56-7Bs used to power 737NGs.

Southwest has firm orders, options or purchase rights for 317 737s over the next six years, while AA and WestJet will make engines available to the pool as well as lease from it. AA may also lease engines for its MRO operations, Willis said, adding that the pool should improve spare engine productivity for the three carriers by 30 per cent -50 per cent. Source: Air Transport World

Delta seeks extension to file reorganization plan. Delta Air Lines has asked a federal bankruptcy court for an extension of about three months to file a reorganization plan, according to court documents.

Delta, which has been operating under bankruptcy protection since September 2005, has asked for such extensions twice before. The carrier has said it expects to exit Chapter 11 in the first half of 2007. Atlanta-based Delta asked a judge to extend the time it has to exclusively file a plan until February 15. Delta said it needs the extra time "to complete work currently under way on a variety of issues, including labour, pension, aircraft fleet, claims reconciliation and exit structuring," according to the court filing. The airline is looking to raise US$3 billion annually in cost cuts and revenue increases before it emerges from bankruptcy. Source: Reuters

tincanflyer · Post by **tincanflyer** » Fri Oct 27, 2006 11:54 pm

yawn

uncle · Post by **uncle** » Sat Oct 28, 2006 2:37 pm

Snzzzz Snzzzzz

Hoov · Post by **Hoov** » Mon Oct 30, 2006 6:25 pm

Am I the only one who enjoys the industry updates?

Four1oh · Post by **Four1oh** » Mon Oct 30, 2006 9:30 pm

I wouldn't say I 'enjoy' them per se, but it's really the only proactive thing Rebel does on this board, so I don't bug him about it.

Rebel · Post by **Rebel** » Tue Oct 31, 2006 12:27 pm

Four1oh wrote:I wouldn't say I 'enjoy' them per se, but it's really the only proactive thing Rebel does on this board, so I don't bug him about it.

You don't bug me at all I just take you for what you are..Hopefully common sense will prevail at WJ so you remain a frozen F/O.

gr8gazu · Post by **gr8gazu** » Tue Oct 31, 2006 2:38 pm

Rebel wrote:
Four1oh wrote:I wouldn't say I 'enjoy' them per se, but it's really the only proactive thing Rebel does on this board, so I don't bug him about it.
You don't bug me at all I just take you for what you are..Hopefully common sense will prevail at WJ so you remain a frozen F/O.

...and hopefully, karma doesn't bite you in the ass. It isn't nice to wish bad things on others

master switch · Post by **master switch** » Tue Oct 31, 2006 5:11 pm

doooood! this topic is worse than the airliners.net ones. what next? Luftansa switches brand of tires it uses?