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Friday 23 November 2012


IFALPA sources the following items from a wide variety of media and they may not necessarily represent the views of the Federation. Publication in the The Daily News does not infer that IFALPA endorses the views expressed.

1. Volcano eruption may disrupt flights around New Zeala nd 2. Ryanair eliminates Budapest rou tes in pro test of airport charges 3. Bird strikes plane in Cape Cod, shatters windshield 4. Air France CEO seeks partnership with Air Berlin 5. A piece of aviation history

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eruption may dlsrupt ftlghts around New Zealand

Following the eruption of Mount Tongariro, a compound volean o on the North lsland of New Zealand, Air New Zealand has advised flights operating to airports in and around the region that they may face delays or cancellation. Along with the Civil Aviation Authority, the MetService, and other authorities, Air New Zealand is working keeping up to date with ash movement and forecasts. The airline is communicating with the pertinent authorities to make adjustments to flight routes to ensure aircraft avoid ash and continue to offer safe service for travellers. lnformation on arrivals and departures will be updated on Air New Zealand's website throughout the coming days.

Ryanair eliminates Budapest rou tes in protest of airport charges


Yesterday Ryanair revealed it will reduce its ro u tes from Budapest by 33 percent next year. The decision is dueto an in crease in user charges at the city's airport and comes only a few months after the airline established a base in the Hungarian capital following the collapse of flag carrier Malev. Ryanair chief executive Michael O'Leary criticized Hochtief Airport for the fee in crease, saying. "The strange logic [ ...) seems to be, 'we have less traffic so we charge the existing traffic more'. That recipe is doomed to failure." Currently, Ryanair opera tes five Budapest-based aircraft and will reduce that number to three. Beginning 10 january 2013, the airline will eliminate 10 of the 30 ro utes operated from Budapest, which will inevitably result in a 40 percent decrease in Ryanair's passenger traffic at the airport to 1.2 mili ion per year. The carrier has said the reduction could also possibly eradicate 800 local jobs.

Bird strikes plane in Cape Cod, shatters windshield


Two pilots and four passengers on a Nantucket-bound fl ight th rough Massachusetts encountered an unexpected visitor Wednesday morning when a bird crashed through the windshield of their Cessna 402C at around 9:00AM. The Cape Air flight, which had just departed Barnstable Municipal Airport near Hyannis, was forced to land back at its origin when the 6lb bird shattered the window at the front of the plane. Apart from one pilot having been scratched by a shard of glass as the severed animal carne through the windshield, no one was injured and pilots returned to the airport without further inciden t. After inspecting a photo of the animal's remains, ornithologist and Times bird columnist E. Vernon Laux confirmed the bird was a red-throated loon, which he claimed "aren't known for their maneuverability in the air: According to an online Federal Aviation Administration database, 65 bird strikes on aircraft have been reported at Barnstable Municipal Airport since 1990.

ir France CEO seeks partnership with Air Berlin


Media reports say Air France CEO Alexandre de juniac is seeking to partner up with Air Berlin to compensate for Air France's weak Eastern European presence. Although Air France currently works with Taro m and CSA Czech Airlines in the region, it seeks to penetra te the market even further with Air Berln. Despite the initiation of its new cost-saving program, Transform 2015, de juniac said the company's plan is a realistic one that shouldn't interfere with their cost-cutting goals. He went on to say that Air France maintains a very good public opinion among customers, 60 percent of which are international, and assured that Air France will continue to invest in their products, "We don't cut costs there."

plece of avlation hlstory for 23 November


1942 - First flight of the Vought XFSU, dubbed "Fiying Flapjack", the most radical conventionallyengined aircraft ever built, makes it first flight when Chance Vought test pilot, Boone T. Guyton, takes the V-173 into the air.

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