1.) Pilot in stable condition after plane
crash off Miami Beach - U.S.
Coast Guard and local authorities responded to the
report of a Cessna aircraft that crashed Sept. 6
approximately 200 yards from Miami Beach, Fla. [Full story]
2.) Management changes at Cirrus Aircraft - Cirrus
Aircraft announced five important executive appointments Sept. 3
that will strengthen the company's leadership team and further
position the enterprise for global growth. [Full story]
3.) Interjet now arriving in Houston - Mexican airline Interjet
has formally announced the start of operations for its direct
Monterrey - Houston - Monterrey service starting on Oct.
23, with two daily flights Monday through Friday, and one daily
flight on Saturdays and Sundays. [Full story]
4.) Two Airbus A330-300 planes leased to
major Asian airline - FLY
Leasing Limited, a global lessor of modern commercial jet
aircraft, announced Sept. 2 it has acquired two Airbus
A330-300s manufactured in 2013 and has leased the planes to a leading
airline in Asia in a sale and lease-back transaction. [Full story]
5.) Search begins for downed aircraft near
Jamaica - U.S.
Coast Guard and Jamaican officials responded to a downed aircraft
with three people reportedly aboard in the water approximately 14
miles north of Port Antonio, Jamaica. [Full story]
The
U.S. Coast Guard and Jamaican officials are responding to a downed
aircraft with three people reportedly aboard in the water
approximately 14 miles north of Port Antonio, Jamaica.
On
Friday, the Coast Guard 7th District command center in Miami received
a call from U.S. Northern Command (NORTHCOM) at 11 a.m. EDT reporting
that a Socata TBM 700 single engine turbo prop aircraft (tail number
N900KN) departed Rochester, N.Y. at 8:26 a.m. with three people
aboard who were reportedly unresponsive to radio calls. The plane was
scheduled to arrive in Naples, Fla., at noon.
A
Coast Guard C-130 aircrew was launched from Clearwater, Fla., to help
monitor the unresponsive aircraft. Two F-15 fighter jets under the
direction of North American Aerospace Defense Command were launched
to investigate. The Coast Guard Cutter Bernard C. Webber and MH-60
Jayhawk helicopter crew deployed to the Atlantic Undersea Test and
Evaluation Center, were also diverted to assist in the search.
The
C-130 aircrew has arrived on scene along with Jamaican aircraft
crews, but have been unable to locate the aircraft or
a debris field. The search for the missing aircraft continues.
The
Coast Guard continues to monitor the situation in close coordination
with U.S. NORTHCOM and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
“More information will be made available as it develops,” the
Coast Guard said in a press statement.
The brand new 2014 plane is registered to New 51LG LLC of Rochester, N.Y., according to FAA records.
U.S.-based Southwest Airlines launched international service on Tuesday by inaugurating flights to Caribbean destinations from three of its U.S. gateway cities.
Southwest Airlines' first international departure, Flight 1804 from Baltimore/Washington to Oranjestad, Aruba, departed ontime at 8:30 a.m. EDT, closely followed by Southwest Flight 906 to Montego Bay, Jamaica, where its first-ever scheduled international arrival was planned for just after 11 a.m. EDT. A midday flight from Baltimore/Washington to Nassau/Paradise Island also brings Southwest Airlines' legendary customer service to The Bahamas.
Customers on the carrier's inaugural international flights from Baltimore/Washington joined those in two other gateway cities of Atlanta, and Orlando who celebrated alongside employees with commemorative beach balls, snorkels and masks.
Southwest operates the largest fleet of Boeing aircraft in the world to serve 93 destinations in 40 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and five near-international countries. Some flights are operated by wholly owned subsidiary AirTran Airways.
