*Yesterday, the FAA granted DELTA AIRLINES and NORTHWEST AIRLINES a single operating certificate following their merger in October 2008. Achieving a SOC required the integrating of roughly 385 manuals and 100 operating specifications, programs and processes at both Airlines. During the 1st quarter of 2010, all tickets will be consolidated into the Delta reservation system, and the Northwest website will be discontinued. The Delta website will be the official website of the merged parties as the 2 SkyTeam alliance carriers merged their operations under the Delta name. Nearly 200 pre-merger Northwest aircraft have been painted in Delta's livery to date, more than 80% of the pre-merger Northwest mainline fleet.
*An EGYPTAIR Boeing 777 had to divert while enroute, yesterday, December 31. Flight 985 was on International Service from Cairo, Egypt, to New York JFK, with 293 passengers and 15 crew members onboard. While inflight at 32000 feeet, about 300 miles from Cairo, the crew declared an emergency reporting that they had to shut down the right hand engine due to an oil leak. The 777 was diverted to Athens, Greece, where it landed without incident and was removed from service for repairs.
*An AIR CANADA Boeing 777 had to divert to Montreal, Canada, due to an unruly passenger. Flight 872 was on International Service from Toronto, Canada, to Frankfurt, Germany, and was about 45 minutes into its flight, when the Captain requested diversion. The Captain reported that 2 male passengers were involved in an altercation. Upon landing in Montreal, local police took 1 of the passengers into custody. Police reported that they were going to let the passenger go without charges, but when he was at the Air Canada counter to rebook his ticket, he began yelling at the agents. The man was then taken into custody, but released yesterday without charge.
*An AMERICAN AIRLINES Boeing 757 had to divert while enroute, on Wednesday, December 30. Flight 120 was on International Service from New York JFK to Paris, France, with 150 passengers and crew onboard. While inflight between Halfiax, NS, and Gander, NL, Canada, the crew reported right hand engine trouble, coupled with severe vibrations from the engine. The aircraft was diverted to Gander, but while descending towards Gander, the crew requested diversion to Bangor, Maine, and climbed back up to 26000 feet. The crew requested Emergency Services to be on standby for landing, however the 757 landed without incident, about 1.5 hours after abandoning its diversion approach into Gander. The aircraft was removed from service for repairs. According to media reports, the aircraft's water discharge system froze shortly after departure. This caused a cascade of events, which culminated in a block of ice forming on the fuselage, which came loose, and hit the right hand engine.
*An EASYJET Boeing 737 had to make an emergency return to Luton, England, on Wednesday, December 30. Flight 2073, on International Service to Budapest, Hungary, when the crew declared an emergency reporting smoke in the cockpit while on its initial climb out of Luton. The 737 landed without incident. Emergency Service could find no trace of smoke, fire, or heat. The aircraft was removed from service for a full inspection.
*A LIBYAN ARAB AIRLINES CRJ900 was damaged prior to departure, on Wednesday, December 30. The aircraft was on the ground at Luqa, Malta, preparing for a flight to Tripoli, Libya. While passengers were loading, a van belonging to Globe Ground Malta collided with the nose of aircraft. No passengers or crew were injured, however the truck driver had to be hospitalized for treatment of shock. The CRJ suffered minor damage to its nose, and has been removed from service for repairs.
*An EASYJET A319 had to divert while enroute, on Tuesday, December 29. Flight 7101 was on International Service from Liverpool, England, to Madrid, Spain, with 155 passengers and 7 crew members onboard. About 75 minutes after departure, the A319 was inflight at 37000 feet overhead the Bay of Biscay, when the crew reported a hydraulics failure. Shortly thereafter, the crew declared an emergency reporting severe airframe vibrations and that they were worried about losing further systems. The A319 was diverted to Bordeaux, France, where a full deployment of Emergency Services met the aircraft, when it landed without incident. The A319 was removed from service for a full inspection.
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