IFALPA Daily News – 31 May 2013‏

Dear Colleagues,
The IFALPA Daily News is now available online.
Here are today’s top headlines. To read more, click on the title:

Alitalia’s Latest Restructuring Plan Focuses On Growing International Network   Friday, 31 May 2013 10:11 Alitalia Group’s new CEO Gabriele Del Torchio is working on a four-year business plan aimed at securing the airline’s survival and reversing losses, which widened by 20% in the first quarter on a 1% rise in revenue.

Air Travel Demand Growth Continued In April – IATA   Friday, 31 May 2013 10:10 International air passenger demand grew 3.0 percent in April compared to a year earlier and was 1.4 percent up from March, the International Air Transport Association said on Thursday.   Record-Breaking Aircraft Known as “Missile With a Man in It” Lands at Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor   Friday, 31 May 2013 10:08 The iconic Lockheed F-104A Starfighter, Serial No. 56-817 made its final landing at Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor on May 9, 2013, bringing the Museum’s ever-expanding iconic aircraft collection to 43 warbirds, helicopters and jets. The Starfighter is on long-term loan from Museum of Aviation Robins Air Force Base, Warner Robins, Georgia. It will be on display for visitors in the Museum’s 87,000 sq. ft. battle-scarred Hangar 79.   Police pilot describes being blinded in cockpit   Friday, 31 May 2013 10:07 A Phoenix man faces charges of endangerment after police say he shined a laser pointer into a police helicopter with three officers inside.   Singapore Airlines to order $17 billion aircraft from Airbus, Boeing   Friday, 31 May 2013 10:05 Singapore Airlines Ltd (SIAL.SI) agreed to spend $17 billion to buy 30 Airbus (EAD.PA) and 30 Boeing Co. (BA.N) aircraft, underscoring the airline’s bet on a pick-up in the struggling premium class market.