A single-engine airplane with five people on board crashed and burst into flames in a parking lot near a small airport in Pennsylvania.

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And a Little Dog Shall Lead Them…

The dog was in his crate, and got anxious; his owner tried to comfort him, and let him out of the crate, accidentally or not. So the anxious, terrified dog bit a passenger and a flight attendant. And consequently the pilot of Newark-Phoenix U.S. Airways Flight 522 landed in Pittsburg, booted out the senior citizen and neurotic little Toto too, and flew the rest of the way to Phoenix.

And the senior citizen and the little dog took another flight from Pittsburg to Phoenix. No word if it was on U.S. Airways or not.

George’s Point of View

If Solomon had been on that flight, what would he have done?

Threaten to cut the eight pound dog in thirds? I can see it now, as he is posed with a plane-legal 10th century BC weapon, ready to divide the dog into thirds, to the horror of the dog’s owner. Given the mindset of most contemporary Americans, rather than being upset, the bitten attendant and passenger would likely both have their hand out, even after getting their share of dog. However, possibly not, since only a diehard dog lover would try to handle an angry chihuahua (or whatever the little canine is.) Let’s hope for the owner’s sake that the injured comrades-in-travel were forgiving dog lovers.

And also, let’s hope that Fido, Rover, Toto (or whatever his name is) stays home instead of going on the next trip.

The thing that I don’t understand these days is the suspension of common sense. How many thousands of dollars in fuel and expenses did that diversion to Pittsburg cost? Was it really essential to make an emergency landing to strand a senior citizen and pet in Pittsburg? How serious were the bites? There’s no mention of a medical emergency.

Let’s hope no charges are filed.

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FAA Says No More Aviacsa

The Mexican Aviacsa airline has been banned from US airspace by the FAA. Until the airline comes up to code and addresses the safety violations the FAA pointed out, it will not be allowed to fly over its former Las Vegas service area. Twenty-five of Aviacsa’s Boeing 737s are not deemed airworthy. Ironically, Aviacsa’s repair stations have retained their certification and can still work on planes.

Read more at flightglobal…

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Financial Partnership

Sky Holding, a San Francisco leasing company, has secured $500 million in equity from Los Angeles Oaktree (private equity firm.) The latest incarnation of their long-standing relationship will provide airline sale/leaseback financing. According to Sky holding’s press release, the latest “$500 million investment from funds managed by Oaktree will enable Sky to finance over $2 billion of Boeing and Airbus aircraft annually, with sale/leaseback activities set to begin in the first quarter of 2010.”

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United Arab Emirates Facing Financing Changes

The end is coming for special credit financing for plane purchases for developing countries if an “Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development” agreement is ratified; the current agreement would allow Airbus and Boeing deliveries made under current conditions until 2012, affecting more than 138 planes ordered prior to May 2007. Eithad saves $20m in annual interest payments for eight newly purchase wide-body aircraft. The proposed changes would bring the interest rates closer to market rates.

Critics are competitors who do not enjoy the same financial breaks as those given to “developing” countries by export credit assistance from US Export-Import Bank. Proponents are obviously those airlines who benefit, i.e. Emirates, Dubai Aerospace Enterprise, Pemex (Mexico) and airlines headquartered in India.

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