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January 11, 2005

UPS Orders 10 Airbus A380 Freighters

They'll Start Arriving In 2009

Moving to expand the capacity of its air network to accommodate strong international growth, UPS Monday announced a firm order for 10 A380 super-jumbo freighter aircraft made by Airbus.

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EU Wants Compromise In Subsidy War

Both Sides Are Talking

Airbus suddenly wants to know, why can't we all just get along?

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Airline Pilot Hiring Expected To Increase In 2005

Worried About The Future, Flight Cadet? Analysts Say... Don't

Pilot recruitment on the part of the airlines was better last year than in 2003 -- but still not great. But take heart. At least some of the people who watch the people who hire people in this business say things are looking up.

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Who's Making The Big Money?

Ask A Cargo Pilot

You know the drill: your first flying job is a time-builder -- such as flying a traffic reporter around town every morning and every afternoon. Then you move up to the small freight company. Then a bigger freight company. Then you hire on at a regional airline. Then flying regionals for a bigger airline. Finally, you're in -- a full-blown, grown-up, big-iron airline pilot.

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NATA Convention Set For March 8-10

Focus On Security, VLJs

The National Air Transportation Association’s (NATA) 2005 Annual Meeting and Convention will take place March 8-10 in Las Vegas, NV, in conjunction with the Aviation Industry Week trade show.

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Pemco Aviation Group and TAECO Team Up

Cargo Conversion Partnership

Pemco Aviation Group, Taikoo Aircraft Engineering Company (TAECO), and Taikoo (Shandong) Aircraft Engineering Company (STAECO) signed an agreement in Jinan on January 7th establishing a cargo conversion partnership for China and the Asia Pacific region. Under the agreement, the companies will jointly market freighter conversions and perform conversions at TAECO / STAECO's facilities in China.

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AD: Boeing

AD NUMBER: 2005-01-12 MANUFACTURER: Boeing SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2005-01-12 SUMMARY: This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain Boeing Model 757-200, -200PF, and -200CB series airplanes, that requires an inspection of certain ball screws of the trailing edge flap system to find their part numbers, and replacement of the ball screws with new, serviceable, or modified ball screws if necessary.

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