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January 25, 2008

AD: Boeing

AD NUMBER: 2008-02-13 MANUFACTURER: Boeing SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2008-02-13 SUMMARY: We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Boeing Model 727 airplanes.

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AD: McDonnell Douglas (Boeing)

AD NUMBER: 2008-02-12 MANUFACTURER: McDonnell Douglas SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2008-02-12 SUMMARY: We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain McDonnell Douglas Model 717-200 airplanes.

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Ethiopian Cleaning Crew Sneaks Onboard Flight To Dulles

Two Men Hid In Ceiling Of B767 For 36 Hours

Investigators would like to know how two men were apparently able to sneak onboard an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 767, and remain unseen for 36 hours until they were discovered at Washington's Dulles International Airport.

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Computer Glitch Leads To Delays Along East Coast

FAA, Union Dispute Safety Concerns

Another computer problem has resulted in some tense moments in US skies... and delays to dozens of flights on the ground. At least 265 flights along the East Coast were affected this week, after a computer glitch cut off communications at Boston Air Route Traffic Control Center.

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Philippine Gov't Asks FAA To Reconsider Safety Rating

Says Plans Underway To Create Civil Aviation Authority

The downgrading by the FAA of the Philippine aviation industry to "Category 2" status has drawn calls from the country's government to revisit the rating in 90 days.

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Proponents Of New FL Airport Go Before Federal Panel

Relocation Faces Opposition From Three Organizations

The new Panama City-Bay County International Airport in Florida has faced what proponents hope will be the final legal hurdle to the start of construction. On Wednesday, airport proponents went before a three-judge federal panel in New York City to confront three organizations trying to stop construction of the new, 1,300-acre facility.

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Chicago, FAA Sign Agreement On New ORD Control Tower

May Not Be Needed If Expansion Plans Shot Down

Earlier this month, the city of Chicago signed a 20-year agreement under which the FAA will pay the city $42.3 million to occupy the North Air Traffic Control Tower now under construction as part of the O’Hare Modernization Program. Mayor Richard Daley and US Senator Dick Durbin made the announcement at a joint press conference.

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Authorities Charge Teenager With Suicide Plot Involving Airliner

Reportedly Planned To Crash Southwest Jet Into Concert

It was, perhaps, not the most well-thought-out of plans. FBI agents charged a 16-year-old boy this week, who allegedly said he planned to hijack a commercial airliner and commit suicide.

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US Airways Posts 2007 Profit, But Fuel Prices Hurt In Q4

Carrier Reports Loss Of $79 Million In Last Three Months

Add US Airways to the growing list of airlines that lost money in the fourth quarter of last year, due mostly to high fuel prices.

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FAA Takes A Second Look At Alleged SAN Runway Incursion

Controllers Say Bizjet Failed To Clear Runway

The Federal Aviation Administration is reopening its investigation into a January 16 runway incursion at San Diego's Lindbergh Field, an incident the agency originally dismissed as posing no safety hazard, but which the controllers' union described as very serious.

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Southwest Jumps On In-Flight Wi-Fi Bandwagon

Will Offer Satellite-Based Service By Summer

Low-cost carrier Southwest Airlines followed in the footsteps of cross-town rival American Airlines, and announced this week it, too, plans to test in-flight passenger Wi-Fi service this summer.

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