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January 16, 2014

Boeing Begins 777X High-Speed Wind Tunnel Tests

Airplane Being Evaluated In Boeing's Transonic Wind Tunnel In Seattle

High-speed wind tunnel tests have started for the Boeing 777X. Testing began last week at Boeing's Transonic Wind Tunnel in Seattle. Last month, engineers started wind tunnel tests at QinetiQ's facility in Farnborough, U.K., where testing of the low-speed performance of the airplane continues.

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American Eagle Airlines, Inc. Changing Name To Envoy

Regional Air Service For American Airlines Will Continue To Operate Under The American Eagle Brand And Livery

American Eagle Airlines, Inc. (American Eagle Airlines), a wholly owned subsidiary of American Airlines Group Inc., announced that the company will be changing its name to Envoy in spring 2014. This change is being made to give the company its own distinct identity and eliminate the confusion between the company's current name and American Eagle, the regional flying brand of American Airlines, Inc.

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Embraer Meets Aircraft Delivery Guidance For 2013

Delivers 90 Commercial And 119 Executive Jets

Embraer delivered 32 commercial and 53 business jets during the fourth quarter of 2013 (4Q13), thus closing out the year with 90 airplanes delivered to the airline market and 119 to executive aviation, that is, 90 light and 29 large jets.

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Boeing 787-9 Testing In Australia Could Shorten 787-10 Time To Market

Hot Weather Testing Could Be Applied To Yet-To-Be-Built Larger Airplane

Some of the testing being done on a Boeing 787-9 in Australia to determine how the airplane will deal with extremely hot conditions could be germane to the 787-10, according to Boeing engineers.

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United Adjusts Airliner Order

Drops 12 Airbus Airliners Worth $1.08 Billion

United Continental Holdings has reportedly changed its plans to buy six A319s and six A320s from Airbus, saying the airplanes are no longer needed. The cancellation means a $1.08 billion hit to the European planemaker.

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Pilot Suffered Heart Attack In Mid-Flight

Plane Made Safe Emergency Landing In Omaha, Pilot Survived

It was like a scene from a movie. First a flight attendant came on the intercom of an United Airlines airliner on a flight from Des Moines, IA, to Denver, CO and asked if anyone on board had medical experience.

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Airline, Deceased Pilot Named In Lawsuit By Sole Survivor

Plane Had Encountered Icing In A Blizzard In Canada

The only person to survive an accident which occurred on January 10, 2012 has sued Keystone Air Service and the estate of the pilot of the airplane who was fatally injured in the accident. Brian Shead claims the pilot did not have the necessary experience to fly in the conditions described as a "blizzard" near North Spirit Lake in Ontario.

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JAL Grounds A Dreamliner Following Another Battery Problem

Cell Appeared To Be Leaking, Workers Noticed White Smoke Outside The Airplane

A Japan Airline Dreamliner was grounded Tuesday when workers at Tokyo's Narita International Airport noticed white smoke coming from the airplane, and it was discovered that a battery cell appeared to be leaking.

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American Eagle, ALPA Reach Tentative Agreement

Ten-Year Contract Will Freeze Pay, Increase Health Insurance Premiums, Guarantee New Airplanes

A tentative contract has been reached between American Eagle's pilots union and the regional carrier that will freeze the pilots pay scale and boost what they pay for health insurance, but also guarantees new Embraer 175 airplanes for the carrier.

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