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November 18, 2004

String Of Errors Leads To LAX Runway Incursion

Mistakes By Pilot, Controllers Put Multiple Aircraft On Same Runway

For the second time in three months, there's been a near-collision on the runway at Los Angeles International Airport. Authorities blamed it on mistakes made by a pilot and a controller.

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Queen Of The Sky: Unemployed

Now It's "Diary Of A Fired Flight Attendant"

And now the latest installment in our continuing stooooooory of a Delta flight attendant who apparently showed a little too much of herself in her own non-company blog. Ellen Simonetti has been given her walking papers from the Atlanta-based airline.

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GP7200 Reaches Milestone

The Engine Alliance GP7200 engine has reached a significant milestone on its path to certification for the Airbus A380 by successfully conducting the FAA ‘fan-blade-out test.’ During the test, performed at Pratt & Whitney facilities in East Hartford, Conn., one of the engine’s 116-inch diameter fan blades was released from the fan hub by an explosive charge while the engine ran at maximum speed equivalent to more than 82,000 pounds of thrust.

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AirTran Makes Bid On ATA Midway Gates

Price Tag: Almost $90 Million

Orlando-based AirTran says it will pay almost $90 million for bankrupt ATA's gates at Chicago's Midway Airport.

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Bambi Breaks In: Forest Creature Penetrates Security At O'Hare

At Least The Buck Had No Bomb

A young male deer is recovering after authorities at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport trapped him inside Terminal Two.

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TSA Looks For Applicants In Screening Partnership Program

Facilities Can Apply Starting Friday The TSA Wednesday announced that the agency is ready to accept applications from commercial airports that wish to participate in the Screening Partnership Program (SPP). This option will allow participants to choose security screeners employed by qualified private companies while maintaining TSA standards and government oversight.

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Flying On An AAL MD80? Bring Your Own Pillow

American Says Move Saves "Six Figures" On Cabin Cleaning

So you're boarding an American Airlines MD-80 for a short hop from here to there, looking forward to getting a little rest en route. You settle in your seat and ask the flight attendant for a pillow. Guess what? No pillow.

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AD: Boeing

AD NUMBER: 2004-23-12 MANUFACTURER: Boeing SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2004-23-12 SUMMARY: This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain Boeing Model 757-200 and -300 series airplanes. This AD requires inspection of the guide arm assembly on passenger door number 1 left for a part mark to determine whether the guide arm assembly contains an adjuster rod, which was incorrectly manufactured, and replacement of any such adjuster rod.

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AD: Airbus

AD NUMBER: 2004-23-13 MANUFACTURER: Airbus SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2004-23-13 SUMMARY: This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD); applicable to certain Airbus Model A330, A340-200, and A340-300 series airplanes; that requires inspecting the ram air turbine (RAT) actuator to determine its serial number; and re-identifying the RAT actuator, inspecting the RAT actuator to determine whether the rotary solenoids are in the correct position, and replacing the RAT actuator, as applicable.

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