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November 18, 2008

AD: Bombardier

AD NUMBER: 2008-23-11 MANUFACTURER: Bombardier SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2008-23-11 SUMMARY: The FAA is superseding an existing airworthiness directive (AD), which applies to certain Bombardier Model CL-600-2B19 airplanes.

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Judge Rules Against United Airlines Pilots

'Sick-Out' Ruling Bars Pilots From Disrupting Operations

A federal judge has spoken... and pilots at United Airlines have been rebuked for an alleged "sick-out" at the embattled carrier earlier this year.

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Gov't Once Again Opens Military Airspace To Ease Holiday Congestion

Controllers, Airlines Question Effectiveness Of Widely-Publicized Move

Stating it is the federal government's job to make holiday airline travel "as comfortable an experience as possible," on Tuesday President George W. Bush announced that for a second year military airspace along the East Coast will be opened to civilian flights... but the program will also expand nationwide.

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BTS: Airline Employment Continues Slide In September

Down 4.5 Percent From Same Period In 2007

US scheduled passenger airlines employed 4.5 percent fewer workers in September 2008 than in September 2007, the third consecutive decrease in full-time equivalent employee levels for the scheduled passenger carriers from the same month of the previous year and the largest year-to-year decrease since July 2006, the US Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics reported Tuesday.

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New Terminal Plans For ATL Hit Financial Snag

Investors "Not Interested" In Taking On More Debt

Plans to build a new terminal at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport may soon fall victim to the current economic crisis, despite the airport's top-notch credit rating.

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Delta, Alaska Airlines Expand Marketing Alliance

First Step Towards Possible Acquisition?

Is this the first step towards an even-larger Delta Air Lines? On Monday, Delta CEO Richard Anderson joined Bill Ayer, CEO of Alaska Airlines, in announcing an agreement "in principle" to expand the marketing agreement between both carriers, to make the airlines preferred alliance partners on the West Coast.

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Three New Runways To Open This Week

New Landing Strips At SEA, ORD, IAD Weren't Cheap

Just in time for the Thanksgiving holiday weekend travel peak, USA Today reports three large US commercial airports are all scheduled to bring new runway capacity online this Thursday.

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