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November 23, 2011

Dubai Air Show Reports Unqualified Success

Record Number Of Visitors, Major Orders Announced During The Week

Final numbers are in for the Dubai Air Show ... by all measures a successful week which saw $63.3 billion worth of orders for aircraft, maintenance services and flight training programs, and a record number of visitors.

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Florida Tech Offers Two New Pilot-Training Courses

Advanced Classes Geared Towards Those Planning Aviation Careers

Florida Institute of Technology will offer two, new advanced airline pilot flight courses to be presented in conjunction with Aerostar Training Services of Orlando. The courses, Jet Transition and Commercial Type Rating, are aimed at upper-division students who plan careers with commercial airlines.

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P&W Geared Turbofan Among '50 Best Inventions Of 2011'

Time Magazine Lauds PurePower's Efficiency, Environmental Friendliness

Time Magazine has named Pratt & Whitney's PurePower PW1000G engine as one of "The 50 Best Inventions of 2011," describing it as "the most important development in aviation in 2011."

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AA Fleet Replacement Includes A319, A321 Variants, Boeing 737NG, MAX

Company Looks To Strengthen Fleet Performance And Efficiency

American Airlines has confirmed the selection of the Airbus A319 and A321 variants to be a part of its A320 family fleet order, which was announced in July 2011. The airline says it also plans to acquire 200 additional aircraft from the 737 family, with options for another 100 737 family aircraft.

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Boeing, Airbus Compete For United Continental Business

Rising Fuel Costs Are The Primary Reason For Fleet Replacements

The world's two largest planemakers are in a serious competition to sell as many as 150 airliners to the world's largest airline as United Continental looks to realize fuel savings and trim bottom-line costs. That leaves Boeing and Airbus in a head-to-head matchup for the merged airlines' business for new, more fuel-efficient narrow-body jets, the workhorses of the carrier's fleets.

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Australian Pilots Call For Inquiry Into Qantas Grounding

Learned Couriers May Have Been Booked To Deliver Lockout Notices Prior To Announcement

The Australian and International Pilot's Association, which represents pilots flying for Qantas, is calling for a government inquiry into the grounding of all Qantas flights October 29th after it says it learned that the airline's management had made arrangements to deliver lockout notices days before it says the decision was made.

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Sully, Skiles, Flight 1549 Passengers Fly Again

But Fundraising DC-7 Flight To Charlotte Not Without Problems

US Airways Flight 1549 Captain Chesley Sullenberger and First Officer Jeffrey Skiles agreed to pilot a 1958 DC-7 once flown by Eastern Airlines from Miami's Opa-Locka Executive Airport into Charlotte Douglas International. But after takeoff for the trip back to Miami with 55 passengers onboard, the DC-7 had another engine problem and returned to Charlotte trailing smoke.

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