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December 23, 2004

JAL Buys Into 7E7

Orders 30, Options 20

The Boeing Company today announced that Japan Airlines Corporation has selected the Boeing 7E7 Dreamliner as its next generation mid-sized twin aisle aircraft. JAL's requirement for 30 firm deliveries and 20 options will be fulfilled with a combination of 7E7-3s and 7E7-8s.

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India LCC Orders 30 A320s

Deliveries Start In 2007

Air Deccan, India’s first low-cost carrier, is to grow its fleet by acquiring a further 30 Airbus A320s, following the signature of a contract with Airbus. Deliveries of the aircraft are due to begin in 2007.

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Spanish Airline Becomes A350 Launch Customer

Air Europa Orders Three

Air Europa of Spain Tuesday became the first airline to commit to the A350-800, Airbus’ new 245-seater aircraft only on offer since 10th December, after signing a Memorandum of Understanding for 10 aircraft and 2 further options. The airline said its decision came after a rigorous evaluation of the aircraft’s performance and efficiency with the aircraft due to be delivered between 2010 and 2012.

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ICAO: Worldwide Air Traffic Up By 14 Percent In '04

Strength In Middle East, Asian Markets

By any measure, it's an impressive rebound: The ICAO reports global air traffic up 14-percent in 2004 when compared to the year before.

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Canada's ATA Decries The Cost Of Flying

Says Its Costs Are Going Up While Other Countries Get More Competitive

While Canada continues to force the cost of flying and landing aircraft ever higher, Germany will drive down those costs and make that country more competitive, the Air Transport Association said today. The German Transport Ministry announced yesterday that airport landing fees will drop 28% on January 1, 2005 and air navigation overflight fees will fall about 20%.

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A Sign Of The Times: Record Growth At Southwest Florida Airport

SWFI PAX Traffic Exceeds 6 Million

With one month to go, this year already has already proven to be the busiest in the history of Southwest Florida International Airport. With a record-breaking November of nearly 586,000 passengers, passenger traffic year-to-date has exceeded 6 million passengers, making 2004 the first year the airport has reached this milestone. Passenger traffic for November increased by 16 percent, and the year-to-date total reflects a 14 percent jump.

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AD: General Electric

AD NUMBER: 2004-26-02 MANUFACTURER: General Electric SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2004-26-02 SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for GE CF34-3A, CF34-3A2, CF34-1A,CF34-3A1, CF34-3B, and CF34-3B1 series turbofan engines.

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AD: Empresa

AD NUMBER: 2004-25-21 MANUFACTURER: Empresa SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2004-25-21 SUMMARY: This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain Model EMB-135 and -145 series airplanes. This AD requires modification of the pitch trim system, which includes replacing certain components of the system with new or serviceable components, and upgrading certain software to a newer version.

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AD: Eagle Aircraft

AD NUMBER: 2004-26-01 MANUFACTURER: Eagle Aircraft SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2004-26-01 SUMMARY: The FAA adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Eagle Aircraft (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.Model Eagle 150B airplanes. This AD requires you to inspect the port and starboard under carriage attach bracket for unwelded areas and replace the attach bracket if unwelded areas are found.

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