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December 13, 2005

AD: Pratt & Whitney

AD NUMBER: 2005-25-09

MANUFACTURER: Pratt & Whitney SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2005-25-09 SUMMARY: The FAA is superseding an existing airworthiness directive (AD) for Pratt & Whitney (PW)PW4000 series turbofan engines.

Airlines hired a total of 695 pilots in November, bringing the year-to-date total to 9,771. The Majors took the hiring lead adding 227 pilots, followed by the National carriers with 197, the Jet Operators hired 127, and the Non-Jet Operators and Fractionals hired 56 and 46 pilots respectively. 2005 is shaping up to be the best year in airline pilot hiring since 9/11.

AD NUMBER: 2005-25-06

MANUFACTURER: Fokker SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2005-25-06 SUMMARY: The FAA is superseding an existing airworthiness directive (AD), which applies to all FokkerModel F27 Mark 050 series airplanes.

AD NUMBER: 2005-25-05

MANUFACTURER: Pratt & Whitney SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2005-25-05 SUMMARY: The FAA is superseding an existing airworthiness directive (AD) for Pratt & Whitney (PW) JT8D-1, -1A, -1B, -7, -7A, -7B, -9, -9A, -11, -15, -15A, -17, -17A, -17R, and -17AR series turbofanengines.