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February 21, 2007

FAA Issues Emergency AD On CF34-3B1 Turbofans

Says Engine Marking Procedure Led To Fan Disk Failure

Less than one month after a Mesa Airlines regional airliner suffered an inflight uncontained fan disk failure in one of its engines, the FAA has issued an emergency Airworthiness Directive requiring operators of the type to perform inspections on their engines.

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British Airways Selects More 777s Over A330s

Carrier Goes With Airbus For Narrowbodies

British Airways said its decision Wednesday to purchase four Boeing 777-200ERs to expand its long-haul fleet, instead of going with Airbus's A330, came down to the issue of commonality.

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Virgin Blue Close To Wrapping Up Boeing, Embraer Orders

Flush With Cash, Airline Continues Aggressive Expansion

It could be a shot in the arm for Boeing's lagging order count so far for 2007... as Australia's Virgin Blue announced this week it was close to signing a deal for as many as 13 777-300ER widebody planes the carrier plans to use on new long-haul routes to the US.

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More Plane Delays: Students Stuck On United Flight At Dulles

Flight Home From DC Field Trip Turns Into Another Learning Experience

Are you tired of reading about passengers stranded on airline flights yet? If you are, you might as well skip this next story... as those problems aren't limited to American and JetBlue.

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French Prime Minister Says Airbus Plans To Slash 10,000 Jobs

German, French Politicos Meet To Ease Crisis

Some details of the stalled "Power8" restructuring program for Airbus emerged Tuesday, as French minister Dominique de Villepin told the Financial Times the controversial plan called for the elimination of some 10,000 jobs -- almost 20 percent of Airbus' worldwide work force.

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JetBlue Stock Suffers From Delays

Carrier Announces 'Bill Of Rights'

The planes are flying again, at last... but investors in JetBlue gave the low-cost carrier a sign of their displeasure with the six-day operations shutdown that stranded some 130,000 travellers. On Tuesday, shares in JetBlue lost nearly five-percent of their value.

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (02.21.07)

"I think it would have been better to take us back to the gate because it was really cramped."

Source: Middle-schooler Amanda Kollar, one of several students who were trapped onboard a United Airlines 767 at Washington's Dulles International for six hours Sunday due to a snowstorm.

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