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February 22, 2008

AD: Bombardier

AD NUMBER: 2008-04-08 MANUFACTURER: Bombardier SUBJECT: AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE 2008-04-08 SUMMARY: We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the products listed above.

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AD: Boeing

AD NUMBER: 2008-04-11 MANUFACTURER: Boeing SUBJECT: AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE 2008-04-11 SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Boeing Model 707 airplanes, and Model 720 and 720B series airplanes.

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AD: Boeing

AD NUMBER: 2008-04-10 MANUFACTURER: Boeing SUBJECT: Document1 SUMMARY: We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Boeing Model 727 airplanes.

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Singapore 2008: Goodrich Expands MRO Campus

New Facility More Than Doubles Existing Space

This week, at the 2008 Singapore Air Show, aircraft components maker Goodrich unveiled its expanded maintenance and repair campus in that country, a move intended to bolster servicing options for aerospace customers in Asia, Australia and the Pacific Rim.

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Singapore 2008: FAA's Sturgell Urges Region To 'ASPIRE to Green'

Tells Aviation Leadership Summit Of NextGen Benefits

Below is the unedited text of a speech given Friday by FAA Acting Administrator Bobby Sturgell, at the Aviation Leadership Summit held in conjunction with the 2008 Singapore Air Show.

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Singapore 2008: Rolls Royce Breaks Ground On Trent Engine Plant

'Facility Of The Future' Will Build, Test Large Turbofans

This week, Rolls-Royce took the first step towards its $225 million Trent aero engine facility in Singapore, with a groundbreaking ceremony at the new Seletar Aerospace Park. The Facility of the Future will be the most modern Rolls-Royce production engine assembly and test facility for large commercial aero engines, and its first in Asia.

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SAS Demands $200 Million From Bombardier For Q400 Woes

Figure Will Be Applied Against New CRJ Order

Four months after dumping its fleet of Q400 turboprops after three landing accidents, Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) plans to bill planemaker Bombardier for one billion Danish crowns ($198 million) in compensation.

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Continental Airlines Orders More 777s, 737s

Touts Fuel Efficiency Over Competitor's Older Models

Continental Airlines announced this week it has added 27 aircraft to its firm order positions at Boeing, including eight new 777 and 19 new 737 aircraft, to replace less efficient airplanes and to bolster its growth efforts.

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Reports: No Survivors In Venezuelan Airliner Crash

Wreckage Of ATR-42 Located Friday Morning

There are apparently no survivors following the Thursday evening downing of a ATR-42-300 airliner in southwestern Venezuela.

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Singapore 2008: Source Says Bombardier Will Commit To C-Series

May Launch 110-Seat Program After Friday Board Meeting

Bombardier may finally be ready and willing to commit to launching a 110-passenger commercial airliner, according to one source at this week's Singapore Air Show.

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Singapore 2008: Boeing Says 'The Future Of Freighters Is Now'

Touts Upcoming Development Milestones For 777-200F, 747-8F

As Boeing looks forward in the freighter business, the company doesn't have to look very far to see that "The Future of Freighters Is Now."

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Continental Posted Larger Q4 Loss In 2007

Tax Change Hits Earnings Hard

In an announcement likely to further fuel speculation of an impending merger, on Wednesday Continental Airlines announced it posted a larger fourth-quarter loss in 2007 than for the year before, due largely to an increase in its deferred tax asset valuation allowance.

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Florida Woman Says Airplane Part Hit Home

Second Time That's Happened In Nine Years

What fell through Margaret Bagley's roof? Thanks to the Internet, she's pretty sure she knows the answer... but the FAA still wants to know for sure.

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