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February 21, 2012

PurePower Geared Turbofan Certification Test Program Progressing 'Rapidly'

Icing Tests Next On The Agenda For New Powerplant

Icing testing has begun on Pratt & Whitney's  PurePower PW1524G engine that will power the Bombardier CSeries aircraft family. The company anticipates completing engine certification by the end of 2012. To date the PW1524G engine test program has run more than 1,200 hours of full engine testing – including more than 200 flight hours on its 747 flight test airplane.

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US Airways Employee Killed At KPHX

Baggage Conveyor Trapped Maintenance Worker

A US Airways maintenance worker has been killed in the mechanism of a baggage handling system, according to authorities at Sky Harbor Airport in Phoenix. Sixty-year-old Robert Demarco was said to have been with the airline for several years before Friday's incident.

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U.S. Says Nigerian Pilots Poorly Trained And Equipped

Manuals Have Blank Pages, Pilots' Medical Histories Covered Up

The Nigerian government was lax in its enforcement of safety regulations during a period which included three fatal airline accidents, according to a report in the Associated Press.

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AMR Corp Seeks Additional Consultants In Reorganization

Court Filings Show Plan To Save $750 Million Per Year In Operating Costs

American Airlines parent company AMR has asked the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York for permission to hire additional consultants to assist in its restructuring, according to documents filed with the court.

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A350's Trent XWB Engine Makes 1st Flight On Airbus' A380 Test Aircraft

Engine Flight-Test Campaign Underway One Year Ahead Of Airplane’s First Flight

The A350 XWB’s new engine – the Rolls-Royce Trent XWB – has successfully made its maiden flight aboard Airbus’ dedicated A380 “Flying-Test-Bed” aircraft. The aircraft took off from Airbus facilities in Toulouse and performed a flight of more than five hours during which the engine covered a wide range of power settings at altitudes up to 43,000ft.

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Obama Praises Boeing Plant NLRB Tried To Close

Remarks Come During Visit To Boeing's Everett, WA Location

During a recent visit to Boeing's assembly facility in Everett, WA late last week, President Barack Obama held up the company's new 787 assembly plant in Charleston, SC, as an example of the strength of American manufacturing.

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