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March 23, 2005

US, European Airports Want Urgent Progress In Open Skies Negotiations

"For Too Long, We've Lived Under An Arcane Set Of Rules..."

Airports Council International-North America (ACI-NA) and ACI Europe Tuesday sent a joint letter urging European Union Transport Commissioner Jacques Barrot and US Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta to make substantial progress on EU-US air service negotiations. The letter calls for them to establish a basis for resuming productive EU/US negotiations at the Ministerial EU-US meeting which will take place tomorrow in Washington, DC.

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ANA Hijacker Gets Life In Prison

Hijacker Stabbed Pilot, Then Briefly Took Controls Of B-747

A 34-year old man convicted of killing an All Nippon Airways captain during a domestic flight six years ago was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison.

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O'Hare Accord Extended

To Be Reviewed Every Six Months

The voluntary agreement between the FAA and airlines serving Chicago's O'Hare International Airport was extended Tuesday through April 2008. The federal agency said it will review the agreement every six months to see if O'Hare can accomodate more flight operations than called for under the accord.

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JAL 767 Runway Mishap

Comes On The Heels Of Government's Operations Warning

Have you ever heard the old saying that astronauts have just one rule? It is: Don't screw up. Well, Japan Airlines is playing by the astronaut's rule these days, after getting an embarrassing and rather dire series of operational warnings from the Japanese government.  So it probably didnt' help matters when JAL aircraft are involved in more incidents.

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New York Spacing Violations Break All Records

More Than Four Times More So Far This Year Than In All Of 2004

There have been 117 incidents of aircraft violating spacing regulations in the airspace around New York's major airports, according to the findings of a federal investigation reported Tuesday. That's more than four times the spacing violations reported in all of 2004, according to the FAA.

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SALE To Order Up To 40 Boeing Next-Generation 737 Aircraft

20 Orders Firm, 20 Pending

Singapore Aircraft Leasing Enterprise (SALE) Tuesday announced it will purchase up to 40 Next-Generation 737 aircraft from Boeing. The deal covers 20 firm orders and 20 purchase rights, with deliveries of the aircraft scheduled between the fourth quarter of 2006 and the end of 2009.

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AD: Boeing

AD NUMBER: 2005-06-10 MANUFACTURER: Boeing SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2005-06-10 SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Boeing Model 767-200, -300, and -300F series airplanes.

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AD: Boeing

AD NUMBER: 2005-06-12 MANUFACTURER: Boeing SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2005-06-12 SUMMARY: The FAA is superseding an existing airworthiness directive (AD), which applies to certain Boeing Model 747-100, 747-100B, 747-100B SUD, 747-200B, 747-300, 747SP, and 747SR series airplanes.

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AD: Airbus

AD NUMBER: 2005-06-08 MANUFACTURER: Airbus SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2005-06-08 SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Airbus Model A330, A340-200, and A340-300 series airplanes.

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