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All News

March 28, 2006

AD: Bombardier

AD NUMBER: 2006-05-11R1 MANUFACTURER: Bombardier SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2006-05-11R1 SUMMARY: The FAA is revising an existing airworthiness directive (AD), which applies to certain Bombardier Model CL-600-2B19 (Regional Jet Series 100 & 440) airplanes.

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Thales Wins Lufthansa A380 Flight Sim Contract

Third Superjumbo Sim Ordered From UK Company

Before the Airbus A380 flies for an airline... airline pilots must be trained to fly the A380. Thales UK's services business has been selected by Lufthansa Flight Training to supply an Airbus A380 full-flight simulator.

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Pressured By Airlines, Boeing Goes Ahead With Expanded 787

Will Begin Flights In Late 2012... For Emirates?

When airlines talk, Boeing listens. That was the word Monday from Mike Bair, general director of the 787 program, who said Boeing has decided to proceed with plans for an expanded version of the Dreamliner despite the company's fears such a plane would compete with its own popular 777-200ER.

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Moussaoui Testifies He Was To Pilot Fifth 9/11 Airliner

Apparent Reversal Of Earlier Testimony May Mean Death Penalty

It was a stunning revelation. On Monday, Zacarias Moussaoui took the stand at his death penalty trial, and declared he was to hijack a fifth airliner on September 11, 2001 and fly the plane into the White House.

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AD: Airbus

AD NUMBER: 2006-06-14 MANUFACTURER: Airbus SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2006-06-14 SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Airbus Model A318-100 and A319-100 series airplanes, A320-111 airplanes, A320-200 series airplanes, and A321-100 and A321-200 series airplanes.

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AD: Airbus

AD NUMBER: 2006-06-15 MANUFACTURER: Airbus SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2006-06-15 SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Airbus Model A318-100 series airplanes; Model A319-100 series airplanes; Model A320-111 airplanes; Model A320-200 series airplanes; Model A321-100 series airplanes; and Model A321-200 series airplanes.

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AD: Embraer

AD NUMBER: 2006-07-01 MANUFACTURER: Empresa SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2006-07-01 SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain EMBRAER Model EMB-135 airplanes and Model EMB-145, -145ER, -145MR, -145LR, -145XR, -145MP, and -145EP airplanes.

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AD: Aerospatiale

AD NUMBER: 2006-06-12 MANUFACTURER: Aerospatiale SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2006-06-12 SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Aerospatiale Model ATR72 airplanes.

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AD: Airbus

AD NUMBER: 2006-06-13 MANUFACTURER: Airbus SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2006-06-13 SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Airbus Model A330-200 and A330-300 series airplanes; and Model A340-200 and -300 series airplanes.

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The Mother Of All Tankers! Evergreen To Demo 747 Supertanker

Month-Long Demonstration Tour to Span 11 States

Evergreen International Aviation has announced that its firefighting 747 Supertanker will visit 11 states during a month-long, nationwide tour to demonstrate the capabilities of the world’s largest firefighting aircraft to wildland firefighters at the federal, state and local levels.

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French, Egyptian Investigators Disagree On Cause Of Flash Air Accident

NTSB Opens Public Docket On 2004 Loss Of B737

French and Egyptian investigators sharply disagree on what caused a Flash Air Boeing 737 to crash into the Red Sea after taking off from Cairo more than two years ago. The two sides published both of their opinions in a 1,300-page report on the crash issued on Saturday.

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Fighting High Costs And Competition, Air Wales Bails

Will Focus On Charter And Freight Ops

Welsh regional carrier Air Wales announced last week it will stop flying scheduled passenger flights next month, in order to focus its efforts on charter flights and freight hauling.

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SAA Plane Robbery May Have Been An Inside Job

Thieves Made Off With Over $16 Million

Last Saturday, a band of thieves held up a South African Airways 747 on the ramp in Johannesburg, and made off with over $16 million -- and police say either an airport or airline employee may have helped them do it.

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