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March 20, 2007

DOT Gives Guarded Thumbs-Up To Virgin America

Says Airline's Revised Application Can Meet US Citizenship Test

Virgin America's plan to significantly reconfigure its ownership and management structure puts it back on track to meet strict US citizenship tests under federal law, the US Department of Transportation tentatively ruled Tuesday.

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AD: Airbus

AD NUMBER: 2007-06-12 MANUFACTURER: Airbus SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2007-06-12 SUMMARY: The FAA is superseding an existing airworthiness directive (AD), which applies to certain Airbus Model A330-300 airplanes.

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AD: Boeing

AD NUMBER: PL2007-06-52 MANUFACTURER: Boeing SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive PL2007-06-52 SUMMARY: That AD resulted from a report of seven flight spoiler actuator jams on Model 737-800 Short Field Performance (SFP) airplanes.

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ATA Warns Canadian Airport Charges Threaten Industry

Oh, Canada... You're Charging Airlines Too Much

The Air Transport Association of America (ATA), the trade association for the leading US airlines, warns the "continued failure of the Canadian government to rationalize airport rents" threatens cross-border trade and travel, making Canadian destinations less attractive to US air carriers.

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Delta Employees Expected To Profit From Failed US Airways Takeover Bid

Will Receive $480 Million In Benefits; Grinstein Won't Collect Bonus

Employees at Delta Air Lines who stood up to fend off a hostile takeover attempt by US Airways will be rewarded for their loyalty, when the carrier emerges from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

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Engine Alliance GP7200 Halfway Through A380 Flight Test Program

Powerplant To Be Used By Emirates Fleet, Air France

Representatives with the Engine Alliance tell ANN the GP7200-powered A380 flight test program has completed half of its planned test objectives, accumulating 98 flights and just over 300 flying hours.

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Coalition Says FAA Funding Should Be Tied To Passenger Rights

If Airlines Want Control, They Gotta Treat Fliers Better

A group of outraged airline fliers has thrust itself into the contentious debate over FAA funding. On Monday, The Coalition for Airline Passengers' Bill of Rights (PBOR) urged Congress to make passenger rights a factor in FAA reauthorization.

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Boeing Says 787 Is On Target For July 8 Rollout, August First Flight

Production Likely To Increase Over Earlier Projections

Rumors of our delays have been greatly exaggerated. That's the message Boeing Commercial Airplanes CEO Scott Carson and 787 program manager Mike Bair had for reporters and investors Monday.

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