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April 03, 2009

AD: General Electric

AD NUMBER: 2009-07-12 MANUFACTURER: General Electric SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2009-07-12 SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for General Electric Company (GE) CF34-1A, -3A, -3A1, -3A2, -3B, and -3B1 turbofan engines with high-pressure (HP) rotor 4-step air balance piston stationary seals (4-step seals), part numbers (P/Ns) 4923T54G01,6019T90G03, 6037T99G01, 6037T99G02, and 6037T99G03, installed.

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Boeing Delivers 121 New Aircraft In Q1 2009

Goal Is To Build 485 Planes For Year... Hopefully, No "White Tails"

Despite significant layoffs and the continuing efforts to recover from a crippling machinists strike last year, Boeing posted an impressive 5.2 percent gain in the number of commercial airliner deliveries in the first quarter of this year, over 2008 levels.

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Airlines Prepare To Leap Back Into Hedging Game

As Oil Prices Climb Again, May Gamble To Recoup Losses

Airline execs who got too aggressive hedging fuel last July -- when oil was trading at $147 a barrel -- found themselves unable to reap the benefits when that price plummeted 75 percent in the last quarter of 2008.

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Delta Sheds NWA Executive Positions

No Word On Further Layoffs

Delta told employees Wednesday that five VP-or-higher executive positions are being eliminated as the integration of the former Northwest Airlines continues, and the economic downturn persists.

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CAE Ends FY2009 With 34 FFS Sales

Earned Three New Contracts In March

Over the past month, CAE signed contracts to design and manufacture three full-flight simulators (FFSs) and associated CAE Simfinity training devices valued at C$33 million at list prices. The contracts are with first time simulation equipment customers Avianca Airlines and Sofia Flight Training, as well as Emirates-CAE Flight Training (ECFT).

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NTSB Will Meet On September 2007 MD-82 Engine Fire, Landing Gear Failure

American Airlines Jet Made Safe Emergency Landing At STL

The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a public Board meeting next week on its investigation into a 2007 accident inwhich the crew of an American Airlines MD-82, which experienced an engine fire shortly after take-off, declared an emergency and returned to the airport. No one was injured in the accident.

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Investors Given More Time To Buy Midway

Privatization Effort Stalls In Economic Crisis

The City of Chicago, which is expecting a big payday when private investors take over Midway Airport (MDW), has given lead investor Citi Infrastructure Investors another six months to raise the cash to pay for the 99-year lease.

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