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May 30, 2007

NTSB Blames 2005 Chalk's Accident On Undiscovered Structural Fatigue

Board Says FAA Failed To Fix Problems With Airline's Maintenance Program

The National Transportation Safety Board issued its Probable Cause report Wednesday on the December 2005 loss of a seaplane in Miami, FL.

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Third Time Is (Barely) The Charm: NWA Flight Attendants Approve Contract

Claim Payout The Deciding Factor

By no means was it a resounding victory, but Northwest Airlines will take what it can get. On Tuesday, the airline's flight attendants voted to ratify a tentative labor agreement -- the third negotiated between the airline, and two separate flight attendants unions -- albeit by the slimmest of margins.

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Qatar Airways Signs MoU For 80 Airbus A350 XWBs

Planemaker Reportedly Settles On All-Composite Fuselage

Confirming earlier reports, on Wednesday Qatar Airways signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to buy 80 new Airbus A350 XWB aircraft -- a significant shot-in-the-arm for the European planemaker, and its beleaguered proposed competitor to Boeing's 787.

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Alliance, NBAA Denounce ATA's Anti-BizAv Television Ad

When They Break Out The Cartoon Airliners, You Know It's Serious

This has to be one of the strangest news items to cross the ANN desk so far this year... if only it weren't true.

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Russian Airline Says It Will Order 15 Dreamliners

No, Not Aeroflot

This is one time Boeing doesn't mind settling for number two. On Tuesday, Russia's second largest airline, S7 Group, announced it will order 15 787 Dreamliners, making it the first Russian carrier to order the composite-bodied plane.

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City of Derry Airport Cleared To Reopen

Secondary Audit Finds Remedial Repairs Satisfactory

City of Derry airport was cleared by the Civil Aviation Authority to reopen, after being shut down last week amid safety concerns that arose after a routine inspection. The airport was back in business as of midnight Monday.

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Aer Lingus, SIPTU Reach Agreement, End Standoff

Union Drops Demands After Promise of Formal Review

Management at Aer Lingus and leaders of Ireland's largest labor union came to an agreement Monday, ending a standoff that had threatened to disrupt operations at Dublin International Airport.

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Passenger Opens Emergency Door Of Moving Airliner

Carrier Says No Threat Of Terrorist Activity

The Dubai Public Prosecution charged an Emirates passenger with drinking and endangering aircraft and passenger safety, because he opened the emergency door while the aircraft was in motion at Dubai International Airport last week.

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