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June 29, 2008

Customs Agents Arrest 32 Workers At Washington Aerospace Company

Aerospace Manufacturing Technologies Supplies Parts For Several Airliners

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents executed a federal civil search warrant Friday morning at an aircraft manufacturing plant in Arlington, WA arresting 32 of the company's workers on administrative immigration violations.

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Stricken RNO Controller Sparks PR War Between FAA, NATCA

Union Believes It’s Evidence Of Understaffing, Agency Says Not

The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Air Traffic Controllers Association engaged in a strange war of words last week following an incident Monday when a veteran radar controller at Reno-Tahoe International Airport was transported to an emergency room after reporting chest pains. Each side is accusing the other for using the unfortunate incident to promote their political agenda in the media.

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New Radar Tag To Blame For LAX Runway Incursion

Controllers Place Airliner On Short Taxiway Due To Confusion Over Plane Type

A case of designation confusion may have been to blame for a minor runway incursion ten days ago at Los Angeles International Airport according to federal officials Friday.

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Horizon Air Announces Route Changes For Fuel Cost Relief

Company Moving Up Plans For Transition To Single Aircraft Type Fleet

Yet another airline is making significant changes to its operations to adjust for rising fuel prices. Horizon Air announced a number of changes to routes and fleet Friday in the hope of combating rising costs.

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Passengers Become Overnight Guests On Delayed Chinese Airliner

Group Refuses To Disembark From Aircraft After Flight Cancelled, Waits For Morning Flight

While many passengers in the United States complain about incidents of being “held captive” aboard airliners for hours during weather delays and cancelations, a recent weather delay in China had some passengers doing the exact opposite -- refusing to leave the aircraft after the flight had been canceled.

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Malibu Mansion To Be Constructed Of Big Boeing

Recycled 747 Being Used To Build A Unique “Green” Home

Most aged airliners spend their last years sitting in desert compounds before succumbing to the scrappers torch to be melted down and recycled into toasters or soda cans. But according to the San Jose Mercury News, one particular Boeing 747 has embarked onto a more unique retirement -- as a new home in the exclusive Southern California community of Malibu.

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