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August 14, 2007

NATCA Lauds ASDE-X Commissionings At O'Hare, Charlotte

Uses Surface Radar, ADS-B To Display Ground Ops

The National Air Traffic Controllers Association tells ANN it is looking forward to the commissioning of two sites this month for the Airport Surface Detection Equipment – Model X (ASDE-X) system, which the union says is very effective in helping controllers prevent runway incursions. ASDE-X will upgrade the ground radar systems at Chicago O’Hare and Charlotte Douglas International Airport. 

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Group Attempts Hijack Of Wing Delivery To Protest Aviation CO2 Emissions

It's Just Plane Stupid, Stealing An A380 Wing

Well, we suppose this is one way to get a point across. A UK environmental group launched its latest campaign against aviation by taking over a barge carrying a wing for a new Airbus A380 Monday. The wing was being transported from Airbus' factory in Broughton, Wales, on the River Dee.

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Aero-News Featured Aero-Casts For Tuesday 08.14.07

Delta Connection Academy's Gary Beck, Part One

ANN Daily Touch N Go: 08.14.07 (ANN's Short-Form Daily News Program) ANN Daily Aero-Briefing: 08.14.07 (ANN's Long-Form Daily News Program) ANN Special Feature: Combating The Looming Pilot Shortage, Part One -- 08.14.07 (ANN Special Feature, with Capt. Gary Beck with the Delta Connection Academy.)

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GE's CF6-80E1 Engine Completes One Million Takeoffs/Landings

High-Flying Turbofan Powers Over 140 Aircraft

GE Aircraft Engines tells ANN the enginemaker's CF6-80E1 turbofan has completed one million takeoffs/landings or cycles, a significant milestone in an engine's life. The turbofan, designed specifically for the Airbus A330-200 and -300 aircraft, powers more than 140 aircraft in operation today for 18 operators around the world.

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Pratt & Whitney Tests Gear System For Next Generation Engine

$12 Million Facility Simulates Operation At Altitude

Pratt & Whitney has initiated performance testing of the fan drive gear system, a key element of its planned next generation Geared Turbofan engine, at the company's new $12 million testing facility in Middletown, CT. The gear system design will undergo critical testing over the next 18 months as part of the company's development plan.

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AD: Boeing

AD NUMBER: 2007-16-19 MANUFACTURER: Boeing SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2007-16-19 SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Boeing Model 747-200B, 747-300, and 747-400 series airplanes.

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Is The ATA Right? Small Jets ARE Causing Big Delays At LaGuardia...

...But Those Planes Are Airliners, Not Bizjets

The skies around New York's LaGuardia International Airport are becoming increasingly thick with small jets... but don't be too quick to blame corporate aviation operators.

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Alaskan Pilot Accuses FAA Of Vendetta

Says Infamous Father Keeping His Charter Company Grounded

Craig Schweitzer says he tried to follow the rules in starting a charter airline in Kenai, AK. He accuses the FAA of having an ulterior motive in keeping that operation on the ground.

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Falling Plane Part Mistaken For UFO

Witness Thought Debris Was From Alien Craft

As the saying goes... when you hear hoofbeats, they're probably coming from horses, and not zebras. And when you come across a strange object that apparently fell from the sky, it's probably not an alien spaceship... but rather from a commercial airliner.

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Denver International Plans To Upgrade Snow Removal System

Will Spend $31 Million On Heavy-Duty Equipment

It took a severe snowstorm last year to convince Denver International Airport to upgrade its snow-removal capabilities. Airport officials announced this week they plan to spend approximately $31 million over the next 10 years, to purchase the latest in heavy-duty snow equipment.

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Boeing Workers Commemorate 7000th 737 Order

Lion Air Will Receive Historic Plane

Standing beside a new 737 fuselage prior to assembly at Boeing's 737 factory, several hundred Boeing employees recently commemorated the history-making 7,000th Boeing 737 order by forming a giant "7,000" spanning an area about the length of two airplanes.

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