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August 17, 2007

This May Be It... Midwest Signs Buyout Agreement With TPG

AirTran CEO Concedes Defeat, For Second Time This Week

This appears to be the end... finally... to AirTran's seemingly neverending attempt to purchase rival Midwest Airlines. The board at Midwest Air Group agreed late Thursday night to a buyout deal from TPG Capital/Northwest Airlines Corp., which upped its offer to $17 per share to fend off a last-ditch effort by AirTran.

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Rockland County Selects Law Firm To Investigate FAA Lawsuit

Vanderhoef Considering Legal Action Against Airspace Redesign Plan

Rockland County, NY Executive C. Scott Vanderhoef announced Wednesday the law firm of Holland & Knight of New York and Washington, DC, has been chosen to investigate possible legal action against the Federal Aviation Administration in overturning the environmental review process for its New York/New Jersey/Philadelphia Metropolitan Airspace Redesign Project.

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Aero-News Featured Aero-Casts For Friday 08.17.07

Passenger Bill Of Rights Update, With Kate Hanni

ANN Daily Touch N Go: 08.17.07 (ANN's Short-Form Daily News Program) ANN Daily Aero-Briefing: 08.17.07 (ANN's Long-Form Daily News Program) ANN Special Feature: Passenger Bill Of Rights Update -- 08.17.07 (ANN Special Feature, with with Kate Hanni, founder and president of the Coalition for an Airline Passengers Bill of Rights.)

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New York Enacts Its Own Passengers Bill Of Rights Law

Critics Say Measure Interferes With Federal Regulations

The State of New York, which has a recent history of attempts to wrest jurisdiction from the federal government in areas affecting, is trumpeting one-upsmanship in creating a state airline passenger bill of rights.

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AOPA: Proof Mounts That Airlines Create Their Own Problems

NBC Report Latest To Say RJs To Blame For Many Delays

It's the increasing number of airliners competing for runway space -- particularly regional jets -- that are a major cause of airline delays, according to several recent reports cited by the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association.

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NATCA Calls On FAA To Retract Published Statement

"Realistically, There Is No Such Thing As A Dangerous Staffing Level"

The National Air Traffic Controllers Association called upon the Federal Aviation Administration Thursday to retract the following statement attributed to FAA spokesperson Ian Gregor in a California newspaper: "Realistically, there is no such thing as a dangerous staffing level."

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LAX Gets The OK For 10 Additional Gates

First New Gates Built Since Early 1980s

For the first time nearly 30 years, Los Angeles International Airport will be gaining some new gates - 10 to be exact.

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Some Say Aviation More Damaging To Environment Than First Thought

Measuring Aviation's Effect On Climate "Complicated"

Some experts now say aviation is possibly a bit more dangerous to the environment than widely thought... not only due to carbon dioxide emissions, but also to the other gases emitted as well. The experts believe these gases warm the earth.

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