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August 24, 2007

American Pilots To Testify On Brazil Mid-Air Accident From US

Attorney Has Appeal Ready, Should Judge Disagree With Plan

Two American pilots involved in a mid-air collision over Brazil in September 2006 that claimed the lives of 154 people will testify in the case in response to a subpoena issued by a Brazilian judge, but will do so from US soil.

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FAA's Blakey Urges Immediate Action on LAX North Runways

"Los Angeles Needs To Get Going. Fix The North Airfield Now."

Drastic changes need to be made to the northern runways at Los Angeles International Airport -- and they need to be made now. So said Federal Aviation Administration head Marion Blakey to LA city leaders this week.

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Russian Gov't Airline Orders Four B737-700s

Charter Operator Operates Domestic, Int'l Flights

Boeing and Atlant-Soyuz announced this week at the 2007 Moscow Air Show that the Moscow-based carrier is the customer for four 737-700s. The order, worth $249 million at 2007 list prices, was listed as unidentified on Boeing's Orders & Deliveries Web site in 2006 and was accounted for in 2006 order totals.

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ALPA Pilot Groups Meet To Develop Common Strategy

Regional Operators Band Together During Negotiations

The leaders of five Air Line Pilots Association pilot groups met in Cincinnati last week to develop a common strategy in dealing with current and upcoming contract negotiations with their respective managements.

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Investigators Discover Pierced Fuel Tank On China Airlines 737

"We Believe That Caused Fuel To Leak Out"

The multi-national team of investigators searching for answers to Monday's China Airlines 737 explosion found not only a hole in the right fuel tank, but the bolt that pierced it Thursday.

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Could Air Travel Inconvenience Drive Passengers Back To The Rails?

Some Say Train Travel More Convenient, Less Expensive... And Less Stressful

In these days of crowded jets languishing for hours on hot tarmacs and irritated passengers growing more irritated at ever increasing flight delays, there are some that have had enough and are returning to the roots of long-distance travel.

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Raytheon, XM Radio Join Forces To Bid On ADS-B Contract

Contract Estimated To Be Worth $20B Over Next Two Decades

If they pull this off... does that mean we'll be able to pick up Oprah in the cockpit? Raytheon has tapped XM Satellite Holdings, Inc. to join its bid for a federal contract that could change the way people fly, by overhauling the nation's antiquated air traffic control system.

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British Airways, Korean Air Fined $300 Million In Collusion Case

That's A Price Neither Will Be Able To Fix

Britain's largest airline and South Korea's national carrier each received fines of $300 million Thursday, after admitting they conspired to fix pricing on international flights.

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Tornado Warning Wreaks Havoc For Chicago Flight Operations

Planes Flying Again, But Delays Rampant

All aircraft in the Chicago region were grounded Thursday afternoon, the first time that's happened since the terrorist attacks of 9/11... but this time around, it was Mother Nature striking fear into pilots and ground-dwellers alike.

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First Students Progress Through Controversial Training Program

Critics Warn Safety Could Be Comprised In Rush To Fill Pilot Shortage

A new pilot training program that relies very heavily on simulator training is being hailed as an answer to the ever-growing pilot shortage faced by the international industry. The program was developed in 2000 by the UN agency in charge of civil air traffic, the International Civil Aviation Organization in Montreal.

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New Investors Showing Interest In Troubled Alitalia

Lawyer Representing Group Refuses To Reveal Identities

There seems to be some renewed interest in Italy's struggling airline, Alitalia.

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UAL Ponders Spinning Off Maintenance Operation

Carrier Could Raise Millions, Reduce Union's Power

Before it declared bankruptcy in 2002, United Airlines had one of the largest and best-equipped maintenance departments around. It was housed in an $800 million, state-of-the-art maintenance center in Indianapolis, and employed more than 15,000 mechanics.

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