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September 14, 2005

Delta, NWA File BK: Is There A Quantity Discount For Multiple Bankruptcies?

$10 Billion Losses Result in Four A/L Bankruptcies

As postulated repeatedly by ANN, both Northwest and Delta Airlines have given up any hint of financial solvency and filed for bankruptcy. This now means that some half the seats being flown by US Air Carriers are being conducted under the cloud of bankruptcy.

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Airline Pilot Hiring - August 2005 Hiring Summary

According to AIR, Inc., airlines hired 910 pilots in August, bringing the year-to-date total to 7,353 - an increase of more than 680 new pilot jobs over this time last year.

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NATCA Rants Over FAA's 'Unsafe Math'

Subtraction Of Controllers Means Multiplication Of Errors At Nation’s Busiest TRACON

NATCA's war of words with the FAA seems to be never-ending... with the following statement being the latest NATCA charge (of many) against the FAA. C'mon NATCA... can't we all just get along?

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First Embraer 190 Delivered to JetBlue

Embraer has delivered the first Embraer 190 to launch customer JetBlue Airways during a ceremony held at the manufacturer's headquarters in Sao Jose dos Campos, Brazil. JetBlue has placed firm orders for 101 Embraer 190s and expects to take delivery of approximately 18 of the new aircraft each year between 2005 and 2011.

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Father And Son Accused Of Hijacking Plane Together

Both Surrender To Authorities In Colombia

A bizarre hijacking ended peacefully Monday when a disabled man in a wheelchair and his son surrendered to authorities in Colombia and released their 24 hostages. Some passengers later said the elder man wasn't searched by security forces precisely because he was wheelchair-bound.

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Is Northwest Next?

May Declare Chapter 11 Wednesday

Right at the heels of similarly troubled Delta Airlines, there are reports that Northwest may be ready to file for Chapter 11 as early as Wednesday.

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NTSB: AMASS Not Good Enough To Prevent Runway Collisions

Safety Bureau Chief Tells FAA: Go Back To The Drawing Board

National Transportation Safety Board Acting Chairman Mark Rosenker today said that the Federal Aviation Administration's Airport Movement Area Safety System is not adequate to prevent serious runway collisions.

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AD: BAE Systems

AD NUMBER: 2005-19-03 MANUFACTURER: BAE Systems SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2005-19-03 SUMMARY: The FAA is superseding an existing airworthiness directive (AD), which applies to all BAe Systems (Operations) Limited Model ATP airplanes. That AD currently requires revising the Airworthiness Limitations Section (ALS) of the Instructions for Continued Airworthiness to incorporate life limits for certain items and inspections to detect fatigue cracking in certain structures.

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AD: Raytheon

AD NUMBER: 2005-18-21 MANUFACTURER: Raytheon SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2005-18-21 SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Raytheon Aircraft Company Models 1900, 1900C, 1900C (C-12J), and 1900D airplanes. This AD requires you to inspect all elevator hinge support attachments on both left and right elevators for loose and missing rivets, replace rivets if loose or missing rivets are found, inspect the elevator hinge joints for looseness and clearance of each elevator to its stabilizer, correct looseness and clearance if incorrect, and report results of the required inspections.

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AD: Raytheon

AD NUMBER: 2005-18-22 MANUFACTURER: Raytheon SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2005-18-22 SUMMARY: The FAA adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Raytheon Aircraft Company (Raytheon) Premier 1 390 airplanes.

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