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Two More Frasca Devices Earn JAA Qualification

Two Frasca customers recently received JAA qualification for their Frasca devices. Atlantic Flight Training, Coventry, England, has received FNPT II MCC qualification for their Canadair Regional Jet Simulator (CRJ), while Oxford Aviation Training (OAT) has received FNPT II MCC qualification for their Frasca 737 device, their second Frasca 737 simulator in operation.

Qatar Airways 777 Order Is Good News For GE Aircraft Engines

Planes Will Be Powered By GE90s

Earlier this month, Aero-News reported on Qatar Airways' decision to firm up its year-old order for 20 Boeing 777s. The order was good news for Boeing... but it's also great news for GE Aircraft Engines, which will provide the 40 high-thrust GE90 engines to power the planes.

FedEx To Upgrade Fleet

Used B757s Will Increase Capacity, Efficiency

FedEx announced Monday that it will be buying as many as 90 Boeing 757-200s on the used market to replace it's older fleet of smaller and less fuel efficient Boeing 727s.

AD: Boeing

AD NUMBER: 2006-19-12 MANUFACTURER: Boeing SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2006-19-12 SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Boeing Model 777-200 and -300 series airplanes.

'Amazed' Controllers Watched Damaged 747 Depart

Captain Had Engine Fire, But Wanted to 'Get As Far As We Can'

That British Airways Boeing 747 that shut down one engine after takeoff due to fire -- and then continued for 5,000 miles from Los Angeles to England -- simply "amazed" tower controllers when they discovered the plane would not be returning to base.

A Spot Of Bother At Two English Airports

This Probably Couldn't Happen Here

The perimeter fence at Nottingham East Midlands Airport was scaled last week by 24 people who belong to a group called "Plane Stupid". The protesters, who were members of a larger environmental group, Climate Camp, staged a sit-in on a taxiway to protest what they said was the effect aviation has on climate change.