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In a move unlikely to surprise many, airlines around the globe raised fares this week... in an attempt to keep pace with oil prices that surged over $100 per barrel on the futures market.

Was Split Into Two Divisions In 1999

An executive at China Aviation Industry Corp II says the nation's two state-owned aviation units, commonly called AVIC I and AVIC II, will be restructured to improve global competitiveness.

... But Not By A Lot

There's been another tweak to the odds an asteroid streaking toward Mars will actually hit the planet.

NOTAM Number: FDC 8/0266  Issue Date: January 04, 2008 at 1306 UTC  Type: VIP 

NOTAM Number: FDC 8/0269 Issue Date: January 04, 2008 at 1338 UTC Type: Security

NOTAM Number: FDC 8/0274 Issue Date: January 04, 2008 at 1412 UTC Type: Security

NOTAM Number: FDC 8/0296 Issue Date: January 04, 2008 at 1739 UTC Type: VIP

NOTAM Number: FDC 8/0300 Issue Date: January 04, 2008 at 1903 UTC Location: Chicago, Illinois Beginning Date and Time: January 07, 2008 at 1505 UTC Ending Date and Time: January 07, 2008 at 2035 UTC Reason for NOTAM: Temporary flight restrictions for VIP (Very Important Person) Movement Type: VIP Replaced NOTAM(s): 8/0204: DUE TO CHANGE IN TIMES.

The Top Stories Of 2007, With ANN's Jim Campbell And Rob Finfrock

ANN Daily Touch N Go: 01.04.08 (ANN's Short-Form Daily News Program) ANN Daily Aero-Briefing: 01.04.08 (ANN's Long-Form Daily News Program) ANN Special Feature -- The Top Stories Of 2007: 01.04.08 (ANN Special Report, with Editor-in-Chief Jim Campbell and Managing Editor Rob Finfrock.)

Likely Looking At February Now

NASA determined Thursday the shuttle Atlantis will not fly until later this month, at the very earliest -- and, more likely, won't liftoff until sometime in February -- as the agency works to solve a persistent issue with fuel sensors inside the external fuel tank.

USAF Expected To Issue A Decision Near End Of Month

Northrop Grumman joined the fight over the US Air Force KC-X contract Thursday, and submitted its Final Proposal Revision (FPR) for the lucrative deal.

Planemaker Secured 200 Orders In Last Days Of Year

As ANN reported Thursday night, Boeing established a new record for all-time commercial aircraft sales in 2007, with 1,413 net orders. The question is now, how long with Boeing hold onto the record... as Airbus is expected to release its own record numbers in 12 days.

Global Improvement Attributed To Tighter Regulation

The FAA calls 2007 a year of progress in aviation safety, and now an independent watchdog group is saying the same for the world.

Four Palestinians Deported; Leader Serving Three Life Terms

Despite the best efforts of the US Congress to provide incentives to Pakistan to crack down on terrorists, on Thursday authorities there freed four Palestinians convicted in the 1986 hijacking of Pan Am Flight 73 in Karachi that killed 22 passengers and crew.

AD NUMBER: 2007-26-16 MANUFACTURER: Cessna SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2007-26-16 SUMMARY: We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Cessna Model 680 airplanes.

AD NUMBER: 2007-26-25 MANUFACTURER: DG Flugzeugbau GMBH SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2007-26-25 SUMMARY: We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the products listed above.

AD NUMBER: 2007-26-12 MANUFACTURER: Robinson Helicopter SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2007-26-12 SUMMARY: This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the specified Robinson Helicopter Company (Robinson) helicopters. This action requires a one-time visual inspection for skin separation along the leading edge of blade skin aft of the skin-to-spar bond line on the lower surface of each blade and in the tip cap area.

AD NUMBER: 2007-26-20 MANUFACTURER: Pratt & Whitney SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2007-26-20 SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for PW PW4164, PW4168, and PW4168A turbofan engines with certain low pressure turbine (LPT) stage 4 disks, part number(P/N) 51N404, installed.

USAFR's 920th Rescue Wing Flies To The Rescue

At the recently concluded 2007 World Space Expo, ANN's Aero-TV crews were invited to get the "bird's eye view" of one of our nation's most intriguing millitary missions. Commanded by Col. Steve W. Kirkpatrick, the 920th Rescue Wing at Patrick Air Force Base, Fla. is an Air Force Reserve Command combat search and rescue unit that trains and equips approximately 1200 personnel to search for, locate and recover U.S. Armed Forces personnel during military operations. FMI: www.920rqw.afrc.af.mil, www.aero-tv.net, I Want My Aero-TV!

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