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Girl's Family Sues Delta Over Alleged Molestation

Says Male Passenger Assaulted 11-Year-Old On January Flight

The family of an 11-year-old girl sued Delta Air Lines last week, after the child claimed a man sexually assaulted her on a flight earlier this year from San Diego to Atlanta.

AIR Inc. Says September Was A Great Month For Pilot Hires

Largest Hiring Month Since 9/11

The folks at AIR Inc. tell ANN over 1,360 pilots received jobs within the airline industry in September -- making this the largest hiring month since 9/11. That number also brings the third quarter to an end with hiring numbers totaling 3,619, almost doubling the 1,918 reported from the third quarter in 2006.

Coming Down The Stretch, Airbus Is Closing The Distance

Neck-And-Neck With Boeing In 2007 Orders Race

Beware ye, all who may have already written off European planemaker Airbus in the hotly-contested 2007 commercial airliner order race.

AD: International Aero Engines

AD NUMBER: 2007-21-05 MANUFACTURER: International Aero SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2007-21-05 SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for International Aero Engines (IAE) V2500 series turbofan engines.

AD: General Electric

AD NUMBER: 2007-21-06 MANUFACTURER: General Electric SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2007-21-06 SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for GE CF6-80C2A5F turbofan engines installed on, but not limited to, Airbus A300F4-605R airplanes.

New UAL Union Leaders Vow To Confront Execs On Pay

Want Contract Talks To Start Two Years Early

Maybe it's something in the water in the meeting halls. Hot on the heels of a blistering letter sent by newly-elected leaders of the Allied Pilots Association to American Airlines CEO Gerard Arpey... the new chairmen of the pilots association at United Airlines have a similar -- albeit more civil -- message for executives at the Chicago-based carrier.