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Submitted: Tuesday (11/18) 11:46AM EST by jawad101
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(www.bizjournals.com) Seventeen years after the last Eastern Air Lines flight, the airline is on the verge of a revival. But who will be in the cockpit is up to federal judges.
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Submitted: Tuesday (11/18) 11:33AM EST by jawad101
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(www.smh.com.au) Two Qantas jumbo jets - including the plane involved in the Manila mid-air explosion last July - have collided while being towed at Avalon.
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Submitted: Monday (11/17) 06:14PM EST by jawad101
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(www.cnbc.com) ROMULUS, Mich. - A regional jet collided with a small vehicle on a Detroit Metropolitan Airport taxiway Thursday, damaging the airplane and injuring the vehicle driver, authorities said.
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Submitted: Monday (11/17) 01:03PM EST by cbw
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(seattlepi.nwsource.com) Back in 1995, The Boeing Co. delivered its first 777 on time -- to the very day it was promised, in fact -- to United Airlines. Those were the days.
Today, some customers won't get Boeing's prized 787 Dreamliner for up to three years after they were supposed to.
It's not the only new Boeing airplane in trouble.
Boeing announced Friday that the first new 747-8 will be up to a year late.
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Submitted: Monday (11/17) 01:02PM EST by cbw
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(www.aviationweek.com) The average cost per an accident or incident for the more than 30,000 events was $539,281, the analysis shows, with a maximum single-event cost of about $62.4 million. The mishaps have lead to 2,856 deaths.
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Submitted: Monday (11/17) 01:00PM EST by cbw
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(www.kansas.com) Despite all the cut backs, lay offs, and shortened work weeks, there is a silver lining as GA aircraft deliveries are up 3% over last year for Q3.
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Submitted: Monday (11/17) 10:08AM EST by jawad101
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(www.chicagobreakingnews.com) Sean Oskvarek of Woodridge is charged with operating an aircraft under the influence of drugs or alcohol, according to the DuPage County Sheriff's Department. He remained in jail in lieu of $100,000 bail Sunday.
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Submitted: Monday (11/17) 09:39AM EST by jawad101
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(www.cbsnews.com) (AP) A US Airways Express airliner slid down a runway Sunday during an emergency landing without its nose landing gear. No injuries were reported.
The Philadelphia-bound deHavilland Dash-8 turboprop, operated by Piedmont Airlines, took off from Allentown at about 8:20 a.m. with 35 passengers and three crew members, according to officials of the airline and Philadelphia International Airport.
Before the scheduled landing at Philadelphia, the crew got an indication that the landing gear was not down and did a flyover to confirm that the nose wheels had not deployed, airport spokeswoman Victoria Lupica said.
Fire crews spread foam on the runway as a precaution before the landing at about 9:20 a.m.
The plane skidded down the runway on its nose, but there was no smoke or fire, Lupica said. Passengers were taken to the terminal by bus.
The cause was being investigated, said US Airways spokesman Morgan Durrant. The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board also were investigating, Lupica said.
The airport had to be closed for about 25 minutes, Lupica said.
It reported some flights delayed more than two hours around midday while the plane remained on one of the four runways. That runway reopened in the early afternoon, and most flights were running on time, Lupica said.
Picture of the Flight:
http://www.airliners.net/photo/US-Airways-Express/De-Havilland-Canada/1423479/L/&width=1200&height=811&sok=&sort=&photo_nr=&prev_id=&next_id=
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Submitted: Monday (11/17) 05:54AM EST by dream74
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(www.flightglobal.com) Mexican investigators have disclosed that the Bombardier Learjet 45 which crashed in Mexico City this month, killing 14 people, closed to within the minimum in-trail separation distance from a Mexicana Boeing 767-300 just before the accident.
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Submitted: Friday (11/14) 05:45PM EST by cbw
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(www.google.com) "We confirm that we are in talks with (British low-cost airline) easyJet who are potentially interested in joining the consortium," Virgin spokesman Paul Charles told AFP.
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Submitted: Friday (11/14) 02:15PM EST by jawad101
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(www.catstest.com) Effective January 1, 2009 CATS is raising the test price of all FAA exams to $100.
This means that all applicants will now pay:
$100 – All FAA exams
$90 – Exams with AOPA discount
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Submitted: Thursday (11/13) 05:05PM EST by cbw
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(www.aopa.org) Eclipse Aviation failed to meet its payroll during the last two weeks, and some angry employees have emptied their desks and left the very light jet pioneer, a local TV station reported Nov. 13. Eclipse spokeswoman Alana McCarraher didn’t immediately return inquiries.
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Submitted: Thursday (11/13) 05:04PM EST by cbw
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(www.aopa.org) A special promotion offered discovery flights in light sport aircraft to the station’s listeners for $40, half the normal price.
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Submitted: Thursday (11/13) 05:01PM EST by cbw
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(www.bizjournals.com) GA Meltdown Edition
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Submitted: Thursday (11/13) 05:00PM EST by cbw
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(money.cnn.com) GA Meltdown Edition
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Submitted: Wednesday (11/12) 11:34AM EST by dbaker
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(blogs.chron.com) Well, Air France and KLM customers can now meet their fellow passengers ahead of time. Study photos. Gauge common interests. Compare suggestions about a destination. Even plan in advance to share a taxi upon arrival.
Yes, social networking has soared into the skies.
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