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Second A380 Into The Air

Another Test Bed Plies The Skies Over Europe

Airbus's second A380 super-jumbo jet took off without a problem Tuesday morning, laden with test equipment and powered by four Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engines.

The Rest Of The Story: Air Sahara Didn't Pay, So Plane Wasn't Moved

Boeing 737 Remained At End Of Runway For Four Days

The Air Sahara Boeing 737 that blocked traffic on the main runway at Mumbai, India's international airport could have been moved sooner -- but airport officials had no guarantee from the airline that it would pay for freeing the aircraft from the soft dirt in which it was stuck.

FAA Releases Record of Decision for Dulles Airport Runway Expansion

Approves Two New Runways And Related Improvements

The FAA has issued its Record of Decision (ROD) on the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority’s (MWAA) proposal to build two new runways and related improvements at Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD), saying that plan is the best alternative to improve safety, increase capacity and reduce delays with the least environmental impact.

Airbus Can't Keep Up With A380 Demand

Executive Says He Could Sell More If Only Airbus Could Produce More

Airbus can't keep up with demand for its new Super-Jumbo jet, the A380.

UAL Tripped Up On Way To Ditching Employee Pensions

PBGC Says That's Not What Was Agreed Upon

The semi-government corporation that guarantees pensions has thrown a wrench into United Airline's attempts to exit from bankruptcy court, objecting to the company's plan to dump its employee pensions. The Pension Board Guarantee Corporation says what's now before the court in United's reorganization documents isn't what was agreed upon in negotiations earlier this year.

AD: Pratt & Whitney

AD NUMBER: 2005-21-01 MANUFACTURER: Pratt & Whitney SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2005-21-01 SUMMARY: This amendment supersedes an existing airworthiness directive (AD) that applies to Pratt &Whitney (PW) JT8D-200 series turbofan engines.