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January 14, 2008

EADS Pulls Out All The Stops To Win KC-X, Garner US Support

Will Assemble A330 Freighter In Mobile... But Only If KC-30 Selected By USAF

It's great news for Alabama... but comes with strings attached. European aerospace consortium EADS announced Monday it will set up production lines for the upcoming Airbus A330 Freighter and Northrop Grumman KC-30 Tanker platform in Mobile, AL... but only if the KC-30 is selected by the US Air Force as its new aerial refueling platform.

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Report: Virgin Atlantic To Fly Biofuel-Powered 747 In February

First Flight Will Come 10 Months Earlier Than Planned

Virgin Atlantic has given itself the green light to go green, a lot earlier than planned. On Monday, the British airline announced it plans to operate the world's first commercial jet flight powered by biofuel next month.

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Argentine Airline Flight Delays Cause Chaos

Angry Passengers Vent On Airline Staff

The scene at Buenos Aires' Ministro Pistarini International Airport this weekend looked like something straight out of a bad movie.

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Mesa Pilots Begin Contract Negotiations With Management

Regional Carrier Announces Q4 Loss Of $62.2 Million

Mesa Air Group pilots, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, Int'l (ALPA), began expedited negotiations with management last week -- ahead of the airline's announcement Monday of an operating loss of $62.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2007.

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ANN Names The 'Heartbreakers' of 2007: #3--Former FAA Boss Marion Blakey

From the Heartbreaker's List #3: Former FAA Boss Marion Blakey  

Let's face it... Marion Blakey broke our hearts in 2007. The Administrator of the FAA not only seemed to forget the importance of general and business aviation, she suddenly seemed to redefine the role of the FAA to stand as the Federal Airline Administration. The decisions and rhetoric coming out of the FAA HQ building last year sounded as if it was written for, or by, the airline lobby and a number of pundits rudely but justifiably wondered out loud if, in fact, that was just what was happening.

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AD: Bombardier

AD NUMBER: 2008-01-04 MANUFACTURER: Bombardier SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2008-01-04 SUMMARY: We are superseding an existing airworthiness directive (AD) for the products listed above.

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ANN Names The 'Heartbreakers' of 2007: #5--ATA

From the Heartbreaker's List #5: ATA

Those who work in the higher echelons of the airline biz may look upon ATA and its President, James May, as one of their more vocal proponents... but the last year has proven that ATA was willing to go to great lengths and make great sacrifices in search of sympathy for its agenda -- and they didn't seem to care about how far they had to twist the facts to do so.

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