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October 28, 2004

Ailing United Turns To Outsourcing

650 Jobs Sent To India

Bankrupt United Airlines, in an effort to conserve funds on its way out of Chapter 11, is firing reservation phone operators because their jobs are going overseas -- to India.

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Search Continues For Missing B747 Engine

It Fell Off The Plane... Somewhere

If you're flying over Lake Michigan anytime soon and you spot an engine fit for a Boeing 747 lying around, please call Kalitta Air. They'd like it back.

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Turkey Cites Pilot Error In RJ-100 Mishap

"Flight Crew Was Insistent Upon Landing"

Turkish aviation authorities Tuesday ruled the crash of a Turkish Airlines BAe RJ-100 was probably caused by pilot error. More specifically, they ruled, it may have been a crew struck with "home-itis."

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San Jose Renames Airport For 97-Year Old Visionary

Grocer's Land Deal Led To Airport

If you think about it, Silicone Valley would be a very different place without Ernie Renzel. Before computers, before cell phones -- before any of the innovations that came from the valley near San Jose (CA), Ernie was looking at the big picture.

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New Nav Aids, Brighter Lights At O'Hare

Aimed At Cutting Down IFR Delays

There will soon be brighter lights in the big city. The FAA has approved a new upgrade package for two runways at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport aimed at increasing the number of landings during inclement weather.

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9,000-Hour TBO Announced for Beechcraft 1900D Engines

More Than Doubles Most Overhaul Intervals

Raytheon Airline Aviation Services (RAAS), in conjunction with Pratt & Whitney Canada, says it's come up with a 9,000-hour overhaul interval for the PT6A-67D engines installed on the Beechcraft 1900D.

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AD: Cargo Strap Assemblies

AD NUMBER: 2004-22-01 MANUFACTURER: Cargo Restraint Strap Assemblies,Aerospatiale,Airbus,Boeing,BAE Systems,Fokker,Lockheed,McDonnell Douglas,Maryland Air Industries Inc. SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2004-22-01 SUMMARY: This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to various transport category airplanes on which cargo restraint strap assemblies have been installed per STC ST01004NY.

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AD: Boeing

AD NUMBER: 2004-22-05 MANUFACTURER: Boeing SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2004-22-05 SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Boeing Model 737-300, -400, and-500 series airplanes.

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AD: General Electric

AD NUMBER: 2004-22-07 MANUFACTURER: General Electric SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2004-22-07 SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for GE CF6-80C2 turbofan engines with certain part number (P/N) high pressure turbine stage 2 nozzle guide vanes (HPT S2 NGVs) installed.

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