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Official: Boeing Won't Follow Airbus To China

Will Not Open 'Symbolic' Factory

It's no secret that China is booming right now, especially when it comes to commercial airline orders. European planemaker Airbus is locked in a fierce battle for those orders with its American rival, Boeing... and you'd think Airbus gained a definite upperhand last week, when it announced plans to build a production facility in China.

FAA Looks Into Newark Landing Incident

CO 757 Landed On Taxiway

Shades of SeaTac's infamous Taxiway Tango, except this time on the East Coast... Officials with the Federal Aviation Administration would like to know how the pilots of a Continental Airlines 757-200 mistook a narrow taxiway at Newark Liberty Airport last weekend, for the 150-foot wide runway that runs parallel to it.

AD: Airbus Pilot Seats

Pilots Could Lose Control If Seats Move

Years ago, Cessna was hit with an Airworthiness Directive (AD) to ensure that its pilot seats would not suddenly fly back on its rails when the aircraft took off. Now Airbus is dealing with a similar issue.

FAA Releases Fact Sheet On Airborne Networking

The Federal Aviation Administration predicts that as many as one billion passengers a year could be flying the nation's airways by the year 2015. While technology is changing with the blink of an eye, aviation users and industry partners are demanding that the national airspace system meet their growing needs and expectations.

AD: Airbus

AD NUMBER: 2006-22-04 MANUFACTURER: Airbus SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2006-22-04 SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Airbus airplane models identified above.

AD: Bombardier

AD NUMBER: 2006-22-06 MANUFACTURER: Bombardier SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2006-22-06 SUMMARY: The FAA is superseding an existing airworthiness directive (AD) that applies to certain Bombardier Model CL-600-2B16 (CL-604) airplanes and Model CL-600-2B19 (Regional JetSeries 100 & 440) airplanes.

Lockheed Martin Launches New Air Traffic Control System

URET May Save Airlines Over $600 Million In Fuel Costs

A new air traffic control system designed to safely route planes more efficiently has been deployed to all 20 Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC) facilities across the United states. The FAA estimates the new system, called the User Request Evaluation Tool (URET), may save airlines 89.5 million nautical miles in travel distances... which works out to $626.5 million in fuel and operational costs.

PHX Tower Opening Delayed By FAA

Will Begin Ops In January 2007

Work on a new control tower at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport is nearly complete... but the tower may stay vacant for a bit, as the FAA has decided to delay the opening until mid-to-late January 2007, in order to address final safety concerns surrounding the project.

Emirates Cancels A340-600 Orders

Will Go With Boeings Instead

In a sign of growing discontent with European planemaker Airbus, on Monday Emirates cancelled its order for 10 long-range A340-600 airliners. The Dubai-based carrier also axed its options for 10 more of the planes.

Unruly Passenger Restrained By Flight Attendants

Kicked Off Plane, FBI Says Man Not A Terrorist

In yet another example that flight attendants aren't just there to get you peanuts and coffee, but are really concerned for your safety, a JetBlue Airbus A320 made an emergency landing in Orlando, FL to eject one its less desirable passengers.