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October 30, 2007

China Conducts First ADS-B Trials At Chengdu, Jiuzhai Airports

Sensis Technology Tested For Use By Commercial Aircraft

Sensis Corporation tells ANN it was recently selected by the Air Traffic Management Bureau of the Civil Aviation Administration of China to deploy Automatic Dependent Surveillance - Broadcast (ADS-B) at Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport and Jiuzhai Huanglong Airport, both located in central China.

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Alenia Suspends 787 Fuselage Shipments

Says It's Awaiting Revised Plan From Boeing

Finmeccanica SpA subsidiary Alenia Aeronautica announced Monday it has suspended further shipments of Boeing 787 fuselage segments until the American planemaker sets a new schedule for production of the upcoming composite-bodied airliner.

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Airbus Workers Threaten Strike To Stop Plant Sales

Say Opposition Has Gone Unheeded

If you didn't listen to us before... maybe you'll listen when we walk off our jobs. That's the message Airbus workers have for management at EADS, who threaten to strike if the European aerospace consortium fails to listen to their opposition to the planned sale of four plants. 

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Demise Of Southwest 'Cattle Call' Garners Mixed Reactions

Good For Biz Travelers, Mayhem For Families

Southwest Airlines' recent decision to eliminate pre-boarding for families with small children has alienated many loyal customers, while many others applaud the move, according to USA Today.

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Would Releasing Airline Statistics Needlessly Worry Passengers?

NYT Makes Case For NASA's Withholding Of Safety Survey

Last year, passengers flew 760 million times on airline flights in the United States, with just one death -- a mechanic who fell while trying to close the door of a parked Boeing 737.

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Singapore Airlines Says No To A380 Nookie

Superjumbo Beds Are Not For Rocking

Despite the airlines’ offering of the world’s first airborne bed for two on its Airbus A380, Singapore Airlines cabin crew will be put to the test to police amorous couples, according to the London Times.

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MCO Mulls Upgrade, Or New Terminal, For Int’l Passengers

It’s Cheaper To Remodel

Just a few minor modifications to the Orlando International Airport (MCO) terminal to add passenger capacity could forestall the need to build the new South Terminal, according to the Orlando Business Journal. But the modifications won't come cheap -- costing as much as $400 million, the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority was told last week.

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Drought Means End To Water Cannon Salutes At ATL

Honor Reserved For Dignitaries, Aircraft, Retiring Pilots

It's a tradition that brings a tear to the eye of many pilots, and aviation enthusiasts... the water salute. But for officials at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, it's also a huge water-waster.

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Report: TSA Threatens Man For Asking Who Would Pay For Broken Laptop

Agency Supposed To Pay If A Claim Is Filed

A passenger whose laptop computer was broken by Transportation Security Administration guards was reportedly threatened with arrest recently, for complaining about the damage and asking who would pay to repair it.

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