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November 16, 2007

US Airways Flight Diverts To PDX Over Cabin Confrontation

Couple Said To Be Trying To Join The Mile High Club

It would appear an amorous couple onboard a US Airways flight Thursday forgot the number one rule when attempting to join the Mile High Club: discretion.

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AIAA Applauds Bush Plan To Modernize ATC

Supports FAA Modernization Act In Congress Since February

On Friday, the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) applauded President George Bush's plan, announced the day before, to address air traffic congestion.

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Aero-News Featured Aero-Casts For Friday 11.16.07

Fighting The FAA Over Changes To NYC Airspace

ANN Daily Touch N Go: 11.16.07 (ANN's Short-Form Daily News Program) ANN Daily Aero-Briefing: 11.16.07 (ANN's Long-Form Daily News Program) ANN Special Feature -- Fighting The FAA Over Changes To NYC Airspace: 11.16.07 (ANN Special Report, with Judy Neville, chairwoman for the Alliance for Sensible Airspace Planning.)

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Crowd Boos As Qantas Employees Assist Woman Who Fell In Line

Union Spokeswoman Says Employees Are Sometimes Spit Upon, Too

Things seems to be getting a lot meaner at some airports. Customers waiting in line at a Qantas Club ticket counter booed airline workers recently, when the employees shut down check-in counters to assist an elderly woman who collapsed in line.

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Man Dies Following Airport Tasering

...And It Was Caught On Tape

A disturbing video showing officers tasering a Polish immigrant at the Vancouver Airport -- which shows the man writhing in pain on the floor, just before he dies -- is making the rounds on the Internet.

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AD: Boeing

AD NUMBER: 2007-23-11 MANUFACTURER: Boeing SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2007-23-11 SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Boeing Model 777 airplanes.

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AD: Boeing

AD NUMBER: 2007-23-08 MANUFACTURER: Boeing SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2007-23-08 SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Boeing Model 747-400, 747-400D, 747-400F, 757-200, 767-200, 767-300, and 767-300F series airplanes.

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AD: Boeing

AD NUMBER: 2007-23-09 MANUFACTURER: Boeing SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2007-23-09 SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Boeing Model 767-200, -300, and -300F series airplanes.

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AD: Boeing

AD NUMBER: 2007-23-10 MANUFACTURER: Boeing SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2007-23-10 SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Boeing Model 737-600, -700, -700C, -800 and -900 series airplanes.

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Groups React To Bush Plan To Quell Airline Delays

CAPBOR Says Too Little, Too Late; NATCA Says It Will Have "No Real Effect"

President Bush's plan to reduce airline delays over the upcoming holiday travel season was met with raised eyebrows and much skepticism Thursday by the Coalition for an Airline Passengers’ Bill of Rights, and the National Air Traffic Controllers Association.

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GAO: Investigators Able To Sneak Bomb Components By Screeners

Is "Bungle" Too Strong A Word Here?

A report by the Government Accountability Office casts further doubt on the effectiveness of airport security, reports CBS News.

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Brits To Begin Collecting A LOT Of Information On Travelers

Passengers Will Need To Supply 53 Items Of Information

Take note of the following, if you're planning to travel into or out of England -- your plans are about to become a lot more complicated, and intrusive.

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Oh My, Dubai! Airbus, Boeing Say 2007 Will Be The Peak For Orders

On Track To Surpass 2005 Combined Sales Record

As every farmer worth his salt knows, you have to make hay while the sun shines... and that's probably good advice for aircraft manufacturers, too.

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TCAS To The Rescue In Skies Over Indiana

Pilots Avoid Collision After System Sounds

When air traffic controllers miss the potential for a near-collision at 25,000 feet, it's reassuring to have another set of "eyes" in the cockpit... as the pilots of a Midwest Airlines aircraft and a United Express regional jet found out Tuesday night.

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Oh My, Dubai! Airbus Takes A Bow Following Record Showing

Receives 295 Orders And Commitments During Four-Day Event

Airbus ended the 10th Dubai Air Show with major orders, which the European planemaker says reinforces customer confidence in its product range.

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Ten Injured In A340 Ground Test In Toulouse

Plane Bound For Etihad Was Undergoing Engine Tests

Ten people were injured Thursday when an Airbus A340-600 undergoing ground tests impacted a wall at an airport in Toulouse, France, according to officials with the planemaker.

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SC Vought Plant Workers Unionize

State Has Lowest Unionization In Country

Hoping for better wages and benefits, workers at a Vought Aircraft Industries plant in South Carolina have taken the relatively unusual step of unionizing.

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