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November 25, 2008

AD: Bombardier

AD NUMBER: 2008-23-18 MANUFACTURER: Bombardier SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2008-23-18 SUMMARY: We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the products listed above. This AD results from mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) originated by an aviation authority of another country to identify and correct an unsafe condition on an aviation product.

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AD: Embraer

AD NUMBER: 2008-23-17 MANUFACTURER: Empresa SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2008-23-17 SUMMARY: We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the products listed above. This AD results from mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) originated by an aviation authority of another country to identify and correct an unsafe condition on an aviation product.

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AD: Boeing

AD NUMBER: 2008-23-19 MANUFACTURER: Boeing SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2008-23-19 SUMMARY: We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Boeing Model 757 airplanes. This AD requires sealing the fasteners on the front and rear spars inside the left and right main fuel tanks and on the rear spar and lower panel of the center fuel tank.

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TAM Receives Second Boeing 777 For Sao Paulo-Frankfurt Run

Carrier's Total Fleet Reaches 123 Aircraft

Brazilian airline TAM S.A. recently received its second Boeing 777-300ER of an eight-plane order. Captain David Barioni Neto, President of TAM, and Commander Fernando Sporleder Junior, the company's Vice President of Operations, received the B777 directly from Boeing's factory in Seattle, and both piloted the aircraft to Sao Paulo.

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Trial Run For Mobile Boarding Pass Nets Mixed Results

Consultant Says Idea Is Good, But Implementation Needs Work

On November 13, 2008, American Airlines offered a mobile boarding pass option for a select group of flights. Travelers would have the option of showing their boarding pass barcode on their mobile device to TSA personnel at security and to airline personnel at the gate in lieu of a paper boarding pass printed at check in.

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ATA Calls UK Passenger Duty Increase 'Tax Grab'

Higher Fees To Go Into Effect By 2010

The Air Transport Association of America (ATA), trade organization for most US airlines, expressed its stiff opposition Monday to the United Kingdom government's decision to revise and greatly increase the amounts collected under its air passenger duty.

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If You're A Stressed Traveler, You May Be Flying From PHL

Or ORD, Or LGA, Or JFK...

Just in time for the holidays, in what could be taken as a precautionary measure -- or simply rubbing it in -- Forbes has released its list of the most stressful US commercial airports.

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