Boeing has confirmed that Korean Air Lines has signed a definitive agreement to purchase nine Boeing 777-200ER (Extended Range) jetliners. This order is worth approximately $1.5 billion. This agreement brings Boeing Commercial Airplanes' 2003 order total to 234 airplanes and doubles KAL's existing fleet of 777-200ER airplanes. Delivery of the airplanes, to be powered by Pratt & Whitney PW4090 engines, will begin in 2005. "Korean Air's decision to enhance its fleet with the 777-200ER demonstrates the airline's foresight and leadership in the aviation industry," said Larry Dickenson, senior vice president -- Sales, Boeing Commercial Airplanes. "The world economy is gaining momentum and, as the travel industry rebounds, passengers want to fly to their destinations in the shortest

Oh man, here's some irony for ya. Deicing truck slides into aircraft it is attempting to deice. T'is the season... DESCRIPTION KOREAN AIRLINES KAL FL255, B747 AIRCRAFT, WHILE BEING DEICED, WAS STRUCK BY THE DEICING TRUCK, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN, ANCHORAGE, AK

The NTSB recommends that the Federal Aviation Administration: Require the installation of a crash-protected image recording system on all turbine-powered, nonexperimental, nonrestricted-category aircraft that are manufactured after January 1, 2007, that are not equipped with a flight data recorder, and that are operating under 14 Code of Federal Regulations Parts 135 and 121 or that are being operated full-time or part-time for commercial or corporate purposes under Part 91. (A-03-62)