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December 02, 2008

AD: Bombardier

AD NUMBER: 2008-24-12 MANUFACTURER: Bombardier SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2008-24-12 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: Airbus

AD NUMBER: 2008-24-09 MANUFACTURER: Airbus SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2008-24-09 SUMMARY: We are superseding an existing airworthiness directive (AD) for the products listed above.

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China's First Domestically-Produced Airliner Takes Off

GE's CF34-10A Powers The ARJ21

With the maiden flight on November 28 of China's first domestically-developed regional jet aircraft, the flight test program for the GE-powered ARJ21 aircraft is now underway.

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British Airways Confirms Merger Talks With Qantas

A New Colonialism?

At the height of its power in colonial times, it was once said the "sun never set" on the British empire. Today, it may soon be said the sun will never set on British Airways... as the UK flag carrier confirmed Tuesday it's in merger talks with Australia's Qantas.

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Delta Complains About Proposed Continental-United Alliance

Anything We Can Do... You Shouldn't Be Able To Do, Too?

Delta Air Lines has now absorbed Northwest Airlines to become the world's biggest airline, and has received anti-trust exemptions from the federal government to form alliances to extend its reach even further. But Delta has filed a formal objection to a similar anti-trust immunity request from Continental Airlines.

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SPEEA Engineers, Technical Workers Ratify Boeing Contracts

Four-Year Deals Approved By Largest Turnout In Recent History

Following many months of labor strife, tense negotiations and strikes both threatened and realized, Boeing appears to be nearing the end of its latest bruising round of contract negotiations with its unions. On Monday, engineering and technical employees represented by the Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace (SPEEA) IFPTE Local 2001 ratified four-year collective bargaining agreements covering nearly 21,000 Boeing employees in Washington, Oregon, California and Utah.

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CAPT Welcomes Students from Air Astana

 The Commercial Airline Pilot Training (CAPT) Program is welcoming a new class of students sponsored by Air Astana in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The students will begin their studies at the Palm Coast, Florida, campus. The first 8 airline-sponsored students will arrive at the school in December 2008.

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