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December 30, 2008

VEM Receives Airbus Certification For A310 Rudder Repairs

Assemblies Susceptible To Delamination

VEM Maintenance & Engineering has been chosen by Airbus as its only Authorized Repair Center in Latin America to overhaul the composite rudder assemblies of the Airbus A310 fleet.

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Air New Zealand Conducts Successful Biofuel Test Flight

B747-400 Flies With One Engine Fueled By Jatropha-Based Jet-A

The world's first commercial aviation test flight powered by a sustainable second-generation biofuel took-off at 11:30am New Zealand time Monday from Auckland International Airport. The approximately two-hour test flight utilized a biofuel blend of 50:50 jatropha and Jet A1 fuel to power one of the Air New Zealand Boeing 747-400's Rolls-Royce RB211 engines.

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Frontier Airlines Shows Net Profit For November 2008

Bankrupt Carrier Makes Money From Selling Planes

Frontier Airlines Holdings, Inc. filed its Monthly Operating Report for November 2008 on Tuesday... reporting a consolidated net profit of $2.9 million and an operating profit of $2.5 million for the month.

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Pilots: 'Leadership Void' Costly For UAL In 2008

Say Carrier Is "Shell Of Former Self" Under Tilton's Watch

Pilots for United Airlines got their parting shots in Tuesday ahead of the New Year... saying that under CEO Glenn Tilton's watch, United Airlines in 2008 "clearly failed" in its efforts to regain its former stature as the world's preeminent airline.

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Saudi Arabian Airlines Selects Hamilton Sundstrand APS 3200 APU

Company's APUs Installed In A320s For Over 70 Airlines

Saudi Arabian Airlines has selected Hamilton Sundstrand to install its APS 3200 Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) on the airline's new fleet of 50 Airbus A320 series aircraft.

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Southwest, AAL Hope Overhauled Maintenance Procedures Avoid FAA Fines

Agency Hasn't Collected On Fines For Oversights

At least one 2008 aviation story will produce a New Year's hangover in 2009. The FAA still hasn't settled up with Southwest Airlines and AMR's American Airlines for those carriers' infamous breaches of safety regulations.

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Aviation Industry Woes Hit Port Of Oakland Hard

Faces $12 Million Budget Shortfall

Consumers and manufacturers are feeling the pinch of the recession, but so are government budgeters... including those at the Port of Oakland, operator of Oakland International Airport (OAK).

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