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February 20, 2007

OIG Says FAA Making 'Moderate' Progress In Maintaining ATC Staffing

But Final Staffing Levels Won't Be Known Until 2008

In its Performance and Accountability Report to the Department of Transportation's for fiscal year (FY) 2006, the FAA said it had managed "moderate" progress in addressing the expected surge in air traffic controller attrition. The Office of Inspector General agrees with that lukewarm self-critique -- and notes the agency is still one year away from completing its assessment of where controllers are needed most.

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AD: Boeing

AD NUMBER: 2007-04-16 MANUFACTURER: Boeing SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2007-04-16 SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Boeing Model 767 airplanes.

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AD: McDonnell Douglas

AD NUMBER: 2007-04-17 MANUFACTURER: McDonnell Douglas SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2007-04-17 SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the McDonnell Douglas airplanes previously described.

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ALPA Rallies Behind Mesaba Pilots

Union Says Job Security Threatened

The Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) issued the following statement this week from its president, Captain John Prater, in response to recent public statements made by MAIR Holdings CEO Paul Foley.

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AMFA Says Outsourced Shops Trying To Skirt Drug Screenings

Supports FAA Efforts To Clamp Down, Fighting ARSA Petition

The Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association (AMFA) tells ANN the organization filed a friend-of-the-court (amicus curiae) brief supporting the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ruling that employees of outsourced aircraft repair shops must undergo periodic drug and alcohol testing.

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Power8 Stalls As EADS Board Can't Agree On A350 Work Split

Germany Wants More Widebody Work

A controversial plan to reorganize troubled planemaker Airbus is on hold, after French and German boardmembers at parent company EADS couldn't reach a decision Monday on how work on the upcoming A350XWB will be distributed between the two countries.

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JetBlue Will Try Again Tuesday

Planes In Place, Pilots Rested... Someone Check The Weather...

It appears to be almost over. After a frustrating and embarassing crippling of its fleet, low-cost carrier JetBlue hopes the bugs are now worked out... and the airline can resume normal operations Tuesday, six days after a snowstorm led to a domino-like shutdown.

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Boeing Adds Five To Dreamliner Tally

Air New Zealand, LOT Firm Up 787 Orders

Boeing told ANN Monday two existing customers for its upcoming 787 Dreamliner have opened their checkbooks. Air New Zealand finalized an order first announced in December for four additional 787-9s -- and Poland's LOT added one to its order for seven of the planes.

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