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February 23, 2007

GEnx Engine Takes Flight For First Time

Attached To 747 Test Bed

General Electric's GEnx engine took to the skies Thursday over Victorville, CA, marking the start of flight-testing on GE's 747 flying test-bed. During the three-hour first flight, the GEnx-1B engine demonstrated aircraft systems and instrumentation functionality, climbed to more than 43,000 feet and established engine performance baselines for flight-testing.

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Brussels Airlines Suffers Logo Woes

Second Time Lucky?

What seemed at first like a stylish, trendy logo for an upstart Belgian airline has become a scary situation for some passengers.

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ATA Seeks To Avoid Congressional Action On Passenger 'Bill Of Rights'

Group Calling For Bill Says Airlines Blaming System For Their Mistakes

In the shadow of two highly publicized incidents involving passengers trapped for several hours onboard American Airlines and JetBlue planes during harsh weather, passage of a "Passengers Bill Of Rights" appears to be gaining traction in Washington, DC. That's a situation the Air Transport Association -- which represents many large US carriers -- would like to avoid.

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Comair Sues FAA For Negligence In Comair 5191 Accident

Earlier Lawsuit Dismissed By Court

On Thursday, Comair officially sued the Federal Aviation Administration for negligence in the August 27 takeoff crash of a CRJ100 from Blue Grass Airport in Lexington, KY.

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Report: Glideslope Was Inop When Jet Slid Off CLE Runway

Equipment Covered In Snow At Time Of Incident

A vital piece of equipment used to properly orient landing aircraft was inoperable when a Shuttle America regional jet slid off a snow-slicked runway at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport last weekend.

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Aeroflot Backs Out Of Boeing Order, This Time For Good(?)

Mounting Political Tensions Apparently To Blame

The off-again, on-again Aeroflot order for as many as 22 Boeing 787s appears to be off-again, perhaps this time for good.

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Putin's Comments Indicate Russia Wants Larger Share Of EADS

Airbus Strife May Be Opportunity To Take Greater Control

Just as Russian carrier Aeroflot announced it will all-but-certainly sign with Airbus to replace several aging Cold War-era airliners in its fleet, Russian President Vladimir Putin made comments indicating he would like a larger stake in Airbus parent company EADS.

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