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February 16, 2009

AAR Corporation: FAA's Emergency Order Of Suspension Terminated

Appeal Results In Consent Order, Restoration Of Repair Station Certificate In Sight

AAR Corporation announced Sunday the company and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) have entered into a Consent Order that terminates the FAA's Emergency Order of Suspension.

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Four Jets Struck By Windswept Debris At PIT Last Week

Fierce Storm Closed Airport For 73 Minutes February 12

To paraphrase comedian Ron White... "it's not THAT the wind is blowin,' it's WHAT the wind is blowin.'" Cockpit crews onboard four small jets experienced that lesson firsthand last week at Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT).

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Northwest Passengers Decry Introduction Of In-Flight Peanuts

Cite Health Risks, Salmonella Outbreak As Reasons They Prefer Pretzels

Concerns over allergies and a federal investigation into safety conditions at a Georgia-based processing plant resulted in a minor uprising at Northwest Airlines this month, when the carrier started serving peanuts onboard its planes.

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NTSB: Flight 3407 Was On Autopilot Before Accident

Practice Violated Company Policy For Icing Conditions

A National Transportation Safety Board official confirmed Sunday that downed Continental Express flight 3407 was being flown on autopilot in apparent icing conditions up to the final moments preceding the crash.

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Blue Grass Airport Closes Shorter Runway

Construction Of Longer, Re-Aligned Runway Set To Begin Immediately

Airport officials from Lexington's Blue Grass Airport (LEX) announced Friday's closing of Runway 8/26, and the immediate start of construction to build a new, longer, realigned runway.

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SWA Flight Returns To McCarran After Engine Fire Erupts

With 118 Passengers Aboard, Plane Lands Safely

A Southwest Airlines 737-700 enroute from Las Vegas' McCarran International Airport (LAS) to New York's Long Island Islip MacArthur Airport (ISP) last Thursday returned to its point of departure after developing engine trouble on climbout.

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Regional Jets, Turboprops Find Their Niche In A Weakened Economy

But Public Opinion Still Holds That 'Bigger Is Better'

Despite a tendency for air travelers to prefer larger jet airliners, the use of regional jets and turboprops has grown in response to reduced numbers of passengers and increased fuel costs in an unsteady economy.

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