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February 09, 2009

Engineers Question Easing Of Fuel Tank Spark Standards

FAA Proposes Less-Stringent Regs Ahead Of 787 Certification

The FAA is apparently stepping back from regulations governing fuel tank fire standards, a move that, if approved, will benefit the certification effort of Boeing's upcoming 787 Dreamliner.

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BTS Says Airline On-Time Performance Improved Last Year

Hawaiian Airlines Posts Best Performance; Worst, Comair

The on-time performance of the nation’s largest airlines improved in 2008 compared to the previous year, according to the Air Travel Consumer Report released Monday by the US Department of Transportation (DOT).  

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Are Accident Survivors 'Changed' By Brush With Death?

Re-Prioritized Lives Sometimes Yield To Old Ways

It's not uncommon for individuals vividly reminded of their own mortality to come away from the experience somehow changed, often with a renewed sense of purpose and priorities. Survivors from two airliner accidents told the New York Times about their ordeal, describing how their lives have changed -- mostly for the better.

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With Smoke In Cockpit, FedEx 727 Safely Diverts To DEN

Only Pilot And Copilot Aboard, Both Unhurt

FedEx Flight 2327 enroute from Billings, MT to Springfield, MO diverted to Denver International Airport Friday night, after the crew reported smoke in the cockpit.

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AAL Pilots In No Rush To Re-Start ASAP

New US Transportation Secretary Urges US Airways, American To Follow Delta's Lead

At the urging of new US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, airlines and pilot unions that have let their Aviation Safety Action Program lapse are taking another look at changes in the language of the program to reach an agreement on terms.

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EMB-110 Down In Brazil's Amazon Basin, 24 Presumed Lost

Four Survivors In Saturday Air Taxi Accident

An Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante chartered by Manaus Aerotaxis went down with reported engine trouble Saturday, crashing into the River Manacapuru in the Brazilian Amazon basin. Only four survivors of the water ditching have been found.

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