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March 19, 2008

Woman Sues American Airlines After Unpleasant Wake-Up Call

$200,000 Claim Says Carrier Didn't Assist In Removing Man

By the looks of things, suing American Airlines seems to be a popular pastime of late... but the latest suit has nothing to do with tarmac strandings, or baggage fees and lost tips.

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ATC Tapes Show go! Pilots Were Unresponsive For 17 Minutes

Controller Attempted Contact 11 Times Before Response

Did two pilots flying a go! Airlines CRJ200 from Honolulu to Hilo last month actually fall asleep on the job? Well, there's no official word just yet... but air traffic control tapes recently released by the FAA seem to point towards that possibility.

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NATCA Blames East Coast Delays On Staffing

Says Logs Prove Shortage Of Qualified Personnel

What the National Air Traffic Controller's Association calls a "worsening air traffic controller shortage" at one of the nation’s busiest radar control centers, Washington Air Route Traffic Control Center (ZDC), forced the Federal Aviation Administration to delay flights headed to, from or above the nation’s capital region on several occasions Saturday.

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Skycaps Sue American Airlines Over Baggage Fee

Says Tips Have Dropped Since Charge Was Enacted

A group of skycaps for American Airlines are taking their employer to court, saying the carrier's $2-per-bag fee for curbside check-in is taking money out of their pockets, in the interest of corporate greed.

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AD: McDonnell Douglas

AD NUMBER: 2008-06-23 MANUFACTURER: McDonnell Douglas SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2008-06-23 SUMMARY: The FAA is superseding an existing airworthiness directive (AD) that applies to certain McDonnell Douglas Model DC-8-55, DC-8F-54, and DC-8F-55 airplanes; and Model DC-8-60, DC-8-70, DC-8-60F, and DC-8-70F series airplanes.

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Aero-TV: FAA Forecast Conference -- SecTrans' Mary Peter's Address (#2 of 2)

DoT's Peters Tries To Drum Up Support

The 33rd Annual FAA Aviation Forecast Conference finished up a few days ago... and provided "an opportunity for senior leaders from across the aviation community to look forward and share their views on the future of the aviation industry."

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A380 Makes Its First Revenue Flight To Europe

Third Singapore Superjumbo Lands At Heathrow

She's ready for primetime. A Singapore Airlines Airbus A380 took off Tuesday from Singapore to London Heathrow, marking the first passenger-carrying superjumbo flight to Europe.

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Northwest Matches United, CO Rate Hike

CEO Hints At Job Cuts, Other Measures

Last week's $50 hike in airfares looks like it's going to stick. Following in the steps of United and Continental, this week Northwest Airlines also increased fares across the board.

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