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March 05, 2008

Toyota Official Hints At Entry Into Aerospace

May Help Fund MRJ Project

Japan's Toyota Motor Company may be interested in entering the commercial aviation market, following in the steps of rivals Honda and Mitsubishi. But if that happens, the company will take a decidedly cautious approach.

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Abusive Passenger Threatens To Hijack Delta Flight

Off-Duty Pilot Restrains Irish Man As Plane Diverts

An Irish passenger on Delta transatlantic flight did his part to perpetuate stereotypes last week, as he flew home from visiting friends in California.

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Pilots Say Laser Strikes On The Rise Over Toronto

At Least Five Recent Incidents Reported

Canadian officials say they're not turning a blind eye to the disturbing increase in the number of laser beams being flashed on aircraft operating around Toronto's Lester B. Pearson International Airport.

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Flight Training Europe Orders Mechtronix 737-800 Full Flight Trainer X

Spanish-Based Commercial Flying School To Use Advanced Sim For MPL Program

Mechtronix Systems Inc. (MSI) announced Wednesday the purchase by Flight Training Europe of its advanced full flight trainer, the FFT X configured as a B737-800. The company expects to obtain certification for the device by the UK CAA both under JAR-STD 2A and 3A.

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Singapore Airlines To Implement All-Biz Class Transpacific Service

Outfitting A340-500 Fleet With 100 Business Class Seats

Singapore Airlines announced this week it plans to convert its five Airbus A340-500 widebody, long-range aircraft into an all-Business Class configuration, for daily flights between Singapore and New York, and Singapore and Los Angeles. This new configuration will position Singapore Airlines as the first to operate an all-Business Class service on the Transpacific route.

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AD: Embraer

AD NUMBER: 2008-05-02 MANUFACTURER: Empresa SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2008-05-02 SUMMARY: The FAA is superseding an existing airworthiness directive (AD), which applies to all EMBRAER Model EMB-135BJ, -135ER, -135KE, -135KL, -135LR, -145, -145ER, -145MR, -145LR, -145XR,-145MP, and -145EP airplanes.

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AD: Airbus

AD NUMBER: 2008-05-04 MANUFACTURER: Airbus SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2008-05-04 SUMMARY: We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the products listed above.

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AD: Boeing

AD NUMBER: 2008-05-03 MANUFACTURER: Boeing SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2008-05-03 SUMMARY: We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Boeing Model 747-100, -100B,-100B SUD, -200B, -200C, -200F, -300, 747SP, and 747SR series airplanes powered by General Electric (GE) CF6-45/50 and Pratt & Whitney (P&W) JT9D-70, JT9D-3, or JT9D-7 series engines.

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City Council Approves Funds For New Int'l Terminal At ATL

But Some Are Afraid Plan Encourages Cost Overruns

The Atlanta City Council approved some heady spending at Monday night's meeting, voting unanimously to budget about $1.2 billion to build a new international terminal at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport.

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Biz Travelers Lament Decrease Of Air Shuttle Appeal

Security Lines, Airport Delays Make Short Flights A Lot Longer

There once was a time, not too long ago, when business travelers in New York, Washington, DC, Philadelphia and Boston flocked to hourly airline flights to commute between those cities. That so-called "shuttle" service was a boon for politicians, and Wall Street moneymakers... but in today's market, it's increasingly difficult to justify the cost, in both time and cold, hard cash.

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