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TSA Wants To Yank 400 Screener Jobs At Hartsfield

Travel Advocates, Georgia Lawmakers Are Howling!

The TSA has a lot of problems on its hands, but one of the most pressing is how to cut 2,000 jobs in order to meet a Congressionally-mandated cap of 45,000. The embattled agency, whose director has resigned effective in June and whose scope of service is being drastically cut back by the Bush administration wants to hand out 400 of those pink slips to screeners at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport.

How's The Air Up There? New Study Says... Dangerous

Expert: Most People Don't Know Enough To Be Properly Concerned

Fear about the safety of the air in airplane cabins heightens whenever the possibility of a new or emerging infection, such as SARS or avian (bird) flu, appears in the headlines. Each new report of an avian flu outbreak raises questions about whether airplane cabin air can transmit the virus, which some scientists predict could be the source of the next major global influenza epidemic.

Fueling The Fire: France Weighs A350 Subsidies

Approval Could Trigger WTO Suit

French officials say they've received Airbus's application for an estimated $1.6 billion in refundable grants to develop its competitor to the Boeing 787 -- the A350. That could very well trigger lawyers who are waiting in the wings at the Word Trade Organization, ready to file the biggest trade suit that entity has ever seen.

AD: Boeing

AD NUMBER: 2005-07-21 MANUFACTURER: Boeing SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2005-07-21 SUMMARY: This amendment supersedes an existing airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to all Boeing Model 747-200F and -200C series airplanes, that currently requires repetitive detailed inspections or a one-time open-hole high frequency eddy current inspection to detect cracking of certain areas of the upper deck floor beams, and corrective actions if necessary.

AD: Boeing

AD NUMBER: 2005-07-24 MANUFACTURER: Boeing SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2005-07-24 SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Boeing Model 777-200 and -300 series airplanes. This AD requires inspecting the thrust reversers for damage of the insulation blankets, the inner wall, and the compression and drag link fittings; and repair if necessary.

AD: Airbus

AD NUMBER: 2005-07-25 MANUFACTURER: Airbus SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2005-07-25 SUMMARY: The FAA is superseding an existing airworthiness directive (AD), which applies to certain Airbus Model A300 B2 and B4 series airplanes; Model A300 B4-600, A300 B4-600R, A300 C4-605R Variant F, and A300 F4-600R (collectively called A300-600) series airplanes; and Model A310 series airplanes.

AD: Avions Marcell Dassault

AD NUMBER: 2005-07-23 MANUFACTURER: Avions Marcell Dassault SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2005-07-23 SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Dassault Model Falcon 10 series airplanes.