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April 12, 2006

Boeing Signs Agreement With Chinese Airlines For 80 More 737s

Will Complete 150-Aircraft Purchase; Airbus Has Similar Deal

The need for single-aisle, medium-range airliners in China is growing by leaps and bounds, and Boeing is the latest aircraft manufacturer to enjoy the benefits.

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AD: Boeing

AD NUMBER: 2006-07-23 MANUFACTURER: Boeing SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2006-07-23 SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Boeing Model 757 airplanes.

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AD: McDonnell Douglas

AD NUMBER: 2006-07-25 MANUFACTURER: McDonnell Douglas SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2006-07-25 SUMMARY: The FAA is superseding an existing airworthiness directive (AD), which applies to certain McDonnell Douglas airplanes, as listed above.

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AD: Aerospatiale

AD NUMBER: 2006-07-26 MANUFACTURER: Aerospatiale SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2006-07-26 Summary SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Aerospatiale Model ATR42 airplanes.

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AD: Boeing

AD NUMBER: 2006-07-24 MANUFACTURER: Boeing SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2006-07-24 SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Boeing Model 757-200 and -300 series airplanes. This AD requires replacing certain electrical panels with certain new panels.

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NJ Residents Object To FAA's Plans To Handle Traffic From Airports

Want Planes Routed Over Ocean, Away From Homes

The FAA is currently considering several options for routing traffic in to and out of the east coast's busiest airports. That doesn't sit well with residents in Ocean County, NJ, however -- who say the agency is strongly considering the possibility of routing thousands of airplane flights over their homes. They want the agency to abandon THAT idea once and for all.

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China's Airlines Band Together To Combat High Fuel Costs

But No Luck So Far In Lowering Prices

Is it a sign of things to come for US airlines -- or should it be? Four of China's largest airlines have joined together to negotiate fuel prices with that country's dominant aviation fuel importer, China Aviation Oil Corp. (CAO), in response to the organization's decision to allow prices to float more freely on the open market.

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Thomsonfly Flight Delayed So Pilot Can Find His Cell Phone

For the record... flight attendants are NOT kidding when they tell passengers to turn off their cell phones prior to takeoff. After all, the phones can cause real problems for the plane's avionics -- at least, the captain of a Thomsonfly flight from England's Doncaster Airport on Monday believed so.

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