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April 02, 2009

AD: General Electric

AD NUMBER: 2009-07-10 MANUFACTURER: General Electric SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2009-07-10 SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for General Electric Company (GE) CF6-80A series turbofan engines with a high-pressure turbine rotor (HPTR) stage 1 disk, part number(P/N) 9367M45G06, installed.

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Embraer 190 Jet Begins Steep Approach Tests At LCY

Expects Certification By End Of Year

Embraer now has another member of its E-Jets family, the Embraer 190, formally beginning its steep approach campaign to enable operations at London City Airport (LCY). This certification is expected to be earned by the end of 2009.

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AFA-CWA Honors US Airways 1549 Flight Attendants

Three Receive C.B. Lansing Award For Heroism

The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA-CWA) held a ceremony Tuesday honoring the three flight attendants who successfully evacuated over 150 passengers of US Airways Flight 1549 after a water landing in the Hudson River. At the annual AFA-CWA Board of Directors meeting, the C.B. Lansing Award for Heroism was presented to Sheila Dail, Donna Dent and Doreen Welsh.

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Delta Regional Carrier Grounds 60 Jets

Inspections Should Be Done By Friday, Carrier Says

Anyone else getting a bad sense of deja vu? One year -- almost to the day -- after over 3,000 flights were cancelled due to FAA-mandated safety checks on aircraft operated by American Airlines, a regional operator for Delta Air Lines said Wednesday it grounded several dozen 50-seat regional jets to check for compliance with proper maintenance procedures.

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FAA Expects Aviation Activity To Resume Growth As Economy Rebounds

Forecast Reflects Current Downturn, But 'Long-Term Prospects Sound'

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) annual aviation forecast, released Tuesday, predicts a return to growth for air travel in the long term, underscoring the need for vital aviation infrastructure and environmental improvements contained in the FAA’s comprehensive Next Generation Air Transportation System plan.

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TSA's Secure Flight Begins Vetting Passengers

Security Responsibility Shifts Away From Agency

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced this week the implementation of the Secure Flight program, which shifts pre-departure watch list matching responsibilities from individual aircraft operators to TSA and carries out a key recommendation of the 9/11 Commission.

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Southwest Commits To Grow Fleet To Keep Pilots Happy

Tentative Contract Deal Includes Codeshare Agreement

Southwest Airlines has tipped its hand on when it expects the economy, and its own fleet, to grow.

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American Airlines Expands Domestic Inflight Wi-Fi

Availability Will Spread Through MD-80, B737-800 Fleets

The passengers have spoken... and they want their Wi-Fi. American Airlines is taking its high-altitude experiment with inflight web access out of the trial stage and has decided to install Gogo Inflight Internet on more than 300 domestic aircraft over the next two years.

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AD: McDonnell Douglas

AD NUMBER: 2009-07-07 MANUFACTURER: McDonnell Douglas SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2009-07-07 SUMMARY: We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain McDonnell Douglas Model 717-200 airplanes.

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AD: McDonnell Douglas

AD NUMBER: 2009-07-04 MANUFACTURER: McDonnell Douglas SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2009-07-04 SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain McDonnell Douglas Model MD-90-30 airplanes.

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AD: ATR

AD NUMBER: 2009-07-05 MANUFACTURER: ATR SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2009-07-05 SUMMARY: We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the products listed above. This AD results from mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) originated by an aviation authority of another country to identify and correct an unsafe condition on an aviation product.

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AD: Pratt & Whitney

AD NUMBER: 2009-04-18 MANUFACTURER: Pratt & Whitney SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2009-04-18 SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for PW models JT9D-7, -7A, -7AH, -7H, -7F, and -7J turbofan engines.

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