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May 17, 2006

Boeing Signs Up Another Customer For Its Class 3 EFB

India's Jet Airways Latest Taker Of e-Enabled System

Boeing and Jet Airways of Mumbai, India, announced Wednesday an order to install Boeing’s Class 3 Electronic Flight Bag on 10 new 777-300ERs. Delivery of the planes is set to begin in early 2007. Jet Airways will be the first airline in India to operate a Class 3 EFB.

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AD: Airbus

AD NUMBER: 2006-10-13 MANUFACTURER: Airbus SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2006-10-13 SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Airbus Model A330-223, -321, -322, and -323 airplanes.

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AD: Boeing

AD NUMBER: 2006-06-10 MANUFACTURER: Boeing SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2006-06-10 SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Boeing Model 747-100, 747-100B, 747-100B SUD, 747-200B, 747-200C, 747-300, 747-400, 747-400D, and 747SR series airplanes.

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AD: Embraer

AD NUMBER: 2006-10-09 MANUFACTURER: Empresa SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2006-10-09 SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. (EMBRAER) Model EMB-120, -120ER, -120FC, -120QC, and -120RT airplanes in operation.

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Urgent CASA AD: Bombardier

Applicability: Bombardier Inc. Models DHC-8-400, DHC-8-401 and DHC-8-402 aeroplanes, Serial Numbers 4001, 4003 and subsequent.

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Video Of American Flight 77 Striking Pentagon On 9/11 Released

Image Of Plane's Nosecone Visible In New Video Clip

American Airlines Flight 77 is, in a sense, the "lost" aircraft of 9/11. Before Tuesday, there were few visual records available on the final moments of the Boeing 757 that crashed into the Pentagon that awful morning. Now, a new video released under a Freedom of Information Act sheds some new light on that tragic morning.

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US Says Biman Landing Ban Was A 'Mistake'

But Diverted Flight May Be Least Of Carrier's Woes

It was all a mistake... that's what the US State Department reportedly told the national airline of Bangladesh, Biman, on Tuesday, after a weekend incident where one of the carrier's planes was barred from landing at New York's JFK International Airport. But an apology might not be good enough for the beleaguered carrier.

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GA Pilot Catches TSA's Eye For Talking Aviation

Cirrus Pilot Rick McClanahan had the misfortune to use Commercial Aviation when we're fairly sure he'd have been much more comfortable using his Cirrus... and a recent run-in with some Air Marshals only drove that point home in a most dramatic and worrisome way. Here's Rick's narrative...

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German Design Firm Proposes 'Theater-Style' Airliner Seats

Overpriced Popcorn, Sticky Cabin Floor Optional

It could be the next big innovation for airline seating, one that could allow easier boarding and reduced cases of deep-vein thrombosis on long-haul flights. At least, that's what Germany's AIDA Industrial Design says about its new flip-up, theater-style seats for passenger planes.

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