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May 17, 2007

Qantas Chairwoman Jackson To Resign In November

Botched Takeover Attempt Claims First Victim

Margaret Jackson, a key supporter of the failed takeover attempt this year of Australian flag carrier Qantas, announced Wednesday night she will resign as chairwoman of the airline later this year.

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FAA Terms FLL Expansion 'Critical'

But Court Decision Stops Effort To Control Congestion

Florida's Broward County has not had a good week. The Federal Aviation Administration said Tuesday Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, the county's main airport, must expand immediately to handle increasing demand. But last Friday, a federal court order was issued that threatened to eliminate the main strategy for dealing with that very issue.

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ARINC Direct To Add ETOPS Compliance To Flight Planners

Service Available At No Extra Cost

ARINC Direct announced Thursday it will add computerized ETOPS route planning to its portfolio of flight support services for business aircraft. The new service will be available by midyear at no extra cost.

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FAA's Blakey Touts US-Canadian Partnership In Speech

Says Canadian Support Important For NextGen

Below is the unedited text of a speech entitled "Building Aviation through Partnership," given by FAA Administrator Marion Blakey Thursday before the North American Aviation Trilateral (NAAT/13). In her speech, Blakey notes the importance of Canada's partnership with the US in the effort to modernize this nation's air traffic control system.

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Jeppesen Standardizes Runway Incursion 'Hot Spot' Depictions

Magenta Means "Be Extra Cautious"

In an effort to help bring additional awareness to the ongoing issue of runway incursions, Jeppesen tells ANN the company recently began the process of depicting runway incursion hot spots in a standardized magenta color on certain airport diagrams in the worldwide library.

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Investigators Say Kenyan Pilot Took Off Despite Weather Warnings

"Too Soon" To Speculate What Contributed To Accident

Ignatius Sama Juma, head of Cameroon's Civil Aviation Authority, said the pilot of Kenya Airways Flight 507 took off despite warnings from the Douala control tower that the weather could turn dangerous.

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Coalition-Supported PBOR Legislation Flies Through Senate

Commerce Committee Includes Bill Of Rights In FAA Funding

The Senate vote Wednesday afternoon on its version of the FAA Reauthorization bill included some good news for the Coalition for an Airline Passengers' Bill of Rights and US PIRG. Both groups commended the US Senate Commerce Committee for including a bi-partisan airline passengers’ bill of rights in the bill approved Wednesday.

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FAA Predicts Looming Capacity Problems At MDW

O'Hare Expansion Plans "Vital" To Nat'l Aerospace System

A new report released Tuesday by the Federal Aviation Administration placed Chicago's Midway Airport on a 'watch list' of US airports that are gradually losing the ability to add more flights.

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DOT Judge Nixes LAX Fee Increase

Final Decision Expected June 15

US Administrative Law Judge Richard C. Goodwin found Tuesday increased terminal fees Los Angeles World Airports imposed on low-cost and international carriers at LAX earlier this year are "unreasonable and discriminatory."

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Trial Begins Over A300 Brought Down By Baghdad Insurgents

$200K Investment Had Potential of Turning $10 Million

Chrison Aerospace, based in Middlebury, VT is knee-deep in a lawsuit filed by its former business partner, Colorado firm Pacific Aeromotive Corp., that seeks to expel Chrison from their business relationship of refurbishing an Airbus A300 shot down by insurgents in Baghdad more than three years ago.

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Boeing, ANA Deny Delays On Dreamliners

Airline CEO Expects First Plane In May 2008

Boeing has assured Mineo Yamamoto, president and chief executive of Japan's All Nippon Airways, that the long-awaited Dreamliner is on track to arrive on time.

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