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All News

May 03, 2007

Embraer 190 Receives 75-Minute ETOPS Approval From FAA

Allows Longer-Range Flights Over Oceans, Desert

Aero-News received word Thursday the 114-passenger Embraer 190 twin jet has received its first ETOPS approval from the FAA. The aircraft obtained the same rating from ANAC (Agência Nacional da Aviação Civil), the Brazilian aviation authority, two weeks ago.

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Compass Airlines Begins Charting Its Course

NWA Subsidiary Starts IAD-MSP Service

After a somewhat rocky gestation period, on Wednesday the first flight operating under the Compass Airlines banner carried 43 passengers from Washington Dulles International to Minneapolis... and did so two minutes ahead of schedule.

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At Least Two Dead In Gunfight At Havana Airport

Military Deserters Attempted To Hijack Flight Out Of Cuba

ANN REALTIME UPDATE 05.03.07 1620 EDT: At least one of three military draftees who fled from a Cuban military base this week is dead, following a shootout with police Thursday morning on the ramp at José Martí International Airport. The group allegedly attempted to commandeer a flight out of Havana.

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Boeing Wins Orders From Panama's Copa Airlines

Carrier Adds Four 737-800s To Fleet

Panama's Copa Airlines placed an order this week for four Boeing 737-800 airplanes, in a deal valued at approximately $282 million at list prices. The order brings to 34 the number of Next-Generation 737s Copa has ordered.

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Aero-News Featured Aero-Casts For Thursday 05.03.07

From Air Force Base To Airport In Plattsburgh, NY

Today, ANN's Paul Plack discusses the conversion of the former Plattsburgh Air Force Base into Plattsburgh International Airport with Gary Douglas, President of the Plattsburgh-North Country Chamber of Commerce.

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NTSB Issues Safety Recommendations In Aftermath Of Gol Midair

Board Says "Critical Safety Issue" Exists With TCAS

In response to last year's midair collision over Brazil involving a private Embraer Legacy 600 business jet, and a Gol Airlines 737, on Wednesday the National Transportation Safety Board issued three safety recommendations geared at solving what the Board calls a "critical safety issue" when traffic collision avoidance systems (TCAS) fail, without the flight crew's knowledge.

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Delta Air Lines Campaigns For Your Vote... Er, Business

Airline Seeks New, Reinvigorated Image

Fresh out of bankruptcy, Delta Air Lines is wasting little time in its attempt to reconnect with passengers, seeking to attract the support of undecided travelers while holding onto its faithful diehards.

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Engine Shutdown Likely Cause Of 2005 NWA Ground Collision

Loss Of Hydraulics Led To Domino Effect

The National Transportation Safety Board has released a probable cause report, stating a Northwest Airlines captain's decision to shut down the left engine on a DC-9 was responsible for the jet's May 2005 ground collision with a Northwest Airbus A319 at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.

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