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May 22, 2009

Much More To HR 915 Than Keeping FAA Funded

THIS Is The Government You're Paying For...

HR 915, the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2009, is more than just a resolution to keep paying the FAA's Bills... it has become a nexus for a number of changes, a dumping fround for pet projects, and an amalgam of competing (and occasionally, conflicting) interests...

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Austral Líneas Aéreas Buys 20 Embraer 190s

E-Jets Start Flying In Argentina In 2010

Embraer has sold Austral Líneas Aéreas, from Argentina, 20 Embraer 190s. The contract will go into effect after fulfilling certain requirements, and that should take place within two months. Deliveries are expected to begin in the first quarter of 2010.

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ATA Fights HR 915 Til The End

James May Writes The House of Representatives... Again

ATA's James May is not giving up his misgivings about some aspects of H.R. 915 without a fight. Just before the Resolution passed the House, May expressed his displeasure with a number of aspects of the Act... including the inexplicable opposition to a rule that keep passengers from being held in an airliner (ostensibly due to delays) for more than three hours...

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The Dreamliner Roars: Boeing Completes First 787 Dreamliner Engine Runs

Dreamliner Converts Fuel To Noise

Boeing completed the first engine runs on the all-new 787, Thursday morning. The occasion marks the first all-electric start of a commercial jetliner engine on a commercial jetliner; the engines had been started electronically in test facilities earlier.

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Meet The New Boss -- Babbitt Confirmed As FAA Administrator

With An Extensive Airline Background, Will Babbitt Be Fair To ALL of Aviation? 

 Late Thursday, as the Senate hurriedly wrapped up business before the coming holiday, J. Randolph Babbitt was confirmed as the next Administrator of the FAA.

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HR 915, FAA Reauthorization Act, Passes House Hurdle

Still A Ways To Go.... But Progress Has Been Made

The House has passed H.R. 915, the FAA Reauthorization Act, in order to "To amend title 49, United States Code, to authorize appropriations for the Federal Aviation Administration for fiscal years 2009 through 2012, to improve aviation safety and capacity, to provide stable funding for the national aviation system, and for other purposes."

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Big Bucks: FAA Wants To Fine Gulfstream International Airlines $1.3M

Same Airline Once Employed CC3407 Captain

The FAA is attempting to exact a $1.3 million civil penalty from Florida-based Gulfstream International Airlines, Inc. for violations of the FAR's. Gulfstream has been making some news of late for also being a former employer of the Captain of the ill-fated Continental Connection 3407 flight.

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Another TSA Boondoggle -- Gone, And Not Missed

RIP: Puffer Machines

If you do fly the airlines regularly, you'll notice something missing at commercial airports - those obnoxious "puffer" machines designed to dislodge particles from your clothing, so they can be analyzed for traces of bomb-making materials.

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FlyersRights Claims Only 'Modest Gains' in House FAA Reauthorization

Predicts/Hopes Senate Version Will Set Binding Limits on Tarmac Delays

FlyersRights.org Executive Director Kate Hanni (pictured right) is politely lauding the "modest gains for airline passengers" contained in the FAA Reauthorization bill (H.R. 915) that passed through the House of Representatives, Thursday, but predicted that the "final version that goes to the President will ultimately contain the critical element consumers want most...

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