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June 09, 2006

Report: British Airways Crew Not Properly Trained In 747 Incident

Flew From LAX To England On Three Engines

Do you remember the British Airways flight crew that decided to press on across the pond, despite losing one of their 747's four engines just after takeoff from LAX in February 2005? The incident spurred bitter criticisms from armchair pilots throughout the world... and they may have had a point.

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China Picks Tianjin For New Airbus Plant

Will Assemble A320s

Some Airbus A320s will soon come out of the factory with the "Made In China" label. That's the word from the official Xinhua news agency, which reported Thursday the Chinese government has signed off on Airbus's plan to assemble the narrow-body planes in the northern port city of Tianjin.

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Sky Airlines Orders First European Boeing 737-900ERs

Three Firm Orders, Options For Two More

Aero-News learned Thursday that Boeing and Sky Airlines of Turkey have signed an order for three Boeing Next-Generation 737-900ERs with advanced-technology Blended Winglets.

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Dog Stops Flight After Escape From Cargo Hold

Lassie Never Did THIS

A frantic dog with an apparent fear of being left behind was responsible for stopping a Boeing 767 as it headed for the runway at a British airport this week.

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AD: Boeing

AD NUMBER: 2006-12-03 MANUFACTURER: Boeing SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2006-12-03 SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain 747-100B, 747-200B, 747-200F, 747-300, 747-400, 747-400F, and 747SP series airplanes.

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AD: Boeing

AD NUMBER: 2006-12-06 MANUFACTURER: Boeing SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2006-12-06 SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Boeing transport category airplanes.

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AD: Airbus

AD NUMBER: 2006-04-11r1 MANUFACTURER: Airbus SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2006-04-11R1 SUMMARY: The FAA is revising an existing airworthiness directive (AD) that applies to certain Airbus Model A321-111, -112, and -131 airplanes.

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AD: Airbus

AD NUMBER: 2006-12-05 MANUFACTURER: Airbus SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2006-12-05 SUMMARY: The FAA is superseding an existing airworthiness directive (AD), which applies to certain Airbus Model A300 B4-600 and A300 C4-600 series airplanes.

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Authorities Say Canadian Terror Suspects Planned 9/11-Type Attacks

"Operation Badr" Would Also Include Storming Of Parliament

It may have looked a lot like 9/11. That's the word from Canadian anti-terror authorities who this week arrested 17 suspects in connection with a plot that apparently included the use of an airplane as a sort of guided weapon.

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Boeing Looks At Increasing Dreamliner Production To Meet Demand

Company Will Make Final Decision This Summer

Have you ever heard the old saying, "you have gotta make hay when the sun shines?" Well, Boeing has a bumper crop of customers waiting to take delivery of its upcoming 787 Dreamliner series of airliners... and as Airbus mulls over what to do with its competitor to the composite aircraft, more customers are looking in Boeing's direction.

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