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June 08, 2007

SLC Tower Evacuated As Fire Threatens Propane Tanks

Propane Leak Sparks Fire During Firefighting Training Exercise

The control tower at Salt Lake International Airport in Salt Lake City, UT was evacuated Wednesday night when a firefighting training exercise at the airport's training facility suddenly turned real.

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TSA Tells Airlines To Pay Up

Says 22 Carriers Owe Security Fees

Following an 18-month dispute over security fees payable by domestic airlines to the Transportation Security Administration, on Thursday the TSA ruled the carriers have to cough up some scratch -- to the tune of $219 million.

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Cost Of New South African Airport Triples Original Estimates

Construction On Hold Until Environmental Report Is Complete

At an official design and construction contract signing with the Ilembe Consortium Wednesday, the Airports Company of South Africa revealed the cost for a new international airport, the country's third-largest, the King Shaka International Airport and Dube TradePort in Durban, was going to be nearly three times the amount of the original estimates.

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Interjet Takes Delivery Of Its First Airbus A320

Mexican LCC's Plane Sports New Cabin Design

The Mexican low-cost airline Interjet has taken delivery of its first A320 from Airbus.

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Air Pacific Goes GEnx For Its Dreamliners

May Power As Many As Eight Planes

Air Pacific has selected General Electric's GEnx engines to power its five firm and three option Boeing 787-9 aircraft. Delivery of the engines will begin in 2011. The engine deal is valued at more than $100 million list price.

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Airbus President Calls For A New Kind Of Consortium

"I Don't Want To See Flags In The Company"

A newly resurgent Airbus -- buoyed by recent orders for its A330 and upcoming A350 XWB -- is looking to stay that way, after suffering through a series of debilitating problems last year. Company president Louis Gallios recently said one way to avoid future strife, is to abandon the nationalistic management structure that has defined the planemaker since its creation almost 40 years ago.

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Pirate Radio Signal Disrupts TLV Tower Communications

Airlines, Pilot Union Accuse Government Of Inaction

Israel's Transport Minister, Shaul Mofaz, said he planned to call an emergency cabinet meeting to discuss the problem of pirate radio transmissions disrupting tower communications at Ben-Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv.

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European Emissions Plan Could Prove Costly

CO2 Allowance Trading System To Begin In 2011

A report by Ernst & Young and air-transport consulting firm York Aviation says a plan for Europe's aviation industry to trade allowances for carbon emissions could cost the industry about $5.4 billion annually.

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