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July 18, 2006

ANN Special Feature: www.globalsecurity.org Exec. Dir. John Pike on the Mideast Conflict 07.19.06

New developments in the Middle East since war broke out between Israel and Hezbollah guerillas based in southern Lebanon. For one thing... Hezbollah has new and improved rockets that can reach fart

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United Opts To Stay In Chicago

Windy Over Hilly, After All

Just as becoming Boeing's new hometown a few years ago was a feather in the city of Chicago's cap... so would the loss of United Airlines' headquarters have been more like a tar-and-feathering. But Chicago city fathers can breathe a bit easier now. United says it plans to stay.

For Better, Or Worse...

Is it an impressive display of technological advancement... or an oversized representative of recent whale-sized missteps in the world of commercial aviation? We don't mean to sound like we're bashing Airbus... but with the A380 superjumbo on display, and flying in the skies over the Farnborough Air Show, it's a question many are asking.

AD NUMBER: 2006-14-08 MANUFACTURER: Mitsubishi SUBJECT: Document1 SUMMARY: The FAA adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) for some Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) MU-2B series airplanes.

AD NUMBER: 2006-14-09 MANUFACTURER: Airbus SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2006-14-09 SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Airbus Model A330-200 and -300, and A340-200 and -300 series airplanes.

AD NUMBER: 2006-14-07 MANUFACTURER: Boeing SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2006-14-07 SUMMARY: The FAA is superseding an existing airworthiness directive (AD), which applies to certain Boeing Model 737 series airplanes.

Israel Denies Hezbollah Claims Of Fighter Shootdown

Fighting Continues For Sixth Straight Day

Contrary to how it may look on video, Israel says that wasn't one of their F-16 fighters that Lebanese television stations showed falling from the sky in flames Monday.

Company In Talks For As Many As 1,000 New Dreamliners

After all the to-do from Toulouse (via Farnborough) Monday, as Airbus announced its new family of midsize widebodied aircraft... you might be wondering how Boeing reacted to news of the new and improved A350.