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All News

July 02, 2008

American Airlines To Cut 900 Flight Attendants

Furloughs Coming For Pilots, Mechanics Too

The "F"-shaped axe has dropped for some 900 flight attendants at American Airlines. The Fort Worth, TX-based carrier confirmed Wednesday it sent "WARN" notifications to its most junior FAs, telling them they are eligible for furloughs starting August 31.

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DOT Announces Opening Of Military Airspace For July 4th Weekend

Highly-Publicized Measure Becoming Commonplace Over Holiday Periods

In what has become a US holiday tradition, once again the US military will make airspace available for commercial airline flights off the East Coast during the July 4th weekend, to help reduce travel delays for air travelers.

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Global Aeronautica Shuts Down For 24 Hours Following FAA Audit

Inspection Uncovered Problems In Manufacturing Procedures

On the same day news surfaced about damage to the midbody fuselage barrel destined for Boeing's fourth 787 Dreamliner flight test aircraft, the plant that manufactures those sections said it halted production for 24 hours following discoveries made during an FAA audit.

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Judge Drops Jeppesen From Comair 5191 Suit

Mapmaker Cleared Of Liability In Takeoff Crash

The lawsuits that resulted from the crash of Comair Flight 5191 are gradually being resolved. Of the 47 suits filed on behalf of deceased passengers, 16 have been settled to date. Now, a suit which blamed Boeing subsidiary Jeppesen Sanderson for providing charts lacking detail on airport construction has been set aside by a federal judge.

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Former Airbus CEO Taken Into Custody In Insider Probe

Gustav Humbert First German To Be Detained By French Investigators

Accusations of insider trading at Airbus-parent EADS continue to haunt the European consortium, two years after those charges first surfaced. This week, former Airbus CEO Gustav Humbert was hauled in for questioning by French authorities -- the third top-level EADS executive publicly implicated on charges of defrauding investors, and the first German executive in the Franco-German company to face the music.

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Mesa Ekes Out Q2 Profit, But go! Continues To Bleed Red Ink

Interisland Carrier Loses $8.3 Million Even As Fares Rise

Mesa Air Group Inc. this week reported a fiscal second-quarter profit of $9.4 million, even after adjusting its earnings to reflect a settlement with Hawaiian Airlines over allegations of unfair competitive tactics.

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FAA Reminds Passengers: No Fireworks On Airliners

Well, Duh... Right?

With the July 4 holiday approaching in the United States, the US Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reminded the traveling public Tuesday they are not permitted to carry fireworks, including the smallest sparklers, aboard aircraft.

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Blue Sky Network Earns STC For Dash 8 Fleet Tracking

Provides Operators With New Solution For Managing Logistics

Global asset management and GPS fleet management provider Blue Sky Network announced Tuesday it has received a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) from the Federal Aviation Administration for installation of its D1000C and ACH1000 kits on Bombardier DHC-8-201 aircraft.

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