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July 02, 2009

Airbus May Face Calls To Ground All Long-Range Airliners

AF447 Incident May Prompt The Move

French accident investigators are expected to release a preliminary report in the crash of Air France Flight 447 Thursday, and industry analysts say Airbus may face calls to ground it's entire fleet of long-range airliners as a result.

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Airbus To Experiment With 'Taxibot' To Reduce Fuel Costs, Emissions

Pilot Would Drive Tractor From The Cockpit

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and Airbus signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the 2009 International Paris Air Show to jointly develop and test an environmentally friendly pilot-controlled towing semi-robotic system.

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FAA Releases Training Video For Fighting In-Flight Fires

Video Available To View Online

A National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) review of commercial aviation accidents involving in-flight fires during the period 1983 to 2000 prompted the NTSB to issue a number of safety recommendations to the FAA, including the development of an AC to address a number of issues linked to in-flight fires. The FAA  issued AC 120-80, In-Flight Fires,and the FAA Technical Center Fire Safety Branch has developed a training video to complement the AC.

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Air Hauler Amerijet Buys Trucking Firm

The Company Recently Leased Several B767 Cargo Aircraft

Amerijet International has announced its acquisition of a majority interest in Nations Express, a nationwide express trucking company based in Charlotte, NC. Nations Express operates a fleet of approximately 200 trucks in an express charter truck service.

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Publicity Stunt: Man Completes 30-Days Living On AirTran Aircraft

Mark Malkoff Sets Guinness Record 

We have to wonder if he paid for a business class upgrade. Mark Malkoff arrived in Atlanta Tuesday greeted by several hundred curiosity seekers and fans, having just set the Guinness World Record for most flight segments in a 30-day period. Malkoff kept in touch with friends, fans and family via Inflight Internet on the airline's aircraft.

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Bombardier Sells Two Q400 NextGen Airliners To Porter

Toronto Airline Reaches 20 Firm Orders For Bombardier Q400 Aircraft

Bombardier Aerospace announced this week that Porter Airlines of Toronto has placed a firm order for two Q400 NextGen turboprop airliners. The transaction represents the conversion of the last two options of 10 Q400 aircraft which were announced in 2006. 

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Flight Attendants Press DOT for Job Protections In Proposed Airline Merger

Union Redoubles Efforts Following Concerns Outlined By Department of Justice

Flight attendants, represented by the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, AFL-CIO (AFA-CWA) at United Airlines, are pressing the DOT to ensure American jobs are protected when considering the anti-trust immunity filing to join Continental with United Airlines and the Star Alliance. The flight attendants' efforts take on extraordinary meaning this week following an announcement by United Airlines to furlough 2,150 Flight Attendants this fall.

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Dreamliner On Hold, Boeing Focuses On 747 Upgrade

Company Says The Program "Won't Be Drained Of Resources Again"

While Boeing contemplates design changes to the composite fuselage that has again delayed the 787 Dreamliner program, the company says it is back ahead of schedule on its 747-8 program, and that further Dreamliner delays won't effect the Intercontinental's development again.

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Another New York Bird Strike, But Plane Lands Safely

Large Bird Found In Landing Gear

American Airlines Flight 1256 was on approach to LaGuardia just before 1100 Tuesday when it hit a large bird, the second such high-profile incident reported in the New York area this year. The airplane was able to land safely, but while taxiing, the pilot noticed the nose gear hydraulics were not operating correctly.

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