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July 08, 2013

Boeing Celebrates Delivery Of Hainan Airlines' First Dreamliner

Boeing 787 To Fuel Growth Of Hainan Airlines' North American Routes

Boeing and Hainan Airlines celebrated the delivery of the airline's first 787 Dreamliner Thursday. The delivery is the first of 10 787s for Hainan Airlines. Hainan Airlines will first operate the Dreamliner on a domestic route from Beijing to Haikou. Thereafter, the airline will deploy the 787 on its North America routes, increasing the frequency of its Beijing-Seattle, Beijing-Toronto and Beijing-Chicago services, with several new destinations under consideration.

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Hawaiian Airlines Introduces 'State-Of-The-Art' A330 Simulator

Will Allow Pilots To Complete Training On-Site At Hawaiian's Own Facilities

A "state-of-the-art" Airbus A330 Full Flight Simulator (FFS) has been opened by Hawaiian Airlines at its corporate headquarters to provide on-site training for its pilots. The simulator is manufactured by Sim-Industries, a subsidiary of Lockheed Martin, and allows Hawaiian to continue its Advanced Qualification Program for pilots using the most advanced and sophisticated technology available.

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Polish Airline LOT Cancels Dreamliner Flight

Postpones A Second After Discovering Technical Issues With 787

The Polish airline LOT cancelled one of its Dreamliner flights to Chicago Wednesday when a "technical problem" cropped up in the airplane's power system. A second flight, this one to Toronto, was postponed due to unrelated problems.

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Firefly Welcomes Its First ATR 72-600

Malaysian Carrier Starts Fleet Upgrade To Rapidly Expand Its Route Network

Firefly, Malaysia Airlines’ subsidiary carrier, has taken ownership of its first new ATR 72-600. The aircraft is the first of 20 latest generation firm ATRs, plus 16 options, ordered by Malaysia Airlines in December 2012. Firefly currently operates 12 ATR 72-500s, and with the arrival of the new ATR 72-600s will almost triple its exclusively ATR 72 aircraft fleet, taking the total to over 30 aircraft.

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GoAir Says Petite Female FAs Reduce Fuel Costs

Focuses Hiring On Slim Women As Cabin Crews

Indian airline GoAir says that they are hiring slim women as flight attendants simply because they weigh less, which translates into substantial fuel savings for the airline.

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737 Max Will Optimize Aerodynamics With BAE Electronics

To Provide Spoiler Control Electronics For The Latest 737 Variant

Boeing has selected BAE Systems to provide the spoiler control electronics for the new Boeing 737 MAX. The successful outcome of this competitive procurement was largely driven by the BAE Systems team’s ability to demonstrate a system that showed technical readiness and reduced development risk when introduced on the Boeing 737 MAX.  

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Buddhist Monk Shown In YouTube Video On A Private Jet Has Assets Frozen

Abbot Of Prominent Monastery Being Investigated For Money Laundering

The abbot of the Khantitham Forest Monastery in Thailand has learned that even Buddhist monks need to be careful about videos posted on YouTube.

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Rolls-Royce Says No Merit In U.S. Lawsuit

Two Former Employees Have Sued The Engine Maker For Right To Release Information

A lawsuit filed by to former employees of Rolls-Royce against the engine maker is without merit, the company says, adding that a judge has already thrown out two of the four claims.

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