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August 10, 2005

Investigation Continues Into Tunisian charter Mishap

Probe Focused On Three People

The pilot, a fuel truck driver and a fuel depot manager are at the center of an Italian government investigation into Saturday's watery crash of a chartered Tuninter ATR-72. Thirteen people were lost in the mishap.

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Suspect Arrested In SWA Bomb Threat

Plane Had To Be Evacuated At Hobby

FBI agents have arrested a 20-year old man they say planted a threatening note on a Southwest Airlines flight from Dallas to Houston last week.

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NATCA: New FAA Restriction Will Lengthen Flight Delays

Controllers' Union Says Dulles Would See Capacity Cut By At Least 30-Percent

Just days after the head of the Federal Aviation Administration told reporters that bad weather, crowded flights and a lack of pavement at critical airports caused record delays in July, the agency has announced it will implement a new restriction that will greatly exacerbate flight delays. The restriction will end the practice of allowing aircraft to hold on the runway, awaiting takeoff clearance and, in the process, the FAA is unnecessarily forcing its tower personnel to scramble to meet a September 30 deadline to show why their tower should continue using the longstanding practice that maximizes runway efficiency.

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Rare Turtle Flies Back Home in Style

Sun Country Airlines Transports Endangered Species Back to Florida

Sun Country Airlines will welcome an unusual passenger aboard its Ft. Myers-bound flight 381 on Wednesday morning. One of the world's most endangered species, a loggerhead turtle, was smuggled into Minnesota last fall and will be returned to Florida where it will be released back into its natural habitat within the next few months.

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Boeing 777-200 LR Completes 'World Tour'

Longest-Range Commercial Aircraft Back In Seattle

The Boeing 777-200LR Worldliner, the world's longest-range commercial airplane, returned to Seattle this past Sunday after completing its "Going the Distance" tour that took the airplane to 24 cities across the globe.=

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AD: Boeing

AD NUMBER: 2005-16-06 MANUFACTURER: Boeing SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2005-16-06 SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Boeing Model 747 airplanes.

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AD: Boeing

AD NUMBER: 2005-16-07 MANUFACTURER: Boeing SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2005-16-07 SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Boeing Model 727 airplanes. This AD requires determining whether any float switches are installed in the fuel tanks, and corrective actions if necessary.

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AD: McDonnell Douglas

AD NUMBER: 2005-16-08 MANUFACTURER: McDonnell Douglas SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2005-16-08 SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain McDonnell Douglas Model 717-200 airplanes. This AD requires repetitively replacing and testing a certain relay in the passenger oxygen release system in the forward cabin.

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