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September 02, 2010

Qantas Is First To Take Advantage Of Boeing's 747-400ER Landing Gear Program

Program Is Similar To One Offered To 747-400 Freighters

Landing gear exchange, repair and overhaul services on Qantas Airways' Boeing 747--400ER airliners will be performed by Boeing beginning in 2011.

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Germany's Frankfurt Airport Expands Cargo Hub

Increased Freight Demand Foreseen By Fraport

Frankfurt Airport (FRA) is offering an additional 66 acres of development land at CargoCity South. Fraport AG - the owner and manager of FRA - has issued a worldwide "Call for Expression of Interest" inviting the logistics industry to specify its locational and space requirements.

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Strip Club Spotlight Dazzles Pilot

Southwest Airlines Jet Was On Approach To Love Field

The pilot of Southwest Airlines Flight 939 on approach to Love Field in Dallas was momentarily blinded by a flash of bright light in the cockpit. But this time, the light was not from some bored kid with a laser pointer or local resident angry about air traffic.

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Comair Shedding Planes, Jobs

Fleet Will Be Less Than Half Its Current Size In Two Years

Comair executives told its regional airline workers in Cincinnati Wednesday that the carrier would likely be about half its current size in two years. The company says it plans to shed both planes and employees during that period.

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And, They're Off: German Portion Of Airbus A350 XWB Production Underway

Go-Ahead Given for The Largest Integrated Carbon Fiber Component Ever Made By Airbus

Airbus has begun production of the latest Airbus product, the A350 XWB, in Germany.

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SWAPA, Southwest Continue Collaborative Negotiations On New Airframe

Southwest Airlines Is Considering Larger 737-800 Aircraft

The Southwest Airlines Pilots' Association (SWAPA) met with representatives of Southwest's management Wednesday regarding their intent to convert current Boeing 737-700 aircraft orders to the larger 737-800s.

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Groundbreaking Held For Flight 5191 Memorial

47 Passengers, Two Crew Were Fatally Injured In Departure Accident

Families of some of the passengers who were aboard Comair Flight 5191, which crashed on departure from Blue Grass Airport in Lexington, KY, on August 27th, 2006, broke ground last week on a memorial dedicated to those lost on the flight.

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