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Tornado Hits Train Carrying Boeing Parts

A train carrying subassemblies for Boeing from Wichita to Everett, Wash., was hit by a tornado earlier this week and, based on this video posted to YouTube by StormChasingVideo.com (it’s the first 40 seconds) it seems likely there will be, at a minimum, some supply-chain disruptions at the Boeing plant. As the storm chasers mention […]

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A380 vs. Embraer’s Building

It was well known on opening day at the Paris Air Show that the Airbus A380 demo plane had “brushed” a building and wouldn’t be able to fly but it wasn’t clear exactly what had happened. Well, the accompanying photos, which are circulating on the Internet but appear to have originated at AirlineReporter.com, give a […]

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Pilot’s Case May Help Define Privacy Act

Stanmore Cooper was once convicted for making and delivering a false writing while renewing his pilot certificate and his case has now reached the Supreme Court, where it may decide the scope of the 1974 Privacy Act. Cooper is HIV-positive and once disclosed his condition in order to receive Social Security benefits, but withheld it […]

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Southwest Pilot Suspended For Tirade On Frequency

A Southwest pilot who thought he was chatting with his co-pilot was actually talking over the ATC frequency when he made disparaging remarks about flight attendants, lacing his comments with hateful slurs and swearing. A Houston TV station acquired a recording of the March 25 remarks and posted it online this week. On the recording, […]

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Paris ‘Green’ Initiatives: Electric Taxi, Transatlantic Biofuel

The Paris Air Show this week provides a venue for companies to show off their “green” initiatives. Two jets flew in from North America powered by alternative fuels. A Gulfstream G450 operated by Honeywell flew across the pond with “Honeywell Green Jet Fuel,” derived from camelina, mixed in a 50/50 blend with standard jet fuel […]

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Sukhoi To Make Bizjet

Russian planemaker Sukhoi will make a business-jet version of its SuperJet 100 regional airliner. The company announced the new aircraft Tuesday at the Paris Air Show and said market demand was behind the decision. It expects to be able to sell up to 100 of the $50 million business jets over the next 20 years. […]

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Bell Sells BA609 Tiltrotor

Bell Helicopter announced at the Paris Air Show on Tuesday that it will sell off its BA609 civilian tiltrotor to AgustaWestland, which has been a partner in the program. Bell will continue to supply engineering services and key components for the aircraft. The decision will free up R&D resources for the V-22 Osprey and other […]

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UK Broker Tackling Bizjet Perception

Perception is everything in the business jet industry these days and a European charter and leasing broker says changing those perceptions is her formula for success. Gabriella Somerville started UK-based ConnectJets in 2009 during the depths of the financial and identity crisis that gripped the industry. In a podcast interview with AVweb, she said the […]

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Tu-134 Down In Russia, 44 Killed

It was just before midnight and foggy on Monday night when a Tupolev 134 on approach to the Petrozavodsk Airport in northwestern Russia hit trees and power lines, crashed and burned, killing 44 people. There were eight survivors, according to The Associated Press, who were rescued from the wreck by local citizens. The air traffic […]

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LightSquared Changes Plans, GPS Group Unimpressed

Monday, LightSquared proposed a new plan that would use frequencies that are controlled by the satellite company Inmarsat Plc and not use those closest to GPS frequencies, hoping to avoid most interference issues. The company’s original plan had been to launch its service (which supports wireless communications) using frequencies that neighbor those of GPS. But […]

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