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Aviation News, 16 October, 2007
Airbus delivers first superjumbo
Airbus has delivered its first finished A380 superjumbo jet to Singapore Airlines, 18 months behind schedule.
(BBC) -- The construction of the A380, able to carry up to 800 passengers, has been beset by persistent and costly delays.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7043812.stm
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Contractor Stops Work At Atlanta ARTCC Due To Mold Growth
NATCA Claims Spores Responsible For Health Problems
(Aero-News Network) -- Findings of significant mold concentrations in the busy Atlanta Air Route Traffic Control Center in Hampton, GA have resulted in a work stoppage by a contractor hired to perform unrelated work on the facility's ventilation system.
http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?ContentBlockID=da50d1b8-b5ed-4160-a821-e5a6b00ca3f3&
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Air-Engineers Claim Pilots Not Reporting Aircraft Defects Quick Enough
'Pilots Not Reporting Aircraft Defects When They Happen, But When It Is Convenient'
(Aero-News Network) -- At the recently concluded Aircraft Engineers International (AEI) 35th Annual Congress in London, a consensus seems to have been reached (after "heavy debate") calling for 'a resolution to step up the campaign for better policing of aircraft maintenance carried out in the European Union.' The congress hosted by AEI's UK Affiliate the Association of Licensed Aircraft Engineers (ALAE) attracted 65 delegates from all over the world.
http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?contentBlockId=f6f239fe-630b-4bfb-94cf-eaa37c40d264
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Late but Lavishly, A380 Makes Debut
by NICOLA CLARK
TOULOUSE , France (New York Times) -- There were no Jacuzzis or bowling alleys. No casinos or gyms. But the chilled bottle of Champagne perched on an elegantly laid-out double bed said it all.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/15/business/16airbus-web.html
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After Delay, Airbus Delivers First 380
TOULOUSE, France (Associated Press) -- Airbus finally delivered its first A380 superjumbo jet today as the European planemaker tries to rebound from a string of legal and technical troubles.
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/business/15apairbus.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin
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Aviation News, 14 October, 2007
Small jet makes forced landing in Reno; cockpit smoky
RENO, Nev. (Associated Press) -- A small commercial jet flying from Spokane, Washington, to Los Angeles was forced to land at Reno-Tahoe International Airport yesterday after the cockpit filled with smoke.
http://www.ktvn.com/Global/story.asp?S=7211601
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Airbus Readies For First A380 Delivery
To Be Delivered To Singapore Airlines On Monday, 15th October
(Aero-News Network) -- In line with previous details, Airbus tells ANN that they will celebrate the first A380-Megaliner-handover to first customer Singapore Airlines on Monday, 15th October, with a dedicated delivery ceremony.
http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?contentBlockId=20054605-b36d-4782-838d-8c5333109ed5
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Airbus to deliver first A380 at last
by Tim Hepher
PARIS (Reuters) -- Airbus will pull out all the stops to celebrate the first delivery of its A380 superjumbo to Singapore Airlines on Monday in a bid to restore European pride in a project dogged by delays, in-fighting and share scandals.
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Airplane Mode Not A Guarantee For iPhone Use
by Rafe Telsch
(Cinema Blend) -- One of the features of the iPhone I wasn’t previously aware of is that the unit can be put in “airplane mode,”
a safe-mode that cuts all of the wireless features of the iPhone, theoretically permitting users to keep the phone on during flights that require passengers to discontinue cell phone use. The thing is, Apple might be the only one who sees the mode as being airplane safe, as one passenger just discovered.
http://www.cinemablend.com/technology/Airplane-Mode-Not-A-Guarantee-For-iPhone-Use-6801.html
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Man dies at YVR after being Tasered
by Lora Grindlay
(The Province) -- A man in his 40s died early Sunday minutes after being zapped with a Taser by RCMP officers at Vancouver International Airport.
http://www.canada.com/theprovince/news/story.html?id=4b9cbae7-36af-4527-8411-0299e4763807
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U.S. Plan for Airline Security Meets Resistance in Canada
by IAN AUSTEN
OTTAWA (New York Times) -- Canadian airlines are balking at a Department of Homeland Security plan that would require them to turn over information about passengers flying over the United States to reach another country.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/14/us/14canada.html?ref=us
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Flight from Denver diverted after 3 flight attendants fall ill
by Dan Boniface
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KUSA-TV) -- A US Airways flight from Denver to Charlotte, N.C. had to make an unplanned stop in St. Louis on Sunday after the flight attendants complained of feeling sick.
http://www.9news.com/rss/article.aspx?storyid=79041
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Aviation News, 13 October, 2007
Plane stowaway 'superhero' charged in Singapore court
(Agence France Presse) -- A man who survived hidden in the nose wheel well of a plane on a flight from Malaysia has been charged with entering Singapore without a valid pass or permit, according to local news.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/10/13/2058767.htm
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Stowaway flies from KL to Singapore in wheel well
(Reuters) -- A PALESTINIAN man flew from Kuala Lumpur to Singapore hidden in the wheel well of a Singapore Airlines plane, the airline says.
http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,22579656-5001028,00.html?from=public_rss
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Experts: Is 787 delay long enough?
Boeing says its new plan, which includes a six-month delay, is achievable.
by MOLLY MCMILLIN
(Wichita Eagle) -- Boeing announced a six-month delay this week in its new 787 Dreamliner program, and risks remain for more delays, according to some aviation analysts.
http://www.kansas.com/101/story/199581.html
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Aviation News, 12 October, 2007
Pilots Not Reporting Aircraft Defects When They Happen, But When it is Convenient [News Release]
(Aircraft Engineers International) -- Aircraft Engineers International
(AEI) recently held their 35th Annual Congress in London. The congress hosted by AEI's UK Affiliate the Association of Licensed Aircraft Engineers (ALAE) attracted 65 delegates from all over the world.
http://www.amtonline.com/article/article.jsp?siteSection=1&id=4547
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DHS Noting Union Affiliation Of Air Travelers Is Protested
by Ellen Nakashima
(Washington Post) -- U.S. labor leaders have written a biting letter to Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, voicing concerns that the government is collecting labor union data on airline passengers flying to the United States from Europe to determine whether they pose a terrorism risk.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/11/AR2007101102403.html
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Israeli airport officials examine DIA's overall security procedures
Experts at spotting terrorists asked to help assure safety
by Chris Walsh
(Rocky Mountain News) -- Israeli airport officials are reviewing DIA's security policies and procedures, taking a look at everything from airfields to perimeter fences.
http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/airlines/article/0,2777,DRMN_23912_5720622,00.html
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Bad weather caused Thai air crash
by Karen Percy
South East Asia (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) -- Preliminary data from black box recorders has revealed bad weather caused the crash of a budget airline in the Thai resort town of Phuket last month which killed 90 people, including one Australian.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/10/12/2058481.htm
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Airlines condemn U.S. 'data-fishing'
Urges Ottawa to fight proposal targeting all planes flying over U.S.
by bruce campion-smith
OTTAWA (Toronto Star) -- Canada's airlines are urging the federal government to fight a new proposal from Washington requiring personal information on passengers on Canadian flights that fly over the United States even if they don't land there.
http://www.thestar.com/Business/article/266066
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Man arrested for using iPhone on plane
Flight-safe mode not enough, apparently
by Iain Thomson
(vnunet.com) -- A man has been arrested in Hawaii for watching a movie on his iPhone while on a plane.
http://www.infomaticsonline.co.uk/vnunet/news/2201081/man-arrested-iphone
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Pilots' group: Brazil should let experts probe air crash
by SLOBODAN LEKIC
BRUSSELS (Associated Press) -- Brazilian authorities should drop their criminal investigation into a deadly midair collision last year involving two U.S. pilots and allow technical experts to complete their probe into the disaster, an international pilots' association said Friday.
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/story/269363.html
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Man Detained for Using iPhone on ATA Flight
by John Martellaro
(The iPod Observer) -- A man was detained for using his iPhone, in "Airplane Mode," on an ATA flight to Hawaii, according to the Consumerist. In the air, there were some heated discussions with the flight attendants, but later, after the man was led off the plane and questioned, cooler heads prevailed, and he was set free.
http://www.ipodobserver.com/story/33337
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Girl's family sues Delta in molest claim
by DORIE TURNER
ATLANTA (Associated Press) -- The family of an 11-year-old Alabama girl has filed a lawsuit against Delta Air Lines after the child said a man sexually molested her on a flight from San Diego to Atlanta.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20071012/ap_tr_ge/travel_brief_delta_lawsuit_1
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Few planes make for growing pains at Virgin
by Eric Young
(San Francisco Business Times) -- While expanding routes in recent weeks, startup airline Virgin America Inc. canceled flights due to an airplane shortage.
http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/stories/2007/10/08/daily58.html?ana=from_rss
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FAA faulted for handling of maintenance concerns during NWA mechanics strike
by Martin Moylan
St. Paul, Minn. (Minnesota Public Radio) -- A federal watchdog agency says the Federal Aviation Administration needs to improve its procedures for responding to safety inspectors who raise concerns. The recommendation arises out of concerns expressed about Northwest Airlines' maintenance practices after the airline's more than 4,000 union mechanics went on strike in the summer of 2005.
http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2007/10/12/mechanicsfolo/?rsssource=1
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AirTran plans major expansion at Mitchell
Airline seeks to double number of airport gates it occupies to 4
by AVRUM D. LANK
(Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) -- AirTran Airways is planning a major expansion at Milwaukee's Mitchell International Airport after being stymied in its attempt to buy Midwest Airlines.
http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=674191
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Aviation News, 11 October, 2007
Lawsuit: US Airways discriminated against blind man
by JOHN SHIFFMAN
Philadelphia (Philadelphia Inquirer) -- A blind Philadelphian has sued US Airways for discrimination, alleging that flight attendants ignored him after his plane landed here and that he injured his head when he tried to make it off the plane by himself.
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Judge backs pilot who grounded self
by Paul Beebe
(Salt Lake Tribune) -- An administrative law judge has ordered SkyWest Airlines to rehire a veteran pilot who said the company fired him illegally for declaring himself and his crew unfit to fly after a perilous trip to Jackson, Wyo., where a landing was aborted because of bad weather.
http://www.sltrib.com/ci_7154311?source=rss
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