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  • Congress putting limits on FAA inspectors' airline jobs 25 Jul 2008 04:46 GMT
    ... WASHINGTON — Federal aviation inspectors would have to wait two years ... It also stipulates that an FAA principal maintenance inspector may not oversee the operations of ...

  • Experts: Greater Miami can support new aviation manufacturer 25 Jul 2008 04:38 GMT
    ... Experts: Greater Miami can support new aviation manufacturer A new aviation manufacturer ... Association and board member of the Miami Maintenance Management Council. "It would impact more than ... simply a "perception. It's more than just planes in the air. It's the continuous repair ...

  • Southwest Airlines Co, Q2 2008 Earnings Call Transcript 25 Jul 2008 02:30 GMT
    ... Welcome to the Southwest Airlines second quarter 2008 earnings conference call. Today’s ... fuel increased 1.8%, primarily due to higher maintenance expense, higher airport costs and fuel taxes ... a decent demand for the next generation airplanes. This fleet plan results in an estimated ...

  • DPNR Details Anti-Corruption Measures 25 Jul 2008 02:26 GMT
    ... July 24, 2008 -- The recent bribery convictions of two former V.I. commissioners has ... the FAA ordered the grounding of the plane. In reality, Four Star voluntarily took the ... subsidy to help cover its fuel and maintenance costs -- even if it means going ...

  • Gas Hits $5-Plus on St. John, Bit Better Elsewhere 25 Jul 2008 01:47 GMT
    ... Gas Hits $5-Plus on St. John, Bit Better Elsewhere July 24, 2008 -- ... the FAA ordered the grounding of the plane. In reality, Four Star voluntarily took the ... subsidy to help cover its fuel and maintenance costs -- even if it means going ...

  • Travel Postcard: 48 hours in Istanbul 25 Jul 2008 01:11 GMT
    ... WELLINGTON, July 25 (Reuters) - Air New Zealand (AIR.NZ: ) is ... a few large players. Fyfe agreed the aviation industry would see larger players sweeping up ... willing to sell the government's stake, as maintenance of domestic and international air links to ...

  • Air NZ: well placed to cope with soaring fuel bill 25 Jul 2008 00:45 GMT
    ... WELLINGTON, July 25 (Reuters) - Air New Zealand (AIR.NZ: ) is ... a few large players. Fyfe agreed the aviation industry would see larger players sweeping up ... willing to sell the government's stake, as maintenance of domestic and international air links to ...

  • Out of Africa 23 Jul 2008 23:35 GMT
    ... Thanks very much for all of your patience. It's been a well, "interesting," month...although ... recent mission trip into Kenya. As the plane dropped into Portland International on its final ... he championed and funded the distribution of maintenance drugs for AIDS treatments in Africa. He's ...

  • Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. Q2 2008 Earnings Call Transcript 23 Jul 2008 19:59 GMT
    ... Greg Parker - EVP, Director of IR Richard W. Evans Jr. - Chairman ... you go out to get on an airplane, if you think it's going to crash, ... things equal, we tend to air towards maintenance for building, but that's going to depend ...

  • A Day in The Life...of a Blackhawk Crew Chief 23 Jul 2008 17:52 GMT
    ... CAMP TAJI, Iraq - As the sun begins to set beyond the Baghdad horizon, the ... trailers of Company C, 3rd Battalion, 4th Aviation Regiment, Combat Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, ... before quickly moving to another office containing maintenance logs. He uses the logs to ensure ...

  • Housing Predictions: 23 Jul 2008 15:29 GMT
    ... Good Morning Middle America. I promised more predictions, so here we go. ... the elderly lady who was exiting the plane after a terribly hard landing. When she ... economist’s life. Large, energy sucking, tax draining, maintenance monster homes will die a slow death ...

  • HOUSE PASSES SAFETY ENHANCEMENT BILL TO STRENGTHEN FAA INSPECTIONS OF AIR CARRIERS 23 Jul 2008 13:51 GMT
    ... Washington, D.C. - Today, the House passed H.R. 6493, the Aviation Safety Enhancement Act of 2008, which included ... service initiative, restricts the time a principal maintenance inspector may oversee a single carrier and ...

  • Dahlman Rose & Co. Expands Investment Banking Capabilities in Transportation Industry 23 Jul 2008 12:51 GMT
    ... NEW YORK, July 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Dahlman Rose & Co., LLC, a ... 20 years of experience in transportation and aviation, working with many U.S. and foreign airlines, ... he was responsible for the development and maintenance of global relationships with the firm's transportation ...

  • House passes two-year "cooling-off" period for FAA safety inspectors 23 Jul 2008 12:29 GMT
    ... House passes two-year "cooling-off" period for FAA safety inspectors The US ... of Representatives passed a bill requiring Federal Aviation Administration inspectors to wait two years before ... It also mandates that an FAA principal maintenance inspector may not oversee the operations of ...

  • Affinia Names President for Global Brake & Chassis 23 Jul 2008 08:53 GMT
    ... H. David Overbeeke, Former GE Executive, Responsible for Global Operations and Brands. ... Universal. He spent nine years at GE Aviation where he served as Manager of Finance ... was responsible for numerous innovations including a maintenance-cost-per-hour services structure that is still prevalent in ...

  • POLLS RATE LIBERALS' CARBON TAX 23 Jul 2008 07:17 GMT
    ... With one announcement Dion has made the upcoming federal election a two-party ... exempts gas at the pump, diesel and aviation fuel in the first year of his ... in winter (81 percent), having regular vehicle maintenance to minimize emissions (78 percent), replacing incandescent ...

  • Blackwater brand shift: Security to take back seat 23 Jul 2008 04:54 GMT
    ... MOYOCK, N.C. - Blackwater Worldwide, the company that unwittingly became a catchall ... has expanded its aviation division, which provides airplane and helicopter maintenance and also drops supplies into hard-to-reach military ...

  • Blackwater plans shift from security business 23 Jul 2008 04:54 GMT
    ... MOYOCK, N.C. - Blackwater Worldwide said Monday that it planned a shift ... has expanded its aviation division, which provides airplane and helicopter maintenance and also drops supplies into hard-to-reach military ...

  • GE, Abu Dhabi investment co. form ventures 23 Jul 2008 04:47 GMT
    ... HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- General Electric Co. has agreed to a joint ... learning program and a possible expansion of maintenance, repair and overhaul work by a Mubadala aviation company. AP Business Writer Donna Borak in ...

  • The Widow Makers 23 Jul 2008 02:50 GMT
    ... It's an odd-looking truck. One of a kind, an old mechanic told ... it looked like already. I worked cable maintenance for Pacific Telephone in the Hollywood Hills ... with the wings off an old jet plane leaning against it, I was transfixed. The ...

  • Legislation seeks to end cozy relations between FAA and airlines 23 Jul 2008 01:13 GMT
    ... Legislation seeks to end cozy relations between FAA and airlines The Associated ... Press - Tuesday, July 22, 2008 Federal aviation inspectors would have to wait two years ... It also stipulates that an FAA principal maintenance inspector may not oversee the operations of ...

  • Legislation limits aviation inspector moves 22 Jul 2008 23:51 GMT
    ... WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal aviation inspectors would have to wait two years ... It also stipulates that an FAA principal maintenance inspector may not oversee the operations of ...

  • Reports: QAN, VBA And Others 22 Jul 2008 23:32 GMT
    ... Qantas shares closed steady on $3.30 after the well leaked cuts were ... world (American Airlines cut 1500 jobs, mostly maintenance workers, on Friday in the US) Qantas ... 1200 staff, ground up to 22 older planes and will close two foreign call centres. ...

  • Legislation limits aviation inspector moves 22 Jul 2008 23:30 GMT
    ... WASHINGTON (AP) -- Federal aviation inspectors would have to wait two years ... It also stipulates that an FAA principal maintenance inspector may not oversee the operations of ...

  • Blackwater shifts away from security business 22 Jul 2008 22:16 GMT
    ... Blackwater Worldwide aims to distance itself from the business that brought unwelcome ... has expanded its aviation division, which provides airplane and helicopter maintenance and also drops supplies into hard-to-reach military ...


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