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1 hr ago | NorthJersey.com

United finds reason to celebrate at Newark airport

But the Chicago-based carrier that combined in 2010 with Continental Airlines to create the world's largest carrier, found three ways Tuesday to change the subject, at least for now.

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Related Topix: Newark, NJ, Transportation, Airlines, Continental Airlines, Commercial Aircraft, Boeing Aircraft, Boeing 787, Hoboken, NJ

6 hrs ago | Denver Post

United's 787 departs again from Denver as fliers readjust to aircraft

Castle Rock resident Daryl Martin waits at DIA to board a Boeing 787 Dreamliner bound for Houston on Tuesday.

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Related Topix: Commercial Aircraft, Boeing Aircraft, Boeing 787, US News, Federal Aviation Administration

Tue May 21, 2013

Malaysian National News Agency

Boeing Begins Certification Testing on 747-8 Performance Improvements

A Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental successfully completed its first test flight this week with a package of performance improvements including enhanced GE engines.

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Related Topix: Boeing 747, Commercial Aircraft, Boeing Aircraft, Everett, WA

The Miami Herald

United Tech CEO sees stronger economy, airlines

CEO Louis Chenevert told analysts Tuesday that airline profitability looks better for 2013 than in recent years.

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Related Topix: Manufacturing, Goodrich, Aerospace-Defense, Goodrich Corporation, Commercial Aircraft, Civil Aircraft, Airbus Aircraft, Airbus A320

Al Bawaba

Air Arabia acquires 10 Airbus A320 planes at $350 million

Sharjah: Air Arabia said on Monday it has signed a $350 million financing deal from a syndicate of two GCC banks - Qatar National Bank and Commercial Bank International .

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Related Topix: Commercial Aircraft, Civil Aircraft, Airbus Aircraft, Airbus A320

Al Bawaba

Etihad Airways welcomes Airberlin pilots

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has plans to recruit more than 50 pilots from its partner airline, airberlin.

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Related Topix: World News, United Arab Emirates, Middle East, Commercial Aircraft, Boeing Aircraft, Boeing 737, Boeing 777, Civil Aircraft, Airbus Aircraft, Airbus A320, Airbus A330, Boeing 787

National Public Radio

Business News

A Boeing Dreamliner took off Monday - it was a United Airlines flight from Houston to Chicago.

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Related Topix: Commercial Aircraft, Boeing Aircraft, Boeing 787, Airlines, United Airlines

Lancashire Telegraph

East Lancashire air crash victim is named by police

The East Lancashire man who died following the aircraft crash at Caernarfon Airport yesterday has been named as Iain Nuttall.

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Related Topix: Civil Aircraft, Piper Cherokee, Piper Aircraft

Mon May 20, 2013

Fox News

Aviation Industry to Government: Cut the Red Tape

Leaders of the multibillion-dollar global business aviation industry see signs of recovery from four years of recession, they said on Monday, but they appealed to governments to ease the way ahead by cutting taxes and red tape.

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Related Topix: Civil Aircraft, Cessna 150, Gulfstream 150, Cessna Aircraft, Gulfstream Aircraft, Embraer Legacy 500, Embraer Aircraft, Business News

WHDH

Plane makes belly landing at Newark Airport

A US Airways flight made a belly landing at Newark International Airport in the early morning hours on Saturday after the plane reported a problem with its landing gear, a spokesman for the airline said.

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Related Topix: Transportation, Airlines, Piedmont Airlines, de Havilland DASH-8, Commercial Aircraft, de Havilland Aircraft

FiveThirtyEight

In Transit Blog: Walkabout - 5/20: Dreamliners Lift Off; Post-Sandy Beaches Surveyed

Dreaming Again Boeing's embattled 787 Dreamliner , no longer grounded for safety concerns, returned to America's airways today.

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Related Topix: Commercial Aircraft, Boeing Aircraft, Boeing 787, Stonington, CT, Volcanic Eruption, Natural Disasters

TheStreet.com

Virgin America: An Airline Sprouts in California

Parker is about to run the world's biggest airline and Baldanza heads a successful start-up that has captured Wall Street's affections.

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Related Topix: Virgin America, Commercial Aircraft, Civil Aircraft, Airbus Aircraft, Airbus A320, Business News

KRCR

Return of the Dreamliner: 5 things to know

No longer grounded for safety concerns, Boeing's embattled 787 Dreamliner now has a few things to prove.

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Related Topix: Commercial Aircraft, Boeing Aircraft, Boeing 787, George Bush, US News, Federal Aviation Administration, Travel

Sun May 19, 2013

Star-Telegram.com

United to restart 787 flights on Monday

The planes are returning after being grounded for four months by the federal government because of smoldering batteries on 787s owned by other airlines.

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Related Topix: Commercial Aircraft, Boeing Aircraft, Boeing 787, Nigeria, World News

Iol.co.za

Zuma defends Gupta jet landing

The Jet Airways Airbus A330-200 that brought the Gupta family members and guests to the Waterkloof Air Force Base is seen moments before taking off.Picture: Phill Magakoe President Jacob Zuma has tacitly defended the landing of the Gupta chartered jet by bizarrely insisting that the Waterkloof Air Force Base is not a national key point.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Air Force, Commercial Aircraft, Airbus Aircraft, Airbus A330, Wedding, World News, South Africa, Africa

MyFoxAtlanta

Jet donated by Travolta being moved to Ga. museum

The chief executive of Delta Air Lines says he plans to add jobs at the carrier's reservation center in the northeastern Minnesota city of Chisholm.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Morehouse College, Education Etc., Civil Aircraft, Gulfstream 100, Gulfstream Aircraft, Sparta, GA, US Military, Robins Air Force Base, US Air Force

Al Bawaba

The airline currently has a backlog of 21 Boeing airplanes on order

Boeing has delivered a 777-300ER extended range plane to Saudi Arabian Airlines , marking the latest milestone in its longstanding relationship with the airline and the kingdom.

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Related Topix: Commercial Aircraft, Boeing 777, Boeing Aircraft

NJ.com

N.J. woman describes plane's emergency landing

Firefighters sprayed foam on Piedmont Airlines Flight 4560, operating for US Airways, after it made an emergency belly landing around 1 a.m. at Newark Liberty International Airport.

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Related Topix: Transportation, Airlines, Piedmont Airlines, Pompton Plains, NJ, US News, Federal Aviation Administration, de Havilland DASH-8, Commercial Aircraft, de Havilland Aircraft, Fire

Falmouth Packet

New jets touch down at Classic Air Force at Newquay

The number of jets on display at the Classic Air Force hangar at Newquay Cornwall Airport has risen as two new iconic planes land at the attraction.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Air Force, BAC Jet Provost, BAC Aircraft, Military Aircraft

Sat May 18, 2013

AVHerald

Lionair B738 at Denpasar on Apr 13th 2013, landed short of runway and came to stop in sea

Indonesia's NTSC released their preliminary report confirming the aircraft was PK-LKS, MSN 38728, which had formerly been registered with Malindo Air under registration 9M-LNB and had first flown on Feb 5th 2013 and been delivered on Feb 19th 2013.

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Related Topix: Commercial Aircraft, Boeing Aircraft, Boeing 737