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1 hr ago | RIA Novosti

Plane Catches Fire Upon Landing at Moscow's Vnukovo Airport

MOSCOW/STAVROPOL, May 18 Moscow's Vnukovo Airport was temporarily closed on Saturday morning after a plane carrying about 140 people from the southern Russian city of Stavropol caught fire upon landing, a law enforcement source said.

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Related Topix: Fire, Boeing Aircraft, Boeing 737, Aircraft

2 hrs ago | Warsaw Business Journal

LOT's third Dreamliner lands in Warsaw

Poland's troubled state-owned airline LOT received its third Boeing 787 Dreamliner.

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Related Topix: Boeing Aircraft, Aircraft, Boeing 787

Fri May 17, 2013

Business Journal

Airbus, Boeing, will battle for PR at Paris Air Show

With the Paris Air Show just a month away, Airbus may be preparing to try to take the wind away from Boeing's resurgent 787 Dreamliner.

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Related Topix: Boeing Aircraft, Aircraft, Boeing 787, Boeing 777, Airbus A350, Airbus Aircraft

PC World

Will the Feds ever relax the rules on using phones in flight?

Hop on an Emirates flight in Dubai and get up to cruising altitude. You realize you forgot to tell your assistant to make some crucial plans when you arrive at your destination.

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Related Topix: Cell Phones, Electronics, US News, Federal Aviation Administration, Boeing Aircraft, Aircraft, Boeing 787

Milwaukee Courier Online

Nigerian becomes youngest commercial pilot in Nigeria and South Africa

Described as being the new hope of the African aviation industry, this 20 year-old has always dreamt of becoming a pilot.

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Related Topix: Boeing Aircraft, Boeing 737, Aircraft, Civil Aircraft, Cessna 172, Cessna Aircraft

Anna.aero

New airline routes launched

Bibimbap, the signature Korean dish, was prepared during a special stirring ceremony performed by American Airlines' VP DFW, Art Pappas; Consul General of the Republic of Korea, Dong Chan Kim; American Airlines' VP Global Sales, Derek DeCross; DFW's CEO Jeff Fegan, and Captain John Hale.

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Related Topix: South Korea, World News, Asia, United Kingdom Travel, Travel, Europe Travel, London, United Kingdom Travel, Civil Aircraft, Aircraft, Airbus Aircraft, Airbus A320, Airbus A330, Airlines, Asia Travel, China Travel, Air China

The House of Rapp

Circle-to-Land Complications

If I asked you to ponder the most pucker-inducing aspect of instrument flying, what would come to mind? An icing encounter? Circumventing imbedded thunderstorms? Hand flying that approach to minimums? An instrument failure? Those are all good answers, but for me the one that takes the cake is a low-visibility circle-to-land maneuver to an ... (more)

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Related Topix: Cake, Baked Goods, Life, Dessert, Food, US News, Federal Aviation Administration, Boeing Aircraft, Aircraft, Boeing 767

Gadling

Two Pilots Fired After Brazilian Pop Star Takes Captain's Seat Mid-Flight

A Brazilian pop star who calls himself Latino has put TAM Airlines in the hot seat after he was allegedly invited to sit in the captain's chair during a cross-country flight from .

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

Thu May 16, 2013

The New Zealand Herald

Emirates adds third A380 to NZ

From October the airline will use an A380 to fly the daily Auckland-Brisbane-Dubai service replacing the smaller Boeing 777-300. Auckland will from October become the first airport outside Emirates' Dubai hub to have three Airbus A380 aircraft on the ground at one time when the double-decker aircraft is introduced.

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Related Topix: Civil Aircraft, Aircraft, Airbus A380, Airbus Aircraft, Boeing Aircraft, Boeing 777, Travel, Pacific Travel, Australia Travel, Sydney, Australia Travel, New Zealand Travel

China Daily

Chinese airlines to get 1st 787 Dreamliners

A Boeing 787 Dreamliner at Meilan Airport in Haikou, Hainan province. Several Boeing 787 Dreamliners will arrive at Chinese airlines before June and China Southern Airlines Co Ltd and Hainan Airlines Co Ltd will be the first Chinese customers to get 787 Dreamliners.

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Related Topix: Boeing Aircraft, Aircraft, Boeing 787, World News, China, Asia, Airlines, China Southern Airlines Company, Boeing 777,

BBC News

Shelter for Airbus loader in winds

A new loading bay so wings for Airbus aircraft can still be loaded onto cargo planes in strong winds have been backed by Flintshire council.

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Automotive News

New Mercedes S class strives to set new luxury mark

Mercedes-Benz is heralding its latest-generation S class as a flagship that will set new benchmarks for luxury sedans with its packaging of technology, safety gear and opulence.

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Related Topix: Civil Aircraft, Airbus Aircraft, Aircraft, Airbus A380, Marketing, Auto Dealers

CNN

Pilot training blamed for Bali crash

A preliminary investigation report into last month's Lion Air crash into the sea off Bali has called on the budget carrier to implement several safety and pilot training recommendations.

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Related Topix: Travel, Asia Travel, Indonesia Travel, Boeing Aircraft, Boeing 737, Aircraft

India Auto News

Guess where the Mercedes Benz S Class is before launch? LIVE webcast

In a few hours, Mercedes Benz will officially unveil the all new S Class sedan. The venue for the event, is the Airbus A380 delivery center in Hamburg, Germany.

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Related Topix: Coupe, Hybrid, Mercedes-Benz S-Class, Mercedes-Benz, Sedan, Civil Aircraft, Aircraft, Airbus A380, Airbus Aircraft, World News, Germany,

Wed May 15, 2013

Trinidad Guardian

Howai insists airline solvent but CAL loses $800m

Fix Caribbean Airlines Ltd first. That was the mandate from Finance Minister Larry Howai yesterday after he announced CAL's bottom line has crashed to an approximate US$110 million loss according to 2012 unaudited figures.

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RTE.ie

EasyJet first half improves on holiday demand

Low-cost airline EasyJet roughly halved its losses in the first half, helped by Easter falling earlier than a year ago and strong bookings from customers wanting to escape recent cold weather in Britain and Northern Europe.

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Philly.com

Southwest to save by delaying delivery of planes

Southwest Airlines Co. is delaying delivery of new airplanes and filling the gap with used planes to reduce spending over the next five years.

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Related Topix: Transportation, Airlines, Southwest Airlines, Boeing Aircraft, Boeing 737, Aircraft

Gadling

What Does A $100,000 Vacation Look Like?

If your summer travel budget is feeling a little skimpy at the moment, then indulge your fantasies for a minute and imagine you've got $100K to blow on your upcoming vacation.

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Related Topix: Boeing Aircraft, Aircraft, Boeing 757

Northern Territory News

Blue sky ahead for expanding Airnorth

Airnorth's Michael Bridge with an Embraer jet _ a new one has just joined his fleet.

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Related Topix: Embraer 170, Embraer Aircraft, Aircraft

The Globe and Mail

Stop making sales predictions and start executing

BNN 's Upgrades & Downgrades last week reported that SociA©tA© GA©nA©rale had upgraded Boeing to a price target of $94 . I smirked at that, having followed the company since the 787 Dreamliner was grounded earlier in January.

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