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  Strange But True Aviation News

  Posted by Rupa Haria 8:49 AM on Mar 30, 2012

  Some people really, really love aviation. Anthony Toth, a sales director for United Airlines, has spent $200,000 and 20 years amassing Pan Am memorabilia. His collection includes s... Read More >>

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  Pinnacle Reaches Height Of Hypocrisy With Executive Pay Raises

  Posted by Andrew Compart 11:00 AM on Mar 28, 2012

  This is an outrage, in my humble opinion, but I'm not quite sure who to blame: the people giving the raises or the people receiving them.As reported on Aviation Week Intelligence N... Read More >>

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  Southwest's second 737-800

  Posted by Guy Norris 2:00 AM on Mar 28, 2012

  The newest 737-800 operator, Southwest Airlines, took delivery of its second aircraft at Paine Field, Washington earlier today. The aircraft, pictured here on departure from Boeing... Read More >>

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  JAL 787 delivery day images

  Posted by Guy Norris 7:08 AM on Mar 27, 2012

  Delivery day for JAL’s first two Boeing 787-8s at Paine Field, Everett.  (all photos Guy Norris)  It’s been a long wait – seven years, three months and ... Read More >>

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  Strange But True Aviation News

  Posted by Rupa Haria 3:27 PM on Mar 23, 2012

  27 panicked passengers wanting to leave an aircraft after the discovery of a “large hole in the wing” were told that they would be detained by police if they attempte... Read More >>

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  Who Knew? DOT Tracks Presidential Candidates' Airline Bills

  Posted by Jim Asker 3:26 PM on Mar 21, 2012

  Candidates for president in the U.S. can rack up huge campaign debts, sometimes taking years after the election to pay them off. Airlines are often left holding the bag.That has be... Read More >>

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  Numbers Highlight Asia-Pacific's Rise as Aviation Mega Market

  Posted by Joe Anselmo 6:14 PM on Mar 20, 2012

  Andrew Shankland, Airbus’s senior vice president for leasing, highlights the diminishing importance of North America and Europe in the commercial aviation market – and ... Read More >>

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  Calio's Keynote

  Posted by Joe Anselmo 10:59 PM on Mar 19, 2012

  It’s a safe bet that many of the well-dressed financiers at the International Society of Air Transport Aircraft Trading (ISTAT) conference are Republicans. And so Nick Calio ... Read More >>

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  Strange But True Aviation News

  Posted by Rupa Haria 9:56 AM on Mar 16, 2012

  The U.S. TSA's new pre-check program is the latest target of Next Media Animation, the Taiwanese animation site. Be prepared to laugh, and watch it here. It wasn’t ... Read More >>

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  Millenium Engine

  Posted by Guy Norris 6:05 PM on Mar 15, 2012

  General Electric has delivered the 1,000th GE90-115B engine to Boeing for the 777 assembly line. The engine was first publicly revealed as the GE90-11XB in May 1999, before being a... Read More >>

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