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F-35 strikes trillion-dollar mark for maintenance bills (via @thedewline) - http://www.flightglobal.com/article...
That is not a typo. That's trillion with a T. - FlightBlogger from Bookmarklet
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Anyone know the reg on @UnitedAirlines A320 tail 4239?
N439UA I think - Gene Delaney
Thanks! - FlightBlogger from email
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Home in DC until Tuesday night. Then I head south. Way south. - http://www.flickr.com/photos...
Home in DC until Tuesday night. Then I head south. Way south.
Where south? - Andrew Boydston
Heading down to see Embraer. - FlightBlogger from iPhone
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YouTube - BA Strike - Brutish Airways - http://www.youtube.com/watch...
YouTube - BA Strike - Brutish Airways
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BA's crews have turned to youtube - via dramatic interpretation - to convey their message about why they are striking. - FlightBlogger from Bookmarklet
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BMW, partner announce Moses Lake plans « Machinists News - http://iam751.wordpress.com/2010...
This is a pretty incredible turn of events. Boeing expands into South Carolina then BMW expands into Washington State. I believe that is the definition of irony. - FlightBlogger from Bookmarklet
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Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner | Airliners.net - http://www.airliners.net/photo...
Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner | Airliners.net
"N787EX (cn 40691/2) Dear Spotting gods. I will never ask you for anything again! Boeing 002 heavy gets cleared and begins to roll as it departs on one of it's many short test flights. Only way to describe seeing this is total elation" - FlightBlogger from Bookmarklet
testing out my new buddyfeed app for iPhone - FlightBlogger from BuddyFeed
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Three engine A400M approach on Flickr - http://www.flickr.com/photos...
Three engine A400M approach on Flickr
An afternoon shot in Toulouse of A400M shooting approaches. Note engine number three is shutdown. - FlightBlogger from Bookmarklet
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That ZA001 10 PM arrival was shortlived... Now showing 3:40 PM PT.
BOE1 is burning it up on Day 2 since down time on engine= Mach .92 - Andrew Boydston
MAKE THAT MACH .93 !!!!! COOL - Andrew Boydston
One heck of a day for flight test. - FlightBlogger
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Touch Screen Controlled Lego Airbus A380 | Walyou - http://www.walyou.com/blog...
Touch Screen Controlled Lego Airbus A380 | Walyou
"Touch Screen Controlled Lego Airbus A380" - FlightBlogger from Bookmarklet
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The caption is the interesting part here. - FlightBlogger from Bookmarklet
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Boeing to Test-Fly B747-8F Serie in Nigeria - http://nigeriamasterweb.com/blog...
Really? - FlightBlogger from Bookmarklet
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GE, Rockwell Aim to Supply Plane Guaranteed to Sell in China - BusinessWeek - http://www.businessweek.com/news...
"GE, Rockwell Aim to Supply Plane Guaranteed to Sell in China" - FlightBlogger from Bookmarklet
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N787BA Update January 10 - http://kpae.blogspot.com/2010...
Any news on 002? - Ian Howard
To my knowledge, ZA002 has been in ground testing while ZA001 handles initial airworthiness tests. - FlightBlogger
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Photos: Bombardier BD-700-1A11 Global 5000 - http://www.airliners.net/photo...
Photos: Bombardier BD-700-1A11 Global 5000
Imitation is the finest form of flattery? - FlightBlogger from Bookmarklet
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Enter the twin-aisle narrowbody - Runway Girl - http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs...
"Enter the twin-aisle narrowbody" - FlightBlogger from Bookmarklet
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Two 9.5 hr flights in 4 days and @unitedairlines won't let me use my miles to upgrade. Not pleased.
The dreaded un-upgradable fare bucket. How much to buy-up to the u/g fare (if offered)? - Farrell McGoohan
You know, they wouldn't even tell me because I'd have to do it day-of at the counter. I'm starting to wonder what good are miles or status if you can't even use them? - FlightBlogger
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Cartoon Caption Contest: The New Yorker - http://contest.newyorker.com/Caption...
Cartoon Caption Contest: The New Yorker
"Apparently, American now charges extra for landings." - FlightBlogger from Bookmarklet
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Southwest Airlines Takes Next Step Toward Wi-Fi - http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix...
DALLAS, Aug 21, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Southwest Airlines and Row 44 are continuing plans to roll out wi-fi beginning in the first quarter of 2010. Beginning this fall, Southwest will be moving to the next step of certifying Southwest's full fleet with plans to begin fleetwide rollout of the Row 44 satellite service in the first quarter of 2010. The airline has been testing the service on four aircraft since Feb. 2009 and has received fantastic Customer feedback on the product. - FlightBlogger from Bookmarklet
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JetBlue: Social media helped promo grab headlines, but can it win new customers? - http://www.usatoday.com/travel...
"In the 24 hours after JetBlue's first Tweet on Wednesday, clicks to the airline's online route-map spiked a whopping 861% by Thursday evening -- presumably coming from would-be customers seeing where they might be able to fly if they bought a $599 flight pass." - FlightBlogger from Bookmarklet
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Great interview by @ransonnote w/ Republic CEO Bryan Bedford (pre-Frontier bid) - http://www.flightglobal.com/article...
"Republic Airways Holdings chief executive officer Bryan Bedford sits down with coffee in hand at the company's headquarters in Indianapolis after arriving back into town in the early hours from Milwaukee. Today the company is closing on its purchase of Midwest Airlines, which now makes Bedford the chief of Milwaukee's hometown airline. Through this and other acquisitions - including a bid for Denver's low-cost carrier Frontier Airlines- this near-invisible US regional player is firmly staking its claim in the country's domestic market upheaval." - FlightBlogger from Bookmarklet
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SATA A320 makes 4.6G landing in Lisbon. Ow. - http://avherald.com/h...
Sources within the airline reported, that the airplane experienced a vertical acceleration of 4.6G on touch down causing substantial damage to the landing gear and one wing, where several rivets separated from the structure. According to available radar data the airplane originated in Ponta Delgada on Aug 5th, flew flight S4-124 arriving in Lisbon at 18:15 local (17:15Z) and continued to fly the rotation S4-467 Lisbon-Funchal and S4-466 Funchal-Lisbon arriving back in Lisbon at 23:15 local (22:15Z) still on Aug 5th just before midnight. According to radar data the airplane did not depart Lisbon after this flight anymore. - FlightBlogger from Bookmarklet
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Frustrated tweets new headache for airlines - http://www.reuters.com/article...
Priceless. Simply priceless. - FlightBlogger from Bookmarklet
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Regulators Push for Fixes to Embraer Jets - http://online.wsj.com/article...
"The problems haven't caused injuries or crashes of widely used Embraer 170 and 190 aircraft, which are built in Brazil, but regulators cite significant safety issues in mandating enhanced inspections, modifications or overhaul of suspect parts. The Federal Aviation Administration on Tuesday proposed to mandate inspections and fixes to ensure that aft and forward cargo doors on the jets don't open during flight, which the agency said "could result in reduced structural integrity" and possibly rapid decompression. The FAA said there had been reports of two planes being dispatched with open cargo doors, but without any cockpit warning alerting pilots about the problem. The proposal indicates more than 150 aircraft operated by U.S. airlines would be affected." - FlightBlogger from Bookmarklet
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What almost was and will never be. http://www.youtube.com/watch...
What almost was and will never be. http://bit.ly/1PoOY3
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Looks as though NWA commissioned the ad to publicize the introduction of the 787, which was supposed to be delivered to the airline (now Delta) in the summer of 2008. - FlightBlogger
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Bruce Dickinson flies the A320 - http://www.youtube.com/watch...
Bruce Dickinson flies the A320
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Another really impressive display of the fly by wire A320 philosophy. What becomes abundantly clear is the virtues of both the Boeing and Airbus approaches to pilot control. I tend to think they're both right. - FlightBlogger from Bookmarklet
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Listening to Alan Mullaly on @NPR talk about making it affordable to make @ford cars in the US in comparison to Toyota.
Audio should be available at 9:00 ET: http://www.npr.org/templat... - FlightBlogger
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V Australia reminds Qantas how wrong it was about the 777 - Plane Talking - http://blogs.crikey.com.au/planeta...
V Australia reminds Qantas how wrong it was about the 777 - Plane Talking
Sometime in the 4th quarter of this year DOT data will begin to flesh out the state of the US side of this competition between Delta and United on the US-Australia routes. The older 747-400 is operated by United between LAX and SYD and Delta is using a new 777-200LR on the route. It will be very interesting to see how the planes stack up against one another in terms of hourly operating costs and fuel burn per seat. The results (2 engines vs. 4) won't likely be surprising, but it will establish an interesting guide for measuring a per-seat fuel burn baseline against the A380 and 777-300ER which are flown by Australian carriers QANTAS and V Australia, respectively. - FlightBlogger from Bookmarklet
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@flyingwithfish An airplane's an airplane, right? Oh NECN, my home town cable news leading the way. :-)
In case you're wondering, NECN used a 777-200LR to represent 787. Whoops. http://www.necn.com/Boston... - FlightBlogger
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