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Decision On Berlin Airport Delay Delayed
A decision on whether the opening of Berlin's new Brandenburg Airport needs to be delayed for a third time was postponed until next month, authorities said, another setback for what was meant to be a flagship project for Germany's capital.
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Aeroflot Flight Lands In Iceland After Bomb Threat

An Aeroflot jet flying from New York to Moscow made an emergency landing in Iceland on Thursday after a caller claimed there was a bomb on board. "There was an anonymous call saying that there was an explosive device on the plane, which was already in the air," Aeroflot spokesman Irina Dannenberg said. "The pilot took the decision to land the plane and it landed safely. A search is being conducted."
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Ambitious Ethiopian views Addis as potential Dubai-like hub

With the Boeing 787 now officially part of its fleet, Ethiopian Airlines (ET) believes it is well-positioned to be the leading airline on the African continent and eventually compete against any of the world’s top carriers for passengers and cargo.
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Etihad beefs-up Australian flights

Etihad is boosting its Australian service with the launch of two additional flights. The UAE flag carrier will increase flights between Brisbane and Abu Dhabi (UAE) via Singapore from three times a week to a daily service from 1 February 2013.
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Air France Asks Passengers For Cash To Refuel

The crew of an Air France plane that was re-routed via Damascus on Wednesday asked passengers how much cash they could stump up after Syrian authorities refused credit card payment to refuel the aircraft. Ultimately it found an alternative arrangement.
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Romney Accused of Airline Union Busting
An airline controlled by Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's Bain Capital ran an illegal campaign to suppress a pilots' union, according to a Financial Times report.
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El Al Cuts Stem Second Quarter Losses

El Al reduced its losses in the second quarter by nearly 70 percent as it pushed ahead with a cost-cutting campaign, offsetting a continuing fall in revenue.
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Hong Kong may cancel A380 order, delay six 777Fs
Hong Kong Airlines (HX) is considering canceling its order for 10 Airbus A380s according to newswire AFP, amid ongoing Chinese government protests against the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme tax (EU ETS).
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Vietnam Airlines downgrades yearly profit forecast

Vietnam Airlines (VN) has downgraded its profit forecast for the year as it deals with more competition. The airline has asked the Ministry of Transport to adjust its business targets due to business difficulties during the first seven months of the year, Vietnam News Agency has reported.
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Brazil’s Defense Spending Prompts Embraer To Change Tack
Embraer is a brand synonymous with commercial and business aviation, but can it also become one of the world's largest defense firms? The Brazilian aerospace company is repositioning itself to achieve that goal, and the catalyst for the move is a series of multibillion-dollar defense contracts that are coming up for grabs in Brazil.
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Japan Airlines to revamp 777-300ER and 767-300ER cabins

Japan Airlines (JAL) will retrofit its Boeing 777-300ER fleet and some of its Boeing 767-300ERs with a new cabin product. The Oneworld alliance member's 13 Boeing 777-300ERs will be retrofitted with eight first class seats, 49 business seats, 40 premium economy seats and 135 economy seats, says JAL's spokeswoman.
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Flybe adds Southampton-Nantes winter flights

Flybe will begin daily services from Southampton International airport to Nantes Atlantique airport on 28 October.
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Trial for US cargo pilot
A US cargo pilot arrested for being drunk at the controls will face trial in October. Paul Robbin Roessler denies operating a twin-engine PA-34 under the influence.
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Thousands of United retirees will get larger pension checks
About 18% of United Airlines retirees are owed bigger pensions, according to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. The federal agency announced that it had undervalued United's pension assets by less than 1%, or $58 million, and will soon start sending back payments to 8,247 retirees. Most will see raises of 1% or less.
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Airlines turn to explosives-detection technology to screen food
Several airlines -- including British Airways, Delta Air Lines, Lufthansa and Air France -- are using explosive-trace detectors developed by Implant Sciences to screen food and beverage carts. Company officials say the technology has a very low false-alarm rate. "We're working on technologies to drive false alarms even lower, increase the accuracy of the analysis and increase the number of substances that can be identified, making it easier for security professionals to get their work done," said Brad Chase, the company's marketing director.
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Virgin Australia is rethinking seating policy on unaccompanied minors
Virgin Australia is re-examining its policy of not allowing men to sit next to unaccompanied children. A Sydney firefighter this year was ordered to switch seats because he was sitting next to two boys flying without an adult. "I felt like I was being judged and found guilty of a crime I hadn't committed," said the traveler, Johnny McGirr.
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Delta rolls back fare increase
Delta Air Lines has reverted to previous fare prices after a failed attempt Monday at a fare increase of up to $10 per round trip on some flights. Competing carriers didn't raise their ticket prices to meet Delta's changes.
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IPads are becoming more common in cockpit and main cabin
Commercial airlines are more commonly using tablet computers in the cockpit. The practice is expected to save United Airlines 263,000 gallons of fuel each year due to reduced weight. The iPad is also having an effect on in-flight entertainment. Qantas, for example, is giving business- and coach-class fliers iPads to watch videos during long flights.
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NASA research can help fliers fend off jet lag
NASA research aimed at helping astronauts overcome jet lag as they fly for training between international space agencies can also help the rest of us fend off fatigue. Among the space agency tips: Control how much light you're exposed to.
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Other News

Lufthansa Technik signed a 10-year component support contract with Go Airlines covering the carrier's present and future fleet of 20 Airbus A320s and 72 A320neos.

FL Technics Training has an agreement with Avia Group Techniks to provide technical training courses for the company’s MRO specialists in Russia and Lithuania.

EgyptAir Maintenance & Engineering completed A checks on two Boeing 777-200s for Orenair.

AFI KLM E&M subsidiary EPCOR has been approved by Hamilton Sundstrand as an APS3200 repair shop.

Aviation Quote

Anybody who doesn't have fear is an idiot. It's just that you must make the fear work for you. Hell when somebody shot at me, it made me madder than hell, and all I wanted to do was shoot back.

— Brigadier General Robin Olds, USAF.

On This Date

--- In 1910... The first English Channel crossing by an airplane with a passenger is made by John Moisant who takes his mechanic in his two-seater Blériot on the flight from Calais, France to Dover, England.

---In 1946... The first person to be ejected from an airplane by means of its emergency escape equipment is Sergeant Lambert at Wright Field in Ohio.

--- In 1978... Ben Abruzzo and crew make the first transatlantic crossing by balloon, taking 5 days 17 hours to travel from Presque Island, Maine USA to Evreux, France in the Double Eagle II.

---In 1988… President of Pakistan Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq dies in the crash of a C-130 Hercules transport near Bahawalpur, Pakistan.

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Humor

More Frog Bashing

"France has neither winter nor summer nor morals. Apart from these drawbacks it is a fine country. France has usually been governed by prostitutes." Mark Twain.

"I would rather have a German division in front of me than a French one behind me." General George S. Patton.

"Going to war without France is like going deer hunting without your accordion." Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld.

"We can stand here like the French, or we can do something about it." Marge Simpson

"As far as I'm concerned, war always means failure" Jacques Chirac, President of France
"As far as France is concerned, you're right." Rush Limbaugh,

"The only time France wants us to go to war is when the German Army is sitting in Paris sipping coffee." Regis Philbin.

"The French are a smallish, monkey-looking bunch and not dressed any better, on average, than the citizens of Baltimore. True, you can sit outside in Paris and drink little cups of coffee, but why this is more stylish than sitting inside and drinking large glasses of whisky I don't know." P.J O'Rourke (1989).

"You know, the French remind me a little bit of an aging actress of the 1940s who was still trying to dine out on her looks but doesn't have the face for it." John McCain, U.S. Senator from Arizona.

"You know why the French don't want to bomb Saddam Hussein? Because he hates America, he loves mistresses and wears a beret. He is French, people." Conan O'Brien

"I don't know why people are surprised that France won't help us get Saddam out of Iraq. After all, France wouldn't help us get Hitler out of France either" Jay Leno.

"The last time the French asked for 'more proof' it came marching into Paris under a German flag." David Letterman

"Only thing worse than a Frenchman is a Frenchman who lives in Canada." Ted Nugent.

“The favorite bumper sticker in Washington D.C. right now is one that says 'First Iraq, then France'.” Tom Brokaw.

"What do you expect from a culture and a nation that exerted more of its national will fighting against Disney World and Big Macs than the Nazis?" Dennis Miller.

"It is important to remember that the French have always been there when they needed us." Alan Kent

"They've taken their own precautions against al-Qa'ida. To prepare for an attack, each Frenchman is urged to keep duct tape, a white flag, and a three-day supply of mistresses in the house." Argus Hamilton

"Somebody was telling me about the French Army rifle that was being advertised on eBay the other day -- the description was, 'Never shot. Dropped once.'" Rep. Roy Blunt (MO)

"The French will only agree to go to war when we've proven we've found truffles in Iraq." Dennis Miller

Raise your right hand if you like the French ... raise both hands if you are French.

Q. What did the mayor of Paris say to the German Army as they entered the city in WWII?
A. Table for 100,000 m'sieur?

"Do you know how many Frenchmen it takes to defend Paris? It's not known, it's never been tried." Rep. R. Blount (MO)

"Do you know it only took Germany three days to conquer France in WWII? And that's because it was raining." John Xereas, Manager, DC Improv.

The AP and UPI reported that the French Government announced after the London bombings that it has raised its terror alert level from Run to Hide. The only two higher levels in France are Surrender and Collaborate. The rise in the alert level was precipitated by a recent fire which destroyed France's white flag factory, effectively disabling their military.

French Ban Fireworks at Euro Disney
(AP), Paris, March 5, 2003
The French Government announced today that it is imposing a ban on the use of fireworks at Euro Disney. The decision comes the day after a nightly fireworks display at the park, located just 30 miles outside of Paris, caused the soldiers at a nearby French Army garrison to surrender to a group of Czech tourists.

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ORFflyer wrote:Totally stumped on today's airports.

halls120 wrote:

ORFflyer wrote:Totally stumped on today's airports.

You and me both

ShanwickOceanic wrote:8 is probably in Florida