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Three engines damaged during 747-8F ice encounter
Russian authorities are investigating an serious icing incident in cruise during which three engines on a Boeing 747-8 freighter sustained damage and two suffered a loss of thrust. Federal air transport authority Rosaviatsia identifies the aircraft involved as an AirBridge Cargo 747-8F, registered VQ-BGZ. The 747-8F is powered by four General Electric GEnx-2B engines. It had been operating between Moscow Sheremetyevo and Hong Kong on 31 July, and was cruising at 41,000ft at the time. The incident occurred at night in the vicinity of Chengdu, about 1.5h before landing, as the aircraft deviated to the right of its intended flightpath in order to avoid a thunderstorm.
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Bombardier rolls first CSeries out of paint shop

Bombardier rolled the first fully painted CSeries out of the paint shop in Mirabel today at 06:00 local time, as it preps for the imminent first flight of its new narrowbody aircraft. Montreal-based Bombardier says that it will release more pictures and a video on 23 August.
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Mitsubishi Delays Regional Jet Delivery To 2017
Mitsubishi Aircraft will push back the initial deliveries of its regional jet to mid-2017 due to problems with procuring engines, the Nikkei business daily reported on Thursday. The Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ), Japan's first commercial aircraft in half a century, was set to start being delivered to customers in 2015. The Nikkei said the company was facing delays in engine deliveries from Pratt & Whitney.
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Officials In Three States Back American-US Air Merger
Officials in three states are pushing back against the US government's attempt to block the proposed merger of American Airlines and US Airways, saying the combined company would benefit their local economies. Last week, the US Justice Department filed a lawsuit challenging the merger, saying it would reduce competition among air carriers and ultimately lead to higher fares for passengers. But some local political and business officials in Florida, Texas and North Carolina, which are home to large hubs for American and US Airways, are asking the federal government and supporting states to reconsider the lawsuit. Carlos Gimenez, the mayor of Miami-Dade County, which includes the city of Miami, on Wednesday called on US Attorney General Eric Holder to withdraw the lawsuit.
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F/A Trainee Bomb Threat To Rival Airline
A former American Airlines flight attendant trainee is due to be sentenced on Monday after admitting he made repeated bomb threats against a rival airline, mostly by calling the 911 emergency number from pay phones, according to prosecutors in California. The trainee, Patrick Cau, admitted to making eight separate bomb threats targeting United Airlines, starting last October and continuing for four months, according to a plea agreement reached with federal prosecutors last week. The agreement said the threats had caused significant disruptions and cost United USD$267,912.
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Tourism Firms To Invest USD$8.6 Bln In Mexico
Private companies plan to invest USD$8.6 billion in tourism projects in Mexico over the next three years, President Enrique Pena Nieto said, as the country's tourism industry works to overcome publicity from drug-related violence. The investment will focus on building new hotels, refurbishing existing ones, and giving public spaces a facelift. Acapulco, one of Mexico's most famous beach resorts, has become one of the most violent cities in the Americas over the past three years because of in-fighting among drug gangs.
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John Menzies Broadens Aviation Business Footprint
While the headlines this week may have focused on the slight decline in first half profits at John Menzies, the Edinburgh-headquartered company actually took two steps forward in its aviation business. Two acquisitions by the company take it into South America and strengthen its position within the Australian market. Menzies bought Decasol, a Colombian ground and cargo handling business for up to GBP£6.4 million (USD$10 million), describing it as a "bridgehead for further opportunities in other countries" in South America. Decasol already handles 60,000 aircraft turnarounds and 50,000 tonnes of cargo for existing customers of the UK group.
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Israel extends deployment of Iron Dome rocket defence system
Israel has extended the use of its Iron Dome rocket interceptor system, installing it in the centre of the country for the first time. According to the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF), the Rafael-based system has been deployed northeast of Tel Aviv as part of "operational process". The system will protect the cities of Netanya, Hadera and nearby towns, including strategic installations such as power plants. The Iron Dome systems have undergone a significant upgrade in recent months, to expand the number of rockets they can intercept. According to the IDF, the deployment in central Israel is part of a larger acceptance process of the new system.
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Aviation Quote

Some things simply are inherent to the design of the bird and cannot be made better without going and getting a new generation of spacecraft. That's as true for the Space Shuttle as it is for your toaster oven.

— Michael Griffin, NASA Administrator, regards Space Shuttle safety, eve of launch of STS-114, 25 July 2005.

On This Date

---In 1878... The British government uses its first military aviation budget (£150) to build and fly their first balloon, the Pioneer.

--- In 1913... Léon Letort carries out the first non-stop flight between Paris and Berlin when he flies his Morane-Saulnier monoplane fitted with an 80-hp Le Rhône engine the 560 miles between the two capitals in 8 hours.

---In 1923... The I-1 (Il-400), the first independent design from Nikolai Nikolayevich Polikarpov, makes its first flight. Polikarpov has worked at the RBVZ [Russko-Baltijskij Vagonnyj Zavod (Russo-Baltic Cart Works)] on the Ilya Muromets and later becomes chief engineer at the GAZ-1 plant.

--- In 1938... The American racing and record-breaking pilot Frank Hawks is killed along with his mechanic when his Gwinn Aircraft Aircar becomes entangled in telephone lines shortly after taking off from East Aurora, New York.

---In 1948…First flight of the McDonnell XF-85 Goblin.

---In 1949…BOAC commences its first services to the Far East to be flown entirely by landplanes.

---In 1954…First flight of the Lockheed YC-130 Hercules.

---In 1958…President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs the Federal Aviation Act of 1958, dissolving the Civil Aeronautics Administration and Civil Aeronautics Board and transferring all authority over aviation operations in the United States to the newly-created Federal Aviation Agency (FAA, later renamed Federal Aviation Administration).

---In 1965… Air Wisconsin commences operations.

---In 1977…The Gossamer Condor, the world’s first successful human-powered aircraft capable of controlled flight, wins the Kremer prize by completing a figure-eight course designed by the Royal Aeronautical Society at Shafter Field in California.

---In 2005…TANS Peru Flight 204, a Boeing 737-200 (OB-1809-P), crashes while landing in a hailstorm at Pucallpa, Peru, killing 40 of the 91 people on board.

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A military cargo plane, flying over a populated area, suddenly loses power and starts to nose down. The pilot tries to pull up, but with all their cargo, the plane is too heavy. So he yells to the soldiers in back to throw things out to make the plane lighter. They throw out a pistol. "Throw out more!" shouts the pilot. So they throw out a rifle. "More!" he cries again. They heave out a missile, and the pilot regains control.

He pulls out of the dive and lands safely at an airport. They get into a jeep and drive off. Pretty soon they meet a boy on the side of the road who's crying. They ask him why he's crying and he says "A pistol hit me on the head!"

They drive more and meet another boy who's crying even harder. Again they ask why and the boy says, "A rifle hit me on the head!"

They apologize and keep driving. They meet a boy on the sidewalk who's laughing hysterically. They ask him, "Kid, what's so funny?" The boy replies, "I sneezed and a house blew up!"

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