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EU carbon lawsuit could affect climate talks later this year
Henry Derwent, the International Emissions Trading Association president, said a lawsuit filed against the European Union by U.S. airlines could add tension at climate talks later this year. EU lawmakers are attempting to include U.S. airlines in the EU carbon market, but U.S. airlines protest the proposed fees as an improper tax. "We are seeing unfolding before our eyes a very important part of the post-Kyoto world," said Derwent.
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House votes to phase out Essential Air Service program
The House has voted to gradually stop a federal aid program that helps provide airline service to smaller airports. "It's a horrible way of trying to save money because in the end it's going to cost money," said Duane DuRay, the airport manager for Gogebic-Iron County in Michigan. "It will just amplify the economic problems our community already has."
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All 3 D.C.-area airports record increasing passenger numbers
Passenger numbers were up at all three Washington-area airports as Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport recorded almost 1.9 million passengers in March of this year, an increase of 3.3% compared with March 2010. Decreasing numbers hampered Reagan National and Dulles International from 2007 to 2009, but the airports bounced back in 2010. National posted a 3.1% increase in 2010 over the year earlier, and Dulles' numbers were up 2.3% in the same period.
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Airport executives confer on airline consolidation
A panel hosted by the American Association of Airport Executives at their 83rd Annual Conference and Exposition discussed the effects of airline consolidation. "If there is value in your local economy, you will get airline service," said Houston Airport System Director Mario Diaz at the event in Atlanta on Sunday. Diaz predicted "positive effects" for Houston from the Southwest-AirTran merger.
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Value of Northwest Airlines memorabilia takes flight
Although Northwest Airlines no longer flies, memorabilia from the defunct airline is soaring in value. Artifacts from before the 1980s are especially sought-after by collectors. "If somebody has something from when Northwest flew to Detroit in the 1940s, or something from airlines it bought like North Central or Republic, the older it is, the more historically valuable it is," says Bruce Kitt, president of the NWA History Centre.
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Aer Lingus first-quarter loss deepens on cabin crew work action, braces for possible pilot strike
Aer Lingus reported a deepening of its first-quarter operating loss to €55.9 million ($78.9 million), reversed from negative EBIT of €37.9 million in the year-ago period, and warned that its €96 million cost-cutting plan might not be enough to keep the company out of the red. A net result was not supplied.
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Chinese airlines report nearly 58% increase in net profit for April
Chinese carriers posted aggregate net income of CNY3.18 billion ($489 million) in April, up 57.9% from a net profit of CNY2.01 billion in the year-ago period, according to CAAC. Total operating revenue climbed 20.4% to CNY28.33 billion while expenses increased 15.5% to CNY24.8 billion.
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Boeing 777 production rate reaches seven per month
Boeing said it rolled out the first 777 to be produced since it raised the production rate for the type from five to seven per month. The aircraft, a 777F, will be delivered to FedEx Express in June. Boeing plans a further increase to 8.3 airplanes a month beginning in the first quarter 2013.
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Qantas CEO calls union demands ‘reckless and unrealistic’
For the second time in two months, Qantas CEO Alan Joyce lashed out at “ridiculous” union demands and warned that the airline’s international operations are losing money. Speaking at the launch of the airline’s first Sydney-Dallas nonstop service, Joyce labeled Australian Licensed Aircraft Engineers Assn.’s laundry list of demands—such as Qantas Club Membership—as “reckless and unrealistic.” QF engineers had already called off Friday’s planned work stoppage owing to concerns about technical difficulties with QF planes.
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Other News

French Air Accident Investigation Bureau on Monday said it succeeded in downloading all of the data from the flight data recorder of Air France Flight 447 as well as the complete recording from the CVR, covering the final two hours of the flight. The A330-200 crashed in the Atlantic while en route between to Paris-Charles de Gaul from Rio de Janeiro on June 1, 2009, killing all 228 passengers and crew on board.

Air New Zealand and Virgin Australia Airlines said Monday they will revamp their networks across the Tasman Sea linking Australia and New Zealand as part of their alliance, which was approved in December. The alliance connects ANZ’s domestic network of 26 cities to Virgin’s domestic network of 31 domestic destinations, offering the largest Australasian route network for transtasman travelers.

A Cathay Pacific Airways Airbus A330-300 carrying 136 passengers from Singapore to Jakarta, made an emergency turnback to Singapore Monday after its starboard engine failed. According to the airline, shortly after takeoff at 12:54 a.m. local time, the crew of CX flight 715 was alerted to a stall warning from the No. 2 engine. “The crew shut down the Rolls-Royce [Trent 700] engine when they received the alert,” the airline said in a statement. “An emergency landing was declared and the aircraft returned at 1:57 a.m. without incident. Fire services met the aircraft on arrival. The aircraft stopped on the taxiway and sparks from the No. 2 engine were reported. They were doused by fire extinguishers,” said CX.

EasyJet flights from/to its Berlin Schoenefeld base were disrupted Saturday morning, owing to a wildcat “warning” strike by flight crew—represented by the trade union ver.di—in a pay dispute. U2 employs around 110 pilots and 240 cabin crew at SXF.

US Airways will operate daily seasonal Dublin-Charlotte Boeing 757-200 ETOPS service beginning May 15.

AirBaltic will launch daily Vilnius service to Stockholm Arlanda and Berlin Tegel June 7 in cooperation with its partner, Skyways.

Eastern Airways will begin operating seasonal thrice-weekly Southampton-Dijon Jetstream 41 service June 6.

Air Berlin announced it will increase the number of flights it operates to the Canary Islands for winter 2011/12, with the addition of 30 nonstop services from “various German airports” to Fuerteventura, Lanzarote, La Palma, Gran Canaria and Tenerife South. The extra capacity is equivalent to 290,000 seats, it said.

Safi Airways will launch four-times-weekly Delhi-Kabul Airbus A320-200 service June 16.



AVIATION QUOTE

When a flight is proceeding incredibly well, something was forgotten.

— Robert Livingston, 'Flying The Aeronca.'



ON THIS DATE

May 17th

• In 1900... French-born gliding pioneer Octave Chanute replies to a letter from the Wright brothers. He recommends they study gliding tests carried out by a number of innovators, including Louis-Pierre Mouillard and Percy Pilcher.
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• In 1919... The War Department in Washington, D.C. orders the use of the national insignia on all U.S. military aircrafts.
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• In 1997... The first flight of the McDonnel Douglas X-36 tailless fighter technology demonstrator, power for which is provided by a 700 lb. s.t. Williams International F112 turbofan. The fighter takes off from Edwards AFB, California.



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EDITOR’S CHOICE





HUMOR

Combat Never Forgets

• Once you are in the fight, it is way too late to wonder if this is a good idea.
• It is a fact that helicopter tail rotors are instinctively drawn toward trees, stumps, rocks, etc. While it may be possible to ward off this natural event some of the time, it cannot, despite the best efforts of the crew, always be prevented. It's just what they do.
• NEVER get into a fight without more ammunition than the other guy.
• Cover your Buddy, so he can be around to cover you.
• Letters from home are not always great.
• The madness of war can extract a heavy toll. Please have exact change.
• Share everything. Even the Pound Cake.
• Decisions made by someone over your head will seldom be in your best interest.
• The further away you are from your friends, the less likely it is that they can help you when you really need them the most.
• Sometimes, being good and lucky still was not enough. There is always payback.
• "Chicken Plates" (bullet proof plates for flak jackets) are not something you order in a restaurant.
• If everything is as clear as a bell, and everything is going exactly as planned, you're about to be surprised.
• If the rear echelon troops are really happy, the front line troops probably do not have what they need.
• Happiness is a belt-fed weapon.
• Eat when you can. Sleep when you can. Visit the head when you can. The next opportunity may not come around for a long time. If ever.
• Combat pay is a flawed concept.
• Having all your body parts intact and functioning at the end of the day beats the alternative.
• If you are allergic to lead it is best to avoid a war zone.
• When you shoot your gun, clean it the first chance you get.
• Loud sudden noises in a helicopter WILL get your undivided attention.
• Hot garrison chow is better than hot C-rations, which, in turn is better than cold C-rations, which is better than no food at all. WHAT is often more important than WHY.
• Girlfriends are fair game. Wives are not.
• Everybody's a hero on the ground in the club after the fourth drink.
• There is no such thing as a small firefight.
• A free-fire zone has nothing to do with economics.
• Medals are OK, but having your body and all your friends in one piece at the end of the day is better.
• The only medal you really want to be awarded is the Longevity Medal.
• There is only one rule in war: When you win, you get to make up the Rules.
• While a Super Bomb could be considered one of the four essential building blocks of life, powdered eggs cannot.
• C-4 (plastic explosives) can make a dull day fun.
• Cocoa Powder (found in field rations) is neither. Always make sure someone has a P-38 (compact can opener).
• Flying is better than walking. Walking is better than running. Running is better than crawling. All of these however, are better than extraction by a Med-Evac, even if this is technically a form of flying.



TRIVIA

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2. Fokker 70
3. Grumman OV-1 Mohawk
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6. General Dynamics F-111
7. Curtiss C-46
8. Boeing 707
9. Douglas F-4D Skyray
10. Consolidated P2Y

1. Airwolf (222)
2. Fokker F70
3. OV-10
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5. Mirage IV
6. F-111
7. C-46
8. 707
9. F4D skyray
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Helping out Halls and CCD:

4. Breguet Alize

Queso wrote:Helping out Halls and CCD:

4. Breguet Alize

Alizee?

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1. Bell 222
2. Fokker F-28 Fellowship
3. Grumman OV-1A Mohawk
4. Breguet Br-1050 Alize
5. Dassault Mirage IVA
6. General Dynamics F-111E “Aardvark”
7. Curtiss C-46 Commando
8. Boeing 707-300
9. Douglas F-4D Skyray
10. Consolidated P2Y3