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35 min ago | The China Post

United Airlines restarts Dreamliner flights after grounding

United Airlines put its 787 Dreamliner back in the air on Monday, with both the airline and Boeing hoping to put the plane's four-month grounding behind them.

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Related Topix: Boeing Aircraft, Aircraft, Boeing 787, Airlines, United Airlines, Boeing, Nigeria, World News,

2 hrs ago | The Miami Herald

United Tech CEO sees stronger economy, airlines

CEO Louis Chenevert told analysts Tuesday that airline profitability looks better for 2013 than in recent years.

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Related Topix: Manufacturing, Goodrich, Aerospace-Defense, Goodrich Corporation, Civil Aircraft, Aircraft, Airbus Aircraft, Airbus A320

6 hrs ago | Al Bawaba

Air Arabia acquires 10 Airbus A320 planes at $350 million

Sharjah: Air Arabia said on Monday it has signed a $350 million financing deal from a syndicate of two GCC banks - Qatar National Bank and Commercial Bank International .

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Related Topix: Civil Aircraft, Airbus Aircraft, Airbus A320, Aircraft

10 hrs ago | Al Bawaba

Etihad Airways welcomes Airberlin pilots

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has plans to recruit more than 50 pilots from its partner airline, airberlin.

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Related Topix: World News, United Arab Emirates, Middle East, Boeing Aircraft, Boeing 737, Aircraft, Boeing 777, Civil Aircraft, Airbus Aircraft, Airbus A320, Airbus A330, Boeing 787

12 hrs ago | National Public Radio

Business News

A Boeing Dreamliner took off Monday - it was a United Airlines flight from Houston to Chicago.

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Related Topix: Boeing Aircraft, Aircraft, Boeing 787, Airlines, United Airlines

16 hrs ago | The Globe and Mail

New Airbus A350 jet could make Paris show flypast

The vertical tail wing of the first Airbus A350 is seen on the final assembly line in Toulouse, southwestern France, in this October 23, 2012 file photo.

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Related Topix: Airbus A350, Airbus Aircraft, Aircraft, Boeing Aircraft, Boeing 787

Mon May 20, 2013

USA Today

Ask the Captain: Can an Android device hack a flight computer?

One reader asks if it's possible for an onboard computer to be hacked by a phone.

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Related Topix: Computers, US News, Federal Aviation Administration, Boeing Aircraft, Aircraft, Boeing 787, PC, Cellphones, Travel

WHDH

Plane makes belly landing at Newark Airport

A US Airways flight made a belly landing at Newark International Airport in the early morning hours on Saturday after the plane reported a problem with its landing gear, a spokesman for the airline said.

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Related Topix: Transportation, Airlines, Piedmont Airlines, de Havilland DASH-8, Aircraft, de Havilland Aircraft

Iol.co.za

Gupta 'sorry' too late for SAAF officer

A "loyal" South African Air Force officer stands to lose her entire pension and service benefits - eight months before her scheduled retirement - after being named as one of the two key people in the Guptagate scandal.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Air Force, South Africa, Africa, World News, Personal Finance, Pension, Wedding, Aircraft, Airbus Aircraft, Airbus A330

FiveThirtyEight

In Transit Blog: Walkabout - 5/20: Dreamliners Lift Off; Post-Sandy Beaches Surveyed

Dreaming Again Boeing's embattled 787 Dreamliner , no longer grounded for safety concerns, returned to America's airways today.

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Related Topix: Boeing Aircraft, Aircraft, Boeing 787, Stonington, CT, Volcanic Eruption, Natural Disasters

TheStreet.com

Virgin America: An Airline Sprouts in California

Parker is about to run the world's biggest airline and Baldanza heads a successful start-up that has captured Wall Street's affections.

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Related Topix: Virgin America, Civil Aircraft, Aircraft, Airbus Aircraft, Airbus A320, Business News

KRCR

Return of the Dreamliner: 5 things to know

No longer grounded for safety concerns, Boeing's embattled 787 Dreamliner now has a few things to prove.

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Related Topix: Boeing Aircraft, Aircraft, Boeing 787, George Bush, US News, Federal Aviation Administration, Travel

Sun May 19, 2013

Star-Telegram.com

United to restart 787 flights on Monday

The planes are returning after being grounded for four months by the federal government because of smoldering batteries on 787s owned by other airlines.

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Related Topix: Boeing Aircraft, Aircraft, Boeing 787, Nigeria, World News

KREM-TV Spokane

United Airlines will resume Dreamliner flights Monday

United Airlines will resume flights Monday on the Boeing 787, also known as the Dreamliner.

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Related Topix: Boeing Aircraft, Aircraft, Boeing 787, Spokane, WA

AVHerald

Southwest B737 near Baltimore on May 13th 2013, loss of cabin pressure

A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700, flight WN-3048 from Boston,MA to St. Louis,MO , was enroute at FL380 about 100nm northeast of Baltimore,MD when the crew initiated an emergency descent due to the loss of cabin pressure, the passenger oxygen masks were released.

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Related Topix: Boeing Aircraft, Boeing 737, Aircraft

Newkerala.com

Russian military to make inspection flights over US

Moscow, May 19 : A group of Russian military observers will carry out two inspection missions over the US under the Open Skies Treaty between May 19 and June 3, the Russian defence ministry said.

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Related Topix: Tupolev Tu-154, Aircraft, Tupolev Aircraft, US Military, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, US Air Force, Travis Air Force Base

Staffordshire Newsletter

Failed judicial review over controversial Hixon planning application bid to cost thousands

RESIDENTS in Hixon have lost their bid for a judicial review into a controversial planning decision - leaving the parish council with a bill running into thousands.

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Related Topix: Civil Aircraft, Airbus Aircraft, Aircraft, Airbus A380

Al Bawaba

The airline currently has a backlog of 21 Boeing airplanes on order

Boeing has delivered a 777-300ER extended range plane to Saudi Arabian Airlines , marking the latest milestone in its longstanding relationship with the airline and the kingdom.

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Related Topix: Boeing 777, Boeing Aircraft, Aircraft

Iol.co.za

Zuma defends Gupta jet landing

The Jet Airways Airbus A330-200 that brought the Gupta family members and guests to the Waterkloof Air Force Base is seen moments before taking off.Picture: Phill Magakoe President Jacob Zuma has tacitly defended the landing of the Gupta chartered jet by bizarrely insisting that the Waterkloof Air Force Base is not a national key point.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Air Force, Aircraft, Airbus Aircraft, Airbus A330, Wedding, World News, South Africa, Africa

The Highline Times

SLIDESHOW: Alaska Airlines Combi lands at Sea-Tac with year's first...

At 6:15 a.m., May 17, a Boeing 737-400 Alaska Cargo Combi arrived at Sea-Tac Airport with much fanfare to unload 24,000 pounds of recently-caught Copper River king and sockeye salmon via processors, Ocean Beauty, Trident, and Copper River seafoods.

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Related Topix: Boeing Aircraft, Boeing 737, Aircraft, Eastlake (Seattle, WA), Downtown (Seattle, WA), University Village (Seattle, WA), Seattle, WA, Capitol Hill (Seattle, WA)