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  • May 2008

    • Boeing 787s Scheduled to Land 2 Years Late

      newser  |  Seattle Post-Intelligencer  |  May 9, 08 7:02 PM CDT

      Boeing 787s Scheduled to Land 2 Years Late

      Boeing's new 787 Dreamliner is already 15 months late, but delivery delays will back up the fuel-efficient jets by about another year, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports. Lease Financial Corp., the main buyer of 787s, will take delivery of its 74 planes 27 months late, and observers expect Boeing to pay up to $4 billion in penalties to compensate irate buyers. More »

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      airline industry  • Boeing  • 787 Dreamliner  • aerospace  • delay  • Air Canada  • Boeing 787

  • January 2008

    • Co-Pilot Cuffed in Midair After Breakdown

      newser  |  Daily Telegraph (UK)  |  Jan 30, 08 2:14 PM CST

      Co-Pilot Cuffed in Midair After Breakdown

      An Air Canada flight from Toronto to London had to make an emergency landing Monday in Ireland after the co-pilot suffered a mental breakdown in midair, the Telegraph reports. The pilot started screaming God's name while at the controls of the Boeing 767; crew members removed him from the cockpit, bound his wrists and ankles, and handcuffed him to a seat in front of shocked passengers. More »

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      airline industry  • air travel  • mental illness  • Air Canada

  • December 2007

    • Use Your Cell Phone as a Boarding Pass

      newser  |  USA Today  |  Dec 4, 07 2:29 PM CST

      Use Your Cell Phone as a Boarding Pass

      Passengers flying Continental out of Houston today will be able to use their cellphone or PDA in lieu of a boarding pass as part of a three-month pilot program, USA Today reports. After checking in, an encrypted barcode is sent to passengers’ mobile handsets, which is scanned by a TSA screener at boarding. A successful test could lead to national expansion. More »

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      cell phones  • airline industry  • TSA  • Continental Airlines  • Air Canada  • boarding pass

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