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  • July 2008

    • Air China Buys 45 Boeing Jets

      Associated Press  |  Jul 16, 08 8:00 AM CDT

      Air China Buys 45 Boeing Jets

      (AP) - Air China plans to buy 45 Boeing 777 and 737 aircraft, reports the AP, a purchase the airline says will increase its capacity by about 35% and help reinforce Beijing's status as a transportation hub. The list price for the planes—one of China's biggest airliner purchases—is $6.3 billion, but the final price is expected to be lower. More »

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      China  • Boeing  • Boeing 737-300  • China Airlines  • Boeing 777

  • June 2008
  • March 2008

    • American Cancels 171 Flights to Inspect Boeing Jets

      Chicago Tribune  |  Mar 26, 08 10:25 AM CDT

      American Cancels 171 Flights to Inspect Boeing Jets

      (Newser) - American Airlines canceled 171 flights today, benching almost its entire fleet of Boeing MD-80 twinjet aircrafts, the Chicago Tribune reports. American said it was inspecting how a “certain bundle of wires” was attached to ensure it complied with an FAA directive. But American said the grounding was voluntary, not FAA-mandated. The planes will be brought back into service throughout the day. More »

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      airline industry  • Boeing  • American Airlines  • FAA  • flight cancellation  • Boeing 737-300  • Boeing MD-80

    • Southwest Grounds 44 Planes

      CNN  |  Mar 12, 08 2:15 PM CDT

      Southwest Grounds 44 Planes

      (Newser) - Southwest Airlines grounded 44 planes today after having admitted to flying aircraft that were past due for inspections for structural cracks, the AP reports. The FAA fined Southwest $10.2 million—the largest ever levied on an airline—but the agency itself is under fire for not grounding the jets last year after it learned of the missed inspections. More »

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      airline  • safety  • FAA  • airline safety  • Southwest Airlines  • inspection  • Boeing 737-300  • bureaucratic blunders  • Gary Kelly

    • Southwest Faces Record Fines

      Wall Street Journal  |  Mar 6, 08 4:18 AM CST

      Southwest Faces Record Fines

      (Newser) - Southwest Airlines faces at least $3 million in fines sought by the FAA for failing to inspect 46 older Boeing 737-300 jets for structural flaws identified in a 2004 safety directive, reports the Wall Street Journal. The expected penalty would be the largest imposed on an airline in 20 years. When the planes were finally inspected last spring, six had cracks up to 4 inches long in the fuselage. More »

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