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Republic 170s To Spell Midwest 717s

September 04, 2008

Midwest Airlines will replace all but nine of its Boeing 717s with 12 Embraer 170s flown by Indianapolis-based Republic Airways as part of an effort to restructure its fleet and fend off bankruptcy. As part of the deal, Midwest announced that Republic flight crew would fly the 12 E170s as Midwest Connect, temporarily replacing Midwest Airlines Boeing 717...

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Sentient Subpoena Seeks TAG Connection

September 04, 2008

The FAA Eastern Region counsel’s office is trying to find out if employees of the former Sentient Jet Holdings were connected via payroll and other systems with TAG Holding, according to information obtained by AIN. It is believed that the FAA somehow sees a connection between former employees of TAG Aviation USA, certain assets of which were sold to...

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Fuel Icing Likely Culprit of 777 Crash at Heathrow

September 04, 2008

The UK’s Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) today issued an interim report for the January 17 accident involving a British Airways Boeing 777 that landed short of Runway 27L at London Heathrow Airport. According to the NTSB, which cooperated in the accident investigation, “Both engines lost power in the final minute of flight because the fuel flow to...

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