Southwest Airlines acquires AirTran

Southwest Airlines has agreed to acquire all the outstanding shares of common stock of AirTran Holdings, Inc. for cash and Southwest common stock.
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Biofuels Could Be Cleared For Aircraft Use

In just five years, the aviation industry’s decades-long reliance on petroleum-based fuels has been turned on its head. The future lies in fuels from sources that range from animal fat to microalgae. But with the technology in hand, the question now is whether biofuel producers can raise the investment needed to launch commercial-scale production.
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ANA to announce new low-cost carrier today

Japan's All Nippon Airways (ANA) is set to announce later today that it will set up a new low-cost carrier.
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Boeing Launches 787 Dreamliner Flight Training

SEATTLE, Aug. 26 – Boeing Training & Flight Services has started 787 Dreamliner flight certification training following the provisional approval from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for Boeing’s Seattle-based 787 flight training devices. As part of flight training, pilots train on a 787 flat panel training device and a 787 full-flight simulator. Both devices are manufactured by Thales.

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