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LINKED IN CONTACTS. Terri clark. Nice Landing. Patient Portal-Your Medical Home on the Web. Nice Landing. ANALYSIS: The changing size and shape of the world airliner fleet - 8/22/2014. The latter decrease was smaller than the ­almost 15% attrition between 2012 and 2013, but the fall means that the number of ­737-200/300/400/500 variants are almost certain to drop into three figures by next year. These numbers, of course, do not take into consideration orders for the 737 Max and A320neo, which are yet to enter service – and on which more will be discussed later.

The race is also close when it comes to the two top-selling widebodies. The Boeing 777 is still in the lead, with the global fleet of the twinjet increasing by 8.1% during the year to 1,184 examples. Meanwhile, the Airbus A330 fleet passed the four-figure mark, growing by 9.3% to 1,013 aircraft, from 927 in 2013. Both airframers reaffirmed their confidence in their most popular twin-aisle products during the past 12 months, with Boeing unveiling the 777X at Dubai in November, and Airbus announcing the re-engined A330neo – both backed with impressive launch orders. Embraer ERJ 170 FMS Error & Fatigue - Aerossurance. 1 x MD-11, 8 Views, 1 Hand-flown Approach = Bad@$$ Pilot - Angle of Attack. Etihad takes over Abu Dhabi MRO firm ADAT - 5/8/2014. Middle Eastern carrier Etihad Airways is to acquire maintenance operation Abu Dhabi Aircraft Technologies, owned by investor Mubadala. Etihad is to take over engineering assets, paint facilities and personnel to enable it to carry out airframe and component work on its expanding fleet – including its new Boeing 787s and Airbus A380s.

But Mubadala will retain the engine maintenance services which will be used to create a new powerplant-centred company. Neither Etihad nor Mubadala has disclosed terms of the transaction. Abu Dhabi Aircraft Technologies emerged in 2007 after Mubadala took over Gulf Aircraft Maintenance and rebranded the firm. Etihad Airways was among the first major customers for ADAT following its creation and the carrier’s chief executive, James Hogan, says the maintenance company has been a “vital partner” to the airline. The maintenance functions will be opened to Etihad’s equity alliance partners as well as third-party customers. Etihad acquiring Horizon arm to set up training school - 5/19/2014. Etihad already uses Al Ain-based Horizon to train its own commercial pilots. It has not given the terms of the transaction. Under the agreement Etihad Flight College will acquire 13 Cessna 172s and three Diamond Aircraft DA42s. It will also take over two flight-training simulators as well as hangars.

The college will put in place a multi-crew pilot licence programme, says Etihad, which claims it will be the first to use multi-engined aircraft in the core of the training scheme. “We are committed to developing a world-class facility which combines new and best-practice training programmes with high-calibre instructors,” says Etihad chief James Hogan. “The training facility will enhance the career opportunities in aviation, especially for UAE nationals.” All of the Horizon fixed-wing instructors, as well as a number of support personnel, will transfer to the Etihad college. Horizon will retain its rotary-wing operation. Aviation Industry of China (AVIC) signs LOI with $TPAC. Boeing Predicts China Will Triple Aircraft Fleet by 2032. BEIJING – U.S. aviation giant Boeing said Thursday it expects China's commercial aircraft fleet to triple in size over the next two decades as the country's strong economic growth boosts air traffic. China will need 5,580 new airplanes worth $780 billion by 2032, 16% of the world total, the Seattle-based company said at a briefing in Beijing.

The figures mark an increase from the company's forecast last year, when it said China would add 5,260 new airplanes to its fleet by 2031. "Thanks to strong economic growth and increased access to air travel, we project China traffic to grow at nearly 7% each year," said Randy Tinseth, vice president of marketing for Boeing's commercial airplane division.

The company expects worldwide traffic growth to average 5% a year over the period. China's air travel is booming. A total of 319 million air passenger trips were recorded in the country in 2012, up 8.9% from the previous year, official figures show. Copyright Agence France-Presse, 2013. Feds Probe Claim Of Near-Miss Between Passenger Jets; Could Have Been Worst-Ever Air Disaster. By Carlos E. Castañeda May 15, 2014 4:33 PM Get Breaking News First Receive News, Politics, and Entertainment Headlines Each Morning. Sign Up (CBS SF) — The Federal Aviation Administration is checking the story of a San Francisco writer who claims his flight from Hawaii to Los Angeles was nearly involved in a mid-air collision with another passenger jet last month, one that could have been the worst aviation disaster ever. Kevin Townsend wrote in an essay his United Airlines flight 1205 pitched into a steep dive at 33,000 feet over the Pacific Ocean to avoid hitting a US Airways flight.

He told KPIX 5 the collision happened on his way home from his Hawaiian vacation. “It was a really violent, scary experience,” he said. In his essay, Townsend wrote: ‘I felt my body float upwards and strain against my seatbelt. A flight attendant told passengers over the speakers “the pilot had taken evasive action to avoid an aircraft in our flight path,” according to the account. China Southern to take 80 A320s and A320neos - 5/16/2014. China Southern Airlines is to acquire 80 Airbus A320-family aircraft including 50 of the re-engined A320neo jets. The carrier is also to dispose of six Embraer ERJ-145 regional aircraft. China Southern has not given an engine selection for the A320s or A320neos. It says the aircraft will be delivered in stages over the course of 2016-20. China Southern has not given the value of the transaction, stating that Airbus has “insisted” on preserving confidentiality regarding the price.

But the current catalogue prices of the aircraft would put the overall list value at around $8 billion. “The consideration will be partly payable by cash and partly by financing arrangements with banking institutions,” the airline adds. China Southern says the order will “facilitate the strategic change and the internationalisation of the company”. American Quietly Retires Last Boeing 767-200.

An American Airlines 767-300 at JFK The end of an era came at American Airlines as the wide-body jets serving its flagship transcon routes made their last flights, replaced by smaller, narrow-body Airbus A321Ts. The airline’s last two Boeing 767-200s, planes that had been deployed on the highly-competitive routes linking New York with Los Angeles and San Francisco, flew their final missions. The 767 was Boeing’s first wide-body, twin-engine plane as well as its first with a two-crew glass cockpit.

Depending on the variant, it had a capacity from 181 to 375 passengers and a range of 3,850 to 6,385 nautical miles (7,130 to 11,825 kilometers). First-class seats on an AA 767-200 The type began flying at American in 1982 shortly after launch customer United Airlines placed it in commercial service. During the 1990s, more flights between Europe and the United States were flown on Boeing 767s than any other type of aircraft. CORRECTION – May 15, 2014 (Photos: Accura Media Group) Every Country's Highest-Valued Export.

Editor's note: This story was originally published in May 2014. Using data from the CIA World Factbook, we labeled every country in the world by its highest valued export, aka the commodity that makes the country the most money in the global market. Unsurprisingly, much of the world runs on oil, particularly the Middle East and Central Asia. Europe is the world's workshop, where most of the machinery and motor vehicles are made, from optical instruments to BMWs. Latin America brings a blend of food products and oil to the trading table. Asia is the world's manufacturing center, where the world's clothing, wood products, and semiconductors are made. Click on any of the maps below to see an enlarged version. How Successful People Think Differently.

Cirrus introduces fifth-generation SR22 - 1/22/2013. Cirrus has introduced its fifth-generation SR22 series of piston singles, which boast an increase in gross weight from 1,543kg (3,400lb) to 1,633kg and a rise in seating capacity from four to five people. The company hopes the improvements will boost the aircraft's appeal not only within its traditional owner-flyer market, but also in the thriving US air taxi community where the SR22 is being adopted in increasing numbers. "We have already sold more than 50 SR22s to Part 135 [commercial] operators," says Cirrus executive vice-president for sales and marketing Todd Simmons.

"The 'Generation' model, with its increase in gross weight and an extra seat should help to increase our share of this sector as it suits companies and travellers who are seeking low cost, versatile private aircraft travel," he adds. Cirrus says with all five seats filled, the aircraft offers a range of 1,295km (700nm), "and it is capable of full fuel with four seats filled".

More on the US air taxi market. AIRSHOW CHINA: CAIGA unveils first indigenous business aircraft - 11/14/2012. China Aviation Industry General Aircraft (CAIGA) has unveiled at Airshow China the prototype of its Primus 150, which will become China's first locally-built business aircraft. The five-seat, pressurised turboprop aircraft will be built out of carbon composite and is scheduled to have its first flight in October 2013, with plans to obtain FAR Part 23 certification in 2015.

According to CAIGA, the aircraft will be one of the fastest turboprops in the world with a maximum cruise speed of 352kt (652km/h), a maximum range of 1,410nm (2,610km) and a ceiling of 28,000ft (8,530m). CAIGA has selected GE Aviation's new 850shp (630kW) H85 turboprop engine to power the aircraft. The H85 is a derivative of the H80 engine and is awaiting certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency, followed by the US Federal Aviation Administration.

Zhuhai-based CAIGA is a subsidiary of Aviation Industry Corporation of China, which took over Cirrus Aviation last year.