Company Watch - China Airlines.Sep 3, 2007 US FAA shortened the time airlines have to carry out detailed inspections of Boeing 737NG main slat track downstop assemblies from 24 days to 10 days, citing "additional reports" of parts coming off assemblies. The agency issued an emergency AD last weekend requiring "repetitive detailed inspections" of the downstop assembly on 737NGs in the wake of last week's fire and explosion on a China Airlines 737-800 in Okinawa. The fire was caused by a fuel leak that started when loose parts Loose Parts is a single panel comic strip drawn by Dave Blazek since 2001. It is similar in tone to Bizarro, drawn by Dan Piraro, involving theater of the absurd-style themes. from the assembly punctured punc·ture v. punc·tured, punc·tur·ing, punc·tures v.tr. 1. To pierce with a pointed object. 2. To make (a hole) by piercing. 3. To cause to collapse by piercing. a slat can. Aug 31, 2007 China Airlines 737 Jet explosion likely a result of maintenance error. A loose bolt likely came off the wing slat-control mechanism and damaged the fuel tank of the China Airlines Boeing 737 that exploded after landing in Japan last week. A Japanese official investigating the accident said a missing washer washer Orthopedics A flattened disk of metal with a central hole used to distribute stress under a screw head to prevent thin cortical bone from splitting; serrated washers are used to affix avulsed ligaments, small avulsion fractures or comminuted fractures to the and dislodged bolt appear to be the most likely cause of the explosion. "We don't have another idea at this point in time," he said. Aug 28, 2007 Japanese investigators examining the charred wreckage of the Taiwanese China Airlines Boeing 737-800 on the island of Okinawa found that a loose nut fell into the path of a retracting wing slat after landing and pierced the fuel tank, causing a leak. The leaking fuel triggered an explosion and fire that engulfed the plane but all aboard escaped safely. Aug 28, 2007 China Eastern Airlines China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited (Simplified Chinese: 中国东方航空股份有限公司) (SSE: B>600115 has won Chinese government Ever since Republic of China founded in January 1st, 1912, China has had several regional and national governments. List
 This article or section is written like an .Please help [ rewrite this article] from a neutral point of view. Mark blatant advertising for , using . . A second source confirmed that China Eastern had won approval for the long-expected tie-up, adding the Chinese carrier's shares, which have been suspended from trading since May 23, would resume trading next month. The deal would be the first acquisition of a large stake in one of the big three Chinese airlines by a foreign carrier. Neither source provided details of the deal. Aug 27, 2007 China Eastern chairman Li Fenghua said in June that China Eastern planned to sell Hong Kong-listed H shares, equivalent to a nearly 25 percent stake, to Singapore Airlines and its majority owner Temasek. Chinese media reports have valued the deal at roughly USD USD In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the U.S. Dollar. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. $1 billion. China Eastern and Singapore Airlines declined to comment. Industry analysts say the tie-up could give China Eastern financial backing and access to its partner's extensive global network, while Singapore Airlines could expand its foothold in the fast-growing China market. Li said in June that China Eastern expected to return to the black for the first half of this year, helped by strong traffic growth and new accounting rules, after posting a year-earlier net loss of CNY CNY In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the China Renminbi. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. 1.46 billion yuan (USD$193 million). Aug 27, 2007 Editorial eMail: edit@AirGuideOnline.com For Air Transport & Travel Business Experts contact our Director of Content Aram Gesar eMail: bizintel@AirGuideOnline.com For more global news, reviews, features and analysis, please subscribe to Verb 1. subscribe to - receive or obtain regularly; "We take the Times every day" subscribe, take buy, purchase - obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction; "The family purchased a new car"; "The conglomerate acquired a new company"; our Newsletters: http://www.airguideonline.com/order_formsubs.htm#news To Advertise: advert@AirGuideOnline.com AirGuideFlightTracker is a new real-time service that keeps travelers informed on flight and airport status, delays, security wait times via the Web. For more go to http://www.airguideonline.com/airline_tracker.htm Copyright [c] 2007 Pyramid Media Group / Air Travel Media. All rights reserved. |
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