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:arrow: The Logbook: American Goes All-In in JAL Poker Game

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:arrow: The Logbook: Get In Trouble? Blame the Captain!

In today's daily digest, the co-pilot in the Northwest overfly incident is casting blame on the Captain he flew with for missing their destination. Also, CanJet receives a true air taxi, Captain Sully auctions off his hat, Silverjet lives on in the Middle East, yet another South African crash and Us Airways connects Charlotte with Rome, Italy.

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:arrow: The Logbook: Woman Makes Northwest Airlines a Vegas-Failure Backup

A woman decides to sue Northwest Airlines due to an odd injury she sustained on her flight to Vegas. Also, the TSA leaks a sensitive manual, United places orders for A350s and 787s, Korean Air introduces a special scheme, a new airline will soon be seen over Maho Beach and Continental makes pax to sleep in a terminal.

Has to be among the dumbest lawsuit excuses I've ever heard.

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:arrow: The Logbook for December 14th: French Passengers Only…Brace For Impact!

French passengers aboard an Aer Lingus flight were misled when an automated message mistakenly told them they were ditching in the water! We prepare for the Boeing 787 first flight tomorrow, British F/A’s vote for an Xmas strike, Thailand seizes an aircraft loaded with North Korean weapons and more!

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:arrow: The Logbook for December 16th: Come Fly the Irate Skies

Senator Chuck Schumer calls a US Airways flight attendant a not-so-nice word, while an American Airlines F/A flips her lid on a first class passenger who asked for OJ. Panicky passengers accidentally evacuate a Batvia aircraft and Flyglobespan ceases operations.

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:arrow: The Logbook for December 17th: UAV Video Feed for Only $26!

In today’s daily digest, enemy forces in Iraq and Afghanistan have been hacking into Predator drone video feeds, AirTran launches new Orlando Magic scheme, Air Canada announces Heathrow service with an A319, and Sky Harbor volunteers offer free gift wrapping services.

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:arrow: The Logbook for December 22th: Ilyushin Tanker Up For Grabs in Michigan!

In today’s daily digest, an IL-78 that diverted to a small airport in Michigan last July has been abandoned and possessed by airfield management. The DOT will be issuing the Passenger Bill of Rights, the last original 747 is delivered while Northwest will retire their last 744F on Saturday.

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:arrow: The Logbook for December 23rd: Second 787 Flies While Two 737’s Crash

The 2nd Boeing 787 flies, this time in ANA colors! American Airlines 737 crashes in Kingston, Jamaica, and a Ryanair copycat does the same in Prestwick. The FAA gives St. Nick the thumbs up for Thursday night’s operations and much more!

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:arrow: The Logbook for December 30th: TSA Hunt Turns Up…Aviation Bloggers?

TSA goes after aviation bloggers for posting “secret” document, an El Al 777 and Air France A318 almost collide over Belgrade, a privately-owned Russian jet buzzes Santa Monica, NTSB report on taxiway landing, Dutch and Nigerian x-rays coming and more.

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:arrow: The Logbook for January 4th: TSA Agent Loses Own Note Pad

Flight Global’s Runway Girl reports that a TSA agent that investigated leaked TSA documents has himself lost his note pad! Allegient Air buys 18 MD-80s, an Air Berlin flight goes off the runway in Dortmund, Continental CEO passes on his salary, DCA’s power goes out for a while this afternoon and the FAA puts American Airlines under the magnifying glass.

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:arrow: The Logbook for January 5th: Nudity, Alcohol, and Aviation Apparently Do Not Mix

The United Airlines pilot arrested for drinking this past November has pleaded guilty, British say body scanners violate child pornography laws, Mesa Airlines declares bankruptcy, a Lear 35 crashes in Chicago and a 727 crashes on takeoff in Africa.

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:arrow: The Logbook for January 6th: Photos of New Runway, AA Crash, and Pistons Plane!

Charlotte opens up a new runway, and brought in a DC-3 as its first flight! There are also new photos of the American Airlines 737 crash in Jamaica and the Detroit Pistons’ new MD-80. Turkish Airlines buys twenty A320 family planes, and a Hawaiian Airlines flight gets an F-15 escort while diverting back to Maui.

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:arrow: The Logbook for January 8th: Marathon of “Law and Order: Aviation Unit”

NAACP slaps US Airways with a discrimination suit, a drunk man gets arrested after F-16s escort his plane to Colorado, two Qantas employees are detained in Vietnam and Canadian authorities tell Air Canada to maintain their nuts. Also, Embraer Lineage 1000’s first flight and the Sukhoi 100’s is coming in March.

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:arrow: The Logbook for January 19th: Indiana Jones 5 – Crusade for Meigs Field

Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley calls Harrison Ford an “Elitist”, as if he himself is living in poverty, for his comments on the closing of Meigs Field. Also, JAL files for bankruptcy, checking a gun keeps your bags in sight, US Airways adopts a unique baggage fee, an Iran Air A300 goes off the runway and more.

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:arrow: The Logbook for January 20th: Bomb Threat in Sherwood Forest

A man threatens to blow up Robin Hood Airport on Twitter! A former ATA 757-300 diverts to Guam, ATCers in Spain are making 7-figures, reports say 2009 had the worst pax revenue drop ever, Obama’s nominee for TSA lead bows out, the FAA clears an Alitalia 767-300 tail strike at JFK.