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Max and Court have so much news and listener feedback that they decided to start splitting the episodes into two parts.  Also, we’ve finished a couple of T-shirts!  You can find the link to the right of the home page or follow it to our store here.  This first part of episode 48 includes the news and listener feedback, while the next section (to be published tomorrow) will include our interview with Christopher White, Director of Public Relations for Airtran.

News:

• Flight 3407 crew failed to heed loss of speed

• DOT withdraws slot auction rule

• AIA/Blakey To Senate: Accelerate NextGen

• Airbus upbeat on A350

• Airline executives think worst may be over

• Fourth-Quarter 2008 System Airline Financial Data: Network Airlines Report Fifth Consecutive Quarterly Loss Margin

Listener Submitted Articles:

• Pilot who landed on golf course fined

• Airman spots aircraft fuel leak at 35,000 feet
  

• Concorde Descend and Landing (cockpit)

• Cooking on a layover (The picture above should speak 1,000 words)

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