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Forget about the days when bringing your car into the shop was the type of experience that left you frustrated. A new survey by J.D. Power & Associates find customer satisfaction with auto service centers has hit a record high.
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SEATTLE, March 12- Boeing Co got approval from U.S. transport regulators on Tuesday to start testing a redesigned battery for the 787 Dreamliner, putting it one step closer to getting its most troubled airplane back into regular service. Boeing's shares closed up 1.5 percent, hitting an almost five-year high, and extended gains in after-hours trade.
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WASHINGTON, March 12- The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration on Tuesday approved Boeing Co's plan to certify a redesigned battery system on the 787 Dreamliner and will permit two aircraft limited flights to test it.
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SAN FRANCISCO, March 12- A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday revived a lawsuit against United Continental Holdings Inc's United Airlines that was brought by a woman who claimed she was not promptly provided a wheelchair in an airport when she asked for one.
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Ryanair is to announce a deal to buy 200 aircraft from Boeing
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ORLANDO, Fla., March 11- European planemaker Airbus hinted on Monday at imminent orders worth over $10 billion for A320neo passenger jets, saying cumulative orders for the revamped jet would probably hit 2,000 by the end of this month. Boeing outsold Airbus in 2012 for the first time in six years and remains ahead this year.
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*Daqin Railway boosted by China railway ministry breakup. HONG KONG, March 11- China shares were on track for a third straight daily loss on Monday, led by the banking sector after patchy economic data over the weekend raised doubts that earnings will recover for Chinese companies.
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PORT SAID, Egypt, March 9- Egyptian protesters in Port Said untied moored speedboats used to supply shipping on the Suez Canal on Saturday, apparently hoping the boats would drift into the waterway and disrupt passing vessels, witnesses said. The Suez Canal is a major local employer.
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PORT SAID, Egypt, March 9- Egyptian protesters untied moored speedboats used to supply shipping on the Suez Canal on Saturday, apparently hoping the boats would drift into the waterway and disrupt passing vessels, witnesses said. Military police recovered five boats and brought them back to shore in Port Said, but two were still drifting, one witness told Reuters.
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NEW YORK, March 8- Boeing Co said on Friday it is consolidating its North American flight and maintenance training operations in Miami, a shift that will move all flight simulators for the 787 Dreamliner and other aircraft out of the Seattle area.
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*Royal Caribbean, Carnival, shares down. March 8- Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd said on Friday that 108 people fell sick with a gastrointestinal illness believed to be a norovirus on its Vision of the Seas ship, which docked in Port Everglades, Florida, at the end of an 11- day trip.
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*Royal Caribbean, Carnival shares down. Royal Caribbean shares were down 2.9 percent at $34.352. 2 percent in afternoon trading, while Carnival shares slipped 1.5 percent to $35.69. Royal Caribbean said those sickened have responded to the over-the-counter medicine they were given.
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March 7- A U.S. safety regulator on Thursday released hundreds of pages of details from its probe of a battery fire aboard Boeing's 787 Dreamliner, but the information did not reveal what caused the January blaze, and a call for hearings on the matter could slow efforts to get the plane back in the air.
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The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board is examining the certification and testing of the lithium-ion battery system on the Boeing 787, but still has not found the root cause of a January fire, the board said.
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Enders also said the ongoing problems with Boeing Co's 787 Dreamliner were likely to make regulators more cautious in certifying new aircraft. EADS' Airbus unit is Boeing's chief rival. Enders, on a U.S. investor road show, said he would refrain from "schadenfreude," or taking pleasure in others' misfortune, over Boeing's troubles. "
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*Chile's LAN and Brazil's TAM formed LATAM last year. Chile's LAN, already a member of oneworld, completed a takeover of Brazil's TAM last year, creating Latin America's biggest airline. The airline, based in Chilean capital Santiago, operates in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Chile, Ecuador and Peru.
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MADRID, March 7- Management at airline Iberia will meet union leaders on Thursday to discuss a mediator's proposal for less harsh job and salary cuts at the Spanish flag carrier, although a deal to end strike action still seemed far off.
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March 6- U.S. safety regulators are poised to approve within days a plan to allow Boeing to begin flight tests of the 787 Dreamliner with a fix for its volatile batteries, a critical step towards returning the grounded aircraft to service, two sources familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.
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WASHINGTON, March 6- New orders for U.S. factory goods fell in January as demand for transportation equipment weakened, but the underlying strength in manufacturing remained intact. The Commerce Department said orders for manufactured goods dropped 2.0 percent.
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WASHINGTON, March 6- New orders for U.S. factory goods fell in January as demand for transportation equipment weakened, but the underlying strength in manufacturing remained intact. The Commerce Department said orders for manufactured goods dropped 2.0 percent.
Behind the Wheel with Phil Lebeau
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Mercedes-Benz is digging in and putting more features into its redesigned flagship S-Class sedan.
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Some of the most popular small SUVs have failed crash tests that simulate a common and deadly front end collision.
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Has the auto industry gone too far selling new cars and trucks to those with subprime credit records?