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FedEx Chairman To Receive The Howard Hughes Memorial Award August 31, 2010 - The Aero Club of Southern
California will honor Frederick W. (Fred) Smith, chairman,
president and CEO of FedEx Corporation with its 2010 Howard
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AirTran Violated Rules Protecting Air Travelers With Disabilities August 31, 2010 ? The U.S. Department of
Transportation (DOT) has assessed a civil penalty against
AirTran Airways for violating rules protecting air travelers
with disabilities. The carrier was assessed a civil penalty of
$500,000, of which up to $200,000 may be used to improve its
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C-130 Aircraft To Receive Avionics Modernization Program Upgrade August 31, 2010 ? The Boeing Company
announced the induction of the first C-130 aircraft slated to
receive the Avionics Modernization Program (AMP) upgrade at |
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Flights Between The U.S And Liberia Could Begin This Fall August 31, 2010 ? The U.S. Department of
Homeland Security?s Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
and the Liberia Civil Aviation Authority (LCAA) announced the
successful implementation of cooperative efforts to enhance
aviation security. Flights between the |
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Jeppesen Honors
Miracle On The Hudson Pilots August 30, 2010 - Jeppesen, known in the aviation industry as the worldwide leader in navigation and charting services, recently presented ?Miracle on the |
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Flight Instructor Killed By Moving Propeller At Beverly Airport August 30, 2010 - Michael Costales, age 30,
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Asiana Airlines
Executives Indicted On Price Fixing Airfares August 29, 2010 - The Department of Justice has announced that a Brooklyn, |
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Boeing Unveils Dreamliner 787 Flight Simulator August 29, 2010 - Boeing Training and Flight Services has started 787 Dreamliner flight certification training following the provisional approval from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for Boeing's Seattle-based 787 flight training devices. As part of flight training, pilots train on a 787 flat panel training device and a 787 |
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United, Continental
Transfer Takeoff And Landing Rights To Continental August 29, 2010 - The Department of Justice announced on Friday that in light of the agreement by United Airlines Inc. and Continental Airlines Inc. to transfer takeoff and landing rights (slots) and other assets at |
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World?s Fastest Civil Aircraft Gulfstream G650 Reaches Mach 0.995 August 29, 2010 - Gulfstream Aerospace Corp.
announced that its ultra-long-range, ultra-large-cabin
Gulfstream G650 recently reached Mach 0.995 as part of its
1,800-hour flight-test program. Accomplishment establishes G650
as world?s fastest civil aircraft. The aircraft achieved this
speed during flutter
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Northrop Grumman To Supply Largest Ever ATC System To China August 29, 2010 - Northrop Grumman
Corporation's Europe-based air traffic management system
subsidiary, Northrop Grumman Park Air Systems, has been awarded
a contract by China Aviation Supplies International Tendering
Co. (CASITC) to supply VHF radio communication systems for the |
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Flight Attendant Gets
Fired For Saying She Qualifies For Food Stamps August 28, 2010 - A Compass Airlines flight attendant, represented by the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA-CWA), was terminated on Thursday after publicly revealing she qualified for foods stamps. Despite a full-time schedule, flight attendant Kirsten Arianejad was recently featured in a local television interview announcing that she had been approved |
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FAA Celebrates Completion of San Francisco International Airport August
28, 2010 - The U.S. Department of Transportation?s Federal
Aviation Administration (FAA) on Friday marked the completion of
$14.5 million in runway projects funded by the American Recovery
and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) that will ensure continued
safety for flights at San Francisco International Airport (SFO).
?The Recovery
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Aerial Spraying Aircraft
Cover 300,000 Acres In Two Nights For EEE
August 28, 2010 -
As a precautionary measure to fight Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) in |
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Pratt & Whitney To Layoff Employees Before Contract Negotiations August
27, 2010 - Pratt & Whitney has informed IAM District 26 in |
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FAA Proposes Largest Ever Fine Against American Airlines August
27, 2010 - The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has
proposed a $24.2 million civil penalty against American Airlines
Inc. for failing to correctly follow an Airworthiness Directive
involving the maintenance of its McDonnell Douglas MD-80
aircraft. This civil penalty is the largest ever proposed by the
FAA. |
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Holding The Line, TFRs, NORAD And General Aviation
August 27, 2010 - Temporary Flight
Restrictions (TFR) are nothing new, but in the wake of the Sept.
11 attacks they've taken on a much more important role in the
security of events and elected officials, often to the dismay of
private aviators. |
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NASA And NOAA Study Finds El Ninos Growing Stronger August
27, 2010 - A relatively new type of El Nino, which has its
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The Search Continues For A Missing de Havilland Beaver In Alaska
August 26, 2010 - On Wednesday the U.S. Coast Guard at first
light assisted the National Park Service and the Anchorage
Rescue Coordination Center using both the HC-130 Hercules and
the MH-60 Jayhawk to cover more than 1,600 square miles in
search of an over due aircraft.
On Saturday afternoon, a de
Havilland
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Pratt & Whitney Completes First PurePower PW1524G Engine August
26, 2010 - Pratt & Whitney has completed assembly on its first
PurePower PW1524G engine for the Bombardier C Series aircraft
and will deliver the engine to the company?s |
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Beechcraft To Debut
Hawker 4000, King Air 350i Aircraft In Mexico August 26, 2010 - Hawker Beechcraft Corporation announced it is debuting its Hawker 4000 and Beechcraft King Air 350i in |
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China's Henan Airlines Flight 8387 Overshoots Runway Killing 42 August
25, 2010 - On Tuesday China's regional airline, Henan Airlines,
Flight 8387 (VD 8387) had departed Harbin Taiping International
Airport, Harbin, China with 91 passengers and 5 crew members
onboard a Embraer E-190 aircraft. The pilot, under heavy fog
acknowledged to air traffic control that he had the
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Supersonic Freefall From The Edge Of Space To Be Recorded August
25, 2010 - The Red Bull Stratos mission team provided a first
look at the custom camera systems that will record and broadcast
Felix Baumgartner's stratospheric mission in real time and high
definition. |
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Nepal Air Carrier
Agni Air Flight Goes Down Killing All Onboard
August 25,
2010 - On Tuesday, |
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DHS Performs 100
Percent Watchlist Matching On U.S. Air Carriers August 25, 2010 - Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano on Tuesday announced that 100 percent of passengers flying domestically and internationally on U.S. airlines are now being checked against government watch lists through the Transportation Security Administration's (TSA) Secure Flight |
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Adventure Pilot Announces The New iFly 700 GPS August
24, 2010 -- Adventure Pilot LLC, announces the latest in
affordable satellite GPS navigation devices for general aviation
pilots. The iFly 700 offers everything from flight planning to
enroute navigation.
Feature packed with image enhanced hi-resolution sectional maps,
highlighted Special Use Airspace, IFR Low
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NTSB Report Out On SW
Airlines Boeing 737 Skin Ruptured At 35,000 Feet August 24, 2010 - Southwest Airlines (SWA) Flight 2294 departed |
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The FAA Gives The
Country Of Nigeria Category 1 Safety Rating August 24, 2010 - The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced that |
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Nextant Aerospace Begins Power Runs For Engine Certification August
24, 2010 - Nextant Aerospace announced they have begun the full
power ground runs stage of the Williams International FJ44-3AP
certification process. The installation of the Williams
FJ44-3APs engines is the final phase of the 400XT product which
breathes new life into the Beechjet 400A/XP. The engine
certification is progressing on schedule with the first flight
taking place shortly.
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TSA Worker Charged With Stealing Laptop Computers At Newark Airport August
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Air Force Reports Pilot Error In The Crash Of An MQ-1B Predator August
24, 2010 - U.S Air Force reports pilot error caused the crash of
an MQ-1B Predator at Southern California Logistics Airport
during an April 20 training mission, according to an Air Combat
Command Accident Investigation Board report released Aug. 20. |
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Piper Aztec Go Down In Bahamian Waters All Six Onboard Rescued August
23, 2010 - Crewmembers from the U.S. Coast Guard, Bahamian Air
Sea Rescue Association (BASRA) and Royal Bahamian Defense Force
(RBDF) respond to a downed Piper aircraft in the waters about 23
miles northeast of Freeport, Bahamas today. All six persons
aboard the aircraft were located with no
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Saudi Arabia?s Sama Airlines Is Forced To Close Its
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Wasaya Airlines Pilots Reach Tentative Agreement August 23, 2010 - The
Wasaya pilots, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association,
Int?l (ALPA), announced that they have reached a tentative
contract agreement with their management. Should it be ratified
by the entire pilot group, the resulting new contract would be
the first for Wasaya pilots.
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Tibet Airlines To Launch Its Operations With The A319 August
23, 2010 - Lhasa-based Tibet Airlines has chosen the Airbus A319
to build up its fleet and is set to become Airbus? newest
customer in |
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Illegal Alien Indicted After Entering McConnell Air Force Base August
23, 2010 - A second illegal alien has been indicted for document
fraud after trying to gain access to McConnell Air Force Base in |
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Lockheed Martin
Completes GPS III Design Phase Ahead Of Schedule August 22, 2010 - The Lockheed Martin team developing the U.S. Air Force?s next generation Global Positioning System, known as GPS III, has successfully completed the program?s Critical Design Review (CDR) phase two months ahead of the baseline schedule. CDR completion, the program?s most |
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JetBlue Incident
What?s It Like To Be A Flight Attendant August 22, 2010 - There?s a deeper story behind the unfortunate Steven Slater JetBlue incident in which the flight attendant who cursed over the airplane's public address system, grabbed a beer and then exited JetBlue?s Flight 1052 via the aircraft's emergency chute. There has been a tremendous change in |
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Do?s and Don?ts For Aircraft Datalink Weather August
21, 2010 - Datalink is an industry term that many, including
pilots, aviation journalists, and manufacturers, use to describe
a wide range of equipment and services that all do one basic
thing?get data into the cockpit so that the pilot can use it to
make decisions. The technology is relatively new and evolving so
rapidly
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Divers Recover A Navy Curtiss SB2C-4 Helldiver Aircraft August
21, 2010 - In March 2009, a fishermen, Duane Johnson while using
a fish finder in search of bass fish in the Lower Otay
Reservoir, San Diego County, California, stubble upon what
appeared on his fish finder scope as an outline of an aircraft.
Johnson notified authorities which led divers to a Curtiss
SB2C-4 Helldiver
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Airlines And Regional Air Carriers To Be Audited By OIG For Safety August
20, 2010 - The Office of Inspector General (OIG) plans to audit
domestic code share agreements between mainline and regional air
carriers. These agreements allow mainline and regional carriers
to coordinate their flight schedules so that the regional
carriers marketed under the name of the mainline carrier can
provide passengers with
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Air Force Clarifies Pilot Fehrenbach?s Discharge Status Under DADT August
20, 2010 - Lieutenant Colonel Fehrenbach has served in the
United States Air Force for over 19 years as a jet pilot and
has flown numerous missions against the Taliban and Al-Qaeda
targets, including the longest combat mission in his squadron's
history. Fehrenbach was also hand picked to fly an F-15E Strike
Eagle above the nation's capital on
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ALPA Brings Pilots? Perspective To FAA Safety Symposium August
2010 - The Air Line Pilots Association, Int?l (ALPA) brought the
views of nearly 53,000 airline pilots to the FAA?s Partnership
for Safety Symposium, held this week in |
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Boeing To Open New Plant At Illinois' MidAmerica Airport August
20, 2010 - Boeing announced that it is expanding its St.
Louis-area operations with the planned opening of a new
manufacturing facility at |
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X-JET FBO Of Denver
Forms Branding Agreement With Avfuel August 19, 2010 - Avfuel Corporation has announced a new branding alliance with luxury aviation services provider X Jet FBO of Denver, Colorado (APA). The agreement means that X Jet will offer AVTRIP point awards to pilots on qualifying fuel purchases, and |
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World Aviation Experts To Speak At The 2010 Global PBN Summit August
19, 2010 - Leading international experts from airlines, aviation
regulatory agencies and navigation service providers will share
cutting-edge knowledge and experiences at the fourth annual
Global PBN Summit in |
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FAA Selects NMSU To Lead Air Transportation Center Of Excellence August
19, 2010 - U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced
that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has selected New
Mexico State University (NMSU), |
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Red Bull Air Race Pilot Alejandro Maclean Dies In Plane
Crash August 18, 2010 - Red Bull Air Race pilot Alejandro (Alex) Maclean, died today at the age of 41 following a fatal accident in his native |
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27 Charged In
Narcotics Trafficking At Miami International Airport August 18, 2010 - Twenty-seven members of an international drug trafficking organization operating primarily through Miami International Airport (MIA) were charged with federal narcotics violations, following an investigation by U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the U.S. Drug Enforcement |
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What Brought Down
Aires Airlines Flight 8250 August 18, 2010 - On Monday an Aires Airlines Flight 8250, while on final approach for landing at |
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NTSB Symposium Airline Code Sharing It?s Role On Aviation Safety August
18, 2010 - The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a
two-day symposium on the role that airline code-sharing
arrangements play in aviation safety. The event, chaired by NTSB
Chairman Deborah A.P. Hersman, will be held on October 26-27,
2010, in |
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Air Transat Pilots Overwhelmingly Authorize Union To Call Strike August
18, 2010 - The pilots of Air Transat, represented by the Air
Line Pilots Association, Int?l (ALPA), resoundingly support
conducting a lawful strike if a collective agreement is not
reached with their management. In a recent strike ballot issued
by the union leadership to the pilot group, an overwhelming 97
percent of pilots voted in favor of a lawful strike, should
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Boeing 787 Dreamliner Pilot Training Courses Receives FAA Approval August
17, 2010 - Boeing Training & Flight Services has been granted
provisional approval for its 787 Dreamliner pilot training
courses by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). With
the 787 pilot training courses, pilots can transition to the new
airplane in five to 20 days, depending on pilot experience.
Boeing 777
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Quebec?s Air Carrier Aeropro To Shut Down Flight Operations August
17, 2010 - Quebec air carrier Aeropro reported on Monday that
the company is shutting down its flight operations as a result
of its failure to convince a Federal Court in Quebec, Canada to
reverse the decision made by Transport Canada which had revoking
its operating license. Following a deadly crash near
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Evergreen Airlines Crewmembers Reject Company Offer
August 17,
2010 - Evergreen International Airlines (EIA) crewmembers,
represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, Int?l (ALPA),
rejected a tentative collective bargaining agreement with
management. Ninety-two percent of EIA crewmembers participated
in the ratification process. Ninety-six percent of voting
members cast ballots against accepting the
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FAA Alleges Hillsboro Aviation Deliberately Falsified Maintenance Records
August 16, 2010 - The Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) is proposing a $580,000 civil penalty
against Hillsboro Aviation, of |
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Aviation Groups Partner With NY Lawmakers To Flight GA Aircraft Taxes
August
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Cessna Pilots Check Your Tanks For Water Contamination
August 16, 2010 -
Recent safety information on Cessna 150, 170, and 172 series
airplanes caused the FAA to re-examine their efforts in preventing
accidents and incidents due to water contaminated fuel. |
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So You Think Steven
Slater JetBlue?s Flight Attendant Is A Hero August 15, 2010 - There are numerous people who view Steven Slater as a hero. Slater was the flight attendant who on Monday cursed over the airplane's public address system, grabbed a beer and exited JetBlue?s Flight 1052 via the aircraft's emergency chute at JFK airport |
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NMB Orders New
Elections For Delta Air Lines Flight Sim Technicians August 15, 2010 - Following a unanimous ruling earlier this week that Delta Air Lines illegally interfered with a representational election for Flight Simulator Technicians at Delta Air Lines, the National Mediation Board (NMB) has scheduled a rerun election to begin |
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Senator Stevens' Plane Crashed Into A
Mountainside Without Warning August 14, 2010 - On Monday August 9th Senator Ted Stevens and eight other passengers departed from |
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Qantas Airline Pilots Negotiate Job Security Not Pay Increase
August 14, 2010 - The Australian and
International Pilots Association (AIPA) has this week commenced
bargaining negotiations with Qantas for a new enterprise
agreement covering the airline?s long haul pilots. ?An extensive
survey of pilots conducted by AIPA prior to commencing the
bargaining process has
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Frontier Airlines Extends Lease On Denver Headquarters
August 14,
2010 - Frontier Airlines announced it has extended the lease
agreement on its Denver-based commercial headquarters at |
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FAA Announces $9.2 Million In Recovery Act Projects For Atlanta
August 14,
2010 - The U.S. Department of Transportation?s Federal Aviation
Administration announced more than $9 million in upgrades funded
by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) that will
make flights at |
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F-35 Center Fuselage
Delivery Time Table Improves August 12, 2010 - Northrop Grumman is responsible for the production of all center fuselages for all three variants of the F-35: conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL); short takeoff, vertical landing (STOVL); and the carrier variant. All F-35 center fuselages are currently being assembled in the company's |
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NOAA Scientists
Uncover Oscillating Patterns In Clouds August 12, 2010 - Findings has implications for climate change, a new NOAA study has found that rain clouds form synchronous patterns in which individual clouds in a large cloud field respond to signals from other clouds, much like chirping crickets or flashing fireflies on a summer night. The study, published online |
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Airline Consumer
Passenger Law ?Tarmac Rule? Dramatically Reduces Delays August 11, 2010 - The nation?s largest airlines reported only three flights in June with tarmac delays of more than three hours compared to 268 flights in June 2009 and with no increase in the rate of canceled flights, according to the Air Travel Consumer Report released on Tuesday by the U.S. Department of |
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Senator Stevens And
Four Passengers Die In Alaskan Plane Crash August 11, 2010 - The National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday launched a Go Team to investigate Monday night's airplane crash near |
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IATA Urges Spain?s Air Traffic Controllers Not To Strike
August 11, 2010 - The International Air
Transport Association (IATA) urged AENA, the Spanish air
navigation service provider, and the Spanish air traffic
controllers to take all measures possible to avoid strike
action. Specifically, Giovanni Bisignani, IATA?s Director
General and CEO urged |
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JetBlue Flight Attendant Steven Slater Released On Bond
August 11,
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Cessna 402C Pilots
Need To Be Remind Of ?HYD PRESS? Indicator Light August 10, 2010 - The FAA has issued a Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin alert to owners and operators of the Cessna 402C airplanes of an airworthiness concern, specifically a reminder of the meaning of the ?HYD PRESS? indication, and what may happen if this |
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Military Aircraft Parts Maker Fined For Safety Volitions
August
10, 2010 - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety
and Health Administration has issued 22 citations against AAR
Summa Technology for exposing workers to safety and health
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Honeywell Receives FAA Software Upgrade Approval On Its FMZ-2000 FMS
August 10,
2010 - Honeywell has received approval from the Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) to begin delivering its Flight Management
System (FMS) software upgrade that provides advanced GPS-enabled
approaches and access to Future Air Navigation System (FANS)
routes in congested air spaces and oceanic airways. The
Technical Standard Order (TSO) approval from the FAA allows the
company?s new FMS 6.1
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The FAA And American Airlines Honor Tulsa Mechanics For 50 Years Of Service
August 10,
2010 - The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and American
Airlines has honored two mechanics into an elite group of FAA
"Master Mechanics" for their five decades of service in the
airline industry. The special awards ceremony took place at
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Spain?s Air Traffic Controllers Have A Nerve To Vote To Strike
August 9, 2010 -
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Bonhomme Wins 2010 Red Bull Air Race In Germany
August
9, 2010 - Britain's Paul Bonhomme won the 2010 Red Bull Air Race
World Championship by taking second place behind Austria's
Hannes Arch in the final race of the season at the EuroSpeedway
Lausitz in Germany on Sunday. In another thrilling duel, |
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FAA Proposes Hazmat Civil Penalties Against 11 Companies
August 9,
2010 - The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is proposing
civil penalties ranging from $54,000 to $91,000 against 11
companies for alleged violations of Department of Transportation
Hazardous Materials Regulations. Boston Scientific Corporation
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NTSB Offer Training On Aircraft Accident Emergency Communications August 9, 2010 - The National Transportation
Safety Board is devoting two days at its |
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Red Bull Air Race
Technical Director Adrian Judd Dies In Motorcycle Accident August 8, 2010 - Red Bull Air Race Technical Director Adrian Judd, a driving force behind the sport for the last five years, has died at the age of 44 from injuries suffered in a motorcycle accident in |
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PASSUR Software Improves Aircraft
Traffic Efficiency At JFK Airport August 8, 2010 - PASSUR Aerospace, Inc. announced that the company?s collaborative software has reduced ground congestion and delays during runway construction at one of the nation?s busiest airports, John F. Kennedy International, and is recognized as a model ?NextGen? capability. |
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Women In Aviation International And WomenVenture Gather At AirVenture 2010
August 8,
2010 - WomenVenture, Women in Aviation International and the
Experimental Aircraft Association repeated their WomenVenture
initiative, with a week's worth of camps, seminars, panels and
of course, networking breakfast and reunion picture during
AirVenture 2010 in |
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Porter Airlines Adds Four Bombardier Q400 Aircraft To Its Fleet
August 8,
2010 - Porter Airlines of Toronto has signed a firm order to
acquire four Bombardier Q400 NextGen turboprop airliners and has
taken options on an additional six Q400 NextGen aircraft. |
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SkyWest Airlines And ExpressJet Merger Under Investigation
August 6, 2010 -
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August 6, 2010 - Northrop Grumman has notified employees at the Hagerstown Maintenance and Modification Center, Hagerstown, Maryland, that there would be another round of layoffs on August 26th and the plant would be closing by the end of the year. Company spokeswoman Leah Smith indicated there would Read More Of This Story |
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Pilot Arrested Fly?s 75 LBS Of Marijuana Into Peachtree Dekalb Airport
August 6,
2010 - Igor Goldenshtein, 42, of |
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Airline Tarmac Delay Rule Needed For Pets After 7 Puppies Died
August 6,
2010 - On Tuesday, some time before 6:30 AM, American Airlines
personnel placed 14 puppies in the belly of a McDonnell Douglas
MD-80 on American Airlines Flight 851 which was to depart |
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Mexicana Airlines Files Bankruptcy
August 5,
2010 - Mexicana Airlines filed a ?Concurso Mercantil? or
insolvency petition with a |
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Maylan Flight Academy Doors Closed Students Career Dreams Shattered
August 5,
2010 - Many students
from all walks of the globe, dream of becoming a pilot since the
invention of the airplane and this is the same for young people
living in |
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Northrop Grumman Sponsors Students For Summer Aviation Camps
August 5,
2010 - For the third consecutive year, Northrop Grumman
Corporation's Global Hawk program sponsored six high school
students to attend this year's Oshkosh Summer Aviation Camps. In
addition, the company sponsored two college students to serve as
seasonal camp counselors. |
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Sikorsky CH-53K Helicopter Program Achieves Critical Design Review
August 05, 2010 -
Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation announced the successful completion of the
CH-53K Heavy Lift Helicopter Program Critical Design Review (CDR) event,
signaling the program is ready to proceed to assembly, test and
evaluation. Sikorsky Aircraft is a subsidiary of United Technologies
Corp. The joint Sikorsky/Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) CH-53K
helicopter program team hosted
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Terrorist Found Guilty Of Conspiracy To Blow Up JFK Airport
August 4,
2010 - Following a six-week jury trial, Russell Defreitas and
Abdul Kadir were convicted in the Eastern District of New York
of conspiring to attack |
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TSA Announces Key Milestone In Cargo Screening On Passenger Aircraft
August 4,
2010 - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) today
announced the airline industry has met a key requirement of the
9/11 Act by screening 100 percent of air cargo on domestic
passenger aircraft. |
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YouTube Video Sparks Airline Passenger Safety Concerns In Canada
August 3,
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Machinists Withdraw From Comair Aviation Safety Program
August 3,
2010 - The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace
Workers (IAM) District 142 announced it has withdrawn from the
maintenance Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP) at Delta Air
Lines? regional subsidiary Comair. ?We have discussed the
problems with this dysfunctional
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Boeing Relocating C-130 Avionics Modernization Program To Oklahoma
Aug. 3, 2010
- The Boeing Company announced it will relocate the C-130
Avionics Modernization Program (AMP) and B-1 Program from |
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A Canadian Federal Court Upholds Revocation Of Aeropro License
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PAL Pilots Take Jobs With Other Carriers Forcing Flight Cancelations
August 2,
2010 - Philippine Airlines (PAL) on Saturday had to apologize to
its passengers as a result of many of their pilots walking off
the job due to low wages. The airline was forced to cancel a
number of national and overseas flights, as the airline did not
have an adequate number of flight crew to fly its Airbus A320
airplanes. Nearly a dozen pilots have walked off the job over
the pass several weeks and have taken
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IAA Increases Airline Terminal Navigation Charges
August 2,
2010 - The Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) has announced the
termination of the six month freeze in the Terminal Navigation
Charge billed to airlines for take-off and landing services at |
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Congress Passes Airline Safety And Pilot Training Improvement Act
August 1,
2010 - Both houses of congress have approved H.R. 5900 the
Airline Safety and FAA Extension Act of 2010. Airline Safety and
Pilot Training Improvement Act has incorporated higher standards
for pilot training, support for safety advocacy programs and a
new pilot fatigue rule to help improve air
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FAA
Finds Mexico Does Not Meet ICAO Safety Standards August 1, 2010 - The U.S. Department of Transportation?s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced that |
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Learjet Agreement To Secure Learjet 85 Production In Wichita
August 1,
2010 - $27 million in bond financing from the State of |
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Northwest Airlines Pleads Guilty Of Price Fixing
August 1, 2010 -
Northwest Airlines LLC has agreed to plead guilty and to pay a $38
million criminal fine for its role, through Northwest Airlines Cargo, in
a conspiracy to fix prices in the air transportation industry, the
Department of Justice announced on Friday. According to a one-count
felony charge filed today in U.S. District Court for the
District of Columbia
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