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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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Lithium Sulfur Batteries Powers World Record Flight
July 31, 2010 - Sion
Power announced that their proprietary lithium sulfur (Li-S)
batteries played a critical role in the QinetiQ Zephyr smashing
the world record for the longest duration unmanned flight. |
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Despite Air Force C-17 Cargo Plane Crash Airshow Will Go On
July 31, 2010
- A U.S. Air Force C-17
Globemaster III airlifter crashed on Wednesday about 6:15 PM at
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Massive Mobilization Of Aviation Labor Organizations Announced
July 30, 2010
– Three transportation organizations announced the creation of a
large aviation labor alliance to combine and coordinate lobbying
efforts on airline safety and security. |
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Sikorsky Introduces “Project Firefly,” Electric Helicopter Demonstrator
July 30, 2010
- Sikorsky Innovations, the technology development organization
of Sikorsky Aircraft, officially introduced “Project Firefly,”
an all-electric helicopter technology demonstrator, at the
Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) AirVenture exhibition.
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Cobalt Aircraft To Build
Manufacturing Plant In The U.S. For The Co50 July 30, 2010 - Cobalt Aircraft Industries, French Headquartered aircraft designer of the Co50 and OEM, has decided to create a U.S. corporation for development, certification, and production of its aircraft. The company unveiled its existence for the first time to the public, along with its first prototype of the Co50 high |
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Domestic Air Fares Increased 4.7% From 1st Quarter 2009
July 30, 2010
- Average domestic air fares in the first quarter of 2010
increased to the second highest January-to-March level since
2001, rising 4.7 percent from the first quarter of 2009, the
U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation
Statistics (BTS) reported. BTS, a part of the Research
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Pakistan Airblue Airlines Flight ED202 Crashes Killing All
Onboard July 29, 2010 - On Wednesday, about 10 AM local time Airblue Airlines a Pakistani air carrier, operating an Airbus A321, Flight ED202 enroute from Karachi on approach to Benazir Bhutto International Airport (ISB), Islamabad under heavy rain and poor visibility crashed in a ball of flames into a heavy wooded |
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Aircraft Parts Manufacture Whitcraft Fined Widespread Safety Hazards
July 29, 2010
- The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health
Administration has cited Whitcraft for 44 alleged serious
violations of workplace standards at its Eastford, Conn.,
aircraft parts manufacturing plant. The company faces a total of
$139,680 in proposed fines for fire, explosion, chemical,
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Shake Up At United Airlines After Merger With Continental Airlines
July 28, 2010
- United Airlines has announced that John Tague, president of
United Airlines, and Kathryn Mikells, chief financial officer,
will leave the company following the close of its planned merger
with Continental Airlines.Additionally, United announced that
Graham
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Bose Offers New Aviation Headset The A20
July 28, 2010
- Bose has introduced the A20 Aviation Headset its
best-performing, most advanced aviation headset ever. The new
Bose A20 Aviation Headset is the result of more than 30 years of
ongoing Bose research in noise reduction technology. It has been
engineered to deliver significantly greater
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TSA “See Something, Say Something” Campaign For General Aviation
July 27, 2010
- Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet
Napolitano and Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
Administrator John S. Pistole launched two major enhancements to
general aviation security The general aviation
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DOT Fines Comair For Violations Of Denied Boarding Compensation Rules
July 27, 2010
- The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today assessed a
civil penalty against Comair for violating federal rules
regarding passengers denied boarding (“bumped”) on oversold
flights. Comair and
affiliated carriers were ordered to cease
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Cirrus Aircraft Steps Up Safety Another Notch In The SR Series Aircraft
July 27, 2010
- Those who are familiar with the Cirrus aircraft know that it
is one of the safest general aviation aircraft on the market
today. Cirrus aircraft has prided its self on safety bringing to
the market the Cirrus Airframe Parachute System (CAPS) back in
2002. The CAPS parachute system is designed to protect occupants
in the event of an emergency by lowering
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Sikorsky Aircraft’s X2 Technology Brakes Rotorcraft Speed Record
July 27, 2010
- Sikorsky Aircraft’s X2 Technology demonstrator on Monday
unofficially broke the speed record for rotorcraft, achieving a
maximum speed of 225 knots in a one-hour test flight at the |
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Despite Poor Weather Conditions
EAA Airventure Off To Good Start July 26, 2010 — Today is opening day for EAA AirVenture at Wittman Regional Airport (KOSH) in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. In spite of bad weather over the weekend thousands of aircraft have descended to this airport for the 58th annual Fly-In Convention. “The World’s Greatest Aviation Celebration” will once again become the |
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Flight Deck Access Regulations Rejected By Australian Senate
July 26, 2010
- The Australian government reintroduction of changes to the
Australian Aviation Transport Regulations preventing licensed
pilots accessing the flight deck and transferring legal
liability from airlines to pilots, was rejected on Friday in the
Senate by the cross benches and opposition for the second
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SubSonex
Prototype Jet Aircraft Ready To Resume Testing July 24, 2010 - The SubSonex single-place jet aircraft is ready to resume testing after EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2010. Following a series of initial high-speed taxi tests, the Sonex Aircraft Hornets’ Nest Research and Development team determined that a review and modification of the aircraft design was |
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July 24, 2010 -
Southwest Airlines in conjunction with the Hispanic Association of
Colleges and Universities (HACU), announced today the students selected
in its annual "Lanzate Take Off" education travel award program. This year's
program, the theme of which is "Dandole Alas a Tu Exito Giving
Flight to
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FAA Orders Inspections Of Boeing 767 Due To Pylon Fatigue Cracking
July 23, 2010
– The FAA has ordered U.S. operators of 138 Boeing 767 airplanes
to reduce the initial pylon inspection time mandated in a
September 22, 2005 Airworthiness Directive from 10,000 to 8,000
total flights. This inspection must be done within 400 flights
after the most recent inspection required by the 2005 directive,
or
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Foreign Pilots Train Aboard USS Enterprise
July 23, 2010
- Three foreign pilots with the "Gladiators" of Strike Fighter
Squadron (VFA) 106 landed aboard the aircraft carrier USS
Enterprise (CVN 65) July 15 as part of a pilot exchange program
during the ship's fleet replacement squadron carrier
qualifications. |
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United Airlines Flight Diverted To Salt Lake City Passenger Faces Charges
July 23, 2010
– A federal grand jury returned a one-count indictment Wednesday
afternoon charging Andrew Escobar, age 40, of |
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OSHA Fines Aircraft Parts Manufacturer EDAC Technologies
July 23, 2010
- Widespread fire, electrical, mechanical and other hazards at a |
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