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EPA Limiting Deicing Fluid Runoff At Commercial Airports
February 28, 2010
- EPA's proposal would establish standards for the amount of aircraft
deicing fluid (ADF) that commercial service airports must re-capture and
prevent from entering wastewater runoff. American Association of Airport
Executives (AAAE) is concerned that the standards would put undue
financial burdens and creates safety hazards at many airports. Under the proposed
regulation, airports with more than 10,000 annual aircraft departures
and 1,000 annual jet departures would be required to capture fluid. The
re-capture standards would vary based on the amount of ADF used each
year, with heavy users required to re-capture 60 percent of all fluid.
In addition, airports determined to have ?new sources? of pollution,
such as new or extended runways, would be required to meet the highest
standards. While AAAE and
the airport community support efforts to improve the environment,
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NCFM Rejects All Nippon Airways Women Only Bathrooms
February 28, 2010 - All Nippon Airlines (ANA) announced ANA will
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House Aviation Subcommittee Hears Testimony On Aircraft Icing
February 28,
2010 - NTSB Chairman Deborah Hersman on Wednesday gave testimony
before the House Aviation Subcommittee, Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure, discussed the dangers of
aircraft flying in icing conditions and highlighted longstanding
Safety Board recommendations that have yet to be adopted by the
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Court Rules Against Long Term Protection Of Aircraft Tail Numbers
February 28,
2010 - On Friday, United States District Court Judge Rosemary M.
Collyer ruled that a list (Blocked List) of private aircraft,
whose aircraft tail numbers are blocked from the public view
must be released under the Freedom of Information Act (see court
report). The National Business Aviation Association sued the
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in order to prevent the
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BAE Construction Underway To Build New Aircraft Carriers In The UK
February 28,
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AJSAG Objects To Granting Of Waiver Under The Open Skies
February 27, 2010 - Kingston, Jamaica - Air Jamaica Staff Acquisition
Group (AJSAG), has been informed that the Government of Jamaica, in
pursuit of the privatization of Air Jamaica to Caribbean Airlines, has
recently filed a request with the United States (US) authorities seeking
a waiver of certain requirements under the Open Skies Agreement between
Jamaica and the United
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ALPA Cockpit Monitoring Legislation Threatens Safety
February 27, 2010 - The Air Line Pilots Association, Int?l (ALPA) stands
in adamant opposition to an ill-conceived proposal by Sen. Jim DeMint to
use cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder information for
discipline, rather than as it was intended, because the proposal poses a
serious risk to aviation safety. ?ALPA adamantly opposes this misguided
legislation that seeks to use cockpit voice recorder and flight data
recorder information to
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United Signs Flight Attendant Reciprocal Cabin Seat Agreement
Ferbruary 27,
2010 - United Airlines has signed a Flight Attendant Reciprocal
Cabin Seat Agreement with Republic Airways effective March 9,
2010. Several
airlines are part of the Republic Airways Holding agreement.
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Gulfstream G650 Has Completed Its First Flight
February 27,
2010 ? Gulfstream G650 has completed its first flight. In a
company first, both G650 flight-test aircraft T2 and T1 were
airborne simultaneously and were tracked by dual telemetry
facilities in real time. The second test article known as T2
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Ninety-Nines Celebrate 100 Years Of Licensed Women Pilots February 26, 2010 - Susan Larson, President of The Ninety-Nines, has committed to flying women who have never flown in both her Cessna 182 and Hughes 500 helicopter during the week of March 6-12 in celebration of 100 years of licensed women pilots. "I can?t imagine a more satisfying reason to go fly, not that we really need one," said Read More Of This Story |
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Southwest Airlines Pilots? Oppose Cockpit Conversation Monitoring February 26, 2010 - Southwest Airlines Pilots? Association on Thursday urged Senators to oppose attempts to punish, rather than protect, pilots who voluntarily report errors through established safety programs ? including recent efforts to use ?black box? cockpit voice recordings (CVR) as a way to enact discipline on pilots. SWAPA joins fellow pilots from other airlines who Read More Of This Story |
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American Airlines Flight Attendants Turn Up the Heat
February 26,
2010 - Determined to achieve a contract, American Airlines
Flight Attendants will turn up the heat on the airline with a
series of activities as they begin five days of ?lockdown?
negotiations with American Airlines at the National Mediation
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Cathay Pacific And Air China Sign Cargo Joint Venture
February 26,
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United Airlines Finalizes Boeing 787 Dreamliner Order February 26, 2010 - United Airlines has finalized an order for 25 Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft. The agreement includes the opportunity to purchase another 50 Dreamliners. "Boeing and United Airlines share an 80-year partnership," said Jim Albaugh, president and CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes. "United, which launched the Boeing 777, now begins a new chapter with the 787 Dreamliner, the most technologically advanced commercial jetliner ever built." The order Read More Of This Story |
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U.S Customs Adds Six Helicopters To Its Fleet February 26, 2010 - American Eurocopter and U.S. Customs and Border Protection has entered into the first option year on the Light Enforcement Helicopter (LEH) contract and placed an order for six AS350B3s. This is the second order on the LEH contract that was awarded to American Eurocopter by the Department of Homeland Security in July 2008. ?The AS350 B3 has proven that it is well-suited for the CBP?s surveillance missions and security patrol,? said Marc Paganini, American Eurocopter President and CEO. ?It provides a cost-effective, durable and Read More Of This Story |
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Bodies Of Eastern Caribbean Civil Aviation Authority Officials ID February 25, 2010 - The Eastern Caribbean Civil Aviation Authority (ECCAA) has reported the bodies of Rosemond W. James, Director General, and Gregory A. McAlpin, Director - Flight Safety, were retrieved from the earthquake that struck Haiti on January 12, 2010. On Tuesday, the Civil Aviation Authority of Haiti (OFNAC), one of the entities representing ECCAA in the recovery efforts, reported the remains Read More Of This Story |
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NTSB Wants Cockpit Conversations Monitored February 25, 2010 - In the wake of a number of airline accidents and incidents the NTSB is now calling for the FAA to put in place regulations that would require airlines to monitor cockpit conversations on a regular bias and provide for protection of those recordings from public disclosure. ?In the Colgan report, the Safety Board recommended that all available sources of information be downloaded and analyzed on a routine basis. Numerous Safety Board investigations have identified the Read More Of This Story |
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Boeing 787 Dreamliner Number ZA004 Makes First Flight
February 25,
2010 - A third airplane has joined the Boeing 787 Dreamliner
flight-test program. ZA004, the fourth flight-test airplane to
be built, took off at 11:43 a.m. local time on Wednesday from
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United States Transfers Guantanamo Bay Detainees To Spain and Albania
February 25,
2010 - The Department of Justice announced that several
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All Nippon Airways To Offer Women Only Lavatories February 25, 2010 - Beginning Monday, March 1st, All Nippon Airways (ANA) will begin introducing women-only lavatories on ANA Group international routes excluding Air Bus 320 and Boeing B737 aircraft. Following numerous requests from passengers for this service, one woman only lavatory will be designated in the aft section of the passenger cabin, location may Read More Of This Story |
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Additional Emirates Flights Would Provide Canadians Jobs Growth
February 25,
2010 - A study by independent transportation and tourism
consulting group, InterVISTAS, shows a projected increase in
tourism spending, and increase in tax revenues and economic
activity resulting from the proposed services,through passenger
and cargo, if Emirates Airlines is granted additional Canadian
landing rights. ?Emirates Airline is seeking federal government
approval to progressively increase connections between
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Pilot With HIV Gets Second Chance At Lawsuit With FAA
February 24, 2010 - Stanmore Cawthon Cooper, a pilot with AIDS claimed
to have sustained damages as the result of an interagency exchange of
information performed as part of a joint criminal investigation by
Defendants Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Social Security
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Irelands Ryanair Passengers Want O?Leary To Sumo Stelios February 24, 2010 - Passengers vote for O?Leary and
Stelios to settle their differences over Easyjet?s high fares and
suppressed punctuality stats. Ryanair, on Tuesday confirmed that over
10,000 passengers, so far, have voted for Ryanair and Easyjet to settle
their differences with a Sumo bout in Trafalgar Sq, closely followed by
a drag-race which could see the airline chiefs donning high-heels and
fishnets.
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Alaska Airlines Flight Attendant Fighting AIDS In Africa
February 24,
2010 - Zulu warriors have a well-earned reputation as fierce
fighters, having successfully defended their |
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Cessna Completes Full Acquisition Of CitationAir February 24, 2010 -
Cessna Aircraft announced it has completed its acquisition of
CitationAir, a business aviation solutions company originally
called CitationShares. The original company was started in 2000
as a joint venture between Cessna and TAG Aviation Holding SA
with each holding a 50-percent share. Cessna had gradually
acquired a greater share through the past decade and today
announced acquisition of the final
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Australian Pilots Say Bill Will Criminalize Pilots Decrease Air Safety
February 24,
2010 - The Australian parliament will soon vote on weather to
add a new amendment to their Transport Security Act, known as
the, ?Aviation Transport Security Amendment Regulations.? Pilots
and trade unions say if voted on in whole will only criminalize
pilots and decrease air safety. Many believe the Aviation
Transport Security Amendment Regulations offer some sound
legislation. However,
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Boston?s Logan Airport Radar Puts Traveling Public At Risk February 23, 2010 - The FAA
places its traveling passengers, pilots and crews and air traffic
controllers in harms way at Boston?s Logan Airport in what the FAA
believed was enhancing its aircraft separation radar system. Back in
2009, the FAA upgraded Boston?s Logan Airport aircraft separation radar
system from Airport Movement Area Safety System (AMASS) to Airport
Surface Detection Equipment (ASDE-X). ASDE-X is an airport surface
traffic management radar system
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"Miracle on the Hudson" Sullenberger To Speak At Museum of Flight
February 23,
2010 - Captain Chesley B. "Sully" Sullenberger to speak at The
Museum of Flight. As pilot in command of the US Airways Flight
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Spirit Airlines Pilots Picket Demand New Contract
February 23,
2010 - Spirit Airlines pilots, represented by the Air Line
Pilots Association, Int?l (ALPA), concluded mediated talks with
the company on February 18 without any progress toward a new
contract. The pilots have been negotiating for three-and-a-half
years and in federally mediated talks for over six months. The
end of scheduled talks may result in the pilots calling a lawful
strike should the group be released to seek self-help from the
National Mediation Board. Spirit Airlines has been profitable
for four consecutive quarters, enjoys the lowest cost per block
in the industry, and
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Boeing?s 787 Losses Engine Thrust On Test Flight
February 23,
2010 - Randy Tinseth, Vice President, marketing for Boeing
Commercial Airplanes stated on
?Randy's Journal? ?The first 787 - ZA001 returned from
Moses Lake Sunday morning after landing there on Friday.
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British Airways Cabin Crew Vote To Strike
February 23,
2010 - The cabin crew members for British Airways, members of
Unite, the trade union that represents the majority of British
Airways cabin crew, has announced that its members have voted to
strike. British Airways ?The outcome of the ballot is very
disappointing and brings a renewed threat of industrial action,
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Northrop To Expand Salt Lake City Manufacturing Facility
February 23,
2010 - Northrop Grumman Navigation Systems Division has recently
broken ground on a facility expansion designed to increase
factory output and better serve its commercial, defense and
national security customers. |
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Eurocopter Fire Fighting System For Its EC225 Helicopter
February 23,
2010 - Eurocopter develops fire fighting system for the EC225.
The EC225 represents Eurocopter's latest development in the
11-tons transport helicopter segment. A new five- bladed main
rotor of the Spheriflex type provides optimum reliability and
lift performance. The EC225 is powered by two Turbomeca Makila
2A turboshaft engines. A full de-icing anti-icing system
enhances operational effectiveness. |
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Jetblue
Airways Loses Appeal Over Age Gender
Retaliation Claim February 22, 2010 - On Friday the U.S. Court Of Appeals For The Second Circuit ruled in favor of Diane Gorzynski, a former employee with JetBlue who accused the airline of age and gender bias, creating a hostile work environment, and firing her in retaliation for complaining back in 2002. Gorzynski was a customer service supervisor at the Buffalo International Airport |
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AW139 Helicopter Receives Full Ice Protection Certification
February 22, 2010 - AgustaWestland announced the Full Ice Protection
System (FIPS) for the AW139 medium twin helicopter has achieved EASA
Certification. This allows the AW139 to fly into known icing conditions
with unprecedented all weather capabilities no other helicopters in its
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Pilots? Concerns Echoed NTSB Safety Recommendations
February 22,
2010 - The Air Line Pilots Association, Int?l (ALPA), commends
the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) for continuing
to use its Most Wanted Transportation Safety Improvements to
draw attention to many of the most serious safety challenges the |
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AAAE Urges EPA To Work With Aviation Industry On Lead Monitoring
February 22,
2010 - American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE), in
comments filed on behalf of its membership, expressed concern
with several aspects of a proposed Environmental Protection
Agency rule aimed at revising ambient air lead monitoring
requirements and tightening the standards around airports. Fuel
used for piston-engine aircraft contains lead. EPA's proposal is
to treat airports identically to other sources of lead
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Southwest Pilot Pleads Guilty To Fraud
February 20, 2010 - After 911, when a series of coordinated suicide
attacks by Al-Qaeda hijacked four commercial passenger jets and
intentionally crashed two of the jets into the Twin Towers, the federal
government began looking at pilot licensing requirements. One the areas
the feds began looking into, beginning in 1992,
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Body Falls
From Amerijet Aircraft Bound For Miami February 20, 2010 - A 27 year old man who tried to reach |
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National Weather Service To Use New Hurricane Wind Scale
February 20,
2010 - NOAA's National Weather Service will use a new hurricane
scale this season called the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind
Scale. The scale keeps the same wind speed ranges as the
original Saffir-Simpson Scale for each of the five hurricane
categories, but no longer ties
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Suicide Pilot Joseph Andrew Stack Crashes Into IRS
Building February 19, 2010 - Joseph Andrew Stack, a pilot who had many conflicting thoughts as noted in his manifesto, made a public declaration of his anger on Thursday. At about 9:45 AM, Stack was cleared by air traffic control at Georgetown Municipal Airport, Georgetown, Texas, for take off in his Piper Dakota PA-28-236, with a tail number N2889D. The controller asked, "89D what is your |
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Bombardier Opens Third Service Centre For Commercial Aircraft
February 19,
2010 - Bombardier Aerospace announced that it has added a third
commercial aircraft service centre to its growing customer
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OIG Report FAA Failed To Hold
American Accountable On Maintenance On February 19, 2010, On Wednesday the Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued its report on the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) oversight of American Airlines? maintenance programs. The audit was prompted by allegations that the overall aircraft operational reliability had decreased at this airline. The audit objectives were to assess (1) FAA?s oversight of American Airlines? |
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Garmin?s G500H Glass Avionics Optimized For Helicopter Use
February 19,
2010 - Garmin announced the G500H, an all-glass avionics system
designed specifically for the VFR Part 27 helicopter market. The
G500H is a derivative of the G600 and G500 for the fixed-wing
market, yet the G500H has been optimized for rotorcraft and
offers features like helicopter synthetic vision technology,
helicopter-specific databases with over 7,000 heliports
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Bonhomme Plays It Safe As Red Bull Air Race Heats Up
On February 19, 2010 -
The firm
belief that the other teams are working tirelessly to raise
their game this year has fuelled Bonhomme?s own competitive
streak. He may have a Red Bull Air Race World Championship win
under his belt but British pilot Paul Bonhomme isn?t taking
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Viking DHC-6 Series 400 Twin Otter Aircraft Takes First Flight
February 19,
2010 - In advance of Transport |
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TSA Expands Explosive Trace Detection At Airports Nationwide
February 19,
2010 - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
announced that it is expanding the random use of Explosive Trace
Detection (ETD) technology at airports nationwide as an
additional layer of security. ?Explosive Trace Detection
technology is a critical tool in our ability to stay ahead of
evolving threats to aviation security,? said TSA Acting
Administrator Gale Rossides. ?Expanding the use of this
technology at checkpoints and at departure gates greatly
enhances
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American Airlines TWU Workers Gives Airline Until March
8 February 19, 2010 - Transport Workers Union leaders, who represent more than 28,000 workers at American Airlines and American Eagle, announced this morning that unless all outstanding contract issues are settled at the two carriers by the end of mediated discussion on March 8, union members will seek an immediate release |
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Airline Failed To Comply With Landing Gear Doors AD
February 18, 2010 -
The Federal
Aviation Administration (FAA) has proposed a $2.9 million civil
penalty against American Eagle Airlines for operating more than
1,000 flights using airplanes on which improper repairs were
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Lufthansa Pilots Call For Strike Will Walk Off The Job February 22
February 18,
2010 - Approximately 94 percent of the pilots at the German
Airline, Lufthansa have called for a strike that will take the
form of a ?walkout? from Monday at Midnight, February 22 through
25th. The pilots union, Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) reported their
pilots 2006 contracted ended April 2009, Lufthansa has only
brought one offer to the table ?we received only one offer for
none of the open collective agreements? and it does not address
wages and the and potential plans of the company to move pilot
positions to their l
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US Airborne Operations Center Boeing E-4B Returns To Duty
February 18,
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BRS Aerospace Receives $8 Million In Additional Defense Orders
February 18,
2010 - BRS Aerospace a manufacturer of whole aircraft emergency
parachute systems, military cargo and personnel parachutes, and
reflective safety products, announced that it has been awarded
an additional $8M in new orders by the US Army to manufacture
"low velocity" and ?high velocity? cargo parachutes. This is a
more than 50% increase to the current contract production
levels.
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Ireland?s Ryanair Prime Ministers Lied To Public Over Hanger 6
February 18,
2010 -
Government
officials have informed Ryanair that they will not rent them the
property because ?they can?t break the lease? with Aer Lingus.
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The
Last Built Boeing Dreamlifter 747-400 Takes Flight February 17, 2010 - The fourth Boeing Dreamlifter - the final airplane in the fleet of specially modified 747-400s ? entered service on Tuesday. Dreamlifters transport the large composite structures of the 787 Dreamliner from partners around the world to |
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Delta Pilots Disapprove Of DOT Decision On Slot Swap With US Airways
February 17,
2010 - In a letter to Delta pilots on Saturday, Captain Lee Moak,
chairman of the Delta branch of the Air Line Pilots Association,
the union that represents over 12,000 Delta pilots, criticized
last week?s decision by the U.S. Department of Transportation
(DOT) which places ?onerous and likely deal-breaking conditions?
on a proposal by Delta and US Airways to exchange takeoff and
landing ?slots? in New
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Shipments Of General Aviation Airplanes Down In All Categories
February 17,
2010 ? On Tuesday, the General Aviation Manufacturers
Association (GAMA) announced that 2009 worldwide shipments and
billings of general aviation airplanes were down in all
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Ireland?s Ryanair Holds No Punches With Photos Release
February 17,
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NATCA And Pilots Ask For Transparency On ATC Facility Closures
February 17,
2010 - Pilots and aviation stakeholders from |
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Ex Employee Convicted Of Multiple Bomb Threats Against Boeing
February 16,
2010 - Gino Augustus Turrella, 47, of |
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Actor Kevin Smith Goes To Twitter War With Southwest Airlines
February 16,
2010 - What started out to be a legitimate complaint has tuned
into a media circus, brought about by comedian actor Kevin
Patrick Smith who was removed from a Southwest Airlines fight
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Ryanair Confronts Both Ministers Of Enterprise And Transportation
February 16,
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Unmanned Aircraft Continues Reconnaissance In Haiti
February 16,
2010 - "Thanks to Global Hawk's highly advanced sensors, which
are capable of taking hundreds of images in a single mission,
we've provided disaster assessments for various agencies to make
real-time decisions," said Gen. Bob Otto, commander of the 9th
Reconnaissance Wing, Beale Air Force Base, Calif. "The ability
to fly 24-hour duration sorties meant the Global
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British Airways To Establish Europe's First Sustainable Jet Fuel Plant
February 16,
2010 - British Airways, in partnership with the Solena Group, is
to establish |
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Dart Helicopters Receives Canadian Approval On Auxiliary Fuel Tank
February 15, 2010 - DART Helicopter
received approval from
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NTSB Preliminary Report Out On Helicopter Crash In El Paso
February 15, 2010 -
The FAA released a preliminary report on the Aerospatiale
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American Airlines To Begin Flights Into Haiti
February 15,
2010 - Port Au Prince International Airport (PAP) will resume
commercial flights as soon as February 19, 2010. American
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Employee Guilty Of Embezzlement Ordered To Give Up Aircraft
February 14, 2010 - Sandra L. Brandes, 42,
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Boeing 747 With Laser Destroys Airborne Ballistic Missile
February 14, 2010 - The Boeing Company,
industry teammates and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency on
Thursday successfully demonstrated the speed, precision and
breakthrough potential of directed-energy weapons when the
Airborne Laser Testbed (ALTB) engaged and destroyed a boosting
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Spirit Airlines Ensures New Fuel Cost Breakout Transparency
February 14, 2010 - Spirit Airlines
announced an innovative approach to ensure transparency in fuel
costs, making sure customers know how much of their fare is fuel
cost. Customers will now have this important information
available to make smart travel decisions. For example, when a
fare is $137 and fuel makes up $78 of that fare, customers can
decide if the remaining $59 makes this a good time to buy. Customers
can now visit Sprit Airlines website visit to see how much of
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American Airlines Gets DOT Approval OneWorld Antitrust Immunity February 14, 2010 - Under proposed conditions, the Department of Transportation announced on Saturday it would grant antitrust immunity to American Airlines and four international partners to form a global alliance as long as the airlines agree to conditions to protect consumers and |
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Some Believe "The Barefoot Burglar" Stole His Fourth Plane
February 14, 2010 ? It?s believed that on
Wednesday night, Colton Harris-Moore stole his fourth aircraft,
a Cirrus SR22. The Cirrus SR22 appeared on radar at 11:30 PM
skirting the restricted airspace set up for the Vancouver Winter
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Balli Aviation Conspired To Export 3 Boeing 747
Aircraft To Iran February 13, 2010 - Balli Aviation Ltd., a subsidiary of the United Kingdom-based Balli Group PLC, pleaded guilty in the U.S. District Court for the |
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Ryanair Accuses Transportation Minister Of Misleading The D?il
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For Six Straight Years Hawaiian Airlines Leads On Time Service
February 13, 2010 - Hawaiian Airlines
extended its streak as the nation's number 1 on-time airline to
a sixth consecutive year in 2009, according to Fridays release
of the U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Air Travel
Consumer Report for December and year-end. |
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Continental Fleet Service Workers Vote To Join Teamsters February 13, 2010 - By an overwhelming
margin, nearly 8,000 fleet service workers at Continental
Airlines at airports across the country have voted to join the
Teamsters, Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa announced
Friday. ?This is a great day for the Teamsters and for the fleet
service workers at Continental,? Hoffa said. ?For far too long,
Continental?s fleet service
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Dr. William Jones Receives NSBE Lifetime Achievement In Aerospace Feb. 13, 2010 -Northrop Grumman Corporation's
Dr. William L. Jones was awarded the Lifetime Achievement in
Aerospace by the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) for
his technical excellence, leadership, and contributions to the
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Airline On Time Performance
Improves February 13, 2010 - The nation?s largest airlines had an on-time performance rate in 2009 that was their best since 2003, according to the Air Travel Consumer Report released on Friday by the U.S. Department of Transportation. In addition, the report shows that the carriers? rate of mishandled baggage last year was the lowest recorded since 2004. Read More Of This Story |
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Frontline?s ?Flying Cheap? Highlight?s Safety Cost Vs Flying Cheap
February 12,
2010 - ?Flying Cheap,? which aired Tuesday night on the PBS
television news documentary Frontline, focused sharply on issues
involving safety in some parts of the industry?s regional
segment, about which ALPA has voiced concerns for some time. |
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Lockheed Built Telescopes Launched On NASA?s SDO
February 12,
2010 - Two state-of-the art solar instruments built at the Solar
and Astrophysics Laboratory of the Lockheed Martin
Advanced Technology Center (ATC) in |
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GEnx-2B Engine Powers Boeing's Largest Aircraft 747-8 Freighter
February 12, 2010 ? On Tuesday the Boeing
747-8 Freighter successfully took to the sky for the first time.
The jumbo jet was powered by four GE GEnx-2B engines which flew
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Wreck Of Airship USS Macon Added To National Register Of Historic Places
February 12, 2010 - Commemorating the 75th
anniversary of the loss of the U.S. Navy airship USS Macon, NOAA
on Thursday announced that the wreck site on the seafloor within
Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary has been added to the
National Register of Historic Places. |
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NASA Atlas V Rocket Successfully Launches SDO Spacecraft February 12, 2010 - NASA's Solar Dynamics
Observatory, or SDO, the most technologically advanced of NASA's
Heliophysics spacecraft, lifted off Thursday from Cape Canaveral
Air Force Station's Launch Complex 41 on a first-of-a-kind
mission to reveal the sun's inner workings in unprecedented
detail. The launch aboard an
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Regional Airline To Allow Late Pregnancy Passengers To Travel February 11, 2010 - When a globally
successful business can trace its roots back to having started
out by simply fulfilling the need for lifeline travel to and
from a European island community, it?s no surprise that it
continues to listen and respond to the ongoing travel
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Northrop Installs LAIRCM On Navy?s CH-53E Helicopter Fleet February 11, 2010 - The Department of the
Navy's CH-53E heavy lift helicopter fleet will continue to
receive new Northrop Grumman Corporation designed, built and
tested Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasure (LAIRCM)
self-protection systems following the Pentagon's decision to
authorize full production of the
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NOAA To Establish Climate Change Office February 11, 2010 - Individuals and
decision-makers across widely diverse sectors ? from agriculture
to energy to transportation increasingly are asking NOAA for
information about climate change in order to make the best
choices for their families, communities and businesses. To meet
the rising tide of these requests, U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary
Locke announced the
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Virtual Museum To Honor African American Aviation Pioneers February 10, 2010, Airlines has a new virtual
museum, BlacksinAviation.com, that explores the history of
African Americans in aviation from pre-civil rights to the
present. Launched today, the virtual museum highlights the
challenges and accomplishments of African-American aviation
professionals, including the struggle for racial equality in
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Major Winter Storm Hits National and Dulles Airports
February 10, 2010,
It is expected that there will be few flights if any operating
at Reagan National Airport and Washington Dulles International
as winter storms roll into the area for a second time this week.
A winter storm warning has been posted for Wednesday for all
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Pilot Layoffs At UPS Could Be As High As 300 Pilots
February 10, 2010,
UPS has been working with its union, the Independent Pilots
Association, for the past year to identify ways to cut operating
costs to avoid any pilot furloughs. However, UPS announced plans
to furlough at least 300 of its airline pilots, but at the same
time continued its effort to find a solution with the pilots'
union that would
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DOT Grants Delta US Airways Slot Waiver At LaGuardia And National Airport
February
10, 2010 - The Department of Transportation announced that it
has tentatively decided to grant the waiver requested by Delta
Air Lines and US Airways to allow the carriers to proceed with
their proposed slot swap transaction at Reagan Washington
National Airport (DCA) and |
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Continental Airlines Names Plane in Honor of Marlon Green
February 10,
2010 - Continental Airlines named one of its aircraft in honor
of its late Capt. Marlon Green, who won a landmark legal battle
to become the first African American pilot hired by a major |
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Alaska Airlines And Horizon Air Welcomes Coke Back Onboard February 10, 2010 - In response to customer
input, Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air will again serve
beverages from The Coca-Cola Company onboard all flights
starting March 1st. Both airlines served Coca-Cola
products from 1998 until April 2008, when Jones Premium Sodas
began to be offered
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AirTran Airways Flight Dispatchers Agree To Four-Year Contract
February 10,
2010 - AirTran Airways and the Transportation Workers Union
(TWU) announced today the successful membership ratification, by
an overwhelming margin, of a new 48-month collective bargaining
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Ex-Boeing Worker Gets 15 Years In Theft Of Space Shuttle Secrets February 10, 2010 - A former Boeing engineer,
Dongfan ?Greg? Chung was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison
on six counts of economic espionage and acting as an
unregistered foreign agent of the People?s Republic of |
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Boeing's Largest Aircraft 747-8 Freighter Takes To The Sky February 9, 2010 - The Boeing 747-8 Freighter
successfully took to the sky for the first time today before
more than 5,000 employees, customers, suppliers and community
leaders. The flight begins a test program for the world's most
efficient freighter. |
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The US Coast Guard Terminates LORAN-C Signal February 9, 2010 - The U.S. Coast Guard
terminated broadcast of the North American Long Range
Navigation-C signal (LORAN-C) at 3 p.m. on Monday with the U.S.
Coast Guard Navigation Center in |
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Unmanned K-Max Helicopter Demonstrates Successful Cargo Resupply February 9, 2010 - Lockheed Martin
Corporation and Kaman Aerospace Corporation successfully
demonstrated to the U.S. Marine Corps the capability of the
Unmanned K-MAX helicopter to resupply troops by unmanned
helicopter at forward operating bases in |
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Island Air Receives Five Star Aviation Safety Award February 9, 2010 - Island Air, an on-demand
air charter company based in |
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Pilot With HIV Sues FAA Under Privacy Act Of 1974
February 9,
2010 - Stanmore Cooper learned he was HIV/AIDS positive and at
the time he was an active FAA licensed pilot. Prior to testing
and unaware he had acquired the virus, Cooper began to succumb
to opportunistic infections, he developed Peripheral Neuropathy.
A condition caused by nerve damage which is an area that carries
information to and from the brain and spinal cord. In many
cases, Peripheral Neuropathy symptoms improve with time,
especially if it's caused by an underlying condition
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Aircraft Carrier Lincoln Underway for Flight Deck Certification
February 8,
2010 - USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) left |
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Haiti Receives Additional Aid From Air Canada Flight
February 8,
2010 - Air |
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TSA To Revise LASP For General Aviation By Fall
February 8,
2010 - Officials at the Transportation Security Administration
(TSA) reported they are in favor of a scaling back on a proposal
that would include General Aviation into the ?The Large Aircraft
Security Program? (LASP). This is welcomed news for the General
Aviation community. TSA stated that they would
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BAE To Pay $400 Million In Settlement On Corruption Charges February 8, 2010 - |
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Boeing 747-8 Freighter To Make First Flight Today February 8, 2010 ? On Saturday Boeing
completed taxi tests on the 747-8 Freighter reaching a top seed
of approximately 90 knots (103.5 mph, 166.6 kph), with Chief
Pilot Mark Feuerstein at the controls. "The airplane performed
well," said Mo Yahyavi, vice president and general manager of
the 747 program. "Based on early
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Two Planes Collide While Glider Was In Tow February 7, 2010 - At about
1:30 PM Saturday, a Piper Pawnee aircraft towing a glider collided
mid-air with a Cirrus SR20 airplane just two miles northwest of Boulder
Municipal Airport, Boulder, Colorado. The glider being towed by the
Piper Pawnee was able to unhook from its towline and land safely.
Several people who witnessed the accident, described people falling from
the Cirrus airplane. All passengers onboard the Cirrus plane were killed
and as well the pilot of the Piper Pawnee.
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Snow Accumulation Causes Roof Collapse At Dulles Jet Center
February 7,
2010 - On Saturday morning about 8 AM, the |
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Paper Pilot License Certificates To Expire On March 31
February 7, 2010 ? FAA pilots who have a
paper pilot?s license will need to change the license to the
plastic license by March 31, 2010. Pilots having a paper license
will not be able exercise the privileges of pilot after March
31st. |
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Atlas Air Flight 46 Drops Wing Cover On Approach To MIA
February 6, 2010 ? While on a one mile
final approach descent to |
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CF-18 Hornet To Patrol Skies Over Vancouver's Olympics Games
February 6, 2010 - The North American
Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD)
a joint organization of |
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Cirrus Aircraft To Participate In Red Bull Air Race 2010
February 6, 2010 - At the Red Bull Air
Race events around the world in 2010, guests will have the
unique opportunity to experience Cirrus Aircraft, one of the
world's best selling four place, single engine piston airplane.
Guests attending the races in either the Race Club or the High
Flyer?s Lounge will have special
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Pilot License Certification Requirements Under Review By The FAA February 5, 2010 - As part of the Federal
Aviation Administration?s (FAA) Call to Action to enhance
airline safety following last year?s Colgan Air accident in |
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Marijuana High Caused US Airways
Flight 1447 To Divert February 5, 2010 - Airlines continue to experience great difficulties with unruly passengers. On Sunday Kinman Chan a passenger on US Airways, Flight 1447 was arrested for physically assaulting a flight attendant and for disruptive behavior. Chan admitted he had ingested marijuana cookies while waiting for , |
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American Airlines Uses 1993 Straggly To Thwart Flight Attendant Strike February 5, 2010 - The Association of
Professional Flight Attendants said on Wednesday that American
Airlines' suggestion that it may train management employees to
replace strikers is "an ill-conceived and doomed strategy." Said
APFA president Laura Glading in a hotline message, nearly two
days after word of the AA potential
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NTSB Report On Colgan Air Crash Highlights CAPA?s Safety Concerns
February 4,
2010 - The Coalition of Airline Pilots Associations (CAPA)
representing 28,000 professional airline pilots has reviewed the
findings of the NTSB report on the Continental Express Flight
3407 crash in |
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Boeing 787 Dreamliner Makes Third Flight Test February 4, 2010 ? Boeing 787 Dreamliner
makes third flight test publicly, unveiling some of its interior
components. The third flight test airplane, ZA003, has a partial
interior that provides a glimpse into the new flying experience
that the 787 Dreamliner will offer. Configured for
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NTSB Colgan Air Flight 3407 Actions Led To Crash Of Flight February 4, 2010 - Washington, DC - The
National Transportation Safety Board determined that the captain
of Colgan Air flight 3407 inappropriately responded to the
activation of the stick shaker, which led to an
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Irish Aviation Authority Survival The Name Of The Game In 2009 February
4, 2010 - It was nothing short of traumatic in the world of
aviation. The global recession had a huge impact on the industry
as both the leisure and corporate sectors seriously curtailed
their flying. Freight too suffered a big
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Tuskegee Airmen Lieutenant Colonel Lee A. Archer Dies At 90 February 4, 2010 - Lieutenant Colonel Lee A.
Archer, "Buddy" the first African American military aviators in
the United States Army Air Corps, a fighter pilot in the
Tuskegee Airmen and was one of the first black corporate vice
presidents of a major American company, General Foods in
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Staffing At Busy New York Radar Facility Dips To Post 1981 Low February 3, 2010 - WESTBURY, N.Y. ? Staffing
of fully trained and certified air traffic controllers at the
FAA radar facility that handles the climb and approach phases of
flight in the busy New York airspace, including all flights into
and out of Kennedy, LaGuardia and Newark
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Pan Am Flight Crew Remembers The Era Of Flying Boats February 3, 2010 - A panel of |
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Embraer Receives Steep Approach Certification For London Airport February 3,
2010 ? Embraer has received steep approach certification for
another member of its E-Jets family, the EMBRAER 190, to operate
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Boeing Soon To Begin Airframe Fatigue Tests On 787 Dreamliner
February 3, 2010 - ?Unlike static tests,
where loads are applied to the airplane structure to simulate
both normal operation and extreme flight conditions, fatigue
testing is a much longer process that simulates up to three
times the number of flight cycles an airplane is likely to
experience during a
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Bombardier Lands New Customer For Amphibious Firefighting Aircraft
February 3, 2010 - Bombardier Aerospace
announced the sale of Bombardier 415 amphibious aircraft to an
undisclosed customer. The customer?s identity and the number of
aircraft remain undisclosed for the time being. Based on current
list price, the contract is valued at approximately $126 million
US and includes training and technical
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TBM 850 Turboprop Aircraft Displayed at Aeroexpo In Marrakech
February 3, 2010 - DAHER-SOCATA displayed
its TBM 850 turboprop business aircraft at the Aeroexpo
Marrakech 2010, held at |
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Red Bull Air Race Pilots Attend LA Awards Ceremony
February 2,
2010 - All four Red Bull Air Race pilots in attendance at the
7th annual awards ceremony, joined by race director Jim DiMatteo,
said they were honored to be invited to the star-studded evening
at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills that paid tribute to 70
people of remarkable
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No User Fees In FY2011 Budget For General Aviation February 2, 2010 ?"When it comes to the
long-standing battle over user fees, it appears that today, we
have reached an important and welcome milestone," said NBAA
President and CEO Ed Bolen. "The fact that user fees are not
part of the President's 2011 budget proposal shows the
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FAA Proposes $2.5 Million Penalty On American Eagle Airlines
February 1,
2010 ? ?The traveling public has to be confident that airlines
are following important safety rules,? said U.S. Transportation
Secretary Ray LaHood. ?When they are not operating to the
highest levels of safety, they are subject to stiff fines.? The
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has proposed a civil
penalty totaling
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