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IBM To Design An Advanced Cyber Security System For The FAA
Mar 31, 2010 - IBM and the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
are working together on a Research and Development project to protect
the nation's civilian aviation system from the ever-growing threat of
cyber attacks. IBM researchers and cyber security experts will design
and build a prototype security system capable of scaling to accommodate
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Technology Coming Assist Pilots Being Lasered In The Cockpit
March 31, 2010 ? The Aerospace Lighting Institute held their annual
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British Airways And Iberia Airlines Pilots Have Struck Merger Agreement
March 31,
2010 ? As British Airways and Iberia Airlines work out
completion of the two companies merging, the 5,000 pilots in
British Airways and Iberia Airlines welcomed the merging of
their two airlines but warned that they will be on their guard
against one pilot group being played off against the other. In a
joint statement sent to
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Eclipse Aerospace Announces Introduction of the Total Eclipse
March 31,
2010 - Eclipse Aerospace, Inc. announced that it is rolling out
a new factory refurbishment program entitled "Total Eclipse" for
new customers to purchase and experience the world's only
certified twin-engine Very Light Jet. The Total Eclipse program
marks the completion of the final design of the original EA500
aircraft. In September 2009, Eclipse Aerospace embarked on a
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DHL And Girl Scouts Send A Million Cookies To Troops Overseas
March 31,
2010 - The Girl Scouts of Nassau County and DHL, one of the
world?s leading express delivery companies, have partnered
together once again to deliver a record number of Girl Scout
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NTSB Report Out On Air Plane Crash That Killed Jogger
March 30, 2010 - On March 15th, about 6 PM eastern daylight time, an
experimental amateur-built Smith Lancair IV-P, N9JE, registered to and
operated by a private owner, lost engine power during cruise flight near
Hilton Head, South Carolina, and struck a pedestrian while making a
forced landing on a beach. The aircraft was piloted by Edward Ivey
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Hull Of The Zeppelin Eureka Re-Branded With Farmers Logo
March 30,
2010 - For second time this year, The Farmers Insurance Group
has selected Airship Ventures as a marketing partner,
re-branding the hull of the Zeppelin Eureka with the Farmers
logo. The two companies previously partnered in January, when
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FedEx To Use All Electric Trucks In Parcel Delivery Business
March 30,
2010 - FedEx Corp. announced the expansion of its
alternative-energy vehicle fleet with the first all-electric
FedEx parcel delivery trucks in the |
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Onair Terminates In Flight Phone Service With Ryanair
March 30,
2010 - Ryanair, confirmed that OnAir, Ryanair?s in-flight phone
service provider, has notified Ryanair of their intention to
terminate the contract after 13 months proving period of service
operations. Ryanair was
pleased with the performance of the OnAir system and the rapidly
growing call/text and data volumes, and had notified OnAir of
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Honeywell To Modernize Radar Wind Profiler Network For NOAA
March 30,
2010 ? Honeywell announced that it has been awarded a $49
million contract to upgrade the National Weather Service's radar
wind profiler network that will predict severe storms earlier
and provide the public with more accurate warnings of upcoming
storms. |
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Dive Teams Continue Search For Sheikh Ahmed bin Zayed al-Nahayan
March 29,
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NTSB Makes Safety Recommendations To The FAA On Glass Cockpits
March 29,
2010 - The National Transportation Safety Board adopted a study
and concluded that small aircraft that had ?glass cockpits? were
not safer and had a higher fatal accident rate then similar
aircraft with conventional instruments. As a result the NTSB has
proposed safety recommendations to the Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) and has requested the FAA respond within 90
days in
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Daniel Webster College To Hold New England Aviation Safety EXPO
March 29, 2010 - Daniel Webster College in Nashua, New Hampshire will
hold the 2010 New England Aviation Safety EXPO on May 8, 2010 from 8:45
until 5 PM. Registration will begin at 7:30 AM. This seminar promises to
be instructional and entertaining. The presenter David Emerson, is the
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United Flight 270 Passengers Stranded On Tarmac Nearly Nine Hours
March 29, 2010 - On Tuesday night, a United Airlines Flight 270 fully
loaded with passengers bound for
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British Airways Flight Attendants Hold Firm To The Picket Line
March 29,
2010 - Another week of bullying by BA has backfired, Unite the
union claimed on Sunday. Heavy-handed attempts to scare cabin
crew back to work including withdrawing their travel assistance,
deeming sick workers as strikers, and docking crew wages for
days which are not strike days - are not working the union said
as the scale of
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NTSB
Concerned About Widespread Problems Contributing To Crash
March 28, 2010 - The
National Transportation Safety Board issued its final report on
the Continental connection Flight 3407 that crashed into a house
near Buffalo last February, killing 50 people. The report cites
pilot error as the main cause of the crash of the Continental
flight operated by Colgan Air. The pilot and the first officer
entered contradictory information into the cockpit computer
system
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Director Of The World's Largest Wealth Fund Missing In Glider Plane Crash
March 28, 2010 - Sheikh Ahmed bin Zayed al Nahyan, Managing Director of
the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA), the world's largest sovereign
wealth fund and his pilot crashed their glider plane into a lake on
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GE Rolls-Royce Fighter Engine Team Hits Afterburner On Third New Engine
March 28, 2010 - The GE Rolls-Royce Fighter Engine Team has successfully
hit full afterburner on its third new production-configuration engine,
continuing a year of major progress and milestones for the F136 program. |
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Innovative Solutions Receives FAA Certification For E-Charts On The Eclipse EA500
March 28,
2010 - Innovative Solutions & Support, Inc. announced the
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued the Supplemental
Type Certificate (STC) for the Class 3 Electronic Charts and XM
Satellite Weather upgrade to the Avio NG integrated cockpit
system of the Eclipse Aerospace EA500
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Battle Of The Sexes All Nippon Airways Introduced Women Only Toilets
March 28,
2010 - Plans by one airline to add women-only toilets to its
flights have split opinion in half according to the latest poll
run by Skyscanner. The poll asked whether travelers agreed with
All Nippon Airways' (ANA) latest move to introduce dedicated,
'women-only' toilets in most of its planes. All Nippon Airways,
which offers flights to |
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Canada Takes Steps To Enhance Aviation Security At Airports
March 28,
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Florida Wing Civil Air Patrol Receives $20,000 Donated Headsets
March 28,
2010 ? Aviation headset manufacturer Sennheiser was formally
recognized by the Florida Wing of Civil Air Patrol (FL CAP)
earlier this month for donating a range of aviation headsets
valued at approximately $20,000. The headsets, which will be put
into rotation by FL CAP's flight familiarization program, will
be used by more than 1,800 cadets pursuing careers in aviation
and distributed to Civil Air Patrol squadrons throughout
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Bonhomme Prevails In Abu Dhabi Red Bull Air Race Season Opener
March 27,
2010 - Arch, who had won the |
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Strike Maybe Costing British Airways More
Than It?s Willing To Say March 27, 2010 - The British Airways current cabin crew dispute may be costing the airline far than the airline is willing to admit, British Airways flight attendants union, Unite claimed on Friday. As British Airways cabin crew are set to walkout for the second time in one week over the four days from March 27-30, Unite believes that the financial and reputational damage to BA is far in |
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Safety And Health Violations At Evansville Air Traffic Control Tower
March 27,
2010 - EVANSVILLE, Ind. ? The U.S. Department of Labor's
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has
notified officials at the Evansville Regional Airport that a
recent inspection has found four serious and four repeat safety
and health violations in its Air Traffic Control Tower. |
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FAA Air Traffic Controllers Honored At Awards Banquet
March 26, 2010 -
The National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) members met on
Monday for their
annual Archie League Medal of Safety Awards banquet, named after the
first air traffic controller and now in its sixth year. At the banquet
several air traffic controllers were honored for their skills,
dedication and professionalism over during 2009. Simply put, this year?s
crop of
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Skydiver Killed After Parachute Fails During Landing Segment Of Flight
March 26,
2010 - On Thursday at 11:10 AM, the Port Aransas Police
Department received a call reference a skydiver that had landed
on and through a condominium roof located at |
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Allied Pilots Association Support ?Aviation Jobs Outsourcing Prevention Act?
March 26,
2010 - The Allied Pilots Association (APA), certified collective
bargaining agent for the 11,500 pilots of American Airlines
voiced its support for H.R.4788, the ?Aviation Jobs Outsourcing
Prevention Act.? Introduced earlier this month by U.S. Rep.
Timothy Bishop (D-NY), the bill would establish job protections
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AAR Corp. To Acquire Aviation Worldwide Services
March 26,
2010 - AAR CORP announced on Thursday that it has signed an
agreement to acquire Aviation Worldwide Services (AWS), a
leading provider of expeditionary airlift services and aircraft
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Court Rules No Panhandling At Los Angeles International Airport
March 26,
2010 - Los Angeles Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa and airport
officials are pleased with Thursday?s unanimous decision by the
California Supreme Court upholding a 1997 |
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Delta Pilots Donate Playroom To
Arnold Palmer Hospital For Children March 26, 2010 - The Delta Pilots' Charitable Fund (DPCF) will present a donation of $150,000 to the Arnold Palmer Medical Center Foundation to equip a playroom in the Congenital Heart Unit of the Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children. The donation will provide for a fully outfitted play area in this state-of-the-art healthcare facility dedicated to the care of children in the Southeast. |
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Hospital Wing Helicopter Crashes Killing All Onboard
March 26,
2010 - On Thursday at about 6 AM, a Hospital Wing helicopter
with a three man crew crashed about 5 miles east of |
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China Received The First Of Three Dassault Falcon 7X
March 25, 2010 - Dassault Falcon delivered the first Falcon 7X to |
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US Coast Guard Pilots Spotted Overloaded Boat In The Caribbean
March 25,
2010 - The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Ocracoke repatriated
13 Dominicans to |
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NTSB Chairman Addresses Air Traffic Controllers
March 24, 2010 - Washington, DC - In an address to the National Air
Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) in Orlando on Tuesday, NTSB
Chairman Deborah A.P. Hersman lauded controllers for their role in
keeping the number of runway incursions low while challenging the
Federal Aviation
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World Trade
Organization Rules Airbus Subsidies Were illegal March 24, 2010 - The World Trade Organization (WTO) has given its final ruling on subsidies the European jet aircraft manufacturer, Airbus had received. WTO ruled that the European governments illegally subsidized Airbus, which allowed the manufacturer to undercut its research and development costs resulting and overtaking Boeing sales. |
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ATI Pilots Call On An End To The Stall Tactics On Negotiations
March 24,
2010 - Six years of foot-dragging by Air Transport International
(ATI) management while leaders of its 170 pilots and flight
engineers work in good faith to pursue a fair contract is
?intolerable,? according to Capt. Tom Rogers, chairman of the
ATI unit of the Air Line Pilots Association,
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Triumph Group To Purchase Vought Aircraft For $1.44 Billion
March 24,
2010 - Triumph Group, Inc. announced earlier on Tuesday the
signing of a definitive agreement to purchase Vought Aircraft
Industries, Inc. from The Carlyle Group for cash and stock
consideration of $1.44 billion, including the retirement of
Vought debt, creating a company with industry-leading breadth of
product
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FAA To Fine Northwest Airlines For Improper Windshield Inspections
March 24,
2010 - The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has proposed a
$1.45 million civil penalty against Northwest Airlines for
operating a number of its Boeing 757 aircraft without proper
windshield wiring inspections. |
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Airport X-Ray Screening Has Health And Legal Implications
March 23, 2010 - The introduction of full body x-ray screening and
explosive trace detection portals at airports will increase the levels
of security and the comfort of passengers and aviation employees but it
may be at a cost. There is a growing concern that flight crews, and
frequent flyers maybe at risk. In addition it may pose legal questions
for children who are being x-rayed. The studies on X-ray based body
scanners have successfully demonstrated
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In The Eye Of the Beholder Day Three Of BA Cabin Crew Strike
March 23,
2010 ? British Airways flight attendants returned back to work
today from the picket lines so as not to interrupt Easter
travelers. They will resume their position at the picket line on
the 27th. |
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Airlines To Transfer Takeoff Landing Rights At JFK And Reagan Airports March 23, 2010 - Delta
Air Lines and US Airways announced an agreement to transfer to
four airlines 12 percent of the takeoff and landing slots
involved in a previously announced transaction between the
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Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Airtran Airways
March 23,
2010 - Motley Rice LLC, one of the nation's largest plaintiffs'
litigation firms, announces Monday that it has filed a putative
class action lawsuit in South Carolina against Airtran Airways,
Inc. (Airtran) on behalf of putative class representative Sandie
Mallard alleging that Airtran?s negligence and breach of
contract resulted in significant financial loss when Airtran
failed to operate flights on which it sold tickets. Former
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Elinor Smith (Sullivan) Pioneer Aviatrix Dies At Age 98
March 23,
2010 - Elinor Smith (Sullivan), aviation pioneer and
record-setting aviatrix, died Friday, March 19, 2010, in |
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B-2 Stealth Bomber Spirit Of Pennsylvania Returns To Service
March 23,
2010 - Northrop Grumman Corporation has returned to service with
the U.S. Air Force a freshly painted, completely overhauled B-2
stealth bomber known as the "Spirit of Pennsylvania." |
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Lycoming Offers Up To $5000 Off Factory Rebuilt Engines
March 22, 2010 ? Lycoming Engines, a Textron Inc. company, is now
offering airplane owners and operators up to $5,000 off a zero-time
factory-rebuilt Lycoming engine. |
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Museum Of Flight Presents A Panel Of World War II Veteran Pilots
March 22,
2010 -The Museum of Flight is home to the American Fighter Aces
Association, an organization formed by true American heroes
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ATA And DESC Strategic Alliance for Alternative Aviation Fuels
March 22,
2010, The Defense Logistics Agency?s |
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Two Aircraft Collide Killing Both Pilots In Levy County
March 22,
2010 - On Saturday two small planes a single engine Piper PA-32
and an RV-6 experimental home-built aircraft collided over Levy
County Florida near the Williston Municipal Airport about 85
miles north of Orlando at about 11:51 AM. The pilot and
passenger of the Piper aircraft have been confirmed dead along
with the pilot, a 73-year
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US Airways Pilots Lend Support To British Airways? Cabin Crew Strike
March 22, 2010 -
The US Airline Pilots Association (USAPA), representing the pilots of US
Airways, announced support for British Airways? cabin crews? planned
three-day strike that commence over the weekend. The British Airways
crews, represented by Unite, the largest union in |
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Boeing, AmeriCares Deliver Earthquake Relief Supplies To Santiago
March 22, 2010 ? A
loaned BBJ Convertible will be filled with more than 11,500 pounds of
supplies this weekend as part of a relief mission to |
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Unite Reported British Airways Is Harassing Its Flight Attendants
March 21,
2010 - Day two of British Airways Cabin Crew strike. Unite the
union representing British Airways Flight Attendants has
published a 'dossier of disgrace' exposing bullying and
harassment that is taking place against union members and
representatives under the management of Willie Walsh. |
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Electric Aircraft A Highlight At EAA Airventure Oshkosh 2010
March 21,
2010 ? The innovation and technology of the emerging era of
electric-powered aircraft will be a major part of EAA AirVenture
Oshkosh 2010 on July 26 through August 1. The 58th annual
edition of EAA AirVenture, ?The World?s Greatest Aviation
Celebration,? will be held at |
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FAA Flight Advisory Nuclear Security Summit
March 21,
2010 - The United States Government will host a Nuclear Security
Summit in |
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Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Succeeds In First Vertical Landing
March 21,
2010 -- A supersonic Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II stealth
fighter rode more than 41,000 pounds of thrust to a vertical
landing on Thursday for the first time, confirming its required
ability to land in confined areas both ashore and afloat. |
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NTSB Says Northwest Pilots? Distraction Led To Overflight
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Aircraft Leasing Companies Indicted On Commercial Bribery
March 19, 2010 - CHICAGO?The owner of an aircraft leasing company was
ordered released from federal custody on Wednesday evening after he was
arrested on Tuesday for allegedly engaging in a commercial bribery
scheme with an executive of another commercial airplane sale and leasing
company. Brian Hollnagel,
owner, president and chief executive officer of the BCI Aircraft
Leasing, Inc., formerly of Naperville and later Chicago, was charged in
a federal grand jury indictment that was |
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Barefoot Bandit Colton Harris-Moore Eludes The Law Once Again
March 19,
2010 - On a tip, several law enforcement agencies, including the
FBI, U.S. Customs and Border Protection and San Juan County
Sheriff Department, began an all out search for the Barefoot
Bandit, Colton Harris-Moore. Their search began at 1 AM on |
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Pilots Unaware Flight Should Have Been Daytime VMC Restricted
March 19,
2010 - The Federal Aviation Administration on Thursday announced
that it is proposing a civil penalty on American Airlines for a
maintenance violation on a McDonnell Douglas MD-82 which
involved the aircraft pitot-static system. |
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Senate Moves On FAA Reauthorization Bill
March 19,
2010, Express Carrier Act In House Bill Will Level Playing Field
In Package Delivery Industry. The U.S. Senate is preparing to
vote on FAA Reauthorization within a week despite relentless
attempts by FedEx to bully lawmakers and block congressional
action on a measure that would level the playing field in the
package delivery industry. Memphis-based FedEx is fighting to
keep the special status it quietly inserted into a bill
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National Air Traffic Controllers Association Testifies Before Congress
March 19,
2010 - NATCA Executive Vice President Patricia Gilbert
reaffirmed the organization?s support for the modernization of
the National Airspace System during testimony before the House
Transportation Appropriations Subcommittee Thursday. But while
she emphasized the importance of the Federal Aviation
Administration working collaboratively with NATCA as the
representative of the agency?s frontline workforce, she
cautioned the FAA
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Pan American Flight 281 Hijacker Pleads Guilty In Federal Court
March 19,
2010 - Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the
Southern District of New York, announced that Luis Armando Pe?a
Soltren, 67, pleaded guilty on Thursday to participating in the
November 24, 1968, hijacking of Puerto Rico-bound Pan American
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Inspector General 135 Operators Require
Increased FAA Scrutiny March 18, 2010 - On Wednesday, the Inspector General for the Department of Transportation, Calvin L. Scovel, testified before the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee before the United States House of Representatives on the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) oversight of on-demand aircraft operators. Scovel, indicated on-demand aircraft operations |
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Two Navy Jets Collide Over Nevada No Casualties March 18, 2010 - Two
Navy Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornet jets were involved in a mid-air
collision at approximately 10 p.m. on March 15th while on a
routine training mission flying in the Fallon Range Training
Complex. Neither pilot was injured. The Fallon Range Training
Complex (FRTC), located in the
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Boeing Uses Environmental Friendly Spray Paint On 737 Aircraft
March 17, 2010 ? Brazilian air carrier GOL Airlines purchased a Boeing
737-800 aircraft. The aircraft paint undercoating will consist of a
first-ever application of a chrome free primer. Chrome technically known
as hexavalent chrome is considered a carcinogen via inhalation and
exposure levels are highly regulated. As part of
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GA Aircraft Engine Exhaust and Carbon Monoxide Detectors
March 17,
2010 - The FAA has issued a Special Airworthiness Information
Bulletin (SAIB) advising the owners and operators of general
aviation (GA) aircraft of an airworthiness concern, specifically
the need to inspect properly and maintain the exhaust system to
prevent carbon monoxide leakage into the cabin and to install a
commercially available carbon monoxide detector in
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British Airways Cabin Crew Union Requests Investigation On Strike Busting
March 17,
2010 - Unite the union that represents the cabin crew of British
Airways has written a letter to Britain?s Transportation
Secretary, Lord Adonis requesting an investigation of British
Airways' plans to deploy a strike-breaking crew.
The union says the minister must take all steps to ensure
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Protecting America's Workers Act Before House Subcommittee
March 17,
2010 - Assistant Secretary of Labor for the Occupational Safety
and Health Administration Dr. David Michaels on Tuesday
testified before the U.S. House of Representatives Education and
Labor Committee's Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Michaels shared the U.S. Department of Labor's views on the
Protecting America's Workers Act, particularly the issue of
enhanced penalties. |
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U.S. Coast Guard Legend Lt. Herbert Collins Dies At 89
March 17,
2010 - The last remaining survivor of the historic all-African
American Pea |
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Bob Hope Airport Authority Is Seeking Nighttime Curfew
March 17, 2009 ? The Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority in
California has received notice from the Federal Aviation Administration
Acting Associate Administrator for Airports, Catherine Lang, in a March
5, 2009 letter that the Authority?s Part 161 Study and Application for a
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United Airlines Pilots Form A Picket Line Over
Outsourcing Of Jobs March 17, 2010 - Pilots at United Airlines formed a picket line on Wednesday at United Airlines headquarters in Chicago to express their concerns over what they believe is a continued corporate practice of outsourcing of United pilot jobs. United pilots will also form a picket line at Dulles International Airport on Sunday, March 28, |
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ICAO To Assist In Reconstruction Of Haitian Air Transport System
March 17,
2010 ? The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) will
be involved in the coordination of the reconstruction of the
civil aviation infrastructure of |
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Southwest Airlines Reaches Out To Hispanic College Students March 17, 2010 -
Southwest Airlines, in conjunction with the Hispanic Association
of Colleges and Universities (HACU), announced the opening
of "Dandole Alas a Tu Exito Giving Flight to Your Success," its
annual education travel award program. Online applications will
be accepted through April 30, 2010, at www.hacu.net. A panel of
judges comprised of college professors and education advocates
from coast to coast will gather this summer to
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British Airways Even With Strike 60 Percent Passengers Will Fly
March 17,
2010 - British Airways? Flight Attendants association, Unite has called for
a strike on March 20, 21 and 22 and further on March 27, 28, 29
and 30. British Airways has published contingency plans that
will allow 60 percent of its customers to flying through Unite's
strike period. The schedule aims to fly around 45,000 customers
each day
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Flight Data Monitoring Installed In Purdue?s Training Aircraft Fleet
March 16, 2010 - In a first for accredited collegiate flight training
programs, GA-FDM announced at the National Training Aircraft Symposium
that Purdue University?s Department of Aviation Technology is
factory-equipping its fleet of new Cirrus training aircraft with
GA-FDM?s predictive Flight Data Monitoring (FDM) and recording systems.
The GA-FDM system, already used by corporate and air
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Distracted Northwest Pilots Who
Had Licenses Revoked Can Reapply March 16, 2010 - Under a settlement agreement with the Federal Aviation Administration on Monday, pilots Timothy Cheney and Richard Cole can reapply for their licenses August 29, 2010. On Wednesday, October 21, 2009, at 5:56 pm mountain daylight time, an Airbus A320, N03274, operating as Northwest Airlines (NWA) flight 188, became a NORDO (no radio communications) flight at 37,000 feet. The flight was operating from |
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Cessna Citation CJ4 Receives Certification On Rockwell CMS
March 16,
2010 - Rockwell Collins announced the successful certification
of the its Pro Line 21 avionics, MultiScanTM Hazard Detection
System, and the company's award winning Venue? High Definition
(HD) Cabin Management System (CMS) on the Cessna Citation CJ4
aircraft. The certification occurred under a type certificate
(TC) achieved by Cessna, a Textron company.
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Hungarian Air Navigation Training Facilities Receives Tower Simulator
March 16,
2010 - Adacel announced it has successfully completed site
acceptance for their MaxSim Tower Simulation System installed at
the Hungarian Air Navigation Services? training facilities.
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Boeing Next-Gen 737 Equipped With Goodrich Carbon Brakes
March 16,
2010 - The first Boeing Next-Generation 737 aircraft equipped
with Goodrich Corporation carbon brakes has been delivered to
flydubai, |
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Assembly Completed On First Sikorsky S-70iTM Helicopter
March 16,
2010 - Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. and PZL Mielec, its company in |
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March 15, 2010 - Time and again we see where airlines have been penalized for negligent maintenance work on their aircraft. However, this has not changed the corporate culture. It is apparent that it's more profitable to pay fines than perform the required maintenance work on aircraft as required by FAA regulations even if it places the public at risk. This corporate culture is about to change. On Friday the FAA |
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Philippine Airlines To Give Away 70,000 Seats In Year Long Celebration
March 15,
2010 - Philippine Airlines announced the introduction of a grand
seat raffle, a major discounted-fare promo, a ?Philippines Free?
international campaign, and a new loyalty program targeting the
youth market. These
are initial salvoes of an aggressive marketing campaign that
will run over the next 12 months. Philippine
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Boeing Adds Fourth 787 To Its Flight Test Fleet
March 15,
2010 - On Sunday Captains Ray Craig and Mike Bryan piloted the
airplane on its three-hour-and-six-minute flight. ZA003 is the
final 787 with Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines to enter the
flight-test program. Boeing has added the fourth 787 Dreamliner
to its flight-test fleet with the completion of the first flight
of ZA003. The airplane departed Paine Field in |
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NOAA Flys In Hurricane Message To Costal Areas
March 15,
2010 - The hurricane season for the Atlantic, Caribbean, |
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American Airlines Employees Considering Strike Option
March 15,
2010 - Labor laws in the transportation industry are different
than the rules for other private sector workers and the right to
strike is not guaranteed. Under the Railway Labor Act (RLA), the
law pertaining to labor relations for workers in commercial
aviation and railroads, unions must request self-help before
moving toward a strike.
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Unite Votes British Airways Cabin Crew To Go On Strike
March 15,
2010 - The British Airways? Flight Attendants association, Unite has called
on a strike for March 20, 21 and 22 and further on March 27, 28,
29 and 30. Unite states their members will not strike over the
Easter period. However, further strike actions will take place
after April 14th unless British Airways and Unite can come to an
agreement.?Regrettably, management turned down a
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Continental Chief Executive Calls Consumer Tarmac Rule Stupid
March 12, 2010 - Continental Airlines Chief Executive Jeff Smisek called
DOT?s new
consumer protection
Tarmac Rule "stupid.?
Consumer advocate groups called on tougher regulations, as a result of
Continentals involvement with passengers forced to sit out on the tarmac
overnight. On August 8, 2009, a
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House Bill To Protect U.S. Jobs In International Airline Alliances
March 12,
2010 -
Legislation introduced this week, bill H.R.4788, better know as
the Aviation Jobs Outsourcing Prevention Act which directs the
Department of Transportation to ensure that new revenue-sharing
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Developing Next-Gen Cooling Systems For Aircraft Avionics
March 12,
2010 - Fairchild Controls Corporation, an EADS North America
company, has signed a teaming agreement with the U.S. Air Force
Research Laboratory (AFRL) to evaluate innovative cooling system
technologies for avionics and mission systems aboard military
aircraft. The Cooperative Research and Development Agreement
(CRADA) will result in the joint development and operation of a
multiple-evaporator vapor cycle
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Air Program At Carolinas Medical Center Receives Eurocopter EC135's
March 12,
2010 - American Eurocopter announce that three new EC135s have
entered service with the MedCenter Air Program at |
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NTSB Glass Cockpits Vs Conventional No Better Safety Record
March 11, 2010 - The National Transportation Safety Board adopted a
study concluding that single engine airplanes equipped with glass
cockpits had no better overall safety record than airplanes with
conventional instrumentation. The
safety study, which was adopted unanimously by the Safety Board, was
initiated more than a year ago to determine if light airplanes equipped
with digital primary flight displays, often referred to as "glass
cockpits," were
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Marine F-18 Jet Goes Down Off The Coast Of Saint Helena Sound
March 11,
2010 - The Coast Guard rescued two Marine Corps pilots on
Wednesday at 6:15 p.m., approximately 35-miles off the coast of
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Women Airforce Service Pilots Receive Congressional Gold Medal
March 11,
2010 - On Wednesday aviators, friends and family members
gathered for a Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony to honor the
achievements of the first women to fly military aircraft during
World War II, the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP), 1,102
pilots. The event was held at the United States Air Force
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Airbus A400M Military Airlifter Undertakes Additional Flight Test
March 11,
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FAA Implements Safety Management System
March 11,
2010 - The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Air Traffic
Organization is now operating under a Safety Management System.
This enables the FAA to manage the risks associated with changes
in the National Airspace System that include installing,
modifying and removing equipment, as well as modifying and
implementing procedures and airspace changes. "An effective
safety management system lets us manage both the risks and the
challenges of introducing new technology into the
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Loveland Man Sentenced Four Years Involving Airline Tickets Fraud
March 11,
2010 - Christopher B. Watts, age 59, of Loveland, Colorado, was
sentenced on Friday by U.S. District Court Judge Robert E.
Blackburn to serve 51 months (over four years) in federal prison
for wire fraud related to a scheme purportedly selling discount
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Action Needed To Save Canadian Aviation Maintenance Industry
March 11,
2010 - The recent announcement by Air |
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Cockpit Voice Recorder Legislation Opposed By CAPA
March 10, 2010. The Coalition of Airline Pilots Associations (CAPA)
which represents over 28,000 pilots, strongly opposes legislation
introduced by Senator Jim DeMint (R-SC) (S.3048) to allow the use of
Cockpit Voice Recorders (CVR?s) as a means of punishing airline pilots
found to be violating sterile cockpit and other established procedures
while flying. Sen. DeMints? language would turn back the clock on every
safety improvement the industry has attained in the last fifteen years
of
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GE And US Navy To Recycle Old Aircraft Engines
March 10,
2010 - The U.S. Navy and GE Aviation are collaborating on an
environmentally beneficial program to recover rhenium-bearing
aircraft engine components from out-of-service F404 and F414
engines, and then incorporate this precious metal back into the
manufacture of new engine parts. Dubbed the GE/Navy Reclamation
Program, this effort is aimed at reducing raw-material
requirements, lowering dependency
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Northrop Will Not Submit Bid On Air Force KC-X Tanker Program
March 10,
2010 - Northrop Grumman will not bid for the US Air Force Tanker
replacement program. In 2008, Northrop Grumman was selected and
awarded the US Air Force KC-135 modernization program contract.
However, Northrop Grumman has decided not to submit a bid to the
Department of Defense (DoD) for the KC-X program. |
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Air India All Women Flight Crew Set Flight Record
March 10,
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Hydrogen Powered Aircraft Boeing 'Phantom Eye' Takes Shape
March 10,
2010 -- The Boeing Company has begun to build Phantom Eye its
first unmanned, liquid hydrogen powered, high altitude long
endurance (HALE) demonstrator aircraft. ?The essence of Phantom
Eye is its propulsion system,? said Darryl Davis, Boeing Phantom
Works president. ?After five years of technology development, we
are now deploying rapid prototyping to bring together an
unmanned aerial vehicle [UAV]
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FAA NextGen Implementation Plan Released
March 10,
2010 - The NextGen Implementation Plan provides an overview of
the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ongoing transition to
NextGen. The Plan lays out the agency?s vision for the Next
Generation Air Transportation System, now and into the mid-term,
which is defined here as 2012-2018. The Plan further identifies
the goals the FAA has set for technology and program deployment
and the commitments the FAA has made in support of that vision.
Through annual updates, the FAA will document their work plan
for meeting
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Forecast Links Aviation Activity and National Economic Growth
March 10,
2010 - The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is forecasting
that key airspace safety and efficiency modernization efforts
will play a vital role in spurring long-term sustained growth in
air travel and the nation?s overall economic health. This
forecast, which comes after a short-term period of slow growth
in aviation activity, underscores the need for the Next
Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) and
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US Airways Violates Price Advertising Rules
March 9, 2010 - The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) on Monday
assessed a $40,000 civil penalty against US Airways for violating rules
that require airline price advertisements to disclose the full price
consumers must pay for air transportation. ?When consumers shop for air
travel, they have a right to know how much they will have to pay,? said
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood.
?We will continue to ensure that airlines comply with our price
advertising rules.? The Department?s Aviation Enforcement Office found
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ICAO To Visit Haiti To Assess Aviation Infrastructure
March 9, 2010
- A multi-disciplinary team from the International Civil
Aviation Organization (ICAO) is conducting a three-day mission
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Atlas Air Awarded Boeing Contract to Operate Dreamlifter Fleet
March 09,
2010 ? Beginning toward the latter part of 2010, Atlas Air will
operate Boeing?s Dreamlifter fleet of four 747-400 aircraft that
have been modified to transport major assemblies for the 787
Dreamliner from suppliers around the world to Boeing production
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Boeing?s 747-8 And Vought Aircraft Marshall Street Facility
March 9, 2010
? Weighing as much as a small elephant and spanning more than 57
feet, the largest of the 747-8 fuselage panels that |
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Environmental Satellite To Improve Weather Forecasting
March 9, 2010
- On Thursday marked a significant milestone in Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) efforts overseeing the safety of the
nation?s commercial space transportation industry with the 201st
FAA licensed commercial rocket launch.
The vehicle carried into orbit an environmental satellite
to improve weather forecasting and help monitor environmental
events. FAA?s
Office of Commercial Space Transportation safety inspectors were
present to monitor operations of the Delta IV booster. ?With,
the retirement this year of NASA's Space Shuttle, the
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NTSB Chairman Warns Of The Dangers Of Fatigue In Transportation
March 9, 2010
- Washington, DC - National Transportation Safety Board Chairman
Deborah A.P. Hersman on Friday encouraged the sleep research and
healthcare community to continue their efforts to educate
transportation policy makers of the dangers of fatigue in all
modes of transportation. Speaking before the annual conference
of the National Sleep Foundation in |
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Earthquake Disasters Show Effectiveness In
Mobile ATC Towers March 7, 2010 - There has been a lot of publicity since the earthquake in |
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Eurocopter AS355 Receives Canadian Approval Emergency Float System
March 7, 2010
- DART Helicopter Services announced that their subsidiary
partner Apical Industries Inc., received Transport |
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Boeing Selects Pratt And Whitney to Power Boeing's NewGen Tanker
March 7, 2010
- Boeing said it is offering the Pratt & Whitney-powered NewGen
Tanker as its platform for the U.S. Air Force?s KC-X
recapitalization program. Boeing?s proposal calls for the NewGen
Tanker to be powered by Pratt & Whitney?s PW4062 engine.
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Coast Guard MH-60T Jayhawk Helicopter Crashes In Utah
March 7, 2010
- The Coast Guard will begin investigating one of its own
helicopters crashing on Wednesday 50 miles east of |
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Northrop To Highlight ICNSATMS At ATC Global 2010
March 7, 2010
- ATC Global 2010 is the world's leading air navigation services
exhibition and conference and takes place from 9-11 March at the
RAI exhibition centre, |
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Aircraft Engine Maker Pratt & Whitney Request Court To Act Quickly
March 5, 2010 - On Thursday, Pratt & Whitney went into court to request
the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, in Hartford,
Connecticut to act quickly on an appeal before the court on a lower
court decision that prevents the jet engine maker from moving over 1,000
job's out of the state and country. Pratt & Whitney
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American Airlines Walks Out Of Talks With Flight Attendants
March 5, 2010 - Negotiations between American Airlines Flight Attendants
and management broke down on Wednesday when the company left the
bargaining table with ten hours remaining before the scheduled end of
the intense five-day bargaining session. At 6:30 pm ET, the Association
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Jamaica To Be Taken Over By Caribbean Airlines March 5, 2010 - The government of |
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Boeing To Offer NewGen Tanker to US Air Force
March 5, 2010
- The Boeing Company announced that it will offer the Boeing
NewGen Tanker in the competition to supply the U.S. Air Force
with a multi-mission aerial refueling aircraft that will meet
all the warfighter?s mission requirements for the next several
decades. Dennis Muilenburg, president and CEO of Boeing Defense,
Space & Security, said the Boeing NewGen
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Red Bull Air Race Pilots Choose Arizona Desert For Training
March 4, 2010 - With only weeks to go before the first stop of the 2010
Red Bull Air Race World Championship, pilots are seeking optimum
training conditions in order to be fighting fit for the |
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Pilot ?Refusal To Take A Mandatory Drug Test? Wins Appeal
March 4, 2010
- United States Court of Appeals in the |
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Australia?s Qantas Airways Faces Sex Discrimination Claims
March 4, 2010 - The Transport Workers Union (TWU) in |
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FAA Responds To John F. Kennedy Father Son Day
March 4, 2010 -
A well seasoned air traffic
controller at |
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Goodyear Tire Ordered To Pay Failing To Rehire Army Reservist
March 4, 2010
- The Justice Department on Tuesday announced that it has
reached a settlement, in the form of a consent decree, with the
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company that, if approved by the U.S.
District Court in |
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Raytheon To Improve Accuracy Information From GPS Satellites
March 3, 2010 - Raytheon has been selected by the U.S. Air Force to
develop a new element of the Global Positioning System (GPS) were by
improving the accuracy of information from GPS satellites. The contract
is worth $886 million. |
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Air Canada To Layoff Over 1000 Aircraft Mechanics
March 3, 2010
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Navy Women In Aviation 2010 Pioneer Hall Of Fame
March 3, 2010 - With three Navy admirals in attendance and two Navy
officers inducted into this year's WAI Pioneer Hall of Fame, the
admirals in attendance sent a strong message that diversity allows for a
greater and more versatile workforce. Navy women were out in force at
this year?s 21st Annual Women in Aviation International (WAI) Conference
held on Saturday in |
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BAE Pleads Guilty Ordered To Pay $400 Million Criminal Fine
March 2, 2010
- BAE Systems pleaded guilty on Monday in U.S. District Court in
the District of Columbia to conspiring to defraud the United
States by impairing and impeding its lawful functions, to make
false statements about its Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)
compliance program, and to violate the Arms Export Control Act
(AECA) and International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR),
announced Acting Deputy Attorney General Gary G. Grindler. BAES
was sentenced by U.S. District
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Mission Readiness Webb Space Telescope Sets Program Landmark
March 3, 2010
- The James Webb Space Telescope reached a mission-readiness
landmark when it?s first primary mirror segment was cryo-polished
to its required prescription as measured at operational
cryogenic temperatures. This achievement sets the stage for a
successful polishing process for the remaining 18 flight mirror
segments. Northrop Grumman Corporation
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DAHER-SOCATA TBM 850 Aircraft With G1000 Has Home In Australia
March 2, 2010
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Raytheon?s AutoTrac III To Be Used To Update India?s ATC Systems
March 2, 2010 - Raytheon Company has been awarded a contract by the
India Airport Authority in |
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Unite Calls On British Airways Race And Age Discriminatory Practices
March 2, 2010 - Unite the union on Monday denounced British Airways for
moving to overturn a recent ruling which said it must apply
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Rio De Janeiro To Take Part In The 2010 Red Bull Air Race
March 2, 2010
- The Red Bull Air Race is returning to |
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