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UPS Aircraft Mechanics Request Release From NMB Mediation
May 31, 2010
- The International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Airline Division
this week sent a request to the National Mediation Board that it
release the aircraft mechanics of United Parcel Service from
contract negotiations after more than four years of bargaining
without reaching an agreement. "UPS' aircraft mechanics simply
want a fair
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Department Of Labor Orders UPS To Compensate Terminated Driver
May 31, 2010
- The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health
Administration has ordered United Parcel Service to pay an Earth
City, Mo., truck driver $111,008 in back wages, benefits,
compensatory damages, punitive damages and attorney's fees. OSHA
investigated the employee's allegation that Atlanta, Ga.-based
UPS terminated his employment in retaliation
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Maintenance Worker At TIMCO Aviation Services Falls To His Death
May 30, 2010.
TIMCO Aviation Services has lost a long time and valued
employee, Preston Strickland in a tragic accident at its |
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Florida Man Arrested At Detroit Metro Airport On Child Porn Charges
May 30, 2010
- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S.
Customs and Border Protection announced that on Monday a Florida
man was had been arrested for traveling with a laptop containing
at several hours of child pornography videos. Stuart Blakesberg,
44, was arrested Sunday at Detroit Metropolitan
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Army Space Defense Engineer Charged With Accepting Bribes May 30, 2010 - Steven Earl Bryant, 39, was
charged in a two-count information filed in U.S. District Court
with being a public official who accepted bribes in relation to
Space and Missile Defense Command (SMDC) contracts with private
companies who were supposed to provide material for missile
defense research. The information also
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Pillars Of Aviation Summit To Identify Strategies To Improve Industry In Asia Pacific
May 30, 2010
- In the wake of the global aviation disruption caused by the
volcanic ash cloud hovering over Europe, business information
group naseba will host the Pillars of Aviation (POA) |
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Jazz Pilots Overwhelmingly Authorize Union To Call Strike
May 30, 2010
- The Air Line Pilots Association, Int?l (ALPA) released the
results of the strike ballot conducted by the pilots of Jazz Air
LP. An overwhelming 99 percent of pilots voted in favour of a
lawful strike should it become necessary to conclude a fair
collective agreement with Jazz Air. ?This vote serves as notice
to Jazz Air LP
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NTSB Investigating Near Midair Of Us Airways And Cargolux Airlines
May 29, 2010
- On May 21, 2010, at about 12:10 a.m. Alaska Daylight Savings
Time, an Airbus A319, operating as US Airways Flight 140, and a
Boeing 747-400, operating as Cargolux Airlines International
Flight 658, came within an estimated 100 feet vertically and a
.33 mile lateral separation as the B747 was departing Anchorage
International Airport (ANC) and the A319 was executing
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Boeing GPS IIF-1 Satellite Sends 1st Signals From Space
May 29, 2010
- Boeing has acquired the first on-orbit signals from the Global
Positioning System (GPS) IIF-1 satellite, the inaugural
spacecraft in a 12-satellite constellation that the company is
building for the U.S. Air Force. The signals indicate that the
spacecraft bus is functioning normally and ready
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Chief Aviation Ordnance Officer John William Finn Dies At 100
May 29, 2010
-John William Finn died at age 100 on the morning of May 27,
2010, at the Chula Vista Veterans Home. He was the last
surviving Medal of Honor recipient from the attack on |
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DOT Fines Two Airlines For Violating Price Advertising Rules
May 29, 2010
- The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today assessed
civil penalties against AirTran Airways and Delta Air Lines for
violating rules that require airline price advertisements to
disclose the full price consumers must pay for air
transportation. AirTran
was fined $20,000 and Delta $40,000. ?Our fare advertising
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NTSB Urges Parents To Use Child Restraint Systems During Air Travel
May 28, 2010
- The National Transportation Safety Board has issued a Safety
Alert to advise parents of the dangers to young children on
aircraft when not restrained in an approved child restraint
system or device. The Safety Alert notes that preventable
injuries and deaths have occurred in children younger than 2
years who were unrestrained. Specific child passenger safety
issues on aircraft
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NTSB Identified A Critical Safety Issue With A GE Turbofan Engine
May 28, 2010
? The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has identified
a critical safety issue with General Electric Company (GE)
CF6-45/-50 series turbofan engine low pressure turbine (LPT)
stage 3 (S3) disks that requires immediate action. The
investigations of several recent
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Defense Authorization Act Ensures Level Playing Field For The KC-X Tanker
May 28, 2010
- With a recorded vote of 410-8, the U.S. House of
Representatives on Thursday adopted a bipartisan amendment
offered by Reps. Jay Inslee (D-Wash.), Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.),
Todd Tiahrt (R-Kan.), Rick Larsen (D-Wash.), Michael Turner
(R-Ohio), and Russ Carnahan (D-Mo.) to the fiscal year 2011
National Defense
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Garmin Receives FAA Approval For The G500H Helicopter Flight Display
May 28, 2010
? Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. a global
leader in satellite navigation, announced that the Federal
Aviation Administration (FAA) has granted a supplemental type
certificate (STC) for the Garmin?s G500H, an all-glass avionics
system designed specifically for the VFR Part 27 helicopter
market
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FAA Announces Critical NextGen Avionics Standards For Aircraft
May 28, 2010
? The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced the
performance requirements for aircraft tracking equipment that
will be required under the Next Generation Air Transportation
System, or NextGen. The avionics will allow aircraft to be
controlled and monitored with greater precision and accuracy by
a satellite-based system called Automatic Dependent Surveillance
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Red Bull Air Race Takes On Times Square Ahead Of Next Month's Race
May 28, 2010
? Times Square visitors got a first-look at the Red Bull Air
Race World Championship coming to |
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Founder Of Capital Aviation Robert K. Watts Dies At 92
May 28, 2010
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Regional Airlines Must Find New Methods To Solve Old Problems
May 27, 2010 -
National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Deborah A.P. Hersman on
Wednesday told the leaders of the nation's regional airlines to find new
methods to solve old problems. Speaking before the Regional Airline
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FAA Repair Station Owner Sentenced 12 Months And A Day
May 27, 2010
- A Miami Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) repair station
owner was sentenced May 24 to prison for committing fraud,
following an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement, U.S. Department of Transportation's Office of
Inspector General, Defense Criminal Investigative Service, Air
Force Office of Special
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Bell Helicopter To Pay $16.5
Million For Overcharging The United States May 27, 2010 - Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. has agreed to pay the United States an additional $3,718,770, bringing the total paid to resolve civil claims arising from the company?s cost charging practices on some of its contracts with the government to $16,570,018, the Justice Department |
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Boeing X-51A WaveRider Breaks Record In 1st Flight
May 27, 2010
- In its first flight attempt, the Boeing X-51A WaveRider today
successfully completed the longest supersonic combustion
ramjet-powered flight in history nearly three and a half minutes
at a top speed of Mach 5. The unmanned aerial vehicle was
released from a U.S. Air Force B-52H bomber off the southern |
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San Diego Fight School Pleads Guilty To Visa Fraud And Hiring Violations
May 27, 2010
- The former owners of a San Diego-area flight training school
and the school itself pleaded guilty Thursday to federal charges
stemming from an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement (ICE) into allegations the school committed visa
fraud and hired unauthorized foreign students as flight
instructors. |
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DOT Reports Airline Pilot And Aircraft Maintenance Employment Down
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NATCA Honors Former FAA Administrator Jane Garvey May 26, 2010 - The National Air Traffic
Controllers Association (NATCA) has awarded former Federal
Aviation Administrator Jane Garvey with its Sentinel of Safety
Award, in honor of her dedication to aviation. The award is the
highest honor for those outside of the organization who have
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FAA Awards Up To $4.4 Billion NextGen Engineering Contracts
May 26, 2010
- The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) awarded three
separate Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen)
contracts totaling up to $4.4 billion over 10 years. Under the
contracts, the companies will perform work that will demonstrate
NextGen procedures in real time on a large scale within the
current air traffic system. |
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Battle Tightens At The Top As Red Bull Air Race Heads To Windsor Ontario
May 26, 2010
- As the Red Bull Air Race World Championship prepares to land
in the Canadian city of |
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Aviation Advisory Committee Charts Its Own Flight Path
May 26, 2010
- U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, at Tuesdays? opening
session of the Future of Aviation Advisory Committee, charged
the committee?s members with helping to ensure that the |
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ALPA Calls On Airlines To Stop Exploiting Workers Through Bankruptcy
May 26, 2010
- In testimony before a U.S. House Subcommittee on Tuesday, the
president of the Air Line Pilots Association, Int?l (ALPA),
called on Congress to comprehensively reform the U.S. Bankruptcy
Code to better protect workers and stop companies from
manipulating the bankruptcy process to garner huge bonuses for
executives while
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No Contract For American Airlines Flight Attendants
May 26, 2010
- Once again, negotiations between American Airlines Flight
Attendants and management ended with the same result ? no
contract ? after three days of intensive bargaining at the
National Mediation Board (NMB). Despite some progress, the
Flight Attendants bargaining team leaves in frustration as the
Company has yet to make a proposal that Flight Attendants would
ratify.
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NTSB Offering Rotorcraft Accident Investigation Course Training
May 25, 2010
- The National Transportation Safety Board has developed a
five-day course in rotorcraft accident investigation that will
be delivered at its training center near |
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Phoenix Mars Lander Does Not Phone Home Image Shows Damage
May 25, 2010
- NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander has ended operations after repeated
attempts to contact the spacecraft were unsuccessful. A new
image transmitted by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows
signs of severe ice damage to the lander's solar panels. |
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DHS To Review Screening Of Passengers By Observation Techniques
May 25, 2010
- The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) which
protects the nation's transportation systems to ensure freedom
of movement for people and commerce deployed Screening of
Passengers by Observation Techniques (SPOT) program nationwide
without first validating the scientific basis for identifying
suspicious
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Passenger Sentenced For Interference With AirTran Flight 39 Crew
May 25, 2010
- Muhammad Abu Tahir, age 47, of Glen Allen, Virginia, was
sentenced on Monday by U.S. District Court Judge Robert E.
Blackburn to serve three months in federal prison for one count
of interference with a flight crew, United States Attorney David
Gaouette and FBI Special Agent in Charge James Davis announced.
Tahir was also ordered to pay restitution totaling $14,584.00 to
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Zeppelin Eureka To Attempt World Flight Distance Record
May 25, 2010
- Airship Ventures, owners and operators of The Farmers Airship,
the Zeppelin Eureka, announced that today the world?s largest
airship will attempt to break the world distance record for a
modern airship. Flying between Airship Ventures home base, the
historic Airship Hangars at Moffett Field in the San Francisco
Bay
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Cirrus Selects Supplier For SF 50 Jet Ice Protection System
May 25, 2010
- TAT Technologies, a leading provider of services and products
to the commercial and military aerospace and ground defense
industries, on Monday announced that Cirrus Aircraft Inc. has
issued a letter of intent designating TAT as the preferred
supplier of heat exchangers for Bleed Air Supply System and Ice
Protection System onboard the new Cirrus Aircraft SF 50 Vision
Jet. The
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Astronaut Steve Robinson Talks About Building International Space Station
May 25, 2010
- On June 5, astronaut Dr. Steve Robinson delivers a multimedia
presentation about his February 2010 shuttle Endeavor mission
STS-130 to the International Space Station, "Heavy Construction
Made Weightless - Building the ISS." STS-130 was Robinson's
fourth trip into space, where he served as the Flight Engineer
and spacewalk operations officer for the flight. The
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Air India Express Flight 812 Crashes Killing 160 Onboard
May 23, 2010 - Air
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All Systems Are A Go For Flugtag Human Powered Flying Competition
May 23, 2010 - Red
Bull Flugtag, the outrageous human-powered flying competition, is
getting ready to swoop in for a landing in Long Beach this
August 21st for the first time in the event's 19-year history.
Forty teams have been selected to try their hand at flight
however briefly before
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No Survivors At Pamir Airways Flight 112 Crash Site In Kabul
May 23, 2010
- NATO forces reached Pamir Airways Flight 112 crash site on
Friday after a search plane had located the wreckage on Thursday
located on a 13,500 foot mountain in Shakar Darah district north
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NTSB Releases Report On United Flight 27 That Diverted To Dulles Airport
May 23, 2010 - In
a continuing investigation of a fire aboard a Boeing 757 that diverted
to Dulles Airport (IAD) enroute to the Los Angeles International airport
(LAX) from |
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Airlines Must Continue Build On High Professionalism Standards
May 23, 2010
- The Air Line Pilots Association, Int?l (ALPA) participated in
the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Public Safety
Forum on Professionalism in Aviation this week to underscore the
exemplary professionalism of airline pilots, who safely flew
more than 10 million flights in the |
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Aviation's Best Selling Author Robert Jerome Serling Died At 92
May 23, 2010
- Robert Jerome Serling an American novelist and aviation writer
died May 6th of cancer while in hospice care in |
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Court Order To Allow British Airways Cabin Crew To Strike
May 21, 2010 -
Back in February British Airways cabin crew members announced through
their union, Unite that the majority of its members had voted to strike.
While most, 75 percent, of BA's crew are at the top of their earnings,
the dispute is not about pay. The dispute was
triggered by in November 2009 by BA through its new work practices of
reduced cabin crew on its aircraft. BA's refusal to consult with the
union on these changes meant for the union
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American Eagle President Peter Bowler Announced He Will Retire
May 21, 2010
- AMR Corp., parent company of American Airlines and American
Eagle, announced that American Eagle President and CEO Peter
Bowler has chosen to retire, after a distinguished 26-year
career with American and American Eagle. "It has been the
highlight of my airline career to be the President and CEO of
American Eagle," said
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Ireland Loses Ryanair Hangar And 200 Jobs To Germany
May 21, 2010
- Ryanair on Thursday announced that it had selected |
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Frontier Airlines Flight Attendants Vote For Union Representation
May 21, 2010
- A strong majority of flight attendants at Frontier Airlines
voted yesterday to join the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA
(AFA-CWA). The election vote, conducted by the National
Mediation Board (NMB), showed that 456 flight attendants voted
for AFA-CWA representation.
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USS Denver Receives 2009 Ship Helicopter Safety Award
May 21, 2010
- The forward-deployed amphibious transport dock ship USS Denver
(LPD 9) was selected for the second consecutive year for the
annual Chief of Naval Operations Ship-Helicopter Safety Award in
May, honoring the ship with the most outstanding aviation safety
record for 2009. |
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AVM David Couzens Becomes President Of The Royal Aeronautical Society
May 21, 2010
- At the 145th Annual General Meeting of the Royal Aeronautical
Society (RAeS), held on 19th May, Air Vice Marshal (AVM) David
Couzens was officially handed the Presidential chain of office
by outgoing President Dr. Mike Steeden (RAeS President
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American Airlines Donates MD-80 To George T. Baker Aviation School
May 21, 2010 - American Airlines donated a $6 million,
140-passenger MD- 80 aircraft to the |
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The Truth About The Cost Of American Airlines Flight Attendants
May 20, 2010 - As Flight Attendants renew bargaining with American
Airlines negotiators for five days at the National Mediation Board, they
are challenging the credibility of management?s
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Italian
Victims Of Hudson River Crash Addressed At The NTSB Forum May 20, 2010 ? Attorney Don Migliori will be present at the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) forum that starts on Tuesday and will end today, to ensure that Italian victims of the August 2009 mid-air collision over the Hudson River are |
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Alaska Air Hides Critical Safety Information From Its Investors
May 20, 2010 - This
year, Alaska Air Group blocked shareholders from voting on whether the
company should disclose its policies related to maintenance standards
and oversight procedures, arguing to the Securities and Exchange
Commission that it is not a significant public policy issue
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UPS Executes Plan To Furlough 11 Percent Of Its Pilots
May 20, 2010
? For the first time in its 103 year history UPS will furlough
pilots. The first fifty-four pilots will be laid off on Sunday,
May 23. This is the first wave of a plan UPS announced in
February to layoff at least 300 of its airline pilots. The 2,800
UPS pilots, represented by the Independent Pilots Association,
had since April 2009, preserved these jobs
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Volcanic Ash
Does Not Cloud The Pilot's Role May 20, 2010 - The eruption of the Eyjafjallaj?kull volcano caused havoc in European air transport. It left millions of passengers stranded for days and even weeks, waiting for the ash cloud to dissipate over |
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FAA Approves Unmanned Aerial Vehicle To Patrol Border
May 20, 2010 -
Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28), Chairman of the Subcommittee on
Border, Maritime and Global Counterterrorism, announced that the Federal
Aviation Administration (FAA) has approved a Certification of
Authorization (COA) for an unmanned aerial vehicle to patrol a portion
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American's Pilot Union Said The Airline Needs Effective Leadership
May 20, 2010 ? The Allied Pilots Association (APA), certified collective
bargaining agent for the 11,500 pilots of American Airlines, cited ?a
leadership vacuum? as one of the principal problems facing the carrier.
?We have become increasingly concerned about the leadership?or lack
thereof?at American Airlines,? said APA President Captain
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Philippines Governor Rafael Nantes And 5 Others Killed In Helicopter Crash
May 19, 2010 - On Monday former governor of Quezon, Philippines Rafael
Nantes, the pilot, two security aides, and two other civilians were
killed about 3:15 PM local time when they were taking off from Quezon
National High School in a Robinson R44 helicopter, registration number
C2250. Witnesses
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AirTran Pilots May Call Strike Flight Attendants Hold Rally
May 19, 2010
- The union leadership of AirTran Airways pilots announced on
Tuesday that its members have overwhelmingly approved a measure
granting them the authority to call a strike if contract talks
fail. A resounding 97.5 percent of pilots voted in favor of the
strike ballot. More than 96 percent of eligible pilots
participated in the
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IATA Blasts Europe?s Handling Of The Volcanic Ash Crisis
May 19, 2010
- The International Air Transport Association (IATA) which
represents some 230 airlines comprising 93% of scheduled
international air traffic called on European governments and air
navigation service providers to urgently develop more precise
procedures to identify ash contaminated air space and allow more
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Court Rules Against Freedom Airlines In Litigation With Delta Air Lines May 18, 2010 - The
United States District Court for the Northern District of
Georgia ruled against the Mesa Air Group subsidiary Freedom
Airlines in its litigation with Delta Air Lines regarding
Delta's efforts to terminate an agreement covering 22 regional
jet aircraft. The litigation stemmed from Delta's asserted
termination of the Freedom Airlines agreement based upon flights
canceled at Delta's
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Tuskegee Airmen Share Experiences In A Panel Discussion May 30
May 18, 2010 ? A special panel of World War II Tuskegee Airmen veterans
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The FAA Approves The WACO Classic "D" Model Aircraft
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Ryanair Calls An End To Current VAAC Concentration Charts System
May 18, 2010
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Air Transport Association Files Lawsuit On NMB Union Voting Rule
May 18, 2010
- The Air Transport Association of America (ATA), the trade
organization for the leading |
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Lockheed Martin F-35 Fighters Arrive Together At Edwards AFB
May 18, 2010
- Two Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II stealth fighters flew
nonstop from their final-assembly site in |
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Pamir Airways Flight 112 Crashes In The Hindu Kush Mountains
May 17, 2010
- Pamir Airways Flight 112 departed |
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British Airways Pilots Say Cabin Crew Strike Threatens Job Security
May 17, 2010 - Pilots in British Airways have warned that 'the
unprecedented strikes announced by BA cabin crew for May and June will
seriously threaten BA's ability to maintain the job security and terms
and conditions of employees in all parts of the company.' |
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Airline Employee Arrested For Threatening To Bomb An Aircraft
May 16, 2010 - A contract employee who worked at Preston Smith
International airport in Lubbock, Texas, Johnathan Ivins, 20, was
arrested by FBI agents at his residence in Lubbock County on charges in
a federal indictment alleging offenses related to his threat to bomb an
airplane, announced U.S. Attorney James T. Jacks
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Fugitive Finder Showcased At Airport Executives Symposium
May 16, 2010
- Intellicheck Mobilisa, Inc. a global leader in identity and
wireless systems, was invited to showcase its patented ID
reading technology and its latest product, Fugitive Finder, at
the 82nd Annual AAAE Symposium in Dallas, Texas. Billed as the
nation?s largest airport and aviation
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Air Transport Association Comments On UK Flight Tax
May 16, 2010
- The Air Transport Association of America (ATA), the trade
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Purdue University To Offer Online Master?s Degree In Aviation Technology
May 16, 2010
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FAA Visits
Zenith Aircraft To Evaluate STOL CH 750 Aircraft Kit
May 14, 2010 - A
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) four-person National Kit
Evaluation Team (NKET) concluded its two day visit to Zenith Aircraft
Company in Mexico, Missouri today to determine that the STOL CH 750
aircraft kit will officially allow an amateur-builder to meet the "major
portion" (or "51% percent") requirement of Title 14, Code of Federal
Regulations part 21, Certification Procedures for Products and Parts, ?
21.191(g). While it
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Northrop Awarded Contract To Design Aircraft Carrier Gerald R. Ford
May 14, 2010 -
Northrop Grumman Corporation has been awarded a $186.6 million cost plus
fixed fee contract from the U.S. Navy to continue the engineering and
design effort for the nation's newest nuclear-powered aircraft carrier,
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FAA Proposes $325,000 Civil Penalty Against Continental Airlines
May 14, 2010
- The Federal Aviation Administration has proposed to assess a
civil penalty of $325,000 against Continental Airlines, Inc.,
for operating an aircraft on at least a dozen commercial flights
without properly maintaining its right main landing gear. |
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Pratt & Whitney Delivers 1000th F117 Engine To U.S. Air Force
May 14, 2010 -
Pratt & Whitney delivered the 1,000th F117 engine powering the C-17
Globemaster III transport aircraft to the United States Air Force. Four Pratt &
Whitney F117 engines provide power for 100 percent of The Boeing
Company?s C-17 Globemaster III -- the world?s premier heavy
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British Airways Published Contingency Plans For Cabin Crew Strike
May 14, 2010 -
British Airways reports contingency plans for its cabin crew strike
period of May 18, 19, 20, 21 and 22 and will fly more than 60,000
customers each day. All flights at
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Airbus
A330 Afriqiyah Airways Flight 771 Crashes Killing All But One
May 13, 2010 - On Wednesday morning about 6 AM
Afriqiyah Airways A Libyan airliner Flight 771 crashed under
clear skies on landing at Tripoli International Airport, Libya killing
all onboard except one child. It has been reported that the Airbus
A330-202 was carrying 104 onboard. That is 11
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Boeing NewGen Tanker Win Would Bring 800 Jobs $40 Million To Iowa
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Spirit Airlines Pilots Will Strike If No Contract By June 12th
May 13, 2010
- Spirit pilots, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association,
Int?l (ALPA), announced Wednesday that they have received
confirmation of the 30-day cooling-off period from the National
Mediation Board (NMB). The NMB has given the two sides until
12:01 a.m., Eastern time,
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Transportation Secretary Announces New Aviation Advisory Committee
May 13, 2010
- U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced the members
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Frontier Airlines Announces New Pet Fare For In Cabin Travel
May 13, 2010
- Frontier Airlines, a wholly owned subsidiary of Republic
Airways Holdings, Inc. announced on Wednesday that customers can
now travel with their small, furry friends in the cabin of the
aircraft for a $75 each-way pet fare. |
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British Airways Cabin Crew To Go Out On Strike
May 12, 2010 - British Airways cabin crew are to hold a further 20 days
of strike action following their overwhelming rejection of the company?s
offer in a ballot last week, Unite the union announced Monday. British
Airways Cabin Crew union, Unite has reported BA management failed to
offer any new proposals to settle the dispute over the weekend, so crew
are to take strike action on the
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Medicare Fraud Fugitive Taken Into Custody At Miami International Airport
May 12, 2010
- Jose Garcia, 55, who has been a fugitive since 2008, was taken
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California Highway Patrol Aircraft Cashes Anza-Borrego Desert May 12, 2010 - On Friday, May 7, 2010, about
10:06 AM Pacific daylight time, a Cessna T206H, N663HP, collided
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Study Shows Aviation Maintenance Industry Is Major Employer May 12, 2010 - With the national jobless rate
front page news, the aviation maintenance industry continues to
be a major employer around the country and an important economic
contributor in many states. |
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Balli Aviation Pleas Guilty To Exporting Boeing 747 Aircraft To Iran
May 12, 2010
- Balli Aviation Ltd., a subsidiary of the United Kingdom-based
Balli Group PLC, was sentenced Tuesday in the U.S. District
Court for the District of Columbia to pay a $2 million fine and
to serve a five-year corporate period of probation.
This
after
pleading guilty on Feb. 5, 2010, to a two-count criminal
information in connection with its illegal export of commercial
Boeing 747
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Flight Attendants Eager To Vote Under New Democratic Voting Procedures
May 11, 2010 -
Northwest flight attendants, represented by the Association of Flight
Attendants-CWA (AFA-CWA) today applauded the National Mediation Board's
(NMB) announcement on new democratic voting procedures. The long awaited
decision, which was published in the
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Continental Airlines Fined For Incomplete Disability Complaint Reports
May 11, 2010 - The
U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) on Monday assessed a civil
penalty against Continental Airlines for filing incomplete reports with
the Department tabulating complaints that passengers with disabilities
registered with the carrier.
Continental was ordered to cease and desist from further
violations
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Spirit Airlines Pilots Reject National Mediation Board Arbitration
May 11, 2010
- The Air Line Pilots Association, Int?l (ALPA), on behalf of
Spirit Airlines pilots, has triggered the start of a 30-day
cooling-off period?which could result in a strike in the near
future if no agreement is reached?by rejecting the National
Mediation Board?s (NMB) proffer of arbitration on Wednesday, May
5. The union now awaits the NMB?s notification of the day on
which the 30-day
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Strong Showing At European Business Aviation Annual Convention
May 10, 2010 ? The 10th annual European Business Aviation Convention &
Exhibition (EBACE) ended its three-day conference with sold out exhibit
and static display spaces, 11,174 Attendees and a general air of
optimism that the global
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$1 Million Raised By Delta Employees, Customers For MLK Memorial
May 10, 2010 -
Delta Air Lines announced that its employees and customers have raised
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Aviation And Climate Change The Focus Of ICAO Environmental Colloquium
May 10, 2010
? From 11 to 14 May, strategies and programs of ICAO, industry,
academic research institutions and international organizations
to harness technological, scientific and economic solutions in
the global fight against climate change will be reviewed. |
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Arch Declared The Winner Red Bull Air Race Due To Weather Conditions
May 10, 2010
? Hannes Arch of Austria was declared the winner of the Red Bull
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Hannes Arch Comes In Fist Place At The Red Bull Air Race
May 9, 2010 - Hannes Arch of Austria came
from behind to beat Nigel Lamb of |
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DOT Proposed Decision To Award Routes At Tokyo?s Haneda Airport
May 10, 2010 ? The
U.S. Department of Transportation is proposing to award four routes to |
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Boeing Assembles First 747-8 Intercontinental Aircraft May 9, 2010 - Boeing announced it began assembly of the first 747-8 Intercontinental at the factory in Everett, Wash. Late last week, mechanics took the first step in major assembly for the new airplane by loading its wing panels and spars in the assembly tools. The |
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Rep. James L. Oberstar Opposes A United Continental Merger
May 7, 2010 - The Chairman of the House Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure today announced his opposition to the proposed merger
between United Airlines and Continental Airlines. |
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Lockheed Selected To Develop FAA?s Time Based Flow Management May 7, 2010 - Lockheed Martin has been
awarded a contract to develop and implement the Time Based Flow
Management (TBFM) program for the Federal Aviation
Administration's Office of System Operations Programs. Key
teammates include Metron Aviation Inc., |
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Bonhomme Leads In Rio's Red Bull Air Race First Training Session May 7, 2010 - Paul Bonhomme of |
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Nigerian College of Aviation Receives DAHER-SOCATA TBM 850 Aircraft May 7, 2010 - DAHER-SOCATA announced the
delivery of a new TBM 850 very fast turboprop aircraft to the |
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Vietnamese Navy Selects Viking Series 400 Twin Otter May 7, 2010 - Viking Air of Victoria, BC,
Canada and the Vietnam Navy have finalized a purchase agreement
for six DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 400 aircraft.
With this historic purchase the Vietnam Ministry of
Defense has acquired its first ever western built aircraft, and
the formation of the Navy?s initial fixed wing aircraft Air
Wing. The Series 400 Twin Otters are scheduled for
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American Airlines Flight 2 Refused Landing Instructions At JKF Airport May 7, 2010 - On
Thursday, an American Airlines Boeing 767-200, Flight 2 departed Los
Angeles, California at 9:10 AM. It arrived at New York?s JFK airport at
5:01 PM at which time the pilot was instructed to land on runway 22
Left. The pilot refused the landing instructions as the crosswinds were
at 35 MPH. The American Airlines pilot
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Homeowner Guilty Of Shining Beam Of Light Into Blackhawk Cockpit
May 6, 2010 -
Charles Clausen, age 58, a resident of |
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FAA Fines Atlas Air For Improperly Installing Cockpit Window
May 6, 2010 - The
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has proposed to assess $572,150 in
civil penalties against Atlas Air, Inc., of Purchase, NY, a scheduled
air cargo airline, for alleged violations of the Federal Aviation
Regulations. The FAA alleges
that Atlas Air incorrectly installed a replacement cockpit window on a
Boeing
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US Labor Department Orders Worldwide Jet Charter To Reinstate Pilot
May 6, 2010 - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and
Health Administration has ordered Worldwide Jet Charter LLC to reinstate
a pilot after a whistleblower investigation determined the
Millville-based air carrier violated the pilot's rights when he was
fired for reporting alleged violations of Federal Aviation
Administration regulations related to a flight taken to
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Boeing Agreed To Restore Waterway After Hazardous
Material Release May 6, 2010 - The Boeing Company has agreed to undertake two significant habitat restoration projects in Washington state to resolve its liability for natural resource damages caused by hazardous substances released from Boeing facilities along the Duwamish Waterway, the Justice Department and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric |
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NTSB Accepts Overwater Safety Equipment On Aircraft
May 6, 2010 - The
National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) supported a recommendation
by the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA-CWA) for overwater
safety equipment to be included on all commercial aircraft, regardless
of route. |
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European Pilots Celebrate Switzerland First Flight In World Flight May 5, 2010 ? One hundred years to the day,
two pilots started an immense journey to celebrate the first
flight of an airplane in |
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Pilot For PSA Airlines Sold ?Your In The Clear? To Beat Drug Tests
April 5, 2010 - Stephen C. Sharp, pleaded guilty in federal court to
conspiracy to defraud the |
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Times Square Bomber Arrested On Emirates Airlines Flight 202
May 5, 2010 -
At approximately 11:45 p.m. EDT, on Monday, Faisal Shahzad, a
naturalized |
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FAA Wide Area Augmentation Improves Air Safety At Juneau May 5, 2010 - A new surveillance technology
called the Wide-Area Augmentation System (WAM) is now allowing
air traffic controllers to track aircraft along the difficult
approach to |
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Ukraine Awards Adacel Contract To Supply MaxSim ATC Simulators
May 5, 2010)
- Adacel (ASX:ADA) announced it has been awarded a contract from
the Ukrainian State Air Traffic Service Enterprise (UkSATSE) for
the provision of a network of Air Traffic Control (ATC)
simulators to be installed at locations throughout Ukraine.
Under the terms of the contract, Adacel will supply one
full-sized 360-degree MaxSim
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MIT Selects Searidge For NextGen Remote FAA Tower Initiative May 5, 2010 - Currently, controllers located
at airport towers provide air traffic control (ATC) services for
aircraft on the airport surface primarily by visual means (i.e.,
looking out the window). Searidge Technologies, provider of
intelligent video solutions to air navigation service providers
(ANSPs) and airports, announced its intelligent video platform
IntelliDAR has been selected by Massachusetts Institute
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Red Bull Air Race Returns To Brazil May 5, 2010 - The Red Bull Air Race World
Championship returns to |
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FAA Proposes $297,000 Civil Penalty Against Air Mods
April 4, 2010 - The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has proposed a
$297,000 civil penalty against Air Mods and Repair Corporation of |
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Gulfstream G650 Flies At Mach 0.925 May 4, 2010 ? The Gulfstream G650 flew at its proposed Mmo of 0.925 for the first time on Sunday. The ultra-large-cabin, ultra-long-range flight-test aircraft (S/N 6001) took off from |
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The FAA Launches A New Information System For Pilots
May 4, 2010 -
The Atlantic City International Airport, located at the FAA's |
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NTSB Investigating Near Collision Of Southwest 737 And News Helicopter
May 4, 2010 -
The NTSB has launched an investigation into the near collision
of a Southwest Airlines jetliner and a news helicopter over a
runway at |
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Machinists Overwhelmingly Authorize Strike Actions At Boeing May 4, 2010 - Following an hour long, highly
charged Strike Authorization meeting, Machinists employed at the
Boeing-St. Louis, MO Defense Systems plant authorized Strike
Actions against the Company by a margin of 99% authorizing a
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United And Continental Have A Definitive Merger Agreement May 3, 2010 -
Continental and United today announced a merger agreement, creating the
world's leading airline with superior service to customers, expanded
access to an unparalleled global network serving
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IAA Forced To Restrict Flights In Irish Airports May 4, 2010 - The Irish Aviation Authority
(IAA) has informed Irish-based airlines that it will be imposing
restriction on all flights in and out of Ireland. From 0700hrs
local until 1300hrs Today, Tuesday, 4th May 2010 due to risk of
ash ingestion in aircraft engines. Ireland falls within the
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Machinists Warn Of Obstacles To UAL Continental Merger May 03,
2010 - The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace
Workers' (IAM) General Vice President Robert Roach, Jr. today
issued the following statement in response to the proposed
merger between United Airlines and Continental Airlines |
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Alternative Jet Fuel Powers First U.S. Commercial Flight
May 3, 2010 -
Rentech, Inc. announced that a successful engineering validation
flight was conducted by United Airlines using Rentech's
certified synthetic jet fuel (RenJet(R)). The flight marks the
first time a |
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Suppliers Charged In Military Aircraft Heat Seeking Missile Flare Scheme
May 3, 2010 - A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging
six persons and three corporations with conspiring to defraud the U.S.
government and wire fraud in connection with the supply and composition
of critical materials used in the American war effort, U.S. Attorney for
the Western District of New York William J. Hochul,
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Quadriplegic Pilot Revives Career In Aviation At Indiana State University
May 2, 2010 - For
20 years of his life, Errett "E.J." Bozarth spent nearly as much time in
a cockpit as he did on the ground. |
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FAA ATC To Stop Issuing To Pilots The Phrase ?Taxi To? A Given Runway
May 2, 2010 -
Effective June 30, 2010, air traffic controllers will not use the term
?taxi to? when giving pilots taxi instructions to a given runway.
Instead ATC will be required to issue the route for the aircraft is to
travel in a concise and easy to understand terms. The taxi clearance
must include the specific route to follow. When a taxi clearance to a
runway is issued to an aircraft, ATC will confirm
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