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Gulfstream G280 Flies Paris
To New York In Less Than Eight Hours
May 31, 2012 - Gulfstream Aerospace Corp.'s super
mid-sized Gulfstream G280 recently set an unconfirmed
city-pair speed record from Paris to White Plains, New
York, making the flight in 7 hours, 40 minutes. Official
recognition of this city-pair speed record by the
National Aeronautic Association (NAA) is
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Former TWA Pilots File
Lawsuit Against American Airlines And Allied Pilots Ass.
May 31, 2012 - Former TWA pilots have brought a lawsuit
Against American Airlines and its pilot union, Allied
Pilots Association over failed contract negotiations. In
addition American Airlines has given indications that it
will close its hub at St. Louis resulting in these
former TWA pilots out of work
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NTSB
Study 10% Of Accidents Occurred On 1st Flight Of Amateur
Built Aircraft
May 30, 2012 - A National Transportation Safety Board
(NTSB) study found that in 2011, 10 of 102 experimental
amateur-built (E-AB) aircraft accidents involving
aircraft built by their owner crashed on their first
flight. And of the 125 E-AB accidents involving an
aircraft that was purchased used, 14
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Fedex
To Acquire Brazilian Transportation And Logistics
Company
May 30, 2012 - FedEx announced that it has signed an
agreement to acquire the Brazilian transportation and
logistics company, Rapidao Cometa Logística e
Transportes S.A., the latest step in FedEx’s strategy
for profitable growth in Latin America.
The acquisition will further enhance FedEx
Express international
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Counterfeit US 100 Dollar
Bills Seizes From Arriving Passenger At JFK Airport
May 27, 2012 - U.S. Customs and Border Protection
officers at John F. Kennedy International Airport seized
more than $200,000 in counterfeit 100 dollar bills in
two separate seizures. During the inspection
of her suitcases, CBP officers discovered that the
bottom of the bag was unusually thick. CBP officers
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Boeing Conducts Inaugural Flight Of
First 787 Built In South Carolina
May 27, 2012 - Boeing marked another 787 milestone as the first
Dreamliner built in South Carolina completed its first flight.
Piloted by Tim Berg and Randy Neville, the airplane successfully
conducted a five-hour test flight. More than 5,000 Boeing South
Carolina employees watched a live broadcast of the airplane
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New UK Pilot License Start
Date Postponed
May 25, 2012 - The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has
announced that the introduction of new EASA pilots’
licenses in the UK has been delayed until September 17,
2012. The CAA said that due to the complexity of the
transition to the new license format, and changes to the
associated requirements and infrastructure, the original
1 July 2012
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FCC Explores Aerial Communications
For First Responders
May 25, 2012 - On Thursday the Federal Communications Commission
adopted a Notice of Inquiry (NOI) to explore the use of
Deployable Aerial Communications Architecture (DACA)
technologies. DACA
technologies are aerial technologies such as unmanned aerial
vehicles, weather balloons or existing aircraft that
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Troy Facility Completes S-61
Airframe Modernization For State Department
May 24, 2012 - Sikorsky Aircraft’s Troy, Alabama,
facility announced today it has completed the structural
modernization of its first S-61T airframe, which will
now undergo completion at Carson Helicopters for
eventual delivery to the U.S. State Department for
diplomatic service in Afghanistan. The
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New Hydraulic System Powering
Bombardier CSeries Aircraft Test Rig
May 24, 2012 - Bombardier Aerospace announced that the hydraulic
system for its all-new CSeries aircraft has been commissioned on
"Aircraft 0" the company's on-the-ground systems test rig. Along
with the electrical system, which was commissioned earlier this
year, the hydraulic system will permit enhanced
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P&W Begins Compressor
Testing On Next Gen Regional Turboprop Engine
May 23, 2012 - Pratt & Whitney
Canada has begun testing of the compressor for the next
generation regional turboprop engine, a key step in the
company's technology demonstrator program. The
high-efficiency compressor is a core element of the new
engine and the test hardware has
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Cessna Continues 100 series Single
Engine Aircraft Safety Education Initiative
May 23, 2012 - Cessna Aircraft Company is
building on a proactive safety initiative started in 2011
designed to educate single engine owners and operators on new
inspection procedures. The latest effort is aimed at 100 series
single-engine piston aircraft owners around the world, and
informs them
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World’s Only Flying B-29
Superfortress, To Visit Carolinas Aviation Museum
May 22, 2012 - The Commemorative Air Force’s iconic
Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber, FIFI, the only
remaining flying example of the aircraft in the world is
coming to the Carolinas Aviation Museum in Charlotte,
North Carolina on May 25. The B-29 will arrive with the
B-24, Diamond Lil, an equally
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Pointing Fingers, Have We Seen An
End To Air Races In Reno
May 22, 2012 - On September 16, 2011, at the National
Championship Air Races in Reno Nevada a highly modified P-51D
airplane, the Galloping Ghost piloted by James Kent "Jimmy"
Leeward crashed while turning between pylons 8 and 9 on the race
course. The airplane crashed on the ramp in the box seat
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FAA To Provide Stiffer
Penalties Against Aircraft Laser Strikes
May 21, 2012 - The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
has directed its investigators and staff to pursue
stiffer penalties for individuals who purposefully point
laser devices at aircraft. "Shining a
laser at an airplane is not a laughing matter. It's
dangerous for both pilots and passengers, and we will
not tolerate it," said U.S.
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Cargo Screening Deadline Set On
International Inbound Passenger Aircraft
May 21, 2012 - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
announced it has set a deadline for passenger air carriers to
conduct 100 percent cargo screening on international flights
bound for the United States. Beginning December 3, 2012, all
cargo shipments loaded on passenger aircraft
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Unauthorized Pilots Entering
Olympics Airspace Will Have License Suspended
May 20, 2012 - The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) on
Tuesday confirmed the enforcement policy that will be in
place to deal with infringements of this summer’s
Olympics security airspace restrictions. The existing
CAA policy of not generally pursuing
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Sikorsky Contracted To Build Eclipse
550 Airframe And Wings
May 20, 2012 - PZL Mielec announced has signed an agreement to
produce airframe components for Eclipse Aerospace, Inc.,
contingent upon the launch of Eclipse 550 jet production. The
Eclipse 550 is a proposed development version of the Eclipse 500
to be built by
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Light Jet Industry To Revolutionize
By The New Learjet 70 And Learjet 75
May 20, 2012 - Bombardier Aerospace has refined the light jet
landscape by launching the Learjet 70 and Learjet 75 aircraft at
the European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE)
in Geneva. The new Learjet 70 and Learjet 75 aircraft build on
legendary Learjet
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FAA Makes Progress With Unmanned
Aircraft Systems (UAS) Integration
May 20, 2012 - For more than five decades, the Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) has compiled a proven track record of
introducing new technology and aircraft safely into the National
Airspace System (NAS).
Most recently, the agency has been working to ensure the
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Airbus Corporate Jets Gain
Approval For Part 135 Operations
May 19, 2012 - Airbus’ ACJ318 and ACJ319 have gained
EASA, FAA and GACA eligibility for Part 135 operations,
while a variant of its ACJ319 has also gained CAAC
eligibility, making it easier for operators to seek and
obtain approval to carry fare-paying
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Northrop To Provide Navigation
Systems For Cessna's New Business Jet
May 19, 2012 - Cessna Aircraft Company has selected Northrop
Grumman Corporation navigation and global positioning systems
for the new Citation Latitude business jet. The LCR-100 and
LCR-100N fiber-optic inertial navigation systems global
positioning systems
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FAA Issues 18-Month General
Aviation Airports Study
May 18, 2012 - The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
has released a study called General Aviation Airports, A
National Asset. The FAA conducted the 18-month study to
capture the many diverse functions of general aviation
(GA) airports. As
a result, the general public will have a better
understanding of GA
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Court Grants Flight Support
Injunction Against Servisair Joint Venture
May 18, 2012 - The Supreme Court of the Turks and Caicos Islands
(TCI) granted an injunction to legally halt the efforts by the
Turks and Caicos Airport Authority (TCIAA) and Servisair SAS to
begin ground handling services at Providenciales Airport with a
new
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FAA To Be Audited On
Implementation Progress On Its ADS-B Program
May 17, 2012 - The Department of Transportation’s Office
of Inspector General (OIG) plans to initiate an audit of
the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) progress in
implementing the Automatic Dependent Surveillance
Broadcast (ADS-B) program. ADS-B will supplement radar
by leveraging satellite-based
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Alaska Airlines Wins Approval For
Portland Washington, D.C., Service
May 17, 2012 - Alaska Airlines will offer a daily nonstop flight
between Portland, Ore., and Ronald Reagan Washington National
Airport by September 8, following U.S. Department of
Transportation approval on Monday of the carrier's application
to fly the new route. "Providing residents of the
greater Portland area
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FAA Raises Awareness On
Child Safety As Summer Travel Season Nears
May 16, 2012 - As part of the U.S. Department of
Transportation's National Transportation Week and to
kick off the summer travel season, the Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) on Tuesday launched an education
effort to help parents and caregivers make informed
choices about their child's safety when they fly. "Millions
of people will take to
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Medical Official Explains F-22
Pilot-Protection Efforts
May 16, 2012 - Air Force officials have instituted measures
designed to protect its pilots, ensure mission completion and
assess the possible physiological effects of flying the F-22
Raptor, the command surgeon for Air Combat Command said on
Wednesday. "The health and safety of our pilots
all of our pilots is the utmost priority," said Brig. Gen. (Dr.)
Daniel O. Wyman. "Our
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Boeing Completes 1st Flight
Of QF-16 Aerial Target For US Air Force
May 15, 2012 - Boeing and the U.S. Air Force (USAF)
completed the first manned flight of the QF-16 Full
Scale Aerial Target (FSAT) on May 4 at Cecil Field in
Jacksonville. The QF-16 took off at 3:05 p.m. Eastern
time and climbed to an altitude of 41,000 feet during
its
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AgustaWestland AW169 Helicopter
Completes Its Maiden Flight
May 15, 2012 - AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, announce
that the first prototype of the AW169, a new generation 4.5 ton
light intermediate helicopter, successfully completed its maiden
flight. The AW169 program is on schedule to achieve basic civil
certification in 2014.
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Fedex To Acquire TATEX, A
French Express Transportation Company
May 14, 2012 - FedEx Express, the world’s largest
express transportation company announced that it has
signed an agreement to acquire TATEX, a leading French
business to business express transportation company. The
acquisition represents the latest FedEx investment in
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ACLU In Appeals Court For No Fly
List Challenge
May 14, 2012 - The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on
Friday began its augment in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the
Ninth Circuit that its challenge to the government’s secretive
No Fly List should be reinstated. The ACLU represents 15 U.S.
citizens and permanent residents, including four military
veterans, who are banned from flying
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FAA Taps ITT Corp. And GE's
Naverus To Develop Nextgen RNP Procedures
May 13, 2012 - The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
is awarding a contract to ITT Exelis and GE's Naverus to
help accelerate the development of satellite-based
procedures that will allow aircraft to fly more directly
to their destinations. Under the
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Bombardier Learjet 85 Aircraft Is In
Full Production
May 13, 2012 - Bombardier Aerospace has made significant
progress on its all new Learjet 85 aircraft. Work on the two
first flight test aircraft and the complete aircraft static test
article is well underway, with the production of hundreds of
composite components, including the unique 32-foot composite
pressure fuselage. The
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UPS Financing In Place For The Purchase Of
TNT Express
May 12, 2012 –
On Friday UPS announced it has the necessary financing
in place for its intended recommended public offer for
TNT Express. On March 19, 2012, UPS and TNT Express
jointly announced conditional agreement on a recommended
all-cash offer of EUR 9.50 per ordinary
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The First Customer Built Sonex
Aircraft, The Onex Sport Aircraft Takes Flight
May 12, 2012 - Sonex
Aircraft announce that the first customer-built example of the
new Onex single-place, folding-wing, aerobatic sport aircraft
has taken flight! Bill Fisher of Jackson Tennessee flew his
AeroVee powered, standard gear Onex, serial number ONX0018 for
the first time on Thursday
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FAA To Be Audited On Its
Performance Based Navigation (PBN) Procedures
May 11, 2012 - The Department of Transportation’s Office
of Inspector General (OIG) plans to initiate an audit on
the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) progress in
implementing Performance-Based Navigation (PBN)
procedures, including the NAV Lean Project (which is
aimed at
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UK Civil Aviation Authority To Allow
Pilots To Fly VFR At Night
May
11, 2012 - The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has announced a
change to night flying regulations which will allow aircraft to
operate under Visual Flight Rules (VFR) in the hours of darkness
beginning June 8, 2012. Current UK regulations require any
flight at night to be conducted in accordance with
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Boeing KC-46 Tanker Program
Completes Preliminary Design Review
May 9, 2010 - The Boeing KC-46 Tanker program has completed a
Preliminary Design Review (PDR) with the U.S. Air Force, a key
milestone in the development of the next-generation aerial
refueling tanker. The review, which began March
21 and ended April 27, demonstrated that the preliminary design
of
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Congress Urged To Focus On
Asia-Pacific Travel And Entry Issues At Airports
May 9, 2012 - Travel from the Asia-Pacific region to the U.S. is
critical to the economy, and U.S. policy should ensure future
growth, U.S. Travel Association President and CEO Roger Dow
asserted in testimony before Congress on Tuesday. Dow appeared
in a hearing titled "Building Secure Partnerships in Travel,
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Dreamliner Makes First Time
Landing At Reagan National Airport
May 8, 2012 - Boeing's 787 Dreamliner landed at Ronald
Reagan National Airport on Monday, making Washington, DC
the latest destination on its global Dream Tour. For the
next four days, guests invited by Boeing will see the
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Swiss Pilots Fly Gripen E/F Test
Aircraft With Great Success
May 8, 2012 - Under clear blue skies, a team of test pilots and
flight test engineers from the Swiss Air Force and the Swiss
federal defense procurement agency, Armasuisse, visited Saab in
Linköping in Sweden to perform test flights with the Gripen E/F
test aircraft. On November 30th, last year the Federal Council
selected Gripen E/F as the preferred
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Airline Passenger Traffic
Continues To Be Affected By High Oil Prices
May 6, 2012 - The International Air Transport
Association (IATA) announced global traffic results for
March showing that total passenger demand rose 7.6% and
freight demand climbed 0.3% compared to the same month
last year. Comparisons with March last
year are affected by events that depressed passenger
demand in 2011
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Oklahoma Couple Pleads Guilty In
Conspiracy To Steal Military Jet Fuel
May 6, 2012 - Doyle Latimer, 55, and his wife, Cynthia Latimer,
57, both from Elgin, Oklahoma, pled guilty to conspiracy to
steal military-owned jet fuel and to defraud the United States,
announced Sanford C. Coats, United States Attorney for the
Western District of Oklahoma. The United States
government purchases jet fuel (Jet Propellant 8,
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Great Slave Helicopters
Completes Acquisition Of Northern Air Support
May 5, 2012 - Discovery Air Inc. (“Discovery Air”)
subsidiary, Great Slave Helicopters announced that it
has completed the acquisition of Northern Air Support.
The acquisition of Northern Airport Support’s assets was
financed, in part, by a new equipment loan facility that
was obtained primarily to finance this acquisition and
the
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GE Aviation Expands R&D On Silicon
Carbide In Pompano Beach
May 5, 2012 - GE Aviation announced that it has expanded into a
new facility in Pompano Beach, which includes a 30% increase in
square footage and an R & D lab capable of advanced development
of silicon carbide (SiC)-based power conversion products for
air, land and sea-based platforms. Silicon carbide (SiC), also
known as
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Cessna And AVIC Partnership
Strengthens Supply For China Aviation Needs
May 3, 2012 - Cessna Aircraft company, signed a
strategic agreement with the China Aviation Industry
General Aircraft Company Ltd., (CAIGA) and the
Shijiazhuang Municipal Government. This agreement is a
progression stemming from the strategic framework that
Cessna entered into
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Boeing’s Wiglet For B-737 Max
Provides Additional 1.5 Percent Fuel Burn
May 3, 2012 - Boeing announced a new winglet design concept for
the 737 MAX. The new Advanced Technology winglet will provide
MAX customers with up to an additional 1.5 percent fuel-burn
improvement, depending on range, on top of the 10-12 percent
improvement already offered on the new-engine variant. "The
Advanced
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Gyroplanes Builder, Groen
Brothers Aviation Reaches Agreement With Creditors
May 2, 2012 - Groen Brothers Aviation (GBA) announced
that it has reached an agreement with its creditors for
a major financial reorganization of the Company. The
restructuring will result in the elimination of all of
the Company's debt obligations, which currently exceed
$170 million. GBA is a U.S. corporation that
designs
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Flight Data Recorder Manufacturing
Report Shows Industry Doing Quite Well
May 2, 2012 - Despite economic volatility in the five years to
2012, the Flight Data Recorder (Black Box) Manufacturing
industry has fared quite well. Strong demand for new commercial
airplanes in downstream markets and increased defense spending
on military aircraft boosted demand for industry products. With
rising fuel prices,
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Aviation Capital Group
Prevails In Case With Olympic Airlines
May 1, 2012 - Aviation Capital Group (ACG) of Newport
Beach, California has prevailed in its litigation with
Olympic Airlines (Olympic). In a case that has attracted
considerable attention in the aircraft leasing industry,
the English High Court rendered judgment on Monday in
ACG’s favor in ACG Acquisition XX LLC v Olympic
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Solving The Flying Thermos Problem
May 1, 2012 - Last spring, GE broke ground on a $50 million
aviation research center at the University of Dayton in Ohio.
When finished next year, the center’s 200 engineers,
technologists, and researchers will work on advanced electric
power systems for next generation of unmanned aerial vehicles
(UAVs), commonly known as “drones,” including classified
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