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Amazon to Create 2,000 Jobs at New Air Cargo Hub
in Kentucky |
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American Employee Group Hosts First
African-American Female Pilot At C.R. Smith Museum |
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A Technician Finds 31 Pounds Of Cocaine Onboard
An American Airlines Flight |
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American Airlines And International Air
Transport Association Offer Strong Words On Travel Ban |
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Trump’s Executive Order On Immigration Causes
Havoc At U.S. Airports |
January 31, 2017 -
Amazon has been an active member of the business
community in Kentucky for nearly 20 years, employing
more than 10,000 people in full-time jobs across 11
fulfillment center locations. Today, the company
announced it is
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January 31, 2017 - American Airlines is celebrating
Black History Month with numerous events and initiatives
throughout February, including showcasing
African-American aviation pioneers. On Saturday,
February 18, the African American Diversity
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January 31, 2017 - An airline maintenance worker in
Oklahoma found 31 pounds of cocaine in the nose cone of
an American Airlines jet after it arrived from Colombia,
police said on Monday. Seven bricks of the drug, with a
street value of at least $200,000, were
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January 30, 2017 - Over the weekend, American Airlines
was notified that per a Presidential Executive Order,
nationals of seven countries; Iran, Iraq, Sudan,
Somalia, Syria, Yemen and Libya will be prohibited from
entering the United States for at
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January 29, 2017 - On Friday President Trump signed and
executive order on immigration that went into affect on
Saturday which now bars Syrian refugees from entering
the United States, suspended all refugee admissions into
the United States
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FAA Reaches Agreement With City Of Santa Monica
Not To Close Its Airport |
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NBAA Remains Determined Amidst Unique Decision
On Santa Monica Airport |
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Boeing Awarded $2.1B for Third KC-46A Tanker
Production Lot |
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Boeing South Carolina Workers To Vote Feb. 15 On
Union Representation |
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FAA Final Rule On Enhanced Flight Vision System
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January 28, 2017 - Back in August 2016, Santa Monica
city council passed a resolution to close the city’s
Santa Monica Airport by 2018. The counsel also adopted a
plan that would discourage aviation use by shortening a
5,000 foot runway to 2,000 feet. It would
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January 28, 2017 – The National Business Aviation
Association (NBAA) issued the following statement today
in response to a settlement reached between the Federal
Aviation Administration (FAA) and the City of Santa
Monica, CA that will keep
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January 27, 2017 – The
U.S. Air Force today awarded Boeing $2.1 billion for 15
KC-46A tanker aircraft, spare engines and wing air
refueling pod kits. This order is the third low-rate
initial production lot for Boeing. The first two came in
August 2016 and
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January 27,
2017 - Approximately 2,850 employees at Boeing’s 787
Dreamliner facilities in North Charleston, SC will vote
on February 15, 2017 on whether to be represented by the
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace
Workers
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January
26, 2017 -
An Enhanced flight vision system (EFVS) is equipment
that can be installed in the cockpit of an aircraft that
allows the pilots to better detect an image outside the
aircraft and in some cases better than unaided human
vision. Under current
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Australian Pilot Owner Of Hoch Air Charged With
Insurance Fraud Sabotaging Competitors Aircraft |
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Kingfisher Airlines Chairman Arrested On
Criminal Conspiracy And Corruption |
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American Airlines Passenger Pleads Guilty To
Sexual Assault Of A 13 Year Old Girl |
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A Boeing 747 Operated By Turkish Airline Crashed
Killing All Onboard And 35 On The Ground |
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Air India To Begin Selling Seats In Female Only
Section |
January 24,
2017 - An Australian pilot and owner of Hoch Air, Josh
Hoch, 31, has been arrested and accused of sabotaging
his competitors aircraft, faking aircraft accidents for
insurance money and flying charter flights without being
properly
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January 23,
2017 - The defunct Kingfisher Airlines’ Chairman and
Managing Director, Vijay Mallya along with three other
senior employees and five state owned Industrial
Development Bank of India (IDBI) executives have been
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January 20,
2017 - Back in June, FBI agents arrested Chad Cameron
Camp, age 26, of Portland on probable cause of sexual
misconduct on a 13 year old female on board an American
Airlines flight out of Dallas/Ft. Worth for a flight to
Portland, Oregon.
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January 19,
2017 - Flight TK6491, a cargo flight had departed Hong
Kong-Chek Lap Kok International Airport (HKG/VHHH), Hong
Kong for Istanbul, the Boeing 747 was was on approach
Bishkek Manas International Airport for a refueling. On
Monday, just after
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January 18,
2017 - Air India has decided to reserve seats in an
entire row, namely the third row, in Economy Class on
its Domestic Flights for women passengers who wish to
travel alone. These seats will be availed by women
passengers only and
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A Complete Restoration Of The B-17F Memphis
Belle To Go On Display May 2018 |
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FAA And Skypan Reach Agreement On Unmanned
Aircraft Enforcement Cases |
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Rolls-Royce To Pay Millions In Scheme To Bribe
Government Officials In Exchange For Contracts |
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Piper PA-31T Wiring Issue Prompts NTSB Urgent
Safety Recommendation |
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DOT Issues Guidance Documents To Prevent Airline
Discrimination |
January 18, 2017
- One of the most recognizable symbols of World
War II will once again report for duty exactly
75 years after its crew finished their last
mission in the war against Nazi Germany on May
17, 1943. The B-17F Memphis Belle, the first
U.S. Army Air
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January 17, 2017 - The
U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation
Administration today announced a comprehensive
settlement agreement with SkyPan International, Inc., of
Chicago. The agreement resolves enforcement cases that
alleged
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January 17,
2017 - Rolls-Royce, a the United Kingdom-based
manufacturer and distributor of power systems for the
aerospace, defense, marine and energy sectors, has
agreed to pay the U.S. nearly $170 million as part of an
$800 million global
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January 13, 2017 - The
National Transportation Safety Board issued an urgent
safety recommendation to the FAA on Monday concerning
unsafe wiring on Piper PA-31T-series aircraft that may
lead to arcing and cause fires. The urgent safety
recommendation
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January 13, 2017 - The
U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today issued two
guidance documents emphasizing that federal law
guarantees all passengers the right to fly free from
discrimination. The documents supersede prior
non-discrimination
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Dutch Caribbean Air Carrier Inselair To Reduce
Flights Under Its Current Financial Restructuring |
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FAA Needs To Do A Better Job At Mitigating
Effects Of Major System Disruptions |
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Airbus Increases Aircraft List Price By One
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US Supreme Court Denied Flytenow Review, The
Uber Of Air Passenger Travel |
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U.S. Airlines No Longer Required To Give
Pre-Boarding Notification Of The Note7 Phone |
January 12, 2017 -
Dutch Caribbean aircarrier, InselAir which operates out
of Curacao, will suspend flights to Quito, Valencia,
Miami, Haiti and Havana in an effort to reduce costs
while facing financial difficulties. Flights to Quito
(Ecuador) will halt from January 12 to
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January 11, 2017 - The Federal Aviation Administration
(FAA) operates a vast network of facilities and
communication, navigation, and surveillance equipment
for managing air traffic throughout the United States.
In recent years, the FAA has experienced
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January 11,
2017 – Airbus has increased the average list prices of
its aircraft by one percent across the product line,
effective from January 1st 2017. This price increase has
been calculated according to Airbus’ standard escalation
formula over the January 2016 to
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January 11, 2017 – On Monday, the United States Supreme
Court after reviewing an order by a lower court (an
order of certiorari), denied any further action
(Certiorari Denied) in the case of Flytenow Inc.V.FAA.
This means that the lover court order by United States
Court
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January 10, 2017 - The FAA reported today that U.S.
airlines would no longer be required to make a
pre-boarding notification to passengers that the Samsung
Galaxy Note7 phone is prohibited from transport on
aircraft. The devices are still
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FAA Issues General Aviation Final Medical Rule |
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Delta Cargo Agents Report Their Firing Was Over
Reporting Supervisor Masturbated At His Desk |
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Mass Shooting At Fort Lauderdale Hollywood
International Airport |
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Cirrus Aircraft Launches G6 The Most Advanced
Cirrus Ever |
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Red Bull Air Race 2017 Schedule Announced With A
Stopover In Russia |
January 9, 2017 - The Federal Aviation Administration
(FAA) today issued a final rule (PDF) that allows
general aviation pilots to fly without holding an FAA
medical certificate as long as they meet certain
requirements outlined in Congressional
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January 6, 2017 – Two women cargo agents working for
Delta Airlines, Lauren Heffernan, 29, and Kayla Jenkins,
19 have filed a lawsuit for their wrongful termination.
Heffernan and Jenkins began working for Delta in the
summer of 2015.
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January 6, 2017 - Mass
shooting at Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International
Airport at the baggage claim area in Terminal Two, a
Delta and Air Canada terminal. The shooter, who is
believed to be a lone gunman, has been identified as 26
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January 4, 2017 -
Cirrus Aircraft today announced the launch of the all
new 2017 G6 – the smartest, safest and most advanced
models ever of the best-selling SR22T, SR22 and SR20
piston airplanes. The benchmark for high-performance,
single engine
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January 1, 2017 - The 2017 season of the Red Bull Air
Race will begin with its diamond 75th race and conclude
at the motorsport mecca; Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Along the way, the official World Championship will
celebrate its tenth season with a long
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