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Westjet Flight Makes Emergency Landing in Vancouver

December 31st, 2009 by admin, 1 Comment

VANCOUVER, BC – A Westjet 737, with 153 people on board, decided to return to the Vancouver Airport today after departing on its flight to Hawaii.

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Cessna Makes Emergency Landing at Reeve Park in Port Coquitlam

December 29th, 2009 by admin, Comments Off on Cessna Makes Emergency Landing at Reeve Park in Port Coquitlam

COQUITLAM, BC – Shortly before 3pm on Tuesday December 29th, 209, the Coquitlam RCMP received a report from Nav Canada that a small 2-seater Cessna 150F with one pilot on board was requesting an emergency landing site in the Coquitlam or Port Coquitlam area.

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Emirates’ A380 Comes Full Circle and Heads to France

December 29th, 2009 by admin, Comments Off on Emirates’ A380 Comes Full Circle and Heads to France

DUBAI, U.A.E. – An Emirates’ A380 left Dubai this morning, bound for France and the home of its manufacturer, Airbus, as double-decker flights got underway to Paris.

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Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport to Rehabilitate Runway

December 29th, 2009 by admin, Comments Off on Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport to Rehabilitate Runway

Washington, DC – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration today announced that Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) will receive a $2.3 million grant from American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funds to rehabilitate a runway critical to the airport’s capacity.

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WestJet Limits Carry-on Baggage for U.S. Bound Travellers

December 28th, 2009 by admin, Comments Off on WestJet Limits Carry-on Baggage for U.S. Bound Travellers

CALGARY – Due to the new, increased security measures imposed by the Canadian and U.S. transportation authorities, flights to and from the United States continue to be affected by significant delays and in some cases, cancellations.

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Transport Canada Issues Additional Security Measures

December 26th, 2009 by admin, Comments Off on Transport Canada Issues Additional Security Measures

OTTAWA – As a result of a suspected terrorist incident on Northwest Flight 253 from Amsterdam to Detroit, additional security measures have been put in place at Canada’s airports for flights to the United States.

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Record-Breaking Flight Plan Departing from the North Pole Filed with NAV CANADA

December 24th, 2009 by admin, Comments Off on Record-Breaking Flight Plan Departing from the North Pole Filed with NAV CANADA

OTTAWA – NAV CANADA reports that a flight plan for an aircraft departing the North Pole on December 24, 2009 has been filed with millions of destinations in Canada and around the world.

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Boeing and Air Austral Announce Order for Two Next-Generation 737-800s

December 24th, 2009 by admin, Comments Off on Boeing and Air Austral Announce Order for Two Next-Generation 737-800s

SEATTLE – Boeing and Air Austral announced an order for two Next-Generation 737-800s. The order is valued at $152 million at list prices.

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NTSB Sends Team to Assist Government of Jamaica in Aviation Accident

December 23rd, 2009 by admin, Comments Off on NTSB Sends Team to Assist Government of Jamaica in Aviation Accident

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Transportation Safety Board dispatched a team of investigators to assist the government of Jamaica in its investigation of an accident involving an American Airlines B737-800 (N977AN) yesterday evening.

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Second Boeing 787 Dreamliner Completes First Flight

December 22nd, 2009 by admin, Comments Off on Second Boeing 787 Dreamliner Completes First Flight

EVERETT, Wash. – The second Boeing 787 Dreamliner, ZA002, completed its first flight today. The all-new airplane, which features the livery of the Dreamliner’s launch customer, ANA (All Nippon Airways) of Japan, took off from Paine Field in Everett, completed a two-hour flight and landed at Boeing Field in Seattle.

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