BEIRUT, LEBANON – An Ethiopian Airlines plane with 90 people on board crashed into the sea early Monday just minutes after takeoff from Beirut.

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VANCOUVER, BC – RCMP and the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre in Victoria are investigating an unconfirmed report of a plane crash on the Sunshine Coast in the area of Sechelt.

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SEATTLE, Wash. – Boeing and Ethiopian Airlines have announced an order for 10 Next-Generation 737-800s. The order is valued at $767 million at list prices.

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WINDSOR, ON – The Red Bull Air Race World Championship will return to Windsor, Ontario in 2010 after the Canadian city hosted one of the most exciting races in the sport’s history last year.

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KODIAK, Alaska – Coast Guard aircrews from Air Station Kodiak are responding to a report of a plane crash near Sand Point on the Alaska Peninsula early Friday morning.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – At the request of the Haitian government, the Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration dispatched a portable, temporary control tower to Haiti today to help assist with aircraft operations at Port-au-Prince International Airport.

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OTTAWA — Canada’s Transport Minister John Baird today announced that airline passengers who are travelling to the United States are now permitted to bring one carry-on bag with some small exceptions.

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WASHINGTON – The Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l, is calling for improvements in the aviation security screening system that will allow trustworthy passengers to be promptly cleared through security, while focusing much greater resources on those whose trustworthiness is unknown or in doubt.

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DUBAI, U.A.E. – An Emirates’ A380 has become the 6000th Airbus aircraft to roll off the production line in Hamburg, as the airline continues to weather the financial storm and thrusts ahead with its ambitious expansion plans.

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MONTREAL, QUEBEC – CAE today announced that it has sold Airbus A320 and A330 CAE 7000 Series full-flight simulators to Shanghai Eastern Flight Training Company, the training subsidiary of China Eastern Airlines.

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