OTTAWA, ONTARIO – Passengers aboard non-commercial aircraft bringing aid to and evacuating people from Haiti that are making a technical stop or transiting through Canada’s airports temporarily will not require a visa

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Air travelers will find it easier to file complaints with the U.S. Department of Transportation about airline service, compare the historical on-time and baggage mishandling records of airlines, and find helpful tips about air travel thanks to a redesigned, more user-friendly aviation consumer web site unveiled today by the Department.

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. – FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. and the world’s largest express transportation company, is advancing international express shipping with the introduction of its first Boeing 777 Freighter service in Shanghai, mainland China.

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MIRAMAR, Fla. – Spirit Airlines has announced plans for providing relief to the people of Haiti.

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NEW YORK, NY – The fifth race of the 2010 Red Bull Air Race World Championship season will be held, in partnership with NYC & Company, Jersey City, NJ and Liberty State Park, over the Hudson River June 19 and 20.

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ST. LOUIS – The Boeing Company on Jan. 8 delivered the last of four KC-767 aerial refueling tankers to the Japan Ministry of Defense, completing one of the International Tanker team’s most significant milestones.

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WASHINGTON — Federal Aviation Administration Administrator Randy Babbitt announced today that Houston air traffic controllers are beginning to use an improved satellite-based system – Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) — to more efficiently and safely separate and manage aircraft flying over the Gulf of Mexico.

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LOWELL, Mass. – Dassault Systèmes, a world leader in 3D and Product Lifecycle Management solutions, today announced that its CATIA brand has been chosen by Terrafugia, creators of the revolutionary Transition® Roadable Aircraft, for 3D composite and finite-element modeling.

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CALGARY – WestJet today announced that it has signed an agreement with EXP-AIR Cargo, marking the beginning of a cargo sales and service relationship that offers an expanded range of services and products for cargo customers throughout Canada, the U.S., Mexico and the Caribbean.

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The U.S. Department of Transportation today announced that after conducting a thorough review it has found that Virgin America remains a U.S. citizen and remains under the actual control of U.S. citizens.

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