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Float Plane Crashes With Four On Board

May 30th, 2010 by admin, Comments Off on Float Plane Crashes With Four On Board

TOFINO, BC – On Saturday May 29, 2010 at approximately 1215 hours Tofino RCMP and Tofino Coast Guard responded to a report of a small aircraft which had crashed into the ocean near Yates Point situated close to Ahousaht BC.

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Canada Invests $95 Million in Aviation Security

May 24th, 2010 by admin, Comments Off on Canada Invests $95 Million in Aviation Security

TORONTO — Ministers John Baird, James Moore, Jim Prentice, Vic Toews, Christian Paradis and Peter MacKay today announced another vital step forward to ensuring Canada’s aviation system is one of the most safe and efficient, and meets the highest standards in the world.

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NTSB Updates Investigation of Boeing 757 In Flight Fire

May 21st, 2010 by admin, Comments Off on NTSB Updates Investigation of Boeing 757 In Flight Fire

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In its continuing investigation of a fire aboard a Boeing 757 that diverted to Dulles Airport enroute to the Los Angeles International airport from New York’s John F. Kennedy International airport, the National Transportation Safety Board has developed the following factual information

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Qatar Airways Takes Delivery of Boeing 777 Freighter

May 19th, 2010 by admin, Comments Off on Qatar Airways Takes Delivery of Boeing 777 Freighter

EVERETT, Wash. – The first Boeing 777 Freighter to enter Qatar Airways’ fleet completed a 16-hour flight from Boeing’s Everett, Wash., Delivery Center to Doha, Qatar, and has been placed into service.

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FAA Proposes $1.55 Million Civil Penalty Against FedEx

May 19th, 2010 by admin, Comments Off on FAA Proposes $1.55 Million Civil Penalty Against FedEx

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Aviation Administration has proposed a $1.55 million civil penalty against Federal Express for allegedly failing to revise its Continuous Airworthiness Maintenance Program in accordance with FAA regulations.

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Boeing 737 Production Rate to Increase to Meet Customer Demand

May 17th, 2010 by admin, Comments Off on Boeing 737 Production Rate to Increase to Meet Customer Demand

SEATTLE, WA – Boeing today announced that it will increase production rates on the Next-Generation 737 program to 34 airplanes per month in early 2012.

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Cathay Pacific Flight Escorted to Vancouver After Threat

May 15th, 2010 by admin, Comments Off on Cathay Pacific Flight Escorted to Vancouver After Threat

RICHMOND, BC – At 10:43 this morning Richmond RCMP received information of a bomb threat on a Cathay Pacific flight.

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ANA Pilots First Customer Crew to Fly Boeing 787 Dreamliner

May 14th, 2010 by admin, Comments Off on ANA Pilots First Customer Crew to Fly Boeing 787 Dreamliner

SEATTLE, WA – Boeing and two All Nippon Airways pilots flew the Boeing 787 Dreamliner for the first time Wednesday. The airplane they flew is the first of six flight-test airplanes. The two-hour-and-40-minute flight took place over Washington state.

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Korea Aerospace Industries Selects Hartzell’s ASC-II Advanced-Composite Propeller for New KC-100 4-Place Aircraft

May 14th, 2010 by admin, Comments Off on Korea Aerospace Industries Selects Hartzell’s ASC-II Advanced-Composite Propeller for New KC-100 4-Place Aircraft

Piqua, Ohio – Hartzell Propeller Inc. has been selected by Korea Aerospace Industries to supply its in-development KC-100 aircraft with Hartzell’s proprietary technology ASC-II propellers, as well as its S-Series propeller governors.

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WestJet and Cathay Pacific Launch Interline Agreement

May 11th, 2010 by admin, Comments Off on WestJet and Cathay Pacific Launch Interline Agreement

CALGARY, AB – WestJet and Cathay Pacific today launched an inbound interline agreement to connect Cathay Pacific guests into WestJet’s Canadian network.

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