The Red Bull Air Race GmbH today announced that the final round of the 2010 World Championship, which was to be held in Portugal on 4th and 5th September, will be cancelled due to the unexpected delays in reaching a revised host city agreement.

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WASHINGTON, DC – A federal grand jury in Washington, D.C., has charged Mac Aviation Group, an Irish trading company, and its officers Thomas and Sean McGuinn of Sligo, Ireland, in a superseding indictment with purchasing F-5 fighter aircraft parts, helicopter engines and other aircraft components from U.S. firms and illegally exporting them to Iran.

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SEATTLE, WA – The multiple agency response to recover the crewmembers from an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crash that occurred, Wednesday, in the waters near James Island, Wash., has concluded.

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WINNIPEG, MB – On July 6, 2010 at approximately 2:00p.m., a Westjet flight, with 131 Passengers on board, was en-route to from Calgary, Alberta to Halifax, Nova Scotia, at approximately one hour into the flight, a 47 year old female passenger exited her seat and attempted to exit the plane by opening the door hatch.

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MONTREAL, QC – For the month of June, Air Canada reported a record system load factor of 84.7 per cent on a consolidated basis with Jazz (from which Air Canada purchases regional capacity), versus 80.9 per cent in June 2009, an increase of 3.8 percentage points.

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SEATTLE, WA – Multiple U.S. Coast Guard units are responding to an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crash that occurred, Wednesday, in the waters near James Island, Wash.

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RAAF BASE AMBERLEY, Queensland – Six new Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornets arrived at Royal Australian Air Force Base Amberley on July 6, expanding the RAAF’s fleet to 11 next-generation, multi-role air combat aircraft.

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