HARMONDSWORTH, U.K. – British Airways, in partnership with the Solena Group, is to establish Europe’s first sustainable jet-fuel plant and plans to use the low-carbon fuel to power part of its fleet from 2014.

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19 WING COMOX – 192 Construction Engineer Flight, a reserve unit of 19 Wing, received on Saturday a Canadian Forces Unit Commendation from the hands of the Chief of the Defence Staff, General Walt Natynczyk, for the crucial work they performed for the Air Wing at Kandahar Airfield.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Women Airforce Service Pilots from World War II will finally be given the recognition and honor they deserve when they and representatives of deceased WASP receive a Congressional Gold Medal during a ceremony to be held in the United States Capitol on Wednesday, March 10, 2010.

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EDINBURGH, United Kingdom – 13% of people would be happy to share a Skycouch with a stranger they met in queue, according to the latest poll from flight comparison site Skyscanner.

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ST. LOUIS – A team led by Boeing has submitted a proposal to the U.S. Air Force to provide aircrew and maintenance training support for the service’s C-17 Globemaster III fleet under the new C-17 Training System contract.

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YELLOWKNIFE, NWT – Discovery Air Inc. announced today that the Interim Contracted Airborne Training Services contract has been extended by the Government of Canada for a one year period.

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WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Transportation today proposed to grant antitrust immunity to American Airlines and four international partners to form a global alliance.

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BURNABY, BC – International Water-Guard will be supporting Dassault Aviation for incoming aircraft to the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver

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HALIFAX, N.S. – Today, Jazz Air LP announced that it has signed a Letter of Intent with Bombardier Commercial Aircraft subject to the satisfaction of customary conditions, to finalize a binding purchase agreement for a firm order of 15 Q400 NextGen aircraft with options for an additional 15 aircraft.

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MONTREAL, QC – Esterline CMC Electronics has received initial orders from Hawker Beechcraft Corporation to supply its Cockpit 4000 integrated avionics suite for 24 T6-C trainer aircraft for the Royal Moroccan Air Force.

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