LOS ANGELES, CA – Los Angeles Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa was joined today by representatives of local and federal elected officials, executives from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and City fire and airport departments in breaking ground for a new replacement Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting (ARFF) facility at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).

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TORONTO – Golfers, families and friends can get away to Myrtle Beach’s famous golf courses and sandy beaches more easily than ever with Porter Airlines’ new winter seasonal service.

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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – The Boeing Company at this year’s Dubai Air Show will showcase a range of advanced commercial and defense products and services designed to meet the needs of customers in the Middle East.

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TORONTO, – The Greater Toronto Airports Authority today reported its financial and operating results for the 9-month period ending September 30, 2009.

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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – Google Inc. today announced that it is working with airports across the country as well as Boingo Wireless, Advanced Wireless Group, Airport Marketing Income and others to provide free Wi-Fi as a holiday gift now through January 15, 2010.

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LAKE FOREST, Calif. – Panasonic Avionics Corporation (Panasonic), the world leader in state-of-the-art in-flight entertainment and communication (IFEC) systems, today announced that it has received a new order for Panasonic’s eX2 IFE system from All Nippon Airways (ANA) for its Boeing 767-300ER aircraft and Boeing 777-300ER aircraft.

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INDIANAPOLIS – Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has been awarded a contract worth $8.5 million by the U.S. Air Force to provide AE 2100D3 spare engine parts to power Lockheed Martin C-130J military transport aircraft for the U.S. Air Force.

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MONTREAL, QUEBEC – CAE has signed contracts valued at approximately C$55 million at list prices to design and manufacture four full-flight simulators (FFSs) and related training devices, and to provide simulator updates and relocations.

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CALGARY – AeroMechanical Services Ltd. (“AMA”) announced today it has signed an agreement with the Aviation Recorders division of L-3 Communications to sell AMA’s real-time data communications and Internet data delivery solutions for aircraft.

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MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO – itravel2000 has come out supporting Westjet and the Association of Canadian Travel Agencies’ (ACTA) in their call for greater transparency in taxes and fees that are being charged for vacation packages. Tour operators inflated taxes as a scheme to advertise low base prices.

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