WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Aviation Administration is updating training and procedures for handling the loss of two-way communication with aircraft and how other agencies are notified, after a detailed review of air traffic contact with Northwest Airlines Flight 188 on October 21, 2009.

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DAYTON, Ohio – BAE Systems has successfully flown the largest fully-autonomous unmanned aircraft ever to be built in the UK. The next generation autonomous system, MANTIS, completed its maiden flight in Woomera, South Australia.
During subsequent flights, MANTIS successfully completed a series of trials demonstrating the capability of the system and the potential of large […]

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REYKJAVIK, ICELAND – Icelandair, Iceland’s flagship air company, has recently announced a Northern Lights package deal flying to and from North America this winter.

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EVERETT, Wash. – Boeing, on Thursday afternoon, towed the first 747-8 Freighter out of the factory in Everett, Wash. The airplane, ultimately destined for Cargolux, will be painted and begin preparations for flight test.

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EADS North America has delivered the first of five H-72A training helicopters for the U.S. Navy today, marking a new milestone in the company’s production of multi-role helicopters for U.S. military services.

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These pics are from the Saskatoon Control Tower as the crew of Avro Lancaster C-GVRA did a couple of passes at YXE and then went to Winnipeg .
There’s only two of them still flying in the world and today one of them flew over Saskatoon to promote the Canada Remembers Air Show in August 2009.

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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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EVERETT, Wash. Boeing has completed installing reinforcements within the side-of-body section on the first 787 Dreamliner.

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MONTREAL – Air Canada today began offering customers a Preferred Seat option that gives travellers seeking the comfort of additional leg room the opportunity to reserve specific exit row and bulkhead seats with extra seat pitch in the economy cabin on all Air Canada flights.

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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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