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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Red Bull Air Race Final Round In Portugal Cancelled
July 7th, 2010 by admin, Comments Off on Red Bull Air Race Final Round In Portugal Cancelled
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New Charges Filed against Irish Trading Firm for Exporting U.S. Military Items to Iran
July 7th, 2010 by admin, Comments Off on New Charges Filed against Irish Trading Firm for Exporting U.S. Military Items to Iran
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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U.S. Coast Guard Helicopter Crash – Update
July 7th, 2010 by admin, Comments Off on U.S. Coast Guard Helicopter Crash – Update
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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Woman Tries to Exit Plane Midflight
July 7th, 2010 by admin, Comments Off on Woman Tries to Exit Plane Midflight
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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Air Canada Reports Record Load Factor for June
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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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U.S. Coast Guard Responds to Helicopter Crash off James Island, Wash.
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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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6 New Super Hornets Join Royal Australian Air Force Fleet
July 7th, 2010 by admin, Comments Off on 6 New Super Hornets Join Royal Australian Air Force Fleet
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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FAA Proposes $168,000 Civil Penalty Against D&M Plastics
July 6th, 2010 by admin, Comments Off on FAA Proposes $168,000 Civil Penalty Against D&M Plastics
WASHINGTON, DC — The Federal Aviation Administration is proposing a $168,000 civil penalty against D & M Custom Injection Molding Corp. of Burlington, Ill., doing business as D & M Plastics, for alleged violations of Department of Transportation hazardous materials regulations.
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Beijing Airport Now Second Largest in World
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WASHINGTON, DC – OAG reports in the July 2010 edition of OAG FACTS that scheduled airline seat capacity within and to and from the Asia Pacific region has the highest growth this month and year-to-date.
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Learjet 85 Aircraft Simulator Added to Bombardier Worldwide Training Network
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MONTREAL, QC – Bombardier Aerospace today announced the purchase of a Learjet 85 jet full-flight simulator from CAE, an important step in the Learjet 85 aircraft program and in the expansion of Bombardier’s worldwide pilot and maintenance training network.
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