GENEVA – The International Air Transport Association announced international scheduled traffic statistics for June which showed continued strong demand growth as the industry recovers from the impact of the global financial crisis.

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MARIETTA, Ga. – Officials at the Lockheed Martin facility here formally announced the start of F-35 Lightning II center wing production operations at the plant during a ribbon cutting ceremony Tuesday.

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FORT WORTH, Texas — The Federal Aviation Administration is proposing a civil penalty of $230,000 against Continental Airlines Inc., of Houston for allegedly operating a Boeing 767 on 22 revenue flights when it was not in compliance with Federal Aviation Regulations.

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By Holly Bridges – A major search resumed this morning, July 27, in northern Canada for the pilot of a missing single-engine aircraft who failed to arrive in Peace River, Alta. last Saturday after taking off from Norman Wells, N.W.T.
Clear weather and hours of northern daylight are helping military and civilian searchers in the extensive […]

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Transportation Safety Board is dispatching a team of investigators to assist the government of Saudi Arabia with its investigation of today’s cargo airplane accident in Riyadh.

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WASHINGTON, DC – The National Business Aviation Association today applauded a decision by Transportation Security Administration officials to eliminate a historically unpredictable and burdensome process for companies using business aviation to obtain international waivers for flights into the U.S.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Transportation today assessed a civil penalty against Comair for violating federal rules regarding passengers denied boarding on oversold flights.

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WINNIPEG, Man. – Captain Brian Bews, the Canadian Forces 2010 Demonstration Hornet pilot who ejected from his CF-18 in Lethbridge, Alta. Friday has authorized disclosure of his injuries – compression fractures in three vertebrae – and has issued the following statement:
“I feel extremely lucky considering the magnitude of the accident

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PIQUA, Ohio – Hartzell Propeller Inc. will display its new Claw 2.0™ propeller at AirVenture 2010 in Oshkosh at the hands of aerobatic pilot Sean D. Tucker flying his new Challenger III biplane.
The Claw 2.0 is an advanced structural composite propeller produced using Hartzell’s proprietary ASC-II™ technology. The original “Claw” and the new Claw […]

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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Spirit Airlines pilots have ratified a new contract containing substantial pay raises and industry-leading work rules, following four years of talks and a June strike.

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