ATLANTA – Boeing Business Jets today announced that the Rockwell Collins Enhanced Vision System was certified last week by the Federal Aviation Administration on a Boeing Business Jet, an Air National Guard C-40.

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PIQUA, Ohio – Hartzell Propeller Inc. has received FAA Type Certificate approval for its new advanced-composite ASC-II 4-bladed propeller. This is Hartzell’s first ever ASC-II propeller developed for turboprop aircraft, and its launch customer will be announced at NBAA 2010 in Atlanta, GA.

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ATLANTA, GEORGIA – Corporate aviation leader Bombardier Aerospace today reaffirmed its command of the large business jet category by introducing two new jets, the Global 7000 and Global 8000 aircraft.

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EVERETT, Wash. – Boeing moved closer this week toward completing assembly of the first 747-8 Intercontinental as mechanics in Everett, Wash., loaded the forward and aft fuselage sections to join with the wing and center section.

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MONTREAL – Today, in a Globe and Mail special editorial feature, Mediacorp Canada Inc. announced that Bombardier Aerospace is one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers for 2011.

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CAMPBELL RIVER, BC – In response to the discovery of a suspicious item within a piece of checked baggage at Campbell River Airport, 2 adult males were detained for questioning and have since been released.

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SEATTLE – The Federal Aviation Administration is proposing a $455,175 civil penalty against Corporate Air of Billings, Mont., for allegedly operating a Beech 1900C airliner when it was not in compliance with Federal Aviation Regulations.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The nation’s largest airlines reported only one flight in August with a tarmac delay of more than three hours, compared to 66 flights in August 2009, with no change in the rate of canceled flights, according to the Air Travel Consumer Report released today by the U.S. Department of Transportation.

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MOJAVE, CA – Virgin Galactic, the US company developing the world’s first commercial manned space flight system and tourism business, announced the successful completion today of the first piloted free flight of SpaceShipTwo, named the VSS Enterprise.

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FORT WORTH – Lockheed Martin Corp. has made a gift to support Challenge Air for Kids & Friends, an organization that seeks to build the self-esteem and confidence of children and youth with special needs through the experience of flight and participation in educational aviation programs.

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