ST. LOUIS – The Boeing Phantom Ray unmanned airborne system sits atop a NASA Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA), a modified Boeing 747, as it takes off at 1:40 p.m. Central time for today’s test flight at Lambert International Airport.

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SANTA ROSA, Calif. – In an unprecedented opportunity The Pacific Coast Air Museum has been awarded the honor of providing the home for a historic national treasure – the very first aircraft to respond on the scene to the World Trade Center twin towers attack in New York City on September 11, 2001.

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Oil & Gas UK and NATS, the UK’s leading air navigation service provider, today announced the world’s first operational use of wide area multilateration technology for tracking offshore flights.

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EVERETT, Wash. – Boeing and Air France celebrated on Wednesday the 200th direct delivery of a Boeing jetliner, a 777-300ER, to the Paris-based carrier.

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MONTREAL – Esterline CMC Electronics’ TacView portable mission displays were praised in the Coalition Warrior Interoperability Demonstration final report issued on November 4, 2010.
CWID’s report said, “CMC successfully demonstrated the features and functions of TacView to provide the flight deck crew with improved situational awareness and critical real-time information which in turn can […]

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Transportation Safety Board today determined that a series of improper actions by the contractor and insufficient oversight by the U.S. Forest Service and the Federal Aviation Administration led to the August 5, 2008, fatal crash of a Sikorsky S-61N helicopter near Weaverville, California.

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SALT LAKE CITY – Upper Limit Aviation recently announced that it’s able to offer up to 100 percent tuition coverage for eligible vets via the U.S. Veterans’ Benefits Office.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representatives of the United States and Brazil have agreed to implement an Open-Skies aviation regime, which will significantly liberalize U.S.-Brazil air services for airlines of both countries over a transition period.

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ROME, ITALY – Airbus and CAE today announced at the biennial Airbus Training Symposium that they have agreed to renew their flight crew training services cooperation agreement through 2017.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration has announced that Mexico complies with international safety standards set by the International Civil Aviation Organization

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