LOS ANGELES – The Federal Aviation Administration proposes to assess a $221,650 civil penalty against Flying Vikings, Inc. a flight school in Hayward, Calif., for allegedly failing to complete the required training for its staff and failing to maintain training records, as required by Federal Aviation Regulations.

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MOOSE JAW, SK – Following a rigorous selection process and months of preparation, five Canadian Forces pilots were introduced this week as the latest members of 431 Air Demonstration Squadron – the “Snowbirds” – at 15 Wing Moose Jaw, Sask.

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19 WING COMOX – Wednesday afternoon a Cormorant helicopter and a Buffalo aircraft from 442 Squadron were tasked by the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre to assist a bulk carrier vessel Pan Uno.

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KIEV, Ukraine – NATO and Ukraine are discussing final provisions for extending the lease of heavy-duty transport aircraft – Antonov An-124-100 Ruslan.

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EVERETT, Wash. Boeing is developing minor design changes to power distribution panels on the 787 and updates to the systems software that manages and protects power distribution on the airplane.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Transportation Safety Board today released a final report on a fatal crash involving a transport-category helicopter caused by a bird strike.

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LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas – Dassault yesterday delivered the 100th Falcon 7X during a ceremony at its completion center in Little Rock, Arkansas. The aircraft was delivered to a Brazilian financial services company.

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ST. LOUIS – The Boeing Phantom Ray unmanned airborne system successfully completed low-speed taxi tests on Nov. 18 at Lambert International Airport in St. Louis.

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CHICAGO – The pilots of United and Continental, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l will be conducting informational picketing in Newark and Houston, the site of major Continental Airlines hubs, on Nov. 22 and 23 and in Chicago, home of United Airlines, on Dec. 1 to reaffirm their stance against management’s plans to […]

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WINNIPEG, Man. – At approximately 11:45 p.m. MST on November 17, a CF-18 Hornet fighter jet crashed in a field approximately 13 kilometers northwest of 4 Wing Cold Lake, Alta.

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