TORONTO, ONTARIO – Air Canada pilots have re-elected Captain Paul Strachan as President and elected Captain Jon Webster as the new Secretary-Treasurer of the Air Canada Pilots Association

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OTTAWA – NAV CANADA technology that can automatically broadcast weather and other flight information to pilots is being installed in Denmark as part of a new agreement between the Canadian air navigation service provider and its Danish counterpart, Naviair.

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OTTAWA – Two decisions, that will have a profound effect on Canadian aviation for the foreseeable future, were released on 15 October by the Supreme Court of Canada.

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MOOSE JAW, Sask. – The Canadian Forces Snowbirds Demonstration Team is marking its 40th Anniversary this weekend with performances at 15 Wing Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan.

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OTTAWA – The Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l, voiced dismay at recent news media reports indicating that budget cuts have lead to a 25% reduction in force of air marshal personnel in the Canadian Air Carrier Protective Program.

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UPHAM, NM – The New Mexico Spaceport Authority has dedicated the nearly two-mile long “Governor Bill RIchardson Spaceway” at Spaceport America, representing significant progress toward launching commercial customers into space from the desert of New Mexico.

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ATLANTA, GEORGIA – Bombardier has announced that London Air Services has placed a firm order for a Global 7000 jet, valued at approximately $65 million U.S., based on the 2010 list price of typically equipped aircraft. LAS is the first Canadian operator to place a firm order for corporate aviation’s newest jet.

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SEATTLE – Alaska Airlines launched Aircell’s Gogo Inflight Internet service today on flights between Anchorage and Fairbanks, Alaska.

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ATLANTA, GA – The National Business Aviation Association offers a wide range of scholarships that encourage young people to seek careers in business aviation.

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ATLANTA, GA – Esterline CMC Electronics’ PilotView Class 2 Electronic Flight Bags have a new capability – real time weather using Iridium.

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