LONGUEUIL, QUEBEC – Pratt & Whitney Canada has received Transport Canada type certification for its new PW535E engine selected to power the Embraer Phenom 300 light business jet. Pratt & Whitney Canada is a United Technologies Corp. company.

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Calgary, Alberta – SAIT Polytechnic announced today that it has received a corporate jet valued at $8 million from Imperial Oil. The Bombardier Challenger 601-3A was presented to SAIT for use in its School of Transportation’s aircraft maintenance, avionics and structures programs.

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St. Louis, MO – Adam Dylan Leon was sentenced to 24 months in prison on federal charges of interstate transportation of a stolen aircraft, importation of a stolen aircraft and illegal entry, for flying a stolen Cessna 172 aircraft into the United States from Canada, Acting United States Attorney Michael W. Reap announced

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DALLAS – Southwest Airlines is pleased to announce that its Pilots represented by the Southwest Airlines Pilots’ Association (SWAPA), voted to ratify the tentative, five-year contract both parties reached last month.

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Duluth, Minn. – Cirrus Aircraft has named Patrick Carroll to the post of Divisional Director Middle East and Asia. As Cirrus currently delivers aircraft in more than 50 countries around the world, Carroll brings key experience and market knowledge to the Cirrus Aircraft corporate strategy of overall broader market presence and penetration into Middle Eastern […]

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SAN DIEGO — The Coast Guard, Navy, and Marine Corps are searching for survivors from two military aircraft that collided 15 miles east of San Clemente Island, Calif., Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009.

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ARLINGTON, VA – An EADS A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) destined for the Royal Australian Air Force touched down at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, today, for a stopover on its journey from Australia to Spain. The aircraft stopped at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, yesterday.

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OTTAWA – Canada’s airports continue to implement extensive measures to provide safe facilities for air travellers and airport workers, the industry’s trade association said today.

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ORLANDO, Fla. – Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. the global leader in satellite navigation, announced the Garmin G3000, the first touchscreen-controlled integrated flightdeck for light turbine aircraft. The G3000 is designed specifically for Part 23 turbine aircraft, and was announced at the National Business Aviation Association Convention.

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OTTAWA – NAV CANADA, the country’s air navigation service provider, estimates that improved efficiencies achieved through new technologies and procedures will save 8.4 million metric tons of aviation-related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the period 2009 to 2016.

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