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This has just been confirmed that John Lear will be our very special guest on June 3rd 2009 at 9:00 pm .John Lear A Special Guest on Pair A Normal Guys Inc Radio June 3

FAA and NATCA start mediation talks. May 21, 2009 – To end ongoing contract dispute, Federal Aviation Administration and National Air Traffic Controllers Association signed process agreement to move negotiations forward as planned.FAA and NATCA Start Mediation Talks

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Alion will provide modeling and simulation work on the militarya TMs new Identification Friend or Foe system.Alion will evaluate friendly fire ID system for DOD

DOT IG: Flight Cutbacks, Not Government, Boosting Air On-Time Performance MAY 20, 2009 — Reductions in airline delays in 2008 and 2009 are more attributable to slashed capacity, airline scheduling practices, new airline fees and declining passenger traffic than to government actions implemented to battle congestion, according to U.S. Department of …Dot Ig: Flight Cutbacks, Not Government, Boosting Air On-Time Performance

President Obama’s nominee to head the Federal Aviation Administration has received a quick endorsement from the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee.FAA Could Soon Have New Administrator

Alion Science and Technology, an employee-owned technology solutions company, was awarded a $1.5 million delivery order to provide modeling and simulation support for the military’s new Mark XIIA Mode 5 Identification Friend or Foe system.Alion Wins $1.5M Contract to Evaluate Improved System to Reduce Friendly Fire Accidents

table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbrdiv style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/2-0fd=Rurl=http://www.btnonline.com/businesstravelnews/headlines/article_display.jsp%3Fvnu_content_id%3D1003975109cid=1246288125ei=xLIVSsG5Laaw8gSXuOChCwusg=AFQjCNH7drMvfoBDRn8K-mF0_to5UZaPdADOT IG: Flight Cutbacks, Not Government, Boosting Air On-Time b…/b/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fBusiness Travel News,nbsp;NY/font/fontbrfont size=-1dot#39;s Scovel said, quot;Enhancing capacity and reducing delays systemwide ultimately depends on the development and implementation of the Next Generation bAir Traffic/b Management System. However, this is a long-term, complex effort that will require b…/b/font/div/font/td/tr/tableDOT IG: Flight Cutbacks, Not Government, Boosting Air On-Time … – Business Travel News

table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbrdiv style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/0-0fd=Rurl=http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2009/05/20/ap6447468.htmlcid=0ei=xLIVSsG5Laaw8gSXuOChCwusg=AFQjCNH5QrgDksoTjxxfIPSpPG1gIQ48QQSouthwest CEO says bair traffic/b fizzling in May/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fForbes,nbsp;NY/font/fontbrfont size=-1AP , 05.20.09, 02:11 PM EDT The CEO of Southwest Airlines says a pickup in travel in April fizzled in May, forcing the company to speed up plans for more revenue. Chief Executive Gary Kelly said Wednesday that traffic so far in May is quot;very soft,quot; and b…/b/font/div/font/td/tr/tableSouthwest CEO says Air Traffic fizzling in May – Forbes

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At 04.41 this morning Howth Coast Guard were tasked to investigate a flare sighting reported by Dublin Air Traffic Control.Flare Sighting in Malahide

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