Online.ie News – The Trade Union IMPACT, who represent Air Traffic controllers, has received a recommendation from the Labour Court in relation to the dispute with the Irish Aviation Authority over staffing levels in Air Traffic Control. Its initial response is that …Air Traffic Controllers union examines Labour court report Boston Globe – Air Traffic [...]

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PILOTS SPEAK OUT AGAINST TOXIC CABIN FUMES – Corporate Watch NewsPILOTS SPEAK OUT AGAINST TOXIC CABIN FUMESCorporate Watch News, UK – 1 hour agoWith increasing ill health after repeated exposures to regular fume events, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) deemed him no longer fit to fly as a … Probe into low-flying plane in inner [...]

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Air Traffic: Exhausting delaysSeattle Post Intelligencer – Feb 25, 2008President Bush recently proposed a boost in spending for the so-called NextGen system, which would upgrade Air Traffic Control equipment and incorporate …Air Traffic: Exhausting delays – Seattle Post Intelligencer Davis taps Issa as leader Rep. Darrell Issa could succeed Rep. Tom Davis as the procurement [...]

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Seattle Post Intelligencer – Flight delays last year ran near record levels. That problem reaches beyond the sometimes-imprisoned passengers to affect the environment, economy and the troubled airline industry. A local Air Traffic controllers union already has warned that …Air Traffic: Exhausting delays Belfast Telegraph – The controllers are planning a 24-hour strike on Thursday [...]

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Accident of Islander registered HI-653CA – 0 fatalities07 FEB 2008 – Caribair Islander Accident 01 FEB 2008 – MNG Airlines Fokker F-27 Hull-loss occurrenceHull-loss occurrence of Fokker F-27 registered TC-MBG – 0 fatalities Accident of Canadair RegionalJet registered EW-101PJ – 0 fatalities14 FEB 2008 – Belavia Canadair RegionalJet Accident Accident of Boeing 727 registered CP-2429 [...]

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Nigeria: NAMA Gets 2nd Motorised Air Traffic Control TowerAllAfrica.com, Washington – Feb 22, 2008The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has taken delivery of a second motorised Air Traffic Control tower to boost air traffic services in the …Nigeria: NAMA Gets 2nd Motorised Air Traffic Control Tower – AllAfrica.com NATCA/FAA Rancor Cranked UpAVweb, CT – 11 [...]

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Selling more aircraft has always been a top priority for any plane maker. But a big challenge now facing Airbus and Boeing is getting planes off their production lines on time to meet the strong market demand.A busy year for Airbus in China (China Daily) Irish Times – The Impact union, which is representing the [...]

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