Two passenger planes had to take evasive action to avoid a mid-air collision Tuesday morning east of Pittsburgh. Officials blame the near-collision on a trainee air traffic controller who they said gave the wrong instructions to a Delta Air Lines pilot, putting him in the path of the other jet.Plane Crash Averted Over Somerset County [...]

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Northrop Grumman Park Air Systems Wins Air Traffic Control …Earthtimes, UK – 15 hours agoIn Europe, Northrop Grumman operates from locations in France, Germany, Italy and Norway, providing navigation, Air Traffic Control and postal automation …Northrop Grumman Park Air Systems Wins Air Traffic Control … – Earthtimes Los Angeles TimesStorms disrupt air trafficTulsa World, OK [...]

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Eurocontrol Selects Eedo ForceTen LCMSMarket Wire (press release) – Feb 27, 2008The initiative is part of Eurocontrol’s programme to improve the quality and timeliness of training material while meeting regulatory requirements. …Eurocontrol Selects Eedo ForceTen LCMS – Market Wire (press release) Northrop Grumman Park Air Systems Wins Air Traffic Control …Earthtimes, UK – 3 hours [...]

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ABC News – Sorting through this and other issues including national security will be challenging, acknowledges Theresa Hitchens, director of the Center for Defense Information in Washington. She says a new aerospace traffic-management scheme should include …Does Space Need Air Traffic Control? ABC News – Outer space may be big, but the regions around Earth [...]

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13 FEB 2008 – SASCA Airlines Jetstream 31 AccidentAccident of Jetstream 31 registered YV186T – 0 fatalities 21 FEB 2008 – Santa B??rbara Airlines ATR-42 AccidentAccident of ATR-42 registered YV1449 – 46 fatalities 07 MAR 2008 – China Southern Boeing 757 HijackingHijacking of Boeing 757 registered – 0 fatalities Accident of Canadair RegionalJet registered EW-101PJ [...]

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Oil and gold prices punched through to new highs last week, a rare bright spot for some speculators in what was otherwise another week of shuddering losses in the United States.Global Tailwinds Hit Russia’s Stocks (The Moscow Times) Times square in New York was awash with Oriental colors last week. Billboards all over screamed “Incredible [...]

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SITA and Rwanda take the first digital step towards improving … – PR-USA.net (press release)SITA and Rwanda take the first digital step towards improving …PR-USA.net (press release), Bulgaria – 3 hours agoThe Rwanda Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and SITA today announced the introduction of digital-based data link services at Kigali International Airport … Nigerian plane [...]

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