Share The European Union has decided to press Air Traffic control companies to reduce charges on airlines, seeking relief for an industry that faces a demand slump and new pollution limits. The European Parliament approved legislation that will lead …EU presses for reduction in Air Traffic control fees – Independent Older Air Traffic controllers can [...]

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Closing out a busy assembly mission, the Discovery astronauts, accompanied by outgoing station flight engineer Sandra Magnus, said farewell to the international space station’s three-man crew today and floated out of the lab complex for the last time to rig the shuttle for undocking at 3:53 p.m.Space shuttle and station crews bid farewell (Spaceflight Now) [...]

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The top vent in the Mount Redoubt volcano summit crater emits ash and steam on Saturday, approximately 100 miles southwest of Anchorage, Alaska. More photos Mt. Redoubt erupts, spewing ash up to 60,000 feet, canceling flights, stranding hikers …Volcanic ash snarls Air Traffic in Alaska – Los Angeles Times The National Association of Air Traffic [...]

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09 MAR 2009 – Lion Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-90-30 Accident09 MAR 2009, 15:43McDonnell Douglas MD-90-30PK-LIL – Lion Airlines0 / 166 Jakarta-Soekarno-Hatta International Airport (CGK) (Indonesia)Domestic Scheduled Passenger flight, during LandingLion Air Flight JT 793 landed at Jakarta (CGK)’s runway 07R/25L in heavy rain. It skidded off the ru… (more) 04 MAR 2009 – Air Serv [...]

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LUCKNOW: A private helicopter carrying Samajwadi Party leader Raghuraj Pratap Singh, also known as Raja Bhaiya, crash landed on a highway in Uttar Pradesh Sunday evening, the police said.SP leader’s helicopter crash lands in UP CORONA – Helicopter crews searched a densely forested reservoir Friday for a small plane that took off from Corona Municipal [...]

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One job that’s in big demand right now is Air Traffic controllers. It’s a stressful job where one mistake could mean disaster, but an addition to Hartsfield Jackson is helping train all those new hires.Air Traffic Controller Training Older Air Traffic controllers can head off mid-air collisions at least as well as younger controllers, using [...]

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