August 25, 2009 — Saving fuel and reducing the carbon footprint of aviation are the goals of a partnership between the United States and Europe and the subject of a new video produced by the Federal Aviation Administration available on YouTube.AIRE – the Atlantic Interoperability Initiative to Reduce Emissions – has been conducting operational …Cleaning [...]

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A Boeing 737 aircraft of Jet Airways skidded off the runway at Zia International Airport while taking off for New Delhi this morning.Flight skids off runway at ZIA Kolkata: An Air India Kolkata-Hyderabad flight with 31 passengers on board made a “precautionary” landing at the NSC Bose International airport here half-an-hour after take-off on Saturday [...]

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The National Air Traffic Controllers Association got the correction it wanted in regard to a mid-air collision between a helicopter and a small plane, but it has cost the union a seat at the investigative table.Correction comes at cost for contro….. Heavy downpour brought the capital to a virtual stand still. Serpentine lines of vehicles [...]

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[ A midair collision over New York City's Hudson River that killed nine people could likely have been avoided had both aircraft been equipped with Alaska-tested Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast equipment, say Federal Aviation Administration officials.Alaska-tested Capstone system improves state’s air traffic safety (Alaska Journal of Commerce) A 66-year-old paraglider from West Yorkshire who was [...]

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Bridge Bank Provides $3 Million Financing to Metron Aviation, Inc. (Marketwire)SAN JOSE, CA–(Marketwire – July 28, 2009) – Bridge Capital Holdings ( NASDAQ : BBNK ), whose subsidiary is Bridge Bank, National Association, a full-service professional business bank headquartered in Silicon Valley, announced today it has provided financing to Metron Aviation Inc., to support the [...]

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FALLS CHURCH, Va.- CSC announced today that its NexSimTM Radar and Tower Air Traffic Control simulation training systems have been selected by four universities to support the initial training and development of next generation Federal Aviation Administration air traffic controllers.CSC Selected to Provide Air Traffic Control Simulation Training Systems to Universities At around 9pm on [...]

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BN-2A IslanderYV212T – ?0 / 10Caracas-Sim?n Bol?var International Airport (CCS) (Venezuela) flight, during … (more)16 AUG 2009 – ? BN-2A Islander Accident Avcen Jetpod – 1 / 1Taiping Airport (TPG) (Malaysia) flight, during … (more)16 AUG 2009 – Avcen Jetpod Accident 14 AUG 2009 – Skydive Portugal Beechcraft 99 Accident14 AUG 2009, 19:08Beechcraft 99F-BTME ? [...]

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