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Accidents report in August 2011
Medevac King Air Goes Down in Alaska Hawker Beechcraft King Air B200, Atqasuk, Alaska, May 16, 2011–Icing is suspected in the crash of the turboprop twin, which went down while en route to Atqasuk Airport for an early-morning medevac pick-up. The King Air was substantially damaged when it crashed approximately seven miles west of the […]
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Flexjet to be First Learjet 70 and Learjet 75 Aircraft Fractional Jet Ownership Provider
Flexjet will be the first provider of fractional jet management services to offer access to Bombardier’s new Learjet 70 and Learjet 75 aircraft. Flexjet will be offering shares of Bombardier’s newest aircraft, with deliveries scheduled for 2013. Technological innovations position the Learjet 70 and Learjet 75 aircraft as some of the fastest, most innovative and productive aircraft in the light jet category. “On the eve of […]
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2 passengers arrested after attacking pilot
Last night, two men were arrested at Miami International Airport after one of them reportedly punched an American Airlines pilot. American Airlines flight 1755 was headed to SFO but returned to the gate after Jonathan Baez, 27, had appeared unresponsive and intoxicated. He was sleeping and not wearing his seatbelt and when a flight attendant […]
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Asiana 747 cargo plane crashes after reporting fire
An Asiana Airlines Boeing 747 cargo plane crashed yesterday morning after reporting a fire onboard. The two pilots are missing and likely dead, authorities said. The airplane, bound for Pudong, China, from Incheon International Airport, turned back toward Jeju International Airport after reporting the fire about an hour into the flight, but it crashed before […]
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NASA hosts job fair for laid off workers
The fair is being held at the port in Cape Canaveral off of State Road 528. Forty-five employers have come together to accommodate those laid off by NASA. However, for some laid-off workers, it’s difficult to find a job after working for the shuttle program. James O’Bryhin got a job with NASA4 1/2 ago after […]
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Singapore Airlines replaces Rolls-Royce engine that failed on Airbus plane after takeoff
Singapore Airlines says it has replaced a Rolls-Royce Plc engine that shut down on an Airbus A380 airplane shortly after takeoff. The company said in a statement Wednesday the plane had to return to Singapore’s Changi International Airport after taking off Tuesday heading to Hong Kong. The airline replaced the aircraft’s Trent 900 number three […]
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BAA loss narrows on Heathrow traffic recovery
BAA Ltd., the owner of London’s Heathrow and Stansted airports, narrowed its first-half loss as traffic was spurred by growth in emerging markets and an alliance between British Airways and American Airlines. The net loss at the two London airports was 130.4 million pounds ($214 million), compared with deficit of 260.2 million pounds a year […]