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U.S. Joins Forces With Afghan LocalsLocal listings from all over 80,000 websites. U.S. Army Spc. Benji McHugh works security from the ramp of a Chinook helicopter over Khost, Afghanistan , May 26, 2009. (Sgt. Prentice C. Martin-Bowen / U.S. Army ) Holiday travel is stressful... |
US Airways delays delivery of 54 jets as it tries to regain footingIt also said loans for the new planes were expensive and harder to get. US Airways , based in Tempe, Ariz., was scheduled to add 72 Airbus A320 -series jets and 10 A330 aircraft over the next three years to replace older jets. Now it... |
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Sydney Morning Herald - World | 1 day ago
Mysterious toilet blockages plague Cathay flights
...with one packed plane forced to make an unscheduled landing because it had no working lavatory. Toilets on the Hong Kong airline's Airbus A330 and A340 planes have been blocked in three separate incidents over the past 11 days, Cathay...
In this article: Hong Kong, Cathay Pacific, Waste, South China Morning Post, Airbus A330, Airbus, Dubai, and Mumbai
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Reuters | 1 day ago
CORRECTED - UK Stocks -- Factors to watch on Nov 24
...The Financial Times said. ROLLS ROYCE <RR.L> Rolls Royce is facing the consequences of the possible cancellation of 20 Airbus A330 aircraft ordered by Gulf Air , as the airline strives to save $2.65 billion over the next five years,...
In this article: UK, Financial Times, National Express, Gulf Air, Daily Telegraph, RIO Tinto, Tesco, Royal Bank of Scotland, HSBC, and Asia
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Reuters | 2 days ago
UK Stocks -- Factors to watch on Nov 24
...on fair terms, The Financial Times said. ROLLS ROYCE <RR.L> Rolls Royce is facing the consequences of the cancellation of 20 Airbus A320 aircraft ordered by Gulf Air , as the airline strives to save $2.65 billion over the next five...
In this article: Financial Times, National Express, Daily Telegraph, RIO Tinto, Tesco, Royal Bank of Scotland, HSBC, UK, Asia, and London
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The Seattle Times | 2 days ago
Biofuel used on Boeing 747 flight
Originally published November 23, 2009 at 11:41 AM | Page modified November 23, 2009 at 2:31 PM Biofuel used on Boeing 747 flight Air France-KLM successfully uses 50 percent biofuel mix in one engine during demonstration flight in the...
In this article: Biofuel, Boeing 747, Air France-KLM, Jet fuel, Air New Zealand, KLM, Air Japan, Continental Airlines, and Netherlands
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Florida-Times Union | 3 days ago
Air base closing in Maine; planes deploying then relocating to Jacksonville
Story updated at 12:15 AM on Monday, Nov. 23, 2009 Boxes are prepared for shipment Tuesday near one of the last remaining P-3 Orion planes sitting in a hangar at the Brunswick Naval Air Station in Brunswick, Maine. PAT...
In this article: Maine, Brunswick Naval Air Station, Jacksonville, P-3 Orion, World War II, and Brunswick, Maine
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Reuters | 3 days ago
Japan leans towards buying F-35 fighter jet-Kyodo
[ID:nN17335530] Japan has also been following moves in the U.S. Congress aimed at extending production of Lockheed's radar-evading F-22 Raptor fighter, widely considered the most advanced fighter plane in use today. Foreign sales of the...
In this article: Lockheed, Japan, F-22, F-22 Raptor, Australia, U.S., and Israel
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boston.com - Latest Massachusetts news | 4 days ago
Planes ready to depart Brunswick base
...base closes for good by May 2011. Activity on the sprawling coastal base has been winding down over the past year since the first P-3 Orion squadron departed. Once there were 4,000 sailors, but the number has dwindled to roughly 500. After...
In this article: World War II, Brunswick Naval Air Station, Maine, Florida, Recession, and P-3 Orion
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Independent.co.uk - Business | 4 days ago
Government to order up to 120 Chinook helicopters to deploy in Afghanistan
...helicopters, which can carry up to 25 people, is expected to be scrapped. Instead, the Ministry of Defence will order up to 30 Chinooks , the helicopter that has been heavily deployed in Afghanistan , from Boeing. These will be...
In this article: Chinook, Afghanistan, British troops, House of Lords, Bob Ainsworth, and Boeing
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Centre Daily Times | 5 days ago
Planes ready to leave Brunswick, Maine Navy base
... P-3 Orions depart from Brunswick Naval Air Station. AP Photo In this Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009 photo, one of the last remaining P-3 Orion planes heads for a landing at the Brunswick Naval Air Station in Brunswick, Maine. The last...
In this article: Brunswick Naval Air Station, P-3 Orion, World War II, Florida, and Maine
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PR Newswire: Travel | 5 days ago
Continental Airlines' BusinessFirst Named Best Business Class in OAG Awards
...777, entered service this month. The airline will install the flat-bed seats on all its Boeing 777 , 757-200 and 767-400 aircraft, and on its Boeing 787 fleet as those aircraft are delivered to Continental. Continental Airlines is the...
In this article: Continental Airlines, Boeing 777, 757-200, Boeing 787, Star Alliance, Continental Connection, and NYSE
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Web Wire | 5 days ago
Lockheed Martin Delivers First Set Of U.S. Customs & Border Protection P-3 Orion New Production Wings
...Martin [ NYSE : LMT ] and U.S. Customs & Border Protection (CBP) officials marked the delivery of the first CBP set of new production P-3 Orion wings from the company s Marietta, Ga., production facility today. The new production wings are the...
In this article: Lockheed Martin, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, P-3 Orion, Martin, U.S. Navy, and NYSE
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Web Wire | November 17, 2009
Nepal Airlines signs Memorandum of Understanding for A320 and A330
In this article: A330-200, Nepal, Customer, Europe, Competitive advantage, Airbus A320, and Airbus
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AP Online | November 16, 2009
Hudson 'Miracle' pilot criticizes book's take
...said Sunday that the book, "Fly By Wire," by William Langewiesche (lang-a-VEE'-sha) greatly overstates how much it mattered" that the Airbus A320 featured an automated cockpit. Sullenberger ditched US Airways Flight 1549 on Jan. 15...
In this article: Hudson River, Chesley Sullenberger, US Airways Flight 1549, Airbus A320, NEW YORK, and The New York Times
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The Seattle Times | November 12, 2009
New version of Boeing 747 jumbo jet emerges from factory
...system tests with the engines running. Then the pilots will do a series of taxi tests leading up to first flight. With the 787 Dreamliner now expected to fly before Christmas , Boeing is looking to the 747-8 first flight for an...
In this article: Boeing, Boeing 747, Everett, Paine Field, 787 Dreamliner, Cargolux, and Luxembourg
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washingtonpost.com | November 12, 2009
Va. delegation seeks briefing on F-22 Raptor fleet
WASHINGTON -- A Congressional delegation from Virginia is asking the Air Force for a briefing on the future basing for the F-22 Raptor fleet. Sens. Jim Webb and Mark Warner joined Reps. Glenn Nye , Bobby Scott and Rob Wittman in a letter to...
In this article: F-22 Raptor, Virginia, F-22, Rob Wittman, Mark Warner, Jim Webb, Langley Air Force Base, and Washington
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Telegraph.co.uk - Obituaries | November 10, 2009
Wing Commander Jack Rose
Wing Commander Jack Rose , who has died aged 92, flew Hurricane fighters during the brief but hectic days of the Battle of France and returned to be shot down during the Battle of Britain. After the war he had a distinguished career with the...
In this article: RAF, Battle of Britain, Messerschmitt Bf 109, London, Tax, Battle of France, Heinkel 111, Hurricane fighters, and Messerschmitt Bf 110
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L.A. Times - L.A. Now | November 07, 2009
Do not be alarmed by Black Hawk helicopters swooping over the Valley
...startled by a couple of loud military helicopters swooping around high-rise buildings, don't worry. Los Angeles police said the Black Hawk helicopters will be part of a flight training mission taking place after 5 p.m. Sunday and Monday in...
In this article: Black Hawk helicopters, Manhattan, The White House, New York City, Los Angeles, and New Jersey
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Reuters | November 04, 2009
UPDATE 2-Airbus to fly new freighter, switch first operator
...turmoil in the global cargo market. The EADS <EAD.PA> unit said on Wednesday it would fly the first cargo version of its mid-sized A330-200 passenger plane at its Toulouse headquarters on Thursday, barring poor weather. Air freight...
In this article: Airbus, Etihad Airways, Boeing 777, Boeing, A330-200, Flyington Freighters, Air France, and EADS




