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The brittle concrete EMAS system safely catches aircraft the overrun runways, just lile this CRJ. (Photo © Charleston Yeager Airport)
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The Logbook: TSA Luggage Powder Planting…Just Kidding!

Posted January 21, 2010 by Phil Derner Jr.

A TSA agent plays a joke on an unsuspecting passenger that sends him to another government service…the unemployment line. An errant US Airways CRJ is caught by an EMAS, Emirates to bring A380 back to JFK, Sully’s water-logged A320 for sale, Gulfstream off the runway at TEB, Delta adds extra MD-90s and more!

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Iberia, American Airlines and British Airways Receive Final Approval For Joint Venture

Posted July 20, 2010 by BNO News

Iberia, British Airways and American Airlines received final approval by the US DOT to create a joint transatlantic business.

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AeroSur 727 on final approach to JFK. Photo by Tom Turner.
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AeroSur New York-Havana Service to Resume, Receive 767 Upgrade

Posted July 3, 2009 by Matt Molnar

According to government filings, Bolivia’s AeroSur will resume their 1x weekly New York (JFK)-Havana (HAV) scheduled charter service on August 2nd.

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The Logbook: Haiti Relief Flight Update w/ Photo and Video

Posted January 23, 2010 by Phil Derner Jr.

Have a glimpse at what ramp operations are like at Port-au-Prince in Haiti with photo and video. Five Continental employees prepare to go on trial for the 200 crash of the Concorde, AirAsia gives free flights for baby born on-board, Space Shuttle sales price comes down and an Aeromexico ERJ goes off the runway in Tijuana.

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The Logbook: Second 787 Flies While Two 737’s Crash

Posted December 23, 2009 by Phil Derner Jr.

The 2nd Boeing 787 flies, this time in ANA colors! American Airlines 737 crashes in Kingston, Jamaica, and a Ryanair copycat does the same in Prestwick. The FAA gives St. Nick the thumbs up for Thursday night’s operations and much more!

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Delta and US Say They Will Sell Slots to Get Swap Approved

Posted March 23, 2010 by Matt Celmer

Delta has announced a deal which would seemingly fulfill at least some of the stipulations set forth by the FAA for its slot swap with US Airways to be approved.

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Vice President Biden Uninjured in Air Force Two Accident on Long Island

Posted August 11, 2010 by Matt Molnar

Air Force Two was involved in an accident at Gabreski Airport on Long Island Wednesday morning. No one was injured.

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Arson Possible Cause of Recent American Airlines 767 Fire

Posted July 29, 2009 by Matt Molnar

American Airlines requested the help of federal arson investigators to determine what ignited a blaze that occurred in a bathroom on board a June 10th flight between New York and Zurich, the Wall Street Journal reports.

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North American may ground some of its planes, like this Boeing 757 (N755NA), says the company. (Photo by Mario Craig)
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Pentagon’s Biggest Air Transport Contractor Files for Bankruptcy [Updated]

Posted February 5, 2012 by Matt Molnar

Global Aviation Holdings, owner of charter carriers World Airways and North American Airlines, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Sunday evening. Global says operations will continue without interruption.

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Continental Found ‘Criminally Responsible’ for Air France Concorde Crash

Posted December 6, 2010 by BNO News

Continental Airlines was found “criminally responsible” for the crash of Air France Flight 4590, the Paris Concorde disaster which killed all 109 on board.

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Bolivian Pastor Sentenced to 7 Years in Prison for 2009 Aeromexico Hijacking

Posted May 20, 2011 by BNO News

Mexican authorities on Thursday announced that a Bolivian pastor was sentenced to over seven years in prison for the hijacking of Aeromexico Flight 576 in 2009.

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Mokulele’s Honolulu-Rockford-London Service is Really Happening

Posted January 27, 2012 by Matt Molnar

Using a chartered Boeing 767, Hawaiian island hopper Mokulele Airlines has secured government approval to operate one of the more unique long-haul routes in recent memory.

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The Australian Antarctic Division Airbus A319 (VH-VHD) on the ice near McMurdo Station, Antarctica. (Photo by Nisha Harris/Australian Antarctic Division)
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Australian Airbus Flies to Antarctica on Rescue Mission

Posted August 8, 2012 by BNO News

An Australian rescue plane took off from New Zealand on Wednesday evening to carry out a daring rescue mission in Antarctica.

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The Bundesrepublic Deutscheland German Air Force Airbus A310-304 "Theodor Heuss" 10-22, now registered to Mahan Air in Iran as EP-VIP.
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Germany’s ‘Air Force One’ Sold to Iran

Posted November 21, 2011 by Matt Molnar

In the midst of renewed calls from the U.S. and Europe to tighten trade sanctions against Iran, an Airbus A310 formerly used by the German Chancellor was delivered to its new owners in Tehran, Mahan Air.

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American Pilots Sentenced to Community Service After Conviction for Negligence in 2006 Brazil Crash

Posted May 18, 2011 by Matt Molnar

The pilots of a business jet which clipped an airliner over Brazil in 2006, killing 156 people, were sentenced Tuesday by a Brazilian judge to four years and four months of community service to be served in the United States.

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US Issues World Wide Travel Alert in Wake of Bin Laden’s Death

Posted May 2, 2011 by Matt Molnar

The US Department of State warned of “enhanced potential for anti-American violence” on Sunday night after President Obama’s announcement that Osama bin Laden had been killed.

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FAA Orders Airlines To Stop Flying Boeing 787 [UPDATED]

Posted January 16, 2013 by Matt Molnar

The FAA has ordered US airlines to temporarily stop flying the Boeing 787 effective immediately, citing the potential for battery failures.

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Delta to Refund Federal Taxes on Flights During FAA Shutdown

Posted August 1, 2011 by Matt Molnar

Delta Air Lines on Monday announced that it would refund federal taxes to customers on flights booked before the FAA shutdown.

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TSA Forgets to Tell Cops About Bomb Drill at Minneapolis Airport

Posted May 19, 2011 by Matt Molnar

Police responded to a man carrying a suspected bomb at Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport last week, only to learn the TSA had forgotten to tell them they were running bomb detection test.

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Study Reveals Many Afghans Have Never Heard of 9/11 Attacks

Posted November 23, 2010 by BNO News

A surprisingly high number of people in southern Afghanistan have never heard about the terrorist attacks which struck the United States on September 11, 2001, according to a report from the International Council on Security and Development

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