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Newark Liberty International Airport control tower.
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United Express Flight Blows Tires On Landing at Newark

Posted January 20, 2013 by Matt Molnar

An ExpressJet/United Express Embraer blew its tires and veered off a runway while landing at Newark Airport Sunday night.

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A January 20 snapshot of London Heathrow departure cancellations.
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Government News

Heathrow Slammed By London Papers Over Snow Chaos

Posted January 20, 2013 by AFP

The Sunday newspapers laid into London Heathrow Airport for falling victim to snow over the weekend.

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Another angle of are the burnt Boeing 787 battery that caught fire in Boston. (Photo by NTSB)
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787 Fire Investigation Now Focusing On Individual Battery Cells: NTSB

Posted January 20, 2013 by Matt Molnar

Investigators looking for the cause of January 7′s Japan Airlines Boeing 787 fire in Boston are working through the three-day weekend.

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Crash site along the River Thames in London. (Map by NYCAviation/Google Maps)
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Crashes

London Pedestrian Died Of Burns In Helicopter Crash

Posted January 19, 2013 by AFP

A pedestrian caught up in the London helicopter crash died from severe burns, police said Friday.

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An ANA Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner at the gate at Tokyo-Haneda Airport. (Photo by Inaba Tomoaki, CC BY-SA)
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Investigators Begin Analyzing Boeing 787 Black Box

Posted January 19, 2013 by AFP

US and Japanese officials Saturday began analysing the black box of the 787 plane forced into an emergency landing this week.

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6 Supermarine Spitfires in flight.
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Military News

Myanmar Spitfire Hunter Still Optimistic Despite Negative Reports

Posted January 19, 2013 by AFP

An archaeologist searching for dozens of Spitfires said to be buried in Myanmar is playing down doubts about the existence of the trove.

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A technician assembles a brand new TSA body scanner. (Photo by Matt Molnar/NYCAviation)
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Naked Image Full Body Scanners To Be Taken Out Of US airports

Posted January 18, 2013 by David Ferguson, Raw Story

The TSA has announced that airports will soon discontinue their use of controversial scanners which reveal nude images of passengers.

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Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 eskimo tail. (Photo by Alaska Airlines)
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Military News

Fighter Jets Escort Alaska Airlines Plane to Seattle After Hijack Warning

Posted January 18, 2013 by AFP

Two F-15s escorted an Alaska Airlines flight to SeaTac Thursday after an anonymous caller told the FBI that a passenger could be a hijacker.

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Air India's first Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, VT-ANH, seen in March 2012. (Photo by Andrew W. Sieber via Flickr, CC BY-NC)
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India Entitled to ‘Reimbursement’ Over Dreamliners, Minister Says

Posted January 18, 2013 by AFP

India’s aviation minister said Thursday ailing Air India should be entitled to “reimbursement” from US giant Boeing.

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Qantas Boeing 747-400. (Photo by Phil Derner, Jr.)
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Qantas Cancels One Boeing 787 Dreamliner, But Keeps 14 On Order

Posted January 17, 2013 by AFP

Australia’s Qantas on Friday announced it was cutting its order for Boeing 787 jets by one.

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First section for A350 XWB MSN1 arrives in the final assembly line in Toulouse. (Photo by Airbus/F. Lancelot)
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Manufacturer News

Airbus Concedes 2012 Sales Defeat To Boeing

Posted January 17, 2013 by AFP

Airbus lost the crown of the world’s biggest airliner maker to Boeing last year, but did better than expected, it said on Thursday.

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Emirates and Qantas A380 tails. (Photo by AFP)
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Qantas-Emirates Alliance Given Green Light By Australia

Posted January 17, 2013 by AFP

Australia’s competition watchdog on Thursday gave Qantas and Emirates Airlines permission to launch their global alliance.

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Auguste Rodin's sculpture "The Thinker" is among those on display at Charles De Gaulle Airport. (Photo by Daniel Stockman via wikimedia, CC-BY-SA)
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Art On the Go, Courtesy of Paris Airport

Posted January 17, 2013 by AFP

Culture vultures now have a chance to satisfy their on-the-go urges with a new museum in the heart of France’s largest airport.

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A construction crane at St. George Wharf Tower stands crippled after being hit by a helicopter in London. (Photo by David Holt via wikimedia, CC-BY-SA)
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Two Killed As Helicopter Hits Tower Crane In Central London

Posted January 16, 2013 by BNO News

Two people were confirmed dead after a helicopter crashed in London on Wednesday.

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United Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner. (Photo by Kevin Koske)
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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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The crash site was about 5 miles north of Burlington-Alamance Regional Airport, from which the plane had departed a few minutes earlier. (Map by NYCAviation/Google Maps)
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Small Plane Crashes In North Carolina, Killing Pilot

Posted January 16, 2013 by Louis C. Hochman, NJ.com

A Pilatus PC-12 headed to Morristown Municipal Airport crashed early Wednesday morning, killing the pilot.

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Air France and Delta tails lined up in Paris. (Photo by Mathieu Marquer via Flickr, CC-BY-SA)
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Paris Airports Handled Record 88.8 Million Passengers In 2012

Posted January 16, 2013 by AFP

Charles de Gaulle and Orly airports registered a record 88.8 million passengers last year, but growth nonetheless slowed to 0.8 percent.

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18 heads must be a lot of paperwork. (Photo by U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kitt Amaritnant)
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US Customs Finds 18 Human Heads At Chicago’s O’Hare Airport

Posted January 16, 2013 by AFP

Officials scrambled Tuesday to get 18 human heads off to a crematorium after they were seized by US customs inspectors.

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San Francisco International Airport terminal at night. (Photo by Håkan Dahlström via wikimedia, CC-BY)
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San Francisco Official Wants Airport Renamed for Harvey Milk

Posted January 16, 2013 by Natalie Thomas, SFBay.ca

Supervisor David Campos wants to rename San Francisco International Airport in honor of slain gay rights activist Harvey Milk.

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel named Aviation Week Person of the Year 2012.
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Angela Merkel Named Aviation Week Person Of The Year For Blocking EADS-BAE Merger

Posted January 16, 2013 by AFP

Aviation Week said German Chancellor Angela Merkel had the biggest impact on aerospace in 2012 by blocking a $45B merger of EADS and BAE.

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