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JetBlue Flight Attendant Quits Spectacularly After Fight with Passenger

Posted August 9, 2010 by Matt Molnar

A jetBlue flight attendant has been arrested after fighting with a passenger and jumping out of his plane via an emergency slide in New York, but not before cursing out the entire plane on the PA and grabbing two beers out of the galley.

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Ailing Mexicana Suspends Several International Routes

Posted August 9, 2010 by BNO News

Troubled Mexicana de Aviacion, Mexico’s largest air carrier, on Sunday said the company will indefinitely suspend several international flights starting on Monday, including Madrid, London, Caracas and Sao Paulo.

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Alaska Airlines Flight Aborts Takeoff After Eagle Gets Sucked Into Engine

Posted August 8, 2010 by BNO News

An Alaska Airlines passenger plane was forced to abort takeoff on Sunday morning when an eagle was sucked into one of its engines, a spokesman for the airline said.

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Small Plane Crashes Into Western Pennsylvania Home

Posted August 7, 2010 by BNO News

A Beechcraft Baron 58 crashed into a home in western Pennsylvania on Saturday morning, killing both people on board the plane.

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Orlando International Airport to Receive $23 Million Stimulus Security Upgrade

Posted August 6, 2010 by BNO News

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano announced on Friday that $23 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds were awarded to the Orlando International airport to improve its security technology.

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Delta Announces Service Between New York and Reykjavik, Iceland

Posted August 6, 2010 by BNO News

Delta Air Lines on Friday announced new nonstop service between New York and Reykjavik, Iceland, beginning June 1, 2011.

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The famed concrete canopy that has been hanging over Delta aircraft for decades sits on death row. (Photo by Brian Futterman)
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New Digs for Delta at JFK

Posted August 5, 2010 by Brian Futterman

The Port Authority gives one of the largest airlines in the world the green light for a $1.2 billion terminal overhaul project set to take up to five years.

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WestJet Profits More than Double in Second Quarter on 18% Traffic Boost

Posted August 5, 2010 by BNO News

WestJet on Thursday announced July 2010 traffic results with a load factor of 80.7 per cent, up 4.3 points year over year and a 130 percent jump in Q2 net earnings.

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Several Injured After United Airlines Aircraft Makes Emergency Landing in Chicago

Posted August 4, 2010 by BNO News

Six passengers suffered minor injuries as they evacuated a United Airlines aircraft at O’Hare International Airport.

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Mexicana Suspends Ticket Sales After Filing for Bankruptcy

Posted August 4, 2010 by BNO News

Mexican airline Compania Mexicana de Aviacion, North America’s oldest airline and the world’s third oldest airline, on Wednesday suspended ticket sales after filing for creditor protection a day earlier.

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Delta Reports Traffic Increases for July

Posted August 4, 2010 by BNO News

Delta Air Lines on Wednesday reported traffic results for July 2010, which included upticks in overall traffic, load factor and international traffic.

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Continental Airlines and Brussels Airlines Announce Codeshare Deal

Posted August 4, 2010 by BNO News

Continental Airlines and Brussels Airlines on Wednesday announced plans to start codesharing on Continental’s trans-Atlantic flights between New York and Brussels, as well as on selected flights operated by Brussels within Europe and to 12 cities in Africa.

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ExpressJet to Merge with SkyWest

Posted August 4, 2010 by BNO News

SkyWest, Inc. on Wednesday announced that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement with ExpressJet Holdings, Inc..

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Boeing to Relocate C-130 Avionics Modernization Program and B-1 Program to Oklahoma City

Posted August 2, 2010 by BNO News

The Boeing Company on Monday announced it will relocate the C-130 Avionics Modernization Program (AMP) and B-1 Program from Long Beach to Oklahoma City.

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San Diego Plane Crash Kills One, Injures Four

Posted August 2, 2010 by BNO News

A single-engine, home-built plane crashed on Monday on the Admiral Baker Golf Course in San Diego, killing at least one person and injuring four others.

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Boeing P-8A Poseidon T3 Completes First Test Flight

Posted August 2, 2010 by BNO News

Boeing on Monday announced that its P-8A Poseidon aircraft T3 successfully completed its first flight test.

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Russian Passenger Plane Crashes in Siberia, Killing 7 (Updated)

Posted August 2, 2010 by BNO News

A passenger plane crashed on Tuesday night in the Russian Krasnoyarsk region, killing seven people, Russian Emergency Service Chief Irina Andianova said, Interfax reported.

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Small Plane Crash in Moosehead Lake, Maine Kills 1

Posted August 1, 2010 by BNO News

At least one person was killed on Sunday after a small plane crashed into Moosehead Lake in Maine, federal officials said.

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Prank Video: Pilot Pretends to Faint, Friend Freaks Out

Posted July 30, 2010 by Matt Molnar

With friends like these… who has a change of underwear?

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FAA to Downgrade Mexico’s Aviation Safety Ranking, Banning Mexican Airlines from Codesharing and Service Expansion in US

Posted July 30, 2010 by BNO News

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the Federal Aviation Administration is set to put major restrictions on Mexican airlines serving the United States after re-assessing Mexico’s aviation safety standards.

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