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Los Angeles City Fire Department Air Ops 1, a Bell 412 (N301FD). (Photo by Alan Radecki, via Wikipedia)

President’s Arrival Prevents Fire Helicopters From Fighting Los Angeles Canyon Blaze

Los Angeles Fire Department firefighting helicopters were reportedly ordered not to take off to fight a brush fire late Wednesday afternoon due to a no-fly zone imposed for the arrival of President Barack Obama aboard Air Force...
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Turkey Intercepts Another Iranian Plane, Seizes Cargo

Turkey on Wednesday seized the cargo of an Iranian plane which was en route to Syria for violating United Nations sanctions.
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FAA Air Traffic Control Chief Quits Amidst Sleeping Controllers Firestorm

Hank Krakowski, the head of Air Traffic Organization for the FAA, resigned Thursday following weeks of criticism over reports of sleeping air traffic controllers.
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Afghanistan to Open Third International Airport in Early 2012

Mazar-e Sharif International Airport, located near the capital of Balkh Province in northern Afghanistan, will be the country's third international airport when completed in 2012.
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Airline News

Video: Antonov An-124 Loads Giant Concrete Pump in Atlanta for Delivery to Crippled Japan Nuke Plant

A Volga-Dnepr Airlines Antonov An-124 chartered by Japan's disgraced Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) landed in Atlanta on Friday to pick up a giant Putzmeister concrete pump for delivery to Japan.
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