NBAA Applauds New Jersey Aviation Day Proclamation
Thursday, 02 September 2010
Latest Declaration Adds To Host Of Similar Decrees From States Across the U.S. The NBAA today applauded the State of New Jersey for its proclamation designating September 29, 2010 as "Aviation Awareness Day," to highlight the value of all general aviation, including business aviation, to the Garden...
Government Survey Says NASA Ranks High In Employee Satisfaction
Thursday, 02 September 2010
FAA, TSA, Not So Much NASA has been ranked fifth in the Partnership for Public Service 2010 ratings for the "Best Places to Work in the Federal Government."
Flight Attendant Unions Lobby For Certain Provisions In FAA Reauthorization Bill
Thursday, 02 September 2010
FAA Bill Has Been Stalled In Congress Since 2007 As Congressional leaders begin to return to work after summer recess, six unions representing over 90,000 flight attendants at 37 U.S. airlines, urged members to quickly pass the comprehensive reauthorization of the FAA that was almost completed...
Teamsters Respond To Comair Downsizing Announcement
Thursday, 02 September 2010
Union Represents 750 Comair Employees In The Cincinnati Region Teamsters Local 513 in Florence, KY, says it plans to closely monitor the downsizing announced by Comair on Wednesday.
Boeing: NA Commercial Airplane Market Will Reach $700 Billion Over 20 Years
Thursday, 02 September 2010
Strong Demand Seen For New, More Fuel Efficient Single-Aisle Airplanes Even as some economists warn of a possible double-dip recession in the short term, Boeing projects that air carriers in North America will take delivery of about 7,200 new airplanes over the next 20 years at an investment of...
'Plymouth Rock' Human Asteroid Trek proposed for 2019
Thursday, 02 September 2010
The recent discovery of a new class of many small asteroids has enabled the formulation of this potential new destination for deep space human exploration in the near term. Favorable orbital alignments occur only a few times per decade.
Dutch Authorities Say Yemeni Nationals Are Not Terrorists
Thursday, 02 September 2010
Two Men Released, U.S. Blamed For Their Arrest The two Yemeni nationals arrested in Amsterdam Monday after unusual items were found in the carry-on luggage of one of the men have been freed, and a Dutch lawyer is calling the case "disgraceful."
A man who worked at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport was arrested Thursday on suspicion that he stole hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of items from the luggage of passengers in a case that could include hundreds of victims from around the world.
Father and daughter face charges after gun discovered at airport
Thursday, 02 September 2010
DENVER (AP) - A father and daughter face charges for allegedly trying to get through Denver International Airport security with a loaded .22-caliber handgun.
Ukraine wants EU to demonstrate encouraging policy
Thursday, 02 September 2010
The European Union (EU) should demonstrate an encouraging policy toward Ukraine, Chairman of Ukraine's parliament Volodymyr Lytvyn said on Thursday. "EU should pursue a policy of involving Ukraine in the European space. The interests should be mutual.
Barrett to Host Journalists as Part of the Greatly-Anticipated SolidWorks 2011 Roll-Out
Thursday, 02 September 2010
CAMBRIDGE, MA - There is a buzz in the mechanical-design community as Dassault Systèmes SolidWorks Corp (DS SolidWorks) rolls out its 2011 product line today.
Rescuers Search for 1 More Victim after Small Plane Crashes into Water about 30 Seconds after Taking Off from Nearby Airport CBS Station KPIX in San Francisco reports that a 40-year-old woman was found dead next to the wreckage of a small plane that crashed Thursday in a Redwood City lagoon off...
Phoenix airport luggage handler arrested in thefts
Thursday, 02 September 2010
A man who worked at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport has been arrested on suspicion that he stole hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of items from the luggage of passengers.
Stimulus funds for BWI projects help to keep workers employed
Thursday, 02 September 2010
Keith Jones, a project manager for Baltimore-based P. Flanigan & Sons, watched Thursday as his construction crew at one end of the parking lot apron at Baltimore-Washington International Marshall Airport worked on a new underground system that collects de-icing fluid from planes.