November 2008

Travis Barker Sues Bombardier Inc., Clay Lacy Aviation and Goodyear Tire

November 23, 2008

Image by Getty Images via Daylife Blink 182 drummer Travis Barker and the mother of his bodyguard who died in the September South Carolina plane crash, has filed a suit for monetary damages against Canadian Aerospace conglomerate and maker of the Learjet – Bombardier Inc., Clay Lacy Aviation – jet charter firm and Goodyear Tire [...]

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Sky-high birth on Finnair flight at 33,000 feet

November 21, 2008

Finnair says a Swedish woman gave birth to a girl 33,000 feet (11,000 meters) over Kazakhstan on a flight from Bangkok to Helsinki. The Finnish national carrier’s spokesman Christer Haglund says mother and baby are fine. They were met at the airport by a medical team. Two doctors and two nurses were among the 227 [...]

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Virgin’s In-flight Wi-Fi Coming

November 21, 2008

Virgin America‘s in-flight Wi-Fi service will launch on Monday for a beta test that is intended to last just one week before a planned commercial launch Dec. 1. The fledgling domestic airline is making one of the most aggressive moves into in-flight broadband, though most U.S. carriers have announced at least trials or other tests. [...]

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NatureAir to promote global action towards low-carbon economies and societies.

November 20, 2008

NatureAir, the world’s first carbon neutral airline, has joined the Climate Neutral Network (CN Net), an initiative led by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to promote global action towards low-carbon economies and societies. The company has become the first in the airline industry to sign up to the CN Net whose participants – countries, [...]

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CAE to hire 250

November 20, 2008

Image via Wikipedia At a time of increasing layoffs in the banking and aerospace sectors, CAE Inc. is currently recruiting 250 workers, including engineers, technicians and IT professionals. The flight simulator maker and training specialist is holding a career day on Wednesday, November 26, from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the CAE Montreal Training [...]

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757 from Just Flight

November 19, 2008

Just Flight is pleased to announce the release of 757 Captain, the latest professional airliner expansion from the award-winning development team at Captain Sim. This title will be available in DVD-ROM format with a high quality printed manual. The 757 is acknowledged throughout the world as the leader in short to medium-range operations. It is [...]

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Affiliate Sun-Air opens oneworld’s first domestic Norwegian route

November 17, 2008

oneworld® is now offering domestic flights within Norway through affiliate Sun-Air, which flies in Scandinavia as an affiliate of British Airways.  It has added Stord to the alliance’s network and is serving the Norwegian west coast port – which has the three-letter IATA code SRP – from both the nation’s capital Norway up to three [...]

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Air NZ flight in emergency landing

November 17, 2008

An Air New Zealand flight was forced to make an emergency landing at Palmerston North airport after an engine failed 10 minutes into a flight. The Q300 plane, which had 33 passengers onboard, was flying from Napier to Wellington when one of the propeller engines malfunctioned just before midday. The pilot shut the engine down and [...]

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