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NASA News: Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel Releases Annual Report

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 12:00 PM PST

WASHINGTON -- The Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel, or ASAP, has released its 2011 annual report . The ASAP holds quarterly fact-finding and public meetings and visits NASA facilities to directly...

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AviationCV.com: Pilots holding PPLs could fill the niche of commercial aviation pilots in Europe

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 11:00 AM PST

According to the data gathered by Civil Aviation Administrations in 18 European countries, there are about 114 thousand pilots holding PPL, ATPL and CPL licenses for operating aircraft and...

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In 2011 the number of training instructors in Baltic Aviation Academy increased by 50%

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 10:00 AM PST

Throughout 2011 the number of aviation training instructors in Baltic Aviation Academy increased by 50%. Baltic Aviation Academy (BAA) signed partnership contracts with 42 new type rating...

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European Regulators To Probe Airport Deals

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 09:00 AM PST

European regulators said on Wednesday they would investigate financial arrangements between public authorities and several airports in Germany, France and Sweden as well as airline agreements with...

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Aberdeen Airport To Get GBP£45 Mln Upgrade

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 08:00 AM PST

The UK's Aberdeen Airport is in line for a GBP£45 million (USD$67 million) investment to expand and improve the terminal ...

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As Suitors Circle, AMR Has The Upper Hand

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 07:00 AM PST

AMR, the bankrupt parent of American Airlines, is the prize in a likely bidding war by rival carriers, but any merger involving the third largest US airline is expected to come on its own terms and...

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GMR Drops Croatia Airport Bid, Looks To Brazil

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 06:00 AM PST

India's GMR Infrastructure has withdrawn its bid to update and expand Zagreb Airport in Croatia, but is preparing to bid on similar projects in Brazil, a company official said ...

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Vinci Still Keen On Hochtief's Airports Business

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 05:00 AM PST

Vinci, France's largest-listed construction and concessions company, is still interested in bidding for German construction firm Hochtief's airport business, its chief executive said on Tuesday...

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Hong Kong Cargo Traffic Fell In 2011

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 04:00 AM PST

Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA), the world's busiest air cargo hub, said air cargo traffic in 2011 fell 4.6 percent as deepening global economic uncertainty in Europe and the United States...

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Tel Aviv Reveling In Gay Tourism Boom

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 03:00 AM PST

Less than an hour away but a world apart from traditional places of pilgrimage in the Holy Land, Israel's freewheeling city of Tel Aviv has become a Mediterranean hotspot for gay tourism...

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Cypriot Tourist Arrivals Rise 10 Pct In 2011

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 02:00 AM PST

Tourism arrivals to Cyprus rose 10.1 percent in 2011, official data showed, offering a boon for the island economy ravaged by its banks' exposure to Greece and a blast which destroyed its largest...

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Checks Reveal More Cracks In A380 Wing Part

Posted: 30 Jan 2012 02:00 PM PST

Engineers inspecting Airbus A380 aircraft for cracks on a part inside the wings have found similar flaws on at least one aircraft, industry sources said on Tuesday ...

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Norwegian First In Europe To Order 737 MAX

Posted: 30 Jan 2012 01:00 PM PST

By Robert Wall wall@aviationweek.com . London . Norwegian has become the European launch customer for the Boeing 737 MAX...

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