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Lasers Hit 20 Aircraft Flying in U.S. Overnight: FAA

Dangerous beams from handheld lasers struck 20 aircraft flying over the United States and its territories overnight, among the nearly 5,400 laser hits in the nation so far this year, the Federal Aviation Administration said on Thursday. No injuries were reported in the incidents, which took place from New York City to Sacramento, and resulted in at least one arrest. Authorities said the in...

Albuquerque Is Open for [Aviation] Business

Aside from providing the setting for certain popular television shows, the state of New Mexico frequently struggles for recognition on the national stage. A popular feature in a regional tourism magazine never lacks for examples demonstrating that “One of Our Fifty [States] is Missing,” and many Americans would struggle to identify the fifth-largest U.S. state by land area on...

TRU ProFlight Opens Florida Training Center

TRU Simulation + Training officially opened its new ProFlight satellite pilot training center in Lutz, Fla., on September 28, marking the Textron subsidiary’s major push into the business aircraft training arena. Textron formed TRU in 2013 and in July last year acquired ProFlight, a Cessna CitationJet and Conquest training provider based in Carlsbad, Calif. Going forward, ...

MedAire Celebrates 30th Anniversary

At the MedAire booth, convention visitors can see a demonstration of MedAire Trip Ready, the first app of its kind focused on the aviation industry, and meet MedLink doctors and security specialists. MedLink operates from Banner–University Medical Center Phoenix (formerly Good Samaritan Hospital), where doctors are available to respond to calls from anywhere in the world, around the clo...

GE and its Joint Ventures garnered more than $17 billion in agreements at 2015 Dubai Air Show

At the 2015 Dubai Air Show this week, GE Aviation and CFM International, its partner company with Snecma (Safran), secured and finalized several engine orders and long-term contracts valued at more than $17 billion (USD) with the region’s leading carriers. At the same time, GE Aviation also forged new relationships with the Middle East’s growing aviation industry players....

American Airlines Names Susan D. Kronick and Martin H. Nesbitt to its Board of Directors

American Airlines Group Inc.today appointed Susan D. Kronick, 64, and Martin H. Nesbitt, 52, to its Board of Directors, effective immediately. With today’s announcement, American has 13 members on its board of directors. Chairman and CEO Doug Parker said, “We are very pleased to welcome Sue and Marty to American Airlines. These seasoned executives bring unique perspectives...

Dental Gear Delayed Flights, Tied Up Traffic At Miami Airport, Law Enforcement Sources Say

Flights were delayed for hours, traffic was backed up outside the terminal and armed police in riot gear boarded a Miami flight to Barbados over concerns that dental equipment posed a threat to passengers and pilots. According to law enforcement sources on Tuesday, Transportation Security Administration workers at American Airlines Concourse D allowed a dentist through with a carry-on bag stock...

Foundations, Private Individual Commit To $6 Million For Colorado Springs Airport Fund

El Pomar Foundation, the Anschutz Foundation and part-time Colorado Springs resident and philanthropist Lyda Hill have agreed to donate $6 million to a new fund designed to help the Colorado Springs Airport attract new flights and airlines. The proposed fund was developed by the Air Service Task Force, a panel formed two years ago by former Mayor Steve Bach to persuade airlines to offer more fl...

Boeing, Ryanair Celebrate Milestone 375th Next-Generation 737-800 Delivery

Boeing and Ryanair celebrated the Irish low-cost carrier’s 375th direct delivery of a Next-Generation 737-800 today. Ryanair is the largest Next Generation 737-800 customer in the world having ordered more than 530 of the airplane type. “As Europe’s largest airline, the reliability and customer appeal of the Boeing 737-800 aircraft has been the cornerstone of our successf...

Bell Helicopter and Horizon International Flight Academy signs LOI

Bell Helicopter has signed a Letter of Intent with Horizon International Flight Academy to become the first Bell Helicopter authorised training centre in the Middle East. The signing took place at the Dubai Airshow. Horizon International Flight Academy is based at Al Ain International Airport. It is purpose-built for flight training. “We are looking forward to becoming a member of th...

"No Survivors" When Small Jet Plane Crashes in Akron, Ohio: Police

Two people were killed when a small jet plane crashed into a home in an Akron, Ohio neighborhood, Tuesday afternoon, a federal source told ABC News. Police said there were "no survivors" after the crash of the plane -- which can hold up to 10 people -- just before 3:00 p.m. No one was in the home at the time and there appeared to be no injuries on the ground, police said. The Fe...

U.S. Sues to Block United Airlines from Newark Expansion

The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday sued to stop United Continental Holdings Inc from taking over 24 take-off and landing slots at Newark Liberty International Airport, an action that could thwart United's expansion at its New Jersey hub. In what was essentially a slot swap, United took over Newark slots controlled by Delta Air Lines Inc in October, while Delta took United slots at New Y...