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  • Continental Airlines to stand trial over Concorde crash Thursday, July 3, 2008 @ 9:38PMFrench judicial officals say Continental Airlines and two of its employees are to stand trial for involuntary manslaughter over the crash of an Air France Concorde that killed 113 people eight years ago.
  • China Southern Flight Lands in Taipei, Ending Tourist Ban Thursday, July 3, 2008 @ 9:36PMJuly 4 (Bloomberg) -- Liu Shaoyong , chairman of China Southern Airlines Co. , piloted a Chinese tourist flight to Taiwan, ending a six-decade ban that deprived the island of visitors from its closest neighbor.
  • Criminal Charges Against Continental in Deadly Concorde Crash Thursday, July 3, 2008 @ 9:36PM Continental Airlines and two of its employees have been ordered to stand trial on involuntary manslaughter charges related to the 2000 crash.
  • (AFX UK Focus) 2008-07-04 03:10 STOCK ALERT - China aerospace stocks soar on share lockup extension Thursday, July 3, 2008 @ 9:35PMBEIJING (XFN-ASIA) - Chinese aerospace companies were sharply higher in early trade after their controlling shareholders announced that they will refrain from immediate sales of shares coming out of lockup, dealers said.
  • Historic China-Taiwan flights take off Thursday, July 3, 2008 @ 9:15PMHistoric regular flights between Taiwan and China began on Friday, in a show of conciliation between the long-time rivals that could draw millions of Chinese visitors to the island.
  • LoBello gift aids FAU College of Engineering and Computer Science Thursday, July 3, 2008 @ 9:05PMLongtime Florida Atlantic University donors and Boca Raton residents Peter and Kerry LoBello have shown a commitment to fostering diversity in the field of engineering with a gift of $50,000 to FAU’s College of Engineering and Computer Science.
  • Crash at Iowa City airport injures one Thursday, July 3, 2008 @ 9:03PMPolice say a small, one-engine plane has crashed at the Iowa City airport, leaving one man injured.
  • County seeks airport expertise Thursday, July 3, 2008 @ 2:46AMBy Cara Host, Staff writer
  • NEWS BRIEFS Thursday, July 3, 2008 @ 2:41AM COLUMBUS Huntsman still seeking deal; Hexion not interested Huntsman Corp., which Hexion Specialty Chemicals had once planned to buy, continues to pursue a deal, extending until Oct. 2 a merger agreement termination date.
  • Mekong firm aims to launch airline Thursday, July 3, 2008 @ 2:41AMVietNamNet Bridge – Kien Giang-based Mekong Aviation Joint stock Co has submitted an application to the Civil Aviation Administration of Viet Nam (CAAV) to launch carrier Mekong Air.
  • Raytheon gets share of $101.4M contract Thursday, July 3, 2008 @ 2:20AMA joint venture including Raytheon will supply Javelin anti-tank missiles for foreign sales.
  • Festival Highlights Thursday, July 3, 2008 @ 2:19AMNoon Concessions open 7:30 p.m. Twilight air show Dusk Fireworks 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Two-person beach volleyball tournament (West End Beach) 10 a.m.-noon Big wheel race (Preferred Outlet) 11 a.m. Opening ceremony
  • Trio of newcomers challenge Houston commissioners Thursday, July 3, 2008 @ 2:16AMAll three Houston County commissioners up for re-election are facing opposition in the July 15 Republican primary.
  • Single-engine plane crashes near Fillmore Thursday, July 3, 2008 @ 2:14AM A single-engine airplane slammed into a dirt embankment in a citrus orchard south of Fillmore on Wednesday afternoon, killing the pilot. The Cessna 152 was so badly damaged in the fiery crash that it took authorities hours to identify it. Much of the tail number, which is typically used to identify an aircraft, was destroyed. Only an "N" and a "2" were visible. The plane departed from ...
  • Fuel prices compel amateur pilots to share rides Monday, June 30, 2008 @ 1:20PM Associated Press - June 30, 2008 2:15 PM ET MILWAUKEE (AP) - Rising fuel prices are making flying more expensive -- so how about plane pooling?
  • Las Vegas Sun Monday, June 30, 2008 @ 1:19PMThe Associated Press reports that the four people who died in the plane crash near Mount Charlston Saturday were a candidate for a county supervisor position in Oakley, Calif. , a Bay Area Rapid Transit Police officer and their wives.
  • Small plane crashes on takeoff in N.M.; 5 killed Monday, June 30, 2008 @ 1:19PM Associated Press - June 30, 2008 2:15 PM ET SANTA ROSA, N.M. (AP) - Police say the passengers aboard a single-engine airplane that crashed in eastern New Mexico are believed to be from Gilbert,...
  • GE names new president, CEO Monday, June 30, 2008 @ 1:19PMEVENDALE — GE Aviation executive David Joyce will replace Scott Donnelly as president and CEO of the jet engine manufacturer, General Electric officials announced today, June 30.
  • StandardAero Receives EASA Approval for PW600 Engine Maintenance Monday, June 30, 2008 @ 1:19PMWINNIPEG, Canada – June 30, 2008 — StandardAero, a Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) company has received European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) Part 145 approval for Pratt & Whitney Canada PW600-series turbine-engine maintenance at its Tilburg facility in the Netherlands.
  • Turbine Engine Consultants Inc. Announces Excess Inventory Management Program (EIM) Monday, June 30, 2008 @ 1:18PMTurbine Engine Consultants, Inc.
  • Reuters Canada Business Summary Monday, June 30, 2008 @ 1:18PMMONTREAL (Reuters) - Air Canada is in a better position to survive the fuel crisis than many rivals because it emerged from the aftermath of the Sept 11 attacks and the SARS scare a stronger carrier, Robert Milton, the chief executive of its parent company, said on Monday.
  • Fuel prices compel amateur pilots to share rides Monday, June 30, 2008 @ 1:16PMplane pooling? The Experimental Aircraft Association is renewing its call for pilots and spectators to share rides to its AirVenture convention in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
  • Two men injured in plane crash still in hospital Monday, June 30, 2008 @ 1:15PMTwo elderly Sheboygan men remain hospitalized this morning after their airplane stalled and crashed short of the runway Sunday at Sheboygan County Memorial Airport, hospital officials said.
  • Federal contracts Sunday, June 29, 2008 @ 4:38AMThe Army awarded a $26.09 million contract to Summa Technology Inc. in Huntsville for a container roll-in/out platform. The contract was awarded by the Tank-Automotive & Armaments Command in Warren, Mich. Work will be performed in Cullman.
  • Check It Out Sunday, June 29, 2008 @ 4:21AM(IsraelNN.com) Representatives of both Israeli and Italian civil aviation have signed a deal to add an additional airline to the flights linking the major cities of Milan and Rome to Israel and raised the number of flights between the two countries to 26 flights a week.
  • Four die in Vegas plane crash, fire Sunday, June 29, 2008 @ 4:17AMNORTH LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Four people were killed when a plane crashed and exploded into flames Saturday after apparently striking power lines in a forested area about 40 miles northwest of the Las Vegas Strip, authorities said.
  • China rolls out upgraded regional aircraft Sunday, June 29, 2008 @ 4:14AMChina has rolled out the upgraded version of its regional aircraft, Modem Ark (MA)600.
  • Helicopter downed in platform mishap Saturday, June 28, 2008 @ 3:13AMFour people were injured when a helicopter ended up on its side after its tail hit a derrick while landing on an oil platform off the Santa Barbara coast Friday afternoon.
  • Small design helps engineer Saturday, June 28, 2008 @ 3:04AMAMHERST - Stacia L. Marcelynas put up with sweltering heat, tornado warnings and buckets of rain to drive the car her 20-person team built to an eighth place in a recent engineering competition.
  • HCAOG adopts regional transportation plan Saturday, June 28, 2008 @ 2:59AM Category: Local News Topics: (none) The 2008 Regional Transportation Plan for Humboldt County has been approved, and is available for public review.
  • West Point tells neighbors not to be alarmed by sounds of training this summer Saturday, June 28, 2008 @ 2:58AM Associated Press - June 28, 2008 3:45 AM ET WEST POINT, N.Y. (AP) - West Point is telling its neighbors not to be alarmed if they hear the sound of artillery next week.
  • Grapevine memorial to pay tribute to 9/11 flight crews Saturday, June 28, 2008 @ 2:56AMBy MARICE RICHTER / The Dallas Morning News mrichter@dallasnews.com / The Dallas Morning News Deborah Fleck contributed to this report. GRAPEVINE – America first learned of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks through messages from the flight crews aboard the hijacked airplanes.
  • Young Eagles fly high Saturday, June 28, 2008 @ 2:46AMBELFAST — Josh Chase flew over Fort Knox and his Belfast schools in a single-engine plane over the weekend, quickly getting over his fear that it would crash. He said it was so much fun, he’d like to do it again.
  • Indonesia battles jungle to recover plane crash bodies: officials Saturday, June 28, 2008 @ 2:37AM Indonesian rescuers battled fog and thick jungle Saturday to recover the bodies of 18 people, including three foreigners, killed in a plane crash at the base of a mountain, officials said.
  • Halcyon Jets Announces Intent to Acquire Jet One Jets Friday, June 27, 2008 @ 3:25PMHalcyon Jets Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB:HJHO), pioneering elite concierge services for the private air travel services industry, announces that the Company has executed a letter of intent, subject to due diligence and Board approval, to acquire the business and assets of Woodbury Long Island-based Jet One Jets, an innovative private aviation services provider.
  • Airline Rex to increase fuel surcharge Friday, June 27, 2008 @ 3:20PMRegional Express has become the latest airline to increase its fuel surcharge, blaming the rising cost in oil prices.
  • Sudan cargo plane crashes killing 7 crew Friday, June 27, 2008 @ 3:16PMA Sudanese cargo plane crashed in bad weather overnight killing seven of the eight crew, north of the southern town of Malakal, an aviation official said.
  • Halcyon Jets Announces Intent to Acquire Jet One Jets Friday, June 27, 2008 @ 3:10PMHalcyon Jets Holdings, Inc. (998895;OTCBB:HJHO), pioneering elite concierge services for the private air
  • Teamsters spent $242,000 to lobby in first quarter Friday, June 27, 2008 @ 2:54PM(AP:WASHINGTON) The International Brotherhood of Teamsters spent $242,000 in the first quarter to lobby on trade and currency measures, the extension of unemployment insurance benefits and the economic stimulus package passed by Congress earlier this year, according to a recent disclosure report.
  • Letters to the editor Thursday, June 26, 2008 @ 9:12PMIn the letter that Rosie Mendez distributed and read, amid boos, to those gathered at the Save Union Square 2008 rally on June 5, she cites her reasons for reversing her earlier opposition to the restaurant plan for the park’s pavilion.
  • Obituaries in the news Thursday, June 26, 2008 @ 9:05PMATLANTA (AP) — Lt. Col. Charles "Chuck" Dryden, one of the first of the pioneering black World War II pilots known as the Tuskegee Airmen, has died. He was 87.
  • Obituaries in the news Thursday, June 26, 2008 @ 9:04PMCharles "Chuck" Dryden
  • Herbert L. Wood, 93 Thursday, June 26, 2008 @ 9:04PMHerbert L.Wood, 93, of Truro, died peacefully at the Pleasant Bay Nursing Facility, Brewster, on June 18. Mr. Wood was born on June 8, 1918, in South Acton, Maine, to Horace Wood and Edith Boothby Wood. He was the eldest of four boys.
  • Village Council renews marketing contract with TKO Thursday, June 26, 2008 @ 9:00PMActing on a recommendation from the Ruidoso Lodgers Tax Committee, village councilors renewed a $359,538 marketing and advertising contract with TKO Advertising Inc. in Albuquerque through June 30, 2009.
  • Selectmen appoint 48 to 22 boards Thursday, June 26, 2008 @ 8:46PMThe Board of Selectmen last night made its annual appointments to a host of boards and commissions, choosing members to fill contested seats on the Airport Commission, the Conservation Commission, the Finance Committee and the Park and Recreation Commission, among dozens of other uncontested seats.
  • NTSB has no details on cause of accident Thursday, June 26, 2008 @ 8:46PMInvestigators from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) have so far offered no details into what may have caused the plane crash in Hyannis last Wednesday morning that took the life of former islander Mark Conway.
  • Europe Includes Airlines in Emissions Restrictions Thursday, June 26, 2008 @ 8:37PM The European Union reached a landmark agreement Thursday to cap emissions from aircraft, raising the stakes in a battle with the United States over how to regulate greenhouse gases.
  • Council divided on condemnation proceeding Wednesday, June 25, 2008 @ 1:22PMThe Benson City Council found another issue to be divided on Monday night, as they questioned Building Official Mike Lockett on the process he took to condemn sections of the Safeway Shopping Center.
  • Gubernatorial visit nets $624,000 Wednesday, June 25, 2008 @ 1:18PMIt was an exciting day for the Coos County Airport District.
  • IAHL: Cancellation of the Thrush Acquisition; $60M Debt Financing Negotiations Wednesday, June 25, 2008 @ 1:16PMIAHL Corporation (IAHL) announced a mutual cancellation of the Thrush Aircraft acquisition.