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- French court to try U.S. airline over Concorde crash that killed 113 people eight years ago Thursday, July 3, 2008 @ 7:40PMA French judge has ordered a U.S. airline and five individuals to stand trial over the Concorde crash that claimed 113 victims eight years ago. Continental Airlines and the other defendants would be charged with involuntary manslaughter, the judge said.
- French court to try U.S. airline over Concorde crash that killed 113 people eight years ago Thursday, July 3, 2008 @ 7:37PMA French judge has ordered a U.S. airline and five individuals to stand trial over the Concorde crash that claimed 113 victims in 2000. Continental Airlines and the other defendants would be charged with involuntary manslaughter.
- Deals of the day -- mergers and acquisitions Thursday, July 3, 2008 @ 3:18PM(Adds Penn National Gaming, Taylor Nelson Sofres and others)
- Color of Money Book Club Thursday, July 3, 2008 @ 2:55PM
- French judge holds Continental liable in crash Thursday, July 3, 2008 @ 2:33PMA French judge ordered Continental Airlines and five people to stand trial on charges of manslaughter for the 2000 crash of a Concorde jet that killed 113 people, a prosecutor said Thursday.
- Continental ordered to trial in Concorde explosion Thursday, July 3, 2008 @ 1:08PMPARIS — A French judge ordered Continental Airlines and five people to stand trial on charges of manslaughter for the 2000 crash of a Concorde jet that killed 113 people, a prosecutor said today.
- Continental ordered to trial in Concorde explosion Thursday, July 3, 2008 @ 12:23PMA French judge ordered Continental Airlines and five people to stand trial for manslaughter in connection with the 2000 crash of a Concorde jet that killed 113 people, a prosecutor said Thursday.
- Saskatoon grapples with boomtown pains Wednesday, July 2, 2008 @ 11:20PMAfter a lifetime in Alberta, Don Evernden sold off his charter aviation business and moved to Saskatchewan, drawn by the kind of economic boom he has witnessed in his home province.
- A closer look at TransPark deal Wednesday, July 2, 2008 @ 11:11PMWith much fanfare, state leaders in May announced that Spirit AeroSystems would create 1,031 jobs within six years at the Global TransPark in Kinston. But volumes of records released by the Department of Commerce, at the request of The News & Observer and other media, suggest that the expected job benefits could take longer to attain and might not be as big as promised. An incentives agreement ...
- No major cuts in flights planned for Philadelphia Wednesday, July 2, 2008 @ 9:25PMPassengers traveling from Philadelphia International Airport after Labor Day will be spared the deep cuts in flight schedules that some other cities will see as airlines grapple with soaring fuel costs.
- New copter for YSR to arrive soon Wednesday, July 2, 2008 @ 2:35PMJet also proposed to be acquired to help Chief Minister reach distant places
- Dragon starts Bangalore-HK daily flights Wednesday, July 2, 2008 @ 2:34PMBANGALORE: Dragon Air, part of the Cathay Pacific Group, has started direct daily flights between Bangalore and Hong Kong from Wednesday. Dragon Air already operates flights from Chennai, Delhi and Mumbai. Together with Cathay Pacific, the ...
- State has rich history in aerospace Wednesday, July 2, 2008 @ 10:52AMAlabama has a rich history in aerospace, aviation and defense. Typically, the term Aerospace is used to refer to the industries that research, design, manufacture, operate, and maintain vehicles moving through air and space.
- Midland College budget includes employee raises Tuesday, July 1, 2008 @ 9:18PM- Excluding grants and state-paid benefits, expenditures are up a projected $2.7 million from last year.
- Profile of New Counterfeit Product Law Tuesday, July 1, 2008 @ 2:03PMVirginia consumers and businesses have new safeguards against counterfeit and unsafe products.
- Sennheiser Balance Sheet 2007: Another Record Result for the Audio Specialist Tuesday, July 1, 2008 @ 1:28PM With sales up by 10.9 percent, audio specialist Sennheiser has presented a positive balance for fiscal year 2007 and has once again achieved a record result. Total sales at the Sennheiser Group amounted to EUR 395.3 million.
- Federal Aviation Administration awards $6.1 million for Page Field construction Tuesday, July 1, 2008 @ 10:49AMThe Federal Aviation Administration has awarded a grant of more than $6.
- DOT toughens drug testing standards for drivers Tuesday, July 1, 2008 @ 9:35AMWASHINGON — U.S. Secretary of Transportation Mary E. Peters announced June 30 a new rule that will make it more difficult for transportation workers to cheat on their required drug tests by requiring testing labs to analyze every test for tampering.
- State OKs $24 million in NetJets tax credits Tuesday, July 1, 2008 @ 9:23AMState officials have approved tax credits for NetJets Inc. and its sister company as the aviation business readies for a $200 million expansion in Columbus. (BRK)
- Past woes prepare Air Canada for fuel crisis: ACE Monday, June 30, 2008 @ 12:47PMMONTREAL (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.
- Infrastructure sector hit by attrition: Assocham Monday, June 30, 2008 @ 11:34AMNew Delhi, June 30: The infrastructure sector will create the most jobs with its attrition rate going up to 40 percent, a study by an industry lobby released Monday said.
- Turbulence in aviation industry Sunday, June 29, 2008 @ 2:49PMDomestic traffic slows down, airlines pile up losses
- Days of oversize airline carry-ons are limited Sunday, June 29, 2008 @ 2:41PMAdmit it. That chunky carry-on bag of yours would never fit into the sample box displayed outside the airport gate.
- The Hindu Business Line : ‘Employees spill the beans in exit-interviews with outsiders’ Sunday, June 29, 2008 @ 2:37PMDespite the fact that there are millions of job opportunities in India today across various sectors, the fact is that industry is witnessing a talent crunch. Though hiring has been taking place on a regular basis, low employability of the hired resources is a serious issue.
- Fuel-efficient plane unveiled in China Sunday, June 29, 2008 @ 2:37PMXI’AN: The first China-made regional aircraft Modem Ark (MA)600 was completed on Sunday, marking a milestone in the nation’s drive to be one of the world’s leading providers of turboprop regional aircraft. The ...
- China trip cost taxpayers $236K/Patrick administration says trip pays dividends; others skeptical Sunday, June 29, 2008 @ 3:13AMBOSTON — They traveled more than 15,000 miles to stay at the luxurious Grand Hyatt Beijing and St. Regis Shanghai, and enjoy cocktails, spring rolls and pork dumplings at the private China Club Beijing — where the "privileged few ... step back in time to experience what China was like during the Qing Dynasty."
- Rickenbacker might face new rival in Wilmington Sunday, June 29, 2008 @ 3:09AM With all the headlines about airline flight cuts and new baggage fees, one might have overlooked the news out of an air-cargo hub in rural southwestern Ohio.
- For now, AVP holding its own in headwinds Ron Bartizek Business Local Sunday, June 29, 2008 @ 1:06AMTHERE WERE BROAD smiles and proud pronouncements all around when the new $40 million Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport terminal opened just over two years ago. After all, it replaced a facility built at the dawn of the commercial aviation jet age, featured an airy, contemporary design and included amenities that 21st century travelers have come to expect.
- Airport hopeful carriers will stay Saturday, June 28, 2008 @ 10:41PMWith the airline industry creaking under the weight of fuel prices, officials from the Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport anxiously sought signals about what’s next for the local operation during an industry marketing meeting in Pittsburgh last week.
- California ‘Prince’ dupes aspiring pilots Saturday, June 28, 2008 @ 4:06PMWashington, June 28: More than 100 Indian students in California have been left high and dry after a flying school in which they enrolled virtually shut shop leaving behind debts all round.
- Tour of Oshawa, Buttonville, Muskoka airports convinces Peterborough officials that Peterborough Airport expansion ... Saturday, June 28, 2008 @ 2:03AMAs the city begins a six-year $7.38-million plan to expand the municipal airport, Coun. Len Vass led an eight-person group yesterday to investigate how other municipalities manage their facilities. The group included members of a transportation committee from the prosperity roundtable discussions hosted by the Greater Peterborough Chamber of [...]
- Skycaps in Philly getting the boot Saturday, June 28, 2008 @ 1:05AMUS Airways plans to replace its skycaps with unionized airline workers at airports across the country after it begins charging $15 for a first-checked piece of luggage, starting July 9.
- Friends, family say farewell to legendary justice Friday, June 27, 2008 @ 8:08PMRevius Ortique Jr., the first African-American elected to Civil District Court and the state Supreme Court, was remembered Friday as a stickler for getting things exactly right.
- AASHTO: 380,000 jobs in danger over Congress’ highway fund failure Friday, June 27, 2008 @ 5:05PMWASHINGTON — An estimated 380,000 jobs and hundreds of construction projects are in jeopardy across the nation after Congress failed this week to fix a $3.3 billion dollar deficit in the Highway Trust Fund, asserts the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials.
- Soaring fuel prices and challenges to air travel Friday, June 27, 2008 @ 2:46PMTwo thousand eight (2008) can only go down in the annals of the world economy as a year in which a plethora of negative factors such as rapidly rising fuel prices, liquidity tightening policies due to the sub prime crisis and inflation control policies of many emerging economies impacted economies adversely.
- Brothers do Iraq tour of duty together Friday, June 27, 2008 @ 2:23PMWhen Eli Cox, 23, and his brother, Chance, 20, finished high school, joining the National Guard was the last thing they thought they’d do.
- Deliberations set for Monday Friday, June 27, 2008 @ 2:05PMThe Livingston County Zoning Board of Appeals will reconvene Monday to deliberate on the special-use permit for the Streator-Cayuga Ridge South Wind Farm, including consideration of a 24-item set of possible conditions to the permit.
- US Airways skycaps in Phila. get pink slips Friday, June 27, 2008 @ 1:25PMUS Airways plans to replace its skycaps with unionized airline workers at airports across the country when it begins charging $15 for a first-checked piece of luggage, starting July 9.
- Anchors Aweigh Friday, June 27, 2008 @ 12:12PMDana Smart has been all over the world and has seen many things. Now she is trying to help others receive and share similar experiences.
- Frontier Cutting Capacity, Jobs Wednesday, June 25, 2008 @ 7:28PMDENVER Frontier Airlines, which filed for bankruptcy protection in April, said Wednesday it plans to trim capacity, planes and eventually jobs this fall and winter as it deals with a slumping economy and rising fuel costs.
- BGM Makes the List Wednesday, June 25, 2008 @ 7:00PMIncreasing gas prices are taking a toll on the airline industry and it might have consequences for Binghamton Regional.
- Walsh attacks Cameron over airport expansion Wednesday, June 25, 2008 @ 6:28PMConservative party leader doubts economic case for third runway at Heathrow
- American Eagle pulling out of Albany International Airport Wednesday, June 25, 2008 @ 5:12PMThere will be one less travel option out of Albany International Airport come the end of the year, as American Eagle announces it is cutting all of its flights.
- ?How are they not infantry?? Wednesday, June 25, 2008 @ 4:37PMThere may be no better illustration of the complexities of the military?s policies on women in combat than Col. Trish Anslow.
- Aviation training pace not slowing down Wednesday, June 25, 2008 @ 2:47PMMOBILE, Ala. - Will the recent announcement by the Government Accountability Office concerning Northrop Grumman Corporation’s Air Force tanker contract affect aviation training in Alabama? Not a bit.
- Your pilot may have bought his licence 6 Nov 2007, 0121 hrs IST, Manju V,TNN Wednesday, June 25, 2008 @ 2:38PMMUMBAI: What do you need to get an Indian Commercial Pilot Licence? If an FIR filed last week against a chief flying instructor is any indication, the only requisite is loads of cash.
- Engineering firm to build new HQ, add 120 jobs Wednesday, June 25, 2008 @ 2:37PMLITTLE ROCK - Garver Engineers LLC broke ground Tuesday on a new $10 million corporate headquarters in North Little Rock and said it will add 120 new employees at an average annual salary of $65,000.
- Coalition: High Gas Prices May Lead To Negative Impact On Local Airports Soon Wednesday, June 25, 2008 @ 11:35AMThe Business Travel Coalition, a consumer advocacy group for the travel industry, today released a state-by-state list of both large and regional airports that they believe are most likely to be impacted or even eventually closed because of the current sluggish economy and high fuel prices.
- EU legislation improves flying Wednesday, June 25, 2008 @ 8:48AMThe European Commission has adopted the second package of legislation for a Single European Sky (SES II). These proposals aim to further improve safety, cut costs and reduce delays.
- Golfers take dispute with airport to court Wednesday, June 25, 2008 @ 7:29AMMembers of the Walnut Ridge Country Club are seeking an injunction against the city’s airport to stop a proposed classification upgrade of a runway from closing the club’s nine-hole golf course. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Northwest Edition)