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US Airways plane makes unusual belly landing at Newark airport
ReutersNEWARK, New Jersey (Reuters) - A US Airways flight made an emergency landing on its belly at Newark Liberty International Airport early on Saturday after the plane's landing gear failed to deploy, but no one was injured, airline and government officials...Tags: National Transportation Safety Board, U.S. Airways, Air and Space Accidents, Bombardier Incorporated, Air Transportation Industry
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Minnesota National Guard launches its $3.9 million drone facility
Star TribuneCAMP RIPLEY, Minn. -- The Shadow, an unmanned aerial vehicle commonly known as a drone, roars to life on the video screen like a powerful snowmobile before it's launched into the skies on a catapult. Unfortunately, weather conditions prevented the...Tags: Iraq, Afghanistan, Air Transportation Industry, Military Equipment
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California's GO-Biz director tells businesses state is working with and for them
Ventura County StarThe top priorities of Gov. Jerry Brown and his business and economic growth office are aligned with small businesses, but there's also room for improvement. As director of Brown's GO-Biz business development office, Kish Rajan delivered that pointed...Tags: Executive Branch, Politics, Small Businesses, Regional Authority, Government
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County's $700,000 rescues airport
The Brunswick News, Ga.The Glynn County Commission, already facing a projected $640,000 budget shortfall, indicated Wednesday it would commit $700,000 to a runway rehabilitation project at the Brunswick Golden Isles Airport. The promise to provide financial assistance for the...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Finance, Local Government, Prisons, Economy, Business and Finance
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GCSC has top tax 'turkey' // DOCUMENTS
The News Herald, Panama City, Fla.Gulf Coast State College gets top-turkey honors. The watchdog group Florida TaxWatch released its annual list of "turkeys" Thursday, naming 107 projects totaling $106.8 million, in the state budget, which, it says, didn't receive "proper opportunity for...Tags: Executive Branch, Politics, Panama City (Panama), Regional Authority, Budgets and Budgeting
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Fence around Tweed New Haven Regional Airport subject to delays
New Haven Register, Conn.A $1.89 million federal grant application is in the works to build a wildlife fence around Tweed New Haven Regional Airport in the wake of a collision between a deer and a private jet last September. But permitting issues may prevent work from beginning...Tags: Tweed New Haven Regional Airport, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Local Elections, East Haven, Air Transportation Industry
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Add beacons to meteorological towers, Contra Costa panel recommends
The Contra Costa TimesContra Costa's Planning Commission has shined some light on safety measures for marking meteorological towers that can prove hazardous to aircraft. The county panel recommended this week that safety precautions for the towers, used by wind farm...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Renewable Energy, Walnuts, Environmental Issues, Solar Energy
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Board wants Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport's old terminal demolished by end of year
The Citizens' Voice, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.Tearing down the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport's old terminal would cost $2.06 million, engineering firm Guzek Associates estimated. The Bi-County Airport Board wants the demolition done before the end of the year, which Assistant...Tags: Science and Technology
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Depot workers brace for 20% pay reduction
The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo."This is going to be tough. But I have friends here with kids who are going to have an even tougher time with this furlough policy," the 28year-old Salazar said Thursday. "It makes you wish our leaders in Washington would figure out a way to pass a budget...Tags: Chuck Hagel, Air Transportation Delays, Scott Tipton, Budgets and Budgeting, U.S. Congress
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Airline group sees busiest summer since 2008
ReutersThe main trade group representing U.S. airlines said Thursday it expects a 1 percent bump in total air travelers this summer, mostly driven by international passengers. Airlines for America forecast that close to 209 million people will fly on the...Tags: Air Transportation Delays, Energy, Delta Air Lines, International Travel, Air Transportation Industry
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Airline Group Sees Busiest Summer Since 2008
More people will likely fly this summer compared with a year ago as U.S. airlines gain a record level of international passengers, an industry association said on Thursday. Airlines for America, the top U.S. airline industry group, forecast that close...
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Boeing, GE say faulty part caused shutdown of 777 engines in flight
After two incidents in which engines shut down in mid-flight, Boeing Co. and General Electric Co. have warned 10 airlines of a possible mechanical problem with 777 passenger jets. The companies have traced the problem to a faulty part in the transfer...
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