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February 19, 2005
DECATUR - It was somewhat bittersweet for Leah Higar, who had to miss the big welcome home celebration earlier this week that didn't include her husband, Spc. Ashley Higar.
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[Business India]: Mumbai, Feb 19 : Raj Travels and Tours Ltd (RTTL) is contemplating reviving its plans to enter aviation sector by floating a full service airline in the next eight to 12 months.
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Right now, aircraft are flying over Pennsylvania's state forests, training infrared cameras on the woods below. The pilots and their assistants know what they're doing.
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[India News]: Mumbai, Feb 19 : Civil aviation sector will attract an investment worth Rs 1,00,000 crore in the next four years for development, modernisation and aircraft acquisition, according to Union Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel.
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[India News]: Berhampur (Orissa), Feb 19 : An aircraft of the Orissa government, which flew Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik here today for a visit to Ganjam district and then left for Jeypore without him, met with an accident while landing on the return, police said.
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TRIVANDRUM *** Contrary to the earlier plans Air India Express will also fly from Mumbai and New Delhi in the first phase. The airline had earlier decided to launch the budget flights from the three airports in Kerala.
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New European Union measures bolstering compensation for air travellers who suffer delays or cancellations have left the airline industry seething, amid warnings that it was taking on new financial risks that will eventually hit fares and passenger service.
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Nicosia: Cyprus Airways has axed 123 jobs across the board as part of a controversial rescue package to save the ailing airline. The move will save the national carrier **2.8 million pounds ($6.4m) a year, the airline said in an official notice to the Cyprus Stock Exchange.
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[India News]: Jammu, Feb 19 : The pilot of an Alliance Air flight to Leh, with 115 passengers on board, aborted the take off today following detection of a technical snag minutes before the aircraft was to be airborne from Jammu airport.
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(Columbia) Feb. 19, 2005 - Family and friends of returning Guards cried and smiled Saturday as they welcomed their loved ones home. Carrie Williams-Clark has been waiting for over a year for Saturday.
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From traces of explosives supposedly collected off airline seats to the prospect a powerful bomb could have been planted beneath a Beirut street during recent road work, the mystery is deepening over who killed former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri and how.
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About 58,000 U.S. military personnel are stationed in Japan, two thirds of them on Okinawa about 1,000 miles southwest of Tokyo. Residents of Okinawa have long complained about noise from military aircraft and crimes committed by U.S. troops.
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Gameinfowire.com -... enemy aviation to strike hard at the Soviet troops, causing bitter losses and damages. Vanguard battles preceded heavy defensive fights, in which the military ...
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Coos Bay World, OR -... Iraq and a second was killed in the south, the military said. ... Baghdad's international airport will remain open for flights, aviation industry officials said. ...
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TheDay (subscription), CT -... Iraq and a second was killed in the south, the military said. ... Baghdad's international airport will remain open for flights, aviation industry officials said. ...
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Chicago Daily Southtown, IL -... Iraq and a second was killed in the south, the military said. ... Baghdad's international airport will remain open for flights, aviation industry officials said. ...
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NorthJersey.com, NJ -... Iraq and a second was killed in the south, the military said. ... Baghdad's international airport will remain open for flights, aviation industry officials said.
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Arizona Daily Sun, AZ -... Iraq and a second was killed in the south, the military said. ... Baghdad's international airport will remain open for flights, aviation industry officials said. ...
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Daily Review Online, CA -... Iraq and a second was killed in the south, the military said. ... Baghdad's international airport will remain open for flights, aviation industry officials said. ...
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King County Journal, WA -... Iraq and a second was killed in the south, the military said. ... Baghdad's international airport will remain open for flights, aviation industry officials said. ...
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Diario Digital Ju**rez, Mexico -... Iraq and a second was killed in the south, the military said. ... Baghdad**s international airport will remain open for flights, aviation industry officials said. ...
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The Porterville Recorder, CA -... Iraq and a second was killed in the south, the military said. ... Baghdad's international airport will remain open for flights, aviation industry officials said. ...
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Biloxi Sun Herald, MS -... means Jackson County now has an even larger piece of a growing military technology ... The road and utilities work at the airport's aviation park began in June 2004 ...
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Cayman Net News, Cayman Islands -... Classes commence 15 and 16 February at 6 pm, 117 School Road. ... The Civil Aviation Authority, which is responsible for regulatory oversight of aviation has been ...
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Fort Worth Star Telegram (subscription), TX -... According to Federal Aviation Administration records, Mihsen was licensed to fly a ... a student visa working on his pilot's license at a flight school at Meacham ...
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San Diego Union Tribune -... CD-ROM program and flight training logged at the school and in the air. The program is based on guidelines established by the Federal Aviation Administration. ...
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Baltimore Sun -... and an associate professor in the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy. ... of Transportation and its agencies, including the Federal Aviation Administration. ...
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Orlando Sentinel (subscription), FL -... She thinks the school is growing in an irresponsible way, focusing on ... good planning practices around airports, and the Federal Aviation Administration, which ...
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Malay Mail, Malaysia -Chen said CAO**s parent company, the Beijing-owned China Aviation Oil Holding Co ... manager Jia Changbin, who was studying at the Communist Party school and had ...
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Middletown Journal, OH -... on display, along with representatives presenting information on aviation careers ... Club will have Knothole registration at Madison Primary School cafeteria from ...
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Shelby Star, NC -... The previous managers of the airport, First River Aviation, didn**t break even in their five ... He**s also looking at creating a flight school to generate income ...
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ReliefWeb (press release), Switzerland -... WFP has leased a helicopter from the Sri Lankan operator Deccan Aviation. ... Under the WFP school feeding programme, biscuits have been distributed to all planned ...
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Pioneer Press, MN -... Spiral, a real-estate development and aviation simulator manufacturing company, is listed ... Although he did attend graduate school for five semesters from 1984-86 ...
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The Register-Guard, Oregon -... from the southern Oregon Coast;"Vision 2005," works by high school students of ... artifacts, displays and exhibits depicting the history of aviation and space ...
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Massive investment potential in Civil Aviation: Govt. The Civil aviation sector will attract an investment worth Rs 1,00,000 crore in the next four years for development, modernisation and aircraft acquisition, according to Union Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel.
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The fall of the twin towers changed the face of the aviation industry forever. That's why experts from around the world gather annually, to look at where they're heading. Delegates have just ended another symposium in the Pilanesberg. They broadly outlined their plans for the next year.
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The civil aviation sector will attract an investment worth Rs 1,00,000 crore (Rs 1000 billion) in the next four years for development, modernisation and aircraft acquisition, according to Union Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel.
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With competition gaining momentum in the skies, the national carrier Air India has decided to take on the challenge and will soon finalise its decision on buying 68 aircraft by the end of March.
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Don't worry if you've never heard of the newest airline at St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport. Until a few days ago, almost nobody else had either.
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Shares of India's biggest private airline, Jet Airways, were snapped up within minutes at the launch of its initial public offering (IPO) as an upbeat sentiment prevailed over the country's aviation sector.
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Shares of India's biggest private airline, Jet Airways, were snapped up within minutes at the launch of its initial public offering (IPO) as an upbeat sentiment prevailed over the country's aviation sector.
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US Airways, which is operating under bankruptcy protection, said last night that it had reached agreement on a $125 million deal with Eastshore Aviation, an investment group owned by Air Wisconsin.
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February 18, 2005
MALAYSIA Airlines (MAS) said it is awaiting response from several aircraft manufacturers on its need to buy new aircraft to replace its ageing 737.40 and Fokker-50 planes.
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Jet Airways (India) Ltd. were snapped up in minutes after India's biggest airline began its initial public offering on Friday, Feb. 18, as institutional investors rushed to buy into the first listed aviation stock in Asia's fourth-ranked economy, valuing the issuer at up to $2.2 billion.
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SAN FRANCISCO (AFX) -- Delta Air Lines lost more than 6 percent and JetBlue Airways notched a new 52-week low during Friday's broad retreat in the airline sector. The Amex Airline Index lost 1 percent to finish at 46.92 with Mesa Air Group and SkyWest both logging 1 percent gains.
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SAN FRANCISCO (AFX) -- Delta Air Lines lost more than 6 percent and JetBlue Airways notched a new 52-week low during Friday's broad retreat in the airline sector. ...
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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) - United Airlines announced new bankruptcy financing terms on Friday while Mesa Air Group helped keep airline stocks from drifting too far south.
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Evergreen Aviation Technologies Corp. of Taiwan will convert three Boeing 747-400 passenger jets into cargo freighters, the companies announced Friday.
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German low-cost airline DBA will expand domestic and international flights by taking over all 15 routes from rival Germania on March 28, and the company's majority owner said Friday his holding company is bidding for Greece's struggling national carrier Olympic Airlines .
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SAN FRANCISCO (AFX) - Mesa Air Group helped keep airline stocks from drifting too far south on Friday, ...
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On February 16, 2005, negotiations have taken place in Moscow between delegations of aviation authorities of the Russian Federation and Azerbaijan.
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Senior officials at the parent company of China Aviation Oil (Singapore) Corp. missed several chances to reduce a half billion dollar trading loss, former chief executive Chen Jiulin was quoted as saying.
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SINGAPORE : China Aviation Oil's former chief executive Chen Jiulin is blaming the group's state-run parent company for its crippling losses.
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(PRWEB) February 18, 2005 -- Pipelines often traverse difficult terrain and security issues may occur in hard to reach areas. By simply equipping security teams with PST's UAV-miniature surveillance aircraft the "eye in the sky" can scout alarms from above. PST's UAV does not require an extensive flat surface for launch and can therefore be deployed from almost any location. The UAV is equipped
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Sun-Sentinel.com, FL -... Bill Jennings, executive director of the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority, said in ... of the government, and would not be handed over to commercial interests or ...
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Webindia123, India -... operate during the peak tourist season without a commercial agreement," the ... force will have representatives from the railway, civil aviation, urban development ...
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Indo-Asian News Service, India -... operate during the peak tourist season without a commercial agreement," the ... force will have representatives from the railway, civil aviation, urban development ...
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International Herald Tribune, France -... Chrysler, financial services and commercial vehicles are doing very well. The contribution from our stake in aviation and aerospace group EADS is outstanding. ...
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CNN International -... Soloing around the globe in a plane is now"the last great aviation record left ... Last year Rutan led the first manned commercial flight to reach the edge of ...
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Guardian, UK -... to fight the proposals contained in the government's 2003 aviation white paper ... with the government's own consultation documents requiring"commercial viability ...
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ArriveNet (press release), CO -... of products and value-added services to the worldwide aviation/aerospace industry. ... Headquartered in Wood Dale, Illinois, AAR serves commercial and government ...
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Bangor Daily News, ME -... Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, said Wednesday that if the Federal Aviation Administration closes ... on a list of 48 airports that handle only a few commercial and cargo ...
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ic Newcastle.co.uk, UK -... face fines of up to **5,000 per passenger, with the Civil Aviation Authority responsible ... to New York with fellow pupils from King Edward VI School in Morpeth. ...
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New Straits Times, Malaysia -Senior officials at the parent company of China Aviation Oil (Singapore) Corp. ... manager Jia Changbin, who was studying at the Communist Party school and had ...
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Williston Pioneer, FL -... Jones, 53, graduated from Williston High School and Auburn University before returning to ... come here as well," she said, specifically citing aviation as one of ...
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Macon Telegraph, GA -... The parish school presents this benefit for the Father John Galvin Memorial Scholarship Fund ... 8:30 am-3 pm Saturday, March 5, Museum of Aviation at Robins Air ...
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Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (subscription), AR -... becoming a film producer while expanding into other industries, including aviation. ... Jackson plays Ken Carter, a Richmond, Calif., high school basketball coach ...
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Times Online, UK -... The 51-year old businessman, nicknamed'Thickie' at school, acknowledged that he had paid an aviation company to charter a helicopter but stressed that it was ...
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Hagerstown Morning Herald, MD -... to Hagerstown, he rushed to his encyclopedia to learn everything he could about aviation. ... The following year, he graduated from South Hagerstown High School. ...
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Jackson Clarion Ledger, MS -... 25 at the Jackson school district's Career Center, Feb. ... About 80 soldiers of the Mississippi Army National Guard's Company G, 185th Aviation Unit are scheduled ...
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German low-cost airline DBA is expanding its domestic and international flights by taking over 15 routes from rival carrier Germania, the company's owner said Friday.
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Mumbai, Feb 18 (PTI) Qatar Airways is in talks with Airbus Industries and Boeing for the acquisition of 60 more aircraft which would increase the number of its aircraft to 110 by the year 2016.
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His Royal Highness the Crown Prince General Pg Muda Hj Al-Muhtadee Billah, the Deputy Sultan, yesterday afternoon consented to witness a static display of the C-130J aircraft which is currently in the country in conjunction with the C-130J Technical and Product Exhibition.
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His Royal Highness the Crown Prince General Pg Muda Hj Al-Muhtadee Billah, the Deputy Sultan, yesterday consented to witness a static display of the United States C-130J aircraft which is currently in the country in conjunction with the C-130J Technical and Product Exhibition.
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THE REGION JetBlue Airways is giving away 250 pairs of round-trip tickets to Boston travelers today. The airline is marking its fifth anniversary by giving the tickets to the first 250 people who show up at The Shops at the Prudential Center food court dressed as a JetBlue destination and carrying a donation of canned food for the Greater Boston ...
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Taiwan's Evergreen Aviation Technologies Corp (EGAT) signed a deal with Boeing to convert three passenger jets into cargo planes for the US aerospace giant in the first such contract on the island.
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Lawmakers are becoming more impatient with the seemingly interminable moratorium on general aviation at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
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The government of Tuvalu is expected to take ownership of a new MA-60 aircraft from China soon. Communications Minister, Safatu Sopoaga, says the issue was discussed at a recent meeting with Airline Investment Limited, in Fiji last month.
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CINCINNATI - Mechanics for Comair have rejected the airline's proposed contract that would have given them 2 percent pay raises, their labor union announced.
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An executive briefing on aviation for Feb 18, 2005, prepared by Asia Pulse (http://www.asiapulse.com), the real-time, Asia-based wire with exclusive news, commercial intelligence and business opportunities. CENTRAL JAPAN AIRPORT OPENS DOOR FOR CARGO, TOURISM BUSINESSES
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February 17, 2005
QuEST, a global engineering solutions provider for advanced technology products, announced on Tuesday that it has completed the development of full scale model of Light Combat Aircraft-Prototype Vehicle 2 (LCA PV2) for Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA).
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WASHINGTON - The White House Thursday objected to Russian plans to sell advanced anti-aircraft missiles to Syria.
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The U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee set it's sites on Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld Thursday, and the issue regarding the number of Navy aircraft carriers was squarely in the crosshairs.
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Mechanics for Comair have rejected the airline's proposed contract that would have given them 2 percent pay raises, their labor union announced Thursday.
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Feb. 17 (Bloomberg) -- German Finance Minister Hans Eichel threw his support behind calls for a tax on aircraft fuel, saying ``something has to be done'' about cheap flights when a taxi ride from the center of Berlin to the main airport can cost more than a plane ticket.
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BRUSSELS (AFX) - EU finance ministers have asked the European Commission to study a proposal to impose a tax on aviation fuel as a way of boosting development aid, ...
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Dassault Aviation SA, maker of the Mirage and Rafale fighters and Falcon business jets, said Thursday its net profit climbed 4 percent to euro308 million in 2004 from euro295 million a year earlier.
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February 16, 2005
Abu Dhabi has signed a USD54-68m deal with Boeing for security systems to equip its police, ports, airports and oil sites. The contract was signed by UAE Interior Minister Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahayan and at the Idex defence show in Abu Dhabi this week. [AMEInfo.com]
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Alcatel has been awarded a USD53m contract by the Dubai Department of Civil Aviation to supply, integrate and deploy the telecommunications and security systems for the Dubai International Airport's terminal three expansion project. [AMEInfo.com]
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Air Horizon is flying to Baghdad from Sharjah every Thursday and Sunday with return flights from Dhs1,590, not including airport tax and service fees. Air Horizon also flys from Sharjah to Lome and Lagos. [AMEInfo.com]
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PrimeZone (press release), CA -... INVN) Develops, manufactures, markets and supports aviation security systems ... develops innovative security products for consumer, commercial, and government ...
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China Daily, China -... Statistics from Wang's office indicate that, 128 monitored commercial enterprises in ... To transport the tourists, railways and civil aviation played an important ...
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CNN International -... The airport would be ready for its first commercial flight on Sept. 29, but it needed the approval of the International Civil Aviation Organization before ...
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Edubourse.com, France -... to launching the new Falcon on its way to commercial success,** said ... the revolutionary virtual product development platform implemented by Dassault Aviation. ...
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Kansas City infoZine, MO -David Graham Long, AAE has been appointed Assistant Director - Properties and Commercial Development of Kansas City, Missouri Aviation Department. ...
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Channel News Asia, Singapore -... At their meeting on Wednesday, the ministers were also expected to debate a contentious French-German proposal that would tax commercial aviation fuel to raise ...
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PR Newswire (press release) -... with associated digital readouts (DROs), and motion control products used for factory and office automation, medical equipment, military, aviation and space ...
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Pekin Daily Times, IL -... The soldiers were among 270 members of the 1st Battalion, 106th Aviation Regiment, who ... Her husband, a 34-year military veteran,"got to see Kurt every day, and ...
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- The Bush administration defended its plan for more massive spending on aviation security before a skeptical U.S. Senate committee on Tuesday and said a September 11-style hijacking or a bombing remain top threats.
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Indian Express, India -... early to inaugurate the National Maritime Foundation at a naval mess. ... Minister Kamal Nath, Finance Minister P. Chidambaram and Civil Aviation Minister Praful ...
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February 15, 2005
Dine In by Hyatt, a free dining and entertaining loyalty programme is being launched in the brand's Dubai properties, Hyatt Regency Dubai, Park Hyatt Dubai and Grand Hyatt Dubai. With more than 23 participating restaurants and bars, diners will be able to earn points on their total food and beverage bills every time they visit. Membership is free. [AMEInfo.com]
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The Dubai Civil Aviation Authority has been awarded ISO 9001-2000 for Quality Management Systems. The certificate was presented yesterday to DCA President Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum. He said achieving a high standard and maintaining it is the only way forward. [AMEInfo.com]
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