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<rss version="2.0"><channel><title>aviation | The Love Network</title><link>http://aviation.love.com</link><language>en-us</language><docs>http://aviation.love.com/rss.xml</docs><description>A Blog with news about aviation</description><copyright>AOL LLC. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only.</copyright><generator>Blogsmith | Relegence | AOL LLC.</generator><item><title>Continental Asks For Delays Rule Exemption</title><link>http://t.love.com/310752407</link><description><![CDATA[Continental Airlines Inc. has asked regulators for an exemption from new rules to punish airlines for long tarmac delays, saying construction at New York's Kennedy Airport will slow operations at two other nearby airports. 


If Continental doesn't get its wish, look for the nation's fourth-largest carrier to be quicker to cancel flights that might run up against the 3-hour limit. 


Continental joined a growing list of carriers asking not to be punished if they violate a new government rule limiting how lo]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:22:00</pubDate></item><item><title>EADS Sends Letter to Mobile Mayor About Possible Tanker Bid</title><link>http://t.love.com/310752160</link><description><![CDATA[The chairman of EADS North America has sent a letter to Mobile Mayor Sam Jones concerning the company's prospective solo bid for the tanker contract which Northrop Grumman pulled out of this month. 


In the letter, EADS chairman Ralph Crosby and Chief Executive Officer Sean O'Keefe say they are confident the Department of Defense will deem EADS qualified to submit a bid as prime contractor for the contract, without former partner Northrop Grumman. 


Had Northrop Grumman and EADS won the bid for the contra]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:22:00</pubDate></item><item><title>India proposes tough new hijacking laws</title><link>http://t.love.com/310751704</link><description><![CDATA[The Indian government Friday proposed amendments to national laws that would make hijacking civilian aircraft a crime punishable by death. 


Security officials Friday said the Cabinet in New Delhi proposed amendments to a 1982 anti-hijacking law. 


The measure includes a provision that would let Indian military jets force a hijacked plane to land if it was over Indian air space, The Wall Street Journal reports. 

]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:20:00</pubDate></item><item><title>Czechs reopen probe into bribery allegations around deal to buy Gripen jet fighters</title><link>http://t.love.com/310751055</link><description><![CDATA[<img src="http://arabnews.com/incoming/article17154.ece/BINARY/original/boxad201002.jpg"><br>Renata Vesecka said Friday the previous police investigation was not done properly and more work still has to be done. 


The government originally agreed to buy the jet fighters by Sweden's Saab and Britain's BAE Systems in April 2002 but had to cancel that plan after devastating floods in 2002 left the country with a staggering cleanup bill. 


It later decided to lease 14 of the same jet fighters. 

]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:18:00</pubDate></item><item><title>Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman Chairman Emeritus Ronald D. Sugar Honored With Aviation Week and Space Technology Magazine Workforce Laureate Award</title><link>http://t.love.com/310750914</link><description><![CDATA[Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) chairman emeritus Ronald D. Sugar has received the prestigious Laureate Award from Aviation Week and Space Technology magazine, the aerospace industry's premier news publication. 


The award was bestowed at a black-tie event March 17, 2010 at the Andrew Mellon Auditorium in Washington, D.C. Laureate awards recognize individuals and teams for their extraordinary accomplishments that embody the spirit of exploration, innovation and vision. 
Sugar was named the first Wo]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:18:00</pubDate></item><item><title>Boeing to Boost Production of 777, 747-8 Planes</title><link>http://t.love.com/310750391</link><description><![CDATA[Boeing said on March 19 it would ramp up production of its 777 and 747-8 planes to support anticipated rising customer demand in a recovering airplane market. 


"Our customers recognize the great capability and value of the 777 and 747-8," said Jim Albaugh, Boeing Commercial Airplanes chief executive. 
"Market improvement and our conservatively managed approach to production have put us in a position where we see it necessary to raise aircraft output. Increasing our rate is the right thing to do to support]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:17:00</pubDate></item><item><title>UP in the air</title><link>http://t.love.com/310748987</link><description><![CDATA[If you have ever attended a ceremony in the Washington, D.C. area, a large sporting event or a funeral for a fallen aviator, chances are you've heard the roar of jets as they fly over the location. 
These flyovers always lend a brevity to any occasion, but as one can imagine, getting jets in the air to fly over a certain location at a certain time isn't easy. 


For Headquarters Air Combat Command at Langley Air Force Base, Va., these flyovers are just part of the work, even though coordinating them can som]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:12:00</pubDate></item><item><title>Atlanta still the world's busiest airport, but Chicago is slipping</title><link>http://t.love.com/310748900</link><description><![CDATA[Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport remains the world's busiest, "but the mix of other airports near the top is changing," The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. 
Those "changes" include a drop by Chicago O'Hare, the airport that for many years vied with Atlanta for the "world's busiest" title. 


Fox 5 of Atlanta writes "boosted by a major expansion ahead of the 2008 Summer Olympic games, Beijing Capital International Airport leaped ahead of Chicago's O'Hare in total passenger traffic las]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:12:00</pubDate></item><item><title>FAA proposes new $300K fine for AA; BA strike talks collapse; Guilty plea in 1968 Pan Am hijacking</title><link>http://t.love.com/310748886</link><description><![CDATA[Here is Friday's round-up of recent aviation stories posted on USATODAY.com. Stories included here have not been covered elsewhere in the Today in the Sky blog. 


Click on the headline for the full version of each story. 


AP: Federal regulators have hit American Airlines with $300,000 in new penalties over maintenance issues. ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:12:00</pubDate></item><item><title>Embraer sees further decline in commercial deliveries for 2010</title><link>http://t.love.com/310748828</link><description><![CDATA[Embraer predicts it will deliver 90 commercial aircraft in 2010, continuing a downward trend that saw the Brazilian airframer deliver 122 airliners in 2009 and 162 in the year prior. 


However, the company says it is seeing some signs of "mild" recovery in the sector, and expects orders in 2010 to surpass 2009. 


"We can see some light at the end of the tunnel," Embraer said today during an earnings conference call to discuss its 36% drop in fiscal full-year 2009 net profit to $248.5 million. ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:12:00</pubDate></item><item><title>Shimla airport runway has shrunk</title><link>http://t.love.com/310748824</link><description><![CDATA[The runway of the Shimla airport has shrunk due to soil erosion and there are plans to undertake its restoration, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal said on Thursday. 


"The runway of the Shimla airport has shrunk due to soil erosion. Its actual length has been reduced to 3,800 feet from 4,100 feet due to soil erosion," Dhumal, who also holds the tourism and civil aviation portfolio, said in a written statement in the state assembly. 


"The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has planned to u]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:12:00</pubDate></item><item><title>Boeing accelerates production of 747, 777 models</title><link>http://t.love.com/310748333</link><description><![CDATA[Boeing Co. will speed up production plans for its 777 and 747 models in anticipation of greater demand from commercial airlines in a couple of years. 


Both are wide-body planes capable of carrying more than 300 passengers and flying longer routes. 
Several Asian airlines have ordered the planes, which are also more fuel-efficient than other aircraft models. 

]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:09:00</pubDate></item><item><title>Pratt fighter engine lands new milestone</title><link>http://t.love.com/310747723</link><description><![CDATA[East Hartford jet-engine maker Pratt & Whitney said its engine for the proposed F-35 Lightning II powered a successful landing of the fighter. 


Pratt said the demonstration flight for the short takeoff/vertical landing version of the Lightning II took place at the Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md., "Years of dedicated hard work by the men and women of Pratt & Whitney, Rolls-Royce, Lockheed Martin, and the F-35 Joint Program Office, along with our sister company, Hamilton Sundstrand, have gone into suc]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:08:00</pubDate></item><item><title>Balloon Rides Planned Over Chicago</title><link>http://t.love.com/310747109</link><description><![CDATA[Beginning in May, visitors to Chicago can view the city's skyline while riding in a white balloon, a spokeswoman for Navy Pier says. 


Delores Robinson said a lease was awarded to AeroSpace-NYC LLC, permitting the firm to sell balloon rides near the western end of Navy Pier from early May to late September, the Chicago Tribune reported Friday. 


Specifics of the lease were not released but Robinson said Navy Pier will receive $50,000 in rent and a percentage of gross ticket sales. 

]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:06:00</pubDate></item><item><title>Women and flight lecture March 27</title><link>http://t.love.com/310745779</link><description><![CDATA["Ought Women to Aviate?" 
In 1911 The Detroit Free Press posed this question to a society in which "the new woman" (along with her quest for the vote, her ability to drive an automobile, and her bloomers) was seen as a threat to the dignity of womanhood and the social order. 
Even the Wright Brothers were initially hesitant to allow women to attend the Wright School of Aviation that they opened on Huffman Prairie Flying Field in 1910. 

]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:03:00</pubDate></item><item><title>Small plane overturns in N Texas lake</title><link>http://t.love.com/310744345</link><description><![CDATA[A small plane has overturned in a north Texas lake, injuring at least one person. 


The incident happened late Thursday afternoon near the eastern shore of Lewisville Lake near the Stewart Peninsula Golf Course in The Colony. 


Aerial video showed only the twin pontoons of the float plane visible above the water surface. ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:59:00</pubDate></item><item><title>Air Canada pilot had threatened to ditch plane, court documents show</title><link>http://t.love.com/310743913</link><description><![CDATA[A judge has ruled an Air Canada jet never should have been allowed to take off from Toronto's Pearson Airport after it became known that the pilot had threatened to "ditch" his passenger-filled plane into the Atlantic Ocean on a previous flight. 


Four members of an Air Canada flight crew refused to fly with the unidentified pilot. 


Another crew was assembled to do their jobs on an Aug. 24, 2008 flight from Pearson to Europe, court documents show. 

]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:58:00</pubDate></item><item><title>NAV CANADA and Sensis Corporation win 2010 Environment Award</title><link>http://t.love.com/310743908</link><description><![CDATA[The technology, consisting of five ground installations around the Hudson Bay shoreline, was developed and supplied by Sensis. 


Presented by Janes Airport Review, this is a new ATC Global Award that recognizes 'green' air traffic management concepts and the aviation industry's contribution to reducing environmental emissions. 
It is one of six award categories recognizing industry achievements over the last year. 

]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:58:00</pubDate></item><item><title>COMMISSION SENDS A FORMAL REQUEST TO GERMANY TO ENSURE FAIR ACCESS FOR SERVICE PROVIDERS</title><link>http://t.love.com/310743901</link><description><![CDATA[The European Commission has today sent a formal request to the German authorities (reasoned opinion) for failing to ensure fair access for services providers to ground handling markets at major airports (14 major airports in the case of Germany), as required under EU Directive 96/67/EC. 
Under this Directive, any service provider should be able to compete to provide ground handling services such as baggage handling, catering services, fuel and oil handling or passenger transport. 
This is the second stage i]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:58:00</pubDate></item><item><title>Transport Canada shakes up aviation safety for bizav</title><link>http://t.love.com/310743900</link><description><![CDATA[Transport Canada has reversed course on a major initiative to offload aviation oversight and let an industry lobby group police the safety of the business aircraft sector. 
Transport Minister John Baird announced Tuesday that the federal experiment that gave the Canadian Business Aircraft Association the job of licensing and overseeing business aviation everything from single-engine Pipers to corporate jets would be ending. 


Right now it's self-regulation for corporate jets. . . . ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:58:00</pubDate></item><item><title>China's first home-made large civil helicopter makes test flight</title><link>http://t.love.com/310743898</link><description><![CDATA[China's first domestic-made large civil helicopter completed its test flight Thursday in east China's Jiangxi Province. 


The AC313 helicopter took to the sky at Lumeng Airport in Jingdezhen City at 9:40 a.m. and landed at 10:05 a.m. 

The AC313 has a maximum takeoff weight of 13.8 tonnes and can carry 27 passengers or 15 wounded people. 
It has a maximum range of 900km (559 miles), said Sun Cong, deputy chief engineer of designer and manufacturer Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC). 

]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:58:00</pubDate></item><item><title>Boeing's Bullish Outlook Boosts Aerospace ETFs</title><link>http://t.love.com/310743621</link><description><![CDATA[Boeing's announcement comes less than two weeks after rival Airbus announced that it is planning to increase production of its A320 plane from 34 aircraft per month to 36 starting in December, giving investors confidence in a sector that a recovery in the airline industry is underway. 


Boeing's assessment of the aircraft industry sent aerospace and defense ETFs higher on Friday, one of the few bright spots on an otherwise grim day on Wall Street. 
The iShares Dow Jones U.S. Aerospace & Defense Index Fund ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:56:00</pubDate></item><item><title>Aircraft's overflight blamed on NWA pilots</title><link>http://t.love.com/310743481</link><description><![CDATA[The National Transportation Safety Board said two Northwest Airlines pilots are to blame for an aircraft overflying a Minnesota airport by more than 150 miles. 


The federal agency said pilots Timothy Cheney and Richard Cole were so engrossed in a conversation about flight schedules they failed to pay attention to a series of radio calls regarding their approach to Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport, the Minneapolis Star Tribune said Friday. 


As a result of the pilots' errors on the Airbus A320]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:55:00</pubDate></item><item><title>Congress puts off FAA bill - again</title><link>http://t.love.com/310742601</link><description><![CDATA[The federal government has a new rule limiting how long airline passengers can be held on the tarmac, but there are no rules for how long an aviation bill can be bottled up in Congress. 


That became clear Tuesday when a bill with a controversial provision that would make it easier for FedEx Express employees to form unions couldn't be completed by the March 31 deadline. 
The existing law will have to be extended another three months, a House Transportation Committee official confirmed. 

]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:53:00</pubDate></item><item><title>Venice's plans for airport are rejected again</title><link>http://t.love.com/310742592</link><description><![CDATA[Officials at the Federal Aviation Administration office in Washington, D.C., are the latest to tell Venice it cannot downgrade its municipal airport. 


Responding to a request from U.S. Sen. George LeMieux, R-Florida, to look into city concerns, the FAA for the third time in recent months said no to the City Council's plans to change the airport designation from a C to a B. 

The designation affects the size and weight of planes that can safely use the runways and safety zones over a golf course and a near]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:53:00</pubDate></item><item><title>LAWA Executive Encourages Congress to Re-Examine Airport Funding Formulas</title><link>http://t.love.com/310742560</link><description><![CDATA[Changes in how federal funds are allocated to U.S. airports will help airports better leverage their revenues so they can reinvest in their facilities, many of which are in a decades-long state of "deferred maintenance," a Los Angeles airport official told a Congressional committee today. 




Speaking before the Appropriations Committee of the House Sub-Committee for Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) Executive Director Gina Marie Lindsey said permanent exempti]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:52:00</pubDate></item><item><title>Air safety demands a global response</title><link>http://t.love.com/310742570</link><description><![CDATA[Since the attempted terrorist attack on Northwest Flight 253 on Christmas Day, the Department of Homeland Security has moved swiftly to bolster the many measures in place to keep air travel safe from terrorism. 


We've accelerated the deployment of Advanced Imaging Technology units, funded by the Recovery Act, that safely and privately screen passengers for dangerous materials. 
We've put in place more canine explosive-detection teams and behavior-detection officers at our airports. ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:52:00</pubDate></item><item><title>Study: Air Traffic Control Improvements Offer Enormous Potential Savings</title><link>http://t.love.com/310742567</link><description><![CDATA[Engineers at Oregon State University and NASA have created a new system for air traffic control that could significantly improve congestion in the airways - a problem recently determined to be costing the United States economy up to $41 billion a year. 


The system has been developed over five years of research, was recently adapted to make it even more flexible ( http://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/jspui/handle/1957/14802 ) for voluntary use by air traffic controllers, and should be able to improve system w]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:52:00</pubDate></item><item><title>FAA wants the plane facts about alleged beach buzzer</title><link>http://t.love.com/310742525</link><description><![CDATA[Federal Aviation Administration investigators want to question a pilot they believe buzzed a crowded beach on the Bolivar Peninsula over the weekend, flying low over startled beachgoers. 


"We know who owns the airplane, and we've got a good idea of who was flying it," FAA spokesman Lynn Lunsford said. 
"Our investigators are planning to interview that person as soon as possible." 

]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:52:00</pubDate></item><item><title>Warning over cancelled flights after strike ends</title><link>http://t.love.com/310741718</link><description><![CDATA[British Airways tonight warned passengers that flights could be cancelled even after the first three-day cabin crew strike ends. 


"There may be a knock-on effect after the strike and we have published details on our website of what passengers can do if their flight is cancelled," a BA spokeswoman said. 


The warning means that BA passengers could face disruption on a continuous basis from tomorrow until after the second, planned strike - from March 27 to 30 - is over. 

]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:50:00</pubDate></item><item><title>Patient air shuttles get wounded Polk Soldiers to needed care</title><link>http://t.love.com/310740743</link><description><![CDATA[The propellers of the C12-U rotate faster and faster as Chief Warrant Officer 4 David T. Keehan and Chief Warrant Officer 3 Larry Philamalee of the Tennessee National Guard complete their final pre-flight checks and await the signal from the flight technician to begin taxiing down the runway. 
They have seven Fort Polk Soldiers bound for Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas, on board for the hour and 40-minute flight to Randolph Air Force Base. 


These patient air shuttle flights are operated b]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:48:00</pubDate></item><item><title>DIA screeners begin swabbing</title><link>http://t.love.com/310740645</link><description><![CDATA[<img src="http://kjct.images.worldnow.com/images/static/hdr/hdr_branding.jpg"><br>Security screeners at Denver International Airport have begun swabbing the hands and belongings of some passengers to check for explosives. 


The airport started the screening of passengers at random this week as part of a new security measure also being used at airports around the country. 


The National Security Administration says the screening is a response to a Nigerian man's alleged attempt to blow up a Detroit-bound Northwest Airlines plane on Christmas Day with an explosive-laden device hidden in ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:48:00</pubDate></item><item><title>BA strike to go ahead after talks collapse</title><link>http://t.love.com/310740062</link><description><![CDATA[Last-ditch talks aimed at preventing a strike by some 12,000 British Airways (BA) cabin crew collapsed Friday, leaving thousands of travellers facing chaos within hours. 


After a bitter public war of words, BA chief executive Willie Walsh and the joint leader of Britain's biggest trade union Unite, Tony Woodley, began face-to-face talks Thursday to try to resolve their differences. 


But now three days of strikes look set to start from Saturday, followed by a second walkout from March 27 for four days, c]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:47:00</pubDate></item><item><title>F-35B Completes Successful Vertical Landing</title><link>http://t.love.com/310738758</link><description><![CDATA[A supersonic F-35B Lightning II stealth fighter has successfully completed a vertical touchdown, confirming the craft's ability to land in confined spaces both at land and at sea, manufacturer Lockheed Martin is reporting. 


On Thursday, pilot Graham Tomlinson successfully completed a STOVL (short take off, vertical landing) flight in the F35-B, performing a 93mph launch from Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland, at 1:09pm EDT. 
Thirteen minutes later, he positioned the aircraft 150-feet above a 95-f]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:43:00</pubDate></item><item><title>Man dies after stabbing at MB International</title><link>http://t.love.com/310738715</link><description><![CDATA[<img src="http://wcsc.images.worldnow.com/images/static/hdr/hdr_branding.jpg"><br>Police in Horry County say one man is dead following a stabbing at the Myrtle Beach International Airport late Friday morning. 


Sgt. Robert Kegler, spokesman for the Horry County Police Department, says authorities were alerted of a stabbing victim on the tarmac at the Myrtle Beach International Airport at 10:45 a.m. 


Police were dispatched to the airport after a maintenance worker found the unidentified man in a restricted section of the airport. ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:42:00</pubDate></item><item><title>KLM wants to offer biofuel flights from 2011</title><link>http://t.love.com/310735014</link><description><![CDATA[Dutch airline operator KLM, part of Franco-Dutch Air France-KLM said on Thursday it wanted to make commercial flights which use biofuel from 2011. 


Last November, during a 1.5 hour KLM flight above the Netherlands, one engine of a Boeing 747 ran on a mixture of 50 percent sustainable biofuel and 50 percent on traditional kerosene. 
The other three engines ran on 100 percent normal kerosene. 

]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:31:00</pubDate></item><item><title>Continental Airlines' Presidents Club Wins Priority Pass North America Lounge of the Year Award</title><link>http://t.love.com/310732139</link><description><![CDATA[]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:23:00</pubDate></item><item><title>Still Bullish On Boeing In The Rarefied Air</title><link>http://t.love.com/310729785</link><description><![CDATA[Like October 1982, today's stock market is lighting up, with its lead sectors--technology, industrials transport and even financials again--moving up by the day. 
The common thread of the past year has been economic and financial normalization as confidence steadily returns after two years in the desert. 
Rather than a lesser new normal , with potential and sights lowered, the leading performers are U.S. white hats, hawking technology-denominated, internationally traded goods and services, companies selling]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:15:00</pubDate></item><item><title>NAV CANADA reports February traffic figures</title><link>http://t.love.com/310724232</link><description><![CDATA[NAV CANADA today announced its traffic figures for the month of February 2010 as measured in weighted charging units for en-route, terminal and oceanic air navigation services, in comparison to the last fiscal year. 


The traffic in February 2010 increased by an average of 0.5 per cent compared to the same month in 2009. 


Fiscal year-to-date traffic was 3.6 per cent lower than in fiscal year 2009. ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:56:00</pubDate></item><item><title>Federal investigator again faults FAA for lax oversight of maintenance at Southwest Airlines</title><link>http://t.love.com/310724165</link><description><![CDATA[A government investigator says federal regulators let Southwest Airlines Co. violate safety rules by operating planes that hadn't undergone required maintenance inspections. 


The Office of Special Counsel faults the Federal Aviation Administration's oversight of Southwest, which continued to fly six Boeing 737 jets that didn't go through inspections of rivets around the window frames. 
The flights occurred in 2007. 

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