Business Aviation Networking Notes

The process of finding out about a job, getting interviewed, and eventually receiving an offer for employment starts with networking. By networking I don't mean sending hundreds of copies of your resume unsolicited to H.R. managers throughout the country, but by establishing contacts with people who may be in a... Read More

Top Ten Secrets to Saving Big Money in the Airline Flights

Do you know that some people travel around the country and abroad, for both business and pleasure, and save bundles of money in the process?They do that by using little known ways of really taking advantage of the most popular form of transportation - airline flights.They don't rely on the... Read More

So You Want to Get Free Airline Tickets: Should You Choose a Reward or Cash Back Credit Card?

If you want to use a reward credit card for getting free airline tickets, you have a choice of choosing a dedicated airline credit card, a travel reward credit card or a cash back credit card. A dedicated airline credit credit card has hefty annual fees and may not be... Read More

Airline Security; Stewardesses The Last Line Of Defense!

Introduction:It might come as a chock to many people, including the Stewardesses, but the fact remains that in today's Airline Industry, the Stewardess is the last line of defense!In the 11th of September terrorist attacks, on the WTC and Pentagon, the first victims were the Stewardesses. Savagely attacked by the... Read More

Airlines, Price Wars, and Branding

Here are some thoughts on the study of the theory of price wars as they relate to the industries like the Airlines and others. Comments on an article in Harvard Business Review in March-April edition 2000. The article was called 'How to Win a PRICE WAR'. Written by Akshay R.... Read More

Preventing Rapid Decompression In Commercial Airliners

In Flight Airline Rapid Decompression Breached Window (Airline Safety)Here is a concept worthy of mention about the issues concerning Airline International Terrorists and Guns in the Cockpit and of course Federal Air Marshals. If a gun goes off in a smaller airliner, 737 or 767 then a bullet could penetrate... Read More

General Aviation Manufacturing is in the Tank; Hang On It is Going to Get Worse

Change is a constant, Outsourcing Jobs, Capital flows, Emerging Markets are a given and this includes the Aviation Manufacturing Sector as we watch the current Migration pick up speed.It appears that the technological advantage that we have here in the United States is no longer going to sustain us without... Read More

Hypersonic or Ultrasonic Sound to Disrupt Laser Beam Attack on Commercial Airliners

In large buildings to prevent sound pollution often double paned glass is used with music or flowing air between the panes, this works very well and is sufficient to prevent the noise. Since many commercial airliners have double paned glass already if we are careful to watch the harmonics as... Read More

Airline Fuel Costs Mount

The airlines are huge users of fuel. Fuel costs are higher than even the cost of the aircraft. Surcharges are up to the highest point in the history of the airlines along with the fuel costs at an all time record cost. Airline tickets and airlines live and die on... Read More

Find Cheap Tickets From all the Major Airlines

All of the major airlines are now associated with different web sites allowing for you to find discount airfare and cheap tickets on the internet. One of the reasons the airlines have done this is because so many people now have access to computers and the internet.What does that mean... Read More

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Telegraph.co.uk

UPS pilots 'struggled to land' with smoke-filled cockpit
AFP
The United Arab Emirates General Civil Aviation Authority said in the statement that investigators have recovered a cockpit voice recorder from the aircraft ...
UAE: UPS 747 had smoke in cockpit before crashThe Associated Press
Voice recorder in UPS crash is recoveredMarketWatch
Americans Identified As Pilots In UPS Dubai CrashAHN | All Headline News
Khaleej Times -Emirates 24/7 -National
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1.4M travelers expected this weekend at O'Hare, Midway
Chicago Sun-Times
AP Chicago aviation officials say they expect 1.4 million passengers to travel through O'Hare and Midway international airports this Labor Day holiday ...

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Aviation Expo seeks help with air traffic
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LAKE PLACID - The US Sport Aviation Expo is getting so large that it needs to have the Federal Aviation Administration to be involved to ...

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The Hindu

Patel backs NRIs' demand for dual citizenship
Economic Times
NEW YORK: Throwing his weight behind the NRIs' demand for dual citizenship, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel has said the issue is "engaging the mind ...
India Plans to Invest $8.6 Billion to Build, Upgrade Country's AirportsBloomberg

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Aviation thunder rolls over air show crowd
The Herald-Mail
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Amber McKiddy's first-ever flight in an airplane on Saturday was “surreal.” The 25-year-old Westernport, Md., ...
Air show comes to MartinsburgWest Virginia Public Broadcasting

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UAE Says US NTSB Team to Assist With Crash Investigation
BusinessWeek
5 (Bloomberg) -- The United Arab Emirates aviation regulator said a team from the US National Transportation Safety Board will arrive in the country today ...

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Aviation Ministry grants final nod for Kariakal airport project
Economic Times
KARAIKAL: A proposal to set up a private greenfield airport at Karaikal has been cleared by the Union Civil Aviation Ministry. ...
Karaikal airport project gets ministry nodExpress Buzz
Proposal on Karaikal merchant airport clearedThe Hindu

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Our View: The sky's the limit if aviation school comes here
Rockford Register Star
Rockford, Houston and Phoenix are the finalists for Embry-Riddle's third campus, according to John Johnson, president and CEO of the world-renowned aviation ...


China Airlines receives prank call about bombs on flight
AsiaOne
Diao Chien-sheng, director of the aviation police bureau, said that the hoax call was not recorded, so it will be impossible to carry voice print ...

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MyFoxOrlando.com

FAA investigating deadly DeLand crash
Central Florida News 13
The Federal Aviation Administration has been called in to investigate a deadly plane crash right in the middle of a busy Volusia ...
Plane crash kills 1, shuts down US 92Daytona Beach News-Journal
1 Confirmed Dead In Plane Crash Near DeLandWESH Orlando

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