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		<title>US FAA&#8217;s new rules on airspace over Hudson River come into force</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:29:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jose Philip</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The federal government of the United States has introduced new safeguards for the airspace over the Hudson River in New York in response to the fatal mid-air collision between a small aircraft and a helicopter in August 2009.
The crowded airspace over the Hudson River has been divided into tow: A low-altitude zone for local traffic, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bombardier considering Gulfstream G650 business jet competitor</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:37:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jose Philip</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bombardier Incorporated, the aircraft manufacturer based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, says it is considering making its largest business jet so far in order to compete with Gulfstream’s G650 model.

Bombardier is the third largest commercial aircraft-maker in the world, after Airbus Industrie and Boeing Company.
The Gulfstream G650 is a twin-engine business jet, being developed by Gulfstream [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Air Austral buying 2 all-economy-class Airbus A380 Superjumbo planes to carry 840 passengers in each</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/air-austral-buying-2-all-economy-class-airbus-a380-superjumbo-planes-to-carry-840-passengers-in-each/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:31:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jose Philip</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aircraft]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/?p=2520</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Air Austral, based in Reunion, France, has announced that it plans to buy 2 Airbus A380 planes, nicknamed Superjumbo, configured with all-economy-class to carry as many as 840 passengers in each.

This will be the largest number of people to be carried in a single plane so far. That also answers the question of many aviation [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Solar-powered flight around the world: First engine-tests of Solar Impulse successful</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/solar-powered-flight-around-the-world-first-engine-tests-of-solar-impulse-successful/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 04:11:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/?p=2449</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A prototype-aircraft called the Solar Impulse, being developed as apart of a Swiss project for solar-powered flight around the world, has successfully undergone its first engine run-up at an airbase near Zurich in Switzerland.

For the first time, all the 4 solar-powered electric motors of the high-tech Solar Impulse, officially known as the HB-SIA, were switched [...]]]></description>
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		<title>First flight of Boeing 787 Dreamliner likely in late December 2009; first delivery in 2010-end</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:37:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jose Philip</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/?p=2435</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Boeing Company says the first flight of its much-awaited Boeing 787 jetliner, nicknamed the Dreamliner, is very likely in late December 2009, and the Dreamliner will be delivered to the first customers at the end of 2010.

According to the company, the target of the first flight of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner is waiting for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Airbus may put off deliveries of some Airbus A380 Superjumbos till January 2010</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/airbus-may-put-off-deliveries-of-some-airbus-a380-superjumbos-till-january-2010/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:02:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jose Philip</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[air france-klm]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/?p=2431</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Airbus Industrie is likely to put off delivery of one or two of the 13 Airbus A380 Superjumbo aircraft, earlier scheduled for 2009, till January 2010.
On October 2009, Airbus had reduced its delivery target of Airbus A380 Superjumbos from 14 to 13. Follow this link if you are looking for photos of the Airbus A380
Till [...]]]></description>
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		<title>First test-flight of Boeing 747-8 likely in November 2009</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/first-test-flight-of-boeing-747-8-likely-in-november-2009/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/first-test-flight-of-boeing-747-8-likely-in-november-2009/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 04:17:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/?p=2347</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Boeing 747-8, the new variant of the legendary Boeing 747, is over 90% completed and is expected to be launched in 2010, according to the Boeing Company.

The first test-flight of the passenger version of the 747-8 aircraft is likely to be held in November 2009. Update: Boeing Dreamliner first flight by in December
The Boeing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Boeing AH-6i helicopter test flight successful, photo</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/test-flight-boeing-ah-6i/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 20:33:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The first test flight of the new Boeing AH-6i light helicopter has been successful, says the company.  The test flight of the attack and reconnaissance helicopter took place over Arizona Desert.

The Boeing AH-6i test flight lasted for 36 minutes, and displayed flight characteristics and handling maneuvers.  Boeing said that further to the first test flight, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Airbus A400M military transporter plane&#8217;s first flight likely in December 2009</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/airbus-a400m-military-transporter-planes-first-flight-likely-in-december-2009/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 06:38:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/?p=2236</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Airbus A400M military transporter aircraft is most likely to make its first flight in December 2009.
The turbo-propeller aircraft is being assembled in Seville, Spain, where it is slated to make its maiden flight.
The A400M project by Airbus Industrie – the aircraft-making subsidiary of the European consortium European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company (EADS) – [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Air France Flight AF447 crash: European Aviation Safety Agency warns over airspeed sensor in Airbus A330, A340</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/air-france-flight-af447-crash-european-aviation-safety-agency-warns-over-airspeed-sensor-in-airbus-a330-a340/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/air-france-flight-af447-crash-european-aviation-safety-agency-warns-over-airspeed-sensor-in-airbus-a330-a340/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2009 07:20:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jose Philip</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/?p=2212</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The European aviation safety regulator has issued a safety warning for an airspeed sensor supplied by the United States-based Goodrich Corporation for the long-haul Airbus A330 and Airbus A340 jet aircraft and asked airlines to test the gadget.

The airspeed sensor in question, called the Pitot, is made by the French firm Thales SA.
Goodrich Corporation, based [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cessna test-flies its Model 162 SkyCatcher light sport aircraft in China</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/cessna-test-flies-its-model-162-skycatcher-light-sport-aircraft-in-china/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/cessna-test-flies-its-model-162-skycatcher-light-sport-aircraft-in-china/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 06:23:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jose Philip</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/?p=2198</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Model 162 SkyCatcher, the light sport aircraft of the Cessna Aircraft Company, has been test-flown.

The SkyCatcher was made at Shenyang Aircraft Company in north-eastern China, and the test pilot performed various handling-quality tests, according to the Cessna Aircraft Company, the aircraft maker based in Wichita, Kansas, the United States. You can also see our [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Air France to auction seats on Airbus A380 Superjumbo’s Paris-New York inaugural flights</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/air-france-to-auction-380-seats-on-airbus-a380-paris-new-york-inaugural-flights/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 12:14:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jose Philip</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Air France is planning to auction 380 seats on 2 inaugural flights of the Airbus A380 Superjumbo from Paris to New York on November 20, 2009, and from New York to Paris on November 21, 2009.

The auction of the 380 seats will be held on Air France’s website in October 2009. The exact date will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US Federal Aviation Administration orders replacement of airspeed sensors in Airbus A330, A340 planes</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/us-federal-aviation-administration-orders-replacement-of-airspeed-sensors-in-airbus-a330-a340-planes/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/us-federal-aviation-administration-orders-replacement-of-airspeed-sensors-in-airbus-a330-a340-planes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 07:32:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jose Philip</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Trouble]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/?p=2108</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has ordered US-based airlines to replace airspeed indicators in some Airbus aircraft following suspicions that the devices might have had a role in the crash of Air France Flight 447 in the Atlantic Ocean on June 1, 2009, in which all 228 people on board perished.

Investigators in France [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NASA and CAFE&#8217; Green Aircraft Challenge announced</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/nasa-and-cafe-green-aircraft-challenge-announced/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/nasa-and-cafe-green-aircraft-challenge-announced/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 12:25:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/?p=1913</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The NASA Innovative Partnerships Program and the Comparative Aircraft Flight Efficiency (CAFE) Foundation have announced the Green Aircraft Challenge. To win the competition, participating teams have to build an aircraft that can achieve a 100 mph average on a 200 mile route with a 200 passenger miles per gallon mileage.
The winning prize value is 1.5 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Airbus to funds third search for Air France Aircraft crash debris</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/airbus-to-funds-third-search-for-air-france-aircraft-crash-debris/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/airbus-to-funds-third-search-for-air-france-aircraft-crash-debris/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 09:39:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Airbus has decided to fund the third search to help find the flight recorders and the debris of the Air France airliner crashed into the Atlantic Ocean, in June 2009.The unfortunate event occurred on June 1, 2009, when Flight AF 447 from Rio de Janeiro to Paris crashed into the Atlantic killing all the 228 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cessna 162 SkyCatcher ready for delivery, meets ASTM standards</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/cessna-162-skycatcher-ready-for-delivery-meets-astm-standards/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/cessna-162-skycatcher-ready-for-delivery-meets-astm-standards/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 11:21:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cessna&#8217;s new sport aircraft Cessna 162 SkyCatcher is now ready for deliveries after complying with the terms of ASTM international standards.
Cessna has received 1000 orders for the Cessna 162 SkyCatcher, and will start deliveries by November-December 2009.
“This is significant not only for Cessna, but for the aviation community as a whole,” said Cessna Chairman, President, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Excalibur VTOL UAS half-scale model tested</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/excalibur-vtol-uas-half-scale-model-tested/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/excalibur-vtol-uas-half-scale-model-tested/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 14:33:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Aurora Flight Sciences successfully tested a half-scale model of its new drone and unmanned aircraft, the Excalibur VTOL UAS (Unmanned Aircraft System), in end-June 2009.The American military is already using a number of unmanned drones and the Excalibur VTOL UAS adds to its number of lethal combat robo-craft.
The Excalibur VTOL UAS does not require a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>After crash of Air France Flight 447, NTSB investigates malfunctions on two other Airbus A330 planes</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/after-crash-of-air-france-flight-447-ntsb-investigates-malfunctions-on-two-other-airbus-a330-planes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 08:54:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The United States National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is investigating possible malfunctions of the airspeed sensor and altitude sensor on board Airbus A330 aircraft, the same type of plane that crashed into the Atlantic Ocean on June 1, 2009.
Flight 447 of Air France met with the accident while it was flying to Paris in France [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Boeing 787 Dreamliner test flight put off yet again</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/boeing-787-dreamliner-test-flight-put-off-yet-again/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:49:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Boeing Company, the aerospace giant based in Chicago, the United States, has once again delayed the test flight of its long-awaited Boeing 787 jet, nicknamed the Dreamliner.
The Dreamliner has been delayed at least three times earlier.
This time, the Boeing Company said, the Dreamliner was being delayed since the plane needed “to reinforce small areas near [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Post-crash, Air France replaces airspeed monitors in its entire fleet of Airbus A330 and A340 planes</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/post-crash-air-france-replaces-airspeed-monitors-in-its-entire-fleet-of-airbus-a330-and-a340-planes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2009 18:15:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Air France has completed replacing airspeed monitors aboard the carrier’s long-haul passenger planes Airbus A330 and Airbus A340 following the cash of the Air France Flight 447.
Flight 447 – an Airbus A330 plane – had, on June 1, 2009, crashed into the Atlantic Ocean on it s way from Rio de Janeiro in Brazil to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Researchers find that US Airways’ Flight 1549 had bumped into a flock of Canada geese</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/researchers-find-that-us-airways%e2%80%99-flight-1549-had-bumped-into-a-flock-of-canada-geese/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 04:21:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Scientific examination has revealed that the birds which caused US Airways’ Flight 1549 to splash-land in the Hudson River in New York on January 15, 2009, were migratory Canada geese. 
Researchers at the Smithsonian Institution in the United States have reported that DNA analysis showed that the geese were migratory and probably wintering in New [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hypersonic aircraft flying at five times the speed of sound tested successfully</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/hypersonic-aircraft-flying-at-five-times-the-speed-of-sound-tested-successfully/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2009 09:04:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Scientists of the United States and Australia have successfully tested hypersonic aircraft technology, which they said could “revolutionise international flight.” Conducted on May 7, 2009, the hypersonic test flight, which travelled at over five times the speed of sound, was the first of 10 tests to be conducted at the remote Woomera desert test range [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Boeing, AgustaWestland to make Chinook helicopters for Italian army</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/boeing-agustawestland-to-make-chinook-helicopters-for-italian-army/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 09:35:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Boeing and AgustaWestland have signed a $1.23 billion deal to supply 16  ICH-47H Chinook helicopters to the Italian army, the two companies said.The company also said that it has an option to supply another four.
AgustaWestland has sub-contracted the building of fuselages for the Chinook helicopter to Boeing. The company will start the delivery of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Boeing Phantom Ray Unmanned spy aircraft coming</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/boeing-phantom-ray-unmanned-spy-aircraft-coming/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2009 15:07:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Boeing Phantom Ray, an unmanned aircraft (UAV) for defence purposes is in the works. The Boeing Phantom Ray is expected to have its lab tests later this year and the first flight in 2010, Boeing said. The Phantom Ray technology demonstrator is being developed by a Boeing unit called Boeing Phantom Works.
The Boeing Phantom Ray [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Boeing 787 Dreamliner jet likely to make its maiden flight in June 2009</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/boeing-787-dreamliner-jet-likely-to-make-its-maiden-flight-in-june-2009/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 19:50:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Boeing 787 Dreamliner passenger jet is getting ready for its maiden flight, most likely by the end of June 2009.
Update: Boeing Dreamliner test flight by end Dec 2009.
The Boeing Company announced in a press release that the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, which was already two years behind schedule, was “continuing to analyse data from recent [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Imprimis acquires Piper Aircraft</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/imprimis-acquires-piper-aircraft/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2009 16:51:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Imprimis, a Bangkok based investment strategy company, has purchased Piper Aircraft from American Capital Strategies Ltd.
Imprimis plans to extend the aircraft’s services in the Asia-Pacific region. Imprimis has said that the Asia-Pacific region is a potential market hence the aircraft looks to strengthen its hold in the region.
Piper president and CEO James Bass said, “Imprimis [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FAA to set new safety rules for medical helicopters</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/faa-to-set-new-safety-rules-for-medical-helicopters/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2009 13:21:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is planning to formulate new rules that would require medical helicopters to use additional safety gadgets and procedures, including systems that help avoid collision. This move by the FAA stems from a series of fatal crashes in the United States involving medical helicopters over the last two years, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Light Sport Aircraft Zodiac CH-601XL should be grounded, says NTDB to FAA</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/light-sport-aircraft-zodiac-ch-601xl-should-be-grounded-says-ntdb-to-faa/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 09:18:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The United States National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has issued an urgent safety recommendation to the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) asking the FAA to ground the light sport aircraft (LSA) Zodiac CH-601XL. 
The NTSB has made the recommendation because the single-engine, two-seat Zodiac CH-601XL has broken apart in flight as many as six [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sikorsky sells S76C++ VVIP helicopter to Indian company</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/sikorsky-sells-s76c-vvip-helicopter-to-indian-company/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2009 18:13:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[US-based Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, a subsidiary of United Technology Corporation, has re-entered the Indian market with the delivery of its first commercial S-76C++ VVIP helicopter to an unidentified Mumbai based corporate.

The company plans to deliver two other state-of-the-art S-76C++ helicopter (delivered in a VVIP configuration), by the end of April 2009, to undisclosed recipients.
Sikorsky aims [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Embraer suffers sharp fall in fourth-quarter profits</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/embraer-suffers-sharp-fall-in-fourth-quarter-profits/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2009 19:31:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Embraer, the Brazil-based company that makes commercial, military, and corporate aircraft and also provides aircraft-related services, has announced a sharp fall in its profits for the fourth quarter of 2008.
The aerospace conglomerate – which is the world’s biggest manufacturer of commercial jets up to 120 seats as well as Brazil’s leading exporter – said it [...]]]></description>
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