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	<title>DWS Aviation &#187; Featured</title>
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		<title>Airline sector improves in 2010</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/airline-sector-improves-in-2010/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:46:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[airline sector 2010]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[recession]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Airlines set for rosier times in 2010 as passengers, freight and pricing power inch back

Slowly fading off are the days that had kept the airline industry on tenterhooks. With the economic crisis showing signs of a withdrawal in early 2010, passengers, freight and pricing power is making a slow come back to rosier days.
The ‘better [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Flights to Kabul are safe and will continue, says Air India</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/flights-to-kabul-are-safe-and-will-continue-says-air-india/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:28:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jose Philip</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Airlines]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[afghanistan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[air india]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Air India, the national airline of India, has sought to reassure airline passengers and the crew that its flights to Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, are safe and will continue.

The airline’s pilots had expressed reluctance to fly to Kabul owing to concerns over safety.
The pilots were unwilling to fly to Kabul because of what they [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US Airways, Brussels Airlines sign code-share pact</title>
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		<comments>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/us-airways-brussels-airlines-sign-code-share-pact/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 17:57:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jose Philip</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alliance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Featured]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[brussels airlines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[US airways]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/?p=3142</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[US Airways has announced that it has signed a code-share agreement with Brussels Airlines. The pact is subject to approval from the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) as well as the government of Belgium.

The codes-share agreement allows US Airways, headquartered in Tempe, Arizona, the United States, and Brussels Airlines, based at Brussels Airport, Belgium, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Diesel-powered helicopters in the works</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/diesel-powered-helicopters-in-the-works/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/diesel-powered-helicopters-in-the-works/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Feb 2010 14:09:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jose Philip</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aircraft]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Featured]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[diesel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[helicopters]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Eurocopter, the world’s biggest helicopter-maker, has announced that it is keen on developing a helicopter with a diesel-powered engine within 5 years.

Eurocopter put on show an example of a possible diesel piston-engine design at the recent Heli-Expo held in Houston, the United States.
According to Eurocopter, the fuel-efficient diesel piston-engine, or the powerplant, could replace turbine [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US DOT vs FAA aviation safety lapse flap about American Airlines</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/us-dot-vs-faa-aviation-safety-lapse-flap-about-american-airlines/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/us-dot-vs-faa-aviation-safety-lapse-flap-about-american-airlines/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 12:23:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Countries]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Featured]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[american airlines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[aviation safety]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/?p=3091</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[US Department of Transportation faults FAA for safety-related lapses in supervising American Airlines

The United States Department of Transportation (DOT) has charged the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) with lack of “adequate supervision” which led to an increase in maintenance-related problems at American Airlines between 2005 and 2008. And, the FAA’s laxity may be resulting in similar [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Major airlines in US improve on-time arrivals in 2009</title>
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		<comments>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/major-airlines-in-us-improve-on-time-arrivals-in-2009/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Feb 2010 19:50:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jose Philip</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[american domestic airlines]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/?p=3072</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The major airlines based in the United States achieved in 2009 their best on-time performance rate since 2003.

The 19 airlines reporting on-time performance recorded an arrival rate of 79.5% in 2009, compared to the 82% on-time rate of 2003.
A flight is counted as ‘on-time’ if it arrives less than 15 minutes of the scheduled time [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kingfisher Airlines to fly on 7 more international routes</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/kingfisher-airlines-to-fly-on-7-more-international-routes/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/kingfisher-airlines-to-fly-on-7-more-international-routes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 19:29:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jose Philip</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Airlines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Featured]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Flights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bangkok]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dubai]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hong kong]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[kingfisher airlines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[london]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mumbai]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[new delhi]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[New Kingfisher flights from New Delhi to London, Bangkok, Dubai, Hong Kong

Kingfisher Airlines, the privately owned airline based in India, has obtained the government’s approval to operate flights on 7 more international routes.
The airline said it has got permission to operate new services from New Delhi to London, Bangkok, Dubai and Hong Kong; and from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>American Airlines to charge $8 for blankets on all domestic flights, some international flights from May 1, 2010</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/american-airlines-to-charge-8-for-blankets-on-all-domestic-flights-some-international-flights-from-may-1-2010/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/american-airlines-to-charge-8-for-blankets-on-all-domestic-flights-some-international-flights-from-may-1-2010/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 08:27:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jose Philip</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Airlines]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/?p=3051</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[American Airlines, based in Fort Worth, Texas, the United States, will charge passengers in coach-class for a blanket and a pillow on all its domestic flights as well as on flights to and from Canada, Hawaii, Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean from May 1, 2010.

However, passengers on long-haul international flights and those travelling in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US fines Britain-based Balli Aviation for illegally exporting Boeing 747 jets to Iran</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/us-fines-britain-based-balli-aviation-for-illegally-exporting-boeing-747-jets-to-iran/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/us-fines-britain-based-balli-aviation-for-illegally-exporting-boeing-747-jets-to-iran/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:06:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jose Philip</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aircraft]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Controversy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[bali aviation]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/?p=3030</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Balli Aviation Limited, a unit of Balli Group Plc, based in the United Kingdom, has pleaded guilty in a court in the United States to having exported illegally Boeing 747 passenger aircraft from the United States to Iran.

The issue involves 6 Boeing 747 Jumbo passenger aircraft that the subsidiaries and affiliates of Balli Aviation Limited [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Boeing 747-8 to make first test-flight on February 8, 2010</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/boeing-747-8-to-make-first-test-flight-on-february-8-2010/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/boeing-747-8-to-make-first-test-flight-on-february-8-2010/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 13:56:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jose Philip</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/?p=3018</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[After having been put off two times owing to design changes and shortage of resources, the Boeing Company’s Boeing 747-8 Jumbo jet is all set to make its first test-flight on February 8, 2010.

Like in the case of the Boeing Company’s latest commercial jet, the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, the latest version of the venerable 747 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kingfisher Airlines launching same-day-delivery cargo service Kingfisher Xpress</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/kingfisher-airlines-launching-same-day-delivery-cargo-service-kingfisher-xpress/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/kingfisher-airlines-launching-same-day-delivery-cargo-service-kingfisher-xpress/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Jan 2010 11:02:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jose Philip</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Airlines]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/?p=2989</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Kingfisher Airlines, the privately owned airline based in India, is launching a door-to-door, same-day-delivery cargo service from February 2, 2010.

The airline says it cargo service, named Kingfisher Xpress, will use the belly space of its aircraft to carry cargo.
According to the company, Kingfisher Xpress is India’s first and the only same-day-delivery cargo service by air, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Russia test-flies Sukhoi PAK-FA / T-50 stealth fighter jet</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/russia-test-flies-sukhoi-pak-fa-t-50-stealth-fighter-jet/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/russia-test-flies-sukhoi-pak-fa-t-50-stealth-fighter-jet/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 20:37:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jose Philip</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/?p=2979</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The prototype of the PAK-FA, or the T-50, Russia’s fifth-generation stealth fighter jet, which is a joint venture with India, has made its successful, 45-minute maiden flight.

According to Russia’s state-run ‘Rossiya 24’ television, the Sukhoi T-50 fighter jet was test-flown for 45 minutes at an airfield in Russia’s far-eastern city of Komsomoslk-on-Amur, near the border [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jet Airways recovers from loss, makes profit</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/jet-airways-recovers-from-loss-makes-profit/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/jet-airways-recovers-from-loss-makes-profit/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 07:06:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jose Philip</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Airlines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Biz]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[indian domestic airlines]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jet Airways, based in Mumbai, India, has posted profits for the third quarter ended December 31, 2009, thanks to the cost-cutting measures, fall in the prices of aviation turbine fuel, growth in air traffic, and higher earnings from leasing aircraft.

This is the airline’s first gain in three quarters.
Jet Airways, India’s biggest airline by passenger numbers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>India, United States to deploy sky marshals on flights between two countries; sign two MoUs on aviation safety</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/india-united-states-to-deploy-sky-marshals-on-flights-between-two-countries-sign-two-mous-on-aviation-safety/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 18:39:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jose Philip</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/?p=2940</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[India and the United States have decided to deploy sky marshals on flights between the two nations.

This was agreed upon at a meeting of the Joint Working Group consisting of top-level officers of India’s Ministry of Civil Aviation and the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) and of the United States Transportation Security Administration (TSA).
India [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jet Airways plans daily, direct Mumbai-Johannesburg flights</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/jet-airways-plans-daily-direct-mumbai-johannesburg-flights/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/jet-airways-plans-daily-direct-mumbai-johannesburg-flights/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 07:13:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jose Philip</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jet Airways plans daily, direct Mumbai-Johannesburg flights; to sign code-share deal with Kenya Airways

Jet Airways, based in Mumbai, India, has sought the permission of India’s Ministry of Civil Aviation to operate daily, non-stop flights from Mumbai to Johannesburg, the biggest city in South Africa.
If permission is granted, Jet Airways will become India’s first airline to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vietnam aviation regulator slams Jetstar Pacific for poor safety practices</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/vietnam-aviation-regulator-slams-jetstar-pacific-airlines-for-very-poor-and-ineffective-safety-practices/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/vietnam-aviation-regulator-slams-jetstar-pacific-airlines-for-very-poor-and-ineffective-safety-practices/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Jan 2010 07:58:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jose Philip</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ 
Jetstar Pacific Airlines, the low-cost airline based in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, has been criticised by the Vietnamese authorities for what they call its “very poor and ineffective” safety practices.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam has accused Jetstar Pacific Airlines – which is partly owned by Qantas Airways, the national airline of Australia [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lufthansa plans to resume flights to Iraq after 20 years</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 18:56:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jose Philip</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Deutsche Lufthansa, the flag-carrier airline of Germany, has announced that it plans to operate commercial flights to Iraq from its hubs in Frankfurt and Munich in Germany in the summer of 2010. If and when this happens, Lufthansa will be the first major carrier based in Europe or in the United States to have resumed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Directorate-General of Civil Aviation, airlines seek new rules to check increasing in-flight passenger misconduct</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/directorate-general-of-civil-aviation-airlines-seek-new-rules-to-check-increasing-in-flight-passenger-misconduct/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 17:13:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jose Philip</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/?p=2898</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Following frequent cases of passengers getting unruly on flights, India’s Directorate-General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) as well as India-based airlines are seeking new legislation to check in-flight misbehaviour.

A many as four cases pf passenger misconduct onboard have been reported within just one week. In two of those incidents, three high-profile footballers and an officer of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US airlines set record for on-time arrivals in November 2009</title>
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		<comments>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/us-airlines-set-record-for-on-time-arrivals-in-november-2009/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 18:54:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jose Philip</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Airlines based in the United States set a record in November 2009 vis-à-vis arriving at their destinations on time – in at least about a decade.

A flight is considered on time if it arrives within 15 minutes of schedule.
However, the on-time performance for December 2009 is unlikely to come anywhere near the November 2009 figure, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bombardier Aerospace hit as Mesa Air Group undergoes bankruptcy protection, restructuring</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/bombardier-aerospace-hit-as-mesa-air-group-undergoes-bankruptcy-protection-restructuring/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/bombardier-aerospace-hit-as-mesa-air-group-undergoes-bankruptcy-protection-restructuring/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 19:23:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jose Philip</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bombardier Aerospace, the aircraft-manufacturer headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, is at risk of losing an order for 10 regional jets after the Mesa Air Group, based in Phoenix, Arizona, the United States, obtained bankruptcy protection and  needs to reduce the size of its fleet to cut operating costs.

The Mesa Air Group said in a statement [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kingfisher Airlines starts Kolkata-Patna and Ranchi-Raipur direct flights</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/kingfisher-airlines-starts-kolkata-patna-and-ranchi-raipur-direct-flights/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/kingfisher-airlines-starts-kolkata-patna-and-ranchi-raipur-direct-flights/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 08:37:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jose Philip</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The India-based Kingfisher Airlines has started direct flights between the Indian cities of Kolkata (the capital of West Bengal) and Patna (the capital of Bihar); and between Ranchi (the capital of Jharkhand) and Raipur (the capital of Chhattisgarh).

With the introduction of the flights on the Ranchi-Raipur route, Kingfisher Airlines has become the only carrier to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US-bound passengers from 14 countries to undergo additional security screening at airports</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 18:13:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jose Philip</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The United States has announced that passengers flying from or flying via at least 14 countries will be subject to additional security screening at airports from which they board the US-bound flights.

The visitors from these countries, which include Nigeria, Pakistan and Yemen, will be “patted down” and their all carry-on baggage will be searched before [...]]]></description>
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		<title>China steps up security checks for US-bound flights</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/china-steps-up-security-checks-for-us-bound-flights/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/china-steps-up-security-checks-for-us-bound-flights/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 14:48:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jose Philip</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/?p=2842</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[China has stepped up security checks for the United States-bound flights after the incident in which a Nigerian man attempted to blow up a Northwest Airlines flight en route to Detroit in the United States from Amsterdam in the Netherlands on Christmas Day.

The Chinese authorities have made mandatory a secondary security check at airport’s boarding [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Systemic failure&#8217; by US security agencies led to attempted bomb attack on plane, admits Obama</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/systemic-failure-security-agencies-led-to-attempted-bomb-attack-obama/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/systemic-failure-security-agencies-led-to-attempted-bomb-attack-obama/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2009 19:22:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jose Philip</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[United States President Barack Obama has said that it was a “systemic failure” in security that helped a Nigerian man to attempt to blow up a Northwest Airlines flight from Amsterdam to Detroit on Christmas Day.

The President said the US intelligence agencies missed the “red flags” that would have placed Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the would-be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Airports, airlines across Europe step up security after attempt to blow up US-bound plane foiled</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/airports-airlines-across-europe-step-up-security-after-attempt-to-blow-up-us-bound-plane-foiled/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Dec 2009 10:08:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jose Philip</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/?p=2797</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Security at airports as well as for airlines across Europe has been stepped up after the attempt to blow up a plane of the United States-based Northwest Airlines, flying from Amsterdam in the Netherlands to Detroit in the United States, was foiled.

It is being investigated how a Nigerian, aged 23, who reportedly has links to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sikorsky&#8217;s S-76D helicopter enters production</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/sikorskys-s-76d-helicopter-enters-production/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/sikorskys-s-76d-helicopter-enters-production/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Dec 2009 20:12:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation has entered production of the S-76D, the next-generation, medium-twin helicopter, at the facility of Aero Vodochody in the Czech Republic.

The S-76D is the latest version of Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation’s popular model, the S-76 helicopter.
In a statement, Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation – the company that designs and manufacturers advanced helicopters for commercial, industrial and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US government imposes 3-hour limit on tarmac delay</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/us-government-imposes-3-hour-limit-on-tarmac-delay/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/us-government-imposes-3-hour-limit-on-tarmac-delay/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:42:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jose Philip</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The federal government of the United States has ordered US-based airlines to allow passengers of delayed flights who are stuck in aircraft on airport tarmacs to disembark after 3 hours.

The new regulations on tarmac delay issued by the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) – the cabinet-level executive department of the United States government concerned [...]]]></description>
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		<title>European Union signs air transport pacts with Canada, Iceland, Norway and countries in Africa</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/european-union-signs-air-transport-pacts-with-canada-iceland-norway-and-countries-in-africa/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 20:11:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jose Philip</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The European Union (EU) is liberalizing air transport with Canada, Iceland, Norway, as well as a few countries in Africa.

The three international agreements on air transport were signed on the sidelines of the recent Council of Transport Ministers held in Brussels, Belgium.
According to the deal signed with Canada, all airlines based in the member-countries of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thousands of passengers stranded abroad as Flyglobespan, tour operator-airline Globespan go bust</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/thousands-of-passengers-stranded-abroad-as-flyglobespan-tour-operator-airline-globespan-go-bust/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 20:34:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jose Philip</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thousands of passengers with plans for the Christmas-season travel have been affected and stranded abroad after Flyglobespan, the low-cost airline based in Edinburgh, Scotland, the United Kingdom, collapsed on December 16, 2009.

The airline, which has cancelled all of its scheduled flights, has entered administration.
PricewaterhouseCoopers, the administrators, were summoned after all attempts to find a new [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Boeing 787 Dreamliner maiden flight described &#8220;historic&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/boeing-787-dreamliner-maiden-flight-described-historic/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/boeing-787-dreamliner-maiden-flight-described-historic/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:53:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jose Philip</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Boeing 787 passenger airliner, nicknamed the Dreamliner, has finally taken to the skies, after a delay of 28 months.

The Boeing Company described the 3-hour first flight of the Dreamliner as “successful” and “historic.”
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner took off from Paine Field in Everett, Washington, the United States, and landed over 3 hours later – [...]]]></description>
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