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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>US House of Representatives passes Airline Safety and Pilot Training Improvement Act of 2009</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 19:29:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jose Philip</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The United States House of Representatives has passed the Airline Safety and Pilot Training Improvement Act of 2009.

The Bill – which was passed 409-11 – is intended, among other things, to beef up regulations on pilot qualifications, pilot training, pilot work schedules, and to formulate new strategies to deal with pilot fatigue.
The Airline Safety and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US FAA proposes fines against United Airlines, US Airways for violating safety norms</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:59:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jose Philip</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has proposed fines against two major US-based airlines – US Airways and United Airlines – for having flown their  planes “on hundreds of occasions” violating the FAA’s rules or other standards for airline safety.

The Federal Aviation Administration is seeking – for unrelated violations – a fine of $3.8 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Southwest Airlines asks passenger to furnish &#8216;Secure Flight&#8217; data</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 15:34:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jose Philip</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ 
Southwest Airlines, the low-fare carrier based in Dallas, Texas, the United States has started asking its frequent-fliers to update their profiles with information such as name, gender and date of birth in accordance with the ‘Secure Flight’ programme of the United States Transportation Security Administration (TSA).

The Secure Flight programme is the successor to the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WHO study revealing health risks adds impetus to US tarmac-delay legislation</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 07:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jose Philip</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As study conducted by the World Health Organisation (WHO) has added impetus to the need to pass the airline passenger Bill (or, the tarmac delay Bill) in the United States Congress.

The WHO study, conducted in 2007 and which was cited during an unofficial hearing recently in US Congress on airline passengers’ rights, showed that the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FAA wants to keep information on bird strikes secret</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2009 03:32:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has proposed to keep information about bird strikes secret.
The Federal Aviation Administration, the an agency of the United States Department of Transportation empowered to regulate and supervise all aspects of civil aviation in the US, is contemplating adding bird strikes to the categories of information where those who [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Britain likely to lift curbs on carrying liquids in passengers&#8217; cabin baggage</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/britain-likely-to-lift-curbs-on-carrying-liquids-in-passengers-cabin-baggage/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2009 08:33:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/?p=1092</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The government of the United Kingdom is planning to revoke the restrictions on liquids that airline passengers can carry in their cabin baggage as they fly in and out of Britain.

The ban is expected to be lifted at some airports in Britain by the end of 2009, media reported said. Because of the new X-ray [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Britain moves to promote the interests of airline passengers</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2009 18:36:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/?p=1084</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The government of the United Kingdom is planning to update the regulations of airports in the country with steps aimed at ensuring better convenience and comforts for airline passengers.

The Civil Aviation Authority, the aviation regulator of Britain, has been entrusted with the primary task of espousing the interests of passengers.
Passenger Focus, the independent, national consumer [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Environment Agency of UK to supervise aviation emissions in EU</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/environment-agency-of-uk-to-supervise-aviation-emissions-in-eu/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2009 15:02:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/?p=1060</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Environment Agency of the United Kingdom has been assigned to supervise the European Union’s forthcoming plan to cap emissions from the aviation sector.

The European Union’s Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) will come into effect for flights arriving and departing from airports of the European Union’s member-nations on January 1, 2012.
Till now, the aviation industry has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Southwest Airlines to pay $7.5-million fine for missed safety checks</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/southwest-airlines-to-pay-75-million-fine-for-missed-safety-checks/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2009 18:28:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/?p=1051</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Southwest Airlines, the low-fare airline based in Dallas, Texas, the United States, has agreed to pay a $7.5 million in penalties for a series of serious maintenance lapses.

The lapses concerned missed checks for potential cracks in the fuselages of 46 of Southwest Airlines’ aircraft, which the United Sates Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said described as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Australia&#8217;s aviation watchdog to get greater powers to oversee safety of foreign airlines</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/australias-aviation-watchdog-to-get-greater-powers-to-oversee-safety-of-foreign-airlines/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Feb 2009 13:19:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA), the aviation watchdog of Australia, is to be given greater powers to check the safety of foreign airlines.

An amendment to civil aviation law would give the Civil Aviation Safety Authority – which is primarily responsible for the maintenance, enhancement and promotion of the safety of civil aviation in Australia [...]]]></description>
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		<title>World&#8217;s top airlines want emissions by aviation sector included in climate deal</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/worlds-top-airlines-want-emissions-by-aviation-sector-included-in-climate-deal/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Feb 2009 13:18:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Four top airlines of the world have requested that greenhouse-gas emissions by the aviation industry be included in a new, broader global climate pact.

Airlines Air France-KLM, British Airways, Cathay Pacific and Virgin Atlantic as well as the United Kingdom’s aviation regulator British Airports Authority (BAA), which have announced the formation of the Aviation Global Deal [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Major airlines resent proposed US legislation to limit antitrust immunity for airline partnerships</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2009 20:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/?p=968</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Bill that Representative James Oberstar (Democrat- Minnesota), chairman of the United States House of Representatives Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, introduced a few days ago requiring the US Department of Transportation to renew airline alliances’ antitrust immunity (ATI) every three years has invited protests from many major airlines.

The legislation would make it more difficult for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US court rules that TSA miscalculated screening fees for airlines, orders recalculation</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/us-court-rules-that-tsa-miscalculated-screening-fees-for-airlines-orders-recalculation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2009 12:54:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/?p=957</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A federal appeals court of the United States has ruled that the United States Transportation Security Administration (TSA) incorrectly increased annual fees that it imposes on airlines for screening of passengers and property.

The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit also ordered the Transportation Security Administration to recalculate the amount of fees.
This [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US National Transportation Safety Board moots 10 rules for news-gathering helicopters</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/us-national-transportation-safety-board-moots-10-rules-for-news-gathering-helicopters/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2009 19:16:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/?p=946</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The United States National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has proposed 10 rules for news gathering helicopters.

This follows the NTSB completing its investigation into the mid-air crash in 2008 of two news gathering helicopters over Phoenix, Arizona, the United States, in which four people had died.
The United States National Transportation Safety Board – the independent US [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Aviation safety row: Seven US-based airlines sue FAA over new crew-rest rules</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/aviation-safety-row-seven-us-based-airlines-sue-faa-over-new-crew-rest-rules/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2009 10:58:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Seven airlines based in the United States have sued the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) alleging that the agency “broke its own rules and may have compromised flight safety when it set new standards for pilot rest times without input from the carriers.”

In the lawsuit fled the US Court of Appeals for the District [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Southwest Airlines feels the $10.2-million fine is too much, negotiates with FAA for reduction</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2009 04:58:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Southwest Airlines, the low-cost airline based in Dallas, Texas, the United States, is negotiating with the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) seeking to reduce the $10.2-million penalty that the aviation regulator had imposed on the airline for flying its Boeing 737 jets without required inspections.

The Federal Aviation Administration fined Southwest Airlines in March 2008 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Australian court fines Qantas Airways and British Airways for cargo price-fixing</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2008 10:54:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/?p=717</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Federal Court of Australia has fined Qantas Airways, Australia’s national airline, Australian $20 million (US $13.1 million) after the airline admit that it engaged in price-fixing linked to international cargo fuel surcharges.

This is the second-biggest fine levied on an individual company by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) for price-fixing.
The Federal Court of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obese, disabled will get two seats for one fare in Canadian carriers</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2008 18:24:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Canada’s highest court has upheld a ruling that obese and disabled people have the right to two seats for the price of one seat on domestic flights.

The Supreme Court of Canada, the highest court of Canada, rejected an appeal by the Canada-based airlines that opposed giving two seats for the price of one to people [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Eclipse Aviation gets European Aviation Safety certification for Eclipse 500 jets</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/eclipse-aviation-gets-european-aviation-safety-certification-for-eclipse-500-jets/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2008 18:22:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/?p=629</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Eclipse Aviation, the aircraft manufacturer based in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the United States, has received certification for its Eclipse 500 very light jet (VLJ) from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA).

While the European Aviation Safety Agency clarified that the approval is for private flights only, the Eclipse Aviation said it expected to receive the EU-OPS [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Security steps jacked up for private flights departing from and arriving in US</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 11:07:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is taking steps to strengthen security vis-à-vis general aviation (GA) “to minimise further the vulnerability of GA aircraft flights being used to deliver illicit materials, transport dangerous individuals or employ aircraft as a weapon.”

Michael Chertoff, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, announced that the department would [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FAA re-issues warning to pilots of Boeing 737 aircraft over in-flight warning horn</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 09:11:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Unites States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has re-issued an urgent airworthiness directive requiring that pilots of Boeing 737 aircraft be advised to pay attention if they hear an in-flight warning horn.

The in-flight warning horn indicates a loss of cabin pressure, which can cause pilots to lose consciousness if they do not put on oxygen [...]]]></description>
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		<title>UK includes emissions from aviation, shipping industries in climate change Bill</title>
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		<comments>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/uk-includes-emissions-from-aviation-shipping-industries-in-climate-change-bill/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2008 15:32:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The government of the United Kingdom has agreed to include the aviation and shipping sectors in its ambitious climate change Bill, a law that aims to set targets to cut emissions of greenhouse-gases.

The Bill – due to become law in November 2008 – was amended to take into account emissions from aircraft and ships following [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US Department of Homeland Security to take over watch-list vetting from airlines</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/us-department-of-homeland-security-to-take-over-watch-list-vetting-from-airlines/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/us-department-of-homeland-security-to-take-over-watch-list-vetting-from-airlines/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2008 18:52:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From January 2009, the United States Department of Homeland Security will take over responsibility for checking airline passenger names against government watch-lists.

Under the new programme, named Secure Flight, passengers will have to, for the first time, provide their full name, date of birth and gender as a condition for boarding commercial flights.
The new rule, to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FAA lax in monitoring maintenance outsourcing by airlines, says report</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2008 13:04:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The United States Transportation Department has found that nine major airlines in the United States outsourced over 70% of their major aircraft maintenance in 2007, compared to 34% in 2003.

A report from the inspector-general of the Transportation Department also found fault with the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for having been slack in its supervision [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Australia’s aviation regulator suspends Aero Tropics over safety concerns</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/australia%e2%80%99s-aviation-regulator-suspends-aero-tropics-over-safety-concerns/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2008 07:34:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA), the airline regulator of Australia, has suspended operation of the small airline Aero Tropics Air Services because of safety concerns.

Aero Tropics, operated by Lip Air Pty Ltd, and based in the city of Cairns in the far-north Queensland state, Australia, operates a fleet of 18 light aircraft offering services [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ex-executive of British Airways to serve 8-month prison sentence, pay fine for cargo price-fixing</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/ex-executive-of-british-airways-to-serve-8-month-prison-sentence-pay-fine-for-cargo-price-fixing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 19:02:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A former executive of British Airways has agreed to serve eight months in prison and pay a fine of $20,000 (£11,200) for his role in a conspiracy to fix air-cargo prices.

Keith Packer, a British citizen and former commercial general manager for the World Cargo business of British Airways, agreed to plead guilty to the charges [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Indian airlines flouting DGCA refund rules to be penalised</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2008 16:16:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Airlines in India will be penalised if they delay paying compensation to passengers who have been denied boarding because of overbooking or flight cancellation.

In May 2008, the Directorate-General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), regulator of India’s airline industry, had drafted a policy which stipulated a slab-based compensation. According to this policy, airlines have to pay compensation [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FAA strengthens safety supervision of airlines, puts forth 13 new safety guidelines</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/faa-strengthens-safety-supervision-of-airlines-puts-forth-13-new-safety-guidelines/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Sep 2008 06:59:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced new steps as well as 13 recommendations to enhance its supervision of aviation safety.

The move comes in the wake of an expert panel expressing concerns about continuing conflicts within the FAA over how forcefully to monitor airlines as well as deal with complaints of lack of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Curbs on carrying liquids on board to stay for 5 more years</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 19:03:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The stern restrictions now in place on carrying liquids and gels in hand luggage on flights have been extended by another 5 yeas.The rigorous rules on carrying liquids in hand luggage was introduced after a group of British Muslims were arrested and accused of using liquid bombs disguised as soft-drinks bottles in order to blow [...]]]></description>
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