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		<title>Hundreds of flights across United States fouled up as FAA&#8217;s flight-plan system crashes once again</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:40:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jose Philip</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For the second time in little over a year, a malfunction at one of the two centres handling flight-plans for the air travel system in the United States caused delays and cancellations for passengers across the nation.
The glitch in the computer system of the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on November 19, 2009, was [...]]]></description>
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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 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>US Federal Aviation Administration orders replacement of airspeed sensors in Airbus A330, A340 planes</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 07:32:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jose Philip</dc:creator>
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		<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>FAA to set new safety rules for medical helicopters</title>
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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>Passenger traffic in US will plunge by 7.8% in 2009, predicts FAA</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 15:33:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/?p=1246</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The number of passengers travelling by United States-based airliners is likely to drop by 7.8 per cent in 2009, compared with 2008.
The United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has said that as the economic recession will weaken demand for air travel.
In its annual Aerospace Forecast released on March 31, 2009, FAA said that, if its [...]]]></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>FAA grounds 2,800 Bell helicopters across the United States for safety inspection</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2009 16:07:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has ordered grounding and inspection of Bell Helicopter’s civil aircraft models for checking and repairing a control mechanism that was improperly installed.

An official of the Federal Aviation Administration said that 2,800 Bell helicopters would be grounded to look for “improperly installed bearings that could cause the co-pilot controls [...]]]></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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		<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>Hackers steal huge amount of data from US Federal Aviation Administration’s computers</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2009 20:12:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/?p=987</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has told its employees that one of its computers was hacked and that “personally identifiable information” of over 45,000 employees and retirees was “stolen electronically.”

All the affected employees, the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement on its website, would be receiving individual letters notifying them about the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>American Airlines inspects its MD-80 planes after damage to evacuation slides was discovered</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/american-airlines-inspects-its-md-80-planes-after-damage-to-evacuation-slides-was-discovered/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 19:25:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[American Airlines, headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, the United States, had to inspect and begin follow-up action in order to bring its fleet of about 270 McDonnell Douglas MD-80 aircraft into full compliance with the safety rules after mistakes in maintenance led to damage of the passenger-evacuation slides on the rear of many MD-80 jets.

The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Airbus plane that landed in Hudson River had engines which FAA had earlier ordered to inspect</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/airbus-plane-that-landed-in-hudson-river-had-engines-which-faa-had-earlier-ordered-to-inspect/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2009 06:41:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It has been revealed that the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) had ordered stringent inspection of the type of engines on the US Airways plane that splash-landed in New York&#8217;s Hudson River after a few of those engines were found to have a rare kind of stall problem known as &#8220;compression stall.&#8221;

The Federal Aviation [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Aviation safety row: Seven US-based airlines sue FAA over new crew-rest rules</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2009 10:58:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/?p=790</guid>
		<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>US Federal Aviation Administration okays satellite-based air traffic control system</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2008 20:18:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/?p=656</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In a move that is bound to revolutionise the way air traffic will be tracked and controlled in the United States, the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has given the green signal to deploy satellite-tracking systems across the country, replacing the current radar-based approach.

The new system, which has generated controversy, too, would allow air traffic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US Federal Aviation Administration downgrades Israel&#8217;s aviation safety ranking</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:26:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has decided to lower Israel’s aviation security ranking after an inspection revealed what the FAA termed “severe security shortcomings in Israel’s Civil Aviation Authority.”

The FAA has reported various security defects at Ben Gurion International Airport, the largest and busiest international airport in Israel.
Israel’s aviation security will now get [...]]]></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>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>Pilots who slept during flight get their license back after FAA suspension</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2008 09:47:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The two pilots who shocked the airline industry by dozing off during a flight and sending air traffic controllers into panic mode have now received their licenses back.

The United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) had suspended the licences of two pilots of go! airline for having fallen asleep during a flight from Honolulu to Hilo [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Delta, Northwest gets FAA Single Operating Certificate, merger draws near</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:03:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/?p=358</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Delta Air Lines Incorporated and Northwest Airlines Corporation, both major airlines based in the United States, have moved closer to merger with the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) accepting plans by the two carriers for a Single Operating Certificate for the combined carrier.

In a joint press release, Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines said [...]]]></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>FAA probing 11 airlines for violating safety rules</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/faa-aviation-safety-directive/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Sep 2008 18:56:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/?p=274</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the aviation watchdog of the United States, is investigating 17 cases in which 11 airlines did not comply with the US government’s safety directives. 
However, the FAA did not identify the erring carriers.
The Federal Aviation Administration said in a press release that it detected the   cases during a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FAA puts off auction of flight slot at Newark Liberty International Airport</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2008 06:15:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced that it was delaying its plan for auctioning slot at Newark Liberty International Airport, New Jersey, the United States, in the facce of fierce opposition from airlines as well as from airports in the New York area. The Federal Aviation Administration is the agency of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Southwest Airlines insists it won’t abide by FAA deadline for paying $10.2-million fine</title>
		<link>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/southwest-airlines-insists-it-won%e2%80%99t-abide-by-faa-deadline-for-paying-102-million-fine/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2008 05:55:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Southwest Airlines Company, the biggest low-cost airline in the United States, has said it will not abide by the deadline for paying a fine of $10.2 million imposed on it for having flown its jets without required inspections. The United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) had set August 29, 2008, as the deadline for the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FAA&#8217;s computer glitch delays hundreds of flights across US</title>
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		<comments>http://www.dancewithshadows.com/aviation/faas-computer-glitch-delays-hundreds-of-flights-across-us/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:35:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An unprecedented malfunction in the computer software of the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has caused delay of hundreds of flights at airports across the United States from Texas to New York.  The malfunction – which took place in the afternoon of August 26, 2008 – in the system that processes flight plans before [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FAA orders inspection of Eclipse 500 personal jets after emergency landing</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jun 2008 09:01:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the agency of the United States Department of Transportation with authority to regulate and oversee all aspects of civil aviation in the country, has ordered immediate inspection of throttles on small personal jets manufactured by Eclipse Aviation after one Eclipse 500 plane made an emergency landing at Chicago’s Midway International [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US Federal Aviation Administration clips flight-schedule wings of Canada’s Porter Airlines</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 May 2008 20:35:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aviation Correspondent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Federal Aviation Administration of the United States has ordered Porter Airlines Incorporated, a regional airline based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, to “trim” its weekday schedule for flights from Toronto to Newark, New Jersey, the United States.
Porter Airlines has been ordered to cancel 4 daily prime-time flights, which cater to executives, effective from June 20, [...]]]></description>
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