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Passenger-rail systems cost-effectively prevent terrorist attacks

A RAND Corporation study issued today gives rail security planners and policymakers a framework to develop cost-effective plans to secure their rail systems from terrorist attacks.

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Russia's Sukhoi has maximum orders for SuperJet up to 2010

The SuperJet 100 production schedule has been completely filled with orders from Russian air carriers until the start of 2010 and partially through 2011, the Sukhoi plane maker said Friday.

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Boeing 3Q profit rises 61 percent

The world’s second largest airplane maker Boeing Co. said Wednesday that its third-quarter profit climbed 61 percent due to higher commercial airplane deliveries and growth in its defense business.

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Reno Air Races end with plane crash

Two planes crashed at Reno Air Races in Nevada making them the third fatal crash. There was another crash on Thrusday. One pilot was killed and another injured.

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New Details About The 9/11 Mystery Jet Plane

The morning of 9/11, CNN reported a mystery jet plane flying above Washington, DC. At 9:54 a.m., correspondent John King, who was standing near the White House, reported that about ten minutes earlier (hence, around 9:44 a.m.), there was "a white jet circling overhead."

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Bombardier Inspects Q400 Aircraft Right Main Landing Gear Incidents

Inspection of Q400 aircraft main landing gear having accumulated more than 10,000 cycles highly recommended by Bombardier.

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Fasten your seat belts, turbulence ahead

Ever spilled your drink on an airline due to turbulence? Researchers on both sides of the Atlantic are finding new ways to understand the phenomenon - both on Earth and on Titan.

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Georgia Says It Fired On Plane That Violated Airspace

Interior Ministry of Georgia has dispatched investigators to the Kodori Gorge to examine witness reports that a plane believed to be violating Georgian airspace was shot down.

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Passenger plane on fire at Japanese airport

A passenger plane has caught fire on the runway at Naha airport on the Japanese island of Okinawa.

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Indian pilots set new world record in microlight flight

Two Indian Air Force (IAF) pilots created a new world record by successfully flying a microlight aircraft around the world in 80 days.

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Cuba takes delivery of first Russian-made cargo airplane

Russia's Ulyanovsk-based Aviastar-SP has delivered the first of four Tu-204SE transport airplanes it is building for Cuba's flagship carrier, Cubana de Aviacion, the company said Friday.

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Japan to develop prototype of advanced fighter jet

Japan plans to develop a prototype of an advanced fighter jet in the hope it will spur the United States to review a ban on selling F-22 fighter jets, a news report said Tuesday. But an official of the Defense Ministry said no decision has been reached.

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