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November 29, 2012

RNAV RNP Approaches Approved For Denver International Airport

Arrival Procedures Designed By Jeppesen In Conjunction With Airport Officials, FAA

The FAA has approved RNAV RNP (area navigation with required navigation performance) based arrivals for Denver International Airport (KDEN) that were designed by a group that included the agency, airport officials, and Jeppesen.

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Aviation Trade Mission To China Deemed A Success

U.S. Delegation Included Representatives From Pan Am Academy

The U.S. Department of Commerce declared their recent Aviation Trade Mission with the Civil Aviation Authority of China (CAAC), held the first two weeks of November, to be "successful on all fronts." The group met in five major Chinese cities including Shanghai, Guangzhou, Zhuhai, Beijing, and Hong Kong.

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Qatar University Reveals Biofuel Project

Collaboration With Qatar Airways, Others Working Towards Sustainable Alternative Fuels

Qatar University (QU) has revealed groundbreaking research into the development of sustainable biofuels, as the Gulf state hosts the UN climate change conference COP18. The state-backed QR45.5 million (about $12.5 million U.S.) biofuel project is the only one of its kind in the region. Now, the team has publicly detailed its latest progress for the first time.

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TMZ: We Do Not Want A Drone

Calls Media Reports That It Had Applied For A Permit 'Bogus'

It was certainly plausible, but the celebrity news site TMZ insists that it has not applied for an FAA permit to operate a UAV. The site has a reputation for publishing less-than-flattering photographs and news stories about celebrities and others.

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AD: The Boeing Company Airplanes (777)

AD NUMBER: 2012-23-06

PRODUCT: Certain Boeing Model 777 airplanes.

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President Obama Signs Law Banning U.S. Participation In EU-ETS

EU Had Announced It Would Suspend Enforcement Last Month

President Obama on Tuesday signed into law a measure to stop the United States’ participation in a costly European Union (EU) scheme to impose an emissions tax on American and other nations’ aircraft operators and air carriers, the EU-ETS.

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Boeing: Dreamliner Production On Track For 10 Airplanes Per Month

Execs Say They Are Looking To Cut Costs To Achieve Profitability

Boeing executives say that the company is on track to boost Dreamliner production to 10 airplanes a month by the end of 2013, but that the repairs that need to be done to some of the early airplanes could stretch into 2015.

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NTSB Issues Recommendations To Better Detect And Suppress Air Cargo Fires

Board Says Current Fire Protection Regs Are 'Inadequate'

The NTSB has issued three recommendations to reduce the impact of in-flight fires aboard cargo airplanes, saying current fire protection regulations are inadequate. The recommendations urge the FAA to require active fire suppression systems in all cargo containers or compartments of cargo aircraft.

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Twenty Nine People Survive When Charter Plane Ditches

Embraer E120ER Went Down In The Indian Ocean Off The Comoros Islands

A charter flight operated by Inter-Iles Air, a small, Comoros-based carrier, went down in the Indian Ocean late Tuesday shortly after takeoff from the Comoros Islands. All 29 people on board the Embraer E120ER turboprop survived the ditching.

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