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February 14, 2006

Air Marshals Busted For Cocaine Smuggling

Sting Operation At IAH Nets Two

How trustworthy are the federal officers who protect commercial passenger traffic from hijackers and other major threats? It's not a very comforting question... but it comes up after two federal air marshals were charged with using their badges to hustle 33-pounds of cocaine through airport security in Houston.

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Two Injured When United Plane Strikes SeaTac Jetway

Passengers Out Of Seats When Plane Started Moving

The plane was at the jetway. It had come to a complete stop, and the seatbelt light had been turned off... so the last thing anyone expected was for the United Airlines 757 to start moving again. That's what happened, however, Sunday night at Seattle-Tacoma International.

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Canada Wants To Hold Onto Its Last 'Connie'

Aircraft May Be Sold To Museum Of Flight

Canadian aviation and airline enthusiasts have taken up the cause to keep one of the country's last "Connies" in-country, instead of sending it south to a Seattle museum.

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Drunk Pilot Charges New To American, Not Industry

General Aviation Also Experiencing A Cluster Of Boozy Embarrassments

As Aero-News reported this weekend, one manifested person wasn't aboard American Airline Flight 66 from Manchester, England to Chicago when it took off an hour late Saturday morning.

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India's Go Air Looks At Airbus For Big Order

Strong Market For The European Maker

It's almost become tradition, to expect a big order from India to be announced at an airshow. That trend will likely continue later this month, as India's Go Air is expected to announce a big fleet deal at the biennial Asian Aerospace Show in Singapore.

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Love At 35,000 Feet?

No, This Isn't A MHC Story. I'm Sorry, Too

In honor of Valentine's Day, Aero-News brings you the following public service announcement. Modern science and marketing have found a way to wed (sorry) two of the more unpleasant experiences known to humanity: commercial airline travel, and the blind date.

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Boeing, Southwest Airlines Celebrate Delivery Of 5,000th 737

Guinness Confirms Series As Most-Produced Large Airliner In History

They're probably still celebrating in Renton, as Boeing and Southwest Airlines held a party Monday celebrating the delivery of the 5,000th 737 to come off the production line.

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