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April 29, 2012

New Aircraft To Fly DHL's New Round-The-World Service

Fourth 777 Freighter Delivered To Southern Air Holdings

Southern Air Holdings has taken delivery of its fourth 777F. The new aircraft will be immediately placed into service for DHL Express on the shipper's new round-the-world service from Hong Kong to Los Angeles to Leipzig, Germany and back to Hong Kong.

Passenger Had A Heart Attack On A Delta Flight

Two Colorado state troopers are being hailed for their quick action in assisting a Delta flight crew when another passenger suffered a heart attack on a flight from Denver to Atlanta Tuesday.

Maintenance Engineer Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison

A Licensed Aircraft Maintenance Engineer has received a 10 year prison sentence from an Athens, Greece, court for allegedly not resetting a cockpit switch following maintenance on a Helios Airways Boeing 737 -300 which impacted a mountain near Athens in 2005. The airplane's oxygen supply failed, and the pilots and most of the passengers fell unconscious.

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