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Billy Mays known for shouting OxiClean ads on TV was pronounced dead at 7:45 a.m. Tampa police Lt. Brian Dugan said the Hillsborough County medical examiner will perform an autopsy.The 50-year-old known for his shouting OxiClean ads was pronounced dead at 7:45 a.m. The Hillsborough County medical examiner will perform an autopsy, Tampa police Lt. Brian Dugan said.                   Read More Of This Story

6/29/2009, AGANA, Guam (AFNS) -- Nine deployed Airmen from the 525th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Unit spent their off-duty time assisting three teachers with 60 students in the Machananao Elementary School summer program here June 19.     Read More Of This Story

June 28, 2009, An international panel of fuel experts has endorsed moving forward a new specification for final approval for alternative commercial jet fuel, reaching a major milestone in the Federal Aviation Administration’s efforts to support the aviation industry’s endeavors to develop sustainable alternative fuels.                                 Read More Of This Story

June 26, 2009, FORT WORTH, Texas – One hundred boys from around the country got perhaps their first look at what it takes to be a pilot – and some life-changing advice on how to make their own dreams come true – from entertainer Steve Harvey, who was hosted by American Airlines over Father’s Day weekend.                           Read More Of This Story

June 25, 2009, American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman Michael Joseph Jackson, King of Pop, has died to what appears to have been a cardiac arrest. The seventh child of the Jackson family, he debuted on the professional music scene at the age of 11 as a member of The Jackson 5 and began a solo career in 1971 while still a member of the group.   Read More Of This Story

EL SEGUNDO, Calif., June 25, 2009, Northrop Grumman Corporation's expertise in advanced aircraft development is featured in a new television documentary examining the mystery surrounding a top-secret German airplane that could have affected the course of World War II. The film, entitled "Hitler's Stealth Fighter," premieres Sunday, June 28, at 9 p.m. ET/PT on the National Geographic Channel. Read More Of This Story

DENVER, June 23, 2009, Frontier Airlines Holdings, Inc. announced yesterday it has entered into an investment agreement with Republic Airways Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: RJET) by which Republic will serve as equity sponsor for Frontier's plan of reorganization and purchase 100% of the equity in the reorganized company for $108.75 million. Read More Of This Story

WASHINGTON, June 23, 2009, the Air Transport Association of America (ATA), the industry trade organization for the leading U.S. airlines, today reported that passenger revenue [1] fell 26 percent in May 2009 versus the same month in 2008 – the seventh consecutive month in which passenger revenue has fallen from the prior year. The number of passengers traveling on U.S. airlines [1] in May fell 9.5 percent while the average price to fly one mile fell 17.6 percent.  Read More Of This Story

June 23, 2009, NEWARK, N.J. The co-founder of a Florida-based charter jet company, Platinum Jet Management, LLC (PJM) of Fort Lauderdale, Florida that operated a plane that crashed on takeoff at Teterboro Airport on February 2, 2005, admitted the company flew for a year without proper certification. Andre Budhan of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., pleaded guilty Monday to conspiracy to defraud charter customers and obstruct the Federal Aviation Administration. Read More Of This Story

REDONDO BEACH, Calif., June 22, 2009, Northrop Grumman Corporation has delivered the first of two Space Tracking and Surveillance System (STSS) demonstration satellites to the U.S. Air Force's Cape Canaveral Air Station for launch preparation.  Read More Of This Story

Reston, Va., June 22, 2009, The Northrop Grumman Corporation Global Positioning System (GPS) Advanced Control Segment (OCX) team on June 20 submitted its proposal to the U.S. Air Force for the OCX Phase B contract. The Northrop Grumman proposal draws upon the team's decades of navigation experience, years of OCX risk reduction activities and a successful Phase A demonstration performance. Read More Of This Story

June 20, 2009, The Homeland Security Department's inspector general said on Wednesday the national security threat posed by general aviation is "limited and mostly hypothetical." In a direct response to a television report, titled, "Is Houston a Sitting Duck for Terrorism?" A Houston television station alleged "security breaches" occurred at three local airports when reporters were able to approach airfields or aircraft without identifying themselves. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, chairwoman of the Subcommittee on Transportation Read More Of This Story

June 19, 2009, Coast Guard Air Station Sacramento, the U.S. Coast Guard, in coordination with partner federal and local agencies, participated in a mass casualty exercise that simulated a midair collision of a C-130 Hercules aircraft, from Coast Guard Air Station Sacramento, and a Sacramento Sheriff's Department helicopter, at McClellan Airfield, yesterday morning.  Read More Of This Story

June 19, 2009, A new safety system that alerts pilots to potential runway collisions is now operating at Los Angeles International Airport. The system, called runway status lights, uses a series of red lights embedded in the pavement to warn pilots if it's unsafe to enter or cross a runway, or to take off.     Read More Of This Story

Continental Airlines Captain Dies Enroute From Brussels To Newark Liberty International Airport

June 18, 2009, The FAA has reported that Continental Flight 61 departed Brussels at 9:45 AM, enroute to Newark International Airport. Three hours into the flight Captain, Craig Lenell while piloting Continental Flight 61 died to what appears to have been a heart attack.                  Read More Of This Story

June 18, 2009, British Airways, as a "fight for survival", chief executive Willie Walsh has informed 40,000 company employees that layoffs are in the future and to prevent mass layoffs the company is requesting employees work at a reduced rate of pay of up to one month spread over a three to six months period. Non critical employees were also informed that the company would also allow employees to take up to a month in unpaid leave.       Read More Of This Story