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International air traffic slumps in Nov: IATA
GENEVA (AFP) - Struggling airlines hit more trouble in November, with passenger numbers down and freight plunging by a "shocking" 13.5 percent, the worst drop since the September 11 terror attacks, IATA said Tuesday.
Source:(AFP)
2008-12-30
Penguins ride air force jet to South Atlantic
More than 370 penguins that mysteriously washed up on Brazil's equatorial beaches were flown south on a huge air force cargo plane and released closer to the frigid waters they call home, animal advocates said Monday.
Nations:Brazil Argentina Source:(AP)
2008-10-07
Border Patrol also guards against foreign bugs
SEATTLE - Alishia Beckham is on the front lines defending the United States from foreign invaders -- armed with weapons that include a hand mirror and a flashlight.
Nations:U.S. New Zealand Argentina Russia Japan China Source:(AP)
2008-09-04
Pentagon presents companies with terms for tanker rebid
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The Pentagon presented Northrop Grumman and Boeing with revised terms Wednesday for a 35-billion dollar contract to produce a new generation of aerial refueling tankers, a senior Pentagon official said.
Source:(AFP)
2008-08-06
All crew, passengers killed in Congo crash
All of the crew and passengers on board a Congolese cargo plane which crashed in a neighborhood of the capital Kinshasa on Thursday were killed, a rescue official said.
2007-10-04
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