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A tale of two views on the present Concorde trial
“NOT ONLY MUST JUSTICE BE DONE, BUT JUSTICE MUST ALSO BE SEEN TO BE DONE.” THE CASE OF THE CONCORDE CRASH IN JULY 2000, AT ROISSY AIRPORT, PARIS. Ah, the wonderful world of aviation together with a volcano eruption in Iceland have me delayed in Europe and unable to provide a proper follow-up on the […]
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European Union to adopt new rules for preventing and investigating aviation accidents
On October 30, 2009, news came that the European Commission would issue rules for the prevention and investigation of aviation accidents and incidents in member countries. The rule-making powers of the EU Commission will be expanded from its present focus on aircraft certification to include the power to set new rules governing aviation accidents and incidents across the EU, and to administer the new rules. So […]
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Update on large airport rankings
I recently blogged on the world’s top performing airports. Today, news came that, at the opposite end of the spectrum, Charles de Gaulle (Paris) Airport, better known as CDG airport with popular variants such as Roissy and Roissy CDG, ranked among the worst international airports according to yet another ranking website “The Guide to Sleeping in Airports“. Oh, “le grand Charles” […]
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Memorial X-Canada Centenial Flight
100 planes to fly coast to coast to mark Canadian flight centennial TheStar.com – Canada – 100 planes to fly coast to coast to mark Canadian flight centennial July 16, 2009 Steve Mertl The Canadian Press VANCOUVER–What may be the largest group of non-military aircraft ever to fly together in Canada will lift off from […]