EADS head says helicopter cracks not comparable to A380 woes

Source: Expatica

The head of European aerospace giant EADS said that cracks found in one of its most popular Eurocopter models were a minor glitch and not comparable to problems found on some superjumbo planes made by its subsidiary. ...
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Kansas State Wildcats, Fort Riley continue deep partnership

Source: Kansas.com

MANHATTAN — Robert Ricks is an Army major stationed at Fort Riley. He is the operations officer for the First Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, and he has seen action in almost every recent war the U.S. military has been a part of. He was the ...
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MEDIA FABRICATIONS OF THE FACTS: When the Respectable Become Extremists. The Extremists Become Respectable

Source: Global Research

By any historical measure, whether it involves international law, human rights conventions, United Nations protocols, or standard socio-economic indicators, the policies and practices of the United States and European Union regimes can be character ...
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Mosquito Prevention In Full Force This Weekend

Source: WCCO

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — With May being one of the wettest on record in Minnesota, expect to see a lot of mosquitoes buzzing about this summer. But the fight to kill them is in full force this weekend. “People shouldn’t be surprised this weekend, on Satu ...
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Winds in NM fire force evacuation near ghost town

Source: Miami Herald

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Residents near a privately owned New Mexico ghost town were ordered Saturday to evacuate as a blaze in the Gila National Forest continued to burn erratically, as Colorado crews took to fighting a new fire along the Utah-Co ...
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Winds in NM fire force evacuation near ghost town

Source: Charlotte Observer

tool goes here Firefighter Scott Abraham, of the San Bernardino County Fire Department, sprays water as his crew tries to keep the fire from crossing a San Diego County road Friday, May 25, 2012, near Julian, Calif. ...
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Pauma Valley now has an emergency heliport

Source: San Diego Union-Tribune

Cheryl Walker | PAUMA VALLEY Capt. Albert Temple landed a first for the Pauma Valley Community Services District. It took five years, but the region has its heliport. The helipad is on the Pauma Valley airport strip. It will allow Mercy Air Se ...
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Air show featuring military aircraft highlights holiday weekend in N.Y.

Source: Stars and Stripes

By midmorning, thousands sat under a sea of umbrellas on Jones Beach in Melville, N.Y., as a mammoth B-17 "Flying Fortress" bomber flew low just offshore. A group of people sang "The Ride of the Valkyries," popularized in the 1979 film "Apocalypse Now," ...
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PAF buying new trainer jets

Source: Inquirer

MANILA, Philippines—The Philippine Air Force (PAF) is ordering this year a number of brand new aircraft. The PAF said the order is among 38 contracts that the air branch of the Armed Forces of the Philippines will sign this year. Delivery of the air ...
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