The News Review:
- US to send 3000 more troops to Afghanistan
- Storm Brewing Between FAA and Weather Service
- DASSAULT AVIATIN : the board of directors december 18
- 3 Injured In Kalaeloa Plane Crash
- Gates orders new aviation brigade to Afghanistan
- Season’s First Snowstorm Hits
US to send 3000 more troops to Afghanistan
CNN International
jpg –> The troops will be part of a combat aviation brigade the latest approved by Gates for the expected build-up of U. troops in Afghanistan throughout next year. Earlier this year the U.
Storm Brewing Between FAA and Weather Service
Washington Post United States
The Bush administration seems eager to make a final decision before Inauguration Day after trying for years to change the FAA’s use of government forecasters in an effort to reduce costs and improve efficiency. The move is opposed by Weather Service employees who say the move would risk the safety of air passengers.
DASSAULT AVIATIN : the board of directors december 18
MarketWatch
18 2008 SAINT-CLUD FRANCE Dec 18 2008 (MARKET WIRE via CMTEX) –The Board of Directors met on December 18 2008 with CharlesEdelstenne presiding. MAKE UP F THE BARD F DIRECTRS The Board of Directors noted the resignation of Louis Gallois asdirector.
3 Injured In Kalaeloa Plane Crash
MSNBC
30312915092330414Flight Instructor Alan Miller was in the air when he heard the pilot radio for help. “I heard her call she lost power and she was down shortly after that” Miller said. If the plane did lose power aviation experts said the pilot did the right thing in at least keeping the aircraft moving. therwise it may have been worse. “It doesn’t look like she stalled the airplane. That’s a good thing. You can see the way it came through the bushes.
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Gates orders new aviation brigade to Afghanistan
AFP
Gates signed the order on Thursday in response to a request for more forces by General David McKiernan the US commander in Afghanistan said the official who spoke on condition of anonymity. “This is the beginning of the sourcing of the increased requirement that he (McKiernan) has asked for” the official said. The aviation brigade which is composed of a mix of attack and transport helicopters numbers around 2800 troops he said. It will deploy to Afghanistan after January from the United States he said.
Season’s First Snowstorm Hits
New York Times United States
More than 300 flights were canceled at Chicago’s ’Hare International Airport and more than 650 flights were canceled at the three airports in the New York area. Planes bound for John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City were being delayed three hours and 20 minutes while flights into LaGuardia were being delayed two hours according to the Federal Aviation Administration. Flights into Newark International Airport were lagging five hours behind schedule.