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    Rocky Skies over Pacific Injure Four Flight Attendants


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    What: American Airlines Boeing 777-200 en route from Tokyo to Los Angeles
    Where: Tokyo
    When: Apr 11, 2011
    Who: 231 passengers, 4 flight attendants
    Why: While over the pacific, the Tokyo to Los Angeles flight encountered fifteen seconds of turbulence severe enough to injure four flight attendants. The flight continued as scheduled, and on arrival in the US, the flight attendants were treated.

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    Passengers Escaped Unharmed after Their Helicopter Crashed in Bedfordshire

    A helicopter crashed on a farm land near Aspley Guise, Bedfordshire, England, on February 25.

    The helicopter, carrying the pilot and 2 female passengers, was en-route to Sussex when its engine malfunctioned. The pilot then decided to make an emergency landing on farm land however, the aircraft flipped over during landing.

    According to Inspector Tracey Day, “I was very pleased when I got there to find three people with cuts and bruises, but everyone had walked away relatively unscathed.”

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    Boeing Fabricará 3 Satélites para el Gobierno de México

    EL SEGUNDO, California, 20 de diciembre de 2010 — Boeing [NYSE: BA] anunció hoy la adjudicación de un contrato por aproximadamente US$1,000 millones de parte del gobierno mexicano para la entrega de un sistema integral de comunicaciones satelitales. El sistema, denominado MEXSAT, consta de tres satélites, dos estaciones terrenas, los sistemas de operaciones de red correspondientes y terminales de usuario de referencia. MEXSAT proveerá comunicaciones seguras para las necesidades de seguridad nacional de México, así como una cobertura mejorada para las telecomunicaciones civiles.

    “MEXSAT es la cuarta generación de satélites que Boeing ha suministrado a México para comunicaciones satelitales gubernamentales y civiles,” dijo Craig Cooning, director general ejecutivo (CEO) de Boeing Satellite Systems International. “MEXSAT ha sido desarrollado con base en 13 años de experiencia de parte de Boeing en el diseño y la fabricación de avanzados sistemas de satélites geoestacionarios para servicios móviles.”

    Conforme a los términos del contrato, Boeing entregará un sistema llave en mano completo que se compone de dos satélites geoestacionarios para servicios móviles (o “GEO-Mobile”) Boeing 702HP denominados MEXSAT 1 y MEXSAT 2, así como un satélite para banda C extendida y banda Ku, llamado MEXSAT 3, que proveerá servicios satelitales fijos (FSS) desde una órbita geosíncrona. El primer lanzamiento programado es el de MEXSAT 3, a finales de 2012.

    Cada satélite Boeing suministrará 14 kilowatts de potencia mediante alas de arreglos de cinco paneles solares dotadas de celdas fotovoltaicas de arseniuro de galio de triple unión de alta eficiencia. Cada una de las naves transportará un reflector de banda L de 22 metros para servicios satelitales móviles (MSS), complementado por una antena de banda Ku de 2 metros.
    Boeing subcontratará la fabricación del satélite MEXSAT 3 y de un centro de operaciones a su empresa asociada Orbital Sciences Corporation [NYSE: ORB]. MEXSAT 3, un satélite Orbital Star 2.4, brindará cobertura total al territorio mexicano y sus aguas patrimoniales, y transmitirá comunicaciones civiles a fin de coadyuvar al desarrollo socioeconómico del país.

    Asimismo, Boeing desarrollará dos estaciones terrenas equipadas con avanzada tecnología de flexibilidad de conformación del haz para dirigir haces puntuales de usuario móvil a dependencias gubernamentales que operan en México y sus aguas patrimoniales, tanto en el litoral del Pacífico como en el Golfo de México.

    Con anterioridad, Boeing suministró cinco satélites para el gobierno mexicano: los satélites Morelos 1 y Morelos 2, ambos puestos en órbita en 1985; los satélites Solidaridad 1 y Solidaridad 2, lanzados en 1993 y 1994; y el Satmex 5, lanzado en 1998. Solidaridad 2, que ya ha rebasado la vida útil estipulada en el contrato, aún continúa en servicio, y se espera que el satélite Satmex 5 deje de operar en 2012.

    Boeing Defense, Space & Security, una unidad de The Boeing Company, es una de las mayores empresas del mundo en el sector de defensa, espacio y seguridad. Se especializa en ofrecer a sus clientes soluciones innovadoras desarrolladas a partir de capacidades operacionales y es el fabricante más grande y versátil de aeronaves militares en el mundo. Con sede en St. Louis, Boeing Defense, Space & Security es una empresa de US$34,000 millones con una plantilla de 68,000 trabajadores en todo el mundo.

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    British Airways Engine Surge Cancels London Flight


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    What: British Airways Boeing 747-400 en route from Vancouver,BC to London
    Where: Vancouver
    When: Nov 13th 2010, 2:00 a.m.
    Who: 262 on board
    Why: While underway, the left engine surged and the temperature exceeded normal. The standard protocol is to shut down the surging engine and land. The crew returned to Vancouver where they made a safe landing with Richmond Fire and Rescue Services, BC Ambulance and emergency airfield services on standby. The plane safely taxied to the gate. Passengers were delayed overnight, accommodated in hotels and alternative flights.

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    NTSB Reports on Dreamliner Battery Fire in Boston

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    Briefing March 7, 2013

    We no longer have to conjecture about the Japan Airlines 787 battery fire in Boston because the National Transportation Safety Board has released an interim factual report with nearly 500 pages of related documentation.

    A live webcast forum is scheduled for April in Washington to investigate the design, technology and certification lithium-ion batteries.

    Attached is the report which contains the details of what happened, and examination findings to date.

    Interim Report on Battery

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  • British Airways Strike Hits Customers

    British Airways Crew member strike is expected to last from from December 22 and would threaten the holiday travel of about a million airline passengers. Customers booked on BA flights should expect disruption.

    On its site, British Airways promises “BA London City services (except our business class only London City – New York flights) are operated by our fully owned subsidiary BA CityFlyer. These cabin crew were not part of the ballot so BA CityFlyer’s operation is not affected.
    Openskies, codeshare and franchise flights will also continue to operate normally.”

    A FAQ is posted for concerned passengers.

    The numbers provided are:
    0844 493 0787 in the UK (daily 0600-2000 local time)
    1 800 247 9297 (1 800 AIRWAYS) in the US (daily 0700-0100 local time)

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