A preliminary report on the Jeju Air plane that crashed in South Korea in December killing 179 on board reveals evidence of a bird strike. The report says that both engines of the plane contained duck remains but it provided no conclusions about what caused the plane to land without its landing gear deployed or why flight data stopped recording in the final four minutes of the flight.

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DAE Capital, the Leasing Branch of Dubai Aerospace Enterprise, founded by the Dubai government in 2006, cancelled 18 A320 and 12 A350-900.

Dubai Aerospace also cancelled 32 Boeing’s 737s.

Afriqiyah Airways cancelled 3 A320.

In January and February 2011, Airbus received 43 cancellations.

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NTSB Chairman Deborah A.P. Hersman Sworn in Second Term

WASHINGTON – Deborah Hersman was officially sworn in today for a second two-year term as NTSB chairman. She became chairman on July 28, 2009. She was nominated for the second term by President Barack Obama on June 28, 2011, and confirmed by the U.S. Senate on August 2, 2011.

“I am deeply honored to continue serving as chairman of the NTSB,” Hersman said. “It has been a privilege to lead this remarkable organization with its dedicated and professional employees. I look forward to continuing to work with my fellow board members and the staff to make transportation safer for our citizens.”

Her term as chairman ends on August 3, 2013. She is concurrently serving a second five-year term as board member, which runs through December 31, 2013.

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