Top Aviation and Space News- August 13th 2012

Justiça estabelece multa a aérea que cobra mais de 10% por remarcação 

A Justiça Federal estipulou multa de R$ 100 mil a companhias aéreas que cobram mais de 10% do valor da passagem em casos de remarcação ou cancelamento. Mais

United Airlines moving its headquarters to the Willis Tower 

United Airlines is expected to announce Monday it is moving its headquarters to the Willis Tower, which currently houses the airline's new operations center. More

A new space race: Companies vie to haul cargo, passengers 

Perhaps nothing signified its arrival like this spring's successful cargo flight of the Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station that was launched by private firm SpaceX. More

Jet Skier Breaks Through JFK Airport's $100 Million Security System 

A man whose jet ski failed him in New York's Jamaica Bay swam to John F. Kennedy airport, where he was easily able to penetrate the airport $100 million, state-of-the art security system. Read more here

Belly-up incidents drive FAA approach change 

The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will tighten requirements for aircraft making visual approaches to parallel runways starting in September based on a Eurocontrol-developed risk tool. More 

FAA: Loss of separation but no head-on for DCA planes 

US officials say two regional jets that departed Washington Reagan National airport the afternoon of 31 July were at no time on a head-on collision course with an inbound aircraft coming the opposite direction, countering earlier media reports about the incident. More 

Pilotos que sobrevoam Caruaru (PE) à noite queixam-se de raios laser vindos de morro 

O uso de raio laser em direção a aviões tem causado problemas a pilotos em voos noturnos em Caruaru (137 km de Recife). Na escuridão da noite, pilotos são surpreendidos constantemente por feixes luminosos emitidos por moradores do morro Bom Jesus, na cidade. Há dois meses, alunos e instrutores da Escola de Aviação Brás Flight estão em alerta e vêm registrando ocorrências sobre o uso de raio laser pela população da região. Mais  

Kingfisher Air Says in Talks for Funds After Loss Widens 

Kingfisher Airlines Ltd. (KAIR), the Indian carrier that has cut flights amid a cash shortage, said it is in talks with several investors to raise funds after its first- quarter loss widened. More

Survival Flight helicopters takes to the skies 

Survival Flight nurse John Bullen of Ann Arbor has been a part of the University of Michigan Health System's program since its inception with a single aircraft in 1983 to a fleet of state-of-the-art helicopters. More 

Obama: "Se contatarem marcianos, me avisem imediatamente" 

O presidente dos Estados Unidos, Barack Obama, parabenizou a equipe responsável pelo robô explorador Curiosity, que aterrissou com sucesso há uma semana em Marte, e brincou com seu diretor pedindo que, caso contatem marcianos, avisem-no 'imediatamente'. Mais 

Qantas Airlines Refuses to Allow Daniel McCluskie to Sit Next to Pre-Teen 

Girl Daniel McCluskie, a nurse, was forced to switch seats when he was seated next to an unaccompanied young girl on a recent Qantas flight. More

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