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• Honeymoon Horror: Newlyweds Among Five Killed in Fiery Helicopter Crash on Scenic Hawaiian Island.
  Two nuclear engineers were killed on their honeymoon when their helicopter crashed and exploded into flames while they flew over the scenic Hawaiian island of Molokai.

  
  

  
  
  
  
• Quest Plans First Helicopter Built in Emirates With Ukraine Help.
  Quest Helicopters plans to sell the first helicopters manufactured in the United Arab Emirates in about three years, and aims to sign up customers at the Dubai Airs show, an executive said.

  
  

  
  
  
  
• Australian Airline Rents iPads in Flight.
  Jetstar is revolutionizing the in-flight entertainment experience for its customers by rolling out iPads on selected Jetstar flights. Those flying longer than two hours can choose to lease an iPad from $10 to $15 per flight.

  
  

  
  
  
  
• New Space Station Crew to Launch Into Orbit Tonight.
  Three spaceflyers will launch to the International Space Station tonight (Nov. 13), to begin a months-long mission to the orbiting outpost.

  
  

  
  
  
  
• Russian Helicopters Signs $1.2 bln Engine Deal With Ukraine’s Motor Sich.
  Russian Helicopters, which designs and manufactures civil and military rotorcraft, and Ukraine's Motor Sich engine-building firm have signed a $1.2 billion contract on the supply of Ukrainian engines for Russian commercial helicopters, Motor Sich head Vyacheslav Boguslayev said on Sunday.

  
  

  
  
  
  
• Mexico Helicopter Crash ‘Was Accident’.
  Mexican officials say initial results from an investigation into the helicopter crash in which the country's interior minister was killed, indicate it was an accident. The minister, Francisco Blake Mora, and seven other people, died on Friday when their helicopter came down in fog on a remote hillside outside Mexico City.

  
  

  
  
  
  
• 10,000-sq-ft NextGen Test Bed Opens.
  An expanded 10,000-square-foot test-bed facility for the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) opened Nov. 7 at Daytona Beach International Airport following a congressional field hearing on the airspace-modernization effort.

  
  

  
  
  
  
• Boeing, Emirates Announce Historic Order for 50 777-300ERs.
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (PRNewswire): Boeing and Dubai-based Emirates Airline today announced an order for 50 Boeing 777-300ERs (Extended Range) plus options for an additional 20 of the popular twin-aisle commercial jetliner.

  
  

  
  
  
  
• Boeing Receives $1.7B for 7 More US Navy P-8A Poseidon Aircraft.
  SEATTLE: Boeing [NYSE: BA] on Nov. 3 received a $1.7 billion low-rate initial production (LRIP) award from the U.S. Navy for seven additional P-8A Poseidon maritime surveillance aircraft.

  
  

  
  
  
  
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