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Aircastle Takes Delivery of the First of Three New Airbus A330 Freighter AircraftTuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 7:00AMAircastle Limited announced today that it has taken delivery of the first of the three freighter aircraft in the Company's A330 order stream and placed it on long-term lease to Hong Kong Airlines. Â The three A330-200F freighters, which will be equipped with Rolls-Royce Trent 772B engines, will be operated on services linking Hong Kong with destinations across Asia, the Middle East and Europe. Â ...

Challenge heightened on EPA air quality rulesMonday, September 6, 2010 @ 11:04PMA difference in measurement standards means new rules will be harder to meet.

THAI’s Public Offering on 16-17 SeptemberSunday, September 5, 2010 @ 11:31PMThai Airways International Public Company Limited (“THAI” or the “Company”) announced today its plan to make Public Offering of no more than 1,000 million newly issued shares with subscription schedul

Marine Lt. Col. Mario Carazo, 41, Carlsbad; shot down over AfghanistanSaturday, September 4, 2010 @ 10:53PMThe Cobra helicopter pilot, on his seventh deployment, was in Helmand province to develop operational plans. But on his last day he was providing air cover for an infantry battalion. From the time he was a toddler, U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Mario Carazo always dreamed of flying. As he grew older, he was able to meld that passion with his deep patriotism and fiercely protective instincts when he ...

UPDATE: Virginia Beach says Earl's gone, come on downFriday, September 3, 2010 @ 5:20PMJoel Westforth covers Ocean Mystique's windows with boards Thursday in Virginia Beach in preparation for Hurricane Earl.

UPDATE: Virginia Beach says Earl's gone, come on downFriday, September 3, 2010 @ 5:15PMThe Labor Day weekend is back on track in Virginia Beach, following a not-so-close encounter with Hurricane Earl.  Earl spared not only homes and property but a weekend music concert and a Sunday half-marathon.

UPDATE: Hurricane Earl moves up the coastFriday, September 3, 2010 @ 10:45AMStorm heads northeast after bringing strong winds and rain to N.C.; far less impact in southeastern Va.

N.C. governor says Outer Banks escaped major damageFriday, September 3, 2010 @ 8:30AMHurricane Earl moves northeast off the coast after bringing strong winds and rain to N.C.; far less impact in southeastern Va.

UPDATE: Hurricane Earl's winds, rain lash Outer BanksFriday, September 3, 2010 @ 6:15AMEarliest reports reveal some flooding on Outer Banks of N.C.; rain and lighter winds reach southeastern Va.