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FAA announces safety ratings for Curaçao, Sint Maarten
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today announced that Curaçao and Sint Maarten do not comply with international safety standards.
oneworld named best airline alliance by Global Traveler - again
oneworld® has been named Best Airline Alliance for the second year running by Global Traveler in the leading business travel magazine’s GT Tested Reader Survey 2011 Awards. Read more
Innovative NASA-JAXA partnership benefits global Earth science
In a unique collaboration between national space agencies, the United States and Japan began combining elements of their satellite resources on Monday to increase a critical type of Earth observation data. The partnership will more than double the quantity of this data that is used to explore earthquake hazards, forest declines, and changing water resources in the Americas. Read more


