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• FAA proposes $300,000 civil penalty against American Airlines

  WASHINGTON - The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced that it is proposing a $300,000 civil penalty on American Airlines for a maintenance violation.

• NATO's new strategic concept discussed in Warsaw

  For two days the Polish capital has become a hub of discussion on NATO's new Strategic Concept - a document that, once agreed by all Allies, will shape the organisation's future direction.

• NASA announces systems engineering student competition

  WASHINGTON - NASA's Exploration Systems Mission Directorate is inviting teams of undergraduate and graduate students throughout the country to participate in the fourth annual Systems Engineering Paper Competition. Participants in the competition will submit a paper on an Exploration Systems mission topic.

• A change in NATO's doctrine? NATO needs a strategic vision to the future

  Madrid - Admiral Di Paola, Chairman of the Military Committee, talking to the students and staff of CESEDEN (Centro Estudios de la Defensa), confirmed that the Strategic Concept will be short, sharp and simple.

• Why sometimes pilots do leave behind overweight passengers?

  Broken seats in commercial aircraft are more than just inconveniences, and while a defective seat by itself cannot cause a major safety issue inside a plane, it is often an indication of a bigger, ongoing problem.