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Safety improvements scheduled for El Monte and La Verne airports (TRNS)

Air France 447 Investigation Interim Report (AVWE)

Small Plane Crashes During Takeoff in Tucson (TDYN)

Udayan's budget expectations: A test match, not T20 (MONE)

All aboard survive Tucson air crash (ANET)

Motoart retro figther jet desk chair (LANT)

EU may lift Garuda flight ban (ABC_)

Prepare for harsh decisions, Jadhav tells Air India staff (NWS_)

Honoring a war hero (NWSA)

Official: EU to lift ban on Indonesian airlines (CNBC)

Officials seeking money for new fire station at Houma airport (DLYC)

Skydivers plan patriotic display (DLYC)

Family Filmgoer (ONLC)

Warnings removed at Monte Rio beach (PRES)

July 4, 1945 Guam: "At That Instant, The Left Engine Quit Dead" (NWSG)

A fitting tribute to the Aussies of Tiger Force (THIS)

Studebaker President adored by Nobility (NORM)

Brazzil Magazine (BRAZ)

EU revokes ban on Indonesian planes (NST_)

FAA Approves Detriot Metro Noise Compatibility Plan (CHAR)

JAA System Comes to an End June 30, 2009 (CHAR)

EU to lift ban Indonesia's Garuda, three other carriers (TMSE)

The Tragedy of Virgin Nigeria (ONLT)

Minister Orders Suspension of FAAN Officials (ONLT)

State requires marking towers (TRIB)

Australia.TO (AUST)

Family Of Plane Crash Victim Speaks. (KRGV)

Firm lures police with six figure jobs overseas (TRAD)

County Legislature approves new Starflight positions (OBRT)

Magill: Athens' McWhorter one who got away from UGA (ONLA)

Ch: Incidents (more->)

Air France 447 Investigation Interim Report (AVWE)

July 4, 1945 Guam: "At That Instant, The Left Engine Quit Dead" (NWSG)

Family Of Plane Crash Victim Speaks. (KRGV)

1 dead in single engine plane crash in N. Iowa (DGLO)

Plane makes emergency landing in Sunriver (KTVZ)

Plane Crash Leaves Minister Dead (CTLV)

Europe to officially lift flight ban in 20 days (TPST)

Plane Crashes On County Road 25 (KIMT)

Federal investigators probe Summit County helicopter crash (TMSA)

2 safe after plane crashes on pond (NWSB)


 
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Le'Bourget - UAVs dominated by Israel and Northrop; supersonic BizJet; bio-fuels as the future; 'crop-duster' 'fighter plane'

Lockheed - set to sell thousands of F-35s

AOPA - HLS report vindicates GA

Cessna - hands out 800 layoff notices

NBAA - Objects to biz jet travel info release (pdf)

AF447 - biggest search in AvHistory

Le'Bourget - Airbus wants EU loan, Sikorsky/Lockheed USA presidential heli, Honeywells' runway excursion, UAVs on show and analysis

Robotic-Ferret - sniffs bomb/drug/human traces in cargo

Balloons - how many needed to lift a house?

AF447 - airlines replacing speed-sensors

Paris-AirShow - AirBus/Boeing' focus is saving: orders

Open-Rotor - GE/RR design tests

Birds - NYC' effort to remove geese

AirRace - RedBull this weekend

Forecast - Boeing's 20 year future

TSA - GA input on future changes

Flight 447 - expert analysis

Cessna - cuts 1700 additional jobs

Flight-Attendents - seven ways to annoy them

NTSB - Obama names Hersman as new chair

Radar - new mode for better weather projection

Weather - new discoveries about rain

AOPA - House congratulates 70th anniversary

DOT - reorg suggested by NTPP

Paris Airshow - starts next week

NTSB - pilots ill trained for water landings

GE Engines - 50 pct less orders

AF Disaster - pilot reports intense white-flash

Losses - IATA projects 9bn for airlines

ATC - Fed report alerts of Cyber-vulnerabilities

BioFuel - AirNZ states big savings

Bomb - found and defused on Iranian airliner

UAV-Heli - new Hybrid Coaxial design

Materials - Carbon Fiber demand slump

Engines - RR hopes for the Open Rotor concept

X-Ray - Logan tests new machines

FAA - House approves re-auth bill

GPS Ideas - for the EU Satellite competition

Batteries - 10 fold capacity increase

Heli - Mosquito for under 20K

NanoCoat - to monitor aircraft structural safety

FAA - Senate approves Babbit's nomination

Health - on airports prep and pandemics

USAF - on GPS, in response to GAO concerns

TSA - scraps airport 'Puffer' machines

Anti-Missle - SAAB' civilian system

Beechcraft - to cut 150 jobs

China A320 - maiden flight

Hong Kong - 20% less air cargo

BAA - traffic down 10 pct

ATC - system breach by hackers

TSA - launches 'secure flight'

AirBus - job losses expected

BizJet Support - by Oprah

NYC Auctions - DOT cancels slot auction plans

ScramJet - progress towards first test

Piper - sold to asia based Imprimis

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Science - the mechanics of Bird' Yaw

SuperKite - power generating kites

Science - corrosion resist thin nano metal coating

FlyingCar - Terrafugia makes maiden flight

AltFuel - electric aircraft symposium

Satellites - turn gaze onto each other

WingSuit - flying in Norway (video)

AlgaeFuel - 5 startups

Science - new way to produce white light

AlgaeFuel - JetFuel key component breakthrough

Security - Mind-Reading robots for airports

Tadpole - German innovative design test

Nuclear - to power planes by end of century

Engines - Swiss design to use no AvGas fuel

GE/NASA - fuel saving jet engine

NanoTech - BuckyPaper, instead of steel

FuelCell - major breakthrough from Madrid

Engines - 20% increase via EM atomization

airPedals - Frenchman plans channel crossing

Blackwater - scandal-ridden firm changes its name

Bill-of-Rights - why its needed for passengers

WingJet - flight across channel a success

GigaFly - large autonomous parachute

Composites - new continuous glass-fiber sandwich

GreenPrize - CAFE open comment period

UAVs - airliner anti-missile guardians

Solar - power beaming test success

HybridFlyer - a design by Moller

Airborne Laser - initial test firing

Materials - new bonding method for aircraft

Magnetic Core - polarity shift and its likely effects

MIT's RAPT - weather tool saves time/fuel

UAV - Russian X-Shaped rotor

UAVs - Boeing demonstrates shootdown by laser

FuelCell - worlds smallest cell

Composites - Russia develops own capabilities

Flying-Car - Russian design

100m/Gallon - Vari-EZ design by Rutan

UAVs - birds and bees are the model

Solar UAV - 82+ hrs at 60,000 record flight

GoogleEarth - new 50cm/pix satellite imagery

Elec-Plane - ElectraFlyer based on Moni Kit

Flex Heaters - can wrap and be used anywhere

USAF - stops CyberCommand efforts

NZ - morning glory wave flight

AirForce 1 - behind the scenes look 8/25

Balloons - in the study of volcanoes

UAVs - enabled with shortwave vision

Glasses - night vision enhancing and jetlag reducer

Bio-Passports - hacked in 1-hour

FAA - releases radar data on UFO/Texas sightings

Cloak - metamaterials hold promise

Fruit-Trees - source for diesel/jet-fuel

Rocket Racer - celebrates first flights

Bracelet/Stunner - Homeland Security is interested

Tiny Flyer - 10cm MAV equipped with camera

Lightning - the science

Terrafuga - on display at Oshkosh

NASA - Cassini confirms Titan lake

Fire-Tanker - questions on CA fire-usage

TSA - lifts cap on approved flyer

UAVs - electric commuter plans

JetPack - Martin's unveils Jet Suit

Blackwater - audit faults on aviation contracts

UK - fingerprint all passengers

Fossett - questions over his death linger

Northern-Lights - trigger found by Nasa

FuelCell-Plane - Boeing flies the first ever

USAF - engine demonstrator plans

Best-Airports - Forbes freq-flier ratings

Space-Elevator - more than a concept

AutonomousFlight - European UCAVs overview

Blimp - heavy lifter joint, Boeing/Skyhook

Fuel - on price hedging

Jet Engine - patent silencer

Vulcan Engine - DARPA releases scramjet details

Wing Design - corrugation key to dragonfly lift

Fume-Events - 116 in UK reports

LSA - Popular Mechanics review

Jet-Suit - Jet equipped suit over the Alps

UFOs - UK Gov. releases findings archive

PBS - new 10hr series, carrier

SmartFish Plane - collaboration of six groups

TSA - faulty no-flight-list portal handling

NASA - airline safety survey released & criticized

Fuel - producing bacteria found in Iceland

NORAD 9/11 Tapes - discrepancies in mililary chiefs' testimony as well as issues in relation to white house announcements


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Aviation Horrorscope We have you figured out.

Quiet! (photo) Testing the Sennheiser noise cancelling headset.

Passengers Are Animals (photo) Doggies and kitties, to be exact.

P-40 is Back! (photo) Air Corps P-40 flying againa't Schellville.

Last Aussie Bomber (photo) Last missing RAAF bomber found in Vietnam.

A True Vintage Fly-in (photo) Flying around in formation over beautiful San Diego.

Chino Air Show (photo) Some changes this year, not all for the good.

PCDM (photo) If it rolls, floats or flies, it was there.

No More Loran? Long range n avigation system probably won't be funded.

AOPA WarningUser fees are back again. Time to fight.

New GI Bill Vets can now get money for college, or for their kids' college.

AF Reinventing Itself Mass changes in the way AF to be structured.

Fatal Month Crashes take lives of eight military members.


 
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