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Airlines, Price Wars, and Branding

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Making a Mechanical Manta with Material Memory Manufacturing Methods

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Sport Aviation and Jet Aircraft

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Flying Blimp Walrus Could Have Assisted in Evacuations

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China is Starting to Build Military Fighter Trainers

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Airbus A-380 is Pretty Big

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How to Overcome Jetlag

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Jet Lag - You Can Suffer From It...Or You Can Do What This International Airline Captain Does

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Mexico to Manufacture Aircraft

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Is your air traffic control person real?

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Aviation Lawyer: Whether Passenger, Pilot or Owner, You May Need an Aviation Lawyer

If you or a family member has been the victim of an airplane accident, you should find an Aviation Lawyer (Attorney) to help you. It is important to contact an Aviation Lawyer because of the highly specialized nature of Aviation Law. An Aviation Lawyer will understand law involving the industry,... Read More

De Ice Boots Preventative Care

If you have de-ice boots on your aircraft you realize that for them to last you will need to keep them in new condition. In days gone buy aviators and aircraft mechanics have used all sorts of things to keep them in mint condition. This is especially serious if you... Read More

Airline Travel Lingo! Does The Language Need An Interpreter?

With airline travel increasing in record numbers, more people are experiencing the frustration of understanding the airlines industry language, and leaving them feeling that they need an interpreter for the travel information they're receiving from the airline industry!It seems that air companies think that every individual that flies should have... Read More

A Look at Fractional Jet Ownership

We've all experienced it - the commercial flight. After a mad dash to make it to the airport on time, including the hours allotted for getting through security, where you'll have to take off your shoes, empty your pockets, and prove that your laptop is not a bomb, you sit... Read More

Finding Really Cheap Airline Tickets Online

Trying to find really cheap airline tickets can become very frustrating and time consuming but if you know how and where to search you can quickly and easily find airline tickets online.The internet is fast become the best place to find really cheap airline ticket deals. Whether you're looking for... Read More

Whos Paying for the Private Jet?

One of the major perks of being a celebrity is the free stuff. Just ask the famous attendees of this week's VMA music works. Flying around with the entourage can get expensive, and don't except these kiddies to be sitting in coach. Private jets all the way. But are all... Read More

Aluminum Cleaner for Aircraft Detailing by Alcoa

There are many choices for aircraft detailing when it comes to aviation uses. One product we like after tying them all out was a product by Alcoa Corporation. The product is distributed by CLB Enterprises at Alcoa Corporation for aluminum polish in all aspects of detailing. We used this on... Read More

Fuel Costs and Air Fares Set To Rocket After Hurricane Katrina Punishes The US

It now looks certain that Hurricane Katrina will push fuel prices - and air fares - up through the roof.Hurricane Katrina has just killed hundreds of people, and it could well be thousands of people that we don't know about already. But now the awful diseases we've all heard of... Read More

Flying As A Hobby

Ask a room full of people what hobby they have and you will get as many answers as there are people. Others will confess that they don't have a hobby. They probably do; but just don't label it as such. By definition, a hobby is an activity or interest pursued... Read More

Airbus to Build $600 Million Aircraft Manufacturing Plant in US

Airbus has announced that it will build a $600 million aircraft manufacturing plant in Mobile Alabama. This is significant news and will open doors to US based commercial airlines to buy more Airbus Aircraft in the future. Alabama is quite good at attracting manufacturing facilities such as Mercedes, Nissan and... Read More

Private Jets: 4 Leaders in Fractional Flying

Fractional flying, you say. Is that division? Well, sort of. Fractional flying is where you, the customer, can own a "share" in a private jet. In most cases these shares allow you to own as much as 1/4 to as little as 1/32 of a 40 million dollar private jet.... Read More

Overcoming Jet Lag

Jet lag can be one of the worst, and certainly one of the most frustrating, aspects of long distance travel. Also called desynchronosis (meaning "out of time"), jet lag occurs when travellers pass through multiple time zones, arriving several hours ahead or behind their "home" time.Travelling across several time zones... Read More

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Austin News

Congress Passes Aviation Safety Bill
Huffington Post (blog)
On Friday, Congress passed a major bill on aviation safety in response to last year's crash of Continental Flight 3407 that was en route to Buffalo, ...
Obama to sign aviation bill todayBuffalo News
House, Senate Pass Aviation Safety Bill That Tightens Rules for PilotsFairWarning (blog)
Flight 3407 families celebrate passage of aviation safety billWBFO
WKBW-TV -Los Angeles Times -The Associated Press
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AFP

FAA Downgrades Mexican Aviation System
NPR (blog)
The FAA downgraded Mexico's civil aviation system because of weaknesses with that nation's air-safety regulation. As if Mexico doesn't have ...
FAA: Mexico not meeting international aviation standardsSeattle Post Intelligencer (blog)
US downgrades its air safety rating for MexicoReuters
FAA downgrades Mexico's air safety ratingThe Associated Press
Channel 6 News Online -AFP -WFAA
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'Black box found at Pakistan plane crash site'
AFP
"The investigating committee found the black box from the Margalla Hills this morning," Junaid Ameen, director-general of the Pakistan Civil Aviation ...
Airblue Black Box Located In Pakistan's Worst Aviation DisasterNewsTime
'Black box' found in Pakistan plane crash wreckageThe Associated Press
Crews in Pakistan find voice, flight data recordersCNN
Daily News & Analysis -Press TV -Sify
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Blue Sky Aviation aids Central Valley law enforcement with use of helicopter
Visalia Times-Delta
Then he called in Blue Sky Aviation's Robinson R-44 chopper, piloted by owner Ron Overacker. Within six minutes, the Tulare-based helicopter was overhead ...

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Dassault Aviation Earnings Climb, Sees No Recovery Yet
Wall Street Journal
PARIS (Dow Jones)--French military and business jet manufacturer Dassault Aviation (AM.FR) said Thursday its profitability improved in the ...
Dassault sees no quick biz jet recoveryReuters
Dassault Aviation posts 37-percent growth in net profitsPeople's Daily Online
DASSAULT AVIATION : First Half-year 2010 ResultsMarketwire (press release)
Aviation International News
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New York Daily News

Four killed in Air Force plane crash in Alaska
Reuters
In light of the accident, Atkins said, the military was considering whether to go on with the aviation show, which also features precision flying ...
Military cargo aircraft crashes in AlaskaOne News Page

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WomenVenture celebrates women in aviation
Oshkosh Northwestern
Karen Stemwell has been a part of all-women flight teams for Boeing and mentored hundreds of girls interested in aviation. Those two things have one thing ...

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Nextant Aerospace's 400XT On Display at NBAA Business Aviation Regional Forum
MarketWatch (press release)
RICHMOND HEIGHTS, Ohio, Jul 29, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Nextant Aerospace will have their demonstration aircraft on display at the NBAA Business Aviation ...

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Los Angeles Times

Eric Malnic dies at 73; former Times reporter covered Watts riots, aviation
Los Angeles Times
He later became noted for his coverage of aviation issues. Longtime LA Times reporter Eric Malnic in 1998. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) By Dennis ...

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Tampa International Airport agency to make first layoffs in 65 years
Tampabay.com
The Hillsborough County Aviation Authority plans to cut 27 employees, about 4 percent of its work force, by year's end, spokeswoman Brenda Geoghagan said. ...
More jobs set to be created at Norwich airportNorfolk Eastern Daily Press
Air traffic up again at Orlando InternationalOrlando Sentinel
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