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Accidents

· Topic: Accidents
· Total News: 362
· Total Reads: 322383

Ultralight Aircraft Crash Kills Marijuana Smuggling Pilot.

Lone Survivor Staggers Away from Deadly B.C. Crash.

At Least Three Killed in Helicopter Crash in Brazil.

Civilian Cargo Plane Crashes in Iraq, Killing 7.

Four Dead, One Injured in Helicopter Crash in Russia's Tatarstan.

No Survivors in French Helicopter Crash.

Experts: SC Learjet Pilots Should Have Taken Off.

Human Remains Found at Fossett Crash Site.

Plane Crash Kills 4, Injures Blink 182 Drummer.

Four Die in Plane Crash, Including U.S. Officials.

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Aerobatics

· Topic: Aerobatics
· Total News: 33
· Total Reads: 51691

For Sale: One Cool Aerobatics Squadron.

The Russkiye Vityazi Aerobatic Team. Video From The MAKS-2005 Air Show.

Follow Team USA at 2007 World Aerobatic Championships.

USA Places Close Second at AWAC.

Aerobatic Pilot Sean Tucker Bails Out During Flight Practice.

Aerobatics draws good turnout

Aerobatics in Ephrata

Awesome aerobatics main attraction at Air & Sea Show

A fine-tuned flight fest

RedBull Copilot

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Air Racing

· Topic: Air Racing
· Total News: 30
· Total Reads: 37084

Destefani Wins Seventh Unlimited Crown at Reno.

American Chambliss Wins Red Bull Race in London.

Rocket Racer Takes to the Skies.

Competition Tightens in Red Bull Air Race Series.

Red Bull Air Race Heading to Detroit, San Diego.

Red Bull Air Race to Go Midwest.

Red Bull Race. Video.

FAI at Red Bull Air Race Interlaken.

Spectacular Airplane Race Planned for Monument Valley.

Air Race Ace.

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Aircraft Engineering

· Topic: Aircraft Engineering
· Total News: 208
· Total Reads: 210599

Boeing 787 Fastener Problems Caused by Boeing Engineers.

MIT and NASA Designing Silent Aircraft.

Boeing Completes Destructive Testing on 787 Dreamliner Wing Box.

Diamagnetic Cavity Shields For Spacecraft?

Bombardier Aircraft Executes a Historic First Flight.

US Puts $30M Toward 10X Increase in Power for Venerable Aircraft Engines.

Fighting to Take Off.

Lockheed Martin F-35A Achieves Another Milestone.

Cessna Unveils New Columbus Mockup.

Researchers Want a Submersible Airplane.

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Aircraft Homebuilding

· Topic: Aircraft Homebuilding
· Total News: 41
· Total Reads: 81842

Comment Deadline Nears for Changes to '51-Percent Rule'.

EAA: FAA's Proposal Would Adversely Affect Homebuilt Movement.

EAA Members' Voices Being Heard on 51% Proposal.

Kit Aircraft Loops, Rolls in The Air Like a Fighter Jet.

Building an Airplane in Ten Months.

Building Experimental Aircraft Links Enthusiasts to Earlier Era of Aviation.

Vietnam's Wright Bros. Hope to Pilot Homemade Helicopter.

Aircraft Builders Track 40,000+ Hours of Progress Using Free Software.

Vans Aircraft Advances Homebuilding.

Hallmarks of Homebuilding.

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Airlines and Big Iron

· Topic: Airlines and Big Iron
· Total News: 603
· Total Reads: 472124

Austria: Lufthansa Sole Bidder for Airline.

Northwest Airlines Grounds 27 Planes to Comply With FAA Directive.

FBI: Airline Passenger Restrained With Duct Tape.

Alitalia Workers to Strike Nov. 25.

Alitalia Buyers Confident of Relaunch by December.

German Airline Lufthansa is to Take Over British Airline BMI.

The USA's Best Airline is...

Russian Police Quiz Plane Passengers After Drunken Hijack Attempt.

Airlines Could Save $10 Billion a Year With GPS.

How to Protect Yourself if an Airline Goes Bankrupt.

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Airports

· Topic: Airports
· Total News: 62
· Total Reads: 38561

Virgin Atlantic in Talks With EasyJet to Buy Gatwick Airport.

Airport Asks Hunters to Keep Planes Safe.

Pilots Step Up to Save Maine Airport.

FAA Head Says Chicago Could Need New Airport.

Gatwick Airport for Sale.

Domodedovo Turns into Reality-Show Shooting Area.

World's Most Dangerous Airports.

Baggage Handlers Detained Over Stealing in Domodedovo Airport

Rail Service Launched in Sheremetyevo Airport

UK Antitrust Regulator May Break Up BAA -- Will Heathrow Be Set Free?

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Alliance for Aviation Across America

· Topic: Alliance for Aviation Across America
· Total News: 5
· Total Reads: 4052

Alliance for Aviation Election Update.

No User Fees in FAA Funding Bill!

More Community Groups Join GA in User Fee Battle.

AAAA Sets Record Straight on FAA's User Fee Issue Facts.

Coalition Forms to Fight for GA.

America

· Topic: America
· Total News: 7
· Total Reads: 10377

Moments of Silence Mark 9/11 Crashes.

United Pilot's Widow Defends Crew's Role in 9/11.

Collector pays homage to wartime aviators with his military craft

Flight Across America Ceremony.

Fly Free On 9/11.

Pilots To Carry State Flags To New York City.

Airforce One

Announcements

· Topic: Announcements
· Total News: 110
· Total Reads: 141672

SK Jets Launches New "GENESIS" Charter Program Simplifying Private Jet

NBAA Unveils The 'Light Airplane Conference and Exhibition'.

Aerlines Magazine Releases Issue 40.

Aircraft Maintenance Professionals Gear for Expo.

Aviation Industry Expo is Pacing to Sellout!

Long-Time Industry Authority, George Prill to be Honored at

EAA Skiplane Fly-In Set For Next Saturday.

Industry Expert Joins Oasis Hong Kong Airlines.

Experimental Aircraft Association's AirVenture Starts Tomorrow.

Boeing Invites the World to View the 787 Premiere.

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AOPA

· Topic: AOPA
· Total News: 111
· Total Reads: 98844

AOPA Members Speak out About TSA Security Proposal.

Pilots Remain Frustrated With FSS System.

AOPA Urges Airports to Oppose User Fees.

AOPA Objects to $25 Per Flight User Fee.

Alaska Pilots Say no to User Fees, Higher Taxes.

States, Communities Stand Up for GA.

User Fees Ground 'Trip Around The Patch' for Europeans.

National AP Story Paints Dim View of GA.

What's it Like to Fly GA With User Fees?

Insurance Reform Puts Aircraft in Same Category as Dynamite.

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Australia

· Topic: Australia
· Total News: 20
· Total Reads: 15993

Dreamliner Meets Dreamtime in Territory Tests.

Pilot Predicts Airline 'Bloodbath'.

Window Falls Off Plane Over Melbourne.

Qantas Takeover Blocked by Mergers Panel.

New Cargo Airline for Australia.

Australia to Acquire 24 GE-Powered Super Hornets.

AUD 6 Billion to Maintain Australia's Regional Air Superiority.

Australia Elusive Multirole Aircraft.

Qantas 'Will Remain an Aussie Airline'.

Bolt from Aircraft Smashes Suburban Roof in Australia.

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Aviation at War

· Topic: Aviation at War
· Total News: 51
· Total Reads: 39608

Rebels Down Helicopter. Ocampo Celebrates in New York.

50 Billion for New Planes, Gear in War-Funding Bill.

Afghanistan Choppers to Cost "a Couple of Hundred Million Dollars".

The 'Helicopter War'.

Lanka Lost 26 Aircraft in LTTE's Air Attack in Anuradhapura.

CV-22 Osprey Flies First Search and Recovery Mission.

Iraqi Air Force Flying Training School Opens at Kirkuk.

French Mirages Arrive at Kandahar Airfield.

Osprey Tilt-Rotor Squadron Heads to Iraq.

U.S. Aircraft Dodges Fire Over Iraq With Congressmen on Board.

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Aviation Business

· Topic: Aviation Business
· Total News: 2195
· Total Reads: 1486427

SK Jets Announces Green Flights for Travelers Who Wish to Fly Carbon Neutral.

Sikorsky Sales in China Continue to Grow.

Bombardier Sells Eight Q400 NextGen Airliners to Ethiopian Airlines.

Oil Prices Slump Under $50 per Barrel.

Emivest Aerospace SJ30 Business Jet Sets New World Speed Record.

Eclipse Gets Financing to Meet Payroll.

Why Shouldn't Detroit Bet a Bailout? For the Same Reason the Airlines Shoul

Eclipse Promises to Pay Employees.

Piper Slows Production.

Pratt & Whitney's Airplane Engines Get $185M Air Force Deal.

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Aviation Education

· Topic: Aviation Education
· Total News: 40
· Total Reads: 52678

Foreign Flight Students Get Alternative to J-1 Visa.

Pilots Flock to Stick and Rudder Clinic

Pilot Skills in Upset Recovery Need Overhaul at All Certification Levels.

Flight Instructors: What's Really in Short Supply is a Reason to Teach.

Western Michigan University Extends Benefits in Effort to Retain CFI's.

FAASTeam News.

US Opens Flight School for Iraqi Pilots.

New Aeronautics Competition for High School and College Students.

Some Space Left in EAA Women Soar Program.

EAA's Sport Pilot Instructor Database Surpasses 600 Instructors.

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Aviation Health

· Topic: Aviation Health
· Total News: 89
· Total Reads: 82112

Got Jet Lag? Go Chew On a Pine Tree.

FAA Extends First, Third Class Medicals.

Pilot Gets Second Chance After Heart Transplant.

Are Pilots Afraid of Heights?

Avoiding Food 'May Beat Jet Lag'.

Worried About Airplane Drinking Water?

In The Air, Health Emergencies Rise Quietly.

Deaths on Planes Are Rare, Difficult.

Surviving an Airline Flight.

Airplane Noise Tied to High Blood Pressure Risk.

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Aviation in Africa

· Topic: Aviation in Africa
· Total News: 50
· Total Reads: 60829

Mozambique to Invest $150 Million in Airline.

Nigeria: Mystery of a Missing Plane.

Nigeria: There Will Be More Plane Crashes Unless...

Nigeria: Totally Deficient in Aircraft Maintenance And Engineering.

South Africa Welcomes First Black Female Helicopter Pilot.

US Aviation Experts to Inspect Nigerian Planes.

Ethiopia: Airline Buys Fourteen Trainer Aircraft.

New Continent-Wide African Aviation Agency Aims to Boost Air Safety.

15 Airlines May Fold Up as FG Gives March 31 Deadline for Recapitalisation.

Tanzania: Precision Air to Buy Six New Aircraft.

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Aviation on TV

· Topic: Aviation on TV
· Total News: 47
· Total Reads: 61543

Next on NOVA: "Missing in MiG Alley".

Continental Will Offer In-Flight Satellite TV Next Year.

Next on NOVA: Missing in MiG Alley.

Boeing 787 Premiere to Feature Award-Winning Broadcaster Tom Brokaw.

Interview With Delta CEO Gerald Grinstein On Airline's Future.

Next on NOVA: Crash of Flight 111.

Next on NOVA: 'Wings of Madness'.

Next on NOVA: 'The Deadliest Plane Crash'.

Who Killed the Red Baron?

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Aviation Politics

· Topic: Aviation Politics
· Total News: 321
· Total Reads: 247916

Executive Order Focuses on NextGen.

Obama, McCain Transportation Advisers Speak Out on Aviation.

The Candidates on General Aviation.

What Would Obama and McCain Do About Aviation?

Venezuela Orders Halt to u.s. Airline Flights.

Obama: China's Aviation System "Superior" to America's

Southwest Airlines Spent $300,000 on Lobbying.

John Carr's Gone Fishin'.

Alfred Kahn on Airline Deregulation Thirty Years Later

Eurocopter Engineer Confessed to Spying for Russia

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Aviation rights

· Topic: Aviation rights
· Total News: 164
· Total Reads: 136760

Eclipse Aviation Faces 4 Lawsuits Over Refunds.

3 Found Guilty Of British Bomb Plot.

A Flier Strikes Back.

Pilots Defend Safety of Small Planes.

Trial Canceled for Comair 5191 Crash Lawsuits.

Indonesia: Pilot Charged in Crash That Killed 21.

English Language in Plane Tickets Appears Illegal in RF

US Airline to be Tried Over Concorde Crash.

Disabled Woman to Sue S7 Airlines for Discrimination

Airline Passenger Rights Bill Introduced.

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Bad!

· Topic: Bad!
· Total News: 90
· Total Reads: 114983

Authorities Find Fetus on Airplane from NYC.

'Death to Jews' Scrawled on El Al Plane

Psycho Tries to Open Jet Door in Air.

Briton Opened Aircraft Door in 'Air Rage' Attack.

Girl, 16, Kicked Off Plane for Coughing.

88 High School Students Stuck On Airplane For Ten Hours.

Drunk Pilot: 'I Won't Blow Up My Plane'.

Ryanair Error Blamed After Passenger Jet Nearly Crashed Into Airport.

Airline Passenger Faces Charges After Striking Flight Attendant.

Airline Pilot in Blunder Land.

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Balloons and Blimps

· Topic: Balloons and Blimps
· Total News: 61
· Total Reads: 83592

Zeppelin Flights Lift Off In California.

Boeing to Build 'Blimpicopter'.

Zeppelin Company Airship Ventures Raises $8M.

Air Balloons Must Provide Same Safety as Other Passenger Aircraft.

Lighter-Than-Air Vehicle Completes Successful Test Flights.

Balloon Solo Trip 'Was The Last'.

A New Class of Personal Aircraft.

Russian Airship Sets New Altitude Record.

Near Space Airship Fate Rests With Defense Budget.

Blimp Company Produces TV in The Sky.

· More -->

Books

· Topic: Books
· Total News: 10
· Total Reads: 18368

A Spitfire Pilot and His Japanese Captor.

I Was A Hostage On Hijacked Airplane.

Battle Order 204: A Bomber Pilot's Story.

Fossett Publishes Autobiography 'Chasing the Wind'.

Vagabonds of the Sky-A Photographic History of Barnstorming

New FUNNY Flight Attendant book

Mental Illness and Alcohism in Pilots Increasing.

Alan Shepard Biography.

The Original Eccentric Aviation Pioneer

Neil Armstrong Biography.

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Chinese Aviation

· Topic: Chinese Aviation
· Total News: 41
· Total Reads: 26291

Chinese Authorities in Talks on Airline Merger.

China Unveils New Turboprop Regional Aircraft.

China Honors Helicopter Regiment for Quake Relief.

Chinese Plane Business Gets Wings.

Beijing Airport Switches to English for Safety Reasons

First Chinese Homegrown Regional Jet Delays Maiden Flight.

China to Launch 1st Jumbo Aircraft Company in Shanghai in Near Future.

Airplane JV to be Unveiled in City This Month.

China Builds 1st Pilotless Airplane Base.

Chinese Air Force to Recruit 30 More Female Pilot Cadets.

· More -->

Christmas

· Topic: Christmas
· Total News: 12
· Total Reads: 20651

Track Santa's Flight Today on NORAD.

FAA Clears Santa for Annual Flight.

NORAD Tracks Santa!

Rudolph the Red Nosed Airplane?

Happy Holidays from Planenews.com.

Merry Christmas.

Santa Gets Green Light for Christmas Flight.

Santa Receives FAA Waiver.

What aviation was and should be like.

K39N: Annual Santa Fly-In

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Concorde

· Topic: Concorde
· Total News: 18
· Total Reads: 22898

Concorde Parts go Under Hammer in French Auction.

Concorde Parts to Hit Auction Block.

Concord Jet Moves to Temporary NYC Home.

Concorde To Be Displayed At Floyd Bennett Field.

French Court Paves Way Toward Trial in Deadly 2000 Concorde Crash.

NOVA: Supersonic Dream.

Former French Aviation Official Placed Under Investigation in Concorde Probe.

Concorde Was a Danger for 20 Years.

Continental Airlines jet blamed over Concorde crash

Concorde Opens to Public Tours in NYC.

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Crop Dusting

· Topic: Crop Dusting
· Total News: 2
· Total Reads: 2585

Crop Dusting Now Costly, High-Tech Industry.

Crop Dusting Goes High Tech in Florida.

EAA

· Topic: EAA
· Total News: 151
· Total Reads: 143255

The World of Flight Returns to Oshkosh!

EAA Examining TSA Large Aircraft Security Program Proposal.

More Than 60 New 'Hints for Homebuilders' on The Way.

EAA Defends Homebuilts' Access To Airports.

Rocket Racing League to Unveil Competition Aircraft, More at AirVenture.

More AirVenture Blogging Buzz.

Sun 'n Fun Begins Today.

Advance Ticketing For AirVenture Goes Live.

Raptors Returning to AirVenture.

EAA, FAA Discuss Experimental Amateur-Built Rules.

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Early Days

· Topic: Early Days
· Total News: 3
· Total Reads: 5655

Horses, Cars and Aircraft Battle in 'Race of the Century'.

Vintage Aircraft Data Availability.

Wright Brothers Aircraft Replica.

Europe

· Topic: Europe
· Total News: 42
· Total Reads: 32874

Europe Is Forcing Airlines to Buy Emissions Permits.

Italy Ordered to Open Helicopter Contract Bidding.

EU Approves Mobiles Use on Planes.

Europe Looks to Create Cleaner, Quieter Aircraft.

Prodi to Push Alitalia-Air France Deal.

Europe Launches New Aviation Research Program.

EU Adopts Latest Airline Blacklist; Ban on All Indonesian Operations.

French Fighter Jet Intercepts German Tourist Plane, Pilot Arrested.

Spain Introduces New Airport Security Measures.

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Federal Aviation Administration

· Topic: Federal Aviation Administration
· Total News: 187
· Total Reads: 144545

U.S. to Impose Tougher Rules for Pilot Rest on Long Routes.

FAA Releases 2009 "Flight Plan".

No User Fees This Year.

Congress Punts FAA Funding Issue into 2009.

FAA's Role in Certifying Light Jet Questioned.

FAA Eclipse Certification was 'Right Call'.

FAA Told to Audit Airline Safety Data for Accuracy.

FAA Investigating 11 Air Carriers on Safety Issues.

FAA Intends to Reduce VOR Network Soon.

FAA, Congress Revisit Eclipse 500 Certification.

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Fédération Aéronautique Internationale

· Topic: Fédération Aéronautique Internationale
· Total News: 22
· Total Reads: 28073

Five Candidates for World Air Games 2009.

The World Air Games 2009.

17th FAI World Hot Air Balloon Championship Completed.

World Air Games 2009 Bidding Process is Now Open.

Celebrating 100 Years of the Coupe Gordon Bennett.

FAI Centenary Celebrations in Paris.

CIG Commemorates FAI Centenary.

FAI Centenary Airshow.

FAI Will Celebrate its Centenary in 2005.

8th European Microlight Championship.

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Fire Fighting

· Topic: Fire Fighting
· Total News: 10
· Total Reads: 8747

Quick Fix Sought for Firefighting Planes.

NASA Aircraft Aiding Southern California Firefighting Effort.

Forest Service, NASA Test Plane for Wildfires.

Greece Asks Russia to Send Additional Aircraft to Fight Fires.

Russia Planes Rush to Greek Fires.

New Videos - IL-76 waterbomber.

Tom Robinson Alerts Arizonans to Forest Service Malfeasance.

SciFi's Alan Dean Foster Supports IL-76 Waterbomber.

OK, TX Governors Confirm Forest Service Rejects Il-76 Waterbomber.

Russian Aircraft Could Have Saved California.

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French Aviation

· Topic: French Aviation
· Total News: 20
· Total Reads: 14733

France Moves to Raise Pilot Retirement Age Despite Strike.

Air France Pilot Strike Causes Major Disruption.

French Strike Hits Paris Airport Flights.

France Investigates Airbus Crash.

Air France Immigrant Expulsions Protest.

French Government to Recommend Ukrainian AN-148 to French Air Carriers.

Travolta Lands at Paris Air Show as Airbus Lands More Orders.

EADS Flies New Tanker Plane.

The Paris Air Show in Facts and Figures.

Dassault Aviation Selects Rolls Royce Engines for Future Falcon Jet.

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Future of Aviation

· Topic: Future of Aviation
· Total News: 104
· Total Reads: 112728

Can Airplanes Fly on Coal?

Researchers Look to Bury Current Air Traffic