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Aviation RSS FeedsAirlines Sue FAA Over Crew Rest Rules. - Several of the nation’s largest airlines have joined in a lawsuit to block stronger federal rules on crew rest during the longest international flights. The airlines say that the Federal Aviation Administration bypassed usual rule-making procedures and denied them the right to comment before it notified American Airlines and Continental Airlines Inc. of the new rules in late October ...Feed Source: planenews.com Indian Airline Sacks Overweight Stewardesses. - NEW DELHI (AFP): India’s state-run carrier Air India has dismissed 10 women flight attendants who were grounded last year for being overweight, a report said Monday. The sackings came after the cabin crew were warned about meeting minimum physical fitness standards and given sufficient time to lose weight, the Press Trust of India news agency reported quoting airline sources ... 8 Die in U.S. Oilfield Services Helicopter Crash. - HOUSTON (Reuters): Eight people died and one was injured in Sunday’s crash in Louisiana of a helicopter carrying oilfield workers, the U.S. Coast Guard said. The crash about 75 miles (121 km) southwest of New Orleans, involved an aircraft operated by Petroleum Helicopters Inc (PHII.O) of Lafayette, Louisiana, a news release said ... One Hundred Miles per Gallon. - Klaus Savier has altered his Vari-EZ and its Continental 0-200 engine by adding computerized fuel injection and ignition systems of his own design. He typically flies at 190 KTAS while getting a Prius-like 50 miles per gallon. If he slows to extend range, Savier’s mileage approaches 100 miles per gallon ... Tell TSA What Large Aircraft Security Program Means to You. - The Transportation Security Administration wants to impose new security regulations that would treat larger general aviation aircraft just like the airlines, and AOPA members are urged to file comments telling the TSA how the rules would affect them ... Future of Commercial Spaceflight Uncertain, But Promising. - This year closed with a volley of seemingly hopeful signs for what’s termed by some as "NewSpace," an entrepreneurial spaceflight trajectory markedly different than NASA and its cabal of mainstream aerospace contractors ... Serial Production of JF-17 Aircraft to Start Soon. - ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC) would soon start serial production of JF-17 Thunder in collaboration with China, Standing Committee of the National Assembly on Defence Production was informed on Thursday ... Carrying Gunpowder Through Airport Security. - by Rhona Mahony. December 5, I brought five ounces (140 grams) of old-fashioned black gunpowder to San Francisco airport. I also brought along a boarding pass for United flight 720 to Denver that I had created at home, in an computer art program. TSA agents accepted the boarding pass. They also took no notice at all of the gunpowder ... Lockheed Martin Rolls Out F-35 CTOL. - FORT WORTH, Texas (UPI): U.S. company Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) announced the first of a new F-35 Lightning II aircraft redesigned under a weight-saving program will begin testing. Lockheed Martin says its first weight-optimized conventional takeoff and landing variant of the F-35 aircraft, an exact copy of what is expected to be delivered to the U.S. Air Force, has been rolled out to undergo testing ... Light Plane Crashes Claim 36. - FATALITIES from light plane crashes were 50 per cent higher this year than last, and 12 people died in the past three months alone, figures from the Australian Transport Safety Bureau show. A NSW farmer became the 36th person to die this year in a light plane accident when his cropduster crashed about midday yesterday at a property near Nyngan. Last year 23 people died in light plane incidents ... Japan Likely to Drop Plan to Buy F-22 Fighters. - Tokyo: Japan is likely to drop its attempts to buy state-of-the-art US F-22 Raptor stealth fighter planes since it expects the United States to stop producing them, a newspaper reported on Sunday. The Japanese government had been trying to persuade the United States to sell it F-22 Raptors to replace its own aging F-15 fleet, despite Washington’s reluctance ... The Quest for the 300-m.p.h. Helicopter. - This year marked the passing of Frank Piasecki, one of the pioneers of rotary aircraft. Piasecki was perhaps best known as the man who successfully developed the first tandem-rotor helicopter, paving the way for long-serving military aircraft like the CH-47 Chinook and the CH-46 Sea Knight ... Russia to Start Production of Ka-52 Combat Helicopters. - CHKALOVSKY (Moscow Region)(RIA Novosti): The Russian government has approved the production of Ka-52 Alligator attack helicopters at a plant in the Far East, the Air Force chief said on Friday. The Ka-52 is a twin-seat derivative of the Ka-50 Hokum-A attack helicopter, and is designed primarily for reconnaissance and target designation purposes. It is similar to the U.S. AH-64 Apache attack helicopter. Video -..... World Flight Raises Money for Lou Gehrig's Disease. - Eighteen months of planning paid off for CarolAnn Garratt Dec. 11 after she and copilot Carol Foy completed their seven-day, 160-hour round-the-world flight in a Mooney to raise money and awareness for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. Garratt’s mother died of ALS in 2002 ... Triumphs and Tragedies: A look Back at 2008. - The ups and downs of 2008 proved a challenge to general aviation, with some incidents dividing pilots and others uniting them. The year saw the first U.S. pilot to be jailed for a fatal accident, general aviation saved the life of another, and pilots prevented a TV crew from flying GA into a major airport for a so-called story. Here are the Top 10 stories, ranked by read..... O'Hare Has 3 Jetliner Incidents. - CHICAGO (UPI): Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport had three minor jetliner incidents Christmas Eve, including one aircraft that slid off a taxiway officials said. The Chicago Tribune reported American Airlines Flight 1544 hit some ice and slid off the taxiway after leaving the gate at 6:42 p.m. None of the 54 passengers or crew of five aboard were hurt, American Airlines spokeswoman Mary Frances Fagan said ... Air New Zealand Says Boeing 787-9 Delayed to 2013. - (Bloomberg): Air New Zealand Ltd., the nation’s largest airline, said it doesn’t expect delivery of the first of eight Boeing Co. 787-9 aircraft until the first quarter of 2013, more than a two-year delay from the original due date ... Denver Crash Baffles Aviation Experts. - The co-pilot of the Continental Airlines jet that veered off a Denver runway Saturday has told investigators that the takeoff acceleration was normal until the plane made "a sudden left turn," investigators said Monday. The unnamed pilot said that he noticed that the Boeing 737-500 jet began to turn away from the center of the runway as it reached about 100 mph, according to Robert Sumwalt, a member of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) ... Cyprus Charges Five Over 2005 Air Crash. - NICOSIA (Xinhua): Cyprus filed criminal charges on Tuesday against five persons deemed responsible for an deadly air crash which killed 121 people on board three years ago. A Boeing 737-300 plane of Cyprus’ budget company Helios Airways was flying from Larnaca to Czech capital Prague on Aug. 14, 2005 when it crashed into a hillside just north of Athens, capital of Greece. All passengers and crew members were killed in the air tragedy ... NTSB Warns of Icing Danger, Urges Immediate Action. - A new safety alert issued by the National Transportation Safety Board points out the many hazards of icing and urges pilots to take counter measures immediately. As little as one-quarter inch of ice on the leading edge of the wing can be deadly and can increase stall speeds by as much as 40 knots, the safety alert warns ... Buffett, Munich Re Face Claims on Denver Plane Wreck - An insurer backed by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. and Germany's Munich Re faces claims on
the Dec. 20 accident that destroyed a Continental Airlines Inc.
passenger aircraft in Denver.... The Ultimate Flying Machine: Sexy as a Sports Car, Portable as a Jet Ski. - On the shore of Lake Isabella, about 150 miles north of Los Angeles, a crowd of flight techs, most of them either pierced or tattooed, swarms around a small white airplane. It’s called an Icon A5. It’s a collaboration between an F-16 pilot and a skateboard designer, and it looks like an odd, rakish sea monster ... NASA Dryden Marked Major Milestones in 2008. - Edwards, Calif.: NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., supported projects and efforts across NASA’s four mission areas during 2008, furthering the agency’s overall mission of leading the nation in aerospace technology.... Weight-Optimized F-35 Test Fleet Adds Conventional Takeoff and Landing Variant. - ORT WORTH, Texas (PRNewswire-FirstCall): Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) rolled out the first weight-optimized conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) variant of the F-35 Lightning II fighter on Dec. 19. The new F-35A, called AF-1, joins three weight-optimized F-35B short takeoff/vertical landing variants currently undergoing testing. The aircraft are structurally identical to the F-35s that will be delivered to armed services beginning in 2010 ... NASA Response to Aviation Week and Space Technology Article. - Unfortunately, Aviation Week’s recent article of Dec. 21, 2008, entitled "Bush Administration Nixed NASA’s U.S.-China Cooperation Idea," is inaccurate and misleading. ... EADS Wins 1.9 Bln Eur Brazilian Helicopter Deal. - LONDON (Reuters): European aerospace group EADS (EAD.PA) said on Tuesday its Eurocopter business had won an order for 50 military helicopters from Brazil. EADS said Eurocopter and its Brazilian subsidiary Helibras would make the EC725 aircraft in Brazil and would begin delivering them to Brazil’s armed forces from 2010 ... Registration Open for Online Passenger Information System. - Beginning in May, pilots who fly internationally will have to provide passenger information to Customs and Border Protection (CBP) using a new electronic reporting system. But CBP’s Electronic Advance Passenger Information System, better known as eAPIS, is available now, and pilots may begin using it on a voluntary basis to file passenger manifests before launching on any international flight ... BE Aerospace Receives FAA Certification to Convert Airbus A300-600 to Freighters - B/E Aerospace, Inc. (Nasdaq:BEAV), the world’s leading manufacturer of aircraft cabin interior products and the world’s leading distributor of aerospace fasteners and consumables, announced today that it has received a supplemental type certificate (STC) from the FAA which authorizes the company to convert Airbus A300-600 passenger aircraft to freighters. The STC was awarded to B/E Aerospace’s Flight Structures unit (FSI) ... Textron, Cessna Aircraft and Bell Helicopter Maker to Cut Workforce. - SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch): Textron Inc., grappling with growing financial risk in a severely weakened economy, said late Monday that it is slashing its fourth-quarter earnings estimate, cutting more than 2,000 jobs and exiting the bulk of its commercial-finance business ... Next NASA Moon Mission Completes Major Milestone. - GREENBELT, Md.: NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO, has successfully completed thermal vacuum testing, which simulates the extreme hot, cold and airless conditions of space LRO will experience after launch. This milestone concludes the orbiter’s environmental test program at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md.... Investigators Hunting Clues in Denver Jet Accident. - DENVER (AP): Investigators took photos and measurements at the charred wreckage of a Continental Airlines jet Monday, searching for clues about why the plane veered off a runway and skidded into a shallow ravine. The twin-engine Boeing 737-500 still sat in a shallow, snow-covered ravine where it came to rest after its aborted takeoff Saturday at Denver International Airport ... FAA Approves Boeing 787 Dreamliner Maintenance Program. - EVERETT, Wash.: Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced that the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approved the all-new 787 Dreamliner’s scheduled maintenance program.... Turkey to Buy 32 Mi-28 Attack Helicopters from Russia. - ANKARA (RIA Novosti): Turkey plans to buy 32 used Mi-28 (Havoc) helicopters from Russia in a deal worth a total of $1 billion, a national Turkish daily reported on Monday. Vatan said the decision to buy helicopters from Russia was made after talks for purchases of Cobra and Super Cobra helicopter gunships failed with the United States ... SpaceShipTwo Carrier Craft Makes Successful First Flight. - A carrier aircraft designed to be the first stage of a commercial spaceline system made its maiden test flight today at the Mojave Air and Space Port in California. Designed by Scaled Composites, the huge and unique WhiteKnightTwo mothership rolled down the runway and muscled itself into the air using four Pratt and Whitney PW308A turbofan engines. The WhiteKnightTwo flew for about an hour, departing the runway at roughly 8:17 a.m. Pacific Standard Time, safely touching down at the Mojave Air and Space Port at approximately 9:17 a.m. PST ... British Airways Places $376 Million Embraer Order. - (Bloomberg): British Airways Plc, Europe’s third- largest airline, ordered 11 aircraft valued at $376 million from Brazil’s Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica SA for the BA CityFlyer unit to improve service at London City airport. BA CityFlyer will take delivery of six Embraer 170 jets and five 190SR planes starting next September, and has options to buy three more aircraft, London-based British Airways said today in a statement. The airliners will fly between London City Airport and Scotland, Ireland and continental Europe ... RyanAirs cancellations could equal decreased tourism for Fuerteventura Posted By : Andy Adams - The holidays business like many is suffering as a result of the credit crunch, quite simply many families that normally took one or even more holidays per year can no longer afford to do so and the problems that the airline industry has had with regards to fuel cost increases earlier this year and growing pressure to cut down on the number of flights to save the environment has made the tourism industry for many country suffer.... Cheap International Student Flights Made Easy Posted By : adam costa - Students can great really cheap international flights. Here's some insights as to how to get the best deals.... Hidden Airfare Bargain for Airline Ticket Savings Posted By : Andrew Bicknell - Traveling is expensive; there is little doubt about that. It does take a significant amount of money whether you are traveling to the next state, the next country, or across the world. One of the most expensive parts of any trip is the airline tickets and with the way the price of oil has been going up it is only going to get worse. The wise traveler knows that in these expensive times finding hidden airfare bargains can mean extra money in their pocket.... Tips to Get Cheap Low Airfare to Europe Posted By : Andrew Bicknell - Traveling to Europe seems to be a vacation that everyone wants to do at one time in their life. It is a great place for just about any type of trip including your honeymoon, spring break, or just to visit to experience the history and cultures of the different countries. For many people though taking a European vacation is dependent on one thing; money. And once you've saved enough to make your dream vacation come true the last thing you want to do is spend too much on your airline tickets.... Secret Airfare Deals for Reduced Prices on Airline Tickets Posted By : Andrew Bicknell - In this day and age there is little doubt that airfare ticket prices are more then most people wish to pay. No matter where you wish to go it will require a certain amount of money and if air travel is a part of your plans there is a good chance it will eat up the largest percentage of your travel budget. But if you know where to look you can find secret airfare deals that give you reduced prices on airline tickets.... Cheap Air Travel With Us Posted By : Deitz Brown - If you are among such travelers who love lots of traveling, then looking out for a cheap air travel is a must. In compare to any other modes of transportation it is the air travel, which allows the passenger to reach their desired destination in a very short span of time.... Student Travel , Adventure Travel and Dirt Cheap Airline Tickets Posted By : Gene Schwerman - People travel for many reasons. Students are usually more adventurous than the average person down the block and they love to travel. Usually the reason the student will tell you that they travel is for fun, excitement or adventure.... The quickest flights to Bali from Australia, Europe and the USA Posted By : Matt Verbaan - Depending on where you are coming from but there are some flights to Bali that can save you a lot of time. Here are listed the airlines and their flight time to the beautiful island.... Passenger Aircraft Charter Experiencing a Memorable Journey Posted By : Article Submitter - Today passenger aircraft charter has become an easy and cost-effective alternative for both corporate houses and leisure travelers. The reduce cost of chartering an executive jet and large airlines has made them within the reach of a greater number of companies and individuals.... Indian Charter Aircraft Service Offers Great Comfort and Flexibility Posted By : Article Submitter - Charter aircraft service differs from scheduled air craft in mainly three vital factors such as flexibility, efficiency and privacy. It provides you the freedom to organize a trip which is planned according to your needs. As with scheduled airline you are bound to follow the airline schedule.... Jet Airways gets 2008 Best of Jersey City Award Posted By : William Brentster - Jet Airways which is considered to hold the first rank in providing largest airline flights services in India. The Washington based US Local Business Association awarded jet Airways as the 2008 Best of Jersey City Award in the airline companies category. a company's effort in achieving exceptional marketing success in the local community and business category helped to achieve this award.... Cheap Student Airfares Posted By : Dustin Schwerman - Maybe I'm misreading the media, but it's starting to seem like intelligence is no longer a common attribute for depictions of students. In fact, it seems to have been replaced by a decided lack of intelligence, or at least common sense. After that, though, the next most common trait seems to be a lack of wealth, a trait that is by no means limited to media depictions. Which brings us to the point of this article: cheap student airfares.... Sunshine Coast Accommodations Posted By : Plimmer Anrew - Planning for a weekend with your family at an exquisite location? Want to get away from the city hustle and bustle with your loved one for a few days? Then we have the best deal available just for you at the Sunshine Coast Resort Catalina Holiday Apartments which is offering you first class luxurious accommodation at the beautiful Sunshine Coast Resort in Queensland.... Aviation - How To Succeed 3 Posted By : peter radford - This Article introduces the most important manufacturers of civil transport aircraft, taken on a worldwide basis. It discusses the structure of each and the manufacturing emphasis in terms of product range. It defines the importance of extensive networks of parts suppliers to ensure timely and efficient production. It mentions the entry into the civil transport market of the first passenger jet to be manufactured by the People's Republic of China.... Air Travel in Italy Booking Tips Posted By : john@johnhacking.com-9793 - A useful guide to booking flights to and within Italy.... How Can You Find Cheap Flights To New York? Posted By : Nemanja - Are you planning a trip to the Big Apple? There is more to do in New York City than any other city in the world. This makes for a great vacation spot. However, some people get turned off at the though of traveling there because they are afraid that they can't find any cheap flights to New York.... How to Find Cheap Flights to Europe Posted By : Nemanja - So you want to visit Europe. Well you do not have to spend a fortune on your dream vacation. Flying to Europe can be as inexpensive as flying almost anywhere else if you keep a few tips in mind.... How Can You Find Cheap Flights to Miami? Posted By : Nemanja - Miami is one of the most popular cities in America when it comes to vacations. Because of this Miami International Airport is also one of the busiest airports. If you are trying to find cheap flights to Miami you can take advantage of this. Not only do you have international flights that you can catch short hops with, but you also have your local flights. This makes for an enormous amount of competition amongst the airlines and in turn and enormous amount of savings for you.... How To Find Cheap Airline Tickets To Atlanta Posted By : Nemanja - Atlanta, the capital of the peach state. There are currently over 3 million people in this city, and there are just as many attractions to see. But how can we get cheap flights to Atlanta in order to be able to visit this beautiful city? Saving money while flying there is really not very difficult if we keep a few things in mind.... Tips For Surviving a Long Flight Posted By : Laurie Evans1 - Long airplane trips dont have to be torture. Planning ahead and being prepared can make all the difference, and leave you feeling refreshed instead of dead on your feet after the flight. Investing just a few minutes in reading this article can pay off in a big way, when you consider all the aggravation and irritation that you can avoid by learning some tips for surviving that long flight.... Travel Tips : Low Cost Airlines in India Posted By : kuldeep.mmt - Jet Airways was started by Naresh Goyal, the owner of Jetair Private Limited, and the airline commenced its commercial operations in 1993, offering 24 daily flights to 12 destinations in India nation.... Know About Online Flight Booking in India Posted By : kuldeep.mmt - With the advent of online flight reservation, flights booking in India increased dramatically, acting like catalyst in a market dominated by the state-owned carrier, Indian Airlines (now Indian).... Low Cost Airlines in India : Air India Airlines Posted By : kuldeep.mmt - Air India was founded in 1932 as Tata Airlines, and became a public limited company and commercial airline in 1946. Following the Air Corporations Act of 1953, the Government nationalised the air transportation industry and Air India International Limited was born.... Travel Tips for your Air Travel India Posted By : kuldeep.mmt - What revolutionized the scene of airlines in India was the introduction of low cost flights, namely Air Deccan that believed that by not including a business class and not offering meals on board, could help greatly reduce costs of operation, which translated in to bringing lower airfares to customers.... 10 Benefits of flying Posted By : Lavana James - There are a wide range of both economic and social benefits to flying that make it more favourable to any other mode of transport ... Copyright © 2009, Free Final Money Links Exchange. All Rights Reserved.
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