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Chicago Tribune (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
Airline merger talks likely as lean winter months approach The next few months will be crucial for United Airlines as it and other U.S. airlines cope with a cash squeeze.
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The Cranky Flier (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
Recession Means More People Travel Locally, Take Shorter Trips It’s not a surprise, but people are changing their travel habits in this economy. The numbers are sobering to see. US-EU Open Skies Phase II Talks Begin All eyes are on round two of the talks - this, the EU hopes, will result in cabotage rights within the [...]
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Chicago Tribune (Free subscription) | yesterday
British Airways PLC said it will ground aircraft, slash the number of available seats and postpone taking delivery of a dozen new Airbus A380 superjumbos as it faces a recession-driven decline in passengers.
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Financial Times (Free subscription) | yesterday
British Airways' latest traffic and capacity figures reveal just how little difference the airline's much-ridiculed effort to persuade staff to work for nothing will...
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Aviation Now (Free subscription) | yesterday
Boosting conjunction analysis took center stage after defunct Russian satellite crashed into Iridium spacecraft
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The Cranky Flier (Free subscription) | yesterday
I’m going light on my post today since it’s officially a holiday here in the US. What better way to kick off the holiday weekend than with a little airplane porn? This time, there actually is a person involved, but fortunately, he is fully clothed. Apparently, AirTran is really happy that Mark Malkoff made [...]
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Denver Post (Free subscription) | 07/03/2009
A computer problem temporarily disrupted United Airlines flights at O'Hare International Airport on Thursday, causing long delays and lines for travelers headed out for the Fourth of July weekend.
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PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 07/02/2009
HORSEHEADS, N.Y., July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- The Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation X2 TECHNOLOGY(TM) demonstrator achieved another milestone with the completion of two test flights that included full engagement of the distinctive propeller for the first time. In one hour of testing conducted in two flights, the aircraft flew at speeds reaching 52 knots in one test and 42 knots with the propeller providing...
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Aviation Now (Free subscription) | 07/02/2009
Test launch of four-short range missiles today; might attempt another long-range ballistic missile test on/about July 4
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Aviation Now (Free subscription) | 07/02/2009
French accident investigators think Air France 447 may have hit the Atlantic Ocean intact, at high speed.
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The Wichita Business Journal (Free subscription) | 07/02/2009
Boeing seems to be preparing to buy supplier Vought Aircraft Industries Inc. in North Charleston, S.C., which likely will lead to establishing a second 787 assembly plant there.
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paisano1 | 03/02/2009
Lockheed Martin ( LMT ) may see their stock rebound after being pummeled last week by news the Obama administration was weighing its options in regard to a controversial program to replace the current fleet of Presidential helicopters, commonly referred to as “Marine One.”
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legionofmarduk | 10/26/2007
From the majestic Airbus 380 to the ultrafast Tgv train, from the International Space Stations' modules to the planned Galileo positioning system, the whole Europe has been bustling with hi-tech research and application in the last years. Eager to latch itself on this burgeoning trend Genoa (already hosting the Italian Institute for Technology and planning its Erzelli Hill Technology Village) started