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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.

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.

FAA Intervention in Privatized Space Flight is Ridiculous


Burt Rutan and his team of designers, engineers and test pilots at Scaled Composites did something no private group had ever done. They proved that private space flight is feasible and safe.

Material Memory and NASA High Tech Plastics for Rotor Blades


Some new materials, types of plastics seem to be stronger than steel by quite a bit. Since they are made of polymer plastic blends it will be possible to add in some material memory manufacturing in the process.

Moving Troops and Evacuation Strategies


There are many ways to evacuate people from disasters like Hurricane Katrina for instance. There are also many ways to move troops to the area of conflict.

Flying Blimp Walrus Could Have Assisted in Evacuations


What is a Walrus Super Blimp? It is a giant heavy lift Blimp being evaluated by the United States Department of Defense's special research division; DARPA. What is DARPA? Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.

Mirrors to Redirect Mini Laser Weapons on Fighters for Vortex Airflows


Recently a new airborne laser system was announced to be put onto fighter jets, once this technology becomes more advanced we will no longer need missiles for air-to-air combat. The system, which will go onto a fighter jet would be called the; "HELLADS" or High Energy Liquid Laser Area Defense System, it is being tested now.

Fuselage Mounted Laser Vortex Enhancer Directed to Airfoils


DARPA has developed a small laser cannon, just like Star Wars to use as a weapon in a fighter plane for air to air combat, destroying enemy missiles or perhaps using a combination later on of Argon or CO2 (depending on altitude) for close air support. Recently it was announced that they would put this new airborne laser system onto fighter jets.

Jet Lag - 5 Pre-travel Steps to Reduce the Effects of Jet Lag


Ask any regular long-haul flyer about their experience of flying and you will soon discover that everyone has a different "magic" formula for overcoming or avoiding jet lag.In reality of course no magic formula exists - and there is certainly no magic pill or tablet.

Jet Lag - 5 In-flight Tips


The secret to combating jet lag, and arriving at your destination with little or no jet lag, lies in sound preparation well in advance of your date of travel. This, however, is only the foundation of your "anti jet lag" plan and all of your sound preparatory work will be wasted if you don't also ensure that you follow a sensible routine during your flight.

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UBM Aviation Acquires Industry's Top Blogging Website
MarketWatch (press release)
TALLINN, Estonia, May 20, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- UBM Aviation Routes Limited announced today its recent acquisition of Airlineroute.net, an online blogging website for route development scheduled changes. Airlineroute.net is the airline ...

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Newstrack India

Aviation regulator blamed for failure to offset turbulence
gulfnews.com
By S. Narendra, Correspondent Mumbai: The International Federation of Air Line Pilots' Associations (Ifalpa) has accused the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) of violating its role as an independent regulator in dealing with the Air India's ...
Ajit Singh to meet leaders of 13 Air India unions todayEconomic Times
Aviation Minister pledges to solve AI crisis within three monthsNewstrack India
AI strike: Ajit Singh to meet pilots todayZee News
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82nd Combat Aviation Brigade pilots driving success in eastern Afghanistan
Fayetteville Observer
In the cockpit, Chief Warrant Officer 3 Randy Swanson of the 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade's Task Force Saber peered through a pair of night vision goggles as he executed a two-wheel landing at the peak. The whole time, voices crackled over the radio, ...



Domestic aviation experts see potential in growing sector
Viet Nam News
HA NOI — Viet Nam's aviation sector is growing rapidly, according to Lai Xuan Thanh, deputy director general of the Civil Aviation Administration. The speedy development was attributed to the increase of many foreign airlines that had opened new ...

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Wrap Up and Photos for Paine Field Aviation Day 2012
Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog)
The Paine Field Aviation Day this year was bigger and better than ever. More planes, more options, more access and the sunny day doesn't hurt either. The even was divided into two events, one on the west side of the field by the Historic Flight ...

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Thailand's Advance Aviation to boost Gulfstream fleet
Flightglobal
Thailand business jet and helicopter charter firm Advance Aviation plans to add three Gulfstream G200 aircraft over the next three years. The company, which commenced jet operations in February, operates a single G200 aircraft that it purchased from ...



US Census Bureau Daily Feature for May 21
MarketWatch (press release)
Today marks the birthday of an important US aviation pioneer who now is largely forgotten. Glenn Curtiss was born in Hammondsport, New York. He was the first US motorcycle champion, setting a speed record of 136 miles an hour in 1907.

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S. Korea shares civil aviation knowhow with developing nations
Yonhap News
SEOUL, May 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will share advanced aviation-related policy knowhow with developing countries as part of its contribution to promoting safety and efficiency in global civilian flight services, the government said Monday.

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Brisbane Times

Qantas cuts 500 jobs to save $100m
The Australian
"Like the manufacturing industry, aviation maintenance is a labour and capital intensive sector. Our cost base in heavy maintenance is 30 per cent per cent higher than that of our competitors - we must close this gap to secure Qantas' future viability ...
Qantas to cut another 500 maintenance jobsReuters

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Foreign experts fly in to identify aviation woes
Khaleej Times
ISLAMABAD - After two major air crashes in the last two years, international experts have been, once again, called in to identify problems with Pakistan's aviation system and facilities. A team of experts of the International Civil Aviation ...

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