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airplane stories: 110 news summaries

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Weekend With Mel Gibson Part of Brit's Rehab

Helping pop princess 'in crisis' behind jaunt
to Costa Rica

May 16, 08 3:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - Mel Gibson and wife Robyn are building on attempts to help with ex-neighbor Britney Spears' personal rehabilitation with a getaway to their Costa Rica pad, People reports. The group, also including Brit's dad, jetted there yesterday "for a few days to relax." Gibson and Spears have met up... More »

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Britney Spears • Costa Rica • celebrity • vacation • Mel Gibson • airplane • Jamie Spears

 Feeling Lethal? SkyMall Catolog Has Just the Thing

Merchandise can take a sinister turn, given the right mood

May 8, 08 8:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - Browsing airplane catalogs already hints at a certain crazed desperation. But just in case that yapping businessman on your flight pushes you into a homicidal rage, Jezebel points out that SkyMall merch can also facilitate murder (first, allow 4-6 weeks for delivery):
  1. Lawn Aerator Sandals: 1.5-inch spikes covering
... More »

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shopping • murder • death • airplane • shoppers • in-flight • SkyMall

 Airplanes
 Emit More CO2
 Than Thought 

Jets will put 1.5B tons into the air by 2025 — half of EU's current emissions total

May 8, 08 2:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - Bad news on the climate-change front: Airplanes are emitting 20% more carbon dioxide than anyone thought. According to a newly disclosed report, they could release 1.5 billion tons a year by 2025—compared to 3.1 billion tons a year now released by all the citizens of the EU,... More »

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climate change • environment • carbon dioxide • air travel • airplane • carbon emissions

 Tips for Grumpy Fliers 

There are some things passengers can do to take control of their airport fates

Apr 11, 08 12:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - With customer complaints up 60% and operational performance at an all-time low, it's not a good time for the airline industry—or its passengers. CNN offers these tips to fractious fliers:
  1. Research, research, research: Check out airline performance at FlightStats.com or FlightAware.com before buying your ticket, book
... More »

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travel • airline industry • list • airport • airline delays • airplane • airline passenger's bill of rights

Boeing Delays Dreamliner Rollout 6 More Months 

Plane won't be ready until 3rd quarter of 2009

Apr 9, 08 10:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - Boeing's new 787 Dreamliner has been delayed for a third time—now it won't be delivered until the third quarter of 2009 due to parts shortages and manufacturing partners who've fallen behind schedule. The innovative, fuel-efficient plane was originally scheduled to be available next month, reports Bloomberg. More »

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Boeing • Boeing 787 Dreamliner • delay • airplane

For Boeing, Warplanes Are Becoming History

After losing another big military contract, giant's defense role shrinking to bit parts

Apr 7, 08 3:34 PM CDT
(Newser) - As Boeing makes fewer military aircraft and more hardware systems, its commercial and defense arms look increasingly like separate companies, the Seattle Times reports. "These are two legs walking in opposite directions," one analyst says. While airplanes continue to dominate its commercial side, the company, once a military-aircraft... More »

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Boeing • Airbus • fuel tankers • Northrop Grumman • Defense Industry • contract • airplane

Jury Sees 'Martyr Videos'
in UK Terror Plot Trial

Discussed bringing families on suicide missions

Apr 5, 08 6:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - In London yesterday, prosecutors introduced “martyrdom videos” as evidence against eight British Muslims accused of plotting to destroy US-bound airliners in 2006, the Times  reports. One video, found in a man’s garage, envisioned “your people’s body parts responsible for these wars and oppression decorating the... More »

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London • terror plots • airline safety • hydrogen peroxide • airplane • videos • martyrdom • terror trial • Abdulla Ahmed Ali • Assad Sarwar





 8 'Plotted to Blow Up' 7 Airliners  

Trial of terror cell opens in London

Apr 4, 08 3:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - An Islamic terrorist cell plotted a suicide mission to blow up seven transatlantic airliners in midflight, killing more than 1,500 passengers, a prosecutor charged yesterday as a trial began for eight men in London. The explosives were to be hidden in soft drink bottles and set off by detonators... More »

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terror plots • bomb • airplane • Heathrow Airport • terror trial • soft drink bottles • Woolwich Crown Court • Peter Wright QC • Abdulla Ahmed Ali • Assad Sarwar • Mohammed Gulzar

Boeing Moves
to Speed 787 Production

Buys pre-assembly plant that caused serious delays

Mar 29, 08 1:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - Seeking to stem mounting delays in the production of its breakthrough 787 jetliner, Boeing is getting more involved in the early steps of the assembly process, the Chicago Tribune reports. Boeing said yesterday it will buy out a partner's share of a South Carolina plant that assembles two rear sections... More »

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Boeing • airline industry • Boeing 787 Dreamliner • manufacturing • delay • jet • airplane

 Gun-Blasting Pilot Suspended 

Can't carry a gun after he blows hole in fuselage during flight

Mar 26, 08 9:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - A trigger-happy US Airways pilot whose gun accidentally discharged in the cockpit has been suspended from the federal program that permits pilots to pack heat, reports CNN. He's also been yanked from flight duty pending the results of an investigation by the FAA, the TSA, and US Air. The shocking... More »

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terrorism • gun control • US Airways • airline • pilot • hijacker • airplane • guns

Pilot's Gun Accidentally
Fires in Cockpit

Discharge is first incident since passage of new law

Mar 25, 08 1:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - A pilot’s gun went off in the cockpit of a US Airways plane just as it was landing in North Carolina this weekend, the AP reports. It was the first time a gun was discharged inside a plane since pilots were armed in the wake of 9/11. Though no... More »

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US Airways • TSA • pilot • airplane • Federal Air Marshal Service • guns

 Fly the Tech-Friendly Skies 

PC World takes a look at getting connected in the air

Mar 18, 08 2:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - Travelers who want to stay connected while they're on the move get an assist from PC World, which finds that some airlines and airports are soaring ahead in the technology stakes while others are stuck on the runway. Virgin America leads the way, with a power port in every seat,... More »

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Internet • airline industry • JetBlue • United Airlines • American Airlines • air travel • WiFi • Virgin America • airplane

Planes Nearly Collide
Over Pittsburgh

Evasive maneuvers prevent mid-air crash after air-traffic trainee errs

Mar 6, 08 9:03 AM CST
(Newser) - A quick nosedive by a Delta pilot narrowly averted a mid-air collision of two passenger planes over Pittsburgh this morning, after an air traffic control trainee told a Delta pilot to turn into another jet’s path. The planes, carrying 120 passengers between them, missed each other by a scant... More »

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Delta Air Lines • plane crash • Pittsburgh • air traffic control • airplane • National Air Traffic Controllers Association • PSA

US, Euro Alliance Landed Air Force Deal for Airbus

$40B contact took years of careful planning

Mar 3, 08 4:00 AM CST
(Newser) - Years of careful strategy and an alliance between executives was the key to Airbus nailing a $40 billion deal to build Air Force planes, reports the Wall Street Journal. The Pentagon’s decision last week is “a transformational shift in the way weapons systems are acquired. It’s an... More »

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Pentagon • Boeing • Air Force • Airbus • Northrop Grumman • EADS • airplane • Ralph Crosby Jr.

Scientist Makes Wonder Material from Rice Husks

Cheap 'aerogel' would slash electricity needs, bomb-proof buildings

Feb 29, 08 5:10 PM CST
(Newser) - Rice husks might be the key to lowering electricity use, bomb-proofing buildings and making products—from airplanes to tennis rackets—lighter. A Malaysian scientist says she’s found a cheap way to create aerogel, the world’s lightest solid, from discarded rice husks. The material combines incredible insulating power and... More »

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electricity • Malaysia • chemistry • airplane • aerogel • insulation • bomb-proofing • soundproofing • scientific breakthroughs • tennis rackets

Dreamliner Delays May Drive JAL Away

Longtime customer weighs defecting from Boeing to Airbus

Feb 22, 08 7:23 PM CST
(Newser) - Japan Airlines may abandon its plan to stock up on Boeing Dreamliners because of tie-ups in production of the new 787, Reuters reports. The carrier, a loyal Boeing customer, planned to buy 55 Dreamliners, but the delivery date has slipped again, to early 2009. Now JAL is checking out the... More »

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airline industry • Boeing 787 Dreamliner • Airbus A350 • Japan Airlines • airplane

UPDATED

Dad, Daughter Die in Panama Plane Crash

Pilot also killed;
teen friend of family is the only survivor

Dec 25, 07 3:55 PM CST
(Newser) - Searchers in Panama tonight found the bodies of a California businessman and his 13-year-old daughter two days after their plane disappeared in the mountains, the AP reports. Another girl, a 12-year-old friend of the family, survived the crash and was hospitalized, but the extent of her injuries was not known.... More »

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Panama • plane crash • Cessna • airplane • jungle • Michael Klein • Islas Secas • Volcan

Airplane WiFi Poses Sticky Situation 

Crammed together passengers may not like neighbor's browsing material

Dec 24, 07 12:26 PM CST
(Newser) - Airlines getting ready to offer Internet access are grappling with how to enforce netiquette at 33K feet. "We think decency and good sense and normal behavior will prevail," said the CEO of one service. If it's not porn or violent images, its annoying ringtones and loud conversations that... More »

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Internet • airline • web • air travel • WiFi • airplane

China Unveils 1st Passenger Jet

Beijing hopes to compete with Boeing and Airbus

Dec 21, 07 12:43 PM CST
(Newser) - China unveiled its first passenger jet today, the first step in its goal to become a major player in the global aviation industry, Bloomberg reports. The ARJ21, which seats up to 90, will make its maiden voyage in March, and the first planes will be ready for customers in 2009.... More »

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China • Boeing • Airbus • aviation • airplane

Boeing: Dreamliner on Schedule

Firm grappling with supply issues; will still deliver 1st in late '08

Dec 11, 07 3:25 PM CST
(Newser) - Boeing said today that it remains committed to delivering 109 Dreamliners by the end of 2009 despite persistent supply-chain problems, the Chicago Tribune reports. Although the aviation giant expects to eventually be able to produce one plane in 3 days, the first six—which will be used for test flights—... More »

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Boeing • airline industry • Boeing 787 Dreamliner • airplane

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