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Report Warns of Runway Dangers at US Airports

Leadership void, bad equipment, overworked staff make tarmac treacherous

Dec 5, 07 8:32 PM CST
(Newser) - Lax federal oversight and overworked air-traffic controllers contribute to a "high risk" of a major runway collision at US airports, a new report warns. The GAO report cited 370 incidents on runways this year, near a dismal FAA record six years ago that set stricter oversight in motion, the... More »

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FAA • GAO • pilot • air traffic controllers • airplane

Declare Fossett Dead, Wife
Asks Court

Move would help
settle vast estate of missing aviator

Nov 27, 07 7:50 AM CST
(Newser) - The wife of Steve Fossett, who went missing in September while flying his plane over the rugged terrain of northwest Nevada, asked an Illinois court yesterday to declare him legally dead, the AP reports. If granted, the request would allow the vast estate of the millionaire adventurer to be settled,... More »

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plane crash • aviation • millionaires • pilot • Steve Fossett • airplane

Emirates Air Inks $35B Order With Airbus

Boeing passed over for not launching its new 787-10 soon enough

Nov 12, 07 3:12 AM CST
(Newser) - Airbus got a huge boost from Emirates Airline on the first day of the the Dubai air show yesterday, winning a record $35-billion order for 81 planes. Emirates ordered 11 A380 super jumbos and 70 mid-sized A350 XWBs in the largest-ever single purchase of aircraft. Boeing got a consolation prize... More »

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Boeing • Airbus • Airbus A380 • Boeing 787 Dreamliner • Airbus A350 • Emirates • airplane

Europe Likely to Get
Cell Phones on Flights

Regulator proposes allowing base stations in airplanes

Oct 18, 07 5:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - European regulator Ofcom has proposed allowing cellphones in airplanes in EU airspace, making it more likely that Europeans will soon be able to chat in the air. Under the proposal, a mobile base station could be installed on planes, and the signal would be routed by satellite. The FAA ruled... More »

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cell phones • FAA • Europe • Ofcom • airplane

Airbus Finally Delivers First A380 'Superjumbo' Jet

But questions persist over company's production abilities

Oct 15, 07 9:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - After 2 years of delays, Airbus SAS delivered its first behemoth A380 to Singapore Airlines today. The world’s largest jet fell behind schedule, and development costs ballooned to $18 billion, when workers were forced to install 300 miles of wiring by hand. It should fly on Oct. 25, but... More »

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Boeing • airline industry • Airbus • Airbus A380 • airplane

Turn Off the iPhone or
Go to Jail

Passenger detained
for using phone in 'airplane mode'

Oct 12, 07 7:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - An irate flight attendant attempted to have a passenger arrested for refusing to turn off an iPhone on a flight to Hawaii, even though it was reportedly in "airplane mode" and didn't violate any FAA rules. The mode turns off all cell, WiFi and Bluetooth signals, which could interfere... More »

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FAA • iPhone • electronics • arrest • air travel • ATA • WiFi • Bluetooth • airplane

It's a Plane! It's a Car! It's ...

A Massachusetts company's breakthrough makes aero-auto hybrids a closer reality

Oct 11, 07 6:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - A new vehicle suitable for both air and road travel could be available within two years, reports MIT's Technology Review. By recently producing the world's first automated folding wing, Massachusetts company Terrafugia, Inc. came a step closer to creating the Transition, a "light sport aircraft" that works on the... More »

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MIT • auto industry • airplane • cars

Fatal Plane Crashes Fall 65%

Better equipment and focus on crash prevention makes air travel safer

Oct 1, 07 10:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - The fatal domestic plane crash rate has fallen 65% in the last decade. It's not quite the 80% decrease over 10 years the government demanded in 1996 after two crashes killed 375 people, but it's a significant improvement, the Times reports. The decline rests on tighter air traffic control, better... More »

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FAA • plane crash • air disasters • airport security • airline safety • airplane

Private Jet Demand Soars

Weak dollar, high oil prices fuel surge

Sep 24, 07 1:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - The demand for private business jets is sky-high, with international buyers taking advantage of the weak dollar to propel a projection-beating trend expected to last at least a decade, MarketWatch reports. "Domestic demand is solid but it's not showing the type of growth rates going on outside the US,... More »

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Airline to Offer Internet Access

Alaska jet will have Wi-Fi hot spots for phones, laptops

Sep 19, 07 5:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - Alaska Airlines will become the first US carrier to offer  satellite-based Wi-Fi internet access to passengers, reports AP. The airline will install the wireless service on one 737 jet next spring with a view to outfitting the entire 114-plane fleet. American Airlines announced plans for internet access on some of... More »

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Internet • Boeing • Singapore Airlines • American Airlines • Korean Air • air travel • Lufthansa • WiFi • Alaska Airlines • AirCell • Connexion • Japan Airlines • airplane

Surfers Scour Google Earth for Signs of Aviator

Internet volunteer army pores over photos in Fossett search

Sep 11, 07 3:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - An army of web surfers—even the guy in the next cubicle—has joined the search for missing aviator Steve Fossett. Google Earth has released fresh images of the Nevada desert, and surfers can scour chunks of wilderness for aircraft wreckage. One problem: "We're finding them left and right—... More »

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Google • Google Earth • aviation • pilot • desert • Nevada • Steve Fossett • Mechanical Turk • airplane • Amazon.com

Solar Plane Beats World Record

Aviation officials absent for the Zephyr's 54-hr flight

Sep 10, 07 11:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - A lightweight, solar-powered plane has broken the world record for the longest unmanned flight by a whole day. The Zephyr, built by a British security firm, flew for 54 hours during a test flight, beating the US Air Force's record for a similar vehicle by 24 hours. But it's not... More »

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environmentalism • plane • solar energy • solar power • solar • Zephyr • airplane

Fossett Hunt Yielding No Clues

Search for millionaire adventurer yields no clues

Sep 8, 07 7:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - Searchers combing Nevada for Steve Fossett's plane have found six other uncharted wrecks, but no sign of the millionaire adventurer who's been missing since Monday. One downed plane thought to be his was found to have been last registered 30 years ago, CNN reports. Fossett's family remains optimistic, despite the... More »

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crash • plane crash • aviation • pilot • Steve Fossett • diappearance • airplane

Dreamliner Delayed Again

Issues in supply chain, flight software slow production of Boeing's new jet

Sep 5, 07 3:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - The maiden flight of Boeing's next-generation jet, the 787 Dreamliner, has been delayed until November or December, the manufacturer announced today, blaming problems in the supply chain and flight-control software. Nevertheless, the Seattle Times reports, Boeing remains on schedule—with much less room for error—to deliver the first aircraft... More »

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Boeing • Boeing 787 Dreamliner • plane • jet • airplane

Aviation Adventurer Is Missing

Search parties on the lookout for America's Richard Branson

Sep 4, 07 4:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - Quixotic aviator and adventurer Steve Fossett, the first person to make it around the world in a balloon, was missing today when his plane disappeared over western Nevada. A search is on for his single-engine Bellanca, but the millionaire entrepreneur didn't file a flight plan, the AP reports. More »

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disappearance • aviation • pilot • hot air balloon • Steve Fossett • Bellanca • airplane

Senators’ Plane Draws Iraqi Fire

Flight crew of VIP aircraft used evasive maneuvers in 'close call'

Aug 31, 07 10:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - An airplane carrying three US senators and a congressman was fired upon by rockets as it left Baghdad last night, forcing the pilot to resort to evasive maneuvers to avoid being struck. Alabama Sen. Richard Shelby described the rocket attacks as “near misses,” CNN reports. “Our plane... More »

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Iraq • James Inhofe • Mel Martinez • Richard Shelby • airplane

Passenger Restrained After Midair Attempt to Deplane

Crew, other travelers duct-tape man to seat

Aug 26, 07 12:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - A redeye flight from Denver to New York took a frightening turn yesterday when a passenger leaped from his seat and tried to open the rear door of a Frontier Airlines jet. Flight attendants and passengers then restrained the man by strapping him to his seat with duct tape. A... More »

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flight • mental illness • flight attendants • air travel • Frontier Airlines • airplane

Military Battles for Drone Control

Branches vie with each other for high-tech craft

Aug 20, 07 1:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - New enemies are hovering over America's unmanned drone aircraft—branches of the US armed forces battling each other for control of the high-tech flyers. The Air Force is lobbying Congress for exclusive control over purchasing and developing the spy planes, a move opposed by the Army, Navy and Marines.  More »

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Congress • Air Force • Department of Defense • US Army • UAVs • drones • aircraft • airplane

New Air Force Drones Refuel Without Pilots

Technology gives fighter jets longer striking distance and more time in air

Aug 15, 07 3:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Defense agency has developed an on-board flight system that connects an airplane to a re-fueling aircraft without the need for a human pilot, allowing unmanned fighter jets to remain in the air longer. The technology uses exact inertial, GPS, and video measurements to latch a probe into a 32-inch... More »

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Navy • refueling • Defense Industry • inertia • GPS • pilot • airplane

Flying Monkey Travels Coach

Man smuggles baby marmoset onto flight under his hat

Aug 8, 07 11:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - A man smuggled a monkey onto a Spirit Airlines flight from Ft. Lauderdale to LaGuardia yesterday by hiding it under his hat. Fellow passengers caught on when the small primate—a baby marmoset the size of a fist—came out and hung on the man's ponytail. The monkey-smuggler, whose flight... More »

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flight • Peru • monkey • Spirit Airlines • marmoset • smuggler • airplane • stowaway

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