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Solar Impulse Takes Off into History
Residential Solar Energy | December 11th 2009 by dean
Less than a month after Solar Impulse passed its first runway test, the solar-powered airplane made aviation history with its first test flight. Given the plane’s nearly 200-foot wingspan and... read more
SilkAir to fly to Cam Ranh Airport this weekend
Vietnam Business Finance News | December 11th 2009 by Huge
VNBusinessNews.com - Singapore’s air carrier SilkAir looks set to operate its maiden flight to Cam Ranh on December 12 when this airport in the central province of Khanh Hoa is officially declared as an international one.Ho Quoc Cuong, deputy direc read more
Aitken tapped for role as IAE CEO, president
Corporate Connecticut | December 11th 2009 by Chris Brunson
Ian Aitken has been appointed president and CEO of International Aero Engines (IAE) succeeding Jon Beatty, who is returning to a senior position at United Technologies Corporation.Ian joined IAE in June 2008 as executive vice president for customer read more
Aviation and Climate Change
Climate Change Views | December 11th 2009
AIR travel will have to get "a lot more expensive" over the next four decades if aviation emissions targets are to be met, the head of the UK's climate change committee has warned.David Kennedy's warning came as a report is published today that says read more
New Champion And Broader Financial Protection for U.K. Air Travel…
Net News Publisher | December 10th 2009 by Terry
Passengers’ needs are to be put at the heart of how airports are regulated and they are to get a new champion to represent their views, U.K. Transport Secretary Andrew Adonis has confirmed, while also unveiling proposals to improve the ATOL s read more
Virgin Galactic Unveils SpaceShipTwo
Luxury News from Luxury Insider | December 10th 2009 by Luxury Insider
Virgin Galactic gives us a first peak at their landmark passenger aircraft - The SpaceShipTwo.Read the rest of the story at: Virgin Galactic Unveils SpaceShipTwo read more
Finnair Opens Via Spa at Helsinki Airport
Aviation news | December 10th 2009
December 11, Finnair, the national airline of Finland, which celebrated its 40th anniversary of service between New York (JFK) and Helsinki earlier this year (www.finnair.com), will open Via Spa as part of its new modern Via Lounge at Helsinki Air read more
Aviation
Aviation | Aviation | General aviation | December 10th 2009 by Anil Jadhav
General aviation in the EU is a diverse and dynamic sector undergoing rapid changes. It involves a wide spectrum of aircraft ranging from gliders to complex business jets and provision of high value services such as aerial works or emergency and busi read more
Aviation: un vol d'Air France confronté aux mêmes problèmes qu…
BLOGPARFAIT An another wiev. | December 10th 2009 by MENATWORK
Sept mois après le crash du Rio - Paris Vol AF 447 d'Air France le 1 Juin 2009, le Vol AF 447 reliant Rio - Paris a connu les mêmes difficultés le 29 Novembre 2009 à 21H20, quatre heures après son décollage. L'avion un Airbus A330 qui assurai read more
Brussels Airlines join Star Alliance
Air ticket sales news | December 10th 2009 by Barbora
The world’s leading airline alliance, Star Alliance, has welcomed Brussels Airlines as a new member. SAS Scandinavian Airlines was one of the founding members of Star Alliance, which was launched in 1997. Since then, the alliance has grown to B read more
Melbourne Airport welcomes Viva Macau
Air ticket sales news | December 10th 2009 by Barbora
Melbourne Airport welcomes Viva Macau to Victoria as the airline launched their inaugural services in and out of Melbourne. The twice weekly flights provide even more services for Victorian travellers and those visiting Victoria, creating opportuniti read more
OPINION: Jetstar toys with Tiger and keeps 7 jets in reserve - Be…
Singapore News Alternative | December 9th 2009
Crikey.com, 10 Dec 2009Back to mystery jets rather than mysterious lights, Jetstar has gone all out after Tiger with an extra seven jets in waiting to use against it in Asia or Australia after re-announcing its 2010 fleet expansion plans this morning read more
Ryanair and Easyjet to rule the North?
Aviation news | December 9th 2009
Image by Image Editor via Flickr Ryanair announced another route from and to Finland from Lappeenranta airport. Their target is to get more passengers from Russia and to be the only one airline to rule the Eastern Finland and near by areas in Russi read more
Jet Feature: Embraer Legacy 600
Luxury News from Luxury Insider | December 9th 2009 by Luxury Insider
In a bid to increase its presence in this region, Embraer recently organized exclusive press showings in key Asian markets, including Hong Kong and Singapore.Read the rest of the story at: Jet Feature: Embraer Legacy 600 read more
SLAF Tigers and Chipmunks
Cerno | December 9th 2009 by cerno
Did anyone see the restored Sri Lanka Air Force De Havilland Tiger Moth and Chipmunk aircraft in the air on the 5th? Hope there are some pics of it on the web besides the news item on the SLAF website. Apparently they are the oldest birds in Sri Lank read more
Aviation brings its targets to Copenhagen
Air ticket sales news | December 9th 2009 by Barbora
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) brought the aviation industry’s environmental goals to Copenhagen. Airlines, airports, air navigation service providers and manufacturers are calling for a global approach to reducing aviation emis read more
BOAC VC-10 from Corgi
Toy Collector Member Blogs | December 8th 2009 by LaToya
VC-10 on airshowCorgi model of VC-10 read more
Aviation Brings its Targets to Copenhagen
Aviation news | December 8th 2009
Image by Getty Images via Daylife The International Air Transport Association (IATA) brought the aviation industry’s environmental goals to Copenhagen. Airlines, airports, air navigation service providers and manufacturers are calling for a globa read more
Tiger Airways posted net loss of S$51 million
Singapore News Alternative | December 8th 2009
The Australian, 9 Dec 2009TIGER Airways Australia lost more than $50 million in its first full financial year of operations, dragging its parent company into the red after wiping out a small operating profit from the Singaporean operation.Tiger Aviat read more
Flybe launched its first ever Exeter German route
Air ticket sales news | December 8th 2009 by Barbora
Low cost airline Flybe has added another brand new route to and from Exeter, this time for its first ever service to Germany from the SW base, namely a three times weekly summer service to Hannover that gives travellers even more options for affordab read more
Airtrans Flight 297 Passenger – Incident Bigger Than AirTran Cl…
Swine Flu - Pandemic Alert level Raised To 5 | December 7th 2009 by xavier
Airtrans Flight 297 passenger Brent Brown spoke to WSBTV News today and described what he saw. For additional info on the Airtrans Flight 297 story read our previopus posts. What Happened On AirTran Airways Flight 297 AirTran Flight 297 Story read more
The Solar Powered Plane : It Flies!
CleanTechnica | December 7th 2009 by Lucille Chi
This is it: solar fully powered aviation has happened. Take a deep breath and say it quick and say it fast: “The world’s first solar fully powered aeroplane has taken off and cruised for 350 meters before landing again. Its payload was the pi read more
SIA Has No Plan To Stop Singapore-Kuala Lumpur Route
Singapore News Alternative | December 7th 2009
Bernama.com, 7 Dec 2009KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 7 (Bernama) -- Singapore Airlines (SIA) clarified that it has no plan to stop servicing the popular Singapore-Kuala Lumpur route.Last week, a media report indicated SIA was expected to either reduce capacity o read more
Beginners Guide To Getting Your Private Pilot License
Travel and Tourism | December 7th 2009 by Percival Pelaez
Like most of us once, we have decided to embark on an adventure, we are anxious to get right at it. It is no different when it comes to one wanting to obtain their private pilot?s license. Once of the first questions you probably want to answer is ho read more
Qatar Airways takes off from Melbourne Airport
Air ticket sales news | December 7th 2009 by Barbora
Melbourne Airport welcomed its 25th international airline as premium Middle Eastern airline Qatar Airways commenced direct three-times weekly services from Melbourne to Doha. The service will become daily from January 1, further enhancing the strong read more
Models that Fly: Rockets from Estes
Toy Collector Member Blogs | December 6th 2009 by LaToya
Estes model rocket assembledEstes model rocket packed read more
Dawn Visit
Archies Archive | December 6th 2009
Sunday Morning, 4;15am, Phone rings. It is the Community nurse with the news that we have an “evac” in an hour. Rapid dressing and a bottle of water and a banana grabbed and the boss and I head off to the airstrip. Separate cars as we eac read more
Subsidiary of J-10 maker buys European aerospace manufacturing co…
ChinaSecurityBlog.com | December 6th 2009
Alert 5 – Military Aviation News via Subsidiary of J-10 maker buys European aerospace manufacturing company. Xi’an Aircraft Industry, a subsidiary of China’s state-owned Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC, has bought a maj read more
Former commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet says DDG-1000 best to coun…
ChinaSecurityBlog.com | December 6th 2009
Alert 5 – Military Aviation News via Former commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet says DDG-1000 best to counter Chinese ASBM. Retired Adm. James A. Lyons, former commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, says the DDG-1000 destroyer is the best ship for th read more
Obese air passengers… Does size matter?
Partner of a Pilot | December 6th 2009 by Partner of a Pilot
Ok, so I saw this in a pilot wife group today, and it made me chuckle-though it probably shouldn’t have, since it’s actually a safety issue and a serious concern in an emergency. Basically, the picture is rumoured to have been taken by an read more
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