Solar plane pioneer says first short flight OK
A Swiss adventurer said his first flight using a prototype of a solar-powered plane he will try to fly around the world in was successful.
AP via Yahoo! News,
Thu Dec 03 10:52:26 PST 2009
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Cracked windshield: Delta flight turns back to Colombia
A Delta Air Lines flight from Colombia to Atlanta returned to the Bogota airport as a precaution Wednesday after the crew discovered some cracks in the copilot's windshield.
USA Today,
Thu Dec 03 05:37:43 PST 2009
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Flight crews move closer to qualifying for family leave time
Flight attendants and crewmembers could take unpaid leave to care for a newborn or sick family member under a bill approved by Congress.
USA Today,
Thu Dec 03 05:38:50 PST 2009
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Delta flight 23 hours late, new windshield
ATLANTA, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- A Delta Air Lines plane got a new windshield and flew to Atlanta from Colombia a day late after the first windshield showed cracks in flight, the airline said.
UPI,
Thu Dec 03 15:48:53 PST 2009
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Pan Am Flight 73 hijackers reward offered
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- A multimillion-dollar reward is being offered for four men involved in the 1986 hijacking of Pan American World Airways Flight 73, U.S. officials said Thursday.
UPI,
Thu Dec 03 15:14:09 PST 2009
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New solar plane takes first test flight
Switzerland's Solar Impulse, the first solar plane designed to fly day and night without fuel, takes its initial test flight, traveling a distance of 1,148 feet.
CNET,
Thu Dec 03 10:09:17 PST 2009
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First Passenger Flight Powered by Biofuel--But Are the Petroleum Alternatives Read...
Dutch airline KLM has completed a fifth jet biofuel test flight--and the first with passengers other than flight crew. Using a 50
Scientific American,
Thu Dec 03 12:03:05 PST 2009
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Solar plane pioneer says first short flight OK
A Swiss adventurer said his first flight using a prototype of a solar-powered plane he will try to fly around the world in was successful. The short, low altitude flight at a Swiss airfield...
San Francisco Chronicle,
Thu Dec 03 10:24:49 PST 2009
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Bertrand Piccard's Solar Impulse aircraft makes inaugural flight
Hopes that aircraft could one day be kept in the air by solar energy were boosted yesterday when a giant sun-powered plane left the ground in Switzerland on a brief maiden flight.
Times Online,
Thu Dec 03 14:49:49 PST 2009
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Boeing readies 787 Dreamliner for test flight
US aerospace giant Boeing said Wednesday it had fueled its new 787 Dreamliner in preparation for a first test flight planned this month.
AFP via Yahoo! News,
Wed Dec 02 16:31:30 PST 2009
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AirTran statement about Flight 297
AirTran released the following statement regarding flight 297 from Atlanta to Houston on November 17, 2009. Thank you for the opportunity to address your concerns with regard to flight 29...
11 News Houston,
Thu Dec 03 15:32:08 PST 2009
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Ground broken for Flight 93 memorial in Pa.
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Park Hills Daily Journal,
Thu Dec 03 20:28:20 PST 2009
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E-mail about AirTran flight 297
This is the e-mail Houstonian Tedd Petruna sent about flight 297 from Atlanta to Houston. This is the e-mail Houstonian Tedd Petruna sent last month about flight 297 from Atlanta to Houston...
11 News Houston,
Thu Dec 03 15:32:18 PST 2009
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Broken cable delays Timaru flight
A broken cable has delayed a flight from Richard Pearse Airport to Wellington this morning
Timaru Herald,
Thu Dec 03 11:18:53 PST 2009
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Flight crews could qualify for family leave time
Flight attendants and crew members could take unpaid leave to care for a newborn or sick family member under a bill approved by Congress.
AP via Yahoo! News,
Wed Dec 02 11:34:59 PST 2009
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Solar plane pioneer says first short flight OK
GENEVA -- A Swiss adventurer said his first flight using a prototype of a solar-powered plane he will try to fly around the world in was successful.The short, low altitude flight at a Swiss...
MalaysiaNews.net,
Thu Dec 03 12:35:25 PST 2009
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A celebration of flight, Owen Zupp
COMMERCIAL pilot Owen Zupp will retrace Australia
Southern Highland News,
Thu Dec 03 17:44:37 PST 2009
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Congress Eases Path To Family and Medical Leave for Flight Attendants
Legislation that would reduce the hours airline flight attendants need to work to qualify for extended family and medical leave benefits was cleared Wednesday for President Obama's signatur...
CQPolitics.com via Yahoo! News,
Wed Dec 02 10:20:16 PST 2009
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Medical Issue Forces SFO Flight To Early Landing
A United Airlines flight from San Francisco to Washington, D.C made an unscheduled landing at Las Vegas Thursday morning because of a medical emergency.
CBS 5 Bay Area,
Thu Dec 03 10:24:34 PST 2009
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