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, Aviation News
on July 29, 2010
German flagship airline Deutsche Lufthansa AG recently predicted its 2010 operating profits to increase based on second quarter gains that have gone beyond market expectations. Despite higher fuel cos...
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, Aviation News
on July 28, 2010
Manifesting the improving economic conditions of airlines, domestic fares have seen a 4.7% rise that reached its highest for a nine-year period. This was announced recently by the Department of Transp...
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, Aviation News
on July 28, 2010
Southwest Airlines - the biggest passenger carrier within the United States - recently surprised analysts with their second quarter profits at $112 million, up by 23% from last year. This reflects a $...
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Aircraft
on February 9, 2010
Airbus and Boeing, if you think of an aircraft one of these names would surely come to your mind. Over the years both these names have established a reputation in the airspace market and the intense c...
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on December 11, 2006
Here's a great YouTube vid of pilot and his aluminum Foil twin engine Cri-cri. What a blast it must be to fly that baby. I don't know if the guy is really tall or the cockpit is really that sm...
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on November 28, 2006
A Eurocopter EC120B Colibri helicopter, equipped with an all glass-cockpit, has been delivered to to its proud new owner, private pilot Shawn Murray. The state-of-the-art creation of avionics technolo...
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on October 20, 2006
No, it's not a new weapon devised for aerial combat, despite its lance-like appearance. The bizarre look of the jet, in the NASA photo by Tom Tschida at left, is explained in this NASA news featur...
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Aircraft
on October 5, 2006
Northrop Grumman Corp. has released photos of a pre-production model of the Air Force's F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, a new supersonic and stealthy fighter plane.
Shaw Air Force Base and McEntire Ai...
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on August 9, 2005
Sport class aviation has given birth to a number of new planes. One new entry into this market is the Nexaer LS1.
The plane is a two-seater with a 54" wide cabin, side-by-side seating, and an a...
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, Flight Training
on July 27, 2005
I got my PPL last year in October. Since that time I've only flown 152s that I've rented from my local FBO. I've come to realize it's time for me to upgrade my flight experience and, ...
