Uzbekistan Airways to weigh passengers before boarding
• http://www.telegraph.co.uk, By Soo KimUzbekistan's national carrier plans to weigh passengers with their hand luggage before boarding as part of a new 'flight safety' measure
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Strangely Beautiful Reproduction Of Never-Flown Bugatti Airplane Almost Ready To Fly
• popsci.comCrimson Skies fantasy meets reality
FAA buried study showing air traffic controllers battling chronic fatigue -report
• http://www.rt.comAn inter-agency study conducted by NASA for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to assess fatigue in air traffic controllers was reportedly kept under wraps for four years. The study found work schedules often led to chronic fatigue.
360° interactive footage from fighter cockpit - move it just like Google panoramic view (VIDEO)
• http://www.rt.comA spectacular predawn dual flight of fighters from two epochs, the mid-20th century P-51 Mustang and the early 21st century F-22 has been captured on video, with awesome technology enabling the viewer to look 360 degrees in any direction.
VAT revolt as thousands refuse to show boarding passes to airport shops
• http://www.telegraph.co.ukThousands of passengers say they will no longer show their boarding passes at the checkout after it was revealed shops are using the information to claim back VAT
The most beautiful plane never flown is just weeks from its maiden flight
• The VergeThe year was 1939. Ettore Bugatti -- one of the most interesting and innovative individuals involved with the auto industry's formative years -- was furiously working on his company's only aircraft.
LOT Polish Airlines Begins Accepting Bitcoin Payments
• Bitcoin MagazineThis week, LOT Polish Airlines, one of the world's oldest airlines still in operation, has begun accepting bitcoin payments for flight tickets. Travelers all around the world can now purchase tickets to more than 60 destinations in Europe, the Amer
Concorde Mark 2: Airbus files plans for new supersonic jet
• The TelegraphNew jet could cut flight time from London to New York to just one hour
Airbus just patented a jet that could fly from London to New York in 1 hour
• Business InsiderLast month, the US Patent and Trademark Office approved an application from Airbus' Marco Prampolini and Yohann Coraboeuf for an "ultra-rapid air vehicle and related method of aerial locomotion."
Malaysian Official Says Wing Flap is From Boeing 777
• http://www.voanews.comMinister Liow Tiong Lai said French authorities and plane maker Boeing were among those who have confirmed that the so-called flaperon came off a 777 jet.
Plane Debris Arrives in France for MH370 Probe
• http://www.voanews.comAirplane debris that washed up on an Indian Ocean island that is believed to be from the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 arrived in France Saturday.
US marines flying with unlicensed arms to Ukraine detained in Vienna, sent home
• http://www.rt.comNine American marines have been arrested in Vienna's airport for carrying assault rifles and handguns on board a commercial airliner without proper clearance.
Q&A: The hunt for flight MH370
• http://www.ft.com, Mark OdellHopes of a breakthrough in the search for flight MH370, the Malaysia Airlines aircraft that disappeared without a trace in March last year, are rising after a piece of aircraft wreckage washed up on the island of La Réunion in the Indian Ocean.
Flight MH370 Wreckage Found, Close To Madagascar
• http://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler Durden16 Months after Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 disappeared off the coast of Malaysia, The Telegraph reports that fragments of a wing washed up in the French island of Reunion (near Madagascar) could be wreckage from the missing plane, according to an
Lawmakers Vote to Let Obama Take Your Passport Without Trial
• Prison PlanetIn a radical attack on the due-process rights of Americans that received virtually no media attention, the Republican-controlled House of Representatives voted to give the Obama administration the unilateral power to strip you of your passport and ri
Terrafugia unveils new design for TF-X autonomous flying car
• http://www.gizmag.com, By Stu RobartsIf flying cars sound a bit far-fetched, never mind ones that fly themselves, then you should bear in mind that, not long after the TF-X was announced, Terrafugia gave the first public flight demonstration of its original flying car mode
That Solar Plane Fried Its Batteries, But It's Not Done Yet
• http://www.wired.com, Alex DaviesThe Solar Impulse team wants to make one thing clear: The grounding of its record-setting solar airplane midway through its historic flight around the world absolutely, positively, is not a failure.
Flying replica set to fulfill Bugatti's radical aircraft dream
• http://www.gizmag.com, By Colin JeffreyWhen we think of Bugatti, we generally think of classic sportscars like the T13 and modern day supercars such as the all-conquering Veyron. However, back in the late 1930s, Ettore Bugatti also set out to build racing aircraft.
Solar Impulse 2's around-the-world flight on hold for at least nine months
• http://www.theguardian.comPlane grounded in Hawaii until spring 2016 after on-board batteries overheat on first day of record-breaking trip from Japan to Pacific island chain.
Solar Impulse 2's around-the-world flight on hold for at least nine months
• The GuardianPlane grounded in Hawaii until spring 2016 after on-board batteries overheat on first day of record-breaking trip from Japan to Pacific island chain
Elektra One Solar becomes first solar-electric aircraft to cross the Alps in both directions
• http://www.gizmag.com, By Ben CoxworthIt's been quite a month for electric aircraft. First, the Solar Impulse 2 broke distance and duration records when it flew from Japan to Hawaii.
Restored Spitfire fetches record £3,106,500 at auction
• gizmag.comOne of only two Mk.1 Spitfires still able to fly today has sold for a record amount at Christie's auctions.
ONE TINY CRAFT JUST BECAME THE FIRST ELECTRIC PLANE TO CROSS...
• http://www.popsci.com, By Kelsey D. AthertonONE TINY CRAFT JUST BECAME THE FIRST ELECTRIC PLANE TO CROSS THE ENGLISH CHANNEL
Reported Glitch Hits NY Stock Exchange and United Continental Flights
• http://truthinmedia.com/reported-glitch-nyse/According to United Continental, flights were temporarily grounded this morning because of computer problems. United cited "network connectivity" as the source of the problems.
Solar Impulse 2 lands in Hawaii
• gizmag.comSolar Impulse 2 has landed in Hawaii after completing its record-breaking longest leg of the Round the World Solar Flight, that began last March in Abu Dhabi.
'Solar Impulse 2' Lands In Hawaii After Record-Breaking Solo Flight
• popsci.comThe plane powered by the sun's rays made a 5,000-mile journey nonstop
Breaking: Solar Impulse 2 lands in Kalaeloa, HI
• http://www.redorbit.comIn an enormous victory for solar energy, Solar Impulse 2 successfully landed in Kalaeloa, Hawaii at 11:54 EST, bringing it one enormous leg closer to circumnavigating the globe. It did this without using a drop of fuel, and is the first plane of its
Solar Plane to Land in Hawaii
• http://www.voanews.comA solar-powered Swiss airplane is scheduled to touch down in Hawaii Friday after a record-breaking flight across the Pacific Ocean, the riskiest leg of its 35,000-kilometer trip around the world without a drop of fuel.
US Military's Hypersonic Jet Could Fly 5 Times the Speed of Sound
• Live ScienceThe U.S. military is reportedly developing a hypersonic jet plane that could soar at up to five times the speed of sound -- faster than a bullet, which generally travels at Mach 2, or twice the speed of sound.
Tweet of $75k stash in passenger's bag lands TSA in hot water – again
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