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Private Dream Chaser Space Plane Poised for New Flight Tests in 2016
• http://www.space.com, by Calla CofieldA space plane that would continue the legacy of NASA's shuttle program is getting ready for a second stage of flight testing, according to representatives from the Sierra Nevada Corp.
Hundreds of Southwest flights delayed by online booking problems
• http://www.reuters.comSouthwest Airlines Co said hundreds of its flights were delayed because of problems on its website, phone lines and airports on Sunday.
What's in an Airline Boarding Pass Barcode? A Lot
• Krebs on SecurityThe next time you're thinking of throwing away a used boarding pass with a barcode on it, consider tossing the boarding pass into a document shredder instead. Barcodes and QR codes can hold a great deal of information,
JetBlue To Test Farm-To-Tray-Table Concept At JFK Airport
• True ActivistJetBlue airline is opening its own farm at JFK airport to teach people about growing food and to improve the appearance of the terminal's exterior.
This Plane Is Slick as a Sports Car, Portable as a Jet Ski
• WiredEDITOR'S NOTE: Icon Aircraft is starting production of its A5 light sport aircraft, which we took for a spin over New York. With deliveries slated for next year, we're bringing back a feature we wrote about the company in 2008.
Plane manufacturer files terrifying patent for stacking passengers on top of each other
• MirrorAirbus has filed a patent showing raised seating in a split-level cabin - is this the terrifying future of air travel?
Bell V-280 Valor -- The Future of Vertical Lift Takes Flight
• youtubeThe Bell V-280 Valor, Bell Helicopter's third-generation-tiltrotor, offers the U.S. Army the highest levels of maturity and technical readiness. With its U.S. Army-centric design, the Bell V-280 has the capacity to perform a multitude of missions wit
Blame an FAA Blunder for the Lack of Electric Airplanes
• WiredThere's a kind of beauty in electric planes you don't get from their gas-powered counterparts. They're quiet.
How We'll Fly From Los Angeles To Tokyo In 30 Minutes
• http://www.popsci.com, By Sarah ScolesAviation pioneer Dick Rutan explains his vision for hypersonic travel
TSA Agent Caught Stealing From Passenger's Wallet At NYC Airport...
• http://www.zerohedge.com, Mike KriegerTSA Agent Caught Stealing From Passenger's Wallet At NYC Airport Checkpoint
Flying the Unfriendly Skies of America
• AntiWar.comRebecca Gordon's piece today triggered a little repressed memory of mine of a trip I took in 2003. Arriving at the airport, I turned my suitcase over to the ticket agent, only to be told that it had been singled out for special inspection.
If You Live in One of These States You'll Soon Need a Passport for Domestic Flights
• https://www.lewrockwell.comThe DHS and representatives with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection have declined to comment on why certain states have been singled out, but starting in 2016, residents of New York, Wisconsin, Louisiana, Minnesota, New Hampshire, and American Sa
World's First Pentacontakaitetracopter Takes Flight
• lewrockwell.com"Can 54 drone rotors be assembled in such a way that they lift a seated human being into the air for a sustained period of time?" - with a resounding yes
Sick of traffic? Toyota files patent for flying car technology
• http://www.foxnews.comThe automaker, which has mastered down-to-earth products like the Camry and Rav4, has filed a patent application for a flying car.
DARPA demonstrates robotic landing gear for helicopters
• gizmag.comHelicopters are versatile machines capable of all manner of maneuvers in the air, but when it comes to takeoffs and landings they are very fussy creatures, preferring flat, level pads, which are scarce in combat and rescue missions.
We flew to the Hamptons like the 1% with Blade, an 'Uber-for-helicopters' startup --
• Business InsiderGetting to the Hamptons can be a real drag on the 1%.
'Fire extinguisher failed' on engine of British Airways jet that burst into flames in Vegas
• dailymail.co.ukBoeing 777 caught fire on runway in Las Vegas yesterday while travelling at 90mph in preparation for takeoff 170 passengers and crew had to evacuate and 14 of those were taken to hospital, mostly for smoke inhalation
Plane catches fire on Las Vegas runway
• cbsnews.comA passenger plane caught fire on the runway at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas Tuesday afternoon.
Why the TSA Lawsuit Against Whole Body Imagers Concerns Everyone
• Rutherford.Org"We are the unwitting victims of a system so corrupt that those who stand up for the rule of law and aspire to transparency in government are in the minority." said John Whitehead.
Sexual Assault by the TSA is OK, Except in the Airport Bathroom
• http://www.ronpaulinstitute.org, by adam dickHere is some welcome news for travelers. There seems to be a limit to where Transportation Security Administration (TSA) employees can sexually assault travelers -- at least at the New York City LaGuardia Airport.
Jimmy Carter, Deregulator
• dailycaller.comWith the many "pre-eulogies" of President Jimmy Carter, here's mine: he actually deregulated a major sector of the U.S. economy.
TSA screener accused of molesting college student in LaGuardia Airport bathroom
• abc7ny.comA TSA screener is accused of sexually assaulting a woman at LaGuardia Airport after telling her she needed to be searched in the bathroom.
India Unveils The World's First 100% Solar Powered Airport
• True ActivistAn airport in Kerala, India will become the first in the world to be completely powered by a 12-megawatt (MW) solar power plant.
XTI Aircraft Company offers stakes in the TriFan 600 VTOL business plane
• gizmag.comCrowdfunding is usually associated with consumer goods like smartwatches and drones, but XTI Aircraft Company of Denver, Colorado is hoping to score a double first with its TriFan 600.
Crew on Paris-bound train 'barricaded themselves...
• http://www.dailymail.co.ukTrain staff on board train which was the scene of a foiled terrorist attack accused of abandoning passengers
Watch Ettore Bugatti's Only Airplane Make Its First Flight
• popsci.comA beautiful flight with an imperfect end
Security News This Week:
• WiredUS Admits It Uses Predictions, Not Data, to Blacklist Flyers
FAA Says Technical Problem Causes East Coast Flight Delays
• http://abcnews.go.com, By JOAN LOWYFlights bound for the Washington area and some flights from airports in the New York City area that must fly over the Washington region were being delayed or grounded Saturday due to "technical issues" at an air traffic control center in Virginia, th
Emirates to fly world's longest non-stop route, between Dubai and Panama City
• gizmag.comDubai-based airline Emirates has announced a new service between Dubai, UAE, and Panama City, Panama.
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