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(SMART SUMMARY) Specific numbers trim 5,100 guardsmen, 3,900 active-duty members and 899 reservists.The Air Force Times has reported that the Air Force does not intend "to employ involuntary cuts in the active force to reach that goal."

(SMART SUMMARY) As part of its bankruptcy reorganization, American Airlines could announce plans next week to lay off more than 13,000 workers and eliminate pension plans, and at least one analyst warns the actions could lead to the end of the airline.

(SMART SUMMARY) The company currently employs about 50 engineers who are working to transform the Kestrel prototype single-engine six to eight seat turboprop into an FAA-certified production aircraft.

(SMART SUMMARY) A practical flying car with every-man usability has so far eluded the public, but we may have already been introduced to a design that shows promise, aside from the Terrafugia Transition roadable aircraft.

(SMART SUMMARY) A New Hampshire pilot is facing manslaughter charges in the death of his daughter after the twin he was flying without a multi-endorsement crashed in Massachusetts.

(SMART SUMMARY) About 400 pilots are affected by sweeping layoffs proposed by American Airlines as it tries to emerge from bankruptcy.

(SMART SUMMARY) Goshawks can fly at top speed through dense forest, and researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are studying the birds to help design unmanned aerial vehicles that will fly at high speeds through city streets and other crowded environments.

(SMART SUMMARY) Southern California, Atlanta, Chicago and New York were identified as areas that face the risk of having too few controllers as veteran controllers retire, according to a report by the Department of Transportation.

(SMART SUMMARY) What appeared to be human bodies recently seen flying over New York city made passes along the Brooklyn bridge, flew past the Statue of Liberty, and some even performed loops -- they were also part of a viral marketing campaign.

(SMART SUMMARY) Aviation organizations reacted with relief this week to news that a $63 billion, four-year FAA funding bill has finally been agreed on in Washington.

(SMART SUMMARY) Stratolaunch Systems, the new company formed in December by Paul Allen to build a giant Burt Rutan-designed aircraft that will launch payloads into Earth orbit, has started construction on a production facility and a hangar at the Mojave Air and Space Port in California.

(SMART SUMMARY) For about five years, the FAA has limped along with 23 short-term funding appropriations from Congress, but on Tuesday, congressional leaders said they have reached agreement on a four-year, $63 billion funding bill.

(SMART SUMMARY) A new free app from NASA is designed to help kids understand math by solving simulated ATC problems, but developers hope it will also inspire them to pursue a career in aeronautics.

(SMART SUMMARY) All applications for medical and student pilot certificates will be filed electronically instead of on paper by October 1, the FAA said last week.

(SMART SUMMARY) A New Hampshire pilot faces manslaughter charges for a crash in January 2011 that killed his 35-year-old daughter.