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"Fresh Approach" For Flying  
7/15/2010 12:47 AM    Like   Read   Share  
(SMART SUMMARY) The new editor-in-chief of Flying magazine says he hopes to "surprise and delight" readers with a fresh approach to style and content.


"If We Don't Land, They'll Kill Me" ... Maybe  
7/15/2010 12:47 AM    Like   Read   Share  
(SMART SUMMARY) The April 10 crash of a Tu-154 near Smolensk, Russia, that killed the then Polish president and all 95 others aboard has been the source of multiple unsubstantiated conspiracy theories, and a report published Wednesday by a Polish news service might not be an exception.


'Fresh Approach' For Flying  
7/14/2010 8:46 PM    Like   Read   Share  
(SMART SUMMARY) The new editor-in-chief of Flying magazine says he hopes to "surprise and delight" readers with a fresh approach to style and content.


New Effort Aims To Promote Biofuel For Jets  
7/14/2010 6:46 PM    Like   Read   Share  
(SMART SUMMARY) Boeing and Alaska Airlines have signed on with various other partners in the Northwest region to develop a plan for replacing today's jet fuel with biofuels from renewable sources, the companies announced this week.


Boeing Calls Hydrogen UAV "Game Changer"  
7/14/2010 4:45 PM    Like   Read   Share  
(SMART SUMMARY) Boeing this week unveiled its latest UAV, the hydrogen-powered Phantom Eye, which the company says will stay aloft at 65,000 feet for up to four days.


NTSB: Captain Could Have Averted Denver Crash  
7/13/2010 8:38 PM    Like   Read   Share  
(SMART SUMMARY) The captain of a Continental 737 that ran off a Denver runway in December 2008 as winds gusted up to 45 knots probably could have kept it on the runway if he had applied enough rudder at the right time, the NTSB said in its final report on the accident on Tuesday.


Red Bull Cancels Two Air Races  
7/13/2010 4:37 PM    Like   Read   Share  
(SMART SUMMARY) With just three events left in its 2010 air-race series, Red Bull now has cancelled two of them, leaving the August race in Germany as the final event for this year.


(SMART SUMMARY) >>> AVWEB FUEL FINDERCURRENT PRICE FOR 100LL: $4.78 (down 2¢ from last week)CURRENT PRICE FOR JET A: $4.43 (no change from last week)Fuel prices provided weekly by AirNav, based on prices from the past 2 weeks.


Faulty Heaters, Bad Air Cited In Jet Cockpits  
7/12/2010 8:31 PM    Like   Read   Share  
(SMART SUMMARY) Pilots train for years to earn themselves a seat in a jet cockpit, but concerns about air quality and faulty cockpit window heaters suggest it may not be the healthiest work environment.


China Making Progress Toward GA-Friendly Skies  
7/12/2010 6:30 PM    Like   Read   Share  
(SMART SUMMARY) The skies have gradually become more open to private, low-altitude aircraft, but only if operators comply with a complex and time-consuming approval process that involves several different government agencies.


(SMART SUMMARY) There are two reasons: one is that the price difference between mogas and avgas has narrowed substantially since the heyday of mogas for airplanes during the late 1980s and early 1990s.


Accident Rates: Predator vs. GA  
7/12/2010 6:28 AM    Like   Read   Share  
(SMART SUMMARY) Air Force Predators last year managed an accident rate per 100,000 hours that nearly matched GA's rate for the same period, according to The Los Angeles Times.


787 To Debut At Farnborough  
7/12/2010 6:28 AM    Like   Read   Share  
(SMART SUMMARY) Boeing's 787 Dreamliner will stretch its reputedly long legs next week in a coming out party near London.


(SMART SUMMARY) >>> AVWEB FUEL FINDERCURRENT PRICE FOR 100LL: $4.78 (down 2¢ from last week)CURRENT PRICE FOR JET A: $4.43 (no change from last week)Fuel prices provided weekly by AirNav, based on prices from the past 2 weeks.


(SMART SUMMARY) To many people, it's just a joke about funny Canadian place names, but Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan is the center of the universe for young military officers from all over the world who want to become military pilots.


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