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(SMART SUMMARY) The group that runs the National Championship Air Races in Reno says there will be at least one more gathering at Reno-Stead Airport, but it's up to the powers that be to decide the form it will take.

(SMART SUMMARY) The ultralight aircraft-led annual pilgrimage of whooping cranes from Wisconsin to Florida has voluntarily suspended operations after a pilot raised concerns that the flights may run afoul of federal regulations.

(SMART SUMMARY) The Reno Air Racing Association announced Wednesday that it is enlisting safety experts and will formulate new procedures to guide an event this Sept.

(SMART SUMMARY) The U.S. Air Force is down to two designs for its next drone project -- one from a military contractor, and one from a class of seniors at the Air Force Academy, the Air Force Times reported this week.

(SMART SUMMARY) Six retired military airplanes have been transformed into "monumental works of art" for the Pima Air & Space Museum in Tucson, Ariz., the museum announced this week.

(SMART SUMMARY) Boeing will close its facility in Wichita, Kans., by the end of next year, the company said on Wednesday, putting 2,160 employees out of work.

(SMART SUMMARY) AVwebAudio is a weekly summary of the podcasts and audio interviews featured on AVweb, the world's premier independent aviation news resource.The AVwebAudio team is:PublisherTimothy ColeEditorial Director, Aviation PublicationsPaul BertorelliEditor-in-ChiefRuss NilesContributing EditorsMary GradyGlenn PewWebmasterScott SimmonsContributorsKevin Lane-CummingsJeff Van WestAdvertising Director, Associate PublisherTom BlissHave a product or service to advertise on AVweb?

(SMART SUMMARY) Eclipse Aerospace is taking its jet on the road for the month of January, and offering demo flights at $750 each, the company said this week.

(SMART SUMMARY) As broadband provider LightSquared continues to push for the right to use a communications spectrum that could interfere with GPS units, Sprint this week agreed to extend its December 31 deadline for a $9 billion deal with the company another 30 days, according to Reuters.

(SMART SUMMARY) A group of divers accidentally found the mostly intact wreckage of a World War II-era aircraft lying upside down on the sandy sea bottom off Jupiter, Fla., late last month.

(SMART SUMMARY) While working approach control at Columbus, Georgia several years ago I had this exchange with a pilot:Cessna 123:"Columbus Approach, Cessna 123."Me:"Cessna...

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(SMART SUMMARY) A member of the U.S. military, stationed at Fort Bragg, has been charged with trying to bring explosives onto an airplane.

(SMART SUMMARY) Matt Pirrello lost his leg in a parachute training accident 18 months ago but he remains determined to achieve his goal of becoming a military pilot, his dream since he was old enough to run around the house making airplane noises.

(SMART SUMMARY) A project insider for a planned European hypersonic airliner is confident his program could in 2013 demonstrate that technological barriers can be overcome, but current economic conditions may stall the project.