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(SMART SUMMARY) Public backlash this week followed an FAA action on iPads and the widely reported ejection of a passenger for refusing to turn off his a personal electronic device (PED), but regulatory solutions remain elusive.

(SMART SUMMARY) Media in Duluth, MN and Superior, WI are reporting that a deal is close to site the new factory for Kestrel Aircraft in Superior, which is a few miles from Kestrel President Alan Klapmeier's home town of Duluth and just across the Wisconsin border.

(SMART SUMMARY) Almost 150 passengers have been paid up to $400,000 each for their experience aboard QF72, a Qantas Airbus A330 that suffered altitude deviations during a 2008 flight, and more lawsuits are in the works.

(SMART SUMMARY) The new year will bring with it a requirement that carriers flying into and out of European Union airports participate in a system meant to regulate greenhouse gas emissions that critics say may result in higher airfares.

(SMART SUMMARY) As 2011 draws to a close, we want to know which GA news coverage was most compelling to our readers.

(SMART SUMMARY) but will return with a double-shot to kick off 2012 next week.

(SMART SUMMARY) The Rechargeable Battery Association (PRBA) Wednesday took aim at a recent FA study about the risks posed to aircraft by lithium batteries, calling it "scare-mongering" and distracting from important safety issues.

(SMART SUMMARY) If the Pipistrel Panthera delivers on its performance numbers it could set a new standard of performance for four-place piston travel, but it could more certainly deliver 1,000 EUR to whoever submits a winning livery design.

(SMART SUMMARY) A Bell 206 helicopter on a flight to retrieve a heart for a transplant patient crashed in the woods early Monday morning in Jacksonville, Fla., killing the pilot and the two medical workers on board.

(SMART SUMMARY) The union representing pilots who fly for UPS already has filed suit over new FAA fatigue rules that exempt cargo airlines, and now FedEx pilots also have expressed outrage over the rules' "casual dismissal of cargo pilots and their families."

(SMART SUMMARY) General aviation accidents and fatalities both declined in 2010 for the fourth year in a row, AOPA said last week.

(SMART SUMMARY) The business jet was among the first in the super-midsize category when it was certified in 1998, originally flying as the "Galaxy" before Galaxy Aerospace was acquired by Gulfstream in 2001.

(SMART SUMMARY) Hawker Beechcraft says the U.S. Air Force hasn't given a fair shake to its bid to provide up to 55 airplanes for light air support, and on Tuesday, Hawker said it's taking the argument to federal court.

(SMART SUMMARY) >>> AVWEB FUEL FINDERCURRENT PRICE FOR 100LL: $5.67 (down 2¢ from last week)CURRENT PRICE FOR JET A: $5.41 (down 1¢ from last week)Fuel prices provided weekly by AirNav, based on prices from the past 2 weeks.

(SMART SUMMARY) One day, while flying over the Rockies with a strong jet stream and many turbulence reports in the Denver airspace, I heard Denver Center ask for ride reports.United 123:"Good day, Denver.