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2 hrs ago | The Tennessean

Budget cuts pare real-time volcano monitoring

Scientists monitoring Alaska's volcanoes have shut down stations that track eruptions in real time and put off repairing seismic equipment because of federal budget cuts -- moves that could delay getting vital information to pilots and emergency planners.

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Related Topix: Volcanic Eruption, Natural Disasters, Geology, Science, Commercial Aircraft, Boeing Aircraft, Aircraft

13 hrs ago | AOPA Pilot

Boeing puts BBJ 3 on display at EBACE

Boeing Business Jets displayed a BBJ 3 for the first time at the 2013 European Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition in Geneva, Switzerland.

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Related Topix: Civil Aircraft, Boeing Aircraft, Boeing Business Jet, Aircraft, Commercial Aircraft, Boeing 737, Boeing 777

Sat May 18, 2013

Defence Industry Daily

Royal Guard: LAIRCM Systems for Oman & Qatar's VVIP Jets

On May 15/13, the US DSCA announced a pair of official export requests to provide and install Northrop Grumman's AN/AAQ-24 Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures , for use on Oman and Qatar's royal flight VVIP jets.

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Related Topix: Rolling Meadows, IL, Commercial Aircraft, Boeing Aircraft, Aircraft, Civil Aircraft, Gulfstream IV, Gulfstream Aircraft, Airbus A319, Airbus Aircraft, Airbus A320, Boeing 727

BBC News

VIDEO: Plane catches fire on landing in Russia

Moscow's Vnukovo Airport was temporarily closed after a Boeing 747 plane carrying about 140 people caught fire upon landing, This page is best viewed in an up-to-date web browser with style sheets enabled.

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Related Topix: Commercial Aircraft, Boeing Aircraft, Aircraft

Fri May 17, 2013

ENR-Engineering News-Record

Maine To Launch Offshore Floating-Turbine Prototype

In early June, the University of Maine will launch a small-scale offshore demonstrator of a floating wind turbine, fabricated in its lab with a lightweight concrete foundation and composite tower.

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Related Topix: Maine, Maine Government, University of Maine, Castine, ME, Commercial Aircraft, Boeing Aircraft, Aircraft, Orono, ME

Thu May 16, 2013

The Globe and Mail

The simmering stew of income inequality

The new revolt of the masses. 'Can capitalism survive?' is one of the trendiest conference topics among red-blooded capitalists and left-leaning professors alike.

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Related Topix: Commercial Aircraft, Boeing Aircraft, Aircraft

The Globe and Mail

Stock to watch: Argent Energy an 'off-the-radar' yield gusher

This Wednesday, May 9, 2012, file photo, shows a drilling rig near Kennedy, Texas.

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Related Topix: Texas, Commercial Aircraft, Boeing Aircraft, Aircraft

Connecticut Post

55 years of presidential jets

The U.S. Air Force ordered its first three Boeing jets for the president and other high-ranking officials 55 years ago, on May 15, 1958.

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Related Topix: US Military, US News, US Air Force, Commercial Aircraft, Boeing Aircraft, Aircraft, Boeing 707, us Travel, Travel, Lockheed Constellation, Lockheed Aircraft

Wed May 15, 2013

Sport Aviation

Son of EAA Director Emeritus Solos in Grandpa's Stearman

May 15, 2013 - Cormac Siegfried, son of EAA Director Emeritus Rand Siegfried, successfully completed his first solo flight in a powered aircraft on May 5 in his grandfather Robert "Old Bob" Siegfried's Boeing Stearman PT 17, the iconic World War II trainer.

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Related Topix: Commercial Aircraft, Boeing Aircraft, Aircraft, Bolingbrook, IL, Peoria, IL

TechEBlog

Top 3 Coolest Laser-Based Weapon Systems

Military uses of lasers include applications such as target designation and ranging, defensive countermeasures, communications and directed energy weapons.

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Related Topix: Commercial Aircraft, Boeing Aircraft, Aircraft, US Military, US Navy, US News

Tue May 14, 2013

USA Today

Presidential plane to hit auction block

A large piece of presidential memorabilia goes on the auction block Wednesday when the General Services Administration opens bidding on a DC-9 that served chief executives and their staffs.

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Related Topix: Commercial Aircraft, US Politics, Boeing Aircraft, Aircraft, US News, Barack Obama, Gateway (Washington, DC), McMinnville, OR, US Military, Andrews Air Force Base, US Air Force, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base

HeraldNet

In Our View: Statewide aerospace strategy: A next step for aerospace

Thursday in Everett, Gov. Jay Inslee unveiled his statewide aerospace strategy. It was a cogent blueprint predicated on workforce training, diversifying the aerospace cluster, and enhancing the industry's support chain.

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Related Topix: US Governors, Jay Inslee, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, US Politics, Boeing Aircraft, Aircraft, Commercial Aircraft, Snohomish County, WA, Everett, WA, Opinion

SanLuisObispo.com

Budget cuts pare real-time monitoring of volcanoes

The Alaska Volcano Observatory can no longer seismically monitor five volcanoes with real-time equipment to detect imminent eruptions.

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Related Topix: Volcanic Eruption, Natural Disasters, US Geological Survey, Technical Services, Geology, Science, Volcano, CA, Commercial Aircraft, Boeing Aircraft, Aircraft

Mon May 13, 2013

Star-Telegram.com

Beach litter mars U.S. - and world's - coastlines

It’s a beach bummer. Shorelines worldwide are clogged with trash, so much so that during their annual cleanup last year, volunteers with the Ocean Conservancy picked up refuse that weighed as much as 10 Boeing 747 jumbo jets.

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Related Topix: Commercial Aircraft, Boeing Aircraft, Aircraft, Hurricane, Weather, Hurricane Sandy, Myrtle Beach, SC

Business Journal

Boeing Puget Sound job cuts only the latest in a series

Puget Sound area Boeing information technology workers heard Monday, through a two-hour webcast, that 1,500 of their jobs will be cut or moved elsewhere in the country.

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Related Topix: Commercial Aircraft, Boeing Aircraft, Aircraft, Boeing 787, Boeing, Charleston, SC, CIO News

Flight Journal

Plane Buffs Have Plenty to See in Washington, Oregon

The world's single largest building is located in Everett, Wash., a northern suburb of Seattle.

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Related Topix: Everett, WA, Commercial Aircraft, Boeing Aircraft, Aircraft

CNN

Funny-looking plane flying into history

Solar Impulse, a Swiss-made, solar-powered aircraft, soars above San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge in April.

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Related Topix: Commercial Aircraft, Boeing Aircraft, Aircraft, Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy, Mountain View, CA

KVIA-TV El Paso

Funny-looking plane designed to make history

Call it a historic technological achievement. Call it a victory lap across America.

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Related Topix: Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy, Mountain View, CA, Commercial Aircraft, Boeing Aircraft, Aircraft

Al Bawaba

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Emirates SkyCargo, the freight division of Emirates, reinforced its position as an industry leader by claiming a top prize at the annual Supply Chain and Transport Awards .

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USA Today

Ask the Captain: Wake turbulence brings wild ride

Question: I was recently on a flight into Phoenix when the plane tipped sharply to one side.

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Related Topix: Commercial Aircraft, Boeing Aircraft, Aircraft, Travel