General FlightAware Squawks: Staff Picks (7 days) |
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First Pakistan-made fighter jet to be rolled out
The first state of the art JF-17 Thunder multi-role fighter jet produced in Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC) will roll out next Monday. This will kick start a new era in Pakistan-China relationship, and aviation industry, an official source said yesterday. (www.gulf-times.com)
 | Karl Lehenbauer (karl)
Wednesday (11/18) 04:03PM EST |
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Cessna rolls out first production Citation CJ4
Cessna celebrated today as the first production Citation CJ4 rolled off the assembly line at the company's primary design and manufacturing facilities in Wichita. (www.amtonline.com)
 | David McNett (nugget)
Monday (11/16) 08:55PM EST |
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Russian cosmonaut's blog much funnier than NASA's
The blog, as translated by Russia Today, includes pictures from the ISS — and covers a much different array of topics than you usually see in NASA press releases or Twitter feeds. A recent post detailed the “holy symbols” in the Russian area of the station, illustrated by photos of icons and crucifixes floating in zero gravity. (www.wired.com)
| Karl Lehenbauer (karl)
Wednesday (11/18) 05:06PM EST |
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Conan banned from EWR Airport (VIDEO)
The mayor of Newark, NJ has banned Conan O'Brien from Newark Liberty airport. (www.tonightshowwithconanobrien.com)
 | Daniel Baker (dbaker)
Wednesday (11/18) 05:12PM EST |
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Budget carrier Flydubai hopes to break even in two years
Dubai's low-cost carrier Flydubai expects to break even in the next couple of years, according to CEO Ghaith Al Ghaith. (www.business24-7.ae)
| Karl Lehenbauer (karl)
Wednesday (11/18) 04:11PM EST |
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Video: First Runway Test of Solar Plane
After a flurry of activity over the past several weeks, the Solar Impulse team have finally taken their first steps towards solar flight. The prototype of the aircraft designed to be the first to fly around the world powered only by the sun, has completed the first taxi tests down the runway at its home airport in Switzerland. (www.wired.com)
| Karl Lehenbauer (karl)
Monday (11/23) 06:52PM EST |
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Study finds high air-pollution levels around Santa Monica airport
The study found that emissions of so-called ultrafine particles, associated with respiratory and cardiovascular illness, were 10 times higher than background levels about 100 yards downwind of the airport.
Santa Monica Airport sits on a plateau surrounded by businesses and homes, some less than 300 feet from the west end of the runway. (latimesblogs.latimes.com)
| Karl Lehenbauer (karl)
Wednesday (11/18) 04:08PM EST |
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Qantas lets microchipped frequent fliers skip the queues
QANTAS is aiming to halve its domestic check-in times by using microchips in its frequent flyer cards, giving holders their own permanent boarding pass and allowing them to skip the queues.
In the new system, passengers will simply scan their card at stand-alone kiosks in the terminal then go through security to their gate.
A simplified baggage drop will be pro . . . (www.news.com.au)
 | Mark Duell (mduell)
Thursday (11/12) 03:08PM EST |
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New glitch reported in Dreamliner
Engineers found that metals bolts had damaged composite materials in the wing of one of the six planes Boeing plans to use in flight tests and had recommended that the plane not fly until the problem is fixed. (www.chicagotribune.com)
| Karl Lehenbauer (karl)
Friday (11/13) 11:05AM EST |
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