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Proving Boeing's 787 Dreamliner

787_manufThe first flight of one of six Boeing 787 Dreamliner test aircraft is expected in June, but the flight will test more than the new aircraft; it will also test a new method of manufacture for Boeing and maybe the company's future.

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F-22 On Chopping Block, Joint Strike Fighter Not

F-22 The Obama administration has taken a look and after production of 187 aircraft, "the administration proposes to terminate the F-22 Raptor program," and close the Raptor production line.

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LSA US Coast-To-Coast Record Attempt

LSA Early next month, pilots Matt Hansen and Jessica Scharle of Able Flight will attempt to set the initial speed record for a transcontinental flight of a light sport aircraft, with a plan to fly coast to coast in a single day.

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Canada Backs Off 406 ELTs

Canada's Minister of Transport, John Baird, has overruled his bureaucracy and suspended implementation of a controversial rule that would have required almost all aircraft to have certified 406 Mhz emergency locator transmitters installed by February of 2011 in order to fly legally in Canada.

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It is why it has never been able to use conventional radar, but now a new system is changing that.

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Planespotter Captures Birdstrike

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