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Airborne 03.13.15: Sikorsky Spinoff?, EXP 42 Returns, FAA Wants Website Grounded

Also: 777 Improvements, Making Sense of UAV Hysteria, A4A Progress Report, CAM VA Approval, ALIAS, FMS Market Update

United Technologies Board of Directors has authorized a review of strategic alternatives for the corporation's Sikorsky Aircraft business, including a potential tax-free spinoff. As part of a portfolio review announced last December it was decided to look into the possibility of UTC and Sikorsky becoming separate companies. Three crew members from Expedition 42 consisting of Commander Barry Wilmore of NASA and two Russian flight engineers returned to Earth last Wednesday after a 167-day mission o

Klyde Morris 03.13.15

Even A Blind Pig Finds An Occasional Truffle, Klyde

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Airborne 03.12.15: ANG Black Hawk Down, Cops Delete UAV Video, Brightman To ISS

Also: World View Success, Seaplane Pilots Association, AW169 Cold WX Tests, Virts MLB Pix From ISS, New Locator Beacon Cert, Ford Accident Prelim

It's a heartbreaker... Eleven service members, including seven Marines based out of Camp Lejeune and four soldiers of the Louisiana National Guard, are presumed dead after the Black Hawk Helicopter they were aboard went down Tuesday night off the coast of the Florida panhandle. Debris from the helicopter has been found, and it’s reported human remains have washed ashore near Eglin Air Force Base. A man in Orlando, Florida says the Sheriff's Department violated h

RITA -- Bureau Of Transportation Statistics

The U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) tracks the on-time performance of domestic flights operated by large air carriers.