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Final Tally For Airbus At Farnborough 2010: $28 Billion

European Plane Maker Received Orders And Commitments For 255 Aircraft

Signalling what it says is a clear upturn in the aviation industry, Airbus announced commitments at the 2010 Farnborough Air Show for 255 aircraft, valued at around $28 billion.

Meet The ANN Oshkosh AirVenture 2010 Crew - The Stringers

And Be Nice To Them. They're With Zoom

Covering an event like Oshkosh properly would be impossible without some great help brought on specifically for the event. We have an experienced crew of stringers who'll be roaming the grounds of Wittman Regional Airport looking for the interesting, unusual, compelling, and sometimes the downright odd.

Medical Transport Plane Down In Lake Michigan

One Surviver Rescued, Four Feared Lost

A Cessna 206 operating as a medical transort plane went down Friday in Lake Michigan off the coast of Ludington, according to Coast Guard officials. Initial reports are that of the five people on board, one has been rescued.

NBAA Urges Senate Support For 'Accelerated Depreciation' Proposal

Says The Measure Is Needed To Put The Spurs To The Recovery

NBAA President and CEO Ed Bolen on Friday urged swift passage in the Senate of an amended proposal to renew accelerated, or "bonus," depreciation for investments in strategic business assets, including aircraft.

EcoDemonstrator Program Rolled Out By Boeing

Collaborative Effort To Help Accelerate Environmental Technologies For Aviation

Boeing rolled out its ecoDemonstrator Program for accelerating environmental technologies at a news conference at Farnborough.

NTSB Issues Probable Cause Report In Oklahoma Accident Last November

Pilot, Teenage Passenger Were Fatally Injured During "Low-Level Maneuvers"

A Moore Skybolt, N6644, was destroyed On November 8, 2009, at 1122 CST when it impacted terrain shortly after taking off from Quartz Mountain Airport (AXS) in Altus, Oklahoma. The pilot and a teenage passenger were fatally injured by the impact.

High Resolution Aerial Imagery Added To True Flight Cheetah Portable MFD

Resolution At 21 Feet For The Lower 48 United States

High-resolution aerial imagery mapping for the entire contiguous lower 48 states has been incorporated by True Flight for its line of portable Flight Cheetah multi-function GPS displays.

AIA Urges Congress To Pass NASA Authorization Act Of 2010

Blakey: A Completed NASA Bill Is "Absolutely Critical" To The U.S. Space Industry

In a statement released Thursday, AIA said it is "extremely pleased" that the Senate Commerce Committee and the House Science and Technology Committee have completed work on their respective versions of the NASA authorization bill.

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings Launches Dreamlifter Flight Service

Inaugural Flight Begins Delivery Of Major Assemblies For Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner Program

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings' Atlas Air unit has launched Dreamlifter fleet service for Boeing, pursuant to a previously announced nine-year agreement that significantly expands Atlas Air’s outsourced CMI (crew, maintenance, and insurance) service offering.

First 'Silent Eagle' Missile Launch Successful

F-15 Has Newly-Designed Conformal Weapons Bay

Boeing successfully launched a missile from the F-15 Silent Eagle's newly designed Conformal Weapons Bay (CWB) on July 14.

Aero-News: Quote Of The Day (07.24.10)

"Because many companies will be making staffing decisions for fiscal 2011 in the next month, a quickly-completed NASA authorization bill is absolutely critical for the health and future vitality of the U.S. space industry." Source: AIA President & CEO Marion C. Blakey.