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Scouring the information super airways can sometimes be a tough, if educational, task for the Aero-News staff... but it also allows us to check out some truly neat and exciting sites, so it's not that bad a gig. On any given day, we may check dozens (and often hundreds) of different sources for story ideas, and facts confirmation. And, as is the nature of our business, much of this is done on the Internet.

The ANN gang decided we probably shouldn't keep some of the neat sites, info resources, and organizations we've discovered to ourselves... so we decided to bring you Aero-Linx. These are the sites that WE check out -- when we need added perspective, a new spin on a day's topic... or just want to escape into cyber-aero-space for awhile.

Look for some of our favorite sites, coming each day to ANN via Aero-Linx. Suggestions for future Aero-Linx segments are always welcome, as well.

Aero Linx: Most Senior Virgin Atlantic 747 Captain Retires

Virgin Atlantic has posted on its blog the story of Captain Mike Abu-Nayla, who has been flying the carrier's Boeing 747s for over 30 years and holds the coveted number one position in the airline's pilot seniority list.

Mike recently flew his last trip for Virgin Atlantic to Orlando, FL. His story is incredible, beginning being smuggled out of Iraq in the back of a truck before returning to the country 22 years later as commander of an historic flight. Virgin Atlantic says he’s probably flown more hours on the 747 than anyone else in history.

Read his full story on the Virgin Atlantic blog.

FMI: blog.virginatlantic.com/extraordinary-flying-stories-mike-abu-nayla