Aero-Linx!

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: Unclaimed Baggage

Every so often, the MSM runs a story about the unclaimed airline luggage center in Alabama. Our local paper did so just recently, which, of course, sent us looking. So the deal is that after an obligatory waiting period, airlines often send unclaimed luggage to a retail store in Alabama, which posts some items online for your buying pleasure. Even if you don’t want to buy, check out the interesting items that have been found and we’re not talking just cameras or laptops, how about a guidance system for an F-16 jet? So how the heck does THAT happen?

FMI: www.unclaimedbaggage.com