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Schreiber arraigned this morning in Augsburg - bail not granted

Karl Heinz Schreiber, German businessman and weapons lobbyist, appeared  in a court in Augsburg, Germany this morning.  He was read charges of fraud, bribary, and tax evasion. Schreiber was not granted...

Airbus: Made In China

The first Airbus made in China was revealed at the Paris Air Show this week. "The Airbus A320, which was assembled at a plant in Tianjin that is 49%-owned by a Chinese consortium, will be delivered to a leasing...

Ground the Airbus?

To date, there have been 23 fatal Airbus crashes, killing 2,584 people. EXCERPT: Used in law, science and philosophy, a rule known as Occam’s Razor requires that the simplest of competing theories be preferred to the more complex, and/or that explanations of unknown...

From the Airbus to the Spaceplane: Future of Commercial Aviation

"Passengers will not continue to board commercial aircraft with fear in their gut, when there is a safer alternative."This thorough report, published by Global Researc.ca, is posted here in its entirety with kind permission of the author, William John Cox, whose writings are...

Paris Air Show 2009: Air Truck AT802U One of the Few Highlights

The Paris Air Show, one of the world's largest aerospace trade shows, is underway. The show, also known as the Salon International de l'Aéronautique et de l'Espace, Paris-Le Bourget, is a marquee event where...

In-Flight Mobile Phones

Attention all passengers, we would like to inform you that all mobile devices should be turned off during take off and landing and whenever the sign "turn off mobile devices" sign is turned on...You might be...

SHOCK! Sullenberger Out as Flight 1549 ‘Hero’

Contrary to news accounts that have circulated since Thursday, new photographic evidence offered by Lazlo Kovacs reveals that 57-year-old airline pilot Chesley B. Sullenberger III was not responsible for safely landing US Airways Flight 1549 in the Hudson River.  A...

Airbus A380

The world's largest jet built by the Airbus industries. The Airbus A380 has well over 300 seats. Made in Europe by a consortium of companies based in UK, France and Spain. Seen here at the Farnborough airshow in...

breaking news:an airbus 320 from air new zealand crash

an airbus 320 training flight from air new zealand crash in mediterranean crash with 7 peoples on board.more soon

Passengers overcome hijacker on Turkish Airlines flight

Passengers overpowered a man who attempted to hijack a Turkish plane.He couldn't write very well and was very drunk. The Russian officials when hearing this description were suprised that he was not British."The...

Qantas points (and clicks) the blame

Qantas has had a recent spree of safety problems, the latest one being when an Airbus A330 experienced what the airline poetically called "a sudden change in altitude.""Passenger laptop computers are now being...

China, the new masters of the universe? Airbus production line opened

Chinas growth expected  still, at 8 or 9% in 2008 and the same in 2009. The upcoming chinese middle class will fly. Airbus wants half of the market, invested $600m in a plant. " The most prominent European...

Airbus wins 65% of orders against Boing in LCC Gulf market

Dubai Airbus  could win 65%  of the new aircraft orders in from gulf carriers against Boeing.The LCC low cost carrier market prefers Airbus A320.   " Shaikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of...

Military Leaders Call for Review of Tanker Deal

Since the Pentagon announced Feb. 29 that it had selected the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company, based in France, as the primary recipient of a contract to build new Air Force tanker aircraft, I’ve vented my frustration in the form of a half-dozen pieces...

India Soars at Berlin Air Show

India's development has created rising demand for gold, cars, and, as is being made clear by the Indian air industry's strong presence at this year's Berlin Air Show, planes."The Indian air industry's strong...

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