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Aviation News from around the Web
May 17
100 years ago, aviation pioneer made historic flight from Key West to Cuba
The Miami Herald, May 16, 2013
Is that a UFO, Honey? No, It’s a Drone
US News & World Report, May 16, 2013
Live experiment of the Point Merge concept in Paris (video)
ABC News (AP), May 15, 2013
Astronauts take Dream Chaser spacecraft for simulated spin
Daily Press, May 17, 2013
US aviation failing? We've screwed ourselves
Boston.com (blog), May 15, 2013
ANA Says 787 Switchboard Damage Won’t Affect June 1 Restart Plan
Bloomberg, May 16, 2013
May 16
Poorly trained rookie pilot blamed for Bali crash
The Age, May 16, 2013
NASA telescope's planet-hunting days may be over
Yahoo News (AP), May 15, 2013
NJ Man Accused of Selling Rejected Airplane Parts
ABC News (AP), May 15, 2013
Historic Wright buildings to be preserved in new project
General Aviation News, May 15, 2013
Lone survivor of 1987 airplane crash that killed 156 breaks silence in documentary
The Star (AP), May 15, 2013
Cessna considers outsourcing model in more high-growth markets
Flightglobal, May 15, 2013
May 15
ExWeb interview with Art Mortvedt, flying the Polar Pumpkin to the South Pole and North Pole
ExplorersWeb, May 14, 2013
Autonomous X-47B Jet Fighter Makes Historic First Launch From An Aircraft Carrier
Popular Science, May 14, 2013
Airlines bag $3.5 billion in luggage fees
USA Today, May 14, 2013
Turning Off IPhone Critical to Pilots Citing Interference
Bloomberg, May 15, 2013
Lockheed says furloughs could delay F-35 fighter, other programs
Chicago Tribune (Reuters), May 14, 2013
Cessna eyes range boost for new Sovereign
Flightglobal, May 14, 2013
May 14
Chris Hadfield first in-space viral music video star with 'Space Oddity'
Los Angeles Times, May 13, 2013
Navy to attempt launching unmanned aircraft from deck of aircraft carrier for first time
Star Tribune (AP), May 14, 2013
Iran Unveils Absurd New Stealth Drone
Popular Science, May 13, 2013
Second Of Three M346 Prototypes Crashes
Aviation Week, May 13, 2013
High-flying experiments could help weather forecasting
The Denver Post, May 13, 2013
Sun unleashes strongest solar flare of 2013 so far
Yahoo News (AP), May 13, 2013
May 13
Passenger plane flies 800 kilometres without a pilot
New Scientist, May 11, 2013
College Students Make First-Ever Successful Flight And Landing Of A Concrete Airplane
Popular Science, May 10, 2013
Spacewalking repair halts station leak - for now
Yahoo News (AP), May 11, 2013
Political wrangling pulls NASA in different directions
USA Today, May 10, 2013
Think south: Renton seeks $10M for aerospace center
Puget Sound Business Journal, May 10, 2013
US presidential DC-9 goes up for sale
Flightglobal, May 10, 2013
May 10
LaHood to decide whether to keep open 149 privately operated airport control towers
The Detroit News, May 9, 2013
NASA troubleshooting ISS coolant leak
Florida Today, May 9, 2013
Deliveries up 10 percent for general aviation in 1st quarter; Wichita’s share drops
The Wichita Eagle, May 9, 2013
Beechcraft gathering market feedback on single-engined turboprop
Flightglobal, May 9, 2013
Burn notice: NASA discovers that fireproof materials ignite in space
The Verge, May 9, 2013
Cessna reaches 'Wing Mate' stage with Citation M2
Corporate Jet Investor, May 8, 2013
