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April 8
Colorado's sole firefighting aircraft reports for duty at Fort Collins-Loveland airport

Colorodan.com, April 5, 2013

Boeing wraps up flight testing of 787 battery fix; still needs FAA approval

The Washington Post (AP), April 5, 2013

Quantum signal sent from aircraft

Physics World, April 5, 2013

Pilot's impromptu river landing stirs concerns

seacoastonline.com, April 7, 2013

Pilots gather to discuss safety in the air

KRDO, April 6, 2013

Jet pilots doze off on duty twice in London area

BBC, April 6, 2013

April 5
FAA puts no-fly zone over Arkansas oil spill with Exxon employee in charge

RT (TV-Novosti), April 4, 2013

Following Meeting with FAA, Orlando Entrepreneurs Create Aerial Robotics Industry Association

The Sacramento Bee (PR Newswire, unedited), April 4, 2013

Cessna flips on Deer Valley Airport runway, 3 on board

azfamily.com, April 4, 2013

Pictures: Gustave Whitehead Monument Vandalized?

Flying, April 4, 2013

PlaneWorks: A New Aviation Blog by John Goglia

Forbes, April 4, 2013

Redbird Skyport experiment takes off

General Aviation News, April 3, 2013

April 4
Imperiled Towers Fall in Safety for Low-Traffic Airports

Bloomberg, April 3, 2013

FAA forum gauges approval of drone privacy

The Washington Times, April 3, 2013

Simulator Runs Pave Way For 787 Battery Ground And Flight Tests

Aviation Week, April 3, 2013

Airports in China Hew to an Unswerving Flight Path

The New York Times, April 3, 2013

Buying a plane? Head to Beijing's 'aircraft supermarket'

ABS CBN News, April 4, 2013

Space ship completes 24th test flight in Mojave

The Bakersfield Californian, April 3, 2013

April 3
Safety Risks Uncharted For Tower Closings

Aviation Week & Space Technology, April 1, 2013

FAA Should Shut Most Air-Traffic Radar Rooms, Study Says

Bloomberg, April 3, 2013

Proposal to ban 121.5 MHz emergency locator transmitters opposed

General Aviation News, April 2, 2013

Airport Show to host 'Women in Aviation' exhibition

Arabian Aerospace Online News Service, April 3, 2013

The Man Who Sold The Moon … And Other 'Lunarcy'

Universe Today, April 2, 2013

NM governor signs space travel liability bill

San Francisco Chronicle (AP), April 2, 2013

April 2
Lawsuits to Block FAA Contract Tower Closures Multiply

Government Executive, April 1, 2013

Manhunt Launched for Stolen Airplane, Suspect in Arkansas

KARK, April 2, 2013

Boeing Plans Further 787 System Flight Tests

Aviation Week, April 1, 2013

Paris Air Show Is Sold Out; Big Names Are Coming

Defense News, April 1, 2013

Iraqi Aviation Industry Takes Off

Al Monitor, April 1, 2013

Astronaut Catches Alien on Space Station in April Fools' Prank

Space.com, April 1, 2013

April 1
Pilot ejected when small airplane dove near Chattanooga; body recovered

NBC News, March 30, 2013

Private aircraft stores opening across China

China Daily, April 1, 2013

Local airports losing towers

Philadelphia Inquirer/Daily News, April 1, 2013

New study shows how hard recession hit aerospace in Kansas

Wichita Business Journal, March 29, 2013

Boeing postpones 787 flight intended to test power panels

The Seattle Times (blog), March 30, 2013

FAA offers online session on unmanned aircraft test-site privacy policy

The Daily Courier, March 30, 2013

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