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Utah TFR: Until Further Notice

NOTAM: 5/8199 Issued: 09/10/2005 15:30 Effective: Immediately - Until Further Notice State: UT Facility: ZLC - SALT LAKE CITY (ARTCC),UT. Type: HAZARDS Description: PROVO UT.

Progress Docks At ISS

Just In Time For New Crew To Arrive

When traveling great distances, most guides recommend sending your luggage off ahead of time. That holds true whether it on the sea, in the air -- or in orbit.

Boeing May Close C-17 Plant In 2008

California Closures Keep Coming

Boeing may be forced to shut down its C-17 manufacturing plant in California by 2008. The Pentagon, it seems, faces a budget crunch because of continued operations in Iraq.

Second Gulfstream G150 Starts Flight Test -- Two Weeks Ahead Of Schedule

Gulfstream has added a second G150 business-jet test aircraft to its flight test program – two weeks ahead of schedule. Gulfstream’s newest business jet, the Gulfstream G150, is expected to enter service in the third quarter of 2006.

Garmin GDL-69A Ready For Mooney GX

Following the issuance of an STC for the installation of Garmin’s GDL-69A remote sensors during the last week of July, owners and operators of Mooney Bravo and Ovation2 GX models can now monitor highly-reliable, near real time weather or access up to 130 channels of digital music, news, talk, sports and information while in flight.

Aussie Aviation Industry Told To Speak Up On New Fees

And you thought that the US' FAA was the only one holding their hand out? Australia’s aviation industry is being urged to play a key role in developing new cost recovery plans for the Civil Aviation Safety Authority.

Whale Sighting Startles Gulf Coast

It must have been a strange sight above the battered Gulf Coast... a huge flying guppy making its way to Mobile, AL. But then again, given the tremendous amount of air traffic over the disaster area, perhaps it didn't warrant a second glance.

University Of Florida Studying Shape-Shifting MAVs

Researchers at the University of Florida have developed a set of micro air vehicles (MAVs) that can morph shape while in flight -- with the ultimate goal of creating autonomous spy vehicles with 2-3 years that, to onlookers below, might look like just another bird floating by.

Yet Another Job For The C-130: Mosquito Patrol

Two C-130 Hercules and 50 Air Force reservists from the 910th Airlift Wing left Youngstown Air Reserve Station on Sept. 8 to fly aerial spray missions in Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi.

First Flight: JSF Radar

Initial flight testing has begun of the advanced fire-control radar being developed for the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) aircraft.

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