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July 09, 2006

ANN Special Feature: Wall Street Journal Reporter Peter Lattman on the Legal Flap Over The Google Plane 07.10.06

When the two 30-something founders of Google decided they needed a little something in the way of personal aviation... they didn't go small. They decided on a Boeing 767... and planned to deck it o

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ANN Daily Touch-And-Go: 07.10.06

Another airliner down in Russia... at least 122 people are dead...

The shuttle is GO for a return to Earth next week...

And leaked documents out of Canada indicate the Snowbirds' Tu

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ANN Daily Aero-Briefing: 07.10.06

Another airliner down in Russia... at least 122 people are dead...

The shuttle is GO for a return to Earth next week...

And leaked documents out of Canada indicate the Snowbirds' Tu

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Did Boeing Defy Curse Of Vandenburg's SLC-6?

Sends Spy Satellite Into Orbit From 'Cursed' Pad

Is it possible for a launch pad to be cursed? Before you say no... consider the odd and, frankly, creepy history of the SLC-6 site at California's Vandenburg Air Force Base.

Airliner Overshot Runway On Landing, Impacted Building

Russian media reports state more than 150 passengers and crew died when an S7 (formerly Siberian) Airlines Airbus A310 overran the runway on landing in the eastern Siberian city of Irkutsk.

Used Different Name, Inflated Total Hours

The National Transportation Safety Board's factual report on a fatal May 2005 accident involving a Mitsubishi MU-2 indicates the pilot may have given false information to secure his pilots license.

The State Of Sport Pilot

Two Years In, Many Successes... And Challenges

It isn't hard to see at this year's Northwest EAA Fly-In that the two-year-old sport pilot category has become a big deal.

SWA Mechanic Caught Nabbing

A Southwest Airlines mechanic who was fired his first day on the job at Chicago's Midway Airport faces a laundry list of charges, after a security sting operation caught the man swiping medical supplies from a Northwest Airlines aircraft.

A Sign Of The Times...

Radar stations operated by Airmen from the 932nd Air Control Squadron at the four corners of Iceland are no longer active following a ceremony bringing the unit's mission to a close.

Aero-Tips!

Flying into the world's largest airshow at the busiest airport on the planet is a high point of any pilot's career. This week we've been reviewing lessons for planning a VFR arrival into Oshkosh.

Aero-Linx!

The airshow community lost Eric Beard in January. Beard flew his Yak-54, Russian Thunder in airshows across the country. He thrilled crowds with his day performance and his evening show with pyrotechnics. Find out more about him.