Presidential Commission To Recommend Major NASA
Streamlining
Yet more changes could be on the way for America's space agency
next week, when the President's Commission on Implementation of US
Space Exploration Policy delivers its final report to the White
House.
The FAA has come up with a way to squeeze another 12 flight
operations an hour into the frenetic schedule at Chicago's O'Hare
Airport -- but the plan depends on which way the wind blows.
Airlines Reduce Speed In Hopes Of Reducing Fuel
Consumption
Why do we fly? The number one answer to that question seems to
be, "to answer the need for speed." So it might be surprising to
some when they find out that at least one airline is slowing down
to save on the skyrocketing price of fuel.
Perhaps taking a cue from Boeing, which last week signed a deal
with two Chinese manufacturers to build parts for several aircraft
-- including the 7E7 Dreamliner, Airbus now says it's inked a $100
million deal with a Chinese firm to build parts for the behemoth
A380.
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