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Airborne 08.24.12: Qantas Nixes 787s, FAA Finds Pipistrel, NTSB Opens Reno Doc

Also: Meigs Field, JCS Attack, Nextant Sells 10 More, EASA Approves Rotax, Moving On Mars, Rebooting The Aviation Biz...

Qantas Airlines, Australia's troubled flagship airline, announced Thursday that it is canceling orders for 35 Boeing 787 Dreamliners. The aircraft are valued at $8.5 billion at list price. You may recall that earlier this week that ANN reported that the FAA said it was unable to locate the manufacturing facilities claimed by Pipistrel using Google Earth, and cited that as one reason why it would no longer authorize the import of the motorgliders into the U.S. As part of its continuing investigation into the September 2011 crash of a

Klyde Morris (08.27.12)

TSA Strikes Another Blow For The First Amendment

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (08.27.12)

Aero Linx: NASA's Neil Armstrong Photo Gallery Apollo 11 lifted off on July 16, 1969, with Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Mike Collins aboard. Collins remained in lunar orbit in the command module while Armstrong and Aldrin descended in the lunar module they had named Eagle to their historic landing on the moon's surface. This site serves as NASA's photo gallery in memory of the first man to walk on the Moon...

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (08.27.12): Solar Eclipse

Solar Eclipse A phenomenon in which the Moon’s disk passes in front of the Sun, blocking sunlight. A total eclipse occurs when the Moon completely obscures the Sun’s disk, leaving only the solar corona visible. A solar eclipse can only occur during a new phase of the Moon.

Aero-News: Quote Of The Day (08.27.12)

"I am deeply saddened by the passing of my good friend, and space exploration companion, Neil Armstrong today. As Neil, Mike Collins and I trained together for our historic Apollo 11 Mission, we understood the many technical challenges we faced, as well as the importance and profound implications of this historic journey. We will now always be connected as the crew of the Apollo 11 mission to the moon, yet for the many millions who witnessed that remarkable achievement for humankind, we were not alone..." Source: Dr. Buzz Aldrin, the second man to walk on the moon, in a statement issued following the death of Neil Armstrong.