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Cool Vid: Engine Powered Paragliding in the French Alps (or... Today We Learn About Paramotoring) Headline - Media-Things The good people at Wimp.com have found yet another cool flying-related video.  The footage is of motorized paragliders (pardón: paramotors) racing in the French Alps.  It's neat, but I"m surprised by a few things: 1) a video like this is produced by someone other than RedBull.

EU seeks $12 bn yearly sanctions against US over Boeing Business - Commercial Aviation - Headline - News EU seeks $12 bn yearly sanctions against US over Boeing (via AFP) Brussels on Thursday sought WTO approval for trade sanctions against Washington worth $12 billion a year, the latest twist of a long-running EU-US row over subsidies to aviation giants Airbus and Boeing.

Village-Run Chinese Aviation Firm's Ambition Business - Headline - News - Syndicated Village-Run Aviation Firm's Ambition (via NewsLook) One of China's wealthiest villages - located in the country's booming east Jiangsu province - has set up its own Chinese aviation company.

Boeing Celebrates Delivery of LAN Airlines' first 787 Dreamliner Business - Commercial Aviation - Headline - News Boeing Celebrates Delivery of LAN Airlines' first 787 Dreamliner (via PR Newswire) EVERETT, Wash., Aug.

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The Sukhoi Superjet 100: Two Months Later The New York Times is optimistic, but other reports are mixed and the question remains: how is the Sukhoi Superjet 100 program really fari... The Farnborough Air Show 'Business Show': Good Or Bad? (Opinion)The annual Paris and Farnborough air show circuit continues this week in England (the even years are in Farnborough, the odd years in Paris). Yes, Airlines Make A Fortune On Airline Fees. But Would You Want Less?The Sun Sentinel reports (here) the latest data from the U.S. Department of Transportation that shows U.S. airlines tallied over $1. Air France Flight 447: The Final Report Is Mostly As Expected; And Lacking (Opinion)  The final accident report on the crash of Air France flight 447 in 2009 was released this week, and no new 'shockers' were pre...

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Boeing Aims to Turn Cooking Oil Waste into Aviation Biofuel in China Commercial Aviation - Fuel - Headline - News - Syndicated Boeing Aims to Turn Cooking Oil Waste into Aviation Biofuel in China (via Clean Technica)   Boeing, one of the world’s largest aviation companies, is ... Sagetech ADS-B Technology Selected for NextGen Satellite Constellation Headline - News - Syndicated - Tech Kit (Ed. Note) What is ADS-B?: ADS-B makes flying significantly safer for the aviation community. Hypersonic X-51 Fails In Latest Test Engines - Headline - Hot Models - News - Plane Design - UAVs AviationWeek is reporting that the latest trial of the X-51 hypersonic experimental aircraft has failed again. Back to the Drawing Board for Armadillo Aerospace Morpheus: the Green Spacecraft Headline - News - Oops List - Spaceopia - Syndicated Airbus A320 to Be Equipped With Hydrogen Fuel Cells for Increased Efficiency Air Power - Commercial Aviation - Headline - News - Plane Design - Syndicated Airbus A320 to Be Equipped With Hydrogen Fuel Cells for Increased Efficiency (via The Green Optimistic) Though the hydrogen fuel cells used nowadays are ... Transformed X-48C Flies Successfully Headline - News - Plane Design - Syndicated Transformed X-48C Flies Successfully (via PR Newswire) EDWARDS AFB, Calif., Aug. Hong Kong Airlines plays down growth ban Airlines - Business - Commercial Aviation - News - Syndicated Hong Kong Airlines plays down growth ban (via AFP) Hong Kong Airlines played down the impact on its business of an unprecedented aviation authority ban o... Hey, What's The Return Policy on a Sukhoi SuperJet 100? Business - Commercial Aviation - Headline - News - Opinion The Sukhoi SuperJet Continues to Struggle. Over the weekend the Moscow Times online reported an incident involving a Sukhoi SuperJet 100. New Sukhoi SuperJet 100 Incident: No One Hurt Commercial Aviation - Headline - News It's being reported here by TheMoscowTimes.com that a Sukhoi SuperJet was forced to land after an 'accident'. US, allies renew opposition to EU airline tax Business - Commercial Aviation - Headline - News - Syndicated US, allies renew opposition to EU airline tax (via AFP) The United States and 16 other nations Wednesday renewed their "strong opposition" to a controver... Diesel Emerging As New Technology of Choice for General Aviation Fuel Civil Aviation - Engines - Headline - News - Syndicated Diesel Emerging As New Technology of Choice for General Aviation (via PR Newswire) Cessna's New Turbodiesel Engine Is "A Major Step" In Increasing Range... Three jets 'in near miss' at Washington DC airport Commercial Aviation - Headline - News - Oops List - Syndicated Three jets 'in near miss' at Washington DC airport (via AFP) Three US commuter jets were involved in a near miss two days ago at Reagan National Airport ... F-22 Oxygen Problems Identified. Pentagon solves mystery. Headline - News - Syndicated Why have F-22 pilots passed out at the controls? Pentagon solves mystery. Totally Crazy Jet Fly-By Headline - Media-Things - Plane Sport This video of a jet making an extremely low pass. Boeing launches probe after 'engine issue' Business - Engines - Headline - News Boeing said it had launched an investigation after an "engine issue" hit a test flight of the 787 Dreamliner a day earlier in South Carolina.

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