Jad Mouawad New York Times
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Whole new way to land and take off
Imagine an air traffic system where planes would no longer have to wait in long rush-hour lines before taking off, or have to circle the skies before landing. In this world, planes would be able to fly more direct routes and land along smoother glide paths.Those are the changes the Federal Aviation Administration has been promising for years throug...
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In Qantas blowout, concern for jet engine maker
The blowout of an engine on Qantas Flight 32 on Thursday was the latest in a series of problems involving Rolls-Royce engines and analysts said it raised serious questions about the company's ability to develop the engines for the newest generation of commercial and military airplanes.The episode, involving a Qantas A380 jetliner carrying more than...
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Airlines test ash, ask authorities to reassess ban
As Europe grounded most airline flights for a fourth day on Sunday because of a volcanic ash cloud spreading from Iceland, increasingly desperate airlines ran test flights to show that flying was safe and pressed aviation authorities to loosen the flight ban.
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Whole new way to land and take off
Imagine an air traffic system where planes would no longer have to wait in long rush-hour lines before taking off, or have to circle the skies before landing. In this world, planes would be able to fly more direct routes and land along smoother glide paths.Those are the changes the Federal Aviation Administration has been promising for years throug...
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In Qantas blowout, concern for jet engine maker
The blowout of an engine on Qantas Flight 32 on Thursday was the latest in a series of problems involving Rolls-Royce engines and analysts said it raised serious questions about the company's ability to develop the engines for the newest generation of commercial and military airplanes.The episode, involving a Qantas A380 jetliner carrying more than...
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Airlines test ash, ask authorities to reassess ban
As Europe grounded most airline flights for a fourth day on Sunday because of a volcanic ash cloud spreading from Iceland, increasingly desperate airlines ran test flights to show that flying was safe and pressed aviation authorities to loosen the flight ban.
