MIT-Designed, Fish-Shaped Airliners Could Burn 70% Less Fuel

A team of MIT researchers has unveiled their aircraft designs for NASA's N+3 initiative, an engineering study intended to help define the next three generations of commercial aviation while reducing fuel usage by 70% and NOx em...
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British Airways and Iberia Have the Urge to Merge

A 13-year love affair between two of Europe's largest flag carriers was finally consumated today, as British Airways and Iberia signed a formal deal to combine their businesses.
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Eyjafjallajokull erupts in Iceland.

Volcanic Ash Forces Unprecedented Airspace Shutdown in Europe

Much of Europe's airspace is closed until further notice due to a massive cloud of dangerous ash spreading southeastward from a volcano in Iceland.
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LAX Theme Building and control tower

Photo Gallery: LAX Observation Deck Open For Business

The observation deck on the roof of LAX's Theme Building reopened to the public on Saturday after being shuttered for nearly nine years. Photographer Mike Arcellana was there to capture this important milestone for planespotter...
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Atlantic City Thunder Over The Boardwalk Airshow 2009

Despite work and other daily responsibilities, rarely does my alarm go off as early as 5AM. As I struggled to get out of bed in the dark, I knew my day would be worth the five hours of sleep and four plus hour roundtrip drive...
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