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From first glance, it’s abundantly clear that the Smithsonian’s brand-spanking-new Udvar-Hazy Center is a place that celebrates aviation. Looming over the main entrance is a 164-foot-tall observation tower, looking for all the world like a control tower. Behind that rests a huge semi-circular hangar, 10 stories tall and almost 1,000 feet long, gleaming white. Outside, […]

The last flight of the famed Concorde is nearly upon us, and many aviation enthusiasts, historians and those who want a last peek at the aircraft are planning to bid it farewell in style. Thousands of people are expected to pack Londons Heathrow airport to watch the final flight of Concorde on Oct. 24. Special […]

Philadelphia may be home to several historic treasures, but aviation will be the main draw next month. The city is playing host to a couple of major aviation events that will surely draw in thousands of enthusiasts. The Franklin Air Show, The Franklin Institute’s newest exhibit on aviation, opens to the public Oct. 18 after […]

New Zealand’s accident investigation board has praised a helicopter pilot’s skill in saving her craft and crew after a collision with trees at night in rough terrain, despite her own injuries — but criticized her actions in getting into the accident in the first place. According to the report, Life Flight Trust BK-117 helicopter ZK-III […]

CJ3 Stays Ahead Of Schedule … Cessna recently announced its first production Citation CJ3 (serial number 001) took its first flight on August 8, three weeks ahead of schedule. This particular CJ3 — to be used primarily for avionics development and certification — departed from McConnell Air Force Base and landed at Wichita’s Mid-Continent Airport […]

NBAA Prepares For Its Main Event Big Numbers And Big Names Expected … The business aviation event of the year is quickly approaching and its organizers are putting the final touches on this year’s show. The NBAA 56th Annual Meeting & Convention, to be held October 7 to 9, 2003, at the Orlando/Orange County Convention […]

Last week, two Olympic Airways jets had to return for emergency landings after seagulls were sucked into their engines on departure from Thessaloniki’s Macedonia Airport. Both aircraft landed safely. In Japan, a runway at Tokyo International Airport was closed for two and a half hours last Friday after two departing flights reported seagull strikes, and […]

Big Brother or “guardian angel”? We’ll let the ethicists decide that one as an Albuquerque company releases its latest cockpit security device. Management Sciences Inc.(MSI) has developed a flight data and cockpit voice recorder that not only adds video, it can broadcast the goings-on aboard an aircraft in real time to a ground station. “We’re […]

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