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US Navys F/A-18C Hornet jets conduct last flight

2016-02-19 01:00:00| Naval Technology

The US Navy's F/A-18C Hornet fighter jets have conducted their last flight after serving as a supersonic fighter for more than 30 years.

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Man who disrupted US Airways flight gets year in prison

2016-02-19 00:09:31| Airlines - Topix.net

" A man who interfered with a flight crew on a New York-bound US Airways jet that was forced to divert to Pittsburgh has been sentenced to prison. A federal judge sentenced 40-year-old Mapleton, Utah, resident Steven Pectol on Wednesday to a year and a day behind bars.

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FLA Program Takes Flight

2016-02-16 01:22:22| rfglobalnet Home Page

They may not have zoomed flawlessly around obstacles like the Millennium Falcon did as it careened through the hull of a crashed Star Destroyer in Star Wars VII.

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Climate change may affect flight duration

2016-02-15 13:42:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Hindu: The study calculates that a transatlantic aircraft will spend an extra 2,000 hours in the air every year. Flights from London to New York could take longer and be more expensive in the future due to the effects of climate change, according to a new study that may have implications for the aviation industry. By accelerating the jet stream - a high-altitude wind blowing from west to east across the Atlantic - climate change will speed up eastbound flights but slow down westbound flights, the...

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