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Space based detector could find Anti-Universe
GENEVA (Reuters) – A huge particle detector to be mounted on the International Space Station next year could find evidence for the anti-universe often evoked in science fiction, physicists said on Wedne...
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NetJets Posts $114M Profit in First Half
By: Chad Trautvetter
September 1, 2010 Charter
For the second quarter and first half of this year, fractional aircraft provider NetJets' revenues increased 16 percent and 17 percent, respectively, from ...
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Argus Rolls Out Online Charter Registry
By: Chad Trautvetter
September 1, 2010 Charter
Aviation data and services firm Argus launched a new online registry of charter operators that features the company’s charter evaluation and qualification...
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FAA"S Flight Duty Time Regulation 'Directly Imposes' responsibility on Airlines
US FAA on Friday issued its long-awaited Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on pilot flight time, duty and rest requirements, setting the stage for the likely adoption of new regu...
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Hawker’s 2Q earnings and its backlog shrink
from AIN: Business Aviation by Kirby J. Harrison
The possibility of Hawker Beechcraft moving some of its Wichita-based manufacturing elsewhere came up again early last month with the release of the compan...
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Apple applies for Patent to Kill Jailbroken devices
The new browser-based iPhone 4 jailbreak.
(Credit: Steven Musil/CNET)
Apple is apparently ramping up its battle to prevent iPhone and iPod owners from jailbreaking their devices.
The compan...
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The Clock is ticking for Ipad Competitors
Some of the world's biggest electronics companies are readying an assault on the tablet market. But before they even begin, they find themselves at an early disadvantage.
Though Samsung, LG Electronics, A...
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Skype Updates Lastest Beta with
10 way video calling!
Hey
The latest release of Skype's 5.0 beta
will let you make video calls to as many as 10 people at the same time, according to details posted on the company's Thurs...
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As FAA prepares to propose new limits on pilot hours, advocates complain about delay
Thursday, September 9, 2010; 7:49 PM
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood wrote in June 2009 that the Federal Aviation Administration was in a hurry and wouldn't wait f...
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Gulfstream Sees 'Encouraging' Activity in Bizjet Market
from AIN: Business Aviation by Chad Trautvetter
“There’s a fair amount of caution out there, but we're seeing steady activity at our aerospace division, which consists of Gulfstream and Jet A...
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Internet Explorer's growth slowed once again, and Chrome shook off its slump in August, new statistics show.
Although Microsoft made progress in its goal to exterminate IE6 in favor of IE8's more modern and secure design, Internet Explorer overall sl...
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ATA: U.S. Airlines Post Seventh Consecutive Month Of Revenue Growth
But The Pace Of Growth Slowed From June
Whether or not the economy is actually recovering is still the topic for some debate, but more people do seem to be flying, at least commercial...
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Thank the Microbes for cleaning the BP Oil Spill
Berkeley Lab research study shows that microbes have been degrading the underwater plume created by the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico at a much greater than predicted rate.
(Credit: Hoi-Ying Holm...
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Rich exoplanet system discovered
By Victoria GillScience reporter, BBC News
The researchers say the finding marks a new phase in the hunt for exoplanetsAstronomers have discovered a planetary system containing at least five planets that orbit a star c...
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Pre-Crime Technology To Be Used In Washington D.C.
Computers predict what crime will be committed where, by who and whenSteve WatsonInfowars.net
Tuesday, Aug 24th, 2010Law enforcement agencies in Washington D.C. have begun to use technology that they sa...
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UPS reduces 2010 pilot furloughs by 70 but defends rationale for cuts
UPS Airlines, which furloughed 54 pilots in May (ATW Daily News, May 21) and had planned to furlough a total of 300 flight deck crew by year's end, said Friday it will reduce the numbe...
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INTEL to buy McAfee for $7.68 Bililon
Intel plans to buy security company McAfee for $7.68 billion--the biggest acquisition in its 42-year history.
The chipmaker said Thursday it has entered into a definitive agreement to buy all of McAfee's common s...
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FAA recommends Upset Recovery
Citing an increase in aircraft accidents involving loss of control (LOC), the FAA issued Information for Operators 10010, which calls for operators to incorporate upset recovery training. “Although the overall accident ...
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Bizav Flight Activity Recovery Hits Turbulence
By: Chad Trautvetter
August 17, 2010 Business Aviation
After months of posting positive trends, the recovery in business aircraft flight activity sputtered last month, falling 0.9 percent from a yea...
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Solar Power moves ahead in California
After a long drought, large-scale solar power is getting closer to returning to the U.S. desert.
The California Public Utilities Commission on Thursday gave the green light to power purchase agreements which two ut...