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• Wi-Fi Smartphones to Dominate

  Created: Sunday, 28 March 2010 16:25 Author:

  Wi-Fi Smartphones to DominateMarch 26, 2010 LAS VEGAS - In the next few years it will be difficult to buy a new smartphone that does not have built-in Wi-Fi for speedy Net access, according to a report that ABI Research and the Wi-Fi Alliance published...

• JAL stop flying Freight after 51 years!

  Created: Friday, 26 March 2010 23:44 Author:

  JAL stop flying Freight after 51 years! Yesterday, Japan Airlines announced it will ground its freighter operation after more than half a century of flying. It will continue its cargo business "solely" through cargo space on its passenger flights.JAL, is...

• Commercial Airlines May Rely Heavily On Biofuels by 2020

  Created: Friday, 26 March 2010 23:19 Author:

  Commercial Airlines May Rely Heavily On Biofuels by 2020Fri, 19 Mar '10Concerns Raised The Feedstocks Will Compete With Land Used For Farming FoodAirlines will likely fly using fuel made from plant sources rather than petroleum-based jet fuel within the ...

• Virgin America Announces 2010 Growth Plan

  Created: Friday, 26 March 2010 23:12 Author:

  Virgin America Announces 2010 Growth PlanMon, 22 Mar '10 Airline Ends Flights From John Wayne, Adds Orlando And Looks To TorontoVirgin America recently announced network expansion plans that include daily nonstop flights from both LAX and SFO to Orlando ...

• Mars Rover Gets Mind of Its Own

  Created: Friday, 26 March 2010 23:07 Author:

    Mars Rover Gets Mind of Its Own By SPACE.com Staffposted: 24 March 201011:36 am ET  NASA's Mars rover Opportunity is getting a chance to call its own science shots on the red planet.New software uploaded to the intrepid robot now allows Opportunity...

• United Airlines expects First Quarter Revenue Surge

  Created: Thursday, 25 March 2010 19:47 Author:

  United Airlines expects First Quarter Revenue SurgeUnited Airlines expects first-quarter consolidated passenger RASM to rise 16%-17% year-over-year to 11.44-11.54 cents, while mainline unit revenue should surge 16.5%-17.5% to 10.5-10.59 cents, parent com...

• Boeing likely to boost 737, 777 production rates

  Created: Thursday, 25 March 2010 19:39 Author:

  Boeing likely to boost 737, 777 production ratesBoeing is leaning toward increasing production rates for the 737 and 777 families with decisions expected by mid-year, Boeing Commercial Airplanes President and CEO Jim Albaugh said yesterday.The current 737...

• Boeing expects increasing competition from China, others

  Created: Thursday, 25 March 2010 19:30 Author:

  Boeing expects increasing competition from China, others    Friday March 19, 2010 Boeing Commercial Airplanes President and CEO Jim Albaugh believes China will become a significant competitor in civil aircraft manufacturing, but he does not expect COM...

• Apple said to offer full-price iPhones sans AT&T contract

  Created: Thursday, 25 March 2010 17:42 Author:

   Apple said to offer full-price iPhones sans AT&T contract by Erica Ogg   Despite earlier rumors, it does not appear Apple is selling unlocked iPhones.Apple blog 9to5Mac reported earlier Monday that it heard Apple stores would start selling ...

• Microsoft: Only minor tweaks in Windows 7 SP1

  Created: Thursday, 25 March 2010 17:35 Author:

  Microsoft: Only minor tweaks in Windows 7 SP1 Breaking its silence on the first service pack for Windows 7, Microsoft said on Thursday that it will include only minor updates, including many already released.(Credit: Microsoft)"For Windows 7, SP1 include...

• Report: Google Working on TV Devices

  Created: Thursday, 25 March 2010 17:28 Author:

  Report: Google Working on TV Devices Google has apparently decided on the next place to extend its reach: the living room.Google, Intel, and Sony are working on a set-top box running Google's Android software called Google TV, according to a report from...

• Einstein Was Right: General Relativity Confirmed

  Created: Thursday, 25 March 2010 02:14 Author:

   Einstein Was Right: General Relativity Confirmed By Clara MoskowitzSenior Writerposted: 10 March 201001:29 pm ET   Score one more for Einstein. A new study has confirmed his theory of general relativity works on extremely large scales.The s...

• New Suborbital Spaceships Spark Scientific Frenzy

  Created: Thursday, 25 March 2010 02:07 Author:

   New Suborbital Spaceships Spark Scientific Frenzy Anticipation is on the rise for a new crop of commercial suborbital spaceships that can serve the scientific and educational market. These reusable rocket-propelled vessels are expected to offer quick, ...

• Virgin Galactic flies Passenger SpaceShip and MotherShip for the First Time

  Created: Wednesday, 24 March 2010 04:31 Author:

  Virgin Galactic flies Passenger SpaceShip and MotherShip for the First Time The future of public space travel spread its wings for the first time Monday at the Mojave Air and Space Port in California as Virgin Galactic's inaugural SpaceShipTwo suborbital...

• Whole Web is the OS of the Future

  Created: Wednesday, 24 March 2010 04:07 Author:

   'Whole Web' is the OS of the future     By Matt Asay  SAN FRANCISCO--Open-source developers and businesses are focused on the wrong opportunity, according to industry luminary Tim O'Reilly. The future isn't programming for Linux or MySQL. The futu...

• NTSB Eyes Glass Cockpits in Small Aircraft

  Created: Wednesday, 24 March 2010 03:59 Author:

  NTSB Eyes Glass Cockpits in Small AircraftBy James E. Swickard james_swickard@aviationweek.com Photo Credit: Beechcraft A new National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) internal study shows that the overall accident rate for “glass cockpits” in sma...

• Space Station could Fly thru 2028!

  Created: Wednesday, 24 March 2010 03:54 Author:

  Space Station could Fly thru 2028!Partner Nations Meet In Tokyo To Discuss Cooperative EffortAt a meeting Thursday of the heads of the space agencies from the nations partnering in the International Space Station program, the group reaffirmed the importan...

• US Airlines See Slow Recovery on Horizon

  Created: Sunday, 21 March 2010 01:44 Author:

  US Airlines See Slow Recovery on Horizon US airlines presenting at yesterday's JP Morgan Aviation, Transportation & Defense Conference in New York (presentations available via webcast) agreed that they see signs of a nascent industry recovery but that t...

• Business Aircraft Orders Will be Slow

  Created: Sunday, 21 March 2010 01:37 Author:

  Business Aircraft Orders Will be Slow By Robert WallWashington    An abundance of used aircraft for sale and a continuing trickle of order cancellations are driving expectations that business aircraft orders will not see a marked recovery for some ti...

• US Hypersonics could hinge on X51 Tests

  Created: Sunday, 21 March 2010 00:38 Author:

  US Hypersonics could hinge on X51 Tests  Credit: Boeing  Hypersonic proponents worldwide will eagerly watch two long-awaited technology demonstrations starting with the imminent first flight attempt for the X-51 Waverider, to be followed within a mont...