Exclusive-Boeing eliminated from US Air Force's 'Doomsday Plane' competition
By Valerie Insinna and Mike Stone WASHINGTON The U.S. Air Force has eliminated Boeing from its competition to
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Astronomers surprised to find planet 'too massive for its star'
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON Our Milky Way galaxy's most common type of star is called a red dwarf
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Six planets found in synchronized orbit may help solve cosmic puzzle
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON They are the most common type of planet observed in our Milky Way galaxy
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When is a car faster than a plane? When it's electric
A recent race between an electric plane and a car demonstrated the challenges of battery-powered flying, but this quest to reach an island in the North Sea underlines the potential, as well as the challenges, of electric aviation.
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Massive Attack's guitarist Angelo Bruschini dies after lung cancer battle
Massive Attack have remembered their late guitarist for his "singularly brilliant and eccentric talent".
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US says lead emissions from small piston-engine aircraft pose public health danger
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday issued a final determination declaring that emissions from
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Amazon drought: Stranded boats and dead fish
A severe drought in the Brazilian Amazon is disrupting transport, isolating communities and killing wildlife.
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Why Do Airplanes Feel Like They’re Moving So Slowly?
You know planes cover hundreds of miles per hour. So why doesn't it look like they do?
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Taxiing airplane and shuttle bus collide at Chicago's O'Hare Airport, injuring at least 2, officials say
A taxiing airplane collided with a shuttle bus at Chicago O'Hare International Airport on Friday evening, injuring at least two people, the city's fire department said.
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A climate researcher risks losing university post for refusing to fly home
Climate researcher Dr. Gianluca Grimalda says that he risks losing his post at the Kiel Institute for the World Economy in Germany for refusing to use a plane as a means of transport back from Papua New Guinea.
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Aviation safety expert and ex-NFL star both killed in New York plane crash
Federal investigators are digging into the cause of a Cessna crash Sunday that killed a top aviation safety expert and a former NFL star.
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China Eastern Airlines just made the biggest C919 order ever, for 100 planes
China Eastern Airlines said on Thursday it will buy another 100 C919 airplanes in a deal worth $10 billion at list prices, in what would be the largest ever order for the jet made by the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC).
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