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• Airbus, partners eye lots of biofuel
Airbus believes that second-generation bio-jet could provide up to 30 percent of all commercial aviation jet fuel by 2030." Airbus, which is owned by European Aeronautic Defence & Space Co.
• Pilots' group urges use of aircraft lighting
Experts are warning that near-misses on the ground at overcrowded airports are becoming one of the most serious safety headaches in civil aviation.
• Good news, bad news for space tourism
However, Rutan criticized the Federal Aviation Administration and its office of the associate administrator for commercial space transportation, known as the AST. He said “the AST process, focusing only on the non-involved public, just about ruined ...
• Delta, Northwest close to joining, source says
Jim Oberstar, D-Minn., has made clear his opposition to airline consolidation, saying last month, "We did not deregulate aviation in 1978 to create consolidation of the industry, but rather to expand competition." One of the biggest factors driving ...
• Diversity runs deep on Discovery’s crew
Called “Billy-O” by his fellow astronauts, Oefelein began his aviation career as a teenager flying floatplanes in Alaska. “One of the best ways to explore the state ... was by air,” Oefelein said. “I started flying floatplanes up there and ...

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