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Tintin Wikia Malaysia 370, Day 10: One Fanciful Hypothesis, and Another That Begins to Make Sense
Did the airplane hide in a "radar shadow"? Probably not. Did the flight crew act like heroes? Possibly so.
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via Glamstruck Malaysia 370 Update: Landing Strips, Cell Phones, and More
Has the plane landed at a secret site? Probably not; here's why.
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Flight Aware Why Malaysia Airlines 370 Remains So Profoundly Mysterious, and Why a Better Black Box Wouldn't Help
The absence of data about this flight is itself a significant data point.
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Wikipedia photo Ukraine and Malaysia Airlines: Why Cable News Should Be on a 24-Hour Delay
The best reactions to breaking news are rarely the first ones.
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Wikimedia Commons Today in Security Theater, Air Force One Edition
Thank you, Secret Service. But ... at airports?
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Now This Is Team Spirit
What the Wright Brothers have wrought.
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Reuters In Which I Develop New Respect for the Wedding-Industrial Complex
We know that football players are brave. But spare a thought as well for bride-magazine models.
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A Longtime Pilot on the Aspen Crash
Modern jet planes are so safe that many things have to go wrong to bring them to grief. What some of the factors might have been in this latest case.
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Three Crashes: Aspen CO, Buckhannon WV, Melbourne FL
What we know, and don't, about today's fatality in Colorado.
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Today's Aviation Videos
A disaster that didn't happen, a challenge that's just beginning, and other aerial tales.
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China Aviation Update: Let's Look on the Bright Side
Why China's pilots have the opportunity to be the world's best.
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Reuters 'Springbok, Cleared for Landing': More on the Language of the Skies
By Deborah Fallows.
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In Honor of the Chinese ADIZ, Today's Novelty Aviation Footage
The people who drive on China's roads may soon be able to fly in its skies!
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Landing at the Wrong Airport: Sigh
America is covered with small airfields. Usually that's a plus. But not always.
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Two Ways of Looking at a Landing
"The sea gull ... that would have been the worst."
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My Surprising Email of the Day
A major airline dares say, Look at our new feature! Will have a chance to see for myself very soon.
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Between Flights
Recognizing a kindred spirit.
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EATNN TTUNA SNWCH - hold (at) MAYYO: More on the Secret Language of the Skies
"The approach fixes, in order, are TRAMP, FLOZY, SILKY, and JAKOR. I'm sensing a pattern here but would love to know the back story."
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Let's Reflect on Something More Positive About Human Activity
How parts of Norway look, from very close and above.
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A Theory of Mountain Flying
The safety virtues of multi-modal transportation.
