Read more aircraft stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/9884/aircraft.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 10:34:13 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74655/ethics-panel-charges-sanford-with-37-violations.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSouth Carolina's ethics commission has hit Mark Sanford with 37 violations for using state funds for inappropriate travel expenses, including a trip to see his Argentine mistress. Besides the governor's South American trysts, Sanford also bought business-class tickets for state travel—South Carolina requires officials to fly cheaply—and, in...http://www.newser.com/story/74655/ethics-panel-charges-sanford-with-37-violations.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 23 Nov 2009 14:25:30 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/69840/us-soldier-killed-in-iraq-blackhawk-crash.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAn American solider was killed and 12 others were wounded last night when a Blackhawk helicopter crashed at a US base in Iraq, the AP reports. The cause of the crash is unknown and is now under investigation. Air crashes have become less common in Iraq, Reuters says, since the...http://www.newser.com/story/69840/us-soldier-killed-in-iraq-blackhawk-crash.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 20 Sep 2009 8:57:04 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66503/above-the-hudson-a-chaotic-airspace.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAbove the Hudson River west of Manhattan, where a helicopter and a light plane fatally collided on Saturday, a pilot can have as many as a dozen other aircraft to monitor at busy moments. Flight instructors describe the river corridor as dangerous and tunnel-like, and government is once again facing...http://www.newser.com/story/66503/above-the-hudson-a-chaotic-airspace.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 10 Aug 2009 5:39:23 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66206/problems-sour-boeings-dream-summer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBoeing was expecting to ride high on defense contracts in mid-2009 even as its 787 Dreamliner transformed air travel—but widespread problems have shadowed the firm's "dream summer," Dan Reed writes in USA Today . The Dreamliner's launch was delayed for a fifth time after structural problems were discovered, and analysts...http://www.newser.com/story/66206/problems-sour-boeings-dream-summer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 06 Aug 2009 5:10:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64402/southwest-probed-after-hole-opens-midflight.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSouthwest Airlines' maintenance practices are coming under tight scrutiny after a football-sized hole opened in the top of a Boeing 737 midflight and forced an emergency landing, reports the Dallas Morning New s. Nobody was injured, but the NTSB and FAA have launched probes and lawmakers are being briefed on...http://www.newser.com/story/64402/southwest-probed-after-hole-opens-midflight.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 15 Jul 2009 1:16:47 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62878/qantas-cancels-massive-boeing-order.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagQantas Airways has dealt a heavy blow to Boeing's troubled Dreamliner project with the cancellation of a major order, Bloomberg reports. The Australian airline scrapped an order for 15 of the 787s, and deferred an order for 15 more. Qantas said the move was due to industry conditions and not...http://www.newser.com/story/62878/qantas-cancels-massive-boeing-order.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 26 Jun 2009 1:23:50 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56641/hijacker-of-canadian-jet-surrenders.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe hijacker of a Canadian jet demanding to fly from Jamaica to Cuba has freed the six crewmembers he was holding and surrendered, reports the BBC. The man, whom authorities described as "mentally challenged," appeared to check in normally last night, then forced his way aboard the CanJet charter flight...http://www.newser.com/story/56641/hijacker-of-canadian-jet-surrenders.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 20 Apr 2009 3:22:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/52908/united-technologies-will-slash-11600-jobs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagUnited Technologies Corp, which owns Sikorsky Aircraft and Pratt & Whitney, maker of jet engines, will cut 11,600 jobs and has lowered its 2009 forecast in a crumbling commercial aerospace market. The moves, part of an expanded $750 million restructuring program, are fueled by a decline in anticipated revenue,...http://www.newser.com/story/52908/united-technologies-will-slash-11600-jobs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 10 Mar 2009 8:28:31 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/52641/drug-cartels-latest-ploy-ultralight-planes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMexican pot smugglers have come up with a new tool in their never-ending quest to outsmart US border patrols: ultralight aircraft, USA Today reports. An ultralight is a small plane resembling a scooter with a hang glider attached, and authorities have found several crashed or in mid-flight over the border...http://www.newser.com/story/52641/drug-cartels-latest-ploy-ultralight-planes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 06 Mar 2009 15:56:02 CST