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How will Virgin Galactic space flights work?

Passengers on Richard Branson’s SpaceShipTwo will be blasted away from earth by a twin fuselage carrier aircraft known as WhiteKnightTwo.

Solar-Powered Plane To Make First Trans-Mediterranean Flight (VIDEO)

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A team of Swiss engineers have announced their plan to fly the world’s most advanced solar-powered airplane across the Mediterranean in 2012, then around the world in 2014.

Encouraged by a recent flight to Belgium and France, the team is considering flying to Morocco . . . → Read More: Solar-Powered Plane To Make First Trans-Mediterranean Flight (VIDEO)

Willie Walsh: air regulators still learning

A British Airways test flight showed no damage as a result of flying through the volcanic ash cloud red zone, Willie Walsh, the International Airlines Group chief executive said.

Volcanic ash cloud strands passengers at Glasgow airport

Hundreds of flights to Scotland have been cancelled over concerns about the volcanic ash cloud drifting into British airspace from Iceland.

Iceland ash cloud response based on ‘duff information’, says Ryanair boss

Michael O’Leary, CEO of budget airline Ryanair, attacks the decision to shut the skies over Scotland to planes, forcing Transport Secretary Philip Hammond to defend the move.

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