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New search for Amelia Earhart's planeupdated: Sun Mar 25 2012 00:22:00

TIGHAR's Richard Gillespie on a new expedition being launched into the recovery of Amelia Earhart's long-lost plane.

Photo may be key to finding what happened to aviator Amelia Earhartupdated: Tue Mar 20 2012 13:47:00

Investigators think they've uncovered a key clue that will lead them to solve the mystery of what happened to legendary aviator Amelia Earhart, who disappeared on a trans-Pacific flight 75 years ago.

Solar aircraft the future of flight?updated: Wed Nov 30 2011 16:22:00

VICE meets Bertrand Piccard, inventor of a long-range solar airplane that uses environmentally-friendly technologies.

Solar aircraft a look into the future of flight?updated: Wed Nov 30 2011 16:22:00

It can't be very hard for Bertrand Piccard to explain to his family why he wants to fly around the world with only sunlight for fuel.

Can solar power fuel future flight?updated: Tue Nov 29 2011 10:18:00

With its jumbo-sized wings laden with photovoltaic solar cells, the Solar Impulse is a revolutionary green plane.

As Muslims suffer from loss of air travel freedoms, others do, tooupdated: Thu Sep 08 2011 13:08:00

It wasn't until a recent trip to the National Air and Space Museum that I grew to appreciate what we have lost in the past decade of suffocating airport security.

Parents honor child lost during 9/11updated: Thu Sep 08 2011 13:08:00

Peter Alderman's parents use their foundation to honor their son who was killed on 9/11 while helping tragedy survivors.

Replica of Wright brothers 1910 plane crashes in Ohio, killing 2updated: Sat Jul 30 2011 21:12:00

A replica of a 1910 aircraft built by flight pioneers Orville and Wilbur Wright crashed Saturday in a field near Springfield, Ohio, killing the two men aboard, the Ohio State Highway Patrol reported.

Miracle on the Hudson plane on the moveupdated: Sat Jun 04 2011 20:24:00

Passengers of flight 1549 watch as their plane is loaded onto a flatbed to be placed in a museum. WCBS reports.

'Miracle on the Hudson' plane bound for North Carolinaupdated: Sat Jun 04 2011 20:24:00

The aircraft that Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger heroically landed in New York's Hudson River began its long ride Saturday to an aviation museum in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Cousteau talks Arctic adventureupdated: Thu May 26 2011 13:00:00

CNN special correspondent Philippe Cousteau describes his team's incredible journey to the "top of the world."

Extreme science in the Arctic Circleupdated: Thu May 26 2011 13:00:00

Catlin Ice Base: Mission critical

DNA tests on bone fragment inconclusive in Amelia Earhart searchupdated: Thu Mar 03 2011 01:19:00

The fate of famed aviator Amelia Earhart remains a mystery after DNA tests on one of three bone fragments discovered on a Pacific island proved inconclusive.

People.com: Bone Fragments May Belong to Amelia Earhartupdated: Mon Dec 20 2010 14:13:00

Remains discovered on a South Pacific island could solve the 73-year-old mystery of her disappearance

FAA proposes including photos on pilot licensesupdated: Thu Nov 18 2010 14:49:00

The Federal Aviation Administration announced Thursday a proposal to include pilots' photographs on their pilot licenses -- something that was required by law in 2004 but has yet to be enacted.

Congressman rips FAA for failing to put photos on pilot licensesupdated: Wed Oct 20 2010 16:35:00

Six years after Congress passed a law requiring photos on commercial pilots' licenses, a Republican congressman says he is dismayed that Federal Aviation Administration-issued licenses still have only two pictures on them -- those of Wilbur and Orville Wright.

People.com: In His Own Words: JetBlue Flight Attendant Steven Slater's 20 Year-Careerupdated: Wed Aug 11 2010 10:31:00

On his Facebook and MySpace pages, he boasted about flying high and taking a five year break from the skies

Biomimicry in flightupdated: Wed Jul 07 2010 13:37:00

From airliners to robotic drones, the next generation of flying machines are inspired by nature's experts.

Shuttles for sale: Less than 130 million miles, new paintupdated: Tue May 25 2010 21:40:00

So you're in the market for a new vehicle. Any chance you'd consider one with more than 100 million miles on the odometer, a neat white paint job and a sticker price of $28.8 million? Probably not.

Scope of Haiti's need is overwhelmingupdated: Tue Jan 26 2010 16:46:00

It has become a commonplace that it is hard to comprehend the disaster in Haiti.

Where will Haitian refugees go?updated: Tue Jan 26 2010 16:46:00

A group that works to settle refugees says there are no plans to relocate earthquake survivors to the U.S.

Dreamliner takes flightupdated: Wed Dec 16 2009 01:34:00

Boeing's latest aircaft, the 787 Dreamliner, has its maiden flight in Washington state.

Boeing Dreamliner completes maiden flightupdated: Tue Dec 15 2009 20:13:00

After more than two years of delays, Boeing's 787 Dreamliner made its maiden flight Tuesday in a three-hour trip that the maker described as a success.

Being Amelia Earhartupdated: Sat Oct 24 2009 16:35:00

Oscar winning actress, Hilary Swank, sits down with CNN producer JD Cargill to discuss her lastest film, 'Amelia.'

Review: 'Amelia' doesn't flyupdated: Sat Oct 24 2009 16:35:00

"Amelia" is a frustratingly old-school, Hollywood-style, inspirational biopic about Amelia Earhart that doesn't trust a viewer's independent assessment of the famous woman pictured on the screen.

Pakistan's female warriorsupdated: Mon Sep 14 2009 15:39:00

Pakistan's Air Force has enrolled the first group of women to be trained to fly fighter jets. CNN's Reza Sayah reports.

Pakistan's female fighter pilots break down barriersupdated: Mon Sep 14 2009 15:39:00

Six years ago an ad in the Sunday paper changed a young Pakistani woman's life and made aviation history.

5 badly injured in Oklahoma City plane crashupdated: Sun Jul 26 2009 09:56:00

A single-engine plane crashed Saturday outside a bank in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, seriously injuring the five people on board, authorities said.

Plane crashes near bankupdated: Sun Jul 26 2009 09:56:00

A single-engine plane crashed in front of a Bank of Oklahoma. Several people were transported to a local hospital.

FSB: Barnstorming in antique aircraftupdated: Wed Jun 17 2009 09:35:00

Wearing an antique leather flight suit and sneakers, Bill Allen inserts a steel crank into the cowling of his 1930 Stearman biplane and leans his weight against the handle. The machine emits a faint whirling sound that grows in pitch until it blares like an air-raid siren. Allen steps back and dashes around the double wingtip. Clambering up the steps to the fuselage, he swings into the tiny cockpit.

People.com: Amy Adams Too Busy for Wedding Planningupdated: Mon May 18 2009 08:07:00

The Night at the Museum star says she wants to keep it low key when she marries

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