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for 12/24/2009
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NORAD Tracks Santa’s Flight. NORAD Tracks Santa’s Flight.
12/24/2009
NORAD once again is ready to track Santa’s flight with all the technology of the U.S. Military at their disposal. Santa will take-off from the North Pole at 2:00AM Eastern Time today with his sleigh. He had a 90-minutes check-ride with the FAA yesterday and was cleared for his annual flight. Track his wearabouts on [...]

John Wayne Airport Now Home to Vintage M... John Wayne Airport Now Home to Vintage Military Aircraft.
12/24/2009
Real estate magnate William Lyon fell in love with aviation at age 16 after paying $1 to fly in an airplane. Seventy years later, that enduring love is on display at John Wayne Airport, in a recently opened museum stocked with vintage military aircraft from the 86-year-old home builder’s private collection. Full Story.

LAN Airlines Signs Firm Order for 30 Air... LAN Airlines Signs Firm Order for 30 Airbus A320 Family Aircraft.
12/24/2009
LAN Airlines, one of Latin America's leading passenger and cargo airlines, has placed a firm order for the purchase of 30 Airbus Family A320 aircraft.

Russia Set to Start Superjet 100 Deliver... Russia Set to Start Superjet 100 Deliveries in Mid-2010.
12/24/2009
Russia's Sukhoi Civil Aircraft company will start deliveries of its new Superjet 100 regional airliner in the middle of 2010.

Boeing, Air Austral Announce Order for T... Boeing, Air Austral Announce Order for Two Next-Generation 737-800s.
12/24/2009
Boeing and Air Austral announced an order for two Next-Generation 737-800s. The order is valued at $152 million at list prices.

Sikorsky S-76D Helicopter Enters Product... Sikorsky S-76D Helicopter Enters Production.
12/24/2009
The S-76D helicopter program is entering production, signifying the latest major milestone in the program that is manufacturing the next generation model of the popular S-76 helicopter.

GE Aviation Wins Potential $30B Deal. GE Aviation Wins Potential $30B Deal.
12/24/2009
In a deal potentially worth more than $30 billion over the next 20 years, Evendale-based GE Aviation and its French partner Snecma have been chosen to supply the only western engine for China’s first narrow-body jetliner due in 2016, the engine makers announced Monday. CFM International, a joint venture between GE Aviation and Sncema, said [...]

Lockheed Secures $842m Morocco Contract. Lockheed Secures $842m Morocco Contract.
12/24/2009
US defence group Lockheed Martin has won a contract worth $841.9m (£528.2m) to supply Morocco with 24 F-16.

The Real Dangers of Boeing’s 787 Test Fl... The Real Dangers of Boeing’s 787 Test Flight.
12/24/2009
It’s not the landing gear or brakes. Boeing has eight and a half months to get all the kinks worked out of the 787 Dreamliner mechanically, and test pilot Randy Neville probably enjoyed trying a 2-g pull. They have just begun trying to break things. No, the truly scary “test flight” that Boeing is on [...]

US Officials Headed to Jamaica Aircraft ... US Officials Headed to Jamaica Aircraft Crash Site.
12/24/2009
Airline safety investigators from the United States are on their way to Jamaica to try and help find out why an American Airlines flight careened down a runway and stopped just short of the Caribbean Sea.

Russia to Develop New Strategic Bomber b... Russia to Develop New Strategic Bomber by 2017.
12/24/2009
A new-generation Tu strategic bomber will be developed by 2017, Russian aircraft maker Tupolev said on Wednesday.

Electrical glitch knocks train service o... Electrical glitch knocks train service off track
12/24/2009
An electrical malfunction outside New York City brought train service to a standstill Wednesday and spotlighted problems on Amtrak's Northeast Corridor that persist. New York City - Amtrak - United States - Government - Agencies

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• Queretaro in Mexico's Central Highlands Queretaro in Mexico's Central Highlands
12/24/2009
© saul.casas The LA Times had a great piece recently on history rich Queretaro in Mexico's central highlands, about 130 miles northwest of Mexico City.There are plenty of reasons to visit Querétaro, but it's the instability and conflict and violence that finally won me over. The instability of 1810, that is. The conflict of 1848. The violence of 1867. All set amid 18th century colonial architecture, surrounded these days by commerce and calm.Queretaro is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. (1 h ago)

• Miami's Floribbian and Nuevo Latino Cuis... Miami's Floribbian and Nuevo Latino Cuisine
12/22/2009
Frommer's has some great dining tips for local option in Miami.For an authentic taste of Miami, gravitate to the local stars who've fused California-Asian with Caribbean and Latin elements to create a world-class flavor all its own — call it Floribbean. Exhibit A would be Allen Susser's New World cuisine at Chef Allen's...The piece goes on the look at seven of Miami's most enticing dining options - including a link to each restaurant's website. Floribbean Cuisine is a mixture of influences, mostly from the ... (1 d ago)