Harry Mortimer League, 68, of Arlington Heights, Illinois and Patrick Franzen, 52, of Bend, Oregon were found dead after an single engine airplane crashed near Sisters, Oregon. League was also a resident of Terrebonne, Oregon. The aircraft wreckage was spread over a large area near a logging road in the Deschutes National Forest. No information [...]
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Harry Mortimer League, of Arlington Heights; Patrick Franzen, of Bend, Oregon Killed in High Performance Lincair Kit Aircraft Crash
Published Wednesday April 25 2012 10:10 am.
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O’Hare Named “Best Airport in North America” by Global Traveler Magazine 12th Straight Year
Published Friday January 20 2012 6:15 pm.
The Chicago Department of Aviation (CDA), which operates O’Hare and Midway International Airports, accepted the “Best Airport in North America” award for O’Hare International Airport from Global Traveler, a business travel and lifestyle magazine for international business travelers. It is the 12th straight year that O’Hare has been named “Best Airport in North America” by [...]
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Favorite Commercial: British Airways “To Fly. To Serve” Television Ad
Published Friday December 16 2011 8:43 am.
Remarkable television commercial from British Airways showing progress of air travel and aviation history from biplanes to modern jet aircraft. British Airways Television Ad Transcript Those first young men, the pioneers, the aviators building super highways in an unknown sky. Leaving wives and children in their snug homes, with just a kiss and a promise [...]
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Amazing Breitling Jet Man Yves Rossy Flies with Fighter Jets Over Swiss Alps
Published Tuesday November 29 2011 8:09 am.
Video shows ‘Jet Man’ Yves Rossy exiting Breitling helicopter and joining flight formation with two fighter jets. Amazing pictures from Switzerland show where “jetman” Yves Rossy gave this incredible flying display, using a tailor-made jet pack with tail wings strapped to his back. The aviation enthusiast jumped from a Breitling helicopter and performed a series [...]
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LOT Belly Landing, Gear Up: Raw Video: Plane Lands in Poland Wheels Up
Published Tuesday November 01 2011 1:04 pm.
A LOT Polish Airlines Boeing 767 from Newark, New Jersey, carrying 230 passengers made an emergency landing in Warsaw after its landing gear failed to open. No one was injured. A Boeing 767 Polish LOT airliner carrying 231 people from the Newark, New Jersey (U.S.) landed on its belly Tuesday in Warsaw, Poland after pilots [...]
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World War II Aircraft Still Flying: B-17 Flying Fortress, B-24 Liberator, B-29 Superfortress and P-51 Mustang
Published Saturday October 08 2011 7:25 pm.
One of the last remaining B17 bombers from World War II is still being flown and even includes features similar to what it had back in 1941. In late July in Chicago World War II aircraft were exhibited at Chicago Executive Airport and DuPage Airport. Videos below show a B-29 bomber at DuPage airport; and [...]
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VIDEO: All Nippon Airways Takes Off As First Boeing 787 Customer
Published Wednesday September 28 2011 10:00 am.
Signed, sealed and delivered, the first Boeing 787 took off from Everett, Washington on Tuesday in the hands of launch customer All Nippon Airways. The plane climbed into an overcast sky, tipped its wings and headed west to Japan. Over 800 Boeing 787 aircraft are on order. United Airlines has ordered 25 with options to [...]
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VIDEO: FedEx Boeing 777F in Action; Only Non-Stop Freighter Aircraft to the Middle East
Published Tuesday September 27 2011 7:57 pm.
The freighter features General Electric GE90 engines, as well as extended and raked wingtips. FedEx is the aircraft operator with the most Boeing 777F aircraft — standing at 12. The next leading aircraft operator is China Southern with 5. There are five other models of passenger aircraft — the Boeing 777-200, 777-200ER, 777-200LR, 777-300, and [...]
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No Airplane Crash at O’Hare During Day Saturday; There Was a Disaster Drill
Published Saturday September 17 2011 8:44 pm.
Chicago firefighters and some suburban firefighters participated in a drill during the day on Saturday at O’Hare International Airport. Elk Grove Village Fire Department participated in the drill, and about 100 volunteers acted as victims in the disaster drill, which included a scenario of a fire aboard and aircraft. More than 20 federal, local and [...]
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New Google Flight Search Released Tuesday Sept. 13
Published Saturday September 17 2011 5:53 pm.
Flight search is a feature that helps you explore air travel options for a number of cities, and plan your trip with just a few clicks of the mouse. Google released Flight Search on Tuesday. Google Flight Search has a pleasing interface that helps users find deals on flights, with an easy way to find [...]
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Re-Living 1963: New TV Series “PAN AM” Previewed at Woodfield Mall; Stewardesses, Not Flight Attendants
Published Friday September 02 2011 5:23 pm.
Woodfield Mall was the site of a replica of a PAN AM cabin complete with character 1963-era stewardesses on Friday, September 2, 2011. “Passengers” at the mall were greeted by Pan Am stewardesses and were given boarding passes. Once checked in they got a sneak peak of ABC’s new series “Pan Am.” Pan Am is [...]
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Black Helicopter Reported Flying Low Over Ivy Hill School and Lake Arlington
Published Monday August 29 2011 1:06 pm.
A few people reported a black helicopter flying low over Lake Arlington and near Ivy School, just west of Lake Arlington. The incident was reported to police, and police checked the area, but the helicopter was gone before they arrived. If anyone has pictures or information, please comment here on The Cardinal — Arlingtoncardinal.com
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