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The Global Flyer's Next Challenge

The Global Flyer will ride again. General Aviation News reports that Steve Fossett will fly the Global Flyer again. This time he plans to set a record for the longest non-stop flight of an airplane. He will take off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center ...

Global Flyer's Next Flight Confirmed

The GlobalFlyer is set to go again on the new mission to set a record for the longest non-stop flight of an airplane. The plane should take off from Kennedy Space Center tomorrow morning. The GlobalFlyer team has been given a code green status ...

Tracking the Global Flyer

Our obsession for the last day or so has been the Global Flyer.  While the ramifications of the Virgin-sponsored nonstop flight around the world are probably limited, it is still an interesting attempt.  Currently the flight is in ...

New Record Set by the Global Flyer

After fighting off some fuel concerns, pilot Steve Fossett of Virgin's Global Flyer landed back in Kansas completing the world's first non-stop, non-refuelled flight around the world.  Sir Richard Branson gets a new record and his watch ...

Global Flyer Flight Delayed Again

Another delay has hit Steve Fossett's quest for the Ultimate Flight. The take off which was scheduled for today, has been canceled due to a fuel leak. According to the Global Flyer website the leak is a "fairly simple thing to fix but it ...

The Global Flyer Takes Off

Although it was predicted that it might be a few days delayed, the Global Flyer took off this morning after all. Steve Fossett left NASA Kennedy Space Center at 7:22am and is currently zooming around the world. He has spent the day flying over ...

The Life Airborne with Steve Fossett

Oh to be Steve Fossett, when he's not breaking records flying around the world in the Global Flyer for Richard Branson, he's flying with the Vimy Project.  For Branson, he flew the latest technology but now he's joined up with Mark ...

AirVenture 2005

If you are a plane junkie, Oshkosh, Wisconsin is the place to be this week.  AirVenture 2005 is a week-long celebration of all things flight.  About 2,500 show aircraft will participate including classics, homebuilts ...

Fantasy Flyer For Suri Cruise

The latest extravagant gift for little Suri Cruise, the daughter of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes, is a pink airplane pram. Tom Cruise was given the gift when he appeared on Ellen DeGeneres's show. According to the Celebrity Baby Blog, the pram is a ...

Neiman Marcus Unveils 2009 Christmas Book

Neiman Marcus just unveiled the 2009 edition of the renowned Christmas Book, offering customers the ultimate in cutting-edge, dream-fulfilling gifts. First published in 1926 as a 16-page booklet, the Christmas Book was initially intended as a ...

Symphony SA-160 Two-Seater Plane

Aero-News Network has a piece on the new Symphony SA-160 which should be coming to market this fall.  It's a two-seater with a wide cabin and baggage space behind the seats.  It has a cruise speed of 160 m.p.h. and is priced at the ...

Guilt-free Flying? Get Yourself A Terrapass

Last week, I mentioned Silverjet, which has made a commitment to being carbon neutral in order to help the environment. Now Executive Charter Services, a private jet charter brokerage company has announced that they are giving clients the balance out ...

Global Soap Project

The Global Soap Project is a new initiative to recycle the bazillions of bars of soap that hotels throw away every day. You know how some luxury hotels replace your bar of soap every day, even if you barely touched it? Derreck Kayongo, a former ...

United Elite Card

United Airlines has announced the Elite Prepaid Travel Card. The card rewards purchasers with a 5% discount on domestic flights.  The cards come in $5,000, $10,000 and $20,000 levels.  The card allows purchasers to jump up to elite ...

Frequent Flyer Miles for Your Face?

Medicis, the company that makes Restylane, an injectable that treats wrinkles, has created a new program that rewards frequent consumers.  Restylane, like Botox needs to be redone every six months to be effective.  The new Restylane ...

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