aviation

National

2 Die As F-16 Collides With Cessna In Midair Close To Charleston, S.C.

10:51am July 15, 2015

by Bill Chappell

The fighter jet was based at Shaw Air Force Base; its pilot safely ejected. Two people were aboard the civilian Cessna; both are dead, according to the National Transportation Board.

Pilot In Solar-Powered Plane Sets Aviation Record

3:58pm July 03, 2015

by Scott Neuman

André Borschberg, flying Solar Impulse 2, set a new record of 120 hours in the cockpit on a journey from Japan to Hawaii.

Economy

Four Business Stories You Might Have Missed This Week

5:39pm May 28, 2015

by Emily McCord

It was a shorter week in business due to the Memorial Day holiday, but there were still plenty of news items that impact the Triad.

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The tiny town of Sundsvall, Sweden, is home to the world's first airport to land passenger planes by remote control. The cameras used to help the air traffic controllers guide airplanes render details as small as cars pulling into the parking lot from mil

World News

In Sweden, Remote-Control Airport Is A Reality

10:35pm February 28, 2015

by Ari Shapiro

Sweden is the first country in the world to use new technology to land passenger airplanes remotely. At an airport in a tiny town, flights are guided by operators sitting miles away.

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Those were the days: A stewardess lights a cigar for a passenger aboard an American Airlines flight in 1949.

Will Vaping Reignite The Battle Over Smoking On Airplanes?

9:50am February 26, 2015

by Poncie Rutsch

It's been 25 years since people could light up with impunity on domestic airline flights. But that doesn't mean they're not still trying. And e-cigarettes are reviving conflict over clean air aloft.

Transportation

New Group Provides Unified Voice For Aviation

9:12pm October 28, 2014

by Michael Burke

A new North Carolina non-profit, NC Aerospace, is forming to advocate for aerospace business in the Triad and across the state.

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Economy

Global Aviation Summit Flying Into The Piedmont

5:15pm August 18, 2014

The Southeast is becoming a popular launching site for aviation corporations and their suppliers.

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Economy

Local Airports Running Out of Hangar Space

7:36pm April 11, 2013

One sign of the improving economy is squeezing local airports.

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The Solar Impulse, a solar-powered plane, flies over Switzerland. The makers will be journeying across the U.S. this spring, hoping the flight helps challenge assumptions about what solar technology can do.

Solar-Powered Plane Uses Its Lightness To Fly In The Dark

7:54am March 27, 2013

by Steve Henn

Creators of a solar-powered aircraft hope to fly it day and night across the U.S. with no fuel, and eventually around the world. It's a quixotic — some might call it nutty — undertaking. But the creators hope the flight helps challenge assumptions about what solar technology can do.

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Economy

2013 Forecast for Triad Business

7:25pm January 03, 2013

Triad businesses are closing the books on 2012.

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