Topic: Aviation Week
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JetBlue flight sits on tarmac for seven hours. Will anyone be fined?
Airlines can be fined $27,500 per passenger for flights that sit on the tarmac for more than three hours. But critics say enforcement has been too soft. The JetBlue delay could be a test.
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Reno air crash: Will tragedy at air race sour public on air shows?
Air show officials are hoping that any public backlash following the tragic air crash at the Reno Air Races, in which 10 people were killed, does not extend to their industry's scripted entertainment.
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The deadly dilemma of Libya's missing weapons
Human Rights Watch discovered several weapons-storage sites in Libya where surface-to-air missiles are missing, raising concerns that the weapons could arm an Iraq-style insurgency.
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Stealth helicopter: Did SEALs have a secret weapon in bin Laden attack?
Stealth helicopter rumors erupt as experts say the helicopter scuttled by SEALs during the attack on Osama bin Laden doesn't look like any known chopper in the US fleet.
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F-35 jet a waste of taxpayers' dollars, say McCain, Gates
F-35 jet: Defense Sec. Robert Gates, the Pentagon, the White House and Sen. John McCain all say development of a second F-35 jet engine is a waste of taxpayer dollars.
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Airport security: two alternatives to full-body scanners
Critics say that full-body scanners are costly, invasive, and will slow airport security further. The Puffer and the Guardian are alternatives, though not yet fully developed.
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Air France crash: What is known so far
Two weeks after the flight disappeared, investigators have pieced together many clues but still need the black boxes.
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