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Photos: Cruising with GlobalFlyer

March 2, 2005 GlobalFlyer takes off with the goal of completing a nonstop around-the-world flight in 80 hours. TAGS: flight, photograph

Photos: Double-decker Airbus takes off

April 27, 2005 The Airbus 380, designed to carry up to 800 passengers, completes a successful four-hour test flight. TAGS: flight, photograph

Computer fault grounds airplanes

August 24, 2005 A computer fault delayed a number of flights out of U.K. airports on Wednesday. TAGS: flight, fault, U.K., London

Computer glitch grounds two airlines

August 1, 2004 Hundreds of flights delayed nationwide for hours because of an "internal technology problem." TAGS: Electronic Data Systems Corp., flight, airline, spokesman

Boeing sets price on in-flight Net

March 25, 2004 Connexion by Boeing's service lets air travelers surf the Web and access e-mail. It will be available starting late April. TAGS: traveler, flight, e-mail

The wings on this plane go up and down

December 3, 2004 Leonardo da Vinci sketched out birdlike human flight. A group of Canadian researchers is now ready for a real-world test. Photos: Flapping like a mallard TAGS: wing, flight, plane, researcher

Q&A: Space entrepreneur shoots for the moon

October 1, 2007 Space Adventures CEO Peter Diamandis on the future of private space travel to the moon and beyond. TAGS: flight, entrepreneur, moon, Del.icio.us, Digg, incentive

Airline checks out cell phone check-ins

July 26, 2004 Send a text message, get a virtual boarding pass. Qantas is testing the bar-code-based system on some Australian flights. TAGS: airline, flight, text message, Sydney, cell phone

Flying telescope makes heavenly visit

January 15, 2008 Long-awaited--and long-delayed--airborne observatory called Sofia makes first trip to NASA Ames, which had been expected to be its home.Photos: Flying observatory's homecoming TAGS: plane, flight, scientist

Europe edges closer to mobile phones on planes

October 18, 2007 European telecom regulator issues proposals that would let passengers use their handsets on European flights. TAGS: airline, flight, proposal, mobile phone, European Union, Europe

Start-up hawks below-market airfares

August 1, 2007 You have to buy a membership fee, but the discounts on airfares can be big, CFares CEO says. TAGS: airline, ticket, airfare, discount, fare, flight, Orbitz, seat, start-up

Mission accomplished in round-the-world flight

March 3, 2005 GlobalFlyer aircraft touches down in Kansas as solo pilot overcomes fuel scare and fatigue. Photos: Cruising with GlobalFlyer TAGS: flight, plane, Kansas, aircraft, Hawaii

Singapore Airlines to add broadband

December 3, 2004 Travelers will be able to get unlimited access for $29.95 on a flight of more than six hours. TAGS: Connexion, airline, flight, Lufthansa, passenger, broadband, pricing, minute

SpaceShipOne: Flights of fancy

October 4, 2004 With two short trips to the edge of space, the little rocket that could may have ushered in a new era in high-tech travel. TAGS: SpaceShipOne, Paul Allen, flight

Air taxi business grows up

June 21, 2007 Nascent field of cheaper air taxi services gets a bit more mature with the launch of the standards-setting Air Taxi Association. TAGS: flight, passenger

Fossett breaks flight record

February 11, 2006 Adventurer Steve Fossett completed the longest nonstop flight in aviation history before a dramatic emergency landing. TAGS: flight, emergency, mile, plane, record, history

Timeline: Key milestones in space exploration

October 1, 2007 CNET News.com takes a look at some of the key events that brought humans into space and brought valuable information that will guide where we go next. TAGS: exploration, spacecraft, human, milestone, Del.icio.us, flight, Digg, Pioneer Electronics, space, U.S.

X Prize Cup rocket competition flames out

October 29, 2007 The only team competing failed to complete more than two flights, leaving the challenge unmet for another year. Photos: X Prize rocket contest, expo TAGS: flight, meter, event, Texas

Q&A: Designing a 21st-century space suit

October 3, 2007 MIT professor Dava Newman tells how the form-fitting BioSuit will help give NASA a ready-to-wear outfit for the moon and Mars. TAGS: mobility, moon, suit, Del.icio.us, Digg, flight, professor

Orbitz offers $50 guarantee on cheap tickets

October 26, 2004 The online travel agent will give vouchers to customers who can find tickets cheaper than the ones they purchased on Orbitz.com. TAGS: Orbitz, Cendant Corp., ticket, flight, agent, offer
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