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Boeing Issues Another 300 Layoff Notices. - SEATTLE: Boeing is handing out another 300 layoff notices. About 100 of Friday’s 60-day warnings are in the Commercial Airplanes division in the Puget Sound area. Boeing has been cutting jobs monthly since it’s announcement in January that it plans to reduce employment this year by 10,000 with about 4,500 of those in Commercial Airplanes... [Plane News]

IFR Magazine Talks to 2009 Archie Award-Winning Controllers - IFR magazine editor Jeff Van West goes behind the scenes and talks to some of the controllers who won Archie awards this year for helping save pilots' lives. It turns out that success boils down to one word: teamwork. [AVWeb Podcasts]

The Baggage 'Insurance' Airlines Never Tell You About - An airline will attempt to depreciate the value of your loss. [Aviation.com]

7 Timely Tips for Buying Summer Airfares to Europe - Buying fares to Europe for spring and summer travel will be like picking stocks. [Aviation.com]

FAA Withdraws Repair Station Rule - The FAA has taken the unusual step of withdrawing a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that, according to the Aircraft Electronics Association, was a well-intentioned attempt to modernize the standards and ratings that apply to repair stations. Trouble is, according to the more than 500 companies and individuals who commented on the rule, which was proposed three years ago, it would have driven most of them out of business.

British pilot survives Harrier ejection in Afghanistan - The UK Ministry of Defence is investigating the cause of a Harrier GR9A crash in Afghanistan, after the aircraft's pilot ejected ... [Flight Global Headlines]

Cheap CD, DVD Plastic Could Advance Computer, Aircraft Electronics. - Inexpensive plastic now used to manufacture CDs and DVDs could soon find its way inside aircraft, computer and iPhone electronics.

Boeing Moving Missile Defense Division HQ to AL - Boeing has confirmed that it will relocate the headquarters for its Missile Defense Systems (MDS) division from Arlington, Va., to the company's facilities in Huntsville, starting immediately. The move will ensure MDS remains aligned with its government customers, while adding to Boeing's presence in the Huntsville community. [Aero-News]

Will Military Flight Exercises Over Washington, DC Alarm Anyone? - As we know by now the timing of any sort of flyovers over teaming cities just aren’t a good idea unless everyone knows about them, and even that’s probably not enough. So it is with trepidation that I read today a bulletin that the group tasked with protecting our hides in the sky, the North American Aerospace Defense Command, will conduct an exercise with training flights over the Washington, DC region on May 15 and 19

Thunderbird 7 First ANG Officer To Join USAF Demonstration Team - ANG 'T-Bird' Pilot Savors Role As acrobatic aircraft buzzed overhead as part of the run-up to the annual air show here this weekend, Air Force Lt. Col. Derek Routt paid more notice to the parked, baby-blue and white business jets on the ground -- aircraft used by the nation's elected and military leaders. [Aero-News]

GA Flights to Cuba - Flying your private airplane into Cuba is not expressly forbidden, but it's never been easy to do — until now. Thierry Pouille, CEO of Air Journey, is working to organize escorted trips where his company will handle all of the bureaucracy and paperwork. AVweb's Mary Grady caught up with Pouille at Sun 'n Fun last week to get all the details. [AVWeb Podcasts]

Miles O'Brien Brings GA to the Masses - Miles O'Brien, a Cirrus pilot, covered aviation and space for CNN for 16 years until his job was downsized last December. Since then, he's been finding new ways to bring stories about flight to a broad audience.

Santa Monica Large Aircraft Ban Blocked - FAA hearing examiner, U.S. Ninth Circuit rulings block city ordnance; city says appeals of the actions are likely. [Aviation Week]

Avoiding Lost Luggage Blues - How can you avoid having your luggage lost and what should you do if it goes go astray? [Aviation.com]

7 Timely Tips for Buying Summer Airfares to Europe - Buying fares to Europe for spring and summer travel will be like picking stocks. [Aviation.com]

Scaled plans 50,000ft WhiteKnight Two flight by September - Virgin Galactic's WhiteKnight Two prime contractor Scaled... [Flight Global Spaceflight News]

NASA to delete Orion software functions - The flight software for NASA's Orion crew exploration vehicle is to reduced in scope to ensure it is not a risk to Constellation's schedule [Flight Global Spaceflight News]

EBACE: Corporate Jets XXI targets Middle East - Barcelona-based charter operator Corporate Jets XXI is targeting the Middle East after turbulence hit a key part of its domestic market, executives from... [Flight Global]

NASA Selects Future Projects To Study Mars And Mercury - NASA has selected two science investigations that will aid in the interior examination of Mars and probe the tenuous atmosphere of Mercury. [NASA News]

Delta Quiet on Plans for 787 Dreamliner Jets. - With Delta Air Lines’ acquisition of Northwest Airlines last year came an order Northwest had placed for 18 of Boeing’s new 787 Dreamliner jets. The plane is touted as the Next Big Thing in airliners: a twin-engine, long-haul jet that uses 20 percent less fuel and boasts passenger amenities such as bigger windows and better inside air quality.