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Solar-powered plane lands near Washington

Solar-powered plane lands near Washington
WASHINGTON (AP) - A solar-powered plane nearing the close of a cross-continental journey landed at Dulles International Airport outside the nation's capital early Sunday, only one short leg to New York remaining on a voyage that opened in May. Solar Impulse's website said the aircraft with

Solar-powered plane lands near Washington

Solar-powered plane lands near Washington
WASHINGTON (AP) - A solar-powered plane nearing the close of a cross-continental journey landed at Dulles International Airport outside the nation's capital early Sunday, only one short leg to New York remaining on a voyage that opened in May. Solar Impulse's website said the aircraft with

Emergency manager: Detroit won't pay $2.5B it owes

Emergency manager: Detroit won't pay $2.5B it owes
By COREY WILLIAMSAssociated Press ROMULUS, Mich. (AP) - A team led by a state-appointed emergency manager said Friday that Detroit is defaulting on about $2.5 billion in unsecured debt and is asking creditors to take about 10 cents on the dollar of what the city owes them. Kevyn Orr spent two hours

Emergency manager: Detroit won't pay $2.5B it owes

Emergency manager: Detroit won't pay $2.5B it owes
By COREY WILLIAMSAssociated Press ROMULUS, Mich. (AP) - A team led by a state-appointed emergency manager said Friday that Detroit is defaulting on about $2.5 billion in unsecured debt and is asking creditors to take about 10 cents on the dollar of what the city owes them. Kevyn Orr spent two hours

EgyptAir lost around $185 million last fiscal year

EgyptAir lost around $185 million last fiscal year
By TONY G. GABRIELAssociated Press CAIRO (AP) - Egypt's civil aviation minister says the national airline lost an estimated 1.3 billion Egyptian pounds, or around $185 million, over the last fiscal year. Wael el-Maadawi said Friday that EgyptAir's losses for the year ending this

First flight of Airbus A350 reopens wide-body race

First flight of Airbus A350 reopens wide-body race
By LORI HINNANTAssociated Press PARIS (AP) - The Airbus A350's maiden flight ended with a safe landing on Friday, setting the stage for intensifying competition with U.S. rival Boeing in the long-haul wide-body aircraft market. The four-hour flight marks a key step on the path to full

APNewsBreak: NSA leaker Snowden not welcome in UK

APNewsBreak: NSA leaker Snowden not welcome in UK
By THANYARAT DOKSONEAssociated Press BANGKOK (AP) - The British government has warned airlines around the world not to allow Edward Snowden, who leaked information on top-secret U.S. government surveillance programs, to fly to the United Kingdom. A travel alert, dated Monday on a Home Office

Egyptian pilots end protest; 22 flights delayed

Egyptian pilots end protest; 22 flights delayed
CAIRO (AP) - Egyptian pilots working for the national carrier staged a 10-hour sit-in protest on Thursday, delaying 22 flights in an effort to press their demands for management changes and bonus payments. It was the second protest involving the Cairo International Airport this month. Egypt has

UN says nearly 93,000 killed in Syrian conflict

UN says nearly 93,000 killed in Syrian conflict
By SARAH EL DEEB and JOHN HEILPRINAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) - Nearly 93,000 people have been confirmed killed since Syria's civil war began more than two years ago, the U.N. said Thursday, a sharp rise in the death toll as the fighting turns increasingly sectarian and the carnage gripping

France hit by train strike after airport action

France hit by train strike after airport action
PARIS (AP) - After two days of air traffic controller strikes, French rail workers walked off the job Thursday to protest a reorganization of the national rail and train companies. Up to 70 percent of train journeys in France were canceled on Thursday. The action began Wednesday night, affecting