When pilots return from combat missions in southern Afghanistan, it is the voice of a 21-year-old Sheboygan woman that leads them home.Superstar Sailor helps U.S. aircraft to safety (Sheboygan Press)

Evangeline Louise Conway, the first child of Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway and his wife, Elizabeth Conway, was born at at 3:55 p.m. Tuesday. Baby Conway weighed 7 pounds, 11 ounces, and measured 20 inches.The Buzz: Jack Conway, Jim James, M. Ward, Nas, Kelis (Louisville Courier-Journal)

Despite perceptions on the ground, the number of people worldwide who are disturbed by aircraft noise has dropped from 19 million in 1970 to just 800,000 today according to the US Federal Aviation AutAircraft noise problem off course (The West Australian)

DAYTONA BEACH — Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s first doctoral degrees — newly approved and ready to start enrolling students next year — are history-making in several ways.ERAU to offer new aviation doctoral programs (Daytona Beach News-Journal)

table border=0 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7 style=vertical-align:top;trtd width=80 align=center valign=topfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifa href=http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=Ramp;sa=Tamp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Fhostednews%2Fafp%2Farticle%2FALeqM5jxef-fz3nIuAx5yCbCLncVIUaavAamp;usg=AFQjCNHBlYtOfwUf_4OBXBo8Yb01emPAhgimg src=http://nt2.ggpht.com/news/tbn/ntCg2hpq7kjKqM/6.jpg alt= border=1 width=80 height=80 /br /font size=-2AFP/font/a/font/tdtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbr /div style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1 //divdiv class=lha href=http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=Ramp;sa=Tamp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.marketwatch.com%2Fstory%2Fglobal-air-traffic-posts-a-steeper-drop-in-mayamp;usg=AFQjCNH3OWpOUe_iULGXVVV7XIrnbjea-wbGlobal bair traffic/b posts a steeper drop in May/b/abr /font size=-1bfont color=#6f6f6fMarketWatch/font/b/fontbr /font size=-1NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — Global bair traffic/b for premium ticket holders fell 23.6% in May from a year ago, compared to a 22% decline in April and a 19.2% b…/b/fontbr /font size=-1a href=http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=Ramp;sa=Tamp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fonline.wsj.com%2Farticle%2FSB124775240710351583.html%3Fmod%3Dgooglenews_wsjamp;usg=AFQjCNFQGbeTq0-dk0JkBrMclN3Wf1tHowIATA: Data Cast Doubt on Travel-Slump Bottom/afont size=-1 color=#6f6f6fnobrWall Street Journal/nobr/font/fontbr /font size=-1a href=http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=Ramp;sa=Tamp;url=http%3A%2F%2Feconomictimes.indiatimes.com%2FNews%2FNews-By-Industry%2FTransportation%2FAirlines-Aviation%2FAirports-told-to-ground-use-it-or-lose-it-rule%2Farticleshow%2F4791426.cmsamp;usg=AFQjCNEupP66cdmD0oUuZCKzOO9PNlLdkQAirports told to ground #39;use it or lose it#39; rule/afont size=-1 color=#6f6f6fnobrEconomic Times/nobr/font/fontbr /font size=-1a href=http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=Ramp;sa=Tamp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nasdaq.com%2Faspx%2Fstock-market-news-story.aspx%3Fstoryid%3D200907160457dowjonesdjonline000401%26title%3Diatamay-data-cast-doubt-that-travel-decline-has-bottomedamp;usg=AFQjCNHNTCdMhA9FM82Z2WB0vj-haOsUcgIATA: May Data Cast Doubt That Travel Decline Has Bottomed/afont size=-1 color=#6f6f6fnobrNASDAQ/nobr/font/fontbr /font size=-1 class=pa href=http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=Ramp;sa=Tamp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.impactpub.com.au%2Faircargo%2Findex.php%3Foption%3Dcom_content%26task%3Dview%26id%3D4038%26Itemid%3D60amp;usg=AFQjCNFaHVv-shHh8ZgB46EW0Q0ZJddclwnobrAircargo – Asia Pacific/nobr/a/fontbr /font class=p size=-1a class=p href=http://news.google.com/news/more?ned=usamp;ncl=dfJwa0PVeCwqYmM6yjkoZQH4fZ6-Mnobrball 147 news articlesnbsp;raquo;/b/nobr/a/font/div/font/td/tr/tableGlobal Air Traffic posts a steeper drop in May – MarketWatch

table border=0 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7 style=vertical-align:top;trtd width=80 align=center valign=topfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifa href=http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=Ramp;sa=Tamp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.inlandnewstoday.com%2Fstory.php%3Fs%3D9506amp;usg=AFQjCNE1vGBdOA-D6uaM9R9ODvZQtyxsogimg src=http://nt0.ggpht.com/news/tbn/VJYVE5G-WluK4M/6.jpg alt= border=1 width=80 height=80 /br /font size=-2Inland Empire News/font/a/font/tdtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbr /div style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1 //divdiv class=lha href=http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=Ramp;sa=Tamp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.usatoday.com%2Ftravel%2Fflights%2F2009-07-22-mexicoairlineinside_N.htmamp;usg=AFQjCNFFzR5KSKYY5z0vT1ZVTcTkLodJfwbMexico#39;s airline groundings spark protests/b/abr /font size=-1bfont color=#6f6f6fUSA Today/font/b/fontbr /font size=-1The airline fell behind on bair-traffic/b-control payments and was grounded again on July 23, 2008, because it owed $19 million, the transportation department b…/b/fontbr /font size=-1a href=http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=Ramp;sa=Tamp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gadling.com%2F2009%2F07%2F23%2Fmexican-airlines-grounded-after-safety-violations-and-unpaid-bil%2Famp;usg=AFQjCNG55z_jPQZ3vhzFy2HKQ8YP5-7M5wMexican airlines grounded after safety violations and unpaid bills/afont size=-1 color=#6f6f6fnobrGadling/nobr/font/fontbr /font size=-1a href=http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=Ramp;sa=Tamp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.azcentral.com%2Farizonarepublic%2Fnews%2Farticles%2F2009%2F07%2F23%2F20090723mexicoairlines0723.htmlamp;usg=AFQjCNG6kegN8iGIiHuTGrXKrmHCSKHxKAMexico#39;s run of grounded airlines raises wider concerns/afont size=-1 color=#6f6f6fnobrArizona Republic/nobr/font/fontbr /font size=-1a href=http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=Ramp;sa=Tamp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.usatoday.com%2Fnews%2Fworld%2F2009-07-22-mexicoairlines_N.htmamp;usg=AFQjCNH0WH-L1CxqRf38wdEREQiXvXGbFASafety violations ground Mexican airlines/afont size=-1 color=#6f6f6fnobrUSA Today/nobr/font/fontbr /font size=-1 class=p/fontbr /font class=p size=-1a class=p href=http://news.google.com/news/more?ned=usamp;ncl=dKOnq4LSR6YyflMimMVp-1j4MGS5Mnobrball 12 news articlesnbsp;raquo;/b/nobr/a/font/div/font/td/tr/tableMexico#39;s airline groundings spark protests – USA Today

We already reported this week that the Monsters of Folk , a new supergroup featuring Bright Eyesa Conor Oberst and Mike Mogis, My Morning Jacketa s Jim James and M. Ward, were offering a free MP3 download of the song a oeSay Pleasea from their upcoming, self-titled album.Monsters Of Folk Reveal Fall Tour Plans

Becker Avionics a leading provider of modern avionics solutions has announced today the introduction of a new line of Mode S Transponders to be available by the end of 2009 after successfully testing its ADS-B-Out and ADS-B – “In technologies for airborne solutions.ADS-B Solutions from Becker Avionics

Monsters Of Folk have announced a fall tour of North America, kicking off October 13 in Vancouver.Monsters Of Folk to hit the road in North America

An unruly passenger on a Mumbai-bound Indigo airline flight sparked off mid-air drama on Thursday after he claimed that the aircraft had a bomb and was headed for Karachi.Man held for shouting ‘bomb… danger… Kara…

MUMBAI: An apparently mentally unstable man caused a major mid-air scare on a Delhi-Mumbai flight on Thursday morning when he claimed that he was a Pakistani and that there was a bomb on the aircraft.Hijack scare on flight: Bomb in a juice can

The Monsters of Folks consist of Portland’s M. Ward, Jim James , Conor Oberst and Mike Mogis .Monsters of Folk tour, help people

Monsters of Folk will be heading out on tours of North America and Europe this fall.Monsters of Folk – 2009 tour dates

WASHINGTON, July 21 — The office of Sen. Barbara A. Boxer, D-Calif., issued the following news release: The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee today passed an amendment by U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer that addresses staffing shortages at key California Air Traffic control facilities, which are among the nation’s busiest.Sen. Boxer’s Effort to Address Air Traffic Controller Shortages in California Moves Forward

Local noise-punks Coma in Algiers want to get up close and personal in the promotion of its sophomore LP, Your Heart Your Body .Off the Record

Saying Air India should cut on the number of loss-making routes, Minister for Civil Aviation Praful Patel said today the government will not interfere on a daily basis in the national carrier’s functioning.Air India told to exit loss-making routes