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A Papillon Airways helicopter surrounded by the imposing walls of the Grand Canyon

GRAND ADVENTURE
Grand Canyon Helicopter Tours
Las Vegas-based tour company Papillon Airways is offering exclusive new helicopter flight packages that showcase the grandeur and beauty of the Grand Canyon.

THE FUTURE OF AIRLINE SEATING
Air New Zealand's New Boeing 777
Ed Sims, Group General Manager International Airline, receives the keys to Air Zealand's new Boeing 777-300ER. Read here to find out about its revolutionary interior design.

Ed Sims, Group General Manager International Airline, receiving the keys to Air Zealand's new Boeing 777-300ER

GAMING IN THE SKY
Virgin's "Day In the Cloud"
Our 6 a.m. flight from Los Angeles to San Francisco competed with a simultaneous flight from S.F. to L.A. Passengers on the winning plane received nifty netbook computers.

EMIRATES FLEET EXPANDS
Emirates Adds 78th 777
Dubai-based Emirates became the world’s largest operator of Boeing 777 aircraft with the addition of a 78th plane, a 777-300ER configured for long distance journeys.

An aircraft for MedjetAssist, the medial emergency membership program

IN CASE OF EMERGENCY
MedjetAssist
No matter how much planning is done prior to taking a trip, unexpected disruptions can occur. If injury or illness strikes on your vacation or business trip, a MedjetAssist membership could be a lifesaver.

VIRGIN HEADS DOWN UNDER
New Airline Will Service Australia
Sir Richard Branson's latest airline venture, V Australia, was unveiled at LAX in the form of a cool new Boeing 777-300ER.

A FINE DAY FOR FLYING
Red Bull Air Race
Small aircraft put on a very big show over San Diego Bay at this event, a cross between the air races of the 1920s and modern acrobatics flying. And we got to meet the pilots.

POWER PLANT
Air New Zealand Tests Biofuel
The New Zealand airline is doing its part to ensure that future generations have a sustainable way to fly by promoting the use of a plant called Jatropha as a biofuel.

The Jatropha plant has been tested by Air New Zealand for use as a sustainable biofuel

QANTAS MAKES HISTORY
Inaugural A380 Flight to LAX
Qantas became the first commercial airline to offer A380 service between the U.S. west coast and Australia when its inaugural flight landed at Los Angeles International Airport.

JET SETTERS' PENANCE
Carbon Offsets
Pilots and visitors to Santa Monica Airport are able to calculate and pay for the emissions expended on a specific trip in and out of Southern California.

FLY NONSTOP FROM L.A. TO DUBAI
Emirates Inducts Newest Flight
The international airline company has recently introduced tri-weekly, nonstop service from Dubai to Los Angeles and back on Boeing 777-200LR aircrafts.

THE ULTIMATE OBSERVATION DECK
Aboard the Goodyear Blimp
Scoring a rare invitation, the Gayot family recently enjoyed a unique, lighter-than-air ride over Southern California on the Goodyear blimp, Spirit of America.

PRIVATE REVOLUTION
Virgin Charter Takes Off
Richard Branson has launched Virgin Charter, allowing fliers to book private airplanes online with just a few clicks of a mouse. Choices range from small jets to full-size airliners.

VIRGIN EXPERIMENTS
Airline Tests Biofuel
Virgin Atlantic is set to "Go Green" when it launches a demonstration flight from London Heathrow to Amsterdam in February, running one of its Boeing 747s on biofuel.

EMAIL TAKES FLIGHT
JetBlue Tries Out In-flight Wi-Fi
Customers on JetBlue's "BetaBlue" Airbus A320 can take advantage of the airline's new, free wireless service that can be used for laptops and Blackberry devices while the plane is in flight.

A BIG DEAL
Airbus A380
The world's biggest passenger airplane is flying high. The first commercial flight arrived in Sydney on Oct. 25, months after the first technical voyage to the U.S. landed in L.A. and New York.

DRIVE A HONDA CAR...
Fly a HondaJet
Honda recently broke ground for its Greensboro-based HondaJet manufacturing plant, bringing the company's promise to build a small jet in the U.S. that much closer to reality.

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(Updated: 05/11/12 BH)

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