| Business/Tech EADS opens maintenance center in Mobile
EADS North America Thursday formally opened a $6 million aircraft maintenance center at Mobile Regional Airport, in Alabama. Sullenberger, first officer reunite for flight out of N.Y.
Capt. Chesley B. Sullenberger III lifted US Airways Flight 1427 off from La Guardia Airport on Thursday -- his first return to the cockpit since landing an Airbus A320 in the Hudson river after birds knocked out both engines in January. Saudi Arabian Airlines gets first A320
Saudi Arabian Airlines has taken delivery of its first Airbus A320, Airbus announced Thursday. Pilot critically hurt in crash of replica Wright Flyer III
The pilot of a replica Wright brothers' 1905 Wright Flyer III was critically injured Thursday in a crash during a practice flight for a re-enactment of the brothers' historic demonstration of practical flight at Huffman Prairie, on Ohio's Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, according to a Dayton Daily News story. Windows 7 'XP Mode' released to manufacturers
The add-on that will let Windows 7 users run applications built for Windows XP has been released to manufacturing, Microsoft announced Thursday. China puts on aerial display for National Day
China pulled out flocks of planes, helicopters and missiles (not to mention tanks and soldiers) for its Oct. 1 National Day parade, which marked the 60th anniversary of the day when Mao Zedong proclaimed the founding of the People's Republic of China. "It was like sticking a bit of metal pipe into a blender"
Don't waste too much time reading this post. Go straight over to this story to check out the photos of a flock of more than 200 starlings getting sucked into the engine of a Boeing 737 at nearly 200 mph as the Germania flight took off from Dusseldorf on its way to Kosovo. MSN launches beta service for managing health
Microsoft on Thursday launched a new online service to help users track their health and medical information. S.C. looks to boost unemployment revenue by $2 billion
South Carolina businesses may have to pony up more than $2 billion to replenish the state's bankrupt unemployment trust fund and repay federal loans that have have been covering unemployment payments, according to a new report. The latest tanker controversy
In the latest aerial refueling controversy, government officials are questioning the Air Force's choice of Airbus A330-based tankers over a cheaper, Russian rival. Microsoft kills Recite note-taking tool
Microsoft announced Wednesday that it is discontinuing Recite, a tool for Windows Mobile that lets people dictate notes then search them later by voice. Microsoft video gets a little too much attention
You almost have to feel bad for Microsoft. The software maker isn't known for hip marketing tactics, and now that a Windows 7 video has hit it big online, people are laughing at the company, not with it. Tabletop UI, wireless power and more from Intel Labs Seattle
The folks at Intel Labs Seattle, located near the University of Washington campus, are as always hard at work on breakthrough technologies. At their open house on Monday, I took a look at a few of their more promising projects, including an interactive tabletop user interface, wireless electricity transmission, and computers' expanding abilities to identify everyday objects. Citi, Microsoft team up for online money tool
Microsoft and Citi have joined up to develop an online money-management tool similar to mint.com, seattlepi.com has learned. How to earn that 'Windows 7' logo
Microsoft has so far approved more than 6,000 products to be emblazoned with the "Compatible with Windows 7" logo, after having changed some criteria for earning the upcoming operating system's seal of compatibility, Microsoft said Wednesday. 
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