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During Episode 41, Jon Ostrower named Richard Aboulafia as the “funniest man in aviation.”  So we decided to put that to the test once more as we welcome Richard back from his blog at RichardAboulafia.com.

Jon was right.

• Long Beach City Council mad at blogger for reporting inconvenient facts

• World aviation body calls for implementation of PBN

• Top Nine Outrageous Airline Fees and Extreme Flying Charges

• Trapped on a Plane? Court Says Deal With It

• Gates Proposes Ending Lockheed F-22, Expediting F-35

• Don’t Kid Yourself — The F-22 Lives

• The Last Ace

Max’s pick of the week is Manchester Airport’s Guide to Traveling with Autism.

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