Solar Impulse Exclusive: Link to Interview with pilot Andre Borschberg

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The sun is long gone, and the countdown to dawn is ticking away.  The crowds of press and crew have dwindled to a minimum at the Payerne airfield. 

I am one of a handful of people awake and alert during this event.  A photographer once told me the key to a good picture is timing. 

“You just need to be there,” he said.  That is also true of journalism. 

At 1 a.m. I was allowed into the sacred heart of this Solar Impulse project to interview pilot Andre Borschberg. 

I and a French journalist were the only two allowed into the control room, and the interviews were broadcast at solarimpulse.com.

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Germans Take Flight

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Phoenix is home to a number of notable aviation industry stalwarts, including the headquarters for airline U-S Airways, and one of the nation’s busiest airports with Phoenix Sky Harbor . And in Southwest Phoenix , German pilots are finding their wings.  From Phoenix station KJZZ Tony Ganzer takes a look at the European pilots in training, and what their methods could mean for airlines in the U-S. Continue reading “Germans Take Flight”

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