On Friday, Aurora Flight Sciences announced it has received a
new contract from the Navy Aviation Department in Jacksonville, FL
to fabricate panels for the Navy's EA-6B Prowler electronic warfare
aircraft.
Deal Worth $23 Million, First Rocket To Launch In Six
Months
Representatives with Orbital Sciences Corporation told Aero-News
Friday that it was awarded a $23 million contract for two Minotaur
I space launch vehicles by the United States Air Force (USAF)
Rocket System Launch Program (RSLP).
NOTAM Number: FDC 6/8380
Issue Date: May 26, 2006 at 12:47 UTC
Location: Casper, Wyoming
Beginning Date and Time: May 27, 2006 at 18:05 UTC
Ending Date and Time: May 27, 2006 at 23:20 UTC
Reason for NOTAM: Temporary flight restrictions for VIP (Very
Important Person) Movement
Type: VIP
Replaced NOTAM(s): N/A
The US Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. -- which insures
defined-benefit plans when employers can no longer meet their
financial obligations -- objected Thursday to the tentative pay
agreement reached between the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA)
and Delta Air Lines last month.
"You're doing such a good job... can you stick around a while
longer?" No, that's not your boss asking you to work over Memorial
Day -- it's NASA, which on Thursday granted a four-year mission
extension to a satellite studying Earth's middle and upper
atmosphere.
Joins Other Eastern European Regional Carriers Flying 146s
BAE Systems Regional Aircraft announced this week it has leased
two BAe 146-200 regional jetliners to newly-established Serbian
carrier Centavia (short for Central European Aviation). The
Belgrade-based airline will take delivery of the first aircraft
this month, while the second aircraft will follow in July.
EAA's John Hovan On Closing Florida's Opa-locka West
Airport
ANN Daily Touch N Go: 05.26.06 (ANN's
Short-Form Daily News Program)
ANN Daily Aero-Briefing: 05.26.06
(ANN's Long-Form Daily News Program)
ANN Special Feature -- EAA's John Hovan:
05.26.06 (ANN Special Feature, with John Hovan of the EAA
on the proposed closing of Opa-locka West airport.)
NOTAM Number: FDC 6/8320
Issue Date: May 25, 2006 at 16:52 UTC
Location: Jackson, Wyoming
Beginning Date and Time: May 26, 2006 at 22:50 UTC
Ending Date and Time: May 27, 2006 at 18:20 UTC
Reason for NOTAM: Temporary flight restrictions for VIP (Very
Important Person) Movement
Type: VIP
Replaced NOTAM(s): N/A
NOTAM Number: FDC 6/8368
Issue Date: May 26, 2006 at 0:17 UTC
Location: Hurricane, Utah near ST GEORGE VOR/DME (OZN)
Beginning Date and Time: Effective Immediately
Ending Date and Time: Until further notice
Reason for NOTAM: To provide a safe environment for fire
fighting
Type: Hazards
Replaced NOTAM(s): N/A
Pilots May Contact: Los Angeles (ZLA) Center, 661-265-8205
NOTAM Number: FDC 6/8347
Issue Date: May 25, 2006 at 19:57 UTC
Location: 22 NM West of Taos, New Mexico near TAOS VORTAC
(TAS)
Beginning Date and Time: Effective Immediately
Ending Date and Time: Until further notice
Reason for NOTAM: To provide a safe environment for firefighting
aircraft operations
Type: Hazards
Replaced NOTAM(s): N/A
Pilots May Contact: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) System
Operations Support Center, 202-267-3333
NOTAM Number: FDC 6/8338
Issue Date: May 25, 2006 at 18:37 UTC
Location: Cannon AFB, Clovis, New Mexico near TEXICO VORTAC
(TXO)
Beginning Date and Time: May 24, 2006 at 18:30 UTC
Ending Date and Time: May 27, 2006 at 23:59 UTC
Reason for NOTAM: The Cannon Air Force base Air Expo 2006
Type: Airshow
Replaced NOTAM(s): N/A
Pilots May Contact: Cannon (CVS) Air Traffic Control Tower,
505-784-4739
AD NUMBER: 2006-11-08
MANUFACTURER: BAE Systems
SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2006-11-08
SUMMARY: The FAA is superseding an existing airworthiness
directive (AD), which applies to certain BAE Systems (Operations)
Limited Model BAe 146 and Avro 146-RJ airplanes.
AD NUMBER: 2006-11-06
MANUFACTURER: Boeing
SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2006-11-06
SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive
(AD) for certain Boeing Model 767-200 and -300 series
airplanes.
AD NUMBER: 2006-11-07
MANUFACTURER: Raytheon
SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2006-11-07
SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive
(AD) for certain Raytheon Model Hawker 800XP airplanes.
AD NUMBER: 2006-11-03
MANUFACTURER: Gulfstream
SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2006-11-03
SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive
(AD) for all Gulfstream Model GV and certain Model GV-SP series
airplanes.
At a luncheon speech before the Executives' Club of Chicago
Wednesday, American Airlines CEO Gerald Arpey joined the chorus of
voices from domestic airlines advocating user fees for business
aviation traffic as a means to pay for an upgraded air traffic
control network.
The Helicopter Association International tells ANN that James
“Jim” Phelan has gone west. Phelan was involved in the
first helicopter combat rescue. He was also the husband of the late
Jean Ross Howard Phelan, the founder of the Whirly-Girls.
Another organization still soaring is the Florida Aviation
Trades Association (FATA). The group turns 60 on June 12, 2006. A
special anniversary celebration is planned at the
association’s annual convention scheduled for June 12-14 at
the Sanibel Harbour Resort & Spa in Fort Myers.
Aero-News has learned that Wisconsin governor Jim Doyle has
signed legislation naming the state aviation facilities at
Madison's Dane County Regional Airport "The Fritz E. Wolf Aviation
Center".
Following the delivery of the last two Boeing 717s
earlier this week, the head of the company's Long
Beach, CA commercial production facility was, technically, out of a
job... but not for very long.
NASA has kindly put satellite tracking into one little Java applet.
There are also programs to track the International Space Station,
and the Shuttle when it’s in orbit.
With respect to sheet or structural members means the capacity
to withstand the heat associated with fire at least as well as
aluminum alloy in dimensions appropriate for the purpose for which
they are used.
"It's good to have more runways than less, yes, but our
airport is financially stressed."
Source: Miami-Dade County aviation director
Jose Abreu, on a proposal to close the Opa-locka West (X46)
airport, and convert the land into a limestone mine. Funds from the
sale of the land to the Florida Department of Transportation would
then be used to fund renovations at Miami International and other
area airports.
NOTAM Number: FDC 6/8244
Issue Date: May 24, 2006 at 19:35 UTC
Location: Hagerstown, Maryland
Beginning Date and Time: May 27, 2006 at 10:50 UTC
Ending Date and Time: May 27, 2006 at 11:55 UTC
Reason for NOTAM: Temporary flight restrictions for VIP (Very
Important Person) Movement
Type: VIP
Replaced NOTAM(s): N/A
NOTAM Number: FDC 6/8259
Issue Date: May 24, 2006 at 20:14 UTC
Location: Hagerstown/Thurmont, Maryland near MARTINSBURG VORTAC
(MRB)
Beginning Date and Time: May 27, 2006 at 16:00 UTC
Ending Date and Time: May 28, 2006 at 17:00 UTC
Reason for NOTAM: Temporary flight restrictions for VIP (Very
Important Person) Movement
Type: VIP
Replaced NOTAM(s): N/A
NOTAM Number: FDC 6/8243
Issue Date: May 24, 2006 at 19:20 UTC
Location: Hagerstown, Maryland
Beginning Date and Time: May 27, 2006 at 15:45 UTC
Ending Date and Time: May 27, 2006 at 16:50 UTC
Reason for NOTAM: Temporary flight restrictions for VIP (Very
Important Person) Movement
Type: VIP
Replaced NOTAM(s): N/A
NOTAM Number: FDC 6/8271
Issue Date: May 24, 2006 at 20:59 UTC
Location: Hagerstown, Maryland
Beginning Date and Time: May 27, 2006 at 15:45 UTC
Ending Date and Time: May 27, 2006 at 16:50 UTC
Reason for NOTAM: Temporary flight restrictions for VIP (Very
Important Person) Movement
Type: VIP
Replaced NOTAM(s): N/A