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All News

July 12, 2007

Virgin America Gets The Go-Ahead For Ticket Sales

DOT Allows Sales In Advance Of Late Summer Launch

Virgin America received approval from the US Department of Transportation Wednesday to begin selling tickets in advance of their launch later this summer. The airline intends to begin service this August, with specific dates for tickets sales and first flights to be announced in the weeks ahead.

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Aero-News Featured Aero-Casts For Thursday 07.12.07

Another Take On Privatization

ANN Daily Touch N Go: 07.12.07 (ANN's Short-Form Daily News Program) ANN Daily Aero-Briefing: 07.12.07 (ANN's Long-Form Daily News Program) ANN Special Feature: Another Take On Privatization -- 07.12.07 (ANN Special Feature, with Dr. Michael Tretheway, Vice President and Chief Economist for InterVISTAS Consulting, Inc.)

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Rising Fuel Costs Hurt The Government, Too

Defense Department Largest Fuel Consumer In US

It looks like the 'little guy' isn't the only one suffering at the gas pump. The US government is paying through the proverbial schnoz, too.

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Raytheon Details North Dakota Cobra Deployment

First Mission Away From AZ Base

Raytheon's Cobra Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) conducted the first official unmanned aircraft flight over North Dakota June 25. The Cobra flew approved flight profiles through military restricted airspace over Camp Grafton South, a National Guard training facility 45 miles south of Devil's Lake, ND.

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Powerplant Developments Limited Names Tim Archer As President & CEO

Former Superior Air Parts Exec Will Lead Efforts To Develop New Diesel Engine

Powerplant Developments Limited (PPD) tells ANN aviation veteran Timothy T. Archer was recently named President and CEO of the new company.

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Boeing Delivers Second C-40C to US Air Force Reserve Command

Derivative Of 737-700 Boeing Business Jet

The Boeing Company has delivered the second of three C-40C transport aircraft to the US Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC), providing a critical airlift asset to government leaders on official business.

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Rocket Tests Move NASA Closer To Its Lunar Vision

CECE Throttleable Rocket Engine

NASA tells ANN a liquid oxygen-hydrogen pump fed engine, developed to demonstrate advanced rocket technologies for future space vehicles, achieved a major technical milestone recently in throttling capability.

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Wiscasset Airport Receives $160,000 Federal Grant

Airport, Warning Lights To Be Replaced

The Wiscasset Municipal Airport is going to get some much-needed improvements soon, thanks to a grant from the Federal Aviation Administration.

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EADS Enjoys Sales Resurgence For Airbus A330

Aircraft Earns New Sales Thanks To Freighter Variant, Wait For A350 XWB

EADS reports sales and deliveries for the Airbus A330 -- on which the A330 Tanker aircraft is based -- continue to grow at a brisk pace, with an expanding order volume and sustained deliveries to operators around the world.

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CA TFR: 07.13.07

NOTAM Number: FDC 7/8080 Issue Date: July 11, 2007 at 2042 UTC Type: Special

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OH TFR: 07.17.07 - 07.20.07

NOTAM Number: FDC 7/7871 Issue Date: July 10, 2007 at 1855 UTC Location: Cleveland Center , Ravenna, Ohio near AKRON VOR/DME (ACO) Beginning Date and Time: July 17, 2007 at 1100 UTC Ending Date and Time: July 20, 2007 at 2100 UTC Reason for NOTAM: Demolition operations Type: Hazards Replaced NOTAM(s): N/A Pilots May Contact: Cleveland (ZOB) Center, 440-774-0426

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GA TFR: 07.16.07

NOTAM Number: FDC 7/8003 Issue Date: July 11, 2007 at 1556 UTC Location: Atlanta, Georgia Beginning Date and Time: July 16, 2007 at 1505 UTC Ending Date and Time: July 16, 2007 at 1740 UTC Reason for NOTAM: Temporary flight restrictions for VIP (Very Important Person) Movement Type: VIP Replaced NOTAM(s): N/A

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CA TFR: 07.14.07

NOTAM Number: FDC 7/8079 Issue Date: July 11, 2007 at 2041 UTC Type: Special

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Palm Springs TRACON Makes Long-Contested Move to Miramar

'Fiber Optic Move' Reportedly "Smooth And Safe"

After weeks of haggling, congressional pressure and general angst from the National Air Traffic Controllers Association, the radar at Palm Springs International Airport was moved to the San Diego area Wednesday.

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Endeavour -- Or Is It 'Endeavor'? -- Completes Journey To Launch Pad

By Whatever Name, Shuttle Set To Blast Off August 7

Space Shuttle Endeavour is in place at Launch Pad 39A, after an overnight journey from the Vehicle Assembly Building -- the first time the orbiter has seen a launch pad in over five years.

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AOPA Says 'Deceptive' ATA Release Blamed Wrong People For Airline Delays

Newsflash -- GA Is Affected By Wx Delays, Too

In the illusion trade, they call it misdirection -- a form of deception, where the attention of the audience is focused on one thing in order to distract attention from what is really happening.

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Master Plan For Deer Valley Airport Approved

Plan To Be Submitted For FAA Approval, Possible Funding

A master plan has been approved for Phoenix Deer Valley Airport (DVT) in Arizona, one of the busiest general aviation airports in the nation.

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ANN Proudly Introduces Our AirVenture 2007 Staff

Say Hello To Maxine Scheer And Aleta Vinas!

With the final days before the official start to EAA AirVenture 2007 counting down all too rapidly... and, not quickly enough... ANN's senior staff is all-too-aware of the Herculean task ahead of us in reporting EVERYTHING that's news at The World's Greatest Aviation Celebration.

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Northwest Airlines Selling Off Nine A319s

Also Announces Management Shakeup

Saying the decision is part of its debt and lease restructuring efforts, Northwest Airlines said Tuesday it had reached an agreement to sell nine of its Airbus A319s... some of the newest planes in its fleet.

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Linear Air Ready To Receive Its First Eclipse 500

Will Build On Fleet Of Caravan Turboprops

They've waited for awhile now... but Linear Air tells ANN it expects to receive its first Eclipse 500 jet shortly.

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Chinese Scientists Develop 'Wing in Ground' Aircraft

Craft Can Carry Four Tons, Travels Less Than Two Feet Above Water's Surface

Chinese state media announced Wednesday scientists have developed an aircraft that skims water surfaces, travels long distances at high speeds and is capable of carrying huge payloads.

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'Metallica' Frontman Detained By Security Due To 'Taleban-Like' Beard

There's A Song In Here Somewhere...

Tales of overreaching airport security efforts continue to serve up a treasure trove of silly stories, that are more entertaining than anything we could make up. And here's another one.

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Embraer Sells Lineage 1000 Bizjet To Air Taxi Service

First Order For Largest Embraer Business Aircraft In Mexico

Embraer tells ANN the Brazilian planemaker signed an order with Grupo Omnilife de México recently for one Lineage 1000 jet. The new aircraft will be operated by its aerial taxi services subsidiary, Omniflys.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (07.12.07): Hydraulic Fuse

Aero-Terms!

A device in a hydraulic system that automatically shuts off the flow of fluid if a line breaks.

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (07.12.07)

"Go Endeavor!"

Source: Exact text of a banner reportedly placed by NASA near Launch Pad 39-A, where the space shuttle Endeavour -- named for British explorer James Cook's 18th century ship, HM Bark Endeavour -- was rolled to the pad early Wednesday morning. Regardless of how it's spelled, we're sure the STS-118 crew appreciates the sentiment, just the same.

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