Wed, Jul 23, 2014
Air Show Pilot Eddie Andreini Was Fatally Injured While Performing During The Show
The family of 77-year-old air show pilot Eddie Andreini has filed three wrongful death claims in connection with the performer's fatal injury during an air show at Travis Air Force Base in May.
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Wed, Jul 23, 2014
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Garmin’s “Team X” is dedicated to experimental aircraft avionics and they have just announced a new 7-inch G3X Touch display option for experimental amateur-built and light sport aircraft. The 7-inch G3X Touch display features an infrared touchscreen and the size is perfect if height and width constraints are in play. Additionally, owners wanting multiple displays have the option of installing up to three displays, using any combination of 10.6-inch or 7-inch G3X Touch displays. Earlier this year ANN published a story about Texas EquuSearch, a nonprofit organization that helps local authorities search for missing persons. Texas EquuSearch had been using a drone to enhance their search ability in remote areas and rough terrain until the FAA had notified them by e-mail to stop using the drone under the threat of fines levied by the FAA. In May of this year thi
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Wed, Jul 23, 2014
Analyst Brian Foley Says Big Investors Are Flocking To GA Companies
It may come as a surprise that there’s actually an overabundance of big investors literally tripping over one another to provide growth capital to general aviation companies or buy them. The discouraging fact is that they all seem to be cut from the same cloth, requiring the firm to have a good $20 million in annual revenues and $5 million in profits known as EBITDA.
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Wed, Jul 23, 2014
Airplane Inspires Employees, Guests With Re-Enactment Of Historic Moment
For several goose bump-filled minutes at U.S. Air Force Plant 42, it was July 17, 1989, all over again.
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Wed, Jul 23, 2014
EFD 1000H Installation Approved For Multiple Enstrom Models
Aspen STC, Inc. and Aspen Avionics have announced that several Enstrom helicopters are now approved for retrofit with Aspen Avionics’ Evolution EFD 1000H Pro primary flight display, and EFD 500H/1000H multi-function display through a Supplemental Type Certificate issued to Aspen, STC, Inc. Aspen Avionics and Aspen STC, Inc. are independent and unaffiliated organizations.
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Wed, Jul 23, 2014
Dutch Company General Enterprises Joins International Service Network
Eclipse Aerospace (EAI) has expanded its international service center network for Eclipse 500 and Eclipse 550 twin-engine jets, adding General Enterprises as its second European Gold Service Center. General Enterprises will provide maintenance, inspections, parts and warranty support, as well as AOG services for Eclipse aircraft.
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Wed, Jul 23, 2014
Agency Greenlights Full Motion Simulator For Operation In Shreveport, LA
Since installing the EC135 Level D Full Motion Simulator at the Helicopter Flight Training Center this spring, pilots and technicians were busy testing the system and preparing it for certification. Although the simulator was certified at its previous location, FlightSafety International’s DFW facility, it had to receive FAA certification once again at its new base in Shreveport, Louisiana.
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Wed, Jul 23, 2014
Next Russian Freighter Expected To Arrive At Station Wednesday
A Russian space freighter departed the International Space Station Monday, clearing the way for the next express delivery of cargo on Wednesday.
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Wed, Jul 23, 2014
Chosen As 'Standard Forward-Fit Solution' For The New Airliners
Embraer has selected the FA5003 Cockpit Voice and Data Recorder (CVDR) system manufacture by L-3 Aviation Products (L-3 AP) as its standard forward-fit solution for the E-Jets E2 commercial aircraft program. The FA5003 is a dual-combination digital voice and data recorder with an integrated Recorder Independent Power Supply (RIPS).
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Wed, Jul 23, 2014
One Of Six Investigated For Drug Dealing In The Boston Area
A pilot for JetBlue is one of six people who have been arrested in connection with a drug investigation in the Boston area.
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