Mon, Feb 06, 2012
It’s almost over... aviation’s version of a
long-running soap opera, that is. This week's big story is the
apparent end of five years of political infighting over long-term
FAA reauthorization.
US federal lawmakers Tuesday settled on a four-year funding bill
for the FAA, after an incredible 23 short-term extensions. The
Associated Press reports the bill authorizes 63-billion dollars for
the FAA through the 2015 budget year, and includes compromises on
several contentious issues. Beyond that, the unions aren't happy
about it, LaHood is, Bell and Eurocopter each claimed victory in a
recent lawsuit, and quite few other aero-stories. In addition; ANN
has been following the retirement of two well-known NASA
astronauts, the latest on the LightSquared saga, the roll-out of
the Corvus Fusion, Canada puts a Lego-Man in space (almost)... and
much more!
PLEASE keep sending us your feedback and ideas... you have no
idea how important that is to us as we evolve the Airborne mission.
As we listen to your critiques, we're getting a far better idea as
to how to tweak and fine-tune future Airborne programming to fit
your needs. We think you're going to like what we have in mind for
the future.
Airborne 02.03.12 is chock full of info about the week ending
Friday, February 3rd, 2012... Presented by Aero-TV veteran
videographer and Airborne Host Ashley Hale, and supported by ANN
CEO/Editor-In-Chief Jim Campbell, Chief Videographer Nathan
Cremisino, and Aero-Journalists Tom Patton and Paul Plack, this
episode covers:
- The FAA Closes In On Long-Term
Authorization
- Labor Unions Oppose FAA Bill Compromise
- LaHood Optimistic for Long-Term FAA Bill
- Scotts-Bell Announces Upgrade Program
- Bell vs Eurocopter Sue -- Each Claims
Victory
- New Bell Helo Named
- Barnstorming: Jim Has A Few Things To Say About
‘Aero-Integrity.’
- Pilot Charged With Manslaughter
- House to Hold Hearing on FCC,
LightSquared
- NASA GRAIL Dark Side Video
- NASA Retirements
- AEA and media-partner, ANN, Prepare for AEA2012
Convention/Tradeshow!
- NFlightCam Reviewed
- Flying People in New York City
- Rockwell Collins Optimism
- Cessna Builds 400th Citation Mustang
- Corvus Fusion
- Canadian Lego-Man In 'Space'
Get Comprehensive, Real-Time, 24/7 coverage of the latest
aviation and aerospace stories anytime, at aero-news.net. And be
sure to join us again next week for the next edition of "Airborne"
here on Aero-TV. Thanks for watching. See you next week!
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