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January 29, 2005

Boeing Redesignates 7E7, Sells 60 Birds To Six Chinese Airlines

The Boeing Company on Friday gave Boeing Commercial Airplanes' newest airplane -- the 7E7 Dreamliner -- an official model designation number of 787.

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Heinlein Prize Trust Announces Contest

The Trustees of the Robert A. and Virginia Heinlein Prize Trust have announced the creation of the Robert A. Heinlein Flight into the Future Project Contest.

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Meteor Fireballs Near Madrid Airports

Luis Serrano, an emergency services telephone operator in Madrid, could not have expected what happened in Madrid, Spain this past Thursday.

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Aviation Anti-Missile Developments: Does It Cost Too Much?

The thorny question of whether, how and why commercial airlines ought to be protected from man-portable air defense missiles has been all over the news lately.

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Hunter Drone Takes A Break

The US Border Patrol has come to rely on a little unmanned plane called the RQ-5 Hunter, but it has now had to park it because of contract renewal issues.

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Shiny New Warthog Makes First Flight

The newly designated C-model A-10 Thunderbolt II, modified with precision engagement technology, has flown for the first time, piloted by a 40th Flight Test Squadron pilot.

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Airline Ticket Security Surcharge To Skyrocket

The Bush Administration is planning to unveil their new budget for the Department of Homeland Security on February 7, but already some details of the proposal have leaked out, and the news is not good for airline ticket prices.

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Swedish University Purchases Fleet of Cirrus

Cirrus Design Corporation announced on Friday that Lund University School of Aviation, Lund, Sweden, has taken delivery of five Cirrus aircraft.

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Aero-News Quote Of The Day (01.29.05)

“Space is not to be the realm of the select few. The dream, and the future, belong to us all, of every race and every nation. It is in a child in school today who understands the positive vision of the future of Robert Heinlein. It is the dream of all who see a future bright with possibilities." Source: Excerpt from the mission statement of the Robert A. and Virginia Heinlein Prize Trust.

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West Virginia TFR: 1.27.05-1.30.05

NOTAM:  5/0815  Issued:  01/28/2005 04:40  Effective:  01/28/2005 01:00 - 01/30/2005 20:00  State:  VA  Facility:  ZDC - WASHINGTON (ARTCC),DC.  Type:  VIP  Description:  LEWISBURG, WEST VIRGINIA, JANUARY 27-30 2005 LOCAL.

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AD: Raytheon (Correction)

AD NUMBER: 2005-01-18 MANUFACTURER: Raytheon (CORRECTION) SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2005-01-18 SUMMARY: The FAA adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) to supersede AD 93-25-07, which applies to Raytheon Aircraft Company (Raytheon) Beech 100, 200, and 300 series airplanes.

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