New developments in the Middle East since war broke out between Israel and Hezbollah guerillas based in southern Lebanon. For one thing... Hezbollah has new and improved rockets that can reach fart
Bombardier Aerospace announced Tuesday that Swiss business
charter operator VistaJet has placed a firm order for three
Bombardier Challenger 605 business jets, and has placed options for
two additional aircraft. It is the first and largest multiple
aircraft order placed by a European company for the new jet.
Aero-News has learned the Canadian Transportation Agency, over
the objections of the Canadian Owners and Pilots Association and
the Helicopter Association of Canada, has given its approval to a
daily fee of $10 applying to aircraft operating out of
international airports in Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg,
Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal.
Just as becoming Boeing's new hometown a few years ago was a
feather in the city of Chicago's cap... so would the loss of United
Airlines' headquarters have been more like a tar-and-feathering.
But Chicago city fathers can breathe a bit easier now. United says
it plans to stay.
Is it an impressive display of technological advancement... or
an oversized representative of recent whale-sized missteps in the
world of commercial aviation? We don't mean to sound like we're
bashing Airbus... but with the A380 superjumbo on display, and
flying in the skies over the Farnborough Air Show, it's a question
many are asking.
Two Industry Leaders Weigh In On GA's Next Generation
ANN Daily Touch N Go: 07.18.06 (ANN's
Short-Form Daily News Program)
ANN Daily Aero-Briefing: 07.18.06
(ANN's Long-Form Daily News Program)
ANN Special Feature -- The Doings At Diamond:
07.18.06 (ANN Special Feature, with Diamond Aircraft
President Peter Maurer.)
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From the top of the canopy to the bottom of the tires, they
stand nine feet high. They come from hallowed bloodlines. They are
the only general aviation aircraft ever certified for aircraft
carrier landings. They are Navion... and they are turning 60 this
year.
NOTAM Number: FDC 6/2972
Issue Date: July 17, 2006 at 17:08 UTC
Location: Douglas, Wyoming near HIPSHER VOR/DME (IIP)
Beginning Date and Time: Effective Immediately
Ending Date and Time: Until further notice
Reason for NOTAM: To provide a safe environment for fire fighting
aircraft operations
Type: Hazards
Replaced NOTAM(s): N/A
Pilots May Contact: Denver (ZDV) Center, 303-651-4248
NOTAM Number: FDC 6/2940
Issue Date: July 17, 2006 at 16:05 UTC
Location: Tampa, Florida near ST PETERSBURG VORTAC (PIE)
Beginning Date and Time: July 21, 2006 at 14:45 UTC
Ending Date and Time: July 21, 2006 at 17:35 UTC
Reason for NOTAM: Temporary flight restrictions for VIP (Very
Important Person) Movement
Type: VIP
Replaced NOTAM(s): N/A
NOTAM Number: FDC 6/2967
Issue Date: July 17, 2006 at 16:32 UTC
Location: South of Kanosh, Utah near CEDAR CITY VOR/DME (CDC)
Beginning Date and Time: Effective Immediately
Ending Date and Time: Until further notice
Reason for NOTAM: To provide a safe environment for fire fighting
aircraft operations
Type: Hazards
Replaced NOTAM(s): N/A
Pilots May Contact: Salt Lake (ZLC) Center, 801-320-2560
NOTAM Number: FDC 6/2966
Issue Date: July 17, 2006 at 16:20 UTC
Location: Oak City, Utah near DELTA VORTAC (DTA)
Beginning Date and Time: Effective Immediately
Ending Date and Time: Until further notice
Reason for NOTAM: To provide a safe environment for fire fighting
aircraft operations
Type: Hazards
Replaced NOTAM(s): N/A
Pilots May Contact: Salt Lake (ZLC) Center, 801-320-2560
NOTAM Number: FDC 6/2977
Issue Date: July 17, 2006 at 17:32 UTC
Location: 21 Miles South of Blythe, California near BLYTHE VORTAC
(BLH)
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 6/2938
Issue Date: July 17, 2006 at 16:02 UTC
Location: Tampa, Florida near ST PETERSBURG VORTAC (PIE)
Beginning Date and Time: July 21, 2006 at 14:45 UTC
Ending Date and Time: July 21, 2006 at 17:35 UTC
Reason for NOTAM: Temporary flight restrictions for VIP (Very
Important Person) Movement
Type: VIP
Replaced NOTAM(s): N/A
NOTAM Number: FDC 6/2995
Issue Date: July 17, 2006 at 19:22 UTC
Location: Savannah/Fort Stewart, Georgia
Beginning Date and Time: July 21, 2006 at 18:10 UTC
Ending Date and Time: July 21, 2006 at 21:35 UTC
Reason for NOTAM: Temporary flight restrictions for VIP (Very
Important Person) Movement
Type: VIP
Replaced NOTAM(s): N/A
AD NUMBER: 2006-14-08
MANUFACTURER: Mitsubishi
SUBJECT: Document1
SUMMARY: The FAA adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD)
for some Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) MU-2B series
airplanes.
AD NUMBER: 2006-14-07
MANUFACTURER: Boeing
SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2006-14-07
SUMMARY: The FAA is superseding an existing airworthiness
directive (AD), which applies to certain Boeing Model 737 series
airplanes.
AD NUMBER: 2006-14-09
MANUFACTURER: Airbus
SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2006-14-09
SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive
(AD) for certain Airbus Model A330-200 and -300, and A340-200 and
-300 series airplanes.
AD NUMBER: 2006-15-01
MANUFACTURER: Twin Commander
SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2006-15-01
SUMMARY: We are adopting a new airworthiness directive
(AD) for all Twin Commander Aircraft Corporation (Twin Commander)
Models 690, 690A, and 690B airplanes.
The Ports Authority of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, an
unincorporated territory of the United States, has announced that
Governor Anibal Acevedo Vila has "welcomed and accepted the
recommendation to allow the Fernando Ribas Dominicci Airport (TJIG)
to remain open."
Contrary to how it may look on video, Israel says that wasn't
one of their F-16 fighters that Lebanese television stations showed
falling from the sky in flames Monday.
They called him Stan... Paul Kaiser, a 32-year veteran of the
Columbus, OH police aviation unit. Day after day, night after
night... he was the eye in the sky looking over the shoulders of
officers on the ground, alerting them to suspects -- and dangers --
they couldn't see from the ground.
Company In Talks For As Many As 1,000 New Dreamliners
After all the to-do from Toulouse (via Farnborough) Monday, as
Airbus announced its new family of midsize widebodied aircraft...
you might be wondering how Boeing reacted to news of the new and
improved A350.
With the final days before the official start to EAA AirVenture
2006 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. Fortunately, this year we'll have some
help.
One of the great things about the new LSA program is the
acceleration of new and innovative technologies to make flying more
accessible for pilots. Sky Arrow, manufactured by Iniziative
Industriali Italiane (3I) of Italy, has come up with an option on
their aircraft that now allows disabled sport pilots to operate the
aircraft's rudder using the left hand, instead of their
legs.
Got any spare batteries lying around the house? You know...
household batteries, the kind you use for flashlights, stereos and
the like... and if the Japanese have a say... one day you might
just be able to power an airplane with those Duracells, too.
"There were no surprises. The new A350 was as expected.
The biggest mystery perhaps was whether they were going to stick
with the name, which they more or less did."
Source: Mike Bair, head of Boeing's 787
program, on Monday's annoucement by Airbus of the new A350-XWB
family of airliners.
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