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All News

March 11, 2006

Airbus A380 Reaches 1000 Flight Hour Milestone

Expects 2500+ Total Before First Customer Plane Delivered

Airbus announced Friday the Airbus A380 test program has reached the milestone of 1000 flight hours since the first flight of MSN1 on April 27, 2005.

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Police Confirm Pilot Who Tangled With Power Lines Was Drunk... REALLY Drunk

Failure To Change Tanks May Have Led To Fuel Starvation

Aero-News reported last November that police believed pilot David Betts was intoxicated when his Piper PA-28 descended into power lines -- although they wouldn't give an exact figure at the time. We now have one: at a court hearing Thursday, police said Betts' BAC was .36 at the time of the November 12 accident.

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FBO Owner Sentenced For Violating Restraining Order

Parked Planes, Fuel Trucks To Block Access To Competitor

There's been a battle a' brewin' lately between competing FBOs at Tulsa's Jones Riverside Airport (RVS), and it's gotten downright ugly.

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Congressman Responds To ATA's User Fee Stance... And We've Got Him On Tape!

ANN's Interview With Rep. Todd Tiahrt, Coming Monday

In the course of ANN's coverage of the user fee issue, we've reported on a number of entities and individuals weighing in on the ATA's position on user fees. Aero-News was recently able to speak, at length, with Kansas Congressman Todd Tiahrt -- an outspoken opponent to user fees -- about the Air Transport Association's proposal.

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Raytheon Aircraft Donates $50,000 To Corporate Angel Network

Non-Profit Group Organizes Free Flights For Cancer Patients

Raytheon Aircraft Company’s Charitable Foundation donated $50,000 to Corporate Angel Network (CAN), a non-profit group that coordinates free flights for cancer patients.

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Tuskegee Airmen Visit Pearl Harbor

"A Segment In History That Needs To Be Told"

Aero-News has learned Naval Station Pearl Harbor hosted a ceremony March 2 at Naval Station Pearl Harbor's base Theater, honoring three Tuskegee Airmen.

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Boeing Identifies Pegasus Airlines As 737 Mystery Customer

As "The Law Of Sixes" Continues...

Earlier this week, Boeing identified Pegasus Airlines as the carrier which earlier this year placed an order for six Next-Generation 737 airplanes. The order was previously accounted for on Boeing's Orders and Deliveries Web site as being from an unidentified customer.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Tips (03.11.06): Aviation Safety Reporting System

Aero-Tips!

Many call it aviation’s "get out of jail free" card. It’s the Aviation Safety Reporting System (ASRS).

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (03.11.06)

Aero-Linx!

Get out a bag of popcorn for these “shorts.” I could have stayed on this site for hours!

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (03.11.06): Carbonaceous Chondrites

Carbonaceous Chondrites A class of stony meteorites and asteroids which contain organic (carbon) compounds and may be the most primitive examples of the early solar system.

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Aero-News Quote Of The Day (03.11.06)

"Blacks in aviation is a segment in history that needs to be told. That’s why we come to events like this at different venues around the nation. We want to broaden people’s understanding."

Source: Retired Air Force Lt. Col. William "Bill" Hollowman, a Tuskegee Airman, speaking at a ceremony honoring the pioneering WWII pilots held at Naval Station Pearl Harbor earlier this month.

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LA TFR: UFN

NOTAM Number: FDC 6/3095 Issue Date: March 10, 2006 at 22:41 UTC Location: VERMILLION PARRISH , Louisiana Beginning Date and Time: Effective Immediately Ending Date and Time: Until further notice Reason for NOTAM: Temporary flight restrictions Type: Hazards Replaced NOTAM(s): N/A Pilots May Contact: HOUSTON (ZHU) Automated Flight Service Station, 281-230-5560

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