CITIC Flying Falcon 2000 Until Its Falcon 900DX Is Ready
Aero-News has learned Dassault recently delivered the first
Falcon business jet registered in the People’s Republic of
China. As announced earlier this
year, the pre-owned 3,100nm Falcon 2000 was delivered
to CITIC.
Cessna Aircraft Company is building -- and delivering -- bizjets
as fast as customers can write the check. The company told ANN
Tuesday it delivered the 100th Citation Sovereign business jet to
Canada-based Agrium.
Well, we knew it was coming... but it's from a somewhat
unexpected source. On Tuesday, international parcel carrier FedEx
announced it is cancelling its orders for 10 freighter variants of
the oft-delayed Airbus A380. That's the first cancellation after
Airbus announced in September
deliveries of the mammoth airliner would be delayed an additional
11 months.
NOTAM Number: FDC 6/5644
Issue Date: November 07, 2006 at 16:39 UTC
Location: Bylas, Arizona near SAN SIMON VORTAC (SSO)
Beginning Date and Time: November 07, 2006 at 19:00 UTC
Ending Date and Time: November 07, 2006 at 20:00 UTC
Reason for NOTAM: For gas release
Type: Hazards
Replaced NOTAM(s): N/A
Pilots May Contact: Albuquerque (ZAB) Center, 505-856-4580
NOTAM Number: FDC 6/5575
Issue Date: November 07, 2006 at 2:59 UTC
Location: Van Horn, Texas near SALT FLAT VORTAC (SFL)
Beginning Date and Time: November 10, 2006 at 15:00 UTC
Ending Date and Time: November 13, 2006 at 20:00 UTC
Reason for NOTAM: Space Operations Area
Type: Space Operations
Replaced NOTAM(s): N/A
Pilots May Contact: Albuquerque (ZAB) Center, 505-856-4500
AD NUMBER: 2006-22-15
MANUFACTURER: Boeing
SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2006-22-15
SUMMARY: The FAA is superseding an existing airworthiness
directive (AD), which applies to all Boeing Model 747 series
airplanes.
AD NUMBER: 2006-22-14
MANUFACTURER: Airbus
SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2006-22-14
SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive
(AD) for certain Airbus Model A330 airplanes and Model A340-200 and
-300 series airplanes.
ANN Daily Touch N Go: 11.07.06 (ANN's
Short-Form Daily News Program)
ANN Daily Aero-Briefing: 11.07.06
(ANN's Long-Form Daily News Program)
ANN Special Feature -- Tom Turner's Aero-Craft
101: 11.07.06 (ANN Special Feature, with CFI Tom Turner's
tips for avoiding aircraft icing... and surviving it when it
occurs.)
First Officer Lands With Captain Strapped Away From
Controls
An Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) report says the
pilot of a Qantas jet carrying 177 passengers landed with the
captain restrained last May 12.
Lawyers representing the families of the crash victims of Gol
Airlines flight 1907 sued both ExcelAire and Honeywell in a US
District court in Brooklyn Monday.
The next AOPA Expo is nearly upon us... and, if history is any
indicator, it's likely there will be some big news coming from the
halls of the Palm Springs Convention Center.
Despite early problems with the design, Boeing is now so pleased
with its bulging order book for the 787 Dreamliner, it has decided
to boost production of the new aircraft.
A consortium of two universities and 30 British and
American aerospace companies has unveiled its plans for what it
calls a more environmentally-friendly airliner.
The cuts continue at European planemaker Airbus... which
announced Monday it plans to slash the number of subcontractors
used by the company by as much as 80 percent.
Aero-News has learned some big changes are coming to the Fantasy
Air Allegro 2000 sport plane, which is sold as a light-sport
aircraft in the United States. In fact... it's almost an entirely
new airplane.
Altair Unmanned Plane Snaps Photos Of Fatal Arson Blaze
Here's a definite example of the good that unmanned aerial
vehicles (UAVs) can do in dangerous situations. Aero-News has
learned a team led by NASA and US Forest Service scientists
recently collected real-time, visible and infrared data from
sensors onboard a remotely piloted aircraft over the Esperanza Fire
in Southern California.
Australia's Civil Aviation Safety Authority, or CASA, has come
under fire from the government's opposition party for its handling
of an airline accident last year.
Plane Couldn't Make Airport In Engine Fire Emergency
A student pilot flying with his instructor declared an emergency
when they discovered fire in the engine compartment, but fell two
miles short of a Danville, AR airport late Saturday night.
While Diamond's new single-engine jet continues flight testing
and development, the full scale cabin mockup of the D-Jet -- which
sports the complete Garmin G1000 avionics suite, and luxurious
5-place interior -- is on tour.
Plans to move the legendary World War II aircraft carrier USS
Intrepid across the Hudson River are temporarily on hold. Actually,
it's more accurate to say those plans are stuck... in the mud.
Instability in flight seemed to be one of the biggest challenges to
overcome on the flying wings. Jack Northrop started working on
flying wings in the 1940’s.
"SAI has been a great success in bringing many
stakeholders together to study what an aircraft of the future might
look like if very low noise was the primary
requirement."
Source: Colin Smith, director of engineering
and technology for Rolls-Royce, commenting on work performed by the
Silent Aircraft Initiative. The consortium of two universities and
30 British and American aerospace companies unveiled its plans
Monday for what it calls a more environmentally-friendly
airliner.
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