Tue, Oct 23, 2012

Airborne 10.23.12: EAA Prez Resigns, Preparing For NBAA2012, myWingMan Debuts

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Also: More TSA Screw-Ups, FAA Delays Seattle Mtg’s, EADS Wants US Mil-Bucks, F35 Fears, Tiger Moth v Cow...

We heard Monday morning that something "huge" was in the works... but this is hardly what we and many at EAA expected... ANN has confirmed that the EAA Board of Directors accepted the resignation of President and CEO Rod Hightower early Monday. Jack Pelton, recently retired Chairman, president and CEO of Cessna Aircraft, has been elected Chairman of the Board of Directors of EAA. In his role as EAA Chair, Pelton will guide the organization through the leadership transition. Bendix/King's myWingMan application is now available for download from the Apple iTunes Store. Bendix/King developed myWingMan, a flight-planning and inflight navigation support app, 'to simplify operations and push the boundaries of tablet computer use in the cockpit. The 2012 Rendition of Aviation's Annual Pilgrimage To ALL Things BizAv is nearly upon us, and Aero-News Network, the aviation world's DAILY/REAL-TIME news and information service, is going to be webcasting DAILY from the floor of NBAA2012 with the industry's most aggressive roster of LIVE Online News, as well as Audio and Video programming, in the business. All this... and MORE in today's episode of Airborne!!!

Airborne 10.23.12 is chock full of info about the half-week period ending Tuesday, October 23rd, 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 Glen Moyer, this episode covers:

Hightower Resigns
myWingMan Ready for Download
ANN Coming to NBAA2012
FAA Pushes Back Seattle Meeting
EADS eyes US Military contracts
25 TSA Agents to be Sacked
SC Congressmen Fear for F35
Trade Center leaseholder says United at Fault
AVW - Tiger Moth Hits Cow
Texas Bigamist
Safety Pioneer Remembered

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