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September 17, 2005

EAA Clarifies Status Of FAA Policy On Aircraft Kit Eligibility

Some recent postings by Epic Aircraft's Rick Schrameck (who still has not returned calls made to him by ANN) appear to have the designed to inspire fear among homebuilt aircraft builders that the FAA is about to shut down the building of personal aircraft.

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Ouch! Delta Bankruptcy Filing 'Ninth Largest' In US History

With total assets of $21,801,000,000 (as reported on its latest Annual Report on Form 10-K) Delta Air Lines, Inc. (DAL) became the largest corporation to file for bankruptcy in 2005 and the ninth largest public company bankruptcy in history...

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AIA: Aeronautics/Space Funding Will Preserve US Aerospace Leadership

The Aerospace Industries Association tells ANN that the Senate's action to increase NASA's aeronautics research and development budget and fully fund the nation's space exploration program is an important step toward safeguarding the U.S. position as the world's aerospace leader...

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Polar Air Crewmembers On Strike

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. has announced that negotiations with the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) for a new collective bargaining agreement covering the Crewmembers employed by its subsidiary Polar Air Cargo, Inc. (Polar) have been unsuccessful, and that ALPA has elected to call a strike at Polar.

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Raytheon Aircraft Company Hosts Duke Flyers Association

Raytheon Aircraft Company (RAC) will host this year’s Duke Flyers Association Annual Fly-In, Sept. 15 – 17.

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He's Too Tall For ATC

It turns out you can be too tall for your own good. Ben Sargeaunt-Thompson is hearing that song from his employer of choice: National Air Traffic Services (NATS), the quasi-private company that provides ATC services in the UK and eastern Atlantic (for swingeing user fees, as it happens).

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NASA'S DC-8 Flying Lab Departs Dryden For UND

NASA's DC-8 flying laboratory tipped its wings in farewell as it departed the Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., for its new home at Grand Forks, N.D., on Sept. 14.

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NASA Awards Launch Services Contract to Orbital Sciences Corp.

NASA has awarded a Small Class Acquisition contract to the Orbital Sciences Corporation of Dulles, Va. The contract extends an existing NASA Launch Services (NLS) contract awarded in 1999.

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'The Best Landing I’ve Ever Seen'

Skyhawk Lands In Rush Hour Traffic

Commuters driving home from work in Huntsville, AL Wednesday received quite a shock when a Cessna 172 landed on a busy street during afternoon rush hour.

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Almost Like Hotcakes: EGAC Signs For Sikorsky S-92

Eastern General Aviation Corporation (EGAC) has agreed to purchase one Sikorsky S-92 helicopter to serve offshore oil support missions in the Bohai Bay area. Delivery is anticipated in late 2006.

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Taxation of Fractional Ownership Programs

A relatively new approach to air travel has introduced the business community to fractional ownership programs. These programs enable individuals to have partial ownership in one or more aircraft, and to share the maintenance and management costs.

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AD: Raytheon

AD NUMBER: 2005-19-07 MANUFACTURER: Raytheon SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2005-19-07 SUMMARY: The FAA adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Raytheon Aircraft Company (Raytheon) Model 390 airplanes.

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AD: Empresa

AD NUMBER: 2005-19-01 MANUFACTURER: Empresa SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2005-19-01 SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all EMBRAER Model ERJ 170 airplanes.

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AD: Boeing

AD NUMBER: 2005-19-06 MANUFACTURER: Boeing SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2005-19-06 SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Boeing Model 747-100, 747-100B, 747-100B SUD, 747-200B, 747-200C, 747-200F, 747-300, 747SR, and 747SP series airplanes.

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AD: Aerospatiale

AD NUMBER: 2005-19-05 MANUFACTURER: Aerospatiale SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2005-19-05 SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Aerospatiale Model ATR42-500 airplanes.

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AD: Boeing

AD NUMBER: 2005-18-10 MANUFACTURER: Boeing SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2005-18-10 SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Boeing Model 777-200 and -300 series airplanes.

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