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Online Flight Tracking Service To Unveil New Products At NBAA 2006

FlightAware.com To Introduce DirectFlight, AirportAware

We're big fans of the website FlightAware.com, which bills itself as the world leader in flight tracking (given how many times we check the site each day to track our favorite flights, we see no reason to dispute that.) Representatives with the company told Aero-News this week they will release two new products -- DirectFlight and AirportAware -- at the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) 59th Annual Meeting & Convention in Orlando, FL on October 17.

Aero-News Featured Aero-Casts For Wednesday 10.11.06

NBAA President Ed Bolen, On Next Week's Convention

ANN Daily Touch N Go: 10.11.06 (ANN's Short-Form Daily News Program) ANN Daily Aero-Briefing: 10.11.06 (ANN's Long-Form Daily News Program) ANN Special Feature -- NBAA President Ed Bolen: 10.11.06 (ANN Special Feature, with Ed Bolen on what to expect at next week's NBAA Convention in Orlando.)

AD: Fuji

AD NUMBER: 2006-20-13 MANUFACTURER: Fuji SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2006-20-13 SUMMARY: We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the products listed above.

AD: Raytheon/Mitsubishi

AD NUMBER: 2006-21-02 MANUFACTURER: Raytheon,Mitsubishi SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2006-21-02 SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Raytheon (Beech) Model 400, 400A, and 400T series airplanes; and Raytheon (Mitsubishi) Model MU-300 airplanes.

Sky Connect Obtains STCs for Bell and Sikorsky Helicopters

Sky Connect has earned two STCs to Sky Connect LLC which permit installations of Sky Connect equipment on two popular series of helicopters – the Bell 206B, L-1, L-3, and L-4 aircraft and the Sikorsky S-76 (models A thru C). Currently, more than 150 service facilities are authorized to install Sky Connect equipment worldwide.

Trend Group To Provide Trend Monitoring for PC-12

The Trend Group has reached an agreement with Pilatus Aircraft Ltd of Stans, Switzerland. Under the agreement, Pilatus Aircraft will include one year of The Trend Group’s trend monitoring and analysis service with the sale of each new PC-12 worldwide.

Dowling's School of Aviation Unveils Turnkey Air Traffic Control Simulator

Dowling College School of Aviation students will be training on one of the most advanced, realistic air traffic control (ATC) simulators in the world, according to FIRSTplus supplier Raytheon Canada Limited.

iviation Releases i-Learn Aviation Computer Courses

iviation has released two, i-Learn interactive computer-based learning (CBL) courses for corporate, charter and commercial flight operations. The first two courses address human-factors/ crew resource management (CRM) and aircraft icing.