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September 13, 2007

ANN Special Feature: Paul Hinton, CEO, SaferJett - 09.13.07

ANN's Paul Plack talks with Paul Hinton, CEO of SaferJett, about the company's extensive preparations to train pilots for the coming wave of very light jets.

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NATCA Says 'Record' Number Of Resignations Poses Staffing Problems In Oakland

FAA Questions Magnitude Of Those Issues

The National Air Traffic Controllers Association told ANN this week three more air traffic controller trainees have resigned from the Oakland Air Route Traffic Control Center in Northern California over the past week, bringing the total number who have quit to 14 in the past year.

Critic Says Move Amounts To Public's "Worst Fear" Of Gov't

At least she isn't working for an airline. Still, several government watchdog groups and politicians are taking Marion Blakey to task, as she leaves the top post at the FAA Thursday to take a job as president and CEO of the Aerospace Industries Association.

Aero-Linx!

Aero GP is a cutting-edge motor sports series involving high-performance airplanes racing around a tight circuit at near ground level, dropping bombs on targets and competing in real air to air combat heats!

Aero-Terms!

An instrument used for nondestructive inspection. A fluorescent screen is used in place of photographic film, and displays the shadows which form when X-rays penetrate the structure being inspected.

"It raises some pretty serious ethics questions."

Source: Melanie Sloan, executive director of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, DC. Several government watchdog groups and politicians are taking Marion Blakey to task, as she leaves the top post at the FAA Thursday to take a job as president and CEO of the Aerospace Industries Association.