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Senators Block Sturgell Nomination For FAA Administrator

New Jersey Lawmakers Upset With Airspace Changes

Two New Jersey Senators have blocked the nomination of Robert Sturgell for the position of FAA Administrator, saying the government has mishandled the contentious issue of flight delays along the East Coast.

Aero-News Featured Aero-Casts For Thursday 02.07.08

The Fall Of Silver State Helicopters, Part Two Of Two

ANN Daily Touch N Go: 02.07.08 (ANN's Short-Form Daily News Program) ANN Daily Aero-Briefing: 02.07.08 (ANN's Long-Form Daily News Program) ANN Special Feature -- The Fall Of Silver State Helicopters, Part Two: 02.07.08 (ANN Special Report, with Ed Booth and Don Maciejewski, Board-Certified Aviation Law attorneys with the firm Z

OH TFR: UFN

NOTAM Number: FDC 8/3981 Issue Date: February 07, 2008 at 1839 UTC Type: Hazards

MD TFR: 02.08.08 - 02.10.08

NOTAM Number: FDC 8/3970 Issue Date: February 07, 2008 at 1814 UTC Location: Hagerstown/Thurmont, Maryland near MARTINSBURG VORTAC (MRB) Beginning Date and Time: February 08, 2008 at 2020 UTC Ending Date and Time: February 10, 2008 at 1800 UTC Reason for NOTAM: Temporary flight restrictions for VIP (Very Important Person) Movement Type: VIP Replaced NOTAM(s): 8/3759: due to change in times

AD: Alpha Aviation

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Stratford Mayor Wants Deal On Sikorsky Memorial Airport

Community Opposes Expansion, Wants Tax Money

A long-standing dispute between the Connecticut communities of Bridgeport and Stratford, over control of Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Airport (BDR), may be coming to a head. Stratford Mayor James Miron said this week he thinks the time is right to make an offer on the 800-acre property.

Pilot Sentenced To Six Months In Jail For 2004 Fatal

Mark Strub's Saga Reaches Its End

A Wisconsin pilot has been sentenced to six months in jail, with five of those months to be spent outside of prison, for an August 2004 crash that claimed the life of a passenger.