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February 02, 2012

LightSquared Fights On In Battle For FCC Approval

Sprint Nextel Has Given The Company Another Six Week Extension

LightSquared has until mid-March to resolve its issues with the FCC over its proposed 4G broadband network under an extension of its deal with Sprint Nextel. The move comes after a 30 day extension was granted to the company at the end of 2011. Approval of the service from the FCC is a condition of a 15 year agreement between the wireless provider and the start up broadband company.

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100LL Lawsuit Called 'Legal Abuse' By NATA

Coyne Warns GA Threatened In California

At a time when deficit spending and a business exodus in California threatens the state with a fiscal crisis next month, aviation business advocates are warning a lawsuit against the leaded avgas supply chain could devastate the aviation business in the state.

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Flight Training Adelaide Orders DA40 Fleet

Agreement Is For As Many As 26 Of The Aircraft

Flight Training Adelaide (FTA) has contracted with Diamond Aircraft, in conjunction with their Australian distributor Hawker Pacific, for the purchase of up to 26 DA40 aircraft, to be based at Parafield, Australia. The first four of eight 2012 deliveries will be made midyear, with options for 18 additional aircraft scheduled for 2013 and 2014 delivery.

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Aviation Unites To Challenge EASA Fees

Letter Sent To EASA Board Of Management "Expressing Concern" Over GA Fee Structure

The entire aviation world has mounted a concerted challenge to EASA over its scale of fees and charges, which are characterised as inexplicably high and are acting as a major drag on the aviation industry in Europe. IAOPA has joined organizations representing every facet of regulated aviation on the EASA Advisory Body in writing to the Chairman of the EASA Board of Management expressing concern at the damaging effect of EASA’s fees.

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Website Aims To Rally Support For American Airlines Workers

Transport Workers Union Launches Site As Lobbying Tool

Representatives of the Transport Workers Union, Local 514, have launched a website it hopes will rally support for unionized American Airlines workers by emphasizing how jobs could be affected by the airline's bankruptcy filing. The union says that to date, nearly 2,000 individuals have added their names to the list of supporters.

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Prop Strike Claims Life In California

Victim Was Hand-Propping 1974 Cherokee

A resident of Lakeside, California was reportedly killed when the propeller of a Piper PA-28R-200 he was hand-propping struck him in the head at Gillespie Field in El Cajon. The accident happened Monday at about 0830, and has elicited numerous comments within the community about the proper technique for hand-starting, and whether it should be attempted at all.

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Aero-TV: Diverting To Different Airports -- Avidyne's R9 with DFC100 (Part 2)

Changing Your Mind Is Not An Easy Thing To Do When You're IFR... But R9 Makes It SO Much Easier

So... a few months ago, we had the chance to sit back in awe at the expertise already displayed by one of the Avidyne R9 glass panel's most passionate advocates... and users. There are few more knowledgeable people on the planet, as far as R9 is concerned, than Trip Taylor and for the better part of a few hours, we had the chance to sit back and enjoy his synoptic descriptions of just a few of the many intriguing features built into one of the most usable glass panel cockpits we've yet flow... now made even more so with the advent of the DFC100 digital autopilot.

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Aviation Organizations React To FAA Compromise Bill

Industry Support Is Strong For Long-Term Funding For The Agency

Following the announcement late Tuesday that House and Senate negotiators had reached an agreement on a long-term authorization bill for the FAA, several of the industry's organizations were quick to express their support for passage of the measure.

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Bell's 'Magellan' To Be Called 'Relentless'

Company's Behind-The-Scenes Filings Offer Clues

The Information Age makes secrets harder than ever to keep. The one major announcement we know has been saved for Heli-Expo 2012 is slowly leaking out. Star-Telegram.com is reporting that Bell Helicopter, which has been readying what it calls a clean-sheet, turbine twin helicopter code-named "Magellan," will apparently call the model "Relentless" upon introduction.

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DOT IG Report Finds Shortage Of Air Traffic Controllers

Says FAA Has Agreed With Three Of Five Recommendations.

A report issued by the Department of Transportation Inspector General on the FAA's oversight of staffing and training at its most critical air traffic control facilities indicates that staffing levels and training at some of the nations' most critical Air Traffic Control facilities is not up to par.

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