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May 05, 2023

Image Is Everything -- New AEA Logo Debuted

A Rose by Any Other Symbol

On 04 May 2023, the Aircraft Electronics Association (AEA) announced it had created a new logo to better embody the organization’s revived vision and mission statements as well as the values and strategic priorities aligned therewith. The renaissance marks the culmination of an AEA strategic planning initiative that began in 2020, and reflects the association’s forward momentum.

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Key Aviation Bill Reintroduced in House

Redefining the NCAA

HR 2879, which supports the establishment of the National Center for the Advancement of Aviation, was introduced on 27 April by Representative Andre Carson (Democrat-Indiana) and Representative Pete Stauber (Republican-Minnesota) with 46 cosponsors. The Center would focus on four primary areas: aviation and aerospace STEM curriculum, workforce development, economic and safety data and research sharing, and a forum for cross-disciplinary collaboration.

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Biden White House Eyes Mike Whitaker for FAA Top Job

The Once and Future Fed

The Biden administration is eyeing Mike Whitaker, a former Obama-era Federal Aviation Administration official, to supersede Phil Washington as its nominee for the FAA Administrator position. A lawyer by training, Whitaker joined the FAA in 2013 as the agency’s deputy administrator and chief NextGen officer, a capacity in which he was responsible for modernizing the United States’ air traffic control system.

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New Canadian Owners and Pilots Association CEO Named

Mark van Berkel to Succeed Jim Ferrier

The Canadian Owners and Pilots Association (COPA) has named Mark van Berkel its new Chief Operating Officer. Mr. van Berkel, who succeeds interim CEO Jim Ferrier, commands a wealth of aviation business and management expertise by which he stands to aid Canada’s largest aviation association in carrying out its stated mission “To promote, advance and inspire general aviation, and to preserve the Canadian freedom to fly.”

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ATSB Prelim: Report on Australian 737 Firefighter Accident Released

Shades of Always

On 6 February 2023, a Boeing 737-3H4 aerial tanker owned by New South Wales-based Coulson Aviation went down in the Great Southern Region of Western Australia’s Fitzgerald River National Park while fighting multiple fires. The aircraft’s sole occupants—its two pilots—survived the harrowing accident and were transported to hospital with minor injuries. The instance occasioned the first hull loss of a Boeing 737 on the Australian continent. On 04 May 2023 the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) made public its primary report on the accident.

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Classic Aero-TV: Ties That Bind--Innovative New GripLockTies Can Hold Their Own!

From 2017 (YouTube Version): The Traditional "Zip Tie" Is Dead…

That's the assessment of Mark Patey, Director of Strategic Innovations and Co-Owner of LockRight LLC, who told ANN CEO and Editor in Chief Jim Campbell at AirVenture that the product developed by his company ... GripLockTies ... will make the universally-known version of the fastener obsolete. The rubber lining on the GripLockTies prevents the zip tie from sliding around on whatever it is securing, Patey said.

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