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March 15, 2006

Piper Employees Vote Union Out

ANN has just learned that Region 12 of the National Labor Relations Board conducted a decertification election at The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. The election hours were from 1:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at two polling locations at Piper’s plant located at 2926 Piper Drive, Vero Beach, Florida.

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Airbus May Cut A340 Production

Losing Ground To B777

Citing a wide discrepancy in orders last year of Airbus A340 against its Boeing 777 competition, an executive with the European Aeronautic Defense and Space company said Airbus is considering cutting production of the widebody jet.

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FAA: NJ Accident Pilot Had History Of Recklessness

Pilot, Wife Died In Sunday Crash; Children Hospitalized

FAA records show the pilot of a Piper Seneca that went down Sunday night while attempting to land in heavy fog had a history of reckless behavior, and had been cited twice for operating an aircraft in a "careless or reckless manner." In fact, he'd even lost his ticket once for such actions.

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TX TFR: UFN

NOTAM Number: FDC 6/3331 Issue Date: March 15, 2006 at 19:44 UTC Location: Sulphur Springs, Texas near SULPHUR SPRINGS VOR/DME (SLR) Beginning Date and Time: Effective Immediately Ending Date and Time: Until further notice Reason for NOTAM: To provide a safe environment for fire fighting Type: Hazards Replaced NOTAM(s): N/A Pilots May Contact: Fort Worth (ZFW) Center

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Fossett FOLO: GlobalFlyer Over India, All Systems Go For Record

In Fact, Things Are Going Better Than Ever Before

ANN REALTIME UPDATE 03.15.06 1415 EST: Steve Fossett's latest quest to set yet another aviation record -- and keep the Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer in the air, and out of a museum, in the process -- is progressing smoothly, mission controllers at Kansas State University - Salina tell ANN.

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CA TFR: 03.16.06 - 03.20.06

NOTAM Number: FDC 6/3325  Issue Date: March 15, 2006 at 18:04 UTC Location: Mather AFB, California near SACRAMENTO VORTAC (SAC) Beginning Date and Time: March 16, 2006 at 20:00 UTC Ending Date and Time: March 20, 2006 at 2:00 UTC Reason for NOTAM: High performance aerial demonstrations by the US Navy Blue Angels and others Type: Airshow Replaced NOTAM(s): N/A Pilots May Contact: Northern California (NCT) TRACON, 916-366-4080

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FAA Says Planned Hotel May Be Too Tall For KPHX Traffic

...But There's Little They Can Do About It

The FAA has determined a planned luxury hotel in downtown Phoenix may be too tall for traffic landing and departing from nearby Sky Harbor International Airport -- but the agency lacks the authority to do anything about it.

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Last-Second Glitch Forces NASA To Scrub ST5 Launch Once More

Will Be Delayed "At Least" 48 Hours

NASA sources tell Aero-News a last-second problem with a locking pin forced the agency to scrub Wednesday morning's planned launch of an Orbital Sciences Pegasus XL rocket carrying three microsatellites as part of NASA's New Millennium Program.

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TX TFR: UFN

NOTAM Number: FDC 6/3314 Issue Date: March 15, 2006 at 15:58 UTC Location: Borger, Texas near BORGER VORTAC (BGD) Beginning Date and Time: Effective Immediately Ending Date and Time: Until further notice Reason for NOTAM: To provide a safe environment for fire fighting Type: Hazards Replaced NOTAM(s): N/A Pilots May Contact: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) System Operations Support Center, 202-267-8276

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HI TFR: UFN

NOTAM Number: FDC 6/3288 Issue Date: March 15, 2006 at 13:24 UTC Location: Kilauea Kauai, Hawaii Beginning Date and Time: Effective Immediately Ending Date and Time: Until further notice Reason for NOTAM: To provide a safe environment for rescue operations/flood. Type: Hazards Replaced NOTAM(s): N/A Pilots May Contact: Honolulu CERAP (ZHN) Center, 808-840-6201

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AZ TFR: 03.16.06

NOTAM Number: FDC 6/3313 Issue Date: March 15, 2006 at 15:29 UTC Location: Clifton, Arizona near SAN SIMON VORTAC (SSO) Beginning Date and Time: March 16, 2006 at 14:00 UTC Ending Date and Time: March 16, 2006 at 18:00 UTC Reason for NOTAM: Gas release Type: Hazards Replaced NOTAM(s): N/A Pilots May Contact: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) System Operations Support Center, 202-267-8276

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Aero-News Featured Aero-Casts For Wednesday 03.15.06

Tom Turner's Aero-Craft 101: The First Flight After Maintenance

ANN Daily Touch N Go: 03.15.06 (ANN's Short-Form Daily News Program) ANN Daily Aero-Briefing: 03.15.06 (ANN's Long-Form Daily News Program) ANN Special Feature --  Tom Turner's Aero-Craft 101: 03.15.06 (ANN's Feature News Program, with Tom Turner on what you need to look out for when picking up your plane from the

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NATCA Says FAA Relocations Jeopardize Safety

Moves Affect As Many As 400 Employees

In its bid to shrink the number of FAA regional offices from nine down to three, the agency's Air Traffic Organization is relocating hundreds of jobs -- and will rely on attrition to weed others out. That poses a big safety problem, according to the National Air Traffic Controllers Association.

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F-16 Downed In Korea's West Sea

An Air Force F-16C Fighting Falcon from the 35th Fighter Squadron in Kunsan AFB (S Korea) crashed into the West Sea during a training mission at about 9:30 a.m. Tuesday.

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Judge Allows Moussaoui Penalty Trial To Continue

Av Security Testimony Not Allowed; Lawyer Faces Contempt Charges

To paraphrase alleged 9/11 collaborator Zacharias Moussaoui's outburst in court Monday, the show WILL go on. Judge Leonie Brinkema decided Tuesday the penalty trial for Moussaoui would continue -- but it won't be the trial the government initially envisioned.

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NASA Surprised By Stardust Findings... But In A Good Way

"Fire And Ice" Among Cometary Samples

Scientists continue to be amazed by the wealth and type of information brought back to Earth by NASA's Stardust probe back in January.

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US Airways CEO Turns Down Bonus

"It Was The Right Thing To Do"

It's the kind of news you really don't expect to hear from of the airlines anymore -- but Aero-News has learned that W. Douglas Parker, CEO of US Airways, turned down a $770,000 bonus he was entitled to under terms of his contract as the former head of America West.

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Unruly Pax Ordered To Undergo Evaluation

Attacked Off-Duty Crewmember On Flight

A federal judge ordered a psychological evaluation Monday for Joseph Pervis Hebert, the man accused of assaulting and threatening to kill an off-duty crewmember aboard a Continental Connection flight last week.

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Pilatus Sees Demand Continuing For Its PC-12

More Models On The Way?

After coming off a record year for PC-12 production and sales in 2005, senior executives at Pilatus Aircraft Ltd remain bullish about sales prospects for the single engine turboprop over the next 24 months.

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Founder Of Tanzania's First LCC Skips Town

Karibu Is Welcome No More

There's low cost... and then there's low rent. Herman Kaizer once billed himself as the CEO of Africa's first low-fare airline, Karibu Airways... but maybe the fares were a little too low.

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Xavier Aviation Signs For Two Sikorsky S-76D Helicopters

Earlier this week, Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation announced that Xavier Aviation has signed deposit agreements for two S-76D helicopters scheduled for delivery in 2009.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Tips (03.15.06): The Other Side

Aero-Tips!

A reader wrote: "Thanks for the great article" on returning a an airplane to service after maintenance (Aero-Tips 3.09.06). "Now on to the other side of the operation... paying for the work."

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (03.15.06)

Aero-Linx!

Sent in by ANN reader Tom Beamer, this site displays the great circle route between the points you enter.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (03.15.06): CAT

Aero-Terms!

Clear Air Turbulence -- Erratic air currents that occur in cloudless air between altitudes of 7,000 and 12,000.  This cat is more like a lion.

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Aero-News Quote Of The Day (03.15.06)

"It shows a step in the right direction in terms of at least one management person sharing some of the pain that the US Airways Group employees have gone through over the past few years."

Source: Mike Flores, president of the Master Executive Council for the Association of Flight Attendants for US Airways, on the news US Airways CEO W. Douglas Parker refused to accept a $770,000 bonus he earned as chairman of America West Airlines, now merged with the carrier.

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MD TFR: 03.17.06 - 03.19.06

NOTAM Number:  FDC 6/3247  Issue Date: March 14, 2006 at 19:37 UTC Location: Hagerstown/Thurmont, Maryland near MARTINSBURG VORTAC (MRB) Beginning Date and Time: March 17, 2006 at 19:25 UTC Ending Date and Time: March 19, 2006 at 18:00 UTC Reason for NOTAM: Temporary flight restrictions for VIP (Very Important Person) Movement Type: VIP Replaced NOTAM(s): N/A

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