Also: Boeing, Bell, Sikorsky, Red Tails, Eurocopter, Enstrom, NBAA, EAA, A4A, AEA, And A Few More A380 Cracks...

Wow... what a wild week! The aviation world got more than it fair share of news this week -- good and bad -- as the Obama Administration set its course on User Fees but also finally an FAA reauthorization Bill... while the Helicopter industry gathered in Dallas and sold HUNDREDS of helicopters in one of the better gatherings we can recall.

Boeing finalized a monstrously big order, LightSquared finally got its comeuppance and ANN shows that there are still some affordable and solid values in the LSA market. All that... and SO MUCH MORE in the latest episode of AIRBORNE!

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Airborne 02.17.12 is chock full of info about the week ending Friday, February 17th, 2012... Presented by Aero-TV veteran videographer and Airborne Host Ashley Hale, and supported by ANN CEO/Editor-In-Chief Jim Campbell, Chief Videographer Nathan Cremisino, and Aero-Journalists Tom Patton and Paul Plack, this episode covers:

• FCC/LightSquared
• Boeing Finalizes LionAir Deal
• User Fees are Back in Obama Budget
• Budget Reax - NBAA, EAA, A4A, AEA
• Obama signs FAA Bill
• Heli-Expo: Aspen Evolution Robinson Factory Option
• Heli-Expo: AgustaWestland Orders
• Heli-Expo: Big Enstrom Orders
• Heli-Expo: Bond Aviation S-92 Order
• Bell 525 Relentless
• HAI President Matt Zuccaro

   

• Enders Admits “Missteps” In A380 Wing Cracks
• Airbus Tab for A380 Wing Cracks: $132 Million
• Barnstorming: LSA Values and Bargains
• NASA Budget Request
• New Views Show Old NASA Mars Landers
• People Express Comeback
• Woman Misses Flight When TSA Can't Screen Her
• AVW: Rolling and Sky-Diving Via Yak-52
• Red Tails Screening Segregated - By Sex

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