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Aero-News provides daily newsletter summaries, RSS feeds, and numerous personal and professional syndication and news distribution options to insure that aviators, the world over, are kept up to date on information of critical concern. http://www.aero-news.net/images/rssimage.gif http://www.aero-news.net Copyright 2013, Aero-News Network editor@aero-news.net (Jim Campbell) editor@aero-news.net (Jim Campbell) Mon, 20 May 2013 05:00:00 EST Aero-News Network CMS 2008 News Aviation Transportation editor@aero-news.net (Jim Campbell) http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=539872b8-98cb-45c2-9aef-a1cfa6c45f38 http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=539872b8-98cb-45c2-9aef-a1cfa6c45f38 Landed On A Road He Mistook For A Runway A pilot who landed on a road in Cottonwood, AZ, has been cited for flying without a proper airman certificate in an airplane that was not airworthy, according to local authorities. Sat, 18 May 2013 05:00:00 EST News Aviation Transportation editor@aero-news.net (Jim Campbell) http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=2d6dc24e-c5f3-4fa8-9bc0-444c48059fbb http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=2d6dc24e-c5f3-4fa8-9bc0-444c48059fbb Things To Know When You Send A News Release Aero-News gets hundreds of releases every week, ranging from industry giants like Boeing and Cessna to the smallest of flying clubs and the most quaint of air shows. After having seen the best and the worst in press releases over the years, we have some ideas to help companies do so much more to help themselves, both with ANN and with the general media. Sat, 18 May 2013 05:00:00 EST News Aviation Transportation editor@aero-news.net (Jim Campbell) http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=5d5da792-f0ea-49e8-a7ee-ad401fc14172 http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=5d5da792-f0ea-49e8-a7ee-ad401fc14172 First Chinese Carrier To Acquire And Airplane So Equipped China Eastern Airlines, has taken delivery of its first A320 aircraft equipped with "Sharklet" fuel saving wing-tip devices, becoming China’s first carrier to do so. The aircraft is also the first "Sharklet" equipped A320 assembled and delivered in Tianjin. Sat, 18 May 2013 05:00:00 EST News Aviation Transportation editor@aero-news.net (Jim Campbell) http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=f3e197fa-519f-4194-9d5c-3482db9b2af5 http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=f3e197fa-519f-4194-9d5c-3482db9b2af5 Tom Perry To Be VP Of Sales For EMEA Sales Division Kriya Shortt, a Cessna employee since 1996, has been named senior vice president of Sales. Shortt will lead Cessna's global sales force. Sat, 18 May 2013 05:00:00 EST News Aviation Transportation editor@aero-news.net (Jim Campbell) http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=c058ea2a-4f0e-4cf6-8ff2-f5af3ead3c64 http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=c058ea2a-4f0e-4cf6-8ff2-f5af3ead3c64 Effort Is Part Of A National Aviation, Education And Sports Tour To Be Launched In August Los Angeles based 9D Media will be giving Hispanic teenagers a chance to win training toward their Private Pilot or Aviation Technician Certificate, and see some of the most advanced GA aircraft as a part of its National Aviation, Education and Sports Tour. Events will be held in seven cities around the United States over 6 month period starting this August. Fri, 17 May 2013 05:00:00 EST News Aviation Transportation editor@aero-news.net (Jim Campbell) http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=803b9e7c-0dd1-48d6-b2e5-edf15f0d0986 http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=803b9e7c-0dd1-48d6-b2e5-edf15f0d0986 Former CEO With InterGlobe Enterprises Has Airline Experience With TWA President Barack Obama has nominated Michael G. Whitaker for Deputy Administrator of the FAA. Whitaker most recently served as a Board Member and Business Development Consultant for InterGlobe Enterprises from 2011 to 2012. Fri, 17 May 2013 05:00:00 EST News Aviation Transportation editor@aero-news.net (Jim Campbell) http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=dac8673f-a6e9-4768-bda1-0f4522aa7b8b http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=dac8673f-a6e9-4768-bda1-0f4522aa7b8b Confirmation Hearing To Be Held On Foxx's Nomination May 22 U.S. Senator John Thune (R-SD), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, met this week with Anthony Foxx, President Obama's nominee to replace Ray LaHood as Secretary of Transportation. He also met with Secretary of Commerce nominee Penny Pritzker. Fri, 17 May 2013 05:00:00 EST News Aviation Transportation editor@aero-news.net (Jim Campbell) http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=da260970-3974-400f-95b1-c095ab971053 http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=da260970-3974-400f-95b1-c095ab971053 A 2001 SR22, With A REPACKED CAPS Chute, Experiences Rocket Firing But NO Chute Deploy You know you're having a bad day when a flight goes so bad that you feel you must resort to using a parachute to see you safely through the flight... but the day is TRULY bad when that chute fails and leaves you to battle the emergency that you thought you had escaped from. Earlier Thursday, Cirrus Pilot Tim Valentine, flying near Addison Texas aboard N715CD, experienced some mode of instrument failure while IFR in a 12 year old Cirrus SR22, serial number 16. According to Valentine, who spoke to ANN extensively Thursday within hours of the incident, he was IFR from Addison TX to Kansas at 7000 feet when he noticed the first signs of some instrumentation issues while avoiding the back side of a major thunderstorm cell. Thu, 16 May 2013 05:00:00 EST News Aviation Transportation editor@aero-news.net (Jim Campbell) http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=aa52e577-553d-4c32-8a31-510baccbad14 http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=aa52e577-553d-4c32-8a31-510baccbad14 Daytona Beach Eagles Flight Team Secures Fourth Place For the ninth time and the second year in a row, the Golden Eagles flight team from Embry-Riddle’s Prescott, Ariz., campus has won the Safety and Flight Evaluation Conference (SAFECON) national competition sponsored by the National Intercollegiate Flying Association (NIFA). Held May 6-11 at The Ohio State University Airport, the event brought together more than 300 students on 30 collegiate aviation teams from around the United States to compete in flight and ground events. Thu, 16 May 2013 05:00:00 EST News Aviation Transportation editor@aero-news.net (Jim Campbell) http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=50c5d762-c9e5-48ef-9575-9000453c32d6 http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=50c5d762-c9e5-48ef-9575-9000453c32d6 Aircraft Used To Herd Animals In Wild Areas A practice knows as bison hazing used by the Montana Department of Livestock is the target of a renewed legal challenge from an environmental group called the Alliance for the Wild Rockies (AWR). Wed, 15 May 2013 05:00:00 EST News Aviation Transportation editor@aero-news.net (Jim Campbell) http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=ab9d93bc-9e3c-4fb5-912d-f0ebddeeb21c http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=ab9d93bc-9e3c-4fb5-912d-f0ebddeeb21c General Aviation Coalition Shares Safety Initiatives To Reduce Fatal Accidents On Monday, May 13, Aircraft Electronics Association President Paula Derks was among those meeting with FAA Administrator Michael Huerta to share safety initiatives along with other trade associations. The primary purpose of the meeting was to reconfirm affirmation of the continued commitment to general aviation safety by all parties, and the recognition of the improvement and the industry's dedication in the past and continued future efforts. Wed, 15 May 2013 05:00:00 EST News Aviation Transportation editor@aero-news.net (Jim Campbell) http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=bb688908-3266-4e0e-aefd-cc269fa59752 http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=bb688908-3266-4e0e-aefd-cc269fa59752 Structure Demolished Four Months After Being Struck By An Airplane A house in Palm Coast, FL, that was severely damaged when it was struck by an airplane has finally been demolished four months after the accident occurred. Tue, 14 May 2013 05:00:00 EST News Aviation Transportation editor@aero-news.net (Jim Campbell) http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=cf49b91f-ba8d-4545-b133-83a70bd93630 http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=cf49b91f-ba8d-4545-b133-83a70bd93630 Jackson, MI High School Senior, Lewis University Sophomore The 2013 Recipients GAMA has announced the winners of two prestigious scholarships awarded annually to students who have excelled in or are pursuing aviation studies. Nicholas Funkhouser of Jackson High School in Jackson, Michigan, has received the Edward W. Stimpson “Aviation Excellence” Award, given to a graduating high school senior who has been accepted and will be enrolled in aviation degree core program at his or her chosen university or college. Tue, 14 May 2013 05:00:00 EST News Aviation Transportation editor@aero-news.net (Jim Campbell) http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=087da4fb-73f1-4741-a58e-e1cf464d8f21 http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=087da4fb-73f1-4741-a58e-e1cf464d8f21 Hopes To Raise Awareness Of Basic Airmanship And Promote Safety Culture As the busy summer flying season approaches, FAA Administrator Michael Huerta met Tuesday with leaders from the general aviation community to agree on actions to enhance safety and reduce accidents. The general aviation fatal accident rate has remained flat over the past five years and 149 fatal accidents already have occurred so far this fiscal year, killing 262 people. Tue, 14 May 2013 05:00:00 EST News Aviation Transportation editor@aero-news.net (Jim Campbell) http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=9087f7e6-8d5d-46e7-8669-7d113d39659d http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=9087f7e6-8d5d-46e7-8669-7d113d39659d Statements Released By NBAA, AOPA Leadership NBAA president and CEO Ed Bolen welcomed Friday's announcement by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) that 149 contract air traffic control (ATC) towers, slated for closure next month, will instead remain open throughout the federal government's 2013 fiscal year, which ends Sept. 30. Mon, 13 May 2013 05:00:00 EST News Aviation Transportation