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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 http://www.aero-news.net/images/rssimage.gif http://www.aero-news.net/ 136 27 Tells AIA 'Safety Must Come First' FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt said in a speech to the Aerospace Industries Association that while UAS technology has shown some real promise, it is not "Plug and Play", and that "unmanned aircraft systems are not ready for seamless or routine use yet in civilian airspace." http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?contentBlockId=f7733463-9b55-487b-9ac7-fee433c4da40 Thu, Nov 19,2009 09:22:16PM Re-Engining Mods Now Approved In More Than 33 Countries Canada's Department of Transport has amended STC approval number SA06-54 for Sierra Industries, adding the Citation 550 and S550 models to their existing Williams FJ44 engine upgrades for Cessna Citation 500 and 501 aircraft. http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?contentBlockId=320ec8ba-91c4-46cc-b4d9-ff3caa7dbc0c Thu, Nov 19,2009 09:21:53PM Camera That Took Spectacular Photos Is Now A Museum Piece Two key instruments from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have a new home in the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum in Washington after being returned to Earth aboard space shuttle Atlantis last May. http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?contentBlockId=86feb541-ddd0-4f14-a1a1-27e4f289e78a Thu, Nov 19,2009 09:21:27PM Mobile Laser Weapon Systems Proves Ability To Perform A Unique Mission It wasn't on the airborne platform ... yet ... but Boeing has demonstrated the ability of mobile laser weapon systems to perform a unique mission: track and destroy small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?contentBlockId=ca2d55ae-e368-48e0-bfa9-1c6e806a93da Thu, Nov 19,2009 09:21:03PM Iconic Orange Helo Well Known In Coastal Communities The Coast Guard HH-65 Dolphin helicopter celebrated its 25th birthday Thursday. The service accepted the HH-65A Dolphin helicopter for service on Nov. 19, 1984. The Dolphin has served the Coast Guard well, and they have another 18 years to go in service before they will be replaced under the Deepwater program. http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?contentBlockId=eef3db02-d590-46ef-8e4d-be179f308e2e Thu, Nov 19,2009 09:20:33PM McNerney Says Figure Not Finalized, But Not As Many As In 2009 Boeing Chairman and CEO Jim McNerney (pictured) said he expects more job cuts to be coming at Boeing in 2010, but how many had yet to be determined. The cuts would be in addition to the 10,000 already planned by the company. http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?contentBlockId=c06b798c-849e-4bfc-8e98-e9b3268695a8 Thu, Nov 19,2009 09:20:07PM ANN Presents the Top News Making Headlines at the AOPA Summit 2009 November 5th through November 7th, an international assembly of over 7,500 aviation enthusiasts and industry leaders convened in Tampa, Florida, for the inaugural "AOPA Summit." Visitors attended a multitude of forums, informational sessions, and a host of booths set up within the Tampa Convention Center. http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?contentBlockId=f9f35cb6-2705-4d1b-8f5b-688f1ea458d7 Thu, Nov 19,2009 09:18:38PM Poberezny Discusses How to Combat the Dwindling Pilot Population On November 5th through November 7th, 2009, AOPA held their annual Aviation Summit at the Tampa Convention Center located in Tampa, Florida. Over 7,500 aviation enthusiasts attended various forums, speeches, as well as hundreds of booths featuring the latest in G.A. technology. http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?contentBlockId=267d0f93-5221-4be4-89a9-c5a70b1c55b1 Thu, Nov 19,2009 09:14:26PM Delta Is Courting Japanese Carrier For SkyTeam Delta Airlines has proposed a package worth more than $1 billion to JAL in an effort to woo the Japanese carrier away from American Airlines and the oneworld Alliance. JAL already has an extensive codeshare agreement with American, but also codeshares with SkyTeam members such as KLM-Air France. http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?contentBlockId=14aa2dc9-8369-4df4-a3b0-a8125cc56f9e Thu, Nov 19,2009 05:45:24PM Agency Deemed "Clean" By The DOT IG For the seventh consecutive year the National Transportation Safety Board's financial statements received an unqualified, or "clean," opinion from the Department of Transportation Inspector General. The results are from an audit conducted on the Safety Board's financial statements for Fiscal Year 2009. http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?contentBlockId=efd81fce-9d23-470d-8031-05a5e6fc969e Thu, Nov 19,2009 05:42:15PM Online Builder's Resource Has Helped Aircraft Builders And Restorers Since 2004 ExperCraft's Simple Log is celebrating five year of providing aircraft builders and restorers a simple and valuable resource for tracking and sharing projects since its initial release in November 2004. This free Web site has had an average of one new user sign up daily. http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?contentBlockId=c7c9d767-213c-4168-b88a-4b2692f2dd88 Thu, Nov 19,2009 05:40:13PM Nine Month Mission May Find "Millions Of Objects" NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or Wise, is chilled out, sporting a sunshade and getting ready to roll. NASA's newest spacecraft is scheduled to roll to the pad on Friday, its last stop before launching into space to survey the entire sky in infrared light. http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?contentBlockId=25b562e1-a298-471e-a01d-e1d3952f6b18 Thu, Nov 19,2009 05:38:39PM Facility To Be Built In Southern New Jersey The FAA broke ground on October 19 for a new research park dedicated to exploring and advancing NextGen technologies. The agency is leasing 55 acres of land to the South Jersey Economic Development District to build an Aviation Research and Technology Park. http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?contentBlockId=bd8456f9-c124-473f-81ed-aa218a778707 Thu, Nov 19,2009 05:36:58PM "Uncle Wiggly Wings" Will Help Re-Enact Berlin Airlift Candy Drop Last December, Retired U.S. Air Force Col. Gail Halvorsen put big smiles on the faces of Elizabeth City children when he sailed chocolates on tiny parachutes from the "Spirit of Freedom," a restored 1945 Douglas C-54 aircraft. http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?contentBlockId=8b529ea7-fa0d-454c-a72c-a79c12218367 Thu, Nov 19,2009 05:36:01PM Efficient Product Range Positioned For Long Term Industry Growth Airbus announced commitments across its broad product range covering a total of 33 aircraft, valued at over $5.3 billion, during the 2009 Dubai Air Show. These commitments include firm orders for 15 aircraft worth more than $3.6 billion, plus MoU agreements for 18 additional aircraft. http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?contentBlockId=c78ba6ac-8286-4490-a128-78afc6d0b719 Thu, Nov 19,2009 05:33:15PM