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Debate Over The Future Of Loran Continues

Public Comment Period Runs Through February 7

The Coast Guard was a little quick last year to propose pulling the plug on the loran. The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) objected, advising that the government should "look before it leaped" on shutting down a system that still might play an important role in the nation's navigation and airspace surveillance system.

Looking Good For '40' -- Bell Helicopter Model 206 Reaches Milestone

Bell Helicopter is celebrating the 40th anniversary of its popular 206 model helicopter. More than 4800 206B's and 1700 206L's have been produced since the introduction of the 206A JetRanger on January 13th, 1967, when the first two production aircraft were delivered to customers at a Helicopter Association International convention.

Texas CAP Squadron Will Honor 'Long Lonely Leap' Skydiver

Col. Joseph Kittinger Holds Record For Highest Parachute Jump

Colonel Joseph W. Kittinger, USAF-Ret., will be honored by the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) when it renames its Austin, TX-based TX-352 squadron in his honor during a special ceremony on January 23 at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport.

EASA Certified: Turbomeca’s Arrius 1A1 Engine

Will Power Eurocopter AS355 NP

The Turbomeca Arrius 1A1 engine, with a take-off power of 463 shp, has been certified by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA).

ERAU Adds to Frasca Simulator Fleet

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU), Daytona Beach, FL will expand their fleet of Frasca simulators by adding an additional Frasca Cessna 172 Flight Training Device (FTD). The Level 6 FTD will feature Frasca’s TruVision 220 visual display system and Garmin G1000 advanced avionics. ERAU is also upgrading two of their existing 172 FTDs to include G1000 avionics.

Boeing: 'Getting Closer' to Assembling First 787 Dreamliner

Boeing tells ANN that it is showing steady progress toward building the first 787 Dreamliner with the rollout of its second specially-modified freighter and a successful first pickup of 787 parts from Japan.

US Air Assets Support Strike in Afghanistan’s Bermel District

Numerous air assets from U.S. Central Command supported NATO and Afghan forces in Afghanistan’s Paktika province Jan. 10, killing as many as 150 insurgents, U.S. Central Command officials said. U. S. Central Command Air Forces supported International Security Assistance Force and Afghan National Army forces with intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, air refueling and strike aircraft.