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November 13, 2013

AFPA Welcomes Announcement That AA, US Airways Merger Is On

Union Represents Over 16,000 Flight Attendants At American Airlines

The Association of Professional Flight Attendants, which represents 16,000 flight attendants at American Airlines, cheered the announcement Tuesday that the Justice Department has accepted a settlement in its antitrust suit against American Airlines and US Airways.

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Garmin Offers G5000 eLearning Training Course

Self-Paced Lessons Lets Pilots 'Streamline' Initial Training

Garmin has rolled out interactive, web-based pilot training for the G5000 integrated flight deck. Self-paced lessons help pilots streamline their initial flight training with the G5000 and offer a convenient, online course for future training purposes.

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Airmen, French Community Honor WWI Aviators

Members Of The Lafayette Escadrille Remembered On November 11

Representatives of the U.S. Air Force and the local French community came together to honor the members of Lafayette Escadrille during a Veterans Day ceremony in Marnes-la-Coquette, France, Nov. 11. Lafayette Escadrille was a French Aviation Service squadron during World War I, comprised largely of volunteer American fighter pilots who were motivated to fight before the U.S. was officially at war.

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GE Aviation Pursues Alternative Fuel Sources For Its Jet Engine Testing

Will Purchase Cellulosic Synthetic Biofuel For Production And Development Use

GE Aviation, which consumes more than 10 million gallons of jet fuel annually at its engine testing centers, will broaden its fuel source beginning in 2016.

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Restored Cessna L-19 “Bird Dog” To Be Donated, Auctioned In AZ

Historic Airplane Upgraded With Modern Avionics

Cessna is saluting the service men and women in the United States Armed Forces by donating a restored 1953 L-19/O-1 “Bird Dog” aircraft to the Armed Forces Foundation (AFF) for sale this January at the 43rd annual Barrett-Jackson car auction in Scottsdale, AZ. The auction item includes both the L-19 from Cessna and a Dodge M37 three-quarter ton pickup truck restored and donated by Okoboji Classic Cars of West Okoboji, Iowa.

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Bombardier Aerospace Returns To The Dubai Airshow

The Unique Cseries Pavilion Returns To Dubai Following The Aircraft’s Historic First Flight

Bombardier Aerospace will bring a broad lineup of its products to the biennial Dubai Airshow in the United Arab Emirates, which will be held at a new venue, the Dubai World Central Airport, from November 17 to 21.

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BAE Plans Presence At Dubai Airshow 2013

Eurofighter Typhoon To Be Company's Centerpiece

BAE says it will be showcasing its advanced swing-role fighter, Eurofighter Typhoon, alongside other products at this year’s Dubai Airshow. “We’re very pleased to be participating in this year’s Dubai Airshow at its new home, Dubai World Central.

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Airbus Showcases Innovation At The Dubai Airshow

Planemaker's Most Modern Aircraft, Services And Products Take Center Stage

Airbus will be showcasing its most modern range of aircraft families, products and innovative services on show at the newly located Dubai Airshow (November 17-21) at the Dubai World Central. As well as air displays by an A380, a full size A350 XWB cockpit mock-up, and exhibits will include product demonstrations through iPad applications, and videos of Airbus aircraft and technology that are helping to make aviation more efficient and sustainable, according to the planemaker.

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Strangers Honor WWII Veteran With Memorial Service

Passed Away With No Family At 99 Years Old

The passing of a 99-year-old British WWII veteran who had served in the RAF Bomber Command during the war might have gone largely unnoticed but for the efforts of a much-younger vet who had been injured while serving in Afghanistan.

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India's Mars Mission Recovers From Engine 'Glitch'

Spacecraft Boosted To A Higher Orbit Before Heading To Mars

The second try was a charm for India's Mars probe which was launched November 5th. The spacecraft was boosted to a higher orbit where it will gain enough velocity to escape Earth's gravity and head to our neighboring planet.

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Royal Navy Aircraft Carrier Ramping Up

Final Section Of The Flight Deck Of HMS Queen Elizabeth Fitted Onto The New Aircraft Carrier

Pictures released by the Aircraft Carrier Alliance show the ramp section, which will allow jet aircraft to take off from the ship, being lowered into place at the shipyard in Rosyth, Scotland, where the Queen Elizabeth Class carriers are being constructed. The 300-metric ton section of ramp, which is 210 feet long and 43 feet wide, is the final exterior piece of the aircraft carrier to be fitted.

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FLYHT Signs New AFIRS Contract With First South American Customer

Will Install Automated Reporting Equipment On 24 Aircraft For The Cargo Carrier

FLYHT Aerospace has signed a contract with a South American cargo airline for the Automated Flight Information Reporting System (AFIRS).

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Aero-TV: 'We're Surviving'-- Kyle Franklin Describes Airshow Life Circa 2013

Dracula Lives on Through Kyle Franklin... and We're NOT Scared!

ANN CEO and Editor-in-Chief, Jim Campbell speaks with Aerobatic and airshow master, Kyle Franklin, at EAA AirVenture 2013. Kyle puts on a show that is fun to watch, exciting, and most important, it’s entertaining. Every airshow pilot has a carefully crafted flight routine, but Kyle is also known for being a showman.

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Aero-TV: 'We're Surviving'-- Kyle Franklin Describes Airshow Life Circa 2013

Dracula Lives On Through Kyle Franklin... and We're NOT Scared!

ANN CEO and Editor-in-Chief, Jim Campbell speaks with Aerobatic and airshow master, Kyle Franklin, at EAA AirVenture 2013. Kyle puts on a show that is fun to watch, exciting, and most important, it’s entertaining. Every airshow pilot has a carefully crafted flight routine, but Kyle is also known for being a showman. He works the crowd, will talk to anyone, and plays to the kids. He is also “hep” to modern trends.  His custom built biplane, named Dracula, took Kyle 9 years to build. It’s a one-of-a-kind plane designed to give the thrill of the old barnstorming d

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Global Aviation Holdings Files For Chapter 11 Reorganization

Company Continuing To Take Steps To Align Cost Structure With Market Demand

Global Aviation Holdings, a commercial provider of charter air services to the US Military and a provider of commercial global passenger and cargo air transportation services, announced Monday that the Company and its subsidiaries, including its two operating airlines World Airways and North American Airlines, have filed voluntary petitions for relief under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.

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'Boris Island' Airport Concept Released To The Public

Six-Runway Facility In The Thames Estuary Could Be Built In Seven Years

The Thames Estuary Research and Development Company (Testrad) has released design concepts for the London Britannia Airport, which has become better known as "Boris Island" after London Mayor Boris Johnson.

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Doolittle Raiders Honored With ‘Final Toast’

Three Of The Four Surviving Members Of The Squadron Meet To Remember Fallen Comrades

The Air Force hosted the famed Doolittle Tokyo Raiders' final toast to their fallen comrades during an invitation-only ceremony Nov. 9 at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force.

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Fifty Diamond Aircraft Begin Operations In Russia

Aircraft Produced In Six Months By Diamond And UWCA

The first 50 Diamond Aircraft DA40 Tundra Star airplanes co-produced by Russia and Austria were introduced Monday in Yekaterinburg (Ural), the fourth-largest city in Russia.

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Academy Of Model Aeronautics Supports FAA's UAV 'Roadmap'

Looks Forward To The Integration Of The Aircraft Into The National Airspace

Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA) president Bob Brown has released a statement congratulating the FAA on its release of a "Roadmap" for the integration of UAVs into the National Airspace System (NAS).

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Flybe Announces Layoffs, Route Cuts

Plans To Idle 500 Workers In Second Workforce Reduction This Year

UK budget carrier Flybe has announced that it will cut 500 workers from its payroll and reduce the number of routes it flies in an effort to shore up its bottom line. The move is the second mass layoff by the carrier this year. Some 300 workers were let go in January.

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Erickson Clarifies Status Of Evergreen Helicopters

Company Had Been Purchased By Erickson In May

Erickson Air-Crane Incorporated has clarified that it is no longer affiliated with Evergreen International Aviation, Inc. or any entity owned, controlled or operated by them.

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Aero-News: Quote Of The Day (11.13.13)

“The Doolittle Raiders are the epitome of this innovation spirit of Airmanship. We owe these 80 men as well as their army and navy teammates a debt of gratitude."  Source: Acting Secretary of the Air Force Eric Fanning.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (11.13.13): Relative Bearing Indicator (RBI)

Also known as the fixed-card ADF, zero is always indicated at the top of the instrument and the needle indicates the relative bearing to the station.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (11.13.13)

Save Solberg Airport

This past week, we've reported on the efforts of the Readington Township Committee to take over privately-owned Solberg Airport using Eminent Domain. Here's the story of the airport's fight to preserve this airport as a family-run operation.

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