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Now that Santa and his reindeer have put the sleigh back in the hangar for another year the skies are clear for Bill Harrelson to attempt yet another world record.

His plan is to circumnavigate the Earth over the North & South poles in world record time. Bill departed Kinston, North Carolina on December 28th in his purpose-built Lancair IV, bound for Brazil on his first leg. Southwest Airlines embarked on a new era Sunday as it celebrated the last AirTran Airways revenue flight. Bob Jordan, Southwest Airlines' Chief Commercial Officer and AirTran Airways President said, in part, "With this special flight, we are celebrating history and setting our sights on a bright future for all of Southwest Airlines." According to the Seaplane Pilots Association, the Tavares, Seaplane Base in Florida celebrated its 10,000th seaplane landing on, December 16th when a Cessna 182 flown by Jimmy Bilton skimmed in for landing at the seaport on the shore of Lake Dora. All this... and MORE in today's episode of Airborne!!!

Airborne 12.31.14 is chock full of info in this news period ending Wednesday, December 31st, 2014...

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 Earl Downs, this episode covers:

• Bill Harrelson Seeks To Circumnavigate The Globe In World Record Time
• Southwest Airlines Celebrates Final Scheduled AirTran Airways Flight
• Seaplane Base Celebrates 10,000th Splashdown
• NAHA Supports Bill Defending Ohio's And America's Aviation Heritage
• Classic Aero-TV: Aero-TV -- The Epitome Of Aviation Tech - The State Of The (Model Aviation) Art
• New Association Formed For UAV Videographers
• Gone West: Tuskegee Airmen Gerald Adwin Dupre Sr., Lowell Steward
• Banner Blasting NYC Mayor de Blasio Flown Over New York

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