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May 07, 2006

FL TFR: UFN

NOTAM Number : FDC 6/7099 Issue Date : May 07, 2006 at 13:40 UTC Location : MELBOURNEORIDA , Florida Beginning Date and Time : Effective Immediately Ending Date and Time : Until further notice Reason for NOTAM : TO PROVIDE A SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR FIRE FIGHTING Type : Hazards Replaced NOTAM(s) : N/A Pilots May Contact : MIAMI (ZMA) Automated Flight Service Station, 305-716-1588

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ANN Special Feature: Tom Turner's Aero-Craft 101 05.08.06

Recently two Embraer 145s experienced tire failure on the same da

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ANN Daily Aero-Briefing: 05.08.06

A disaster caps one bad week for Armavia...

Five people are arrested after a flight from Dallas to Newark... we'll tell you why...

And was it a slap in the face or just politically

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ANN Daily Touch-And-Go: 05.08.06

A disaster caps one bad week for Armavia...

Five people are arrested after a flight from Dallas to Newark... we'll tell you why...

And was it a slap in the face or just politically

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10 Soldiers Killed in Afghan Helicopter Crash

All 10 U.S. soldiers aboard died late Friday when a CH-47 Chinook transport helicopter crashed near Asadabad in Afghanistan's Kunar province, military officials reported Saturday.

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C-5 Recovery Efforts Continue At Dover AFB

One month after a C-5 Galaxy crash-landed less than a mile short of the runway here, recovery operations are proceeding on schedule, officials said. All 17 people on board survived the April 3 crash.

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Besenyei Beats All In Barcelona Red Bull Competition

Around 1 million spectators descended on Barcelona’s Bogatell Beach to see Peter Besenyei beat ten other world class pilots in the second leg of the Red Bull Air Race World Series on Saturday 6 May. Hungarian Besenyei edged out American favourites Kirby Chambliss and Mike Mangold to win the race with a total time of 2:33.82. 

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Plane Thief Gets One Year... Of Probation

For all the hysteria and critical attention given to GA security issues over the last few years, little of it seems to have made an impression on Tennessee courts. A 16 year old man, Nathan Frost, arrested for a theft last February in which he stole an aircraft and flew it from Shelbyville, TN, to Eagleville, escaped a prison term and was instead given probation.

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Seawind Adds Nine More Sales To Order Book

Seawind Sales Total Now Stands At 75

Seawind tells ANN that they have added nine additional Seawind 300C aircraft to their order books. These latest contracts bring the total sales of the soon-to-be-certified Seawind 300C to 75 with deliveries expected to begin this fall.

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Harrison Ford Contributes Items For Lindbergh Foundation Silent Auction

Includes Items from Harrison Ford, X PRIZE Foundation, Will Steger & Erik Lindbergh

The Lindbergh Foundation has announced that Dr. Peter Diamandis, chairman and chief executive officer of the X PRIZE Foundation, and Minnesota native and polar explorer Will Steger, will each receive an honorary 2006 Lindbergh Award at an event to be held at the Minnesota History Center in St. Paul on Friday evening, May 19 from 6 – 10:30 p.m.

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ISS Expedition 13 Easing Into Orbital Routine

ISS Status Report #23, 2 p.m. CDT, Friday, May 5, 2006

Completing their first month in space, Expedition 13 Commander Pavel Vinogradov and Flight Engineer Jeff Williams eased into normal station activities this week.

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Bombardier Makes First African CRJ900 Sale To Arik Air

Bombardier Aerospace informs ANN that Arik Air of Lagos, Nigeria has exercised a firm order for two Bombardier CRJ900 regional jets. Arik Air will be the first CRJ900 operator on the African continent, and the first airline to introduce new commercial aircraft into Nigeria since 1982.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (05.07.06): EFAS

Aero-Terms!

Enroute Flight Advisory Service, also known as Flight Watch.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Tips (05.07.06): Maintenance Flights

Aero-Tips!

Your airplane is in the shop. Under what circumstances can an airplane be flown for maintenance?

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (05.07.06)

Aero-Linx!

Sure you can find them on E-Bay -- you can find anything on E-Bay -- but why not go direct to the sites? You’ve got a star, now go for a meteorite.

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Aero-News Quote Of The Day (05.07.06)

"Our hearts and prayers go out to the families and comrades of the soldiers who were involved in this crash... We must honor the courage and dedication of our soldiers by continuing our commitment to bringing peace and stability to the Afghan people."

Source: Army Maj. Gen. Benjamin C. Freakley, commander of Combined Joint Task Force 76, in commenting on the loss of 10 US soldiers in an Afghan CH-47 crash, Friday. 

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