Last week, Kelly Aerospace Inc. announced the acquisition of
Northcoast Technologies, Ltd, a Cleveland, OH-based company
awaiting final FAA certification of a patented thermo-electric
aircraft wing-and-tail ice protection system known as
"Thermawing."
Astronauts Leave The Nest As Nervous NASA Looks On
After some delay caused by a stubborn airlock not used in three
years, astronauts William McArthur, Jr. and Cosmonaut Valery
Tokarev (file photo, below) left the International Space
Station Monday to install a massive camera and discard a
non-functioning probe -- all in the first spacewalk directed by
NASA since a cooling system glitch contaminated the US airlock and
the spacesuits inside in early 2002.
AOPA's Andy Cebula Talks About Restricted Freedoms In The Face
Of The Washington ADIZ
With the dawning of a new week comes a fresh round of ANN's
Aero-Casts, our extremely well-received foray into the exciting
world of podcasting. That's not just us tooting our own horn (or,
in this case, iPod) -- you've told us so!
Confirming months of speculation among industry analysts, Flyi
Inc, parent company of year-old LCC Independence Air, filed for
Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Monday in Delaware.
Stu Horn On His Planes, And Competing With Himself
After introducing two new versions of the Husky sport/bush
plane, featuring 160 and 200 horsepower engines (instead of the
original 180) and better handling around the longitudinal axis
thanks to new ailerons and flaps,
During the first meeting of its kind, The Chicago Area Business
Aviation Association (CABAA) invited several political officials
from the State of Illinois to attend their October 21st meeting
held in West Chicago / Dupage Airport (DPA) at a corporate hangar
located on the field.
NBAA has announced that several officials with the FAA and
Department of Transportation (DOT) will participate in a
“Meet the Regulators” session during NBAA’s 58th
Annual Meeting & Convention taking place in Orlando, FL, from
November 9 to 11.
There's a whole new look for the website covering one of the GA
world's most respected product lines. After much anticipation,
Diamond Aircraft has launched its new, highly interactive
website.
Electronic Instrument System Display Units 13/2005
Applicability: Airbus A330 aeroplanes, all certified
models, all serial numbers, equipped with Electronic Instrument
System EIS 2 software versions as follows:
a. Version L4-1 installed through either modification 51153 during
production
or Airbus Service Bulletin (SB) A330-31-3056 or A330-31-3057 whilst
in
service.
b. Version L5 installed through either modification 51974 during
production or
Airbus SB A330-31-3056 or A330-31-3069 whilst in service.
Special By Rob Stapleton for Aero-News Network
ADS-B Technologies, completed the first full air-to-ground
installation of ADS-B a new aviation technology outside the United
States at the Civil Aviation Flight University of China's GuangHan
Airfield on November 1st.
Numbers Good Overall, Best For Central FL Despite
Hurricane
Almost 9,000 people -- 8,584 to be exact -- attended this week's
AOPA Expo in Tampa, Florida. That's more than the last time the
Expo, which moves around from city to city, was held in central
Florida (Orlando), but not as many as last year's Expo in Long
Beach.
Columbia Aircraft Manufacturing Corporation (CAM) has announced
that it has appointed new International Sales Centers serving
Brazil, France and Poland. The firms will market, sell and support
the Columbia 350 and 400 certified aircraft models in those
countries.
The Expedition 12 crew prepared for its first spacewalk and kept
the international space station ship-shape this week as they passed
a milestone of five years of human presence aboard the
complex.
Charlotte, NC-based Goodrich Corporation has been selected by
Hamilton Sundstrand Power Systems to supply an integrated fuel
injection system, consisting of fuel atomizers and flexible
manifolds, for the APS5000 Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) to be used
onboard the Boeing 787 Dreamliner.
A team of 36 maintainers from the 412th Equipment Maintenance
Squadron's corrosion control, armament, structural maintenance,
inspection flight and fabrication flight and from the 31st Test and
Evaluation Squadron worked weekends and nights for more than three
months to restore an F-106 Delta Dart in time for display at the
2005 Edwards Open House and Air Show.
AD NUMBER: 2005-22-13
MANUFACTURER: Pilatus
SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2005-22-13
SUMMARY: The FAA adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD)
for certain Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. (Pilatus) Models PC-12 and
PC-12/45 airplanes.
AD NUMBER: 2005-22-14
MANUFACTURER: Grob-Werke
SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2005-22-14
SUMMARY: The FAA adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD)
for all GROB-WERKE Model G120A airplanes.