In comments at AEA 2010, FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt discusses how significant aviation is to the economy of the US, and why NextGen will have such a major impact.
ANN Daily Aero-Briefing:
04.21.10 (ANN's Short-Form Daily News
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ANN Daily Aero-Briefing:
04.21.10(ANN's Long-Form Daily News
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ANN Daily Aero-Briefing:
04.21.10 (ANN Special Report, with FAA
Boss Randy Babbitt)
But Accused Woman Must Stay Out Of Trouble For 6 Months
A California judge has tossed out a case against a Camarillo
woman who allegedly struck a TSA agent over a container of
applesauce, provided she stays out of trouble for six months.
Governor Phil Bredesen To Make the Announcement At The State
Capitol
Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen will appear with his state's
aerospace experts and members of the General Aviation community
from around the country Wednesday to highlight a statewide
proclamation in support of the aviation industry.
18-Year-Old-Pilot, 15-Year-Old-Brother Are Unharmed
The 18-year-old pilot of a Cessna 152 who made an emergency
landing on a dirt road in rural Florida Sunday credits his training
for keeping he and his brother safe.
Industry Joins Forces To Find A Safe Way To Resume Flights
Airbus has taken advantage of scheduled development test flights
to assess the impact on the aircraft and its flight systems within
the volcanic ash on aircraft over Europe.
Aerojet Completes Second Series Of Vibration And Hot Fire Risk
Reduction Engine Tests
Aerojet has successfully completed a second series of vibration
and altitude hot-fire tests on its 160-pound thrust mono-propellant
rocket engine planned for use on NASA's Orion spacecraft. Aerojet
is providing all of the engines for Orion's crew and service
modules for Lockheed Martin.
As the solar wind flows over natural obstructions on the moon,
it may charge polar lunar craters to hundreds of volts, according
to new calculations by NASA's Lunar Science Institute team.
HBC Participating In Joint Expeditionary Force Experiment
As part of the Air Force's Joint Expeditionary Force Experiment
(JEFX), Hawker Beechcraft and team members Lockheed Martin, L3
WESCAM and CMC Esterline are demonstrating the capabilities of the
AT-6 Light Attack and Armed Reconnaissance (LAAR) aircraft to the
U.S. Air Force (USAF).
Committee Identifies Safety Risks, Works On Mitigation
HAI’s Safety Committee is looking for new members to join
its ranks. The primary objective of the Safety Committee is to
improve hazard and risk identification, assessment, and mitigation,
with the result of eliminating fatalities, accidents, and incidents
in the helicopter industry.
Analyst Says Possible Industry Bailout Clouds The Horizon
Max Sukkhasantikul, Commercial Aviation Consulting Analyst at
Frost & Sullivan contends that airline "test flights" for
operation in volcanic ash are more of a publicity stunt - as the
flights do not have any testing equipment and they needed to be
flown on those segments regardless.
February 2010 Employment Down 3.5 Percent from February
2009
U.S. scheduled passenger airlines employed 3.5 percent fewer
workers in February 2010 than in February 2009, the 20th
consecutive decrease in full-time equivalent employee (FTE) levels
for the scheduled passenger carriers from the same month of the
previous year .
Piper President & CEO, Kevin Gould, Details PiperSport First Delivery
Spring Fly-Ins kick off the “flying season” for many in the general aviation community, and Piper paved the way for the new season with the first delivery of the PiperSport; three co-owners took the keys for Piper’s new entry into the light sport aircraft market. The three co-owners, hailing from Miami, Florida, share more than their enthusiasm for the PiperSport in common: all three are extremely experienced pilots. Two of the owners, Charlie Carlon, a 20,000+ hour retired Delta Airlines Airbus Pilot, and Brian Garhammar, a 16,000+ hour retired ATA pilot, are currently Airbus Flight simulator teachers. The third co-ow
Museum President Details Exhibits Featuring Women’s Aviation Accomplishments
On November 2nd, 1929, 117 American female pilots gathered at Curtiss Field in Valley Stream, Long Island, New York; their goal was simple: to create an organization dedicated to the advancement of aviation. Three years later, Amelia Earhart became the first president of the “Ninety-Nines, Inc.,” named for the 99 charter members of the first organization composed entirely of licensed female pilots. Today, the Ninety-Nines has over 5,500 members throughout the world.
First Airplane With GreenTrak Flight Planning Software
Cessna announced Tuesday it has delivered the first Citation
CJ4. It was also the first Citation delivered with Cessna's newly
released GreenTrak flight planning software. The delivery was made
to an unnamed customer.
Museum President Details Exhibits Featuring Women’s Aviation
Accomplishments
On November 2nd, 1929, 117 American female pilots gathered at
Curtiss Field in Valley Stream, Long Island, New York; their goal
was simple: to create an organization dedicated to the
advancement of aviation. Three years later, Amelia Earhart
became the first president of the “Ninety-Nines, Inc.,”
named for the 99 charter members of the first organization composed
entirely of licensed female pilots. Today, the Ninety-Nines
has over 5,500 members throughout the world.
Piper President & CEO, Kevin Gould, Details PiperSport First
Delivery
Sun’N’Fun kicks off the “spring season”
for many in the general aviation community, and Piper paved the way
for the new season with the first delivery of the PiperSport; three
co-owners took the keys for Piper’s new entry into the light
sport aircraft market. The three co-owners, hailing from
Miami, Florida, share more than their enthusiasm for the PiperSport
in common: all three are extremely experienced pilots.
Proposes $330,000 Penalty Against The Flight School
The FAA has proposed a $330,000 civil penalty against North-Aire
Aviation, LLC, of Prescott Valley, Arizona, for failing to comply
with its FAA pilot school regulations and falsifying records.
Will Submit The KC-45 In The Tanker Modification Program
EADS North America announced Tuesday that it intends to submit a
proposal on July 9, 2010, offering the KC-45 in the U.S. Air
Force’s tanker modernization program.
NLR Research Aircraft Used To Verify Movement Of The Cloud
The National Aerospace Laboratory's (NLR) research aircraft has
investigated the volcanic ash cloud hovering over the Netherlands.
The purpose of this flight was to verify the accuracy of
atmospheric models currently being used to predict the movements of
the ash cloud.
Union Leads Emergency Debate On Jobs Threat At Scottish TUC
Conference
As UK airspace began to re-open Tuesday, Unite, the UK's largest
aviation union, warned that workers must not be expected to meet
the costs of the disruption brought by the erupting Icelandic
volcano.
The second Boeing747-8 Freighter, RC521, landed in Palmdale, CA,
Monday, marking the beginning of a planned transition of 747-8
Freighter testing to Southern California. The more than four-hour
flight from Boeing Field in Seattle included testing on avionics
and cruise performance.
"Pilots must receive comprehensive training and taking
short cuts isn't acceptable. Schools dedicated to teaching pilots
the skills they need to fly safely are required to follow all FAA
regulations." Source: FAA
Administrator Randy Babbitt.
LAADR is a procedure whereby flight altitudes may be limited to
flight level 230 and below. LAADR procedures are primarily used in
the departure phase of flight, but can be extended for an entire
flight when operational benefits are achieved.
Sure, the Red Bull Air Races are exicting and fast, but this
weekend kicks off the 2010 Sport Air Racing League (SARL) series
... air races intended for the non-professional pilot. The Sport
Air Racing League exists to promote open course air racing for
experimental and production aircraft.
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