British Airways and its labor unions averted a 24 hour strike
next weekend by signing a new three-year labor agreement that,
among other issues, implements a stricter absence policy.
Bill Law, owner of Bill Law Aviation School near Rochester
International Airport, was killed on Saturday when the twin engine
aircraft he was flying went down in a wooded area near Clarkson
(NY).
In a dramatic ending that marks a beginning in scientific
research, NASA's Genesis spacecraft is set to swing by Earth and
jettison a sample return capsule filled with particles of the Sun
that may ultimately tell us more about the genesis of our solar
system.
The one millionth flight hour of the E-2 Hawkeye, the Navy's
all-weather, carrier-based tactical battle management airborne
early warning, command and control aircraft, was celebrated this
past weekend in Norfolk, Va.
A new metropolitan heliport is about to open in San Juan (PR).
The San Patricio Heliport will be located in the heart of San
Patricio Plaza, Galeria Plaza and San Patricio Shopping
Village.
Omni Energy Services Corp. has announced that it will acquire a
second Sikorsky S-76 helicopter for the transportation of ten or
more passengers to offshore locations in the Gulf of Mexico.
"It sounds a bit strange that gulls and other sea birds
are going eat such big fish."
Source: Norwegian businessman Ole Osland,
commenting on Norway CAA's (Avinor) decision to declare Lofoten cod
fish stored in tanks near the Svolver Airport runway a hazard to
aircraft... and if this sounds weird to you, you need to read the
story!