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May 31, 2015

Gulfstream Names Stan Dixon Vice President, G650 Continuous Improvement

Newly-Created Position Responsible For Continued Success Of The Aircraft

Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. recently named Stan Dixon vice president, G650 Continuous Improvement. Dixon reports to Larry Flynn, president, Gulfstream.

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NBAA Regional Forum Comes To Teterboro Airport

Event Is Expected To Draw 2,000 Attendees

Global economic, product and technology trends in business aviation, and their impact on Teterboro Airport and the New York and New Jersey metropolitan area, will be part of the discussion at an upcoming NBAA event.

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A4A Names Billy Nolen Senior VP Of Safety, Security And Operations

Will Work With Members To Maximize Safety And Customer Service

Airlines for America (A4A), the industry trade organization for the leading U.S. airlines, today named Capt. Billy Nolen as Senior Vice President of Safety, Security and Operations. Nolen joins A4A from American Airlines where he was Managing Director of Corporate Safety and Regulatory Affairs.

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Eastern Air Lines, HavanaAir Charters To Provide Daily Air Service To Cuba

Boeing 737-800 NG Will Fly The Route

Eastern Air Lines Group, Inc. and HavanaAir Charters, LLC, have signed an agreement to support HavanaAir's charter operations to Cuba. HavanaAir is the largest provider of passenger traffic to the island, currently operating 65 flights a month to Havana from Miami with additional service to Santa Clara and Camaguey. The partnership will eventually include additional approved U.S. gateway cities.

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NGC Passes Key Design Review For B-2 Weapons Management Upgrade Program

Air Force Approves Development Of New Software And Hardware

Northrop Grumman Corporation has successfully demonstrated to the U.S. Air Force that its plans to upgrade key weapons management software for the B-2 stealth bomber are on track and ready to proceed to the next level of development.

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New Advanced RAAF Capability Demonstrated In Canberra

Senior Officials Tour Updated C-17A Globemaster

Senior Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel in Canberra recently toured an Air Force C-17A Globemaster fitted with a new advanced satellite communication and imagery display system for its crew and passengers.

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Aircrew Training For RCAF CH-147F Chinooks Underway In Petawawa

Comprehensive Suite Of CAE-Built Training Devices Now Ready For Use

A comprehensive suite of CH-147F Chinook simulators and training devices have completed on-site acceptance testing at Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Petawawa and are now ready-for-use by the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF).

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (05.31.15)

Aero Linx: The Swift Museum Foundation   The Swift Museum is located at the McMinn County airport (KMMI) in Athens, Tennessee approximately 60 miles southwest of Knoxville, 60 miles northeast of Chattanooga and 200 miles southeast of Nashville. We have multiple Swift aircraft on display, including the first proto type #1, stock production and modified Swifts from 1946 to 1951, as well as two T-35 Buckaroo USAF trainers. These military versions of the Swift were tested by the USAF in the early 1950’s. One of the T-35’s is an armed version used by and donated to the Museum from the Saudi Arabian Air Force. The museum is open for individual and group tours.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (05.31.15): Hodagraph

Hodograph A plot representing the vertical distribution of horizontal winds, using polar coordinates. A hodograph is obtained by plotting the end points of the wind vectors at various altitudes, and connecting these points in order of increasing height.

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Aero-News: Quote Of The Day (05.31.15)

"We have made great progress with a truly world-class synthetic training program for our Chinook aircrews. The new MHLH training center and the capabilities it will provide are perfectly aligned with the RCAF's Simulation Strategy and will enable us to maximize the use of simulation-based training throughout our training curriculum." Source: Lieutenant Colonel Chris McKenna, Commanding Officer, 450 Tactical Helicopter Squadron, Department of National Defence, Government of Canada, in comments made as a comprehensive suite of CH-147F Chinook simulators and training devices have completed on-site acceptance testing at Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Petawawa and are now ready-for-use by the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF).

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