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Aero-News Alert! Congress Finalizes FAA Bill Conference Report

Aero-News Network — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:05:16 GMT

Bill Sent To President Obama For His Signature Numerous ANN Real-Time Updates Throughout Afternoon of 02.06.12: House and Senate conferees have given final approval to a long-term funding bill for the FAA, and sent it on to President Obama for his signature Read More......(read more)

FAA Allows NOAA To Impose Airspace Restrictions

Aero-News Network — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:17:42 GMT

Pilots Could Face Six-Figure Fines For Overflights Of Marine Sanctuaries Overflight of certain marine sanctuaries below 1,000 feet msl, or in some cases below 2,000 feet msl, could result in fines of up to $100,000 imposed by NOAA, according to the AOPA Read More......(read more)

NAA Announces Most Memorable Aviation And Space Records Of 2011

Aero-News Network — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:16:29 GMT

Annual List Details The Most Memorable Aviation And Space Records Of The Previous Year The National Aeronautic Association (NAA), as the official record keeper for United States aviation and space, each year tracks dozens of world and national record Read More......(read more)

Aero-TV: Final Approach -- Discovering Avidyne's R9 with DFC100 (Part 3)

Aero-News Network — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:15:04 GMT

A Glass Panel System Really Shows Its Mettle When You Head For The Approach So... a few months ago, we had the chance to sit back in awe at the expertise already displayed by one of the Avidyne R9 glass panel's most passionate advocates... and users Read More......(read more)

'Microsoft Flight' Takes Off on Leap Day With Hawaiian DLC - PC Magazine

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:02:58 GMT

'Microsoft Flight' Takes Off on Leap Day With Hawaiian DLC PC Magazine Flight's signature plane is the Icon A5, a "jet ski for the sky": an unreleased, $140000 seaplane that uses regular gasoline, not aircraft fuel, and requires Read More......(read more)

Aero-Commentary: EAA, The New Beginning

Aero-News Network — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:44:21 GMT

Layoffs, Changes In Leadership May Signal Change In Direction As Well Last month, the aviation public got its first view of changes that have been quietly sweeping through EAA. Unnoticed by rank and file members until that day, they have been occurring Read More......(read more)

Restored Cub Flies For The First Time Since The 1950s

Aero-News Network — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:41:33 GMT

But The Person Responsible For Its Restoration Will Never Fly The Plane When a freshly-restored Piper Cub took off for the first time since the 1950s from Clearwater Air Park in Florida, the person largely responsible for its restoration could only sit Read More......(read more)

NASA Receives Second Highest Number Of Astronaut Applications

Aero-News Network — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:40:55 GMT

Over 6,300 Apply For The Ultimate E-Ticket Ride More than 6,300 individuals applied to become a NASA astronaut between Nov. 15, 2011 and Jan. 27, the second highest number of applications ever received by the agency. After a thorough selection process Read More......(read more)

Red Bull Stratos Attempt May Be Close

Aero-News Network — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:40:12 GMT

Felix Baumgartner Said To Be Preparing For Record-Breaking Skydive The Red Bull Stratos Team may be close to an announcement that Felix Baumgartner will attempt his record-setting skydive in August over the New Mexico desert. Baumgartner has for years Read More......(read more)

AD: Rolls-Royce plc (RR) RB211-535 Series Turbofan Engine

Aero-News Network — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:39:07 GMT

AD NUMBER: 2012-02-11 PRODUCT: All RR RB211-535E4-37, -535E4-B-37, -535E4-B-75, and -535E4-C-37 turbofan engines. Read More......(read more)

Helicopters Borrow Whale Technology

Aero-News Network — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:36:39 GMT

Humpback-Style Fin Bumps Said To Improve Stall Performance Some large airplanes have had their profiles compared to whales, notably the original Boeing 747, and especially the Airbus Beluga. Now, German scientists are looking to the humpback whale for Read More......(read more)

Boeing Worker Injured In Towing Accident

Aero-News Network — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:35:53 GMT

Was Trapped Under The Landing Gear Of A 787 A Boeing worker at Paine Field was injured late last week when a JAL 787 being towed ran over him, trapping him underneath the plane's landing gear. Read More......(read more)

Paraplegic Man Realizes His Dream To Fly

Aero-News Network — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:34:55 GMT

Specially-Modified Pipistrel Tarus Gives Him Freedom Of Flight "Actually, I have always dreamed of flying," Jan Hercek began his story. "When I was in the third grade of elementary school, that's nine years old in my country (Slovenia Read More......(read more)

Whooping Cranes Seem Happy In Alabama

Aero-News Network — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:32:45 GMT

Have Not Followed Ultralight Surrogate Parent In First Migration To Florida Fish and Wildlife officials say that the nine juvenile whooping cranes whose first migration that ran into some red tape have not continued their migration, perhaps in part because Read More......(read more)

OccuFLY at LAX - Flight Attendants Hold Large Protest

Aero-News Network — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:32:19 GMT

FAs Disagree With Union Rules Changes In FAA Reauthorization Bill Flight Attendants from over 20 airlines, represented by the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA), and concerned citizens from across the country held an OccuFLY protest at Los Angeles Read More......(read more)

Four Former Recipients To Participate In Collier Trophy Selection

Aero-News Network — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:31:34 GMT

Nominees Named Range From The Largest Airlifter To The Human-Powered Gamera The National Aeronautic Association (NAA) announced last week that former Collier Trophy recipients *** Rutan (1986), Joe Lombardo (Gulfstream - 2003), Bobby Sturgell (ADSB - Read More......(read more)

Aero-News: Quote Of The Day (02.06.12)

Aero-News Network — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:57:06 GMT

"SNC is proud to have met its schedule and cost targets in the delivery of our first flight structure as we continue to make preparations for our vehicle's first full-scale flight. The Dream Chaser Program is making great strides towards developing Read More......(read more)

Drop, Roll, And Stop

Aero-News Network — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:23:30 GMT

Equipment Lowered From A Helicopter Lands On Neighbor's Deck A bad of seismic equipment that was intended to be used to measure siesmic activity in York county, PA, wound up on the deck of a house near the survey site, but it was all a misunderstanding Read More......(read more)

Moller International Claims To Have Developed Two New Light-Sport Skycars

Aero-News Network — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:23:08 GMT

Concepts Are Downsized Versions Of Existing, Unproven Designs Moller International, which has for years been working on the development of a roadable VTOL aircraft, said in a news release Monday that it has completed the initial design phase for two new Read More......(read more)

Screwdriver Focus Of New Zealand Accident

Aero-News Network — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:22:21 GMT

Tool Found In Wreckage May Have Jammed Controls The investigation of an accident involving a Yak 52 which went down near Feilding, New Zealand is focusing on a screwdriver found in the wreckage. Investigators are trying to determine if the tool could Read More......(read more)

World's Only Civil War Manned Balloon Takes To The Air In Summer 2012

Aero-News Network — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:21:56 GMT

Genesee Country Village & Museum Constructing One-of-a-Kind Replica ... Flights Expected to Begin This July In Western New York In late 1861, Virginia residents were shocked to see a manned balloon rise on the horizon, directing Union Army artillery Read More......(read more)

GE, StandardAero Announce Opening Of New Facility

Aero-News Network — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:21:32 GMT

An Aircraft Engine Testing, Research And Development Center In Winnipeg, Canada GE Aviation and StandardAero have cut the ribbon on a new $50 million aircraft engine testing, research and development center (TRDC) in Winnipeg. The announcement caps off Read More......(read more)

Atlas Air Worldwide Completes 747-8 Financing Arrangements

Aero-News Network — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:21:10 GMT

Secures Over $860 Million For Remaining Freighter Deliveries Atlas Air has entered into an $865 million term-loan facility with Apple Bank for Savings, guaranteed by the Export-Import Bank of the United States, to finance the company's six remaining Read More......(read more)

SNC Completes First Dream Chaser Test Flight Vehicle Structure

Aero-News Network — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:20:40 GMT

Achieves A 'Major Milestone' In CCDev2 Program Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) Space Systems has achieved a major Dream Chaser milestone under NASA's Commercial Crew Development Round 2 (CCDev2) Program. Successful completion of this milestone Read More......(read more)

'Bahamas Day' Returns To Opa Locka

Aero-News Network — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:20:20 GMT

Pilots, Public Invited To Hospitality Event If it's cold where you are, here's a warm thought. The Third Annual Bahamas Ministry Of Tourism and Aviation Bahamas Day aviation and cultural event will take place February 25th at Miami Executive Aviation Read More......(read more)