April 2009 - Posts

• DGA Writes Check For Five More EC725s

  What? They Couldn't Have Ordered One More For An Even Half-Dozen? Eurocopter has scored another major military buy with the French Defense Ministry's purchase of five additional EC725 helicopters -- as part of the government's economic recovery... Posted Apr 30 2009, 11:39 PM by Aero-News Network

• Aero-TV: Aerodynamic Efficiency -- Better Performance Through LoPresti

  Efficient Is... As Efficient Does While perusing the goodies of the 2009 Sport Aviation Expo, one could not help but wonder how the current crop of LSAs got to be so impressive... and what might be done to make them even better. Read More... Posted Apr 30 2009, 11:39 PM by Aero-News Network

• HondaJet Program Takes Step Back

  Another Economic Casualty Surfaces Honda Aircraft is updating their HondaJet aviation program in light of the effect economic conditions have had on the industry. Read More... Posted Apr 30 2009, 10:47 PM by Aero-News Network

• ATA CEO Responds to VP Gaffe

  Responds To Biden's Remarks Made On the NBC Today Show The Air Transport Association of America has written a response to Vice President Biden regarding his remarks made this morning on the NBC "Today" show. Read More... Posted Apr 30 2009, 10:31 PM by Aero-News Network

• FAA SAFO Addresses Swine Flu Issues

  The Concern Over H1N1 Continues... A SAFO contains important safety information and may include recommended action. SAFO content should be especially valuable to air carriers in meeting their statutory duty to provide service with the highest possible... Posted Apr 30 2009, 10:24 PM by Aero-News Network

• Biden Opines On Airline Travel: A-Open Mouth, B-Insert Foot...

  When Will This Administration Quit Attacking Aviation? The world has a new "Biden-ism" to deal with and this one bodes ill for airline travel. The Vice President, well-known for saying things now and then, that he has come to regret later, dropped... Posted Apr 30 2009, 10:24 PM by Aero-News Network

• ANN's Daily Aero-Term (05.01.09):

  Coronal Mass Ejection A huge cloud of hot plasma, expelled sometimes from the Sun. It may accelerate ions and electrons, and may travel through interplanetary space as far as the Earth's orbit and beyond it, often preceded by a shock front. When the... Posted Apr 30 2009, 10:23 PM by Aero-News Network

• Aero-News: Quote Of The Day (05.01.09)

  "I would tell members of my family -- and I have -- I wouldn't go anywhere in confined places now... It's not that it's going to Mexico. It's [that] you're in a confined aircraft. When one person sneezes, it goes all the way through... Posted Apr 30 2009, 10:12 PM by Aero-News Network

• ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (05.01.09)

  Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) A space mission, proposed by Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) in San Antonio, to study the interstellar boundary - the region between our solar system and interstellar space. The Interstellar Boundary Explorer... Posted Apr 30 2009, 10:09 PM by Aero-News Network

• Certified: Dassault’s Falcon 2000LX

  Dassault Falcon's newest Falcon family member has its wings. The Falcon 2000LX has received certification from both the FAA and EASA. The first delivery is scheduled for this month. Read More... Posted Apr 30 2009, 10:07 PM by Aero-News Network

• Bell 407s Heading To Iraq

  24 Airframes Sold VIa US Army To Iraqi AF Bell Helicopter has confirmed industry rumors of a sale in which the US Army has awarded the company a $60.3 million contract for 24 of its Model 407 helicopters, which the Army will provide to the Iraqi Air Force... Posted Apr 30 2009, 03:22 PM by Aero-News Network

• Aero-News Featured Aero-Casts For Thursday 04.30.09

  ANN Daily Touch-And-Go: 04.30.09 (ANN's Short-Form Daily News Program) ANN Daily Aero-Briefing: 04.30.09 (ANN's Long-Form Daily News Program) ANN Special Feature: Piper CEO Jim Bass, Part I - 04.30.09 (ANN Special Report, with Piper CEO, Jim Bass... Posted Apr 30 2009, 02:26 PM by Aero-News Network

• NTSB: Aerobatics Preceded Extra 300 Water Impact

  The NTSB prelim on an April 19th Extra 300 (illustrated below) fatal accident has shed little light on potential causes for the 45 degree descent and impact into 225 foot deep waters near Santa Barbara, CA. The one person aboard, Stephen Birch, had reportedly... Posted Apr 30 2009, 03:03 AM by Aero-News Network

• Oh... Deer! SWA 737 Bumps Off Bambi In Baltimore

  Daylight VFR Incident Takes Out Deer With #2 Engine Even among the civilized environs of Baltimore, the likes of an innocent, hard-working, Boeing 737 are not safe from the hazards of trespassing fauna... as a Southwest 737 took on an interloping deer... Posted Apr 30 2009, 02:48 AM by Aero-News Network

• Embraer Releases First Quarter 2009 Results

  $23 Million Loss On $1,154 Million In Income, Down 13.6% Over 2008 The business and commercial aviation industries continue to show weakness as more 1Q/09 details are revealed. Embraer reports 1Q/09 net sales of $1,154.1 million (US) and a net loss of... Posted Apr 30 2009, 02:37 AM by Aero-News Network