Aero-News Network

Garmin 'Working Diligently' On XM WX Portables Outage

Aero-News Network — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:43:19 GMT

Problem Seems To Be Affecting Garmin Portables, Primarily ANN has been monitoring reports of problems with a number of the Garmin GPSMAP portable series. According to Garmin sources, device using GXM30/30A/40 antennas are currently having problems with...(read more)

TSA and St. Lucia Partner to Enhance Aviation Security

Aero-News Network — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:16:22 GMT

The U.S Department of Homeland Security's Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and the St. Lucian Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation announced today a plan to enhance aviation security on the Caribbean island nation. Read More......(read more)

ANN's Best Of The Breed '08/Planes Of The Year-S/E 4+ Place Piston: Piper Matrix

Aero-News Network — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:05:38 GMT

4+ Place S/E Certified GA (Piston) -- Piper Matrix! Talk about a 'd'oh!" moment... when we first heard that yet another variant of the Malibu series was coming forth from Piper, our reaction was simple... what else could they add to this...(read more)

Aerospace Contractor Team May Contest NASA Contract Award

Aero-News Network — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:51:57 GMT

PlanetSpace Likely To Protest NASA's Selection Process Trouble may be brewing as a result of an aerospace contractor team losing out on a NASA contract to provide rockets capable of transporting cargo to the International Space Station. Read More...(read more)

Aero-TV: Owning The Night... The Forward Vision Solution

Aero-News Network — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:46:13 GMT

EVS Is Here... and Changing The Vision of GA! At the AOPA Expo 2008, it was obvious that 2009 was to be (in part) the year of EVS. A number of OEM and aftermarket deployments were shown and discussed and ANN's Aero-TV crews used the event as an opportunity...(read more)

Fantasy of Flight Founder Inducted into Florida Aviation Hall of Fame

Aero-News Network — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:41:10 GMT

Kermit Weeks, creator and founder of Central Florida's Fantasy of Flight, and a championship aerobatic pilot, has been selected as a member of the Florida Aviation Hall of Fame. Weeks was inducted into the Florida Aviation Hall of Fame recently at...(read more)

Upgraded: Ranger Rotorcraft Group's Ed Bolden

Aero-News Network — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:36:39 GMT

Just Call Him "Mr. President" Ranger Rotorcraft Group, Inc. has promoted Edward Bolden to President. Bolden was previously Vice President-Operations Development of Ranger Rotorcraft Group. Read More......(read more)

More Upgrades For USCG HC-130Js

Aero-News Network — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:01:46 GMT

$13.25 Million Contract Options to Provide Mission Systems for the HC-130J Aircraft Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Coast Guard exercised contract options valued at $13.25 million to install mission systems aboard two additional HC-130J aircraft. Once delivered...(read more)

More Bucks For The F119

Aero-News Network — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 22:25:30 GMT

Pratt & Whitney Awarded Contract for Long Lead Procurements for Additional F119 Engines Pratt & Whitney was awarded a contract from the United States Air Force valued at up to $7 million for long lead material procurement to produce an additional...(read more)

New NBAA Guide Helps Members Submit LASP Comments to Regulators

Aero-News Network — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 22:20:21 GMT

As part of the continued effort to lead the industry's response to the TSA's LASP, NBAA tells ANN that it has prepared a new online guide to help Members submit comments to regulators about not only the LASP but also any future regulatory proposals...(read more)

Continental To Make First Biofuel-Powered Flight by a U.S. Carrier

Aero-News Network — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 22:13:14 GMT

There's no Fuel Like A Biofuel... It's been all the rage of late... bio-fuel this, green-flight that. But, apparently the US Carriers haven't quite caught up with the hype... that is, until this Wednesday.Continental Airlines tells ANN that...(read more)

Frontier Pilots Ratify Long-Term Agreement

Aero-News Network — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:51:23 GMT

Pilots overwhelmingly approve wage, benefit concessions Members of the Frontier Airline Pilots Association (FAPA) have ratified a long-term labor agreement with the airline. The agreement will extend certain wage and benefit concessions through December...(read more)

Teamwork Shown As USAF Airmen Respond To Helicopter Crash

Aero-News Network — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:39:38 GMT

Six Airmen of the 379th Civil Engineer Squadron used teamwork to recover a Aerospatiale SA330J helicopter that crashed Dec. 15 at a forward operating base in Afghanistan. Read More......(read more)

CAIR Files DOT Complaint After Muslims Kicked Off AirTran Flight

Aero-News Network — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:38:33 GMT

An Islamic civil rights and advocacy group has filed a complaint with the DOT following an incident Thursday in which nine Muslim passengers were removed from an AirTran Airways flight at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. Read More......(read more)

Aero-News: Quote Of The Day (01.06.09)

Aero-News Network — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:02:59 GMT

"People must realize that firefighters do more than fire extinguishment and rescue at these events... They also provide critical command and control functions as the incident commander under the Air Force Incident Management System construct."...(read more)