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Alaska Airlines Kills 472 Jobs

Ramp Service Workers Locked Out.

Alaska Airlines ramp workers arrived at Seattle Tacoma International airport at 0300 PDT Friday to find that their jobs had been given to contractors.

Virginia TFR (05.16.05)

NOTAM: 5/3806 Issued: 05/13/2005 21:40 Effective: 05/16/2005 14:20 - 05/16/2005 17:20 State: VA Facility: ZDC - WASHINGTON (ARTCC),DC. Type: VIP Description: WEST POINT, VIRGINIA, MAY 16 2005 LOCAL.

Arizona TFR: (Until Further Notice)

NOTAM: 5/3796 Issued: 05/13/2005 18:00 Effective: Immediately - Until Further Notice State: AZ Facility: ZAB - ALBUQUERQUE (ARTCC),NM. Type: HAZARDS Description: 12 NM NE OF CAVE CREEK AZ.

Friends of Meigs: 'Stop The Baloney, Mr. Mayor'

E-I-C Note: As noted in previous ANN coverage, ever-present political opportunist, Mayor Richard Daley, has tried to use the recent Washington ADIZ scare to his benefit. The Friends of Meigs have just sent us a response, which we reprint, unedited in it's entirety... as it says it ALL rather well

First Flight: Falcon 900DX

The new Falcon 900DX took flight for the first time, Friday, at Dassault Aviation’s facility in Bordeaux, Merignac (France) at 01:45 PM (GMT+2), France.

Lindbergh Foundation Hangar Party Features X PRIZE Winner Burt Rutan

Silent Auction Also Planned

The Lindbergh Foundation is holding a very special aviation event in Minnesota this year. The "Legends of the Sky: Stories of History-Making Aircraft and Their Pilots" hangar party will be held on Friday, May 20, at the Golden Wings Museum at the Anoka County Airport (ANE) in Blaine, Minn., from 6:30 - 10 p.m.

Carrier Air Wing 9 Aircraft Drop Bombs on Insurgents

F/A-18C Hornet fighter jets from Carrier Air Wing 9, flying from the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) in the Persian Gulf, dropped six precision bombs on anti-Iraqi forces in Iraq May 8.

Embry-Riddle to Name AMS Department For Charles Taylor

Honors Wright Flyer Mechanic

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University plans to give Taylor, who was born in 1868 and died in 1956, the recognition he deserves.

A Chat Among Eagles: Gary Aldrich To Trade Keystrokes

Retired Test Pilot From Edwards AFB Flew 'Em All

Lt Col Gary Aldrich, USAF (Ret), a Test Pilot Instructor at Edwards Air Force Base, CA, joins the EAA Young Eagles Web chat next Wednesday evening, between 1900 and 2000 CDT. Aldrich is a 22-year Air Force veteran and graduate of the USAF Test Pilot School. He has flown more than 40 different types of military and civilian aircraft ranging from the Goodyear Blimp to an F-16. Aldrich also serves president of EAA Chapter 1000.

Aero-News Quote Of The Day (05.14.05)

"Stop The Baloney, Mr. Mayor"

Source: A statement by the Friends of Meigs, in reponse to Mayor Daley's latest bit of political opportunism, in trying to assert that the recent Washington ADIZ scare justified his destruction of Meigs Field.

Maryland TFR (05.18.05)

NOTAM: 5/3780 Issued: 05/13/2005 14:30 Effective: 05/18/2005 15:45 - 05/18/2005 18:30 State: MD Facility: ZDC - WASHINGTON (ARTCC),DC. Type: AIR SHOWS/SPORTS Description: ANDREWS AFB MD. DUE AERIAL DEMONSTRATIONS BY THE U.S. AIR FORCE THUNDERBIRDS.