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NOTAM Number: FDC 6/9345 Issue Date: June 09, 2006 at 0:24 UTC Location: Mountain Springs, Nevada near LAS VEGAS VORTAC (LAS) Beginning Date and Time: Effective Immediately Ending Date and Time: Until further notice Reason for NOTAM: To provide a safe environment for firefighting aircraft operations Type: Hazards Replaced NOTAM(s): N/A Pilots May Contact: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) System Operations Support Center, 202-267-3333

NOTAM Number: FDC 6/9346 Issue Date: June 09, 2006 at 0:26 UTC Location: Nenana, Alaska Beginning Date and Time: Effective Immediately Ending Date and Time: Until further notice Reason for NOTAM: To provide a safe environment for firefighting aircraft operations Type: Hazards Replaced NOTAM(s): N/A Pilots May Contact: Fairbanks (FAI) Automated Flight Service Station, 907-474-0788

NOTAM Number: FDC 6/9348 Issue Date: June 09, 2006 at 0:27 UTC Location: Delta Junction, Alaska near BIG DELTA VORTAC (BIG) Beginning Date and Time: Effective Immediately Ending Date and Time: Until further notice Reason for NOTAM: To provide a safe environment for firefighting aircraft operations Type: Hazards Replaced NOTAM(s): N/A Pilots May Contact: Fairbanks (FAI) Automated Flight Service Station, 907-474-0788

NOTAM Number: FDC 6/9349 Issue Date: June 09, 2006 at 0:32 UTC Location: 10 Miles South East of Laughlin, Nevada near KINGMAN VOR/DME (IGM) Beginning Date and Time: Effective Immediately Ending Date and Time: Until further notice Reason for NOTAM: To provide a safe environment for firefighting aircraft operations Type: Hazards Replaced NOTAM(s): N/A Pilots May Contact: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) System Operations Support Center, 202-267-3333

NOTAM Number: FDC 6/9349 Issue Date: June 09, 2006 at 0:32 UTC Location: 10 Miles South East of Laughlin, Nevada near KINGMAN VOR/DME (IGM) Beginning Date and Time: Effective Immediately Ending Date and Time: Until further notice Reason for NOTAM: To provide a safe environment for firefighting aircraft operations Type: Hazards Replaced NOTAM(s): N/A Pilots May Contact: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) System Operations Support Center, 202-267-3333

NOTAM Number: FDC 6/9350 Issue Date: June 09, 2006 at 0:35 UTC Location: 10 Miles North East of Laughlin, Nevada near KINGMAN VOR/DME (IGM) Beginning Date and Time: Effective Immediately Ending Date and Time: Until further notice Reason for NOTAM: To provide a safe environment for firefighting aircraft operations Type: Hazards Replaced NOTAM(s): N/A Pilots May Contact: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) System Operations Support Center, 202-267-3333

NOTAM Number: FDC 6/9357 Issue Date: June 09, 2006 at 2:12 UTC Location: DESERT NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE , Nevada Beginning Date and Time: Effective Immediately Ending Date and Time: Until further notice Reason for NOTAM: TO PROVIDE A SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR AIRCRAFT FIREFIGHTING OPERATIONS Type: Hazards Replaced NOTAM(s): N/A

WI Pilot Makes Two Emergency Landings Within An Hour

Twice Lucky!

A pilot flying in Wisconsin over the weekend didn't just make one emergency landing, he made two... and we're not talking about a bouncer.

Report: British Airways Crew Not Properly Trained In 747 Incident

Flew From LAX To England On Three Engines

Do you remember the British Airways flight crew that decided to press on across the pond, despite losing one of their 747's four engines just after takeoff from LAX in February 2005? The incident spurred bitter criticisms from armchair pilots throughout the world... and they may have had a point.

Aero-News Featured Aero-Casts For Friday 06.09.06

The Mission Against Zarqawi

ANN Daily Touch N Go: 06.09.06 (ANN's Short-Form Daily News Program) ANN Daily Aero-Briefing: 06.09.06 (ANN's Long-Form Daily News Program) ANN Special Feature -- The Mission Against Zarqawi: 06.09.06 (ANN Special Feature, with Senior Correspondent Kevin O'Brien's insights into Thursday's successful mission against Iraqi insurgent leader Abu Musab al-Zar

WMU College Of Aviation Orders Frasca CRJ, Cirrus FTDs

Will Help Prepare Students For The Big Leagues

Aero-News has learned that Western Michigan University's College of Aviation is investing in three new flight training devices, that should prepare students to fly the college's new fleet of Cirrus aircraft... as well as allowing those students to later make a smooth transition to the kind of jets popularly used by regional airlines.

China Picks Tianjin For New Airbus Plant

Will Assemble A320s

Some Airbus A320s will soon come out of the factory with the "Made In China" label. That's the word from the official Xinhua news agency, which reported Thursday the Chinese government has signed off on Airbus's plan to assemble the narrow-body planes in the northern port city of Tianjin.

MGL Avionics Unveils Its New Enigma

No Question, LSAs Are Going To Glass

There's a new EFIS company in town. New Zealand's MGL Avionics has announced its new line of full-color electronic flight instrument systems.

Dog Stops Flight After Escape From Cargo Hold

Lassie Never Did THIS

A frantic dog with an apparent fear of being left behind was responsible for stopping a Boeing 767 as it headed for the runway at a British airport this week.

Sky Airlines Orders First European Boeing 737-900ERs

Three Firm Orders, Options For Two More

Aero-News learned Thursday that Boeing and Sky Airlines of Turkey have signed an order for three Boeing Next-Generation 737-900ERs with advanced-technology Blended Winglets.

MO TFR: 06.16.06 - 06.18.06

NOTAM Number: FDC 6/9034 Issue Date: June 07, 2006 at 12:03 UTC Location: Whiteman AFB, Knob Noster, Missouri near NAPOLEON VORTAC (ANX) Beginning Date and Time: June 16, 2006 at 17:00 UTC Ending Date and Time: June 18, 2006 at 20:45 UTC Reason for NOTAM: The 2006 Wings Over Whiteman Air Show Type: Airshow Replaced NOTAM(s): N/A Pilots May Contact: Whiteman (SZL) Air Traffic Control Tower, 660-687-4878

AD: Boeing

AD NUMBER: 2006-12-03 MANUFACTURER: Boeing SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2006-12-03 SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain 747-100B, 747-200B, 747-200F, 747-300, 747-400, 747-400F, and 747SP series airplanes.

AD: Boeing

AD NUMBER: 2006-12-06 MANUFACTURER: Boeing SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2006-12-06 SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Boeing transport category airplanes.

AD: Airbus

AD NUMBER: 2006-04-11r1 MANUFACTURER: Airbus SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2006-04-11R1 SUMMARY: The FAA is revising an existing airworthiness directive (AD) that applies to certain Airbus Model A321-111, -112, and -131 airplanes.

AD: Airbus

AD NUMBER: 2006-12-05 MANUFACTURER: Airbus SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2006-12-05 SUMMARY: The FAA is superseding an existing airworthiness directive (AD), which applies to certain Airbus Model A300 B4-600 and A300 C4-600 series airplanes.

Authorities Say Canadian Terror Suspects Planned 9/11-Type Attacks

"Operation Badr" Would Also Include Storming Of Parliament

It may have looked a lot like 9/11. That's the word from Canadian anti-terror authorities who this week arrested 17 suspects in connection with a plot that apparently included the use of an airplane as a sort of guided weapon.

Two Lost As Bonanza Impacts House Near Reno

Pilot Reported Engine Trouble

The NTSB will investigate Wednesday's crash of a Beech H-35 into a vacant house near Reno, Nevada -- a crash that claimed the lives of both people onboard the aircraft.

Klyde Morris 06.09.06

Klyde and eBay... What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

Wreckage Of Korean F-15 Found In East Sea

Two Lost In Training Accident

A South Korean Air Force F-15K fighter went down in the East Sea during a routine training mission Wednesday night. Both crew members on board the aircraft were killed.

Boeing Looks At Increasing Dreamliner Production To Meet Demand

Company Will Make Final Decision This Summer

Have you ever heard the old saying, "you have gotta make hay when the sun shines?" Well, Boeing has a bumper crop of customers waiting to take delivery of its upcoming 787 Dreamliner series of airliners... and as Airbus mulls over what to do with its competitor to the composite aircraft, more customers are looking in Boeing's direction.

USAF Thunderbirds Announce 2007 Officers

Latest In Long Line Of Skilled Aerobatic Pilots

Earlier this week, the US Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, "Thunderbirds", announced its new officers for the 2007 demonstration season, the 54th in the team’s history.

ANN's Daily Aero-Tips (06.09.06): AOPA's Project Pilot

Aero-Tips!

Become a mentor to someone learning to fly, or learning to fly better. It adds to our ranks, and it makes us all better pilots.

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (06.09.06)

Aero-Linx!

For those of you who feel you must jump out of a perfectly good airplane but have never done so, try a tandem flight.

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (06.09.06): Fox 1

Aero-Terms!

Radio code indicating an AIM-7 Sparrow missile has been fired.

Aero-News Quote Of The Day (06.09.06)

"There are still a lot of people who want planes."

Source: Randy Baseler, Boeing's vice president of marketing for commercial airplanes, on talk within the company of opening a second production line for its highly popular 787 Dreamliner aircraft.

CO TFR: 06.10.06

NOTAM Number: FDC 6/9224 Issue Date: June 08, 2006 at 14:09 UTC Location: Denver, Colorado near JEFFCO VOR/DME (BJC) Beginning Date and Time: June 10, 2006 at 20:00 UTC Ending Date and Time: June 10, 2006 at 21:30 UTC Reason for NOTAM: Due to a high performance aerial demonistration at Jefferson County Airport Type: Airshow Replaced NOTAM(s): N/A Pilots May Contact: Denver (D01) TRACON, 303-342-1554

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