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North Carolina TFR: 10.22.05

NOTAM: 5/9495 Issued: 10/14/2005 21:40 Effective: 10/22/2005 16:30 - 10/22/2005 20:00 State: NC Facility: ZTL - ATLANTA (ARTCC),HAMPTON,GA. Type: HAZARDS Description: FRANKLIN NC.

Ohio TFR: Until Further Notice

NOTAM: 5/9490 Issued: 10/14/2005 21:30 Effective: Immediately - Until Further Notice State: OH Facility: ZOB - CLEVELAND (ARTCC),OH. Type: HAZARDS Description: AKRON OH.

NOTAM: 5/9489 Issued: 10/14/2005 21:20 Effective: 10/17/2005 20:25 - 10/17/2005 21:15 State: VA Facility: ZDC - WASHINGTON (ARTCC),DC. Type: VIP Description: RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, OCTOBER 17 2005 LOCAL.

Washington, DC TFR: 10.14.05 - Undetermined

NOTAM: 5/9482 Issued: 10/14/2005 16:30 Effective: 10/14/2005 20:00 - Undetermined State: DC Facility: ZDC - WASHINGTON (ARTCC),DC. Type: SECURITY Description: SPECIAL NOTICE... VFR TRAFFIC PATTERN OPERATIONS AT CERTAIN AIRPORTS. EFFECTIVE 0510142000 UTC (OCTOBER 14, 2005, AT 1600 LOC...

Washington, DC TFR: 10.14.05 - Undetermined

NOTAM: 5/9481 Issued: 10/14/2005 16:20 Effective: 10/14/2005 20:00 - Undetermined State: DC Facility: ZDC - WASHINGTON (ARTCC),DC. Type: SECURITY Description: SPECIAL NOTICE... ADIZ EGRESS PROCEDURES FOR CERTAIN AIRPORTS WITHIN THE WASHINGTON, DC METROPOLITAN AREA AIR DEFENSE IDENTIF...

Washington DC TFR: 10.14.05 - Undetermined

NOTAM: 5/9478 Issued: 10/14/2005 16:10 Effective: 10/14/2005 20:00 - Undetermined State: MD Facility: ZDC - WASHINGTON (ARTCC),DC. Type: SECURITY Description: SPECIAL NOTICE... INGRESS/EGRESS PROCEDURES FOR BAY BRIDGE (W29) AND KENTMORR (3W3) AIRPORTS IN MARYLAND. EFFECTIVE 051014200...

Washington, DC TFR: 10.14.05 - Undetermined

NOTAM: 5/9477 Issued: 10/14/2005 14:50 Effective: 10/14/2005 20:00 - Undetermined State: DC Facility: ZDC - WASHINGTON (ARTCC),DC. Type: SECURITY Description: WASHINGTON DC.

California TFR: 10.20.05 - 10.23.05

NOTAM: 5/9471 Issued: 10/14/2005 11:10 Effective: 10/20/2005 18:30 - 10/23/2005 23:30 State: CA Facility: ZLA - LOS ANGELES (ARTCC)PALMDALE, CA. Type: AIR SHOWS/SPORTS Description: POINT MUGU NAVAL AIR STATION CA.

F/A-18C Down: Gulf Of Mexico

Pilot Rescued, Hospitalized

A US Navy F/A-18C crashed into the sea Friday morning while on what the military calls a routine training mission. The pilot, whose name hasn't been released, was rescued by the US Coast Guard.

Ariane 5 Scores A Double Success

Launches Syracuse 3A and Galaxy 15

The Ariane 5 Generic launcher lifted off from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana at the 1932 local time opening of its launch window and flew the planned trajectory to deploy Syracuse 3A and Galaxy 15 in geostationary transfer orbit, according to a company statement.

Mesaba Aviation Files Chapter 11

Filed to Expedite Restructuring; Mesaba Will Continue Normal Operations

Mesaba Aviation, Inc. has announced it has filed a voluntary petition for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Minnesota.

New Airline, New Union

CWA Members Approve New, Joint Association for Agents at Merged US Airways/America West

Members of the Communications Workers of America today approved the establishment of a new Airline Customer Service Employee Association -- a joint alliance with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters -- that will represent passenger service agents at the merged US Airways and America West.

China's Space Mission Due For Course Correction

Orbit Has Decayed

China's Shenzhou VI spacecraft will have to undergo a course correction Friday morning, because it's orbit is so low that the ship is being pulled toward the Earth, space officials said. While describing the correction as a "normal technical operation," they warn scientists and engineers to be "cautious."

Comair Slashes Jobs And Fleet To Help Delta 14-Percent Of Workforce

Number "Depends" On Fleet Cuts

By Aero-News Senior Correspondent Kevin R.C. "Hognose" O'Brien Comair, in an attempt to reduce costs mandated by debt-soaked and bankrupt parent Delta, is going to cut up to 650 jobs and 30 Regional Jets by December, 2005.

Airlines Brace For Bird Flu

Remember SARS?

It was Spring, 2003, and the SARS epidemic was spreading like wildfire -- in large part, because of air travel. Infected passengers carried the illness from Asia to Canada and five other countries just 24 hours after the initial outbreak. Now, health officials worldwide are eyeing the airlines and together with industry executives, they're doing what they can to keep a feared bird flu epidemic contained.

SJ30-2 'Hitting All Its Marks'

Corporate Jet Achieves Promised Performance Goals

Sino Swearingen Aircraft Corporation (SSAC) tells ANN that their SJ30-2 is meeting or exceeding a series of promised performance specifications on the eve of an impending Type Certificate award by the FAA.

Northrop Grumman-Boeing Team Unveils Plans for Space Shuttle Successor

Crew Exploration Vehicle Is The Next Ticket To Space Station, Moon, Mars

A Northrop Grumman-Boeing team Wednesday unveiled its plans to design and build NASA's proposed Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV), a modular space system intended to carry humans to the International Space Station by 2012 and back to the moon by 2018.

Australian Pilot Receives World Aviation Award In Paris

RV-4 Pilot Holds 48 World Flight Records

Australian pilot, Jon Johanson, has been honored with the world's highest aviation award, the Gold Medal of the Federation Aeronautique Internationale (FAI), to be given at a ceremony in Paris Friday night.

Klyde Morris 10.14.05

Klyde Is NEVER Going To Get Through A TSA Checkpoint Again...

Air Sahara 737 Finally Moved From Mumbai Runway

Free At Last, Free At Last...

It took more than 200 men and a railway an entire night, but they did it. They moved an Air Sahara Boeing 737 stuck in the soft dirt from the end of a runway at Mumbai, India's international airport. And just in time, too.

Aussie Pilots Get Weather Tips

A Whodunit And Why"

Every ten days a pilot in Australia declares an emergency due to deteriorating weather conditions –- and many of these emergencies are fatal.

Miramar Air Show Celebrates Aviation Spirit

Military Aviation History On Parade

It was a time of transition in the aviation world on Nov. 22, 1953. The jet age was still in its infancy as Naval Air Station Miramar welcomed aboard thousands of spectators to witness the Air Power Day military air show commemorating the 50th anniversary of powered flight.

VAQ-141 Supports Troops in Al Asad

Squadron Leads First Iraqi Combat Flights From USS Theodore Roosevelt

Personnel from Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 8 Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 141 ,along with two of its EA-6B Prowlers, departed USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) Sept. 24 while in the Mediterranean Sea, to enhance the mission capability of Marine Electronic Attack Squadron (VMAQ) 1, based out of Al Asad, Iraq.

SGI Arms Sikorsky With Virtual Proving Ground for Next-Gen Aircraft

Can Do Everything Including Force-On-Force Scenarios, Long Before Battle

Long before new military aircraft are built, Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation is saving time and taxpayers' money by virtually proving digital prototypes inside computer- generated wind tunnels and battle scenarios. To test how a new aircraft will perform, Sikorsky relies on server and storage solutions from Silicon Graphics.

Five Oregon Aviators Honored

State Aviation Hall of Honor Induction October 23

The Oregon Aviation Hall of Honor will salute five Oregon aviators on Sunday, October 23, at the Evergreen Aviation Museum (The Captain Michael King Smith Educational Institute) in McMinnville, OR.

Blue Angels Say Goodbye To A Pioneer

Butch Voris Has Gone West

Retired Navy Capt. Roy M. "Butch" Voris, the original flight leader of the famed US Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, was honored Oct. 10 with a memorial service at the Fort Ord chapel, followed by a six-plane missing man formation flyover by the Blue Angels in their blue and gold F/A-18 Hornets.

Airbus A380 Hits The Circuit

Super Jumbo To Visit Cities In Europe, Asia-Pacific And Middle East

The world's newest and largest airliner, the Airbus A380, is to visit Frankfurt in Germany for airport compatibility verification tests at the end of this month, and will fly to Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane in the first half of November. It will then be on display at the Dubai airshow in the second half of November.

Aero-News Quote Of The Day (10.14.05)

"The ADIZ is intimidating and, because of the associated clearance and transponder code requirement, it takes sometimes 30 minutes to get through to flight service. I used to love to fly VFR around DC And now, between the ADIZ and the TFR, the airspace is too complicated to make it fun any more." Source: Virginia pilot responding to AOPA's call for comments on the Washington ADIZ. The general aviation advocacy group says, of the 5,100 comments received by the FAA so far, 99.99 percent have opposed the restricted airspace.

AD: Airbus

AD NUMBER: 2005-20-32 MANUFACTURER: Airbus SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2005-20-32 SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Airbus Model A330-200 and -300 and A340-200 and -300 series airplanes.

AD: Embraer

AD NUMBER: 2005-20-37 MANUFACTURER: Empresa SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2005-20-37 SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all EMBRAER Model EMB-135 airplanes and Model EMB-145, -145ER, -145MR, -145LR, -145XR, -145MP, and -145EP airplanes.

AD: Boeing

AD NUMBER: 2005-20-30 MANUFACTURER: Boeing SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2005-20-30 SUMMARY: The FAA is superseding an existing airworthiness directive (AD), which applies to certain Boeing Model 747 series airplanes.

AD: Boeing

AD NUMBER: 2005-20-33 MANUFACTURER: Boeing SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2005-20-33 SUMMARY: This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain Boeing Model 727, 727C, 727-100, and 727-100C series airplanes.

AD: Airbus

AD NUMBER: 2005-20-35 MANUFACTURER: Airbus SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2005-20-35 SUMMARY: The FAA is superseding an existing airworthiness directive (AD), which applies to certain Airbus Model A320-111 airplanes.

AD: BAe

AD NUMBER: 2005-20-34 MANUFACTURER: BAE Systems SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2005-20-34 SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain British Aerospace Model HS 748 airplanes.

AD: Airbus

AD NUMBER: 2005-20-36 MANUFACTURER: Airbus SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2005-20-36 SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Airbus Model A320-111 airplanes; and Model A320-200, A321-100, and A321- 200 series airplanes.

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Launches Syracuse 3A and Galaxy 15

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CWA Members Approve New, Joint Association for Agents at Merged US Airways/America West

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Orbit Has Decayed

Number "Depends" On Fleet Cuts

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RV-4 Pilot Holds 48 World Flight Records

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