AD NUMBER: 2006-25-16
MANUFACTURER: Bombardier
SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2006-25-16
SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new
airworthiness directive (AD) for all Bombardier Model
CL-600-1A11(CL-600), CL-600-2A12 (CL-601), and CL-600-2B16
(CL-601-3A and CL-601-3R) airplanes.
AD NUMBER: 2006-25-17
MANUFACTURER: Bombardier
SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2006-25-17
SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive
(AD) for certain Bombardier Model DHC-8-400 series airplanes.
AD NUMBER: 2006-25-15
MANUFACTURER: Seats
SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2006-25-15
SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive
(AD) for Sicma Aero Seat third occupant seat assemblies, 133
series.
The continuing suspense surrounding the proposed US
Airways-Delta merger is wreaking havoc on the nerves of many
employees at both airlines. Officials at Charlotte/Douglas
International Airport can likely relate.
A student pilot, reportedly on her first solo, safely landed a
Piper PA-28 (file photo of type below) without a nose gear at
Danbury Municipal Airport in Connecticut.
Because of his numerous flight records and his
tireless efforts in promoting aviation the world over, ANN has
learned Steve Fossett and four other "legends of flight"
will be honored with enshrinement in the The National Aviation Hall
of Fame (NAHF) next July.
Warren Ludlum of Old Tappan, NJ told the Associated Press his
B-24 was shot down during WWII while under the escort of P-51s
piloted by the famed all-black, Tuskegee Airmen.
An NTSB preliminary report on an October 3 Piper PA-24-180
Comanche crash in Hammonton, NJ indicates conditions conducive for
"serious icing at glide power" were present at the time the
aircraft's engine failed.
In an almost comical incident that could have had decidedly
tragic results, a USAF B-52 Stratofortress bomber accidentally
dropped its load of concrete practice bombs in Kanopolis Lake near
Salina, KS this past July.
Following certification of the A380 with European and US
regulatory agencies, the International Civil Aviation Organization
(ICAO) has released it's final rules regarding safe separation
times and distances to account for the superjumbo's wake
vortex.
Eglin Air Force Base's western range, Bravo 70, was the site for
the largest-ever Combat Hammer weapons system evaluation program
(WSEP) December 4 to 8, sponsored by the 86th Fighter Weapons
Squadron.
What was supposed to be a salutation this week to a retiring
United Airlines captain ended with a Boeing 777 in the repair
shop... and a mess on the ramp.
The part of the FARs that governs construction at airports and
in navigable airspace, including standards for construction,
notification requirements, requirement for aeronautical impact
studies and public notice.
"The aircraft's system malfunctioned and did not release on the
first pass. After checking the bomb bay compartment, the crew
confirmed the weapons were still on board the aircraft. The crew
made another pass and successfully jettisoned the weapons. However,
the incorrect coordinates were still in the targeting system."
Source: From a US Air Force report into a July
incident involving a B-52 Stratofortress.