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November 11, 2009

Hawaii Flight Instructor Grounded For 'Poor Judgement'

Suspended 200 Days For Flying A Damaged Airplane

Oahu flight instructor Timothy Thrasher, the owner of Flight School Hawaii, had just completed a trip from Honolulu to Hilo when he allegedly hit a sign while taxiing at the Hilo airport. The collision with the "Transient Aircraft Parking" sign caused significant damaged the right wingtip of the Piper Aztec he was flying.

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EADS Tanker Program Marks Nighttime Refueling Milestone

Completes Operational-Scenario Mission With NATO F-16 Fighters

The A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT), which is an Airbus Military program, has achieved a new milestone with its first nighttime refueling operation using the advanced Aerial Refueling Boom System (ARBS) integrated on the first Australian A330 tanker.

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Former Air Force Commander Joins SpaceX

Colonel Scott Henderson Tapped As Director Of Mission Assurance And Integration

Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) announced Monday that Colonel Scott Henderson has joined the company. He will serve as the director of Mission Assurance and Integration and will also handle Florida external relations, assisting with state and local governmental, customer and media relations.

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ATA Expects 4 Percent Decline In Thanksgiving Air Travel

Deep Discounts Not Enough To Put Passengers On Airplanes

The Air Transport Association of America (ATA) said Monday that it expects a 4 percent year-over-year decrease in the number of passengers traveling on U.S. airlines during the 2009 Thanksgiving holiday season, despite deep discounting over the past several months.

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Aviation Analyst Sees Bright Spots For Regional Aircraft Market

Short-Term Chaos; Long-Term Growth, Says Forecast International

Forecast International's "The Market for Regional Transport Aircraft" projects that a total of 3,754 regional aircraft will be produced during the next 10 years (2009-2018).  This forecast includes both regional jets, which account for about two-thirds of the forecast, and regional turboprops.

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Flyers Rights Renews Call For Passenger Bill Of Rights

A Proposed DOT Delay Prompts Call For Action By Congress

In response to reports that the U.S. DOT plans to push back the expected date for a final rule on airline passenger "protections" until February of 2010, a flyers rights groups has renewed its call for Congressional action. DOT had planned to publish its new rule before the end of this year.

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Plea Agreement Reached With Former Astronaut

Lighter Penalties Assessed As Evidence Was Thrown Out

Former astronaut Lisa Nowak, who had faced charges of attempted kidnapping, burglary, and battery, pleaded guilty Tuesday to lesser charges of felony burglary of a car and a battery misdemeanor in an agreement reached with prosecutors.

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Three Killed In Vintage Helo Crash

Piasecki HUP-1 Hit Power Lines On Takeoff

The owner of a Piasecki HUP-1 and two friends were killed when the vintage twin-rotor helicopter hit a power line on takeoff and went down. Authorities believe Joseph Pike, the helo's owner, was at the controls when the accident occurred. The two friends have not been identified pending notification of relatives.

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CAE Wins Contracts For Four Full-Flight Simulators

Sums Plus update And Relocation Services Worth About $52 Million

CAE has signed contracts valued at approximately $52 million to design and manufacture four full-flight simulators (FFSs) and related training devices, and to provide simulator updates and relocations. The FFS contracts bring the total FFS sales that CAE announced in fiscal year 2010 to 10.

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Aero-TV: AOPA '09 Conversations (Part 1) -- How Do You Like The New (AOPA) Prez?

AOPA Attendees Chat With Aero-TV About Craig Fuller

Opinions! We love them... especially when they come from folks with something interesting to say! Aero-TV engaged in one of its favorite exercises during the 2009 AOPA 'Summit' -- that of surveying a dozen or more people at an event with three questions targeted toward the interest group that we're shooting... 

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Aerobatic Pilot Matt Younkin Involved In Aircraft Accident

Younkin Survives, But Is Hospitalized

ANN has learned that Aerobatic Pilot, Matt Younkin, went down shortly after takeoff form an airport in Siloam Springs, AR, late Tuesday at approximately 1500 local time.

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Aero-TV: AOPA '09 Conversations (Part 1) -- How Do You Like The New (AOPA) Prez?

AOPA Attendees Chat With Aero-TV About Craig Fuller

Opinions! We love them... especially when they come from folks with something interesting to say! Aero-TV engaged in one of its favorite exercises during the 2009 AOPA 'Summit' -- that of surveying a dozen or more people at an event with three questions targeted toward the interest group that we're shooting... 

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Future Of Sussex Airport Remains Cloudy

Classic Airport Has Seen Better Days

It's not clear what will become of the troubled Sussex Airport in New Jersey, but it's looking increasingly unlikely that the town of Wantage will take it over.

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Aero-News Featured Aero-Casts For Wednesday 11.11.09

ANN Daily Touch-And-Go: 11.11.09 (ANN's Short-Form Daily News Program) ANN Daily Aero-Briefing: 11.11.09 (ANN's Long-Form Daily News Program) ANN Special Feature: Tecnam North America VP Dave Lubore - 11.11.09 (ANN Special Report, with Tecnam's Dave Lubore)

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Pratt & Whitney F135 Engine Deemed Ready For Use

Completes Initial Service Release Altitude Qualification Test

The Pratt & Whitney's F135 engine powering the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter has completed altitude qualification ground testing, the final testing that demonstrates the operability and performance required for Conventional Take-off and Landing (CTOL) and Carrier Variant (CV) Initial Service Release (ISR).

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Ospreys Launch From Bataan To Support OEF

First Ship-Based Deployment With Tilt-Rotor Aircraft

The multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) launched 10 MV-22B Ospreys from the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit to fly into Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, November 6th, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

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Flight Restrictions Announced For Atlantis Launch

Liftoff Scheduled For November 16th

The FAA has posted the TFR for the launch for Space Shuttle Atlantis on November 16th. The launch window extends from 1423 - 1422 EST, and the Cape Canaveral TFR will be in effect from 0723 until no later than 1519 EST on Monday, November 16, 2009.

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It's A Bumpy Ride ... Hurricane Hunters Fly Into Ida

Still The Best Way To Collect Accurate Information About Tropical Storms

Earlier in the week, the Air Force Reserve's Hurricane Hunters flew non-stop into Hurricane Ida, collecting critical weather data as the storm entered the Gulf of Mexico.  The 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron collected data to help determine if the storm was gaining strength.

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It's A Long Ride To The First 'Floor'

NASA And Spaceward Foundation Award Prize Money For Successful Wireless Power Demonstration

NASA has awarded $900,000 in prize money to a Seattle company that successfully demonstrated new wireless energy beaming technology which could one day be used to help power a "space elevator." LaserMotive of Seattle was awarded the money after its performance in the Power Beaming Challenge competition.

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Flight Delayed By A ... Mouse

Maybe Mickey Needed A Vacation In London

A Delta Airlines flight scheduled to leave Kennedy Airport for London on Sunday night had to be evacuated when someone spotted a mouse in the cabin of the Boeing 767.  Passengers were switched to another airplane after the rodent sighting, delaying their departure by about two and a half hours.

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Aero-News: Quote Of The Day (11.11.09)

"We have spent more than a year working with the MV-22B and know that the added capabilities this aircraft brings will benefit the Marines currently engaged against the enemy." Source: Col. Gareth F. Brandl, 22nd MEU commanding officer .

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (11.11.09): En Route Descent

En Route Descent Descent from the en route cruising altitude which takes place along the route of flight.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (11.11.09)

 

The Spaceward Foundation

Having recently joined NASA in awarding nearly $1 million for the demonstration of a "power beaming" system that could eventually have applications in a "space elevator," we though this organization might be worth a closer look.

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