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Flight Attendants Call For FAA Audit Of Scheduling At Allegiant Air

Union Reports That FAs Have Been Required To Work Over 14 Hours At A Time

The Transport Workers Union (TWU), representing more than 600 flight attendants at Allegiant Air, has asked the FAA for a “complete audit… of the Allegiant Air scheduling, crew rest and fatigue procedures.”

Martin Jetpack Cleared For Manned Flight Testing

Company Hopes To Begin Retail Sales Next Year

Are our visions of the 21st century finally coming true? First, Terrafugia's flying car ... and now the Martin Jetpack may finally be ready for flight testing.

Eclipse Aerospace Announces Safety Enhancement Package For Eclipse Jets

Auto Throttles, Anti-Skid Brakes Among The New Features

Eclipse Aerospace announces a new package of safety enhancements available for existing Eclipse Jet owners. The new Safety Enhancement Package (SEP) includes Anti-Skid Brakes, Auto Throttles, a new, independent standby display, and improved EFIS software, including the ability to display full size charts on the current Multi-Function Displays.

NASA Introduces New Blueprint For Transforming Global Aviation

Designed To Ensure Continued U.S. Leadership In Aeronautical Research

There's something new in the air at NASA. Based on a fresh look at the future of aviation – as well as global trends in technology, the environment and economics – the agency's aeronautical innovators have chartered a new strategic vision for its aviation research programs.

Colorado, We Have Liftoff

New Exploration Of Flight Reaching Major Milestones

During AirVenture 2013, ANN had an opportunity to meet with one of the recent inductees to the Living Legends of Aviation, Greg Anderson, President and CEO of Wings Over the Rockies Museum, based at the former Lowry Air Force Base in Denver, Colorado. Greg was presented with Harrison Ford's Living Legends Award in January 2013 by the actor/pilot/and recent EAA Young Eagle's Chair.

Watch Company Director's Vintage Plane Down In Northamptonshire, U.K.

Pilot And Passenger Injured In The Accident

A vintage biplane being flown by the director of a high-end watch company in the U.K. went down Monday near an Elizabethan manor house in Northamptonshire. The pilot, identified as Giles English, director of the Bremont Watch Company, and a passenger, 11-year-old Oliver Nuttall, both survived the accident with "serious" injuries.

Air Traffic Controller Files Charges Against FAA, Union

Cites Overt Religious Discrimination On The Part Of The Agency, NATCA

With the help of National Right to Work Foundation staff attorneys, an FAA employee has filed charges against his employer and the National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) union with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Federal Labor Relations Authority. Matthew Gray's charges allege that union and FAA officials used his religious beliefs to punish him after he decided to resign from the union.

U.S. To Resume HH-60 Helo Operations In Japan

Local Officials Reportedly Not Happy With The Decision

The U.S. military says it will resume HH-60 flights in Japan's Okinawa Prefecture Friday over the objections of local officials who want the aircraft to remain grounded. An HH-60 was involved in an accident with one fatality on August 5, prompting the stand down.

Gary, IN Airport Loses Last Scheduled Airline Service

Allegiant Air Flew Last Flight From KGGY Saturday

Gary/Chicago International Airport (KGGY) has lost its last scheduled airline service. Allegiant Air flew its last scheduled flight from the airport to Orlando/Sanford airport in Florida on Saturday.

Amelia Rose Earhart Drops Claim Of Family Tie To Lost Aviatrix

Posts On Facebook That Genealogists Have Found No Connection

Up until recently, television traffic reporter Amelia Rose Earhart said she believed she had a "distant" family tie to Amelia Earhart, the famed aviatrix who was lost during an around-the-world attempt in 1937. But on Friday, the woman who hopes to replicate the journey ... to a successful conclusion ... posted on her Facebook page that a team of genealogists she hired has not been able to make any connection between the two

NASA Plans Unmanned Hurricane Research Flights

Two Global Hawk UAVs To Fly Over Atlantic Storms

NASA is again prepping two Global Hawk UAVs for hurricane research as the peak of the Atlantic hurricane season approaches. This will be the second year for the agency's Hurricane and Severe Storm Sentinel, or HS3, field campaign.

Rapper Soulja Boy Tossed Off American Flight

Did Not Take His Seat When Directed By A Flight Attendant

Here we go again with another case of a celebrity being tossed off an airplane. This time, rapper Soulja Boy was the offending celeb who was escorted off a plane by airport police.

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Aero-TV: No Longer A Science Project -- GWI's Electric eSpyder SportPlane Kit

A True 'First' -- An All-Electric SportPlane Kit

Some time ago, GreenWing assumed the rights to the Flightstar line of ultralights a reputable SportPlane line that has been built and flow for decades. However; with the addition of electric propulsion, GWI's Yuneec 24kw system on the e280 eSpyder has received German DULV certification and opened up new markets to the fledgling SportPlane builder. The eSpyder, marketed at $39,900 for a turnkey unit, is estimated to have an operating cost of $1.60 per hour in electricity. The company claims that the eSpyder is the first all-electric ultralight to receive worldwide certification.

American Airlines, US Airways To Fight Justice Department Action

Companies Will Mount ‘Vigorous And Strong’ Defense Of Merger

AMR Corporation, the parent company of American Airlines, Inc., and US Airways Group, Inc. say they intend to mount a "vigorous and strong defense" to the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) effort to block their proposed merger.

Wiring Defect Found In ANA Dreamliner Fire Extinguishers

JAL Aborts Helsinki-Bound Flight After Announcement

Faulty wiring has been discovered in the fire extinguishers aboard three Dreamliners owned by All Nippon Airways (ANA). The discovery prompted Japan Airlines to abort a Dreamliner flight en route to Helsinki Wednesday.

NASA Transfers NextGen Software Tool To The FAA

Precision Departure Release Capability (PDRC) Helps Accurately Predict Departure Times, Runways

In the latest example of NASA and the FAA working together to enhance safety and efficiency in the nation’s airspace, NASA has handed off to the FAA a new, NextGen software tool that will improve the flow of aircraft from runways to cruising altitudes.

APA Leader Reiterates Commitment To American Airlines-US Airways Merger

Union Represents Pilots For American Airlines

The president of the Allied Pilots Association (APA), certified collective bargaining agent for the 10,000 pilots of American Airlines, reiterated the union’s commitment to seeing the proposed merger of American Airlines and US Airways through to its fruition.

PA Governor Comments On DOJ Lawsuit Against Airline Merger

Says Office Will 'Closely Monitor' Progress Of The Proceedings

Governor Tom Corbett (R-PA) says his office will "closely monitor" the U.S. Department of Justice antitrust lawsuit challenging the proposed merger between US Airways and American Airlines.

Gulfstream Commemorates 55th Anniversary Of First Gulfstream I Flight

Aircraft Was The First Built Specifically For Business Travel

Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. on Wednesday celebrated the 55th anniversary of the first Gulfstream I (GI) flight. The twin-engine turboprop was the first aircraft specifically designed and built for business travel.

Harbinger Capital Partners Seeks To Recover LightSquared Losses

Has Filed A Lawsuit Against GPS Makers, Deere & Co Seeking Nearly $2 Billion

Remember LightSquared ... the company that sought to build a wireless broadband network it said would be satellite delivered and then added high-powered terrestrial transmitters that would have interfered with just about every GPS currently in use? Well, they're back, at least in court.

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Union Reports That FAs Have Been Required To Work Over 14 Hours At A Time

Company Hopes To Begin Retail Sales Next Year

Auto Throttles, Anti-Skid Brakes Among The New Features

Designed To Ensure Continued U.S. Leadership In Aeronautical Research

New Exploration Of Flight Reaching Major Milestones

Pilot And Passenger Injured In The Accident

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Cites Overt Religious Discrimination On The Part Of The Agency, NATCA

Local Officials Reportedly Not Happy With The Decision

Allegiant Air Flew Last Flight From KGGY Saturday

Posts On Facebook That Genealogists Have Found No Connection

Two Global Hawk UAVs To Fly Over Atlantic Storms

Did Not Take His Seat When Directed By A Flight Attendant

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