ANN Daily Touch-And-Go:
03.31.11 (ANN's Short-Form Daily News
Program)
ANN Daily Aero-Briefing:
03.31.11 (ANN's Long-Form Daily News
Program)
ANN Special Feature: Part II: Regulatory Update
with AEA's Ric Peri 2011 - 03.31.11 (ANN
Special Report, with Aircraft Electronics Association VP for
Government and Industry Affairs Ric Peri)
NASA ushered in a new era of space exploration at its Wallops
Flight Facility in Virginia on Tuesday with a ribbon cutting
ceremony opening the new Horizontal Integration Facility (HIF).
USAF F-22 Raptor Test Flight Latest Aircraft To Successfully
Fly On Renewable Fuel Blend
Sustainable Oils said Monday that a jet fuel derived from its
camelina powered the successful test flight of a U.S. Air Force
F-22 Raptor aircraft. The aircraft was powered by a 50/50 fuel
blend of conventional petroleum-based JP-8 and biofuel derived from
camelina.
Joins Existing High Speed Internet Service For Business
Aircraft
Aircell will add next-generation voice capabilities to its
popular Gogo Biz service in late 2011, the company said Wednesday
at the annual AEA convention.
DeltaHawk Engines has named Dennis Webb the company’s new
CEO. Webb, who has been with DeltaHawk since 2005, will take over
for Diane Doers, who will continue serving in an advisory role with
the board of directors.
Named As Mid-Western Factory-Authorized Repair Center
Mid-Continent Instruments has been selected as Kannad's
mid-western factory-authorized repair and factory-authorized
warranty repair center for the company's line of standard and
compact 121.5 MHz and 406 MHz digital emergency locator
transmitters (ELTs).
Cabin Handset Designed Specifically For Business Aircraft
The new Aircell Smartphone was unveiled Wednesday at the AEA
convention in Reno. The company says the unit's intuitive,
menu-driven features allow passengers to place and receive voice
calls aboard business aircraft as easily and conveniently as they
do with mobile phones on the ground.
Government Considers Basic Skill Exams For Pilot
Candidates
The Indian government has arrested two more people working as
airline pilots who were flying on faked licences. Both submitted
forged certificates when they obtained their commercial licenses,
according to government anti-corruption official Umesh Mishra.
Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley and Air Force Chief of
Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz discussed the Air Force fiscal-2012
budget request and recent developments in Japan and Libya during a
Senate Armed Services Committee hearing March 17.
Pre-Certification Expected To Be Completed By The End Of
March
International Communications Group (ICG) is working with Aero
Industries of Richmond, VA, to obtain an STC from the FAA for the
installation and integration of an ICG NxtMail Server with the
existing ICS-200 telephone system on-board a Gulfstream G-V
aircraft.
Let's Get The FIRST LOOK At Garmin's New Touch-Screen Enabled GTN 650 and GTN750
In advance of the public unveiling of the new Garmin GTN 650 and GTN 750, ANN's Aero-TV crews were invited to take an advance look at the latest new offerings from the wizards of Olathe, KS. It has been some 13 years since Garmin GNS 430 and GNS 530 were introduced to go on to sell some 110,000 units, worldwide. While the 430 and 530 will live on for the foreseeable future, the GTN series is obviously designed to take their place in the future Garmin line-up.
Let's Get A FIRST LOOK At Garmin's New Touch-Screen Enabled GTN 650
and GTN750
In advance of the public unveiling of the new Garmin GTN 650 and
GTN 750, ANN's Aero-TV crews were invited to take an advance look
at the latest new offerings from the wizards of Olathe, KS. It has
been some 13 years since Garmin GNS 430 and GNS 530 were introduced
to go on to sell some 110,000 units, worldwide. While the 430 and
530 will live on for the foreseeable future, the GTN series is
obviously designed to take their place in the future Garmin
line-up.
GA's Most Revolutionary Glass Cockpit Is About To Go
'Synthetic'
As ANN and Aero-TV undertakes its Annual
LIVE PROGRAMMING from the floor of the 54th Annual AEA Convention
and Tradeshow, we figured this was as good an
excuse as any to show you some of the things that got us excited
this past year in order to get you ready for EVEN MORE EXCITING
things! We can't tell you everything... YET... but this year's AEA
Convention WILL BE one of the most newsworthy on record... and if
you'll join today,
AirTran Airways has reached a tentative agreement on terms of a
new two-year flight attendant collective bargaining agreement with
the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, AFL-CIO (AFA), the
company said in a news release Tuesday.
Expanding Equipment And Staff To Accommodate Radar
Services
Mid-Continent Instruments has added weather radar capabilities,
including calibration, overhaul, repair and exchange. The avionics
company is expanding its equipment and employees to incorporate the
additional services.
Duncan Aviation has digitally published a new booklet in its
Straight Talk series, Straight Talk About ADS-B. Available online,
the book provides insight regarding the upcoming Automatic
Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) mandate.
Provides Tracking And Data Information For Light Aircraft
Latitude Technologies Corporation says their SkyNode S100-001
satellite based tracking/messaging device has received a Transport
Canada Supplemental Type Certificate number SH11-11 covering over
800 different Part 23 Fixed Wing aircraft types.
International Communications Group (ICG) has introduced a new
cordless cabin telephone system, “e-Phone”, designed
specifically for the business aircraft market.
By Wes Oleszewski
On March 24, 1961- exactly 50 years ago today (Thursday), an
event took place that through completely unintended consequences
would open wide the political fuel valves- it was the flight
monikered as "MR-BD."
"With this state-of-the-art building, NASA demonstrates
its commitment to the success of the nation's commercial launch
industry." Source: NASA Administrator Charles Bolden.
The complete disassembly, cleaning, inspection, repair, and
reassembly of an aircraft, engine, or other component of an
aircraft in accordance with the manufacturers specifications.
Pilotcams.org brings all the airport webcams of the world
together in one place so you can check out your destination before
you go, or just dream about being somewhere besides your
office.
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