Says Airline's Revised Application Can Meet US Citizenship
Test
Virgin America's plan to significantly reconfigure its ownership
and management structure puts it back on track to meet strict US
citizenship tests under federal law, the US Department of
Transportation tentatively ruled Tuesday.
Police in McMinnville, OR say they've found the man who broke
into the Evergreen Aviation Museum early Monday morning, assaulted
two museum employees and causing thousands of dollars worth of
damage.
NOTAM Number: FDC 7/6196
Issue Date: March 20, 2007 at 1506 UTC
Location: West Palm Beach, Florida
Beginning Date and Time: March 24, 2007 at 2115 UTC
Ending Date and Time: March 25, 2007 at 0015 UTC
Reason for NOTAM: Temporary flight restrictions for VIP (Very
Important Person) Movement
Type: VIP
Replaced NOTAM(s): N/A
Quest Aircraft told ANN Tuesday the first fully conforming
production Kodiak, serial number 001, took to the skies March 16
from Quest's facility at the Sandpoint Municipal Airport (SZT) in
Idaho.
ATA's May, NBAA's Bolen Among Those Testifying On User Fee
Battle
Aero-News has learned Vermont Lt. Governor Brian Dubie,
Chair of the Aerospace States Association (ASA), presided over a
hearing on Tuesday designed to inform state leaders about the
impact on their states of a funding reauthorization plan currently
before congress for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
AD NUMBER: 2007-06-11
MANUFACTURER: Socata
SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2007-06-11
SUMMARY: We are adopting a new airworthiness directive
(AD) for the products listed above.
AD NUMBER: 2007-06-12
MANUFACTURER: Airbus
SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2007-06-12
SUMMARY: The FAA is superseding an existing airworthiness
directive (AD), which applies to certain Airbus Model A330-300
airplanes.
AD NUMBER: 2007-06-06
MANUFACTURER: B-N Group Ltd.
SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2007-06-06
SUMMARY: We are adopting a new airworthiness directive
(AD) for the products listed above.
AD NUMBER: PL2007-06-52
MANUFACTURER: Boeing
SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive PL2007-06-52
SUMMARY: That AD resulted from a report of seven flight
spoiler actuator jams on Model 737-800 Short Field Performance
(SFP) airplanes.
Impacts Car During Emergency Landing; No One Injured
To say that Enrique Marquez was surprised to see an airplane
suddenly appear in front of his car Monday, as he drove along US
Highway 441 in Florida, would be an understatement.
S-Tec's Greg Plantz Chats About The Alliant Integrated Flight
Deck
ANN Daily Touch N Go: 03.20.07 (ANN's
Short-Form Daily News Program)
ANN Daily Aero-Briefing: 03.20.07 (ANN's
Long-Form Daily News Program)
ANN Special Feature -- S-Tec's Greg Plantz:
03.20.07 (ANN Special Feature, with details of the recently
STC'd Alliant Integrated Flight Deck retrofit for King Airs.)
The Air Transport Association of America (ATA), the trade
association for the leading US airlines, warns the "continued
failure of the Canadian government to rationalize airport rents"
threatens cross-border trade and travel, making Canadian
destinations less attractive to US air carriers.
Will Receive $480 Million In Benefits; Grinstein Won't Collect
Bonus
Employees at Delta Air Lines who stood up to fend off a hostile
takeover attempt by US Airways will be rewarded for their loyalty,
when the carrier emerges from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
Powerplant To Be Used By Emirates Fleet, Air France
Representatives with the Engine Alliance tell ANN the
GP7200-powered A380 flight test program has completed half of its
planned test objectives, accumulating 98 flights and just over 300
flying hours.
If Airlines Want Control, They Gotta Treat Fliers
Better
A group of outraged airline fliers has thrust itself into the
contentious debate over FAA funding. On Monday, The Coalition for
Airline Passengers' Bill of Rights (PBOR) urged Congress to make
passenger rights a factor in FAA reauthorization.
A British coroner has ruled that the death of a British soldier
under friendly fire from US pilots was a criminal act. The US State
Department is having no part of it.
A passenger onboard a Beechcraft Baron 58 died Saturday
afternoon, and two others were injured, when their plane
cartwheeled off a small airstrip in Oklahoma.
Space Power Facility Also Used To Test Mars Rovers
NASA's Glenn Research Center will conduct integrated
environmental testing of the Orion crew exploration vehicle in the
Space Power Facility at the center's Plum Brook Station in
Sandusky, OH.
Production Likely To Increase Over Earlier Projections
Rumors of our delays have been greatly exaggerated. That's the
message Boeing Commercial Airplanes CEO Scott Carson and 787
program manager Mike Bair had for reporters and investors
Monday.
Winners In 44th Annual Program To Be Honored At AirVenture
The Experimental Aircraft Association tells ANN the General
Aviation Awards Committee has named the recipients of the 2007
National General Aviation Awards in the fields of flight
instruction, aviation maintenance, avionics, and safety.
Say Making DED A Towered Field Would Hurt Business
Skydivers flying out of Florida's DeLand Municipal Airport (DED)
say airport officials can keep their money, instead of beginning a
study this week to determine of the airport is busy enough to
sustain a control tower.
The Orlando Sentinel reports officials will examine how many
flight operations occur at the airport each day. The FAA requires
the cost-benefit analysis before signing off on t
AgustaWestland tells ANN the Taranaki Rescue Helicopter Trust of
New Zealand recently purchased an A119 Koala helicopter -- one of
several orders the company has won in the Australasia region.
A few interesting facts about this all women's skydiving team: Only
all women's skydiving demonstration team in the world; Team has
been performing all around the world for over 17 years; Team has
nine women from all across the US and of the nine women on the
team.
"The airlines are currently trying to push through a
proposal for FAA reauthorization that will award them big
giveaways, and reduce Congressional oversight over our air traffic
control system."
Source: Kate Hanni, spokesperson for the
Coalition for Airline Passengers' Bill of Rights (PBOR). The group
says any congressional action on the FAA's funding reauthorization
plan should take passenger rights concerns into account.
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