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June 07, 2014

Clay Lacy Donates Two Jets To Los Angeles-Based Aviation School

Donation Of Learjet 24, Gulfstream GIISP Is The Schools Largest Single Gift

Veteran pilot and business aviation pioneer Clay Lacy has donated two retired corporate jets—a Learjet 24 and Gulfstream GIISP—to heighten training opportunities for students enrolled in a leading aircraft mechanics school at Van Nuys Airport.

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Frost & Sullivan: Global BizAv Market Shows Signs Of Recovery

But Economic Uncertainty Continues To Rise, Analyst Says

Since the economic slowdown in 2008, the global sales of business aircraft has been less than 50 percent of the annual sales in 2007; however, as aircraft fleets get older, and the economy improves, pent-up demand will stimulate purchases.

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Virginia Fly-in Nails Beautiful Weather

Tuskegee Airmen, UAVs Highlight The Weekend

After low clouds and some rain up and down the East Coast, May 31 proved the beginning of a spectacular weekend of blue skies and intense sun which brought out the colors of the approximately 207 aircraft attending the 17th Virginia Regional Festival of Flight. This seventh year for the Virginia Festival of Flight at Suffolk Executive Airport (KSFQ) was headlined by the Tuskegee Airmen mobile museum owned by the Commemorative Air Force,  plus several flights by the rare Red Tail P-51C.  

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ALPA Lauds Value And Progress of NextGen

Urges Strong Economic Support By Stakeholders And Commitment From Congress

Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA) representatives, led by ALPA president Capt. Lee Moak, participated this week in multiple government-industry forums highlighting the progress and value of NextGen, the multiyear, multibillion–dollar effort to modernize the U.S. airspace and air traffic management capability.

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Gulfstream Operators Conference Set For June 9-12

Event Provides Customers With Technical Information, Networking And Training Opportunities

Gulfstream’s biggest customer relations event, the biennial Operators and Suppliers Conference, is scheduled for June 9-12, 2014, at the Savannah International Trade and Convention Center. The event focuses on safety, operational issues and technical updates for all personnel involved in the operation of Gulfstream aircraft. The conference also serves as a forum for customer feedback and ideas.

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One Docking Ring To Rule Them All

New International Standard Under Development By ESA

Connecting spacecraft in orbit will never be simple, but ESA is taking the next step to allow the next generation of vehicles of all types from around the world to link up with each other.

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NGC Delivers 150th F-35 Center Fuselage

Increased Efficiencies Allow Company To Steadily Increase Production

Northrop Grumman Corporation has marked another significant production milestone for the F-35 Lightning II program by delivering its 150th center fuselage to F-35 prime contractor Lockheed Martin. The center fuselage is the core structure around which the aircraft is built.

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Google Loon Balloon Down In Washington State

Had Warned The FAA That The Balloon Was Going To Be Coming Down

The Google Loon experiment has suffered a bit of a setback, as one of its balloons has come back to Earth, getting tangled up in some power lines near Harrah in Washington State.

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Aero-News: Quote Of The Day (06.07.14)

“Our community needs the support of business leaders such as Clay Lacy for young people to succeed in today’s workforce and keep our country competitive.” Source: U.S. Congressman Tony Cárdenas.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (06.07.14): Human Factors

A multidisciplinary field encompassing the behavioral and social sciences, engineering, and physiology, to consider the variables that influence individual and crew performance for the purpose of optimizing human performance and reducing errors.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (06.07.14)

Ground Crews Of The 385th Bomb Group

Welcome to the website that honors the men of the ground crews who kept the B-17s of the 385th Heavy Bomb Group at Great Ashfield flying and fighting. These un-sung heroes worked day and night repairing flak damage received over France and Germany.

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