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Delta Airlines To Be Listed On The S&P 500

Company Much Improved Since 2008 Bankruptcy, 2008 Acquisition Of Northwest Airlines

Delta is now being listed on the S&P 500 index, replacing BMC Software, according to Standard and Poors. The airline was placed on the bellwether list following the close of trading Tuesday.

Cessna Celebrates First International TTx Delivery

Airplane On Its Way To Thailand From Independence, KS

Cessna Aircraft Company is celebrating the first international delivery of the new Cessna TTx to a customer in Thailand. The TTx was certified in July and enters the global marketplace as Cessna’s all-composite aircraft designed specifically for comfort, speed and luxury.

Flight Attendants Urge Members Of Congress To Donate To Flight 93 Memorial

Join Together On Capitol Hill In Effort To Close Funding Gap With Personal Gifts

On the eve of the 12th year marking the tragic events of the September 11 terrorist attacks, the Flight Attendant Union Coalition, representing nearly 100,000 Flight Attendants at carriers nationwide, joined forces on Capitol Hill to request that members of Congress make voluntary personal contributions to close a $1.5 million funding gap for the Flight 93 National Memorial. Flight Attendants distributed a letter to every member of the United States Congress asking that they set an example by making a personal contribution towards funding the memorial's Tower of Voices and educational programs.

Blue Origin Files Protest Over Launch Pad 39A Contract

Hopes To Block Exclusive Use By Any Launch Company, Wants Shared-Use Agreement

Commercial space company Blue Origin has filed a formal bid protest with the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to prevent NASA from awarding an exclusive lease for any company to have the use of Launch Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center.

British Airways Issues Apology To Angry Tweeter

Had Bought Promoted Tweet To Complain About His Father's Lost Luggage

There's always that moment of trepidation when you're standing at the luggage carousel after an airline flight. Nearly everyone has had the experience at least once of not having their suitcase appear on the belt.

Destin, FL Helicopter Business Partially Grounded By The FAA

Sightseeing Tours Are Out, Banner Towing And Other Operations Are Allowed

A helicopter tour company in the Florida panhandle city of Destin has been grounded by the FAA from its primary business, conducting tours over the city.

AA, US Airways Urge Employees To Help Fight Justice Department Lawsuit

Goal Is To Put Pressure On Lawmakers To Support Proposed Merger

American Airlines and US Airways have created an infrastructure that will give their employees assistance in expressing their views about the proposed merger between the two carriers.

Zhuhai Helicopter Company, Sikorsky Note S-92 Purchase

Companies Have Done Business For 30 Years

Sikorsky Aircraft and Zhuhai Helicopter Company on Friday marked their nearly three-decades-long relationship and the purchase of four S-92 helicopters with a ceremonial signing at the China Helicopter Exposition. Zhuhai, a fully-owned subsidiary of China Southern Airlines Ltd., is a provider of offshore helicopter service in China.

Beechcraft To Display Two Aircraft At Russia’s Jet Expo 2013

King Airs Proving Popular In Russia, Former Soviet Republics

Beechcraft Corporation, along with its local sales distributor, Premier Aviation, will display a King Air 350i and King Air C90Tx at the Jet Expo 2013 event in Russia. The seventh annual international business aviation show will take place Sept. 12-14, at the Vnukovo-3 Airport near Moscow.

Eleven Spacecraft Show Interstellar Wind Shifting Over 40 Years

Scientists Say Information Helps Us Know Our Place In The Galaxy

Like the wind adjusting course in the middle of a storm, scientists have discovered that the particles streaming into the solar system from interstellar space have most likely changed direction over the last 40 years. Such information can help us map out our place within the galaxy surrounding us, and help us understand our place in space.

Lexington, KY Man Pleads Guilty To Targeting Police Helo With Laser

Sentenced To 12 Months In Jail Under The Deal, Will Serve 30 Days

A man in Lexington, KY has pleaded guilty to aiming a laser affixed to a 9mm pistol at a police helicopter last month.

China Says It Is Developing High-Speed Rotorcraft

Hybrid Helicopters, Tilt-Rotor Aircraft Concepts Displayed At China Helicopter Expo

From small unmanned hybrid helicopters to a massive tiltrotor aircraft, Chinese companies showed off concepts in the high-speed rotorcraft market at the China Helicopter Expo which concluded Sunday in Tainjin.

AOPA Kills Off Future 'Aviation Summits' ...WILL Hold 2013 Summit In TX

Organization Will Instead Put "New Focus" On Grassroots Events In 2014

Original Story Posted 1600 ET, 09.10.13: Color us surprised... really. AOPA is reporting that it has decided to suspend its annual Aviation Summits in favor of reaching more members "where they fly." Mind you; the Aviation Summit in Fort Worth, TX, from Oct. 10 through 12, 2013 will be held as planned and is shaping up to be one of the best ever. We are on track for thousands of members to join us and the exhibit hall is nearly sold out, with new exhibitors still signing up. But... convention plans for 2014 have been cancelled.

Aero-TV: $1.6 Billion… and Counting - AEA's 2Q/13 Avionics Market Report

Avionics Industry Appears On Pace To Outperform 2012

During our wall-to-wall coverage of AEA2013, the annual Aircraft Electronics Association Convention and Trade Show, we were pleased to help introduce a massive new initiative on the part of this uncommonly progressive (and aggressive) industry organization. The AEA first introduced its Avionics Market Report March 26, 2013, during the 56th annual AEA International Convention & Trade Show in Las Vegas, NV. During the event's Opening Ceremonies, the association reported the total year-end international avionics sales for 2012 amounted to $6,279,317,197.54, or nearly $6.3 billion.

Embraer Presents China Executive Aviation Market Outlook

Forecasts Demand To Be 805 Units Over The Next 10 Years

Embraer Executive Jets presented its China Executive Aviation Market Outlook 2014-2023 during the press conference held Tuesday at the Chinese International Business Aviation Show (CIBAS) 2013, in Beijing, China. The Company forecasts that a total of 805 executive jets will be demanded by the Chinese market over the next decade.

Flight 93 National Memorial Capital Fundraising Campaign Complete

The National Park Foundation Raised $40 Million In Private Support To Establish, Design And Construct The Memorial

The National Park Foundation, the official charity of America's national parks, announced today that the capital campaign in support of the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pennsylvania is complete. Its Flight 93 National Memorial Capital Campaign has raised more than $40 million.

In Beijing, Bolen, Other GA Leaders Welcome APEC Policies For BizAv

Newly-Adopted Principles Will Strengthen Growth Of The Sector In China

Business aviation in China and across the Asia-Pacific region reached an important milestone with the recent approval of a core statement of principles for the industry’s development by Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Transportation Ministers, which will strengthen the foundation and growth of business aviation, and the benefits it brings.

European Union Ready To Compromise On ETS

Will Only Charge For Portions Of Flights Occurring In European Airspace

The European Union is reportedly ready to bend on its rigid stance on airline emissions by charging airlines only for the portion of their flights that occur in European airspace.

KC-46 Tanker 'On Cost, On Schedule,' Acting AF Secretary Says

Fanning: All Service Members Will Benefit From The Program

The Air Force’s KC-46 air refueling tanker project is “on cost and on schedule,” Acting Air Force Secretary Eric Fanning said in an interview Monday in Washington, DC. In the interview with American Forces Press Service, Fanning said the program “is in a real healthy place.” The Air Force will buy 179 of the aircraft to replace the venerable KC-135 refuelers, which generally are older than the crews flying them.

Avcorp Completes $28 Million Settlement Of Award From Cessna

Court Had Ordered Payment By Last Friday

Avcorp Industries, Inc. reports that it has entered into a settlement agreement with the Cessna Aircraft Company (Cessna) which settles all outstanding litigation between the Company and Cessna. The settlement requires payment by Cessna of $27,964,513 in satisfaction of the judgment entered against Cessna from an arbitration award made on November 16, 2012.

LoBiondo, Larsen Call For Scrutiny Of FAA Progress On Pilot Database

Cite Safety Concerns For New Hires Of Airline Pilots

The chair of the House Aviation Subcommittee and a Democrat on the House Transportation Committee have written a letter to the DOT Inspector General urging close oversight of the development of a pilot record database called for in the Airline Safety Act.

Aero-News: Quote Of The Day (09.11.13)

"Like all of America's national parks, the Flight 93 National Memorial honors and preserves our country's rich history." Source: Neil Mulholland, President and CEO of the National Park Foundation.

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (09.11.13): GNSS MEA

The Global Navigation Satellite System Minimum En Route IFR Altitude is the minimum en route IFR altitude on a published ATS route or route segment which assures acceptable Global Navigation Satellite System reception and meets obstacle clearance requirements.

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (09.11.13)

Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

Congress returns to work this week following the August recess. One of the most important committees to the aviation industry in the United States Senate is the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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Company Much Improved Since 2008 Bankruptcy, 2008 Acquisition Of Northwest Airlines

Airplane On Its Way To Thailand From Independence, KS

Join Together On Capitol Hill In Effort To Close Funding Gap With Personal Gifts

Hopes To Block Exclusive Use By Any Launch Company, Wants Shared-Use Agreement

Had Bought Promoted Tweet To Complain About His Father's Lost Luggage

Sightseeing Tours Are Out, Banner Towing And Other Operations Are Allowed

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Companies Have Done Business For 30 Years

King Airs Proving Popular In Russia, Former Soviet Republics

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Hybrid Helicopters, Tilt-Rotor Aircraft Concepts Displayed At China Helicopter Expo

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