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May 09, 2007

ANN Special Feature: George Daubner, EAA B17 Operations - 05.09.07

ANN's Paul Plack talks with George Daubner, Assistant Director of B17 Flight Operations for the Experimental Aircraft Association, about this year's Aluminum Overcast tour.

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AMFA Plans Joint Protest Of Airline Executive Bonuses

Unions Join Forces To Show Disdain For Massive Payouts

The Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association (AMFA) reports its members will join up to 100,000 others at a May 17 "Enough Is Enough" rally on the Mall in Washington, DC to protest excessive executive compensation in the airline industry.

Ensures Federal Safety Standards Are Met Before Corporate Flights

Aero-News has learned the first major new product to come out of last year’s merger between CharterX and Wyvern Consulting Ltd. was unveiled Tuesday, at the Corporate Aviation Safety Seminar (CASS) in Tucson, AZ.

England's Flybe Also Takes 15 Options

Bombardier Aerospace announced that Exeter, England-based Flybe has signed a contract to acquire 15 additional Bombardier Q400 turboprop airliners. In addition, Flybe has taken options on 15 Q400 aircraft.

Says Systems Already In Place, "Saving Millions"

Upon her return from the US-India Aviation Summit, on Tuesday FAA Administrator Marion Blakey (right) told attendees at a media briefing in Washington, DC it's "very clear" the rest of the world is looking to the United States for guidance on how to deal with increased growth in personal and commercial aviation.

Awkward Situation For CEO, Chairman Who Backed Buyout

It's over. The long, strange trip that was a takeover bid for Australian flag carrier Qantas came to its final end (we think) this week, as a consortium led by one of the country's largest banks conceded its AUS$11 billion bid failed.

Vought Rolls Out Its First 787 Fuselage Sections

Aft Components Heading To Everett

More and more pieces of Boeing's upcoming 787 are coming together. On Tuesday, Vought Aircraft Industries delivered its first composite sections for the Dreamliner, representing 23 percent of the airplane's entire fuselage structure.

Chief Pilot Now Says Plane Went Down Immediately After Takeoff

Rain and swamp water continue to hamper recovery efforts at the site of downed Kenya Airways Flight 507 in Mbanga-Pongo, Cameroon... and speculation is running rampant as to what may have brought the six-month-old Boeing 737 down, and when.