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May 20, 2010

ANN Special Feature: Virginia Aviation Ambassadors Awards - 05.20.10

ANN's Paul Plack talks with Betty Wilson of the Virginia Aviation Ambassadors Awards program, which will be represented at this weekend's Virginia Regional Festival of Flight.

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World's Largest Aerial Application Tool Standing By To Support Oil Spill Response

The Evergreen Supertanker has successfully secured its American Society for Testing & Materials (ASTM) Oil Spill Certification, and is standing by at Gulf Port, Mississippi, prepared to help combat the massive oil spill spreading across the Gulf of Mexico.

Cory Ravetto Receives Prestigious International Aviation Internship

Cory Ravetto, an aerospace engineering student at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University's Prescott, AZ, campus, will spend five weeks in France this summer working and learning at aircraft manufacturer Daher-Socata.

Missions To Include Everything From Forestry To MEDEVAC

Eurocopter Canada (ECL) has delivered a new AS350 B3 helicopter to V. Kelner Helicopters of Thunder Bay, Ontario.

Intermittent Malfunctions Of The LITEF AHRS

The FAA has issued an emergency Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2010-11-52 prompted by reports of intermittent malfunctions of the LITEF Attitude Heading and Reference System (AHRS) units of the navigation system.

Three New Courses Also Approved As Association Seeks New Providers To Develop Additional Material

Three new courses developed to prepare business aviation professionals for management roles within business aviation flight departments were unveiled Monday by the NBAA. The association also released updated Professional Development Program (PDP) objectives for its existing curricula.

Dornier Selects Quebec For Sea Star Final Assembly

Cites Strong Local Support, Proximity To Lake Champlain Among Deciding Factors

The Dornier Seaplane Company said Monday it has selected Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, a southern suburb of Montreal, as the final assembly site for the Sea Star amphibious twin currently in development.