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May 30, 2012

Ascent Solar’s Joe Armstrong Joins Bye Aerospace Strategic Advisory Council

Holder Of Five Patents Brings Wealth Of Experience In The Photovoltaic Industry

Joseph Armstrong, Ph.D., the Chief Technology Officer of Ascent Solar Technologies, has joined the Strategic Advisory Council of Bye Aerospace, Inc. Armstrong has spent the majority of his 30+ year career in photovoltaics (PV), including with Martin Marietta Corporation (now Lockheed Martin) and ITN Energy Systems before becoming a founding member of the ASTI team in 2005.

Three Major Incidents Prompts Operations Review

Bill Munro, the managing director at Bond Aviation is stepping down, coinciding with a review of the company’s operations that is about to begin. Bond Aviation provides transportation to oil platforms in the North Sea, and has been at the center of three major offshore incidents in as many years.

Small UAV And Near-Space Systems To Demonstrate Broadband Network And Long Distance Communications

Two companies announced responses to the FCC's Deployable Aerial Communications Architecture (DACA) Notice of Inquiry (NOI) proceeding with fairly different approaches to providing emergency communications following a natural or man-made disaster.

Available As OEM Option, Retrofit

Piper Aircraft is adding the Kelly Aerospace ThermaCool air conditioning system to new 2012 twin-engine Piper Seminoles as an option, and making the system available via retrofit for the Seminole fleet. Kelly Aerospace Thermal Systems, LLC and Piper worked collaboratively on the FAA-approved Supplemental Type Certificate and made the announcement jointly Tuesday.

Security Video Recorded Entire Attack

Cottonwood, Arizona police have arrested a man they caught on video firebombing a medevac helicopter early Friday morning. The incident occurred at about 0230 local time on the Verde Valley Medical Center's helipad.

Says He Faced Retaliation After Raising Concerns Over Charity Auctions Of Helo Rides

A former police officer in Glendale, CA, will receive a $450,000 settlement from the city after he raised concerns about the auction of rides in the department's helos for charity organizations. David Gillispie had filed a lawsuit against the city after he said he was removed from pilot duty and placed on regular patrol after he questioned a decade-long practice.

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A True Aviation Pioneer Talks About The Future of GA

Even to many who have to compete with him, Bob Showalter is "Mr. FBO." A veteran of decades of service to the GA and BizAv communities, Bob and Showalter Aviation have been working the leading edge of the airport services industry by running Orlando Exec's premier FBO.