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Airborne 10.03.14: A350-900 Cert, Upgraded TBM700, Who Won The EAA Fairchild?

Also: Avidyne Extends EX500 Life, Airborne's Future, SNC and Stratolaunch, Citation Latitude Update, Huerta Makes Excuses

The European Aviation Safety Agency has issued the type certificate of the Airbus A350-900. This certification is the first Airbus passenger aircraft with a new design to be entirely certified by EASA, from the application by Airbus in 2007 until the type certification. Daher-Socata has delivered the first avionics-modernized TBM 700 turboprop aircraft with a Garmin G600/GTN 750 new-generation glass cockpit avionics retrofit, replacing mechanical equipment and first-generation CRT electronic flight displays. The company says this in

Sullenberger Featured At Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor Fundraiser

Eighth Anniversary Gala Themed 'Destinations And Dreams'

"Miracle on the Hudson" pilot Capt. Chesley B. "Sully" Sullenberger, who piloted US Airways Flight 1549 to an emergency water landing in New York City's Hudson River, will be this year's guest speaker at Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor's 8th Anniversary Dinner Gala on Saturday, December 6. Themed "Destinations & Dreams," the evening is the Museum's annual fundraiser for its Education and Restoration projects.

Aero-TV: Up Close And Personal - The Aeroshell Aerobatic Team at Oshkosh 2014

One Of The Airshow World's Pre-Eminent Formation Teams Chats About The State Of The Industry

At EAA AirVenture 2014, ANN News Editor Tom Patton gets the inside scoop about the AeroShell Aerobatic Team. Patton talked with AeroShell acrobatic pilot Steve Gustafson to find out how things were going at AirVenture this year and to get a little background information about the team. In this video you’ll see Gustafson address such issues as airshow safety and the general state of the airshow business. He acknowledges that accidents do occur but that it’s blown out of proportion. Gustafson responded to Tom’s question about the health of