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February 02, 2013

Airborne 02.01.13: LaHood Resignation, 787 Update, HeliSAS Cert

Also: Aero-Integrity, Iran's Monkey-In-Space Program, and Remembering Columbia, Challenger and Apollo 1

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has announced to the employees of the U.S. Department of Transportation that after serving for four years in President Obama’s Cabinet, he would not be staying on for the second term. In its sixth update on its investigation into a battery fire aboard a JAL Dreamliner January 7, the NTSB said its examination of the damaged battery has transitioned from macroscopic to microscopic. The Islamic Republic of Iran says it has taken another step towards becoming a space-faring nation by launching a monkey into space

“This is an opportunity to provide members of the Texas legislature information on the importance of general aviation in their local communities.” Source: State Representative John Kuempel (R-Seguin), chair of the Texas General Aviation Caucus.

The distance from the point of touchdown to the point where the aircraft can be brought to a stop or exit the runway.

European Airshow Council

The European Airshow Council consists of a group of like-minded people that meet annually and understand that everyone involved in Airshows should be striving to achieve standards of excellence in their activities.