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May 23, 2008

Aero-TV At AEA 2008: New Solutions In Aircraft Security

A Novel Solution To An Important Problem

Airplanes are expensive... and valuable...especially when they're yours. Securing them properly has always been a concern to owners and operators but in an era when access and security of aircraft is becoming more and more a "Public" issue, novel solutions to aircraft security would seem to be apropos.

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FAA Bans Use Of Stop-Smoking Aid By Pilots, ATC

Pfizer Warns Of Mood-Altering Properties Of Chantrix

This week, the Federal Aviation Administration banned the use of the smoking-cessation drug Chantrix for active flight personnel and air traffic controllers, saying the product could factor into accidents.

Is This American Airlines, Or The NYC Subway? Hard To Tell...

Engineers Develop 'Self-Healing' Composites

If you're among those aviation old-schoolers having a hard time embracing carbon fiber, you may find this next bit of news even more difficult.

Aero-Linx!

The National Coalition for Aviation Education is a membership organization that was formed in 1993 when the founding member groups signed a formal charter and established a partnership with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

Aero-Terms!

A region of charged particles in a planet's upper atmosphere; the part of the earth's atmosphere beginning at an altitude of about 400 kilometers (25 miles) and extending outward 400 kilometers (250 miles) or more.

Aero-News: Quote of the Day (05.23.08)

"When I crossed swords with him, I felt like I was in a gunfight and all I had was a knife. I'm proud to call him a friend, and I wish him the very best."

Source: Gerard Arpey, CEO of AMR Corp., about Herb Kelleher. Kelleher stepped down as Chairman of Southwest Airlines on Wednesday... the same day American announced at its annual meeting in Fort Worth it plans to cut 12 percent of its flight capacity, thousands of employees will be furloughed, and passengers will be charged an extra fee for every checked bag.