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Airborne 06.08.16: SF NIMBYs v Blue Angels, ADS-B Rebate, Sport Pilot Academy

Also: Blue Angels Support, Power Flow, Lily UAV, Airbus Reef, UAV Regs, Boeing IT Workers, C Series

San Francisco Supervisor John Avalos is once again speaking out against the Navy Blue Angels participation in the city’s annual Fleet Week celebration held in October. This time, he is bolstering his position by pointing to the accident last week which resulted in the fatal injury of Blue Angels pilot, Jeff Kuss. Avalos said he would introduce a non-binding resolution by August that would restrict the team to flying over the San Francisco Bay during Fleet Week. Avalos said, “It

LA's Proud Bird Restaurant Becoming A High-End Food Court

Restaurant Slated For Reopening Later This Year

The Proud Bird Restaurant, which overlooks the runway at KLAX, is in the middle of a planned 10-month renovation that will bring a variety of food vendors to the well-known space.

Tiger Moth Impacts Car At U.K. Charity Event

Woman Taken To The Hospital That Was The Beneficiary Of The Event

A woman was injured Sunday when a Tiger Moth taking part in a charity event impacted her car shortly after takeoff from Brimpton Airfield near Reading, Berkshire.

Aero-TV: One Tug Fits All??? - Best Tugs Pushes ANN Around

Move All Your Toys With Just One Tug…

If you think it’s hard to get excited about a tow tug that moves your airplane in and out of the hangar, think again. Technology is everywhere in aviation and the fact is, very few airplanes can get in and out of the hangar without help. While at Sun ‘n Fun 2016 ANN news editor, Tom Patton, met up with Mark Patey, the owner of a company known as, Best Tugs.

Airborne 06.07.16: Legacy 450/500, Wingsuit Record?, Lockheed T-50A

Also: Muroya RedBull Victory, Aero-Calendar, AATI, Miami Airshow, Ab-Initio Pilot Training, SkyPixel, Leonardo Crowdfunding

Production of Embraer Executive Jets' Legacy 450 and Legacy 500 is underway in Melbourne, Florida. The company held a ribbon-cutting ceremony last Thursday at its recently-expanded facility, where the Phenom 100 and Phenom 300 are already in production. At the ceremony, which included numerous dignitaries, including Florida Governor Rick Scott, the Company celebrated this expansion, which adds 236,000 square feet to its existing 213,000 square-foot campus at Orlando