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A study released Monday by the Aerospace Industries Association and Econsult Corporation estimates that budget cuts to FAA operations as a result of sequestration could cost up to 132,000 aviation jobs, cause an annual decrease of 37 to 73 million in passenger enplanements, see annual reductions of 1 to 2 billion pounds of transported air freight and would also have a devastating impact on the Next Generation Air Traffic Control System, delaying system implementation by a decade or more. US Bankruptcy Judge Sean Lane who is overseeing the AMR bankruptcy case,

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Minimum Obstruction Clearance Altitude (MOCA) The lowest published altitude in effect between radio fixes on VOR airways, off-airway routes, or route segments which meets obstacle clearance requirements for the entire route segment and which assures acceptable navigational signal coverage only within 25 statute (22 nautical) miles of a VOR.

Aero Linx: Flying Physician Association The primary purpose of the Flying Physicians Association is to promote safety, education, research and human interest projects relating to aviation. Objectives: As physicians, with knowledge in the effects of Flying (physical, mental and emotional), we strive to increase safety and to preserve health by providing basic information through example and teaching to the medical profession, to aircrews and to the public at large, influencing members of the medical profession to fly and to develop expertise in the effects of Flying which will result in better utilization of aircraft for emergency services, better cooperation with state and federal aviation agencies, better qu

"Our HH-60G rescue helicopters are performing precision airdrops of water to help contain wildfires in California. This is a great example of the use of airpower in the homeland to save lives and property." Source: Col. Steven J. Butow, 129th Rescue Wing commander, in comments made as helicopters from the Air National Guard and the U.S. Navy helped fire crews in California battle a series of wildfires in the southern part of the state.