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April 06, 2010

NTSB Letter Urges FAA To Improve SAR Responses To Downed Aircraft

Says Communications Problems Hamper Speedy Rescue Of Crash Survivors

In a letter to FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt, the NTSB says the FAA should work to improve communications between it and the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center (AFRCC), which has responsibility for initiation and coordination of SAR activities in the domestic United States.

John Amore, Ron Keys, And Zane Rowe Tapped In March

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University's Board of Trustees elected three new members during its March 2010 meeting.

ANN Special Feature: Airline Passengers Bill of Rights - 04.06.10

ANN's Paul Plack talks with Kate Hanni of Flyers Rights about how airline passengers rights will change with the April 29 start of the DOT's new tarmac stranding rule, and the requests from airline

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Classic Aero-TV: Jeppesen Charts - Leading the Paperless Revolution

CEO Mark Van Tine Discusses the Future of Electronic Chart Technology

At the National Business Aviation Association’s 62nd Annual Meeting & Convention (NBAA2009), exhibitors displayed the latest in aviation technology. Aero-TV took the opportunity to speak with President and CEO of Jeppesen, Mark Van Tine, about what’s on the horizon for the company and the future of paperless flight bags.

Such Innovative Technologies Have Become Commonplace In GA

You know that they're there -- but you rarely see them -- the tiny little boxes that provide the physical guidance for today's ingenious generation of glass panel cockpits. Solid-state by design and bereft of the hundreds of moving parts once associated with gyros and their support systems, the modern AHRS is a dependable, and superior replacement for the vacuum pumps and gyros of old.

Seeks Approval From FAA To Close The Facility

A small town in Missouri has begun the process of learning how it can close its local airport, saying the move is part of the town's long-term development vision.

Cirrus Drops L-3 Lawsuit

Claim Was That L-3 Had Attempted To Interfere With Cirrus' Ability To Build Airplanes

Cirrus Design Corp has pulled the plug on a lawsuit it had filed against L-3 Communications which claimed the latter had attempted to convince other suppliers to stop doing business with them, saying the GA airplane manufacturer would soon be seeking bankruptcy protection.

Potential Fire Hazard Not Know At Initial Certification

The FAA has issued a Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin for TKS de-icing fluid due to a potential flammability hazard. At this time, this airworthiness concern is not considered an unsafe condition that would warrant an airworthiness directive action.