Single Senator Preventing Unanimous Consent To Bring The CR To
The Floor
Oklahoma Republican Senator Tom Coburn is pretty adamant about
not funding some federal highway related items in a continuing
resolution (CR) that would yet-again extend FAA funding at
2007 levels through January 30th, 2012 ... to the extent the
bickering over procedure could cause another partial shutdown of
the agency.
Holds News Conference At California's Oakland International
Airport
FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt held a news conference Tuesday
in which he urged Congress to approve the continuing resolution
passed by the House Tuesday to fund the agency through January
30th, 2012. Babbitt selected the Oakland, CA, Airport for the event
in part because of a high-profile control tower project which would
be stopped if the agency is again forced to shut down.
Milestone Event For India’s First Public-Private
Partnership In Aircraft Development
The first flight of a new airplane is always and exciting event.
Wednesday marked the inaugural takeoff for the C-NM5 aircraft,
jointly developed by India's CSIR-National Aerospace Laboratories
and Mahindra Aerospace. The program is India's first public-private
partnership in the development of aircraft, and this milestone
event is the result of teamwork across three development teams
– CSIR-NAL, Mahindra Aerospace and GippsAero, a Mahindra
Aerospace subsidiary in Australia.
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