Boeing delivered a third C-17 Globemaster III to the NATO
Airlift Management Organization (NAMO)on Wednesday, in support of
NAMO's 12-nation Strategic Airlift Capability (SAC) initiative. The
delivery, which took place at Boeing's final assembly facility in
Long Beach, completes SAC's first fleet of the advanced
airlifters.
President Had Threatened To Veto Spending Plan If Alternate
Engine Was Included
The $636.3 billion fiscal 2010 military appropriations bill
approved by the U.S. Senate Tuesday does not include funding for
the F136 alternate engine for the Joint Strake Fighter program. The
alternate engine has been the focus of a presidential veto threat
through the entire budget process.
Instructor and ATP Who Signed His Logbook Has Been Stripped Of
All Flying Priveleges
The FAA has issued an Emergency Order of Revocation against
Douglas Gilliss for falsifying the logbook of David Zweigle, saying
he had personally checked Zweigle's ability to fly the L-29 Delfin
which crashed July 4th 2009, killing Zweigle and his passenger.
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