Three Marines and one Navy sailor were lost Thursday, and a
fifth injured, when their HH-1N Huey helicopter impacted terrain
during a training flight near Yuma, AZ.
The hijacking of a Turkish MD-83 airliner, which began when two
hijackers attempted to take over an Atlasjet flight headed to
Istanbul, ended without bloodshed Saturday morning.
Hey, a guy's gotta eat. A helicopter pilot on his way to
Traverse City, MI decided to make a lunch stop in the city of
Midland on Tuesday. Instead of choosing to land at the airport a
quarter mile away from the restaurant, though... the pilot set down
on a grassy area near a busy highway.
Northwest Airlines CEO Doug Steenland sent a letter this week to
the 7,000-strong Association of Flight Attendants union, inviting
them to meet to discuss ways to improve the attendants' working
environment.
Proposed Expansion Would Mean A 10 Percent Staffing
Increase
As part of its proposed $80 to $100 million expansion of its
Gresham, OR manufacturing plant, Boeing is asking for tax breaks
over the next five years.
The three naval aviators onboard an E-2C Hawkeye reconnaissance
plane that crashed Wednesday off the North Carolina coast have been
identified, after the US Navy and Coast Guard called off their
search for survivors on Friday.
Aero-News learned recently Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron
16, or MALS-16 -- based at California's Marine Corps Air Station
Miramar -- recently received the 2006 Secretary of Defense
Field-Level Maintenance Award.
A strong, electrically transparent housing used to enclose a
radar antenna and protect it from the wind and weather. Often, the
radome forms the nose of the aircraft.
Source: David Lane, head of forest protection
for the North Carolina Division of Forest Resources. The division
plans to retire its CL-215 firefighting aircraft on account of
operational expenses.
NOTAM Number: FDC 7/3690
Issue Date: August 17, 2007 at 1937 UTC
Location: Anchorage, Alaska near ANCHORAGE VOR/DME (ANC)
Beginning Date and Time: August 20, 2007 at 1855 UTC
Ending Date and Time: August 20, 2007 at 1930 UTC
Reason for NOTAM: High performance aerial demonstrations by the
USAF
Type: Airshow
Replaced NOTAM(s): N/A
Pilots May Contact: Anchorage (A11) TRACON, 907-271-2711
NOTAM Number: FDC 7/3679
Issue Date: August 17, 2007 at 1808 UTC
Location: Jackson, Wyoming
Beginning Date and Time: August 20, 2007 at 1810 UTC
Ending Date and Time: September 03, 2007 at 1700 UTC
Reason for NOTAM: Temporary flight restrictions for VIP (Very
Important Person) Movement
Type: VIP
Replaced NOTAM(s): N/A