"NextGen Yes, Congestion No" Speech Repeats Talking Points On
Need For New ATC System
Below is the text of FAA Administrator Marion Blakey's speech
before the FAA Forecast Conference Thursday in Washington, DC,
entitled "Repeat After Me: NextGen Yes, Congestion No."
Representing the general aviation community at Thursday's
Federal Aviation Administration Forecast Conference, National
Business Aviation Association (NBAA) President and CEO Ed Bolen
underscored the industry's long-standing commitment to aviation
system modernization, and touted the effectiveness of proven
funding streams.
NOTAM Number: FDC 7/5769
Issue Date: March 15, 2007 at 1613 UTC
Location: Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona near TUCSON VORTAC (TUS)
Beginning Date and Time: March 15, 2007 at 1900 UTC
Ending Date and Time: March 19, 2007 at 0001 UTC
Reason for NOTAM: Blue Angels Aerial demonstrations
Type: Airshow
Replaced NOTAM(s): N/A
Pilots May Contact: Tucson (U90) TRACON, 520-670-6213
NOTAM Number: FDC 7/5591
Issue Date: March 14, 2007 at 2018 UTC
Location: New York, New York
Beginning Date and Time: March 19, 2007 at 2220 UTC
Ending Date and Time: March 20, 2007 at 0045 UTC
Reason for NOTAM: Temporary flight restrictions for VIP (Very
Important Person) Movement
Type: VIP
Replaced NOTAM(s): N/A
NOTAM Number: FDC 7/5752
Issue Date: March 15, 2007 at 1526 UTC
Location: Ely, Minnesota
Beginning Date and Time: March 16, 2007 at 1530 UTC
Ending Date and Time: March 16, 2007 at 1645 UTC
Reason for NOTAM: Due to blasting activity at the Babbitt Iron
Mines
Type: Hazards
Replaced NOTAM(s): N/A
Pilots May Contact: Minneapolis (ZMP) Center,
651-463-5580
NOTAM Number: FDC 7/5756
Issue Date: March 15, 2007 at 1527 UTC
Location: 15 NM South, Prescott, Arizona near DRAKE VORTAC
(DRK)
Beginning Date and Time: Effective Immediately
Ending Date and Time: Until further notice
Reason for NOTAM: To provide a safe environment for fire fighting
activity
Type: Hazards
Replaced NOTAM(s): N/A
Pilots May Contact: Albuquerque (ZAB) Center, 505-856-4580
National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Mark V. Rosenker
named Thomas E. Haueter Director of the agency's Office of Aviation
Safety on Thursday. He has served as Acting Director of the office
since November 2006.
Offered With Or Without Liferafts On Bell 206, 407 Helos
Dart Helicopter Services told ANN Thursday the company's
affiliated partner, Apical Industries, has received EASA approval
for their Tri-Bag Emergency Float System. The system is available
with and without liferafts for Bell model 206A/B/L/L-1/L-3/L-4 and
407 helicopters.
Despite strong recommendations from the Government Accounting
Office to the contrary, representatives at Boeing say they doubt
the US Air Force will reopen competition for the $15 billion CSAR-X
contract award for a new search-and-rescue helicopter.
ANN Daily Touch N Go: 03.15.07 (ANN's
Short-Form Daily News Program)
ANN Daily Aero-Briefing: 03.15.07 (ANN's
Long-Form Daily News Program)
ANN Special Feature -- 2008 Virginia Regional EAA
Fly-In and Expo: 03.15.07 (ANN Special Feature, with Dee
Whittington, VA Council of EAA Chapters.)
While no one expected hugs and kisses between all the
participants at the 32nd Annual FAA Forecast Conference; many
attendees were none-the-less surprised to see strong hints of less
than impartial conduct as a pivotal panel composed of GA, Airline
and government officials started off the morning's discussions.
BizAv Expected To Grow Most, VLJs Will Fly More Than
Traditional Turbojets
The following is the FAA forecast for fleet and hours flown for
single-engine piston aircraft, multi-engine piston, turboprops,
turbojets, rotorcraft (piston, turbine), sport, experimental and
other (glider, balloon). The FAA forecasts "active aircraft", not
total aircraft. An active aircraft is one that has flown at least
one hour during the year.
The Federal Aviation Administration's 2007 forecast for
commercial aviation, unveiled Thursday, calls for a return to
growth over time... and the industry is expected to grow
significantly.
More parts are arriving every day... and soon they'll start
coming together. On Wednesday, Boeing celebrated roll out of the
first vertical stabilizer for the company's all-new 787
Dreamliner. Manufactured and assembled at the Composite
Manufacturing Center in Frederickson, WA, the vertical fin is the
largest primary structure of the 787 airframe built by an internal
Boeing supplier.
Say Airline Has Had More Than Enough Time On Matter
Now it's our turn... or it should be, anyway. Some shareholders
in bankrupt Northwest Airlines are fighting the carrier's request
to extend the exclusivity period on its Chapter 11 reorganization
plan.
Khalid Sheikh Muhammad Admits Role In 39 Terrorist Plots
Pentagon officials reported Wednesday that suspected al Qaeda
operative Khalid Sheikh Muhammad admitted to masterminding the
September 11, 2001 attacks as well as the World Trade Center
bombing in 1993.
Original Plea Agreement Tossed Out Over Deportation
Concerns
It all started on August 22, 1982 -- when a 19-year old Jerry
Ambrozuk and his 18-year old girlfriend, Dianne Babcock, took off
from the airport in Penticton, British Columbia, headed for
Vancouver. Instead, the Cessna 150 ended up over Montana -- and
crashed into Bitterroot Lake in Flathead County.
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association says there is adamant
opposition to increased aviation taxes and new user fees from many
members of the House aviation subcommittee... but there's a
slightly different wind blowing on the Senate side of the
Capitol.
Airbus SAS Chief Operating Officer, lead salesman, and head
cheerleader John Leahy wished archrival Boeing well this week, as
the American planemaker counts down the days to when it unveils its
787 Dreamliner. But that doesn't mean he's changed sides -- or
lessened his enthusiasm for Airbus.
Gerard Arpey Admits He Made 'Foolish Presumptions'
My bad. That's what American Airlines CEO Gerard Arpey told
investors last week, in an apparent apology for losing the bid for
a lucrative China route earlier this year.
Offers Customers Option Of Offsetting CO2 Emissions
On Wednesday, Scandanavian Airline SAS said it will offer a way
for passengers to offset greenhouse gas emissions on their flights,
by investing in renewable energy sources.
The NTSB has released its final report on an April 6, 2005 glider accident in Mokuleia,
HI. The report cites pilot error, lack of flight
experience, inadequate flight training and unfavorable winds as the
probable causes.
Air Cruisers Company tells ANN it has obtained FAA approval for
a revision to its STC'd AS350 Emergency Float System, just as such
systems have received added scrutiny in the wake of revised Air Tour operator
standards.
A problem with the flaps on an Island Air Bombardier DHC-8
indirectly led to the fracture of a pilot's back, according to the
NTSB's factual report on the January 31 incident.
Be sure to click on "English" and view the coolness of the Israel
Air Force's high tech Web site with graphics, a photo gallery,
aircraft and armament, and sound on the past and present, as well
as interactive games.
"I was responsible for the 9/11 operation, from A to
Z."
Source: From a statement made by alledged
terrorist Khalid Sheikh Muhammad. Pentagon officials reported
Wednesday that Muhammed admitted to masterminding the September 11,
2001 attacks, as well as the World Trade Center bombing in
1993 and 36 other terror attacks.
Read More
