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FAA Computer Upgrades Coincide With AirVenture  
7/19/2010 1:17 AM    Like   Read   Share  
(SMART SUMMARY) EAA is in discussions with the FAA over the decision to perform a major computer upgrade on the three days prior to and the first day of AirVenture that apparently involve systems used for the slot reservation system for IFR traffic going to Oshkosh and three neighboring airports.


DC-3 Reunion Set For Next Weekend  
7/19/2010 1:17 AM    Like   Read   Share  
(SMART SUMMARY) More than 30 DC-3s are expected to be on the field at Whiteside County Airport in Rock Falls, Ill., July 24-26 as The Last Time gathering of the iconic airliners gets under way.


JFK Emergency: An Airline Pilot's Perspective  
7/18/2010 11:17 PM    Like   Read   Share  
(SMART SUMMARY) The emergency declared by an American Airlines 767 crew landing at JFK on May 4, 2010, may have been unusual, but it might also represent a situation that's closer to "normal for JFK" than an emergency call might suggest.


Canada Buys 65 F-35s  
7/18/2010 9:16 PM    Like   Read   Share  
(SMART SUMMARY) The aircraft order itself is worth $9 billion, including training, new equipment for air bases and simulators, and a maintenance contract with Lockheed Martin will push the total cost to about $16 billion.


(SMART SUMMARY) The owners of one of the airplane that Colton Harris-Moore allegedly heisted were admirably generous in their reaction to the theft, suggesting that he just needs a father-to-son talking to.


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Boeing's Bullish Market Outlook  
7/17/2010 1:00 AM    Like   Read   Share  
(SMART SUMMARY) Boeing believes that stable growth in the world economy will help the airline industry this year and expects a big upturn in demand from the Asia-Pacific region and Middle-East over the next two decades.


TECNAM's Future Certified Four-Seater  
7/16/2010 11:00 PM    Like   Read   Share  
(SMART SUMMARY) TECNAM has sold over 3,000 aircraft (mostly in Europe), and says it will debut its first single slated for certification, a new four-seat strutted high-wing, the P2010, at AERO 2011 in Friedrischafen, Germany, though certification may follow, later.


(SMART SUMMARY) The union for Hawker Beechcraft workers has sent a letter to its members telling them the company may cut its 6,000 person workforce by up to 75 percent (4,500 jobs) within the next two years, a local NBC affiliate reported Thursday.


Colton Harris-Moore And The Fallout For GA  
7/15/2010 8:53 PM    Like   Read   Share  
(SMART SUMMARY) A 19-year-old managed to steal (at least) five airplanes, allegedly, and eluded capture each time, which means, "basically, anybody that wants to steal a plane can," attorney John Greaves told AOL news.


(SMART SUMMARY) The economy seems to be stabilizing and there are signs the recession is ending.


(SMART SUMMARY) All it takes is the right piston, a little tweaking of the cylinder and some trick fuel injection timing.


(SMART SUMMARY) As you'll notice when you hit up our jam-packed "POTW" slideshow (on AVweb's home page), widespread summer showers in North America have inspired dozens of outstanding reader photos over the last two weeks.


Polish Crash Pilots May Have Feared For Lives  
7/15/2010 2:48 AM    Like   Read   Share  
(SMART SUMMARY) The April 10 crash of a Tu-154 near Smolensk, Russia, that killed the then Polish president and all 95 others aboard has been the source of multiple unsubstantiated conspiracy theories, and a report published Wednesday by a Polish news service might not be an exception.


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