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(SUMMARY) A timed-based system that provides information concerning potential hazards with fixed objects by using GPS positioning and a database of terrain and obstructions to provide true predictability of the upcoming terrain and obstacles.

(SUMMARY) Help ANN Grow So That We Can Be Of Greater Service To You! For the better part of a dozen years, ANN has set the pace for the growing and evolving aero-info revolution. No other news service has done what ANN has done... and no one did it before we...

(SUMMARY) Similar To Legislation Passed Last Month By The U.S. House A bill introduced in the United States Senate on Wednesday would prohibit U.S. aircraft operators from participating in the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) . The bill was...

(SUMMARY) Marks Came On Round-Trip Flight From Seattle To Bangladesh The 787 Dreamliner has established two world records with the 787 Dreamliner, setting new marks for both speed and distance for the airplane's weight class. "Speed and distance capabilities...

(SUMMARY) Project Leader Calls Finding A 'Slam Dunk' Proving A Once-Wet Martian Environment NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity has found bright veins of a mineral, apparently gypsum, deposited by water. Analysis of the vein will help improve...

(SUMMARY) One Will Work With Aircraft Leasing Companies, The Others Will Represent Growth Regions Bombardier Aerospace has tapped Three sales VPs with an eye towards aircraft leasing companies as well as the Asia-Pacific and mid-east regions.

(SUMMARY) AeroMechanical Services Was Already Seeking Arbitration In Canada AeroMechanical Services ... a Canadian provider of proprietary technology to the airline industry under the brand name FLYHT ... said Friday it has learned that it has been named as a...

(SUMMARY) But Finds That Loving An Idea Sometimes Just Isn't Enough Nearly two years ago, Jen Scheer, former Space Shuttle Program technician, toured the launch complexes at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, adjacent to Kennedy Space Center (KSC). She visited...

(SUMMARY) Served As Commander For NASA's Last Shuttle Mission Astronaut Chris Ferguson, the last commander of a space shuttle mission, has announced his plans to retire from NASA on Dec. 9. He will leave for a new job in the private sector. Ferguson, a retired...

(SUMMARY) New 'Sister Airport Alliance' Pact Outlines Collaborative Cooperation And Information Sharing Between Major Airports Dallas/Fort Worth (KDFW) International Airport officials joined with leaders of Taoyuan International Airport (TPE), the largest...

(SUMMARY) 56 Launches Completed In 60 Months After being formed five years ago by bringing together two experienced launch teams and two highly reliable launch systems, Atlas and Delta, United Launch Alliance has compiled a record of 56 successful launches in...

(SUMMARY) Order Spread Among Much Of The AW Product Line Weststar Aviation Services of Malaysia has signed a contract for 10 AgustaWestland helicopters at this week's Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace (LIMA) exhibition. The contract is valued at...

(SUMMARY) Edwards AFB Residents Volunteer To Be Guinea Pigs Generally speaking, it's against the law to make supersonic flights over populated areas, where the resulting sonic booms annoy residents and, in severe cases, can break windows. But NASA and the...

(SUMMARY) Swedish Fighter To Be The SAF's Multi-Role Combat Aircraft The Swiss government has selected Saab's Gripen as its future multirole fighter aircraft for the Swiss Air Force. The Gripen program will create a long-term partnership between Switzerland...

(SUMMARY) European Planemaker Has Challenged Company's Patent On Winglets The founder of Seatle, WA-based Aviation Partners says he will vigerously defend his company's patents for blended winglet technology being challenged by giant planemaker Airbus. The...