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8/27/2010 8:58 PM    Like   Read   Share  

(SUMMARY) Who Else Can Hold A Fly-In In Their Own Back Yard? The annual Lee Bottom Fly-In is just about a month away, and the organizers say the event, appropriately called "Wood, Fabric, & Tailwheels" and featuring such iconic aircraft as the Staggerwing,...

8/27/2010 8:51 PM    Like   Read   Share  

(SUMMARY) Accomplishment Establishes G650 As World's Fastest Civil Aircraft Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. announced Friday that a Gulfstream G650 recently reached Mach 0.995 as part of its 1,800-hour flight-test program. The aircraft achieved this speed during...

8/27/2010 8:50 PM    Like   Read   Share  

(SUMMARY) A320 Apparently Suffered Brake Problems, Tire Caught Fire On Landing Passengers on a JetBlue flight arriving at Sacramento from Long Beach Thursday night exited via the planes emergency evacuation slides after a hard landing caused one of the planes...

8/27/2010 7:12 PM    Like   Read   Share  

(SUMMARY) Presents US Airways 1549 Crew With Commemorative Approach Chart ... To The Hudson River With tongue placed firmly in cheek, Jeppesen recently presented "Miracle on the Hudson" pilots captain Chesley Sullenberger and first-officer Jeffrey Skiles with...

8/27/2010 7:11 PM    Like   Read   Share  

(SUMMARY) No Issues Reported With First Landing Using New GE-Developed RNP Flight Path An American Airlines flight arriving at Bradley International Airport in Connecticut Thursday afternoon became the first-ever U.S. flight to use a publicly available,...

8/27/2010 7:09 PM    Like   Read   Share  

(SUMMARY) Plaintiffs Seeking Nearly $27 Million In Damages A lawsuit filed in the Supreme Court of Newfoundland is seeking nearly $27 million in damages from Sikorsky, which has been charged with "reckless behavior and willful misconduct" following an accident...

8/27/2010 7:07 PM    Like   Read   Share  

(SUMMARY) US Airways 1549 Approach Chart During AirVenture, Jeppesen presented a special approach chart to the crew of US Airways Flight 1549, which has gone down in aviation lore as "The Miracle On The Hudson."

8/27/2010 2:17 PM    Like   Read   Share  

(SUMMARY) ANN Daily Touch-And-Go: 08.27.10 (ANN's Short-Form Daily News Program) ANN Daily Aero-Briefing: 08.27.10 (ANN's Long-Form Daily News Program) ANN Special Feature: John Snider's Mosquito XE - 08.27.10 (ANN Special Report, with John Snider, of Personal...

8/27/2010 2:04 PM    Like   Read   Share  

(SUMMARY) "(W)e put it on for any and all pilots who want a good old fashioned fly-in to visit. We like to say it's the most nothing you'll ever do. There's no agenda, no schedules, and no paid performers." Source: Lee Bottom Flying Field Owner Rich Davidson.

8/27/2010 9:45 AM    Like   Read   Share  

(SUMMARY) First Aircraft Now Expected To Go To ANA No Earlier Than February Next Year Boeing said Thursday that it now expects to deliver the first 787 in the middle of the first quarter 2011. The delivery date revision follows an assessment of the...

8/27/2010 8:26 AM    Like   Read   Share  

(SUMMARY) A safety alert issued by ATC to aircraft under their control if ATC is aware the aircraft is at an altitude which, in the controller's judgment, places the aircraft in unsafe proximity to terrain, obstructions, or other aircraft.

8/27/2010 8:21 AM    Like   Read   Share  

(SUMMARY) And How Do I Listen In? If you've spent any time reading our site lately, you know how excited we are about our upcoming Aero-Casting features. This revolutionary new form of media opens the airwaves to anyone with an Internet connection -- no...

8/27/2010 12:02 AM    Like   Read   Share  

(SUMMARY) LMC To Provide Aircraft By Fall 2010 The United Kingdom's Ministry of Defence has awarded a $5.1 million contract to Lockheed Martin for additional Desert Hawk III unmanned aircraft vehicles.

8/26/2010 11:53 PM    Like   Read   Share  

(SUMMARY) Overall Contract Value For Lockheed Martin Now $709 Million An $111.4 million contract modification from the U.S. Air Force has been awarded to Lockheed Martin for sustainment of the F-22 Raptor fleet, resulting in a contract value of $709 million....

8/26/2010 11:53 PM    Like   Read   Share  

(SUMMARY) Makes 1st Appearance in Italy, And Will Be Involved In Several Tests The Sukhoi Superjet 100 landed in Italy for the first time Wednesday at Torino Caselle Airport, where it will continue its flight certification program.