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(SUMMARY) AD NUMBER: 2012-01-08 PRODUCT: 328 Support Services GmbH (Type Certificate previously held by AvCraft Aerospace GmbH; Fairchild Dornier GmbH; Dornier Luftfahrt GmbH) Model 328-100 and 328-300 airplanes.

(SUMMARY) AD NUMBER: 2012-01-09 PRODUCT: The Boeing Company Model 757-200, -200CB, and -300 series airplanes with off-wing escape slide systems installed.

(SUMMARY) Points Out Alternatives For AD Compliance Following a recent AD to address seat tracks on a wide range of Cessna GA airplanes, the company released three alternative methods of compliance (AMOCs) to correct the issue. The FAA has now issued an SAIB...

(SUMMARY) Hersman Will Speak At The General Membership Meeting NTSB Chairman Deborah A.P. Hersman will deliver the keynote address during the HAI annual general membership meeting, Sunday, February 12, 2012, at HELI-EXPO in Dallas, according to HAI President...

(SUMMARY) Security Camera Evidence Seems To Refute 'Irate' Description Security camera video from Nashville International Airport (KBNA) appears to refute a description from local police that U.S. Senator Rand Paul became "irate" when he was detained by TSA....

(SUMMARY) Aero Club Of SoCal To Present February 8 The Aero Club of Southern California plans to honor Clay Lacy February 8 with its prestigious Howard Hughes Memorial Award. Described by the group as one of the most versatile pilots in the history of powered...

(SUMMARY) Company Says Wing Rib Attachment Cracks Are Not Caused By Fatigue The cracks that have cropped up in the wing skin rib attachment points on several A380 superjumbo airplanes are not caused by fatigue, are easily repaired, and pose no threat to...

(SUMMARY) " I'm trying to figure out how the cart got so far ahead of the horse." Source: Congressman Greg Walden (R-OR), Chair of the House Energy and Commerce Communications and Technology Subcommittee.

(SUMMARY) January 22, 2012 solar flare. Photo courtesy NASA/SDO/AIA. Despite being the strongest solar storm since 2005, this week s flareup appears to have caused few disruptions on Earth. (As Space.com reports, the Coronal Mass Ejection hit Earth at an...

(SMART SUMMARY) The possibility of an increase in the maximum weight for LSAs is being bandied about at the FAA.

(SMART SUMMARY) Delta, Qantas and Air Canada reportedly were among operators that chose to alter routes Tuesday and Wednesday to avoid potential disruptions caused by the most powerful solar storm to hit earth since 2003.

(SMART SUMMARY) The Independent Pilots Association, which represents UPS pilots, this week filed a court statement challenging the FAA's decision to exclude cargo operators from new pilot fatigue and rest rules.

(SUMMARY) Northrop Grumman Had Been Developing Unmanned U-2 Replacement The Air Force had reportedly decided to pull funding for the Northrop Grumman Global Hawk program, and extending the life of the cold-war-vintage U-2 through at least 2020.

(SUMMARY) Sierra Nevada Corporation To Develop Enhanced Three-Dimensional Imaging Radar, Symbology For Operations In Degraded Visual Environments Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) has been awarded a contract to fulfill the Degraded Visual Environments (DVE)...

(SUMMARY) Mildred Hemmons Carter Turned Down For WASP Due To Race The opening of the movie "Red Tails" last week has brought the story of the Tuskegee Airmen to the attention of many who had never heard it before, and prompted a renewed awareness of that time...