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(SUMMARY) A Little More In-Depth Look At One Of The Bright Shining Lights In The GA World Some months ago, we offered up a short but impressive look at a small organization that embodies the true spirit of today's aviators... the Veteran's Airlift Command....

(SUMMARY) Palatka, FL Offers A Different Kind Of Event In a previous edition of Aero-News, we advised our readers about the upcoming second annual Fly-in at the Palatka, Florida airport. Well, if you missed this fly-in, you missed an excellent event, because...

(SUMMARY) General Contractor To Be Selected In February A new plant being built by GE Aviation in Ellisville, MS should be finished by the end of 2012, and fully operational in 2013, according to the company's media relations manager.

(SUMMARY) Airline Industry Pioneer Weighs In With The Business Travel Coalition The Business Travel Coalition (BTC) has transmitted a letter signed by some 150 organizations to Congressional conference committee members negotiating a long-term reauthorization...

(SMART SUMMARY) A New Hampshire pilot faces manslaughter charges for a crash in January 2011 that killed his 35-year-old daughter.

(SUMMARY) Transgressions Range From Sleeping On The Job To Improper Screening For Explosives Eight TSA workers have been suspended from duty at Newark Airport for a range of security lapses ranging from sleeping on the job to failing to screen some bags for...

(SUMMARY) Sees Particular Need For Aircraft In The A330-200F Category The 2011-2030 Airbus Cargo Global Market Forecast foresees this sector continuing to demonstrate its resiliency to financial challenges and other worldwide pressures, generating an overall...

(SUMMARY) One Of Six Fatally Injured In Sea Stallion Accident The Marine Corps pilot of a CH-53D Sea Stallion was laid to rest Sunday in his hometown of Crystal Lake, IL. Capt. Nathan McHone was fatally injured when his helicopter went down during a mission in...

(SUMMARY) Calls Eurocopter Helo A 'Low-Risk' Platform Boeing Defence Australia (BDA) and Thales Australia have named the Eurocopter EC135 as the preferred platform for their bid on the Australian Defence Force (ADF) Project AIR 9000 Phase 7 - Helicopter...

(SUMMARY) To Be Held In Dallas, TX In Conjunction With Heli-Expo The social helicopter pilot organization "Twirly Birds" has announced their annual meeting to be held in Dallas, Texas on Sunday, February 12th during the 2012 HAI Heli-Expo. The reception will...

(SUMMARY) GE Receives Commitments For 400 Units The GE90 engine experienced its most successful year in 2011, accumulating airline and freighter operator commitments for 400 engines with a list price of more than $11 billion. This surpasses the previous record...

(SUMMARY) Expanding Capabilities For Chinook Customers, Others Columbia Helicopters says it has officially opened its new turbine engine testing facility. The $4 million project will allow the company to work on a wider variety of turbine helicopter engines,...

(SUMMARY) Launch Window Opens February 9th ESA's new Vega rocket is now fully assembled on its launch pad. Final preparations are in full swing for the rocket's inaugural flight from Europe's Spaceport. The launch window opens on February 9th.

(SUMMARY) Pilot Fatally Injured When The Plane Went Down In Ocala, FL An NTSB official said in a media briefing Sunday that the landing gear on a Cessna 340 which went down Friday near Ocala International Airport was nearly fully retracted, and the gear handle...

(SUMMARY) Calls The Measure A "Done Deal" Speaking at a car show in Dearborn, MI, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said that a long-term funding bill for the FAA is a "done deal," and expressed additional optimism that a long-term transportation measure...