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8/31/2010 4:24 PM    Like   Read   Share  

(SUMMARY) New Company CEO Is Just 47 Years Old Stephane Mayer has joined Daher-Socata as its Chief Executive Officer, bringing an experienced industry executive into the management team responsible for further developing DAHER's Aerospace sector activity -...

8/31/2010 4:22 PM    Like   Read   Share  

(SUMMARY) Data Will Provide Valuable Information For The Development Of Future Launch Vehicles A successful ground test of the second Ares five-segment Development Motor (DM-2) was successfully carried out by NASA and Alliant Techsystems Tuesday. The...

8/31/2010 4:21 PM    Like   Read   Share  

(SUMMARY) Association To Honor Perdue With American Spirit Award Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue (R-GA) will be featured as a keynote speaker for the Opening General Session at NBAA's 63rd Annual Meeting & Convention (NBAA2010) in Atlanta, GA, and will be...

8/31/2010 2:17 PM    Like   Read   Share  

(SUMMARY) ANN Daily Touch-And-Go: 08.31.10 (ANN's Short-Form Daily News Program) ANN Daily Aero-Briefing: 08.31.10 (ANN's Long-Form Daily News Program) ANN Special Feature: Part I: John & Martha at Gunpoint - 08.31.10 (ANN Special Report, with John King)

8/31/2010 1:25 PM    Like   Read   Share  

(SUMMARY) The Environmental Protection Agency currently does not have sufficient data to make a determination on lead emissions from aircraft engines, according to GA Avgas Coalition comments submitted by EAA and other aviation and petroleum associations to...

8/31/2010 10:23 AM    Like   Read   Share  

(SUMMARY) Helicopter Down In Arkansas Early Tuesday Morning A medical helicopter belonging to Air Evac Lifeteam went down at about 0430 Tuesday morning in central Arkansas, fatally injuring all three members of the aircrew. The accident occurred near the town...

8/31/2010 4:06 AM    Like   Read   Share  

(SUMMARY) Coolest Kitfox EVER Gets Serious Attention At Oshkosh 2010 There's something about the Kitfox... an aircraft series that was a true pioneer in the sport aviation arena for quite a number of years... and through good times and bad. It was the aircraft...

8/31/2010 2:17 AM    Like   Read   Share  

(SMART SUMMARY) Gulfstream's new G650 recently reached Mach 0.995 on a test flight, which the company says establishes the business jet as the world's fastest civil aircraft.

8/30/2010 10:17 PM    Like   Read   Share  

(SUMMARY) Brand New Air Tractor Was Being Ferried To Brazil The pilot of an Air Tractor crop duster walked away from an accident Saturday after the brand new airplane lost power and went down in a parking lot near Pompano Beach Air Park (KPMP).

8/30/2010 10:15 PM    Like   Read   Share  

(SMART SUMMARY) Aviation's most prominent husband and wife team is calling on government agencies to keep their databases up to date and warning pilots and aircraft owners they could be next to be surrounded by heavily armed police, handcuffed and detained because of a bit of miscommunication.

8/30/2010 9:39 PM    Like   Read   Share  

(SUMMARY) Well-Known Avaition Community Members Had A Bad Weekend, But It Could Have Been Much Worse The NBAA responded Monday to the weekend's reported gun-point detainment of two industry figures by calling for a review of the government's process for...

8/30/2010 9:28 PM    Like   Read   Share  

(SUMMARY) Fully Integrated Ice Protection System Allows FIKI Helicopter Operation A rotorblade ice protection system for the AgustaWestland AW139 medium twin-engine helicopter developed by Goodrich has received certification from the FAA, EASA, and Transport...

8/30/2010 9:27 PM    Like   Read   Share  

(SUMMARY) US Assembly Site Is Also First To Receive Approval From The FAA Yingling Aviation has become the first facility approved by the FAA to maintain, inspect, and alter the Cessna 162 Skycatcher S-LSA aircraft.

8/30/2010 9:26 PM    Like   Read   Share  

(SUMMARY) IMC Club International Creates A New Kind Of Flight School The National Instrument Proficiency Academy (NAIPAC) is a new non-profit proficiency-based flight school created by IMC Club International. The first of its kind in the aviation industry, the...

8/30/2010 9:21 PM    Like   Read   Share  

(SUMMARY) U.S. DOT Assesses $500,000 Civil Penalty The U.S. DOT assessed a civil penalty against AirTran Airways Monday for violating rules protecting air travelers with disabilities. The carrier was assessed a civil penalty of $500,000, of which up to...