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Airborne 05.18.12: GA Airports, Onex Flies!, EBACE Highlights

Thu, 17 May 2012 18:03:38 -0500

(Aero-News) Also: Mama Bird Johnson, Lights out For LightSquared, New Cessnas and LearJets, Nextant 400, ACJs, MLX770 Certs, and Aero-Cat-tastrophe! The FAA has just released a report called 'General Aviation Airports: A National Asset', which was compiled...

Aero-News: Quote Of The Day (05.18.12)

Thu, 17 May 2012 17:24:22 -0500

(Aero-News) Systematic flaws in the procurement and deployment systems at TSA continue to plague the agency. Source: OGR Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA).

TSA Sets Cargo Screening Deadline For International Inbound Passenger Aircraft

Thu, 17 May 2012 17:24:15 -0500

(Aero-News) One Hundred Percent Screening Will Be Required As Of December 3, 2012 The TSA announced Thursday it has set a deadline for passenger air carriers to conduct 100 percent cargo screening on international flights bound for the United States. Beginning...

Airventure Cup Race: The Race Will Go On

Thu, 17 May 2012 17:23:31 -0500

(Aero-News) Race Officials Offer Preliminary Details About 2012 Race Prep ANN has received the following statement from Airventure Cup Race Organizers in regards to the 2012 Airventure Cup Race: Over the past week, there have been many posts on social media...

Pinnacle Airlines Debtor-In-Possession Financing Approved

Thu, 17 May 2012 16:31:53 -0500

(Aero-News) Steel Workers Union Alleges Problems With Pinnacle's DIP Financing The United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York has granted final approval to Pinnacle Airlines Corp. for $74.3 million in debtor-in-possession (DIP)...

FAA Proposes $395,850 Civil Penalty Against US Airways

Thu, 17 May 2012 12:05:13 -0500

(Aero-News) Alleges Transportation Of Hazardous Materials The FAA is proposing a $395,850 civil penalty against US Airways for allegedly violating U.S. Department of Transportation Hazardous Materials Regulations.

Solar Electric Propulsion Concept Submitted To NASA

Thu, 17 May 2012 12:01:21 -0500

(Aero-News) Mission Concept Study Offered By Ball Aerospace A mission concept study has been submitted to NASA by Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. for demonstrating a solar electric propulsion (SEP) technologies in space. Ball Aerospace was one of five...

Bell Helicopter Workers Share $28 Million Lotto Prize

Thu, 17 May 2012 11:59:59 -0500

(Aero-News) Each Pitched In $5 ... ROI Was $1.6 Million After Taxes Ten Bell Helicopter workers who each pitched in five dollars to play the Texas Lottery will be splitting a $28 million jackpot ... or about $1.6 million each after taxes.

Air India Strike Highlights Problems With Aviation In India

Thu, 17 May 2012 11:58:54 -0500

(Aero-News) Major Airlines Posting Losses Air India, a government-owned carrier has been dealing with a sickout from its pilots for over a week now, and the result has been the cancellation of most of the airline s international flights. At issue is a dispute...

Updated: FlightPrep Bails On Jepp Suit -- Claims 'Settlement' -- But Jepp Denies

Thu, 17 May 2012 11:58:00 -0500

(Aero-News) FlightPrep Quietly Sues... And Then Reportedly Withdraws From Suit As we noted last week, it was yet another case of Oh-No-They-Didn t for the folks at FlightPrep... who stirred up VERY negative feelings in late 2010 and early 2011 with patent claims...

Flexjet First To Offer Learjet 70, Learjet 75 Fractional Jet Ownership

Thu, 17 May 2012 11:57:48 -0500

(Aero-News) New Airplanes Announced Near Learjet's 50th Anniversary The first provider of fractional jet management services to offer access to the new Learjet 70 and Learjet 75 aircraft will be Bombardier affiliate Flexjet, the company announced Tuesday....

Southwest Defers Delivery Of 30 B737 Airliners

Thu, 17 May 2012 11:56:42 -0500

(Aero-News) Move Expected To Save The Airline $1 Billion At its shareholders meeting Wednesday, Southwest said that it would delay taking delivery of 30 Boeing 737-800 airliners it has on order with the planemaker. The move is expected to save the budget carrier...

Any Pilot Can Fly An Aviation Business

Thu, 17 May 2012 11:55:11 -0500

(Aero-News) In Fact, Opening A Business Can Be Compared To Learning To Fly Last year, I wrote an article for ANN about How Anyone Can Make At Least $150,000 Every Year In Their Own Aviation Business. In that article I stated that there are so many opportunities...

Eurocopter Reports EBACE A Successful Show

Thu, 17 May 2012 11:54:20 -0500

(Aero-News) Private Sector Presence Reinforced With Sales, Maintenance Agreements Strategic new contracts for Eurocopter s single engine product lines along with a go-ahead for the latest addition to its approved maintenance center network were announced at the...

He Saved Navy Fliers from Spam

Thu, 17 May 2012 06:31:14 -0500

(Air & Space) Swanson s frozen meals first appeared in 1954. Hint: Placing the TV dinner in a decorative basket is not going to help. While most people think of Swanson s when they think of frozen dinners, the idea originated with Maxson Food Systems, Inc. New...