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Saturday, November 21, 2009 11:01 PM

Aviation

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Name: Aviation

First Reported 12 hours ago - Updated 9 hours ago - 3 Documents

Blackhawk expands distributor ranks

Blackhawk Modifications is expanding its ranks of distributors worldwide.The company recently completed distribution agreements in the U.S., Europe and Australia, including Bromma Air Maintenance of Scandinavian Air Technologies of Cobham Aviation Service, ... [General Aviation News - 9 hours ago]

Entities: Blackhawk (band), Aviation, Turboprop, Pratt & Whitney, General Aviation

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 3 Documents

AirAsia

AirAsia's Fernandes named Orient Aviation's Person of the Year

KUALA LUMPUR: AirAsia Group CEO Datuk Seri Tony Fernandes has been named Orient Aviation magazine's Person of the Year for 2009, for leading AirAsia, which has in eight years grown to become the world’s best low-cost airline and Asia’s largest.Orient ... [Malaysia Edge - 11/20/2009]

Entities: AirAsia, Tony Fernandes, Aviation

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 7 Documents (in Politics)

Chile airports resume operations after major strike

Chilean airports resumed normal activity on Friday, after some 2,000 airport workers launched a country-wide strike that caused flight delays, the General Directorate of Civil Aviation said."The strike caused a slowdown of security checks for passengers ... [France24 - france - 11/20/2009]

Entities: Chile, Aviation

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 4 Documents (in Internet & IT)

Computer problem delays flights in the US

Flights across the United States have been delayed due to a computer glitch. Flights across the United States have been delayed due to a computer glitch.The Federal Aviation Authority has said that they are having to process flight plans manually which ... [Eircom.net - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Aviation, United States

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 2 Documents (in Market News)

Praful Patel

Cumulative losses of six scheduled Indian carriers stand at Rs 2,025 crore: Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel

According to an IANS report, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel informed the Parliament yesterday that six of the eight scheduled airlines in India have posted cumulative losses of Rs 2,025 crore with Kingfisher Airlines accounting for Rs 1,062 crore ... [TravelBizMonitor.com - 11/20/2009]

Entities: Praful Patel, Aviation, Paramount Airways, Air-India Express

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 2 Documents

European defense officials can't agree on Airbus A400M

European defense ministers couldn't agree Friday on whether to provide contractual relieve to the troubled A400M military airlifter, Aviation Week reports. ... [Seattle Post Intelligencer - 11/20/2009]

Entities: Airbus A400M, Aviation, Military/Armed Forces

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 2 Documents

Lockheed Martin Corporation

Lockheed Martin to close more FSS

Lockheed Martin will close seven Flight Service Stations, starting in February, according to a report at AOPA.org. Locations on the chopping block are: Columbia, Mo.; Honolulu; Kankakee, Ill.; Lansing, Mich.; Nashville; Seattle; and St. Petersburg, F ... [General Aviation News - 11/20/2009]

Entities: Lockheed Martin Corporation, Flight Design, Aviation, John Ackerman, Petersburg (West Virginia, United States)

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 2 Documents

Australian pilot's 'miracle on the Pacific'

Captain Dominic James ditched the Pel-Air Aviation air ambulance off Norfolk Island, north of Sydney, on Wednesday night after four aborted landings as poor weather closed in.As the aircraft ran dangerously low on fuel, James decided to make the water ... [Times Live South Africa - 11/20/2009]

Entities: Norfolk Island, Pel-Air, Glenn Robinson, Dominic James

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 2 Documents

Ryanair to begin legal battle on airport charges directive

Ryanair will next week seek leave for a judicial review of a direction issued by the Minister for Transport to the Commissioner for Aviation Regulation, allowing (DAA) to increase passengers fees to a level which will enable it to claw back millions of ... [Drogheda Independent - 11/20/2009]

Entities: Ryanair Holdings plc, Aviation, John Mulligan, Corruption

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 2 Documents (in Internet & IT)

Bird Strikes in East Africa

Africa with bird strikes, so it just completed a four-day wildlife hazard management workshop in Tanzania.Besides bird strike prevention, the foundation offers , including ramp inspection and Safety Management System assistance. Tags: Report item ... [Aviation Week - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Safety Management, Plagiarism, Hate Speech, Tanzania, Aviation

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 2 Documents

Bad idea: Flying with known oil leak

This November 2007 accident report is provided by the National Transportation Safety Board. Published as an educational tool, it is intended to help pilots learn from the misfortunes of others.Aircraft: Piper Super Cub. Location: Durbin, W.Va. Injuries: ... [General Aviation News - 11/20/2009]

Entities: Engine, National Transportation Safety Board, Inspection, Probable Cause

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 2 Documents

New Ascent MRO Opens in Tucson

Ascent Aviation Services has begun offering maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services from a 30,000-square-foot hangar at Tucson Intl Airport (TUS) in Arizona. The facility, which features a paint center, is situated on a 23-acre ramp area at the ... [Rotor & Wing - 11/20/2009]

Entities: Tucson, Boeing 737 Classic, Aviation

Quotes

"The communications and systems failures on Nov. 19, 2009 ... [are] a sobering reminder of the urgent need to update the equipment air traffic controllers rely on to manage air traffic" wrote House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Rep. James Oberstar, D-Minn., and Aviation Subcommittee Chairman Rep...

Technology glitch underscores need for new air traffic control system [Nextgov.com - 2 hours ago]

"Jet Transfer company is very proud that the Saint Petersburg State University of Civil Aviation has selected the Cessna 172S aircraft and two Frasca FNPT II simulators to upgrade their flight training equipment. We are certain that having these new modern aircraft and simulators will make the University a leading pilot training center not only in Russia, but in Eastern Europe as well" commented Sergey Filatov, Aircraft Sales & Management, Jet Transfer

News from Frasca [Helicopter Association Int. - 9 hours ago]

...Contributing factors were the rising mountainous terrain, and the high density altitude." According to data contained in the NTSB reports, the "engine was examined on June 6, 2002 at Teledyne Continental Motors facility in Mobile, Alabama under supervision of an NTSB investigator. The engine exhibited severe impact and fire damage. No anomalies were found that 'would suggest any engine problem prior to the accident.'" Regardless, as evidence of the above pilot errors could not be considered among the factual evidence presented at trial (the data gathered in NTSB i...

Embry-Riddle Flight Teams Dominate Regional Contests [Aero-News Network - 16 hours ago]

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Blackhawk expands distributor ranks [General Aviation News - 9 hours ago]
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Aero-TV: Event in Review – AOPAâs 2009 S... [Aero-News Network - 16 hours ago]

Blogs

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European defense officials can't agree on Airbu... [Aerospace News - 11/20/2009] European defense ministers couldn't agree Friday on whether to provide contractual relieve to the troubled A400M military airlifter, Aviation Week reports. ...
BAE to Market Mantis UAV to North America [Defense Tech - 11/20/2009] This article first appeared in Aerospace Daily & Defense Report. Manufacturer BAE Systems is formulating its marketing of the Mantis medium-altitude long-endurance ...
FAA hit with network glitch; Flight plans go ma... [ZDNet Blogs - 11/19/2009] The Federal Aviation Authority is looking into a networking problem that threatens to delay flights across the U.S. The problem resides in its telecom network. ...
Northrop Invests Own Money In Fire Scout [Defense Tech - 11/18/2009] This article first appeared in Aviation Week & Space Technology. Rather than waiting for the U.S. Army to flight-test the Fire Scout vertical-takeoff unmanned aerial ...
Killed in Action [War Zone - 11/18/2009] The Defense Department announced the death of 14 service members who were killed in Iraq and Afghanistan: Staff Sgt. Nekl B. Allen, 29, of Rochester N.Y., and ...

Audio/Video

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Oberstar on Aviation Safety [House Transport and Infrastructure Committee - ... - 11/19/2009]
Congressman McMahon Addresses Helicopter Noise ... [Rep. Michael E McMahon - YouTube Channel - 11/02/2009]
Chairman Oberstar on Aviation Safety 10 14 09 [House Transport and Infrastructure Committee - ... - 10/15/2009]
Congressman Higgins' Remarks on Aviation Safety... [Rep. Brian Higgins - YouTube Channel - 10/14/2009]
Mica on Aviation Safety Bill [Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure ... - 10/14/2009]

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