October 2007 - Posts

• Pilot Arrested For Flying While Intoxicated In SD

  Chairman Of IL Town's Airport Authority Also A Retired Pharmacist A retired pharmacist and head of his local airport authority is in hot water with authorities in Mitchell, SD after allegedly flying drunk. Read More... Posted Oct 31 2007, 10:47 PM by Aero-News Network

• Eclipse Aviation Receives FAA Approval For FOQA Program

  Airline-Type Program Approved For General Aviation Eclipse Aviation announced this week it received approval of its Flight Operational Quality Assurance (FOQA - pronounced foh-qwah) program from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Eclipse is the... Posted Oct 31 2007, 10:41 PM by Aero-News Network

• OurPLANE Delivers First Eclipse 500 VLJ For Fractional Use

  "Let The VLJ Revolution Begin!" Light aircraft fractional ownership company OurPLANE recently delivered the first Eclipse 500 very light to operate under Part 91 fractional ownership. Read More... Posted Oct 31 2007, 10:38 PM by Aero-News Network

• Mesa Told To Pay Up For Launching Hawaiian Service

  Judge Rules Carrier Used Confidential Information Mesa Air Group's new low-cost carrier will cost them some big bucks. A US Bankruptcy Court judge ruled Tuesday Mesa illegally used confidential information obtained from Hawaiian Airlines to launch... Posted Oct 31 2007, 09:08 PM by Aero-News Network

• NASA Postpones Fourth Spacewalk Due To ISS Power Problems

  Panel Tear, Defective Joint Causing Headaches Saying they need more time to work out a plan to deal with not one but two power issues at the International Space Station, mission managers at NASA postponed plans for a fourth spacewalk Wednesday. Read More... Posted Oct 31 2007, 08:07 PM by Aero-News Network

• Challenger Center Founder Speaks At LSU Risk And Exploration Symposium

  Astronaut's Widow Says Risk Is Worth The Rewards Exploration reaps benefits for all involved -- whether they go on the trip or stay at home. Yet there are risks inherent in all forms of exploration that accompany these benefits. You could argue no... Posted Oct 31 2007, 06:31 PM by Aero-News Network

• Aero-News: Quote of the Day (11.01.07)

  " triumph for fair competition and ethics over dishonesty and illegal behavior." Source: Hawaiian Airlines president and CEO Mark Dunkerely. A US Bankruptcy Court judge ruled Tuesday Mesa Air Group illegally used confidential information obtained... Posted Oct 31 2007, 06:16 PM by Aero-News Network

• About Face: NASA To Reveal Safety Study After All

  Will The Facts Be Worse Than The Fears? ANN REALTIME REPORTING 10.31.07 1545 EDT: The truth will come out after all. In his prepared remarks before a Congressional hearing, NASA Administrator Michael Griffin announced the agency will release the results... Posted Oct 31 2007, 06:12 PM by Aero-News Network

• Regional Express Suspends Snowy Mountains Service

  Cites Pilot Shortage, Sick Calls Citing a looming shortage of current and future pilot hires, Australian regional airline Regional Express (Rex) announced Tuesday it will temporarily suspend its single return service which operates six times per week... Posted Oct 31 2007, 05:56 PM by Aero-News Network

• CAP Flies In Support Of Crews Battling California Wildfires

  As Many As Seven Aircraft Fly Reconnaissance Operations Now in their second week of round-the-clock operations, the Civil Air Patrol's California Wing members are conducting reconnaissance flights in support of various federal, state and local agencies... Posted Oct 31 2007, 05:56 PM by Aero-News Network

• Helo Pilot Praised For Heroic Rescue Of SoCal Firefighters

  Flew Into The Fire To Pull Five Away From Flames Don't call him a hero. Mike Wagstaff says he was "just doing my job" when he flew his helicopter into blinding smoke from the California wildfires earlier this month, to rescue four firefighters... Posted Oct 31 2007, 05:53 PM by Aero-News Network

• ANN's Daily Aero-Term (11.01.07): Taxi Light

  Aero-Terms! A light, similar to a landing light, installed on an aircraft in a fashion so that it illuminates the runway or taxiway when the aircraft is on the ground. Read More... Posted Oct 31 2007, 05:51 PM by Aero-News Network

• ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (11.01.07)

  Aero-Linx! FlyMexico Tours has been in the tour business for about 15 years. Paragliding and hang gliding are their specialty, and they have accommodated pilots from zero time beginners to experts in both paragliding and hang gliding. There are few places... Posted Oct 31 2007, 05:19 PM by Aero-News Network

• AgustaWestland Future Lynx Manufacture Commences

  First Bulkhead Panel Machined The first monolithic machined panel for the first AgustaWestland Future Lynx was manufactured last week at Oldland CNC's facility in Bristol, United Kingdom. The manufacture of the first component, a lower fuselage bulkhead... Posted Oct 31 2007, 04:06 PM by Aero-News Network

• Japanese F-2B Fighter Down On Takeoff In Nagoya

  Pilots Able To Escape Burning Plane A Japanese F-2B fighter jet crashed on takeoff Wednesday from Nagoya Airport, destroying the aircraft and leaving its two pilots with minor injuries. Read More... Posted Oct 31 2007, 12:14 AM by Aero-News Network