January 2008 - Posts

• Vandals Strike Small Georgia Airfield, EAA Clubhouse

  "This Is Almost A Terrorist Attack" It's a troubling day when vandals chose to attack any airport... but it hurts all the more when the victims are those who hangar their planes at a privately-held field affectionately called "Pea Patch... Posted Jan 31 2008, 09:39 PM by Aero-News Network

• Utilicraft Aerospace Subsidiary Enters Funding Agreement

  $260 Million Infusion Towards Development Of Prototype Hauler A fledgling aircraft company has received a needed cash infusion to continue development of a new cargo plane. Read More... Posted Jan 31 2008, 08:40 PM by Aero-News Network

• PR TFR: 02.01.08

  NOTAM Number: FDC 8/3054 Issue Date: January 31, 2008 at 1301 UTC Type: Hazards Read More... Posted Jan 31 2008, 04:59 PM by Aero-News Network

• German Nudist Flight Set For July 5 Takeoff

  Travel Agency Organizes 'Free Body Culture' Trip An element of German society has always embraced nudity, or "free body culture" as its called. Germans are enthusiastic patrons of nude beaches and hotels across Europe. Now, they won't... Posted Jan 31 2008, 03:52 PM by Aero-News Network

• Cessna Completes Wing Mate On First CJ4

  First Flight Scheduled For Later This Year Cessna Aircraft Company tells ANN the planemaker recently completed wing mate on its first Citation CJ4, the latest addition to the ever-growing family of Citation business jets. Read More... Posted Jan 31 2008, 03:18 PM by Aero-News Network

• Aero-News Featured Aero-Casts For Thursday 01.31.08

  From The ANN Time Capsule: Eclipse's Introduction Of Avio NG ANN Daily Touch N Go: 01.31.08 (ANN's Short-Form Daily News Program) ANN Daily Aero-Briefing: 01.31.08 (ANN's Long-Form Daily News Program) ANN Special Feature -- From The ANN Time... Posted Jan 31 2008, 03:05 PM by Aero-News Network

• Airbus Collects Two New Narrowbody Orders

  Approaches 6,000-Sales Mark For A320 Family They aren't the biggest orders Airbus has collected for its A320 Family of jets... but they're noteworthy just the same. On Wednesday, the European planemaker announced two new deals for the popular... Posted Jan 31 2008, 02:00 PM by Aero-News Network

• AIAA's Third Space Exploration Conference Comes To Denver Next Month

  Event To Focus On The Next 50 Years Of Space Exploration Top leaders from industry, academia, NASA and other government agencies will come together at the 3rd Space Exploration Conference, February 26-28 at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver. Read... Posted Jan 31 2008, 01:45 PM by Aero-News Network

• NMB Rejects Union Request For Mediation In American Pilot Talks

  Board Notes No Issues Have Been Agreed Upon Yet Sort it out for yourselves. That's the message the National Mediation Board had for pilots at American Airlines this week, as the board opted to stay out of bitter contract talks now underway between... Posted Jan 31 2008, 01:40 PM by Aero-News Network

• Arizona ANG F-16s To Keep Watch Over Super Bowl XLII

  Low-Level Flight Will 'Let Everybody Know We're On The Job' The Super Bowl has become a de facto American holiday to many... and, sadly, that also means it is an attractive potential target for terrorists. One of the numerous security precautions... Posted Jan 31 2008, 01:36 PM by Aero-News Network

• Edwards Airman Flies High As First Military F-35 Pilot

  Plane AA-1 Will Fly To Base Later This Year For More Tests A pilot from Edwards Air Force Base, CA became the first Air Force and government test pilot to fly the F-35 Lightning II during a test sortie at the Lockheed Martin facility Wednesday at Naval... Posted Jan 31 2008, 01:33 PM by Aero-News Network

• AirTran CEO Sees Bright Side To Rumored Delta/NWA Merger

  But Talks May Be Stalled Between Airlines While there's been precious little in the way of actual news over the past week regarding a said-to-be-imminent merger between Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines, a third carrier is watching for signs... Posted Jan 31 2008, 12:10 PM by Aero-News Network

• Aero-News: Quote of the Day (01.31.08)

  "You can't tell the people at Robinson Helicopter that trade isn't good. When 70% of that which you manufacture gets sold somewhere else other than the United States, they ought to have a sign walking in here and say, 'Trade is not only... Posted Jan 30 2008, 11:53 PM by Aero-News Network

• Aero-TV: US Sport Aviation Expo's Robert Woods Talks LSA (Part One)

  The LSA Market Shows Signs of Life... and Growth! The 4th Annual Sebring FL-based US Sport Aviation Expo is now history. The growing (occasionally struggling) LSA movement shows signs that it may mature into a solid industry, providing a new entry-level... Posted Jan 30 2008, 11:51 PM by Aero-News Network

• NASA Says Atlantis Is 'Go' For February 7 Launch

  Mission To Lift Off At 1445 EST... At Last NASA engineers and officials have waited almost two months to say these words: Atlantis is ready. Read More... Posted Jan 30 2008, 11:50 PM by Aero-News Network