New five-year contract, approved by union leaders and now up for vote, also includes commitment to increase fleet size

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Holidaychatter – Southwest Pilot Deal Caps CodeSharing

2009-03-31 22:47:31

Missile applications are in mind as scramjet-powered WaveRider is readied for ground and flight tests

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Holidaychatter – Tests Are Crunch Time for Scramjet Concept

2009-03-31 22:32:52

A Three Question Survey Of This Year’s Amazing Women In Aviation Conference At a number of the more intriguing special events that ANN and Aero-TV partake in, we engage in an interesting exercise in which we pose at least three questions to a dozen or so of those attending to gauge the mood on a range of issues pertaining to the subject at hand. This year’s Women In Aviation Event was ripe for another such pursuit.

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Holidaychatter – Aero-TV: WAI Perspectives — Assessing Economic Equality (Part 2)

2009-03-31 21:35:18

Common Group To Support Competitive Student Events Kansas State University’s Aviation Department has established the K-State Aviation Flying Club for any aviation enthusiasts to support the university’s competitive aviation teams. K-State at Salina — proud of its recognition as a top-five aviation program in the country — has students who participate competitively in the FlightTeam, the Women’s Air Race Team, and the SkillsUSA Maintenance Team.

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Holidaychatter – K-State Forms Aviation Flying Club For Enthusiasts

2009-03-31 21:35:14

Crews Now Dressed In Delta Uniforms Seattle-based flight attendant Christie Colegrove, a 25-year Northwest Airlines veteran, hanged up her Northwest uniform Monday in exchange for a new Delta Air Lines uniform. Colegrove joined nearly 40,000 flight attendants, pilots, airport lounge representatives, ticket counter and gate agents who donned Delta uniforms Monday — one of the first outwardly visible signs the two airlines are now one.

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Holidaychatter – Delta’s Acquisition Of Northwest Becomes Increasingly Visible

2009-03-31 21:35:11

Plane Descended Onto Residential Street The pilot and passenger onboard a Cessna P210 Centurion suffered only minor injuries when their aircraft landed on a neighborhood street near Georgetown Municipal Airport (GTU) in Texas Sunday evening.

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Holidaychatter – Two Unhurt In P210 Downing Near GTU

2009-03-31 21:35:08

Approved For Commercial And Military Use Concorde Battery Corporation announced Monday the new BC-5000 Battery Capacity Tester. Loaded with failsafe features and designed for operator safety, BC-5000 Battery Capacity Tester is intended for use by any maintenance facility — commercial, military, and civilian.

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Holidaychatter – Concorde Battery Intros BC-5000 Battery Capacity Tester

2009-03-31 21:35:05

Allows Interfacing With Iridium And InMarSat Networks International Communications Group (ICG) announced Tuesday it has enhanced its new NxtMail with modifications that will add ease and flexibility to its installation in virtually any aircraft and offer customers the ability to interface with both the Iridium satellite network and InMarSat Swift Broadband.

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Holidaychatter – ICG Enhances NxtMail Server

2009-03-31 21:35:02

Popular Caravan Interior Package Includes Leather, Custom Woodwork Yingling Aviation marked a significant milestone Monday with the delivery of the 100th Cessna Model 208 Caravan fitted with an Oasis interior. The single-engine turboprop was delivered to Wichita businessman Arthur Alvis, president of Commtech Communications Technologies, a manufacturer of specialty computer products.

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Holidaychatter – Yingling Aviation Delivers 100th Oasis-Equipped C208B

2009-03-31 21:34:59

Offers Peace-Of-Mind During Inadvertant Icing Encounters CAV Aerospace recently installed its 100th TKS system on the world’s fastest fixed-gear aircraft, the Cessna 400 Corvalis TT and its predecessors.

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Holidaychatter – CAV Aerospace Installs 100th Cessna 400 TKS System

2009-03-31 21:34:57