Election Coordinated By National Mediation Board Fleet service workers at Aloha Air Cargo voted overwhelmingly this week to join the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.

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Holidaychatter – Aloha Air Cargo Service Workers Vote To Join Teamsters

2009-04-18 11:21:50

Ceremony Marks New Helos, New Facility At Hong Kong Heliport AgustaWestland announced this week the first two AW139 medium twin helicopters owned by Sky Shuttle Helicopters Limited of Hong Kong have entered operational service. An official ceremony to celebrate the entry into service of the aircraft, as well as the opening of a new helipad and passenger lounge at the Hong Kong Heliport, was held on April 16.

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Holidaychatter – AW139 Enters Service With Sky Shuttle Helicopters

2009-04-18 11:21:48

Would New Service Impact Airline Traffic? This next item isn’t an aviation story, per se… but it could pose significant ramifications for the nation’s airline industry, and even to a much lesser-extent general aviation.

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Holidaychatter – Obama Administration Launches Renewed Push For National High-Speed Rail

2009-04-17 10:27:26

Would Replace Steam Catapults On Aircraft Carriers Thanks for the recommendation… but we’re going to do it anyway. That’s the message the US Navy had for the Government Accountability Office this week, in proceeding with development of a new launching system for carrier-based aircraft.

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Holidaychatter – Navy To Stick With Development Of Electromagnetic Launch System

2009-04-17 10:27:25

“I have an emergency, and I need you.” Source: Ft. Myers, FL TRACON controller Dan Favio, to his friend — and former corporate pilot — Kari Sorensen. Favio called Sorensen, an experienced Beech King Air 200 pilot, when a passenger onboard a B200 needed assistance Sunday to land the aircraft, after the plane’s pilot died of a heart attack inflight.

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Holidaychatter – Aero-News: Quote of the Day (04.16.09)

2009-04-16 11:59:29

The Brazilian government will fund the complete cost of developing the aircraft, including two prototypes and tooling

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Holidaychatter – Embraer Launches KC-390 Tanker/Transport

2009-04-15 14:29:05

“With the nearly 5,000 Entegra-equipped aircraft currently in service, Avidyne has a proven track record of developing product upgrades that allow these owners to optimize utility and enhance performance over the entire useful life of their aircraft. Release 9 adds a whole new level of functionality and with the attitude-based DFC100, owners of R9-equipped Cirrus aircraft who want to replace their existing rate-based autopilot will be able to fly with the digital precision provided by dual solid-state ADAHRS inputs.” Source: Patrick Herguth, Avidyne’s Chief Operating Officer. The avionics manufacturer announced Tuesday its new attitude-based DFC100 Digital Flight Control System, which is targeted specifically for installation in Cirrus SR20 and SR22 aircraft with Avidyne’s dual Air Data and Attitude Heading Reference Systems (ADAHRS) and the Entegra Release 9 Integrated Flight Deck (IFD) system.

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Holidaychatter – Aero-News: Quote of the Day (04.15.09)

2009-04-15 12:56:37

Another: “You Bust It, You Bought It”…

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Holidaychatter – Klyde Morris (04.13.09)

2009-04-13 16:03:11

Aero-Linx! The purpose of the Long Island Early Fliers is to promote public education and interest in the field of aviation by collecting, collating and disseminating information concerning the history, records, progress and accomplishments of aviation and related activities.

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Holidaychatter – ANN’s Daily Aero-Linx (04.13.09)

2009-04-13 16:03:10

Aero-Terms! Along with the British A.T. (Aerial Target), one the earliest guided missiles. Development of the Kettering Bug, under the direction of Charles Kettering, began at the Delco and Sperry companies in 1917. It was an unpiloted biplane bomber made of wood, weighing just 270 kg, including a 135-kg bomb as payload, and was powered by a 40-hp Ford engine.

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Holidaychatter – ANN’s Daily Aero-Term (04.13.09): Kettering Bug

2009-04-13 16:03:08