FAA Reauthorization to get 90-day extension

AOPA:  Congress unable to agree on an FAA funding bill by the March 31 deadline???…is any deadline in Washington really a deadline???  House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee  says a bill….

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AeroAntenna Technology Inc. has you covered

AeroAntenna Technology, Inc. has supplied antennas to the major airframe and avionics manufacturers for many years.  Product line includes: GPS L1, L1/L2, and Glonass band antennas, Combination GPS/XM and GPS/Sirius, VHF COM/GPS/XM,DME/Transponder….

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AeroExpo UK Event coming up in June

AVWEB:  AEROEXPO UK is the exhibition to attend in the U.K., whether you are interested in learning to fly or are already a pilot and want to view the latest products….

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ADS-B GOES ONLINE IN PHILLY

AVWEB: ADS-B GOES LIVE IN PHILADELPHIAPilots of properly equipped aircraft flying through the Philadelphia area can get a glimpse of the future of flight now that ADS-B service has been switched….

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RTCA Annual Symposium Coming Up

Mark your calendar to attend the RTCA Spring 2010 Symposium: Bringing NextGen into Focus, the premier aviation conference focusing on how NextGen recommendations are being integrated into FAA’s NextGen Implementation….

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Senate works on FAA Funding Bill

AOPA: Senate begins debate on FAA reauthorization billThe Senate maneuvered around labor objections to the Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization to begin debate on the bill. “It is in the interest….

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FAA Aviation News becomes "SAFETY BRIEFING"

FAA ‘Aviation News’ becomes ‘Safety Briefing’ The publication FAA Aviation News is changing its name to FAA Safety Briefing starting with the March/April 2010 issue, available now on the FAA….

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FAA requires plastic pilot’s licenses by end of month

AOPA:  The FAA is requiring pilots to trade paper licenses for plastic licenses by March 31, 2010. The cost to receive a new license in the mail is $2. “We’ve….

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NextGen could improve Aircraft performance

(source:  Aviation Week)  NextGen May Boost New Aircraft Types Advanced short-runway airliners and large commercial tiltrotors could boost the capacity of the U.S. air transport system without impacting conventional aircraft….

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Glass Cockpits Not Safer according to New Study

AVWEB:An NTSB study shows glass cockpit technology has not significantly improved the safety of small light planes, the NTSB said Tuesday, and …more  (Source:  AVWEB)

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