Daytona Beach, Fla., Oct. 1, 2008 – Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University today announced it will demonstrate to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) its progress in developing air traffic control tools capable of reducing weather-related flight delays, reducing aircraft fuel consumption, and improving the efficiency of flight operations. Along with research partners Lockheed Martin, Computer Sciences Corp., Boeing, ENSCO, and Mosaic ATM, the demonstration will show how current and forecasted weather information can be successfully integrated into the FAA’s traffic management and en route automation systems, located in FAA centers and major airports around the country.

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Gondia: Next year when you take a commercial flight, don’t be surprised if your pilot or copilot is one who trained at Rajiv Gandhi National Flying Training Institute at Gondia. The World War-II airstrip with ruins of bunkers all around it, Birsi will be in full bloom when 22 Diamond DA-40 and DA-42 single and double engine aircraft arrive here with 200 trainee pilots taking them for a spin in the sky in the next couple of years. This desolate place, 8 kms from Gondia, is set to transform into a busy aviation training centre. The Institute took-off on Tuesday with first batch of six students which includes two girls. The operations began in collaboration with the Canadian Aviation Electronics (CAE), a pilot training company from Canada, in the home turf of civil aviation minister Praful Patel. According to manager (special project) CAE, Gary Morrison, CAE has signed a MoU with AAI and government-owned Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Akademi to run the NFTI. CAE will hold the 5% equity in the training school and AAI will own the rest.

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The book’s publicist says, “Words cannot adequately describe the facial expressions of the spectators, this optical feast for enthusiasts that drives their senses into overload. For those who come to experience the air races for the first time, they are forever changed. This truly is the fastest and most dangerous motor sport in the world…” World-famous photographer Gerhard Schmid knows that words are not up to the task, so he lets his photos and their descriptive captions do the story-telling. And it works: the reader’s eye travels from page to page, overwhelmed by the beauty, the ferocity, the energy that the Reno Air Races generate each September.

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Reno, September 14, 2008: Kevin Eldredge, SuperSport competitor in the Reno Air Races and one of the fastest men in airborne motorsports, announced today that he has accepted the sponsorship of TRACE Engines, LP., of Midland, Texas. The TRACE V-8 will power a new Nemesis NXT that Kevin will build with Andy Chiavetta of Aerochia, who has built Sport champions and provides go-fast carbon graphite components for Lancairs. “I am absolutely thrilled that I will be the first to use the TRACE V-8 power in a race plane, and my next Nemesis NXT will show the community what good American V-8 power can do in a modern airframe,” said Eldredge, to a group of reporters at the Reno Air Races.

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Kelowna, BC, Canada, September 12, 2008 - SkyTrac Systems is pleased to announce that it will be exhibiting at the Africa Aerospace and Defense Exhibition (AAD) in Cape Town, South Africa, from September 17-21, 2008. AAD is Africa’s largest aerospace, defense, and security exhibition and will feature more than 400 exhibitors from at least 25 countries. Michael Zelin, SkyTrac’s newly appointed Director of International Business Development will be demonstrating SkyTrac’s complete SatCom solutions, including hardware and software products, at the Heli Management Services Booth (number 8514).

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Kemble Airport Open Day on Sunday 14th September will be the launch-pad for a head-spinning personal challenge taken on by the Civil Aviation Authorities very own Jason Phelan. In April 2009, Jason, of Lavant nr Chichester, will be going loopy whilst working his way through as many aerobatic sequences as possible in aid of charity. Jason is hoping to raise a total of £5,000 for the aviation charity, fly2help, who are based at Kemble Airport. fly2help is an exciting charity that lifts people’s horizons via the medium of flight, working with individuals, groups and like-minded charities to stretch physical, mental and emotional boundaries that have been set by a life trauma or tragedy. Aiming to inspire imagination, determination, self-esteem and confidence in their clients, fly2help is committed to supporting the terminally ill, chronically sick, bereaved and those who simply need a ‘life boost’. This can include those who have suffered extreme neglect and abuse, and those who face exclusion from society on a regular basis as a result of mental ill-health, sickness, disability, injury or poverty.

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No matter where they are in New Zealand, air travellers with a cell phone can now txt any arrival or departure flight number to 8808 and receive instant arrival and departure flight information - including delays and cancellations. FlightCHECK, a new txt-based flight checking service is launched today. To use this exciting new service, you simply txt your flight number to 8808. Web users can also search for flight numbers or look at all New Zealand airports’ departures and arrivals online at http://FlightCHECK.co.nz The FlightCHECK software has been designed and developed by Kiwi company YouTXT Ltd, to offer travellers (as well as meeters and greeters) real-time domestic and international flight information. Powered by the most comprehensive flight information service in the world, FlightCHECK is an anytime, anywhere information service available to air travellers from Auckland Airport to Stewart Island.

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As her 17th birthday approaches, Air Cadet Sally Cluley is preparing to become Britain’s youngest qualified pilot after passing her General Flying Test and qualifying for her Private Pilots Licence (PPL) at the POM flying school in Humberside yesterday, Thursday 28 August 2008. Sally, still a month short of her 17th birthday, will have to wait until her birthday, 28 September 2008, before she can officially claim the title and she hopes to receive her licence on her big day. A member of 1947 Squadron, based at Birstall in Leicester, for two years, Sally passed her General Flying Test in a Piper Cherokee aircraft. The Air Training Corps is a military-based youth organisation parented by the Royal Air Force, providing a variety of opportunities for young people aged 13 to 20. Activities include flying, gliding, target shooting, leadership, adventure training, aviation studies and general military training. The Squadron also participates in many weekend camps on both RAF stations and at military training facilities.

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Palm Coast, Florida - (August 7, 2008) Commercial Airline Pilot Training (CAPT) Program is pleased to announce the opening of a new campus at Cecil Field (KVQQ) in Jacksonville, Florida. Opened in 1941, the airport was originally the site of the former Naval Air Station Cecil Field, which was closed in 1999. With 4 runways, Cecil covers a 22,939 acre area and is home to several aerospace businesses. CAPT will occupy space at Cecil with a capacity to hold 60 – 80 students. The program at Cecil Field will be identical to the 12-14 month ab initio program at CAPT’s primary location at Flagler (KXFL) in Palm Coast, Florida. The training devices will include AATD’s, FTD’s, while Cirrus SR-20 aircraft and Avidyne equipped Piper Seminoles will comprise the training fleet.

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Passengers flying into Britain have made the first ever authorised in-flight mobile phone calls on a commercial airliner flying into the UK. An Emirates Boeing 777 equipped with the AeroMobile system flew into London Heathrow last Thursday, August 7, with passengers able to safely make and receive calls, as well as exchange text messages. During the seven hour flight from Dubai, about 20 per cent of the passengers on board flight EK005 switched on their mobiles to use the system. A total of more than 30 calls were made and nearly 100 text messages were sent or received. AeroMobile chief executive Bjorn-Taale Sandberg said: “After being the world’s first to operate our system on commercial flights, we’re delighted that we are now also first into the UK.

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(Washington, D.C., 5 August 2008) The world’s airlines will offer 59.7 million fewer seats in the 4th quarter of 2008 than they did a year ago, according to OAG (Official Airline Guide) in its 10 year view of the global aviation industry. The latest figures from OAG’s consolidated database reveal a 7% drop both in the number of flights and in seat capacity for October, November and December 2008 compared with the same time last year. The U.S. domestic market will account for just under 20 million of that figure, or 33% of the global decline in capacity, in what could potentially be the most widespread crisis to hit the aviation industry in recent memory. The OAG analysis takes into account all future schedules filed by the airlines to date, to provide a comprehensive snapshot of planned airline activity for October to December 2008 with comparisons tracking back 10 years.

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The FLYER Professional Flight Training show, which takes place at the Regency Hotel, Whitehall in Dublin on 20 September 2008, is the perfect event for anybody considering a career in the open skies as an airline pilot. The show is Europe’s only dedicated Professional Pilot Training Exhibition and is ideal for anyone currently at school, college or university, or if you are considering a career change on the flight deck of a modern passenger airliner. One of the key features of the FLYER Professional Flight Training Exhibition will be the seminars that run throughout the day. On this occasion they will be provided exclusively by airlines with Aer Arann, Flybe and NetJets headlining the programme.

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NEW YORK, July 31, 2008 – Henri Courpron, President Seabury-Europe, today announced that Seabury has expanded its European presence and increased its scope of capabilities with the addition of Dr. Christopher J. Smith, Managing Director, to its Corporate Advisory Group. Dr. Smith will expand the capabilities from the London office to serve the City’s financial community by providing due diligence and support for transactions in the airline, airport and aviation-related business sectors. In addition, Dr. Smith is broadening Seabury’s capabilities by establishing an airports advisory practice. Dr. Smith most recently was Managing Director of SH&E Limited, with responsibility for the firm’s management consulting business focusing on airports, airlines and air traffic services in the UK and Europe. Seabury’s London office serves the global financial industry based in London and augments Seabury’s European Amsterdam headquarters and its office in Toulouse, France, where its aerospace business is based.

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Michael E. Levine, former airline executive and a principal architect of U.S. airline deregulation said today that U.S. airlines may be facing their worst crisis since the Great Depression of the 1930s, but he rejected re-regulating the industry or adopting capacity controls as the remedy. In a speech before the International Aviation Club in Washington, DC, Levine instead proposed an eight-point recovery program, saying the industry, faced with soaring fuel costs and an uncertain economic environment, will need to adapt to the new conditions. Re-regulating “will simply postpone the inevitable adjustment and is a prescription for waste,” he said. “Re-regulation will not affect the price of oil or the fragility of the economy. Those fundamentals will take time, perhaps a lot of time, to fix. The industry needs to adapt to these realities and to adapt, it will need the kind of innovation and flexibility that government regulation would impede.”

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New, online courses make it easy to learn to fly the Cirrus SR22 Perspective! Now Available from Glass Cockpit Publishing. Mountain View, CA—Max Trescott, the 2008 National CFI of the Year, announces new online training courses. First to bring out online training courses for the G1000 in 2006, he’s first to announce online training courses for the new Garmin Perspective glass cockpit, shipping exclusively in Cirrus Design’s SR22 aircraft. Unlike traditional training courses that force everyone to go through all of the information in a linear fashion, these courses features Max Trescott’s Interactive Quick Start, which makes it easy for beginners and experts to quickly find just the level of detail they need. Available for quick reference throughout the course, interactive tabs let users display large, annotated pictures of the PFD, MFD, GFC 700 autopilot and audio panel. By clicking on any of the features or controls, users can quickly drill down to get just the information they’re looking for.

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EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wis. - July 26, 2008 - A steady stream of campers and recreational vehicles … mass arrivals of Bonanzas, Cessnas, Mooneys, amateur-built aircraft, and military Warbirds … finishing touches being made to a full city’s worth of tents, buildings, performance stages, and exhibits on the grounds — these are sure signs that the official kickoff of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2008 is less than two days away. According to Poberezny, the lineup for this year’s annual convention of EAA members, dubbed “The World’s Greatest Aviation Celebration,” is very promising.

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(London, UK, 24 July 2008): The world’s airlines are scheduled to operate just 1% more flights for July 2008 compared with the same month last year. According to the latest statistics from OAG (Official Airline Guide), the world’s authority on flight information, this represents an additional 34,800 flights. Capacity for July is up by 3% year on year. The total number of flights scheduled to operate worldwide this month is 2.64 million, offering 318.3 million seats to travelers around the globe. Within this global figure of all scheduled passenger flight operations, the low cost sector accounts for 459,000 flights (17%) and 68.3 million seats (21%). Frequencies and capacity in the low cost sector are both showing 13% growth for July 2008 vs July 2007. Within the United States, domestic activity has dropped 2% overall, or 21,500 fewer flights this month, resulting in 818,000 fewer seats. This is despite increases in low cost frequencies and capacity within the US of 4% and 3% respectively.

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Olympic Fuel Company S.A. (OFC) has designed, constructed and operates the centralized facilities for aircraft refueling, via Hydrant System, at Athens International Airport “El. Venizelos”, one of the most modern fuelling facilities worldwide. The Joint Inspection Group (JIG), comprising BP, Chevron, ENI, ExxonMobil, Kuwait Petroleum, Shell, Statoil and Total, inspect annually the OFC facilities and operations to assess compliance with their international standards, which are also endorsed by IATA. In the last 4 consecutive years, JIG has been recording a very high level of performance in OFC operations and in 2008 has granted the Company with a “Certificate of Excellence”. Such Certificate is only given to very few Companies worldwide with very high standards in operations, also maintaining the facilities in “as new” conditions. This award illustrates the highest level of OFC services, provided at Athens International Airport.

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We are giving you a great PRICE SLASH OFF offer on all models of America’s Freedom Fighters for the whole Independence month of July. With a line of very affordable yet valuable collectibles only from Kukuding.com, everyone- whether YOU are a serious collector, an active or retired U.S. serviceman, or any proud American- can now have the chance to own and display with pride an exquisite model plane without paying over US $ 100. So take a look inside our store, and browse our extensive collections of wood plane models, model ships and tank models – you’ll definitely find something you’d want to have for your very own collection or a gift to give to someone special.

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Navigraph is proud to announce the release of new video tutorials for direct download in the nDAC software. Eight tutorials have now been released, in addition to the nine published in November 2007. Each video teaches how to fly IFR approaches to various airports, including challenging approaches to Funchal/Madeira (LPMA), Innsbruck (LOWI) and Örsta-Volda (ENOV) in bad weather conditions. The videos have been produced by VideoFlyRec, a Spanish video production company, using chart material provided by Navigraph.

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SEATTLE, July 18, 2008—Sometimes called precision flying, aerobatics is one of the most physically and mentally demanding pursuits in aviation. Meet some of the best aerobatic pilots in the world and see their highly-specialized aircraft as they visit the Museum of Flight before heading to the Advanced World Aerobatic Championship to be held in Pendleton, Ore., August 1-10. A team of American aerobatic pilots will be at the Museum on Saturday, July 26 to celebrate Aerobatic Day 2008 by showing off their airplanes and engaging in a panel discussion of this exciting sport at 2 p.m. in the William M. Allen Theater. Panelists include air show pilot Terry Burch, who will talk about what it takes and what it is like to be an air show performer. The panel is free with Museum admission. Advanced aerobatic planes will be on view from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. in the Museum parking lot and side gallery. Outdoor exhibits are free to the public.

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FARNBOROUGH, UK — Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE), the global aerospace, manufacturing and services corporation, is expanding its aircraft leasing portfolio with the acquisition of 18 Boeing freighter aircraft. Confirmed today (Wednesday) by DAE Capital, the group’s aircraft leasing and financing business, the company is to acquire the new freighter aircraft in a split purchase and leaseback deal. The aircraft, which will be acquired from Emirates Airline, comprise 10 Boeing 747-8Fs and eight GE90-115B powered Boeing 777 freighter aircraft. This latest agreement will increase DAE Capital’s leasing portfolio to 49 aircraft and with a further 200 Boeing and Airbus aircraft on order, due for delivery between 2010 and 2013, the Dubai-headquartered company is rapidly establishing itself as a world-class aircraft leasing business.

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The latest acquisition of the Jetairfly fleet, a Boeing 737-800, has been baptised “Gerard Brackx” after the Belgian tourism pioneer who started tour operator Jetair in 1971. The company was run by Brackx for thirty years before it became part of holiday giant TUI. Boeing 737-8K5 OO-JBG (c/n 35142) “Gerard Brackx” is the fourth “Next Generation” 737 of Jetairfly (three 737-800s and a single 737-700) and the company is expecting a fifth 737-800 in November this year.

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Private pilots who experience problems with their Global Positioning System (GPS) navigational devices can now report the issue and share their experience with other pilots at a new website. The site at http://nano.aero is run by specialist consultants Helios and sponsored by the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). Pilots using the site can report a range of issues including loss of guidance; position errors; database errors; satellite outages; and human factors occurrences. As well as being able to post reports, pilots can also add comments or provide additional information on existing reports. Pilots can post anonymously if they wish.

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Paris and Montreal, July 3, 2008 – Euroconsult, the leading international analyst and consulting firm specialized in commercial and government satellite applications, announced today the opening of its North American office in Montreal, Canada. American and Canadian companies will now have improved — and more time-zone friendly — access to all Euroconsult services and expertise to assist them in their decision making process. This important strategic move comes as a result of extensive discussions with customers in the US and Canada. “Our clients in North America have clearly conveyed their desire to have Euroconsult closer,“ indicated Pacôme Revillon, CEO of Euroconsult, “and we believe this is an important step in providing them the best possible service.”

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