The News Review:
- FAA Ambassador Jamail Larkins Opens Doors to Aviation Career …
- Noise from new O’Hare runway angers Park Ridge residents
- China’s first private jet hub to open next year
- The New Team Jane F. Garvey
- Ranger Aerospace & Aeronautics Inc. Modifies Name to Ranger …
- Aviation fuel leaks on USS Abraham Lincoln
- Frontier Airlines Reports Preliminary Traffic for November 2008
FAA Ambassador Jamail Larkins Opens Doors to Aviation Career …
MarketWatch
5 2008 DALLAS Dec 05 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) –With 25 percent of all aviation employees eligible to retire this year according to a study by Aviation Week & Space Technology there’s a world of job opportunities but potentially not enough young graduates to fill these vital positions. Twenty-four-year-old Jamail Larkins Ambassador of Aviation & Space Education for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) aims to help meet this growing need for trained personnel in the aviation industry by educating America’s youth through a nationwide DreamLaunch Tour. Sponsored by Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Larkins’ DreamLaunch Tour opens students’ eyes to the myriad opportunities available to those who dream big and work hard – whether it’s as a future pilot aerospace engineer air traffic controller or other rewarding aviation positions. “The future of aviation is in the hands of young America” said Robert Sturgell the FAA’s acting administrator. “Careers in aviation are there by the thousands.
Noise from new O’Hare runway angers Park Ridge residents
Chicago Tribune United States
About 150 northwest suburban residents mostly from Park Ridge had lots of questions but got few answers to their liking at a meeting of the O’Hare Noise Compatibility Commission in Rosemont. Residents and officials feel the Chicago Department of Aviation and Federal Aviation Administration deceived them over the number of daily flights and the size of planes using O’Hare’s new $565 million runway. Officials of Park Ridge and neighboring.
China’s first private jet hub to open next year
The Associated Press
Work began Friday on the Hongqiao Airport Business Aviation Center a joint venture between Shanghai’s airport authority and Australia’s Hawker Pacific Pty Ltd. the Shanghai Daily newspaper reported. The airport authority holds a 51 percent stake. The hub will be expected to handle about 6000 flights a year when completed most from overseas the report said. China has been under rising pressure to further open its skies as available flight paths grow increasingly crowded.
The New Team Jane F. Garvey
New York Times United States
GarveyBeing considered for: Transportation secretaryWould bring to the job: Strong background and connections in aviation and highways as well as finance. She served as administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration which is the Transportation Department’s largest agency and spent four years at the Federal Highway Administration as deputy administrator and then acting administrator.
Ranger Aerospace & Aeronautics Inc. Modifies Name to Ranger …
MarketWatch
Ranger Aerospace contemplates investments in other non-rotorcraft sectors. The Ranger Aerospace brand is better used to cover a wider range of subsidiaries in the future. ” Townes remains the Chairman of Ranger Rotorcraft Group Inc. The rotorcraft services holdings of Ranger today include: — Texas Aviation Services Inc. – a large depot-sized helicopter service center that specializes in completions avionics interiors paint MRO re-wiring and mission retrofits for civilian and military helicopters — Integrated Flight Systems Inc. – specializes in helicopter air conditioners and video systems and is adding new STC’s for other helicopter specialty products — Ranger AeroDesign – an engineering unit that provides aeronautical engineering services to Ranger’s subsidiaries and to outside clients with a goal of eventually qualifying as an “ODA” licensee with the FAA — Platinum Aviation Group Inc. – holder of numerous STC’s and an unlimited repair station license in which special projects can be accomplished.
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Aviation fuel leaks on USS Abraham Lincoln
HeraldNet WA
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Frontier Airlines Reports Preliminary Traffic for November 2008
MarketWatch
Lynx Aviation commenced revenue service inDecember 2007. As such only the current month fiscal year-to-date andcalendar year-to-date are presented for Lynx Aviation in the text and tablebelow. Mainline Results for November 2008: — Frontier Airlines reported a load factor of 78. 5 percent an increaseof 0.