6/18/2013 - Airbus Americas Names Two More Management Team Members for Mobile Assembly Line
Airbus Americas has named two more new members of the management team
for its A320 Family assembly line in Mobile, Alabama. As of June 17, Mark Smith
has joined Airbus Americas as the Manager of Health, Safety and Environment
(HS&E). On July 8, Darren Gates will join Airbus Americas as Facilities Manager.
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6/18/2013 - Alabama Cahaba Forest Focus of Flight Activity for Major Atmospheric Study
Marion-Vaiden
Field - No, those were not Tommy Hilfiger models on a catalog
shoot at Marion-Vaiden Field Airport for the last three weeks. That was Dr. John Mak, Associate Professor of
Marine and Atmospheric Studies at Stonybrook College in New York and his team
of scientific researchers participating in one of the largest nationwide atmospheric
study projects conducted to date.
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6/18/2013 - CFM and Premier Group Inc Expands Fleet
Birmingham ALABAMA - Corporate Flight Management &
Premier Group Inc. - based at the Birmingham International Airport - continues
to expand with the recent addition of a Citation III to its fleet of aircraft.
This makes the Citation III the second aircraft added to the Corporate Flight
Management's fleet in the last two months.
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6/17/2013 - Ninety Nines Hosted by Alabama State Trooper Aviation Division
Cullman Alabama- Converging on Folsom Field for
their June meeting, members of Alabama International Organization of Women
Pilots discovered there is a lot to know about the diverse activities of the
State Trooper Aviation Division. It's not just about law enforcement anymore.
Trooper Mike Manley invited the Ninety Nines to hold their meeting, take a tour
of the based aviation assets and hear what projects the state pilots are
currently working.
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6/17/2013 - Robert A. “Bob” Hoover at Gathering of Eagles Video
MAXWELL AFB Alabama- Ladies and gentlemen, let me introduce
to you Bob Hoover, the greatest stick-and-rudder pilot who ever lived." That
airshow introduction from General "Jimmy" Doolittle only scratches the surface
of the military and civilian career of someone whom Brigadier General "Chuck" Yeager
called the "greatest pilot I ever saw.
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6/14/2013 - Happy 238th Birthday U.S. Army
WASHINGTON -Army News Service -- At the ceremony
celebrating the 238th birthday of the Army, Secretary of the Army John McHugh
said birthdays can be bittersweet.
"When I blow out candles, I start thinking it's another year closer to
that inevitable conclusion," McHugh said. "But I want to make a
suggestion for this occasion: that we consider instead of turning a year older,
the Army is turning a year newer, a year better, a year stronger.
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6/14/2013 - Au Revoir Alabama Gov Heads to Paris Promoting Aerospace
Montgomery Alabama - Gov. Robert Bentley headed to the Paris
Air Show after he kicked off peach season in Chilton County. The governor will
be building relationships with companies and trying to get jobs for Alabama.
One focus will be recruiting suppliers for the Airbus aircraft assembly plant
scheduled for construction in Mobile.
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6/14/2013 - Le VoilĂ AIRBUS 350XWB First Flight Video
Toulouse-Blagnac Airport France - The first A350 XWB to fly
has landed back at Toulouse-Blagnac Airport France at 14.05 hours local time
after successfully completing its first flight that lasted four hours and five
minutes . The aircraft was flown by Peter Chandler, Airbus' Chief Test Pilot,
and Guy Magrin, Project Pilot for the A350 XWB.
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6/13/2013 - City of Wetumpka Not to Honor Ground Leases with Airport Tenants
WETUMPKA ALABAMA- Wetumpka City officials, for the first
time, hosted a meeting Tue Jun 11, at the Wetumpka Municipal Airport to present
and discuss another new land lease for owners of hangars and other buildings at
the airport.
Present for the city were Lynn Weldon, airport manager,
Regina Edwards, city attorney and Allen Thames, newly appointed airport
consultant.
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6/13/2013 - No Good Options in FAA ATC Demands
From EAA- AirVenture's importance to GA overriding factor-- Facing a
spectrum of unpalatable options, EAA today finalized a one-time agreement with
the FAA to cover nearly $450,000 in expenses related to air traffic control
services at the 2013 EAA AirVenture Oshkosh fly-in, which begins on July 29.
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