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Preliminary Report: New Orleans Photo Flight Hits House
October 18, 2006, 1:48 PM
November 2005

Bell 206B JetRanger, New Orleans, Sept. 7, 2005–A JetRanger photo flight operated by Helitrans of Manvel, Texas, crashed while maneuvering within the New Orleans temporary flight restricted area established after Hurricane Katrina.

Preliminary Report: MU-2 Crashes Short of Runway
October 18, 2006, 1:47 PM
November 2005

Mitsubishi MU-2B-36, West Memphis, Ark., Sept.

Preliminary Report: Birds Down Falcon 20
October 18, 2006, 1:46 PM
November 2005

Dassault Falcon 20D, Lorain, Ohio, Sept.

Congressional Observer: November 2005
October 18, 2006, 1:44 PM
November 2005

– Among the after-effects of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita was a flood of Congressional bills to provide relief to the communities and people devastated by the storms.

Washington Report: November 2005
October 18, 2006, 1:41 PM
November 2005

Congress Might Clip NASA’s Wings
NASA’s use of seven of its fleet of 85 aircraft to transport employees to routine site visits, meetings, speeches and conferences cost American taxpayers $20 million more than having space agency personnel fly on the airlines.

LED Replacements for Fluorescent Tubes Coming Soon
October 18, 2006, 1:37 PM
November 2005

Because of 120- to 140-knot headwinds, two Circuit City Citations were making a refueling stop at Pueblo (Colo.) Memorial Airport (PUB), on Feb. 16, 2005, en route to California from Richmond, Va., the chain’s headquarters.

Completion & Refurb Update: November 2005
October 18, 2006, 1:35 PM
November 2005

LED Replacements for Fluorescent Tubes Coming Soon

Operators take another look at fuel tankering
October 18, 2006, 1:31 PM
November 2005

Decades ago, AIN published one pilot’s mathematical formula for calculating the conditions that made fuel tankering viable.

Goin Polar? Try Fairbanks
October 18, 2006, 1:27 PM
November 2005

Alaska Aerofuel of Fairbanks, Alaska (PAFA), cut the ribbon on a new hangar last month, with on-site U.S. Customs office, pilot lounge, snooze rooms, showers, a conference room and passenger lounge with flat-screen plasma televisions and hi-speed Internet access.

Columbia acquires Lakeland, Fla. (LAL) FBO
October 18, 2006, 12:54 PM
November 2005

The Columbia group of aviation companies announced last month it has acquired Lakeland Air Service at Lakeland (Fla.) Linder Municipal Airport (LAL). The acquisition marks the sixth facility for the Columbia FBO network and the first outside the Northeast. Columbia is based in Groton, Conn.

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