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FAA
BUDGET: NEXTGEN WINS, BIG AIRPORTS LOSE
The White House on
Monday released its budget proposal for the next fiscal year, and so far
general aviation advocacy groups are finding not much to complain about
-- no sign of user fees, and funding for GA airport improvements and
NextGen remains intact. "This is a long and extraordinarily complex
document, and a complete review of all the language and nuances takes
time," AOPA President Craig Fuller said on Monday. "But our initial
reading indicates that the president has recognized the need to
modernize our aviation system while maintaining critical infrastructure
-- all funded by a tried-and-true system of excise taxes and general
fund contributions. All of us in the general aviation community find
this encouraging." Not so happy, though, were advocates for larger
airports, which take a serious hit in the administration's proposal.
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GARMIN
SAYS 4G SYSTEM A THREAT TO GPS
Garmin is standing by its
position that a proposal to build a network of 40,000 broadband
transmission towers around the U.S. could severely disrupt GPS service.
As
we reported last week, LightSquared has received conditional FCC
approval to install the massive system to carry 4G signals, the
conditions being that it restrict its signals to their assigned
frequencies on the L Band 1 (1525 MHz—1559 MHz) and test existing
GPS devices to see what kind of interference the transmitters might
cause. GPS uses the a frequency range of 1159-1610 MHz, which is right
next to the LightSquared signal. Garmin's Jessica Myers told
AVweb in
a podcast interview that Garmin has done testing on its own and
determined there's no practical way for the two systems to
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DOT
PROMISES COMMENT PERIOD ON BARR
DOT will invite comments from
affected parties before it changes eligibility requirements for the
Block Aircraft Registration Request program. As
we reported last week, the National Business Aviation Association
sent notice to members warning that the DOT was reviewing the program,
which allows aircraft owners to conceal their registration to prevent
tracking of aircraft movements. The program was introduced in 2000. In
2010, ProPublica, an investigative journalism website, won a court
decision that resulted in the BARR program tail numbers being released.
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FAA
PREDICTS SLOW GROWTH FOR GA
The general aviation fleet in the
U.S. will continue to grow over the next 20 years, but at a rate of only
0.9 percent per year, the FAA said in its annual forecast, released on Tuesday. Fixed-wing turbine
aircraft will sell best, growing at a projected rate of 3.1 percent each
year. Rotorcraft are projected to sell 2.6 percent more each year, while
fixed-wing pistons show the slowest growth, at only 0.2 percent per
year. The FAA used the forecast release, which predicts U.S. air traffic
overall will more than double by 2031, to push for NextGen funding. "We
are already seeing the tangible safety and efficiency benefits of
NextGen," said FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt. "Only a modernized air
transportation system will be able to keep up with our forecasted
demand." More...
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EMBRAER
OPENS FLORIDA PLANT
Embraer will open its first U.S. factory
next week in Melbourne, Fla. The 90,000-square-foot assembly plant for
Phenom business jets will be officially opened with a ribbon-cutting
Feb. 21. The factory project was announced shortly after the Phenom 300
prototype started flying in May of 2008. Both the Phenom 100 and the
Phenom 300 will be assembled at the $50 million plant and about 200
people will work there. The company will also conduct flight testing and
do delivery preparation at the Melbourne facility. Last year the company
delivered 100 Phenom 100s and at least 11 Phenom 300s. Embraer may not
be finished building U.S. factories, it was learned last week.
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MYERS
LEAVING AVIATION
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Jessica Myers, senior media relations
specialist for Garmin, is leaving the company and taking a position
outside the aviation industry in St. Louis. She was formerly with
Cessna. More...
HOLCOMBE
TAKES BEECH MARKETING POST
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Holcombe |
Jim Holcombe is the new VP of marketing
at Hawker Beechcraft. He was formerly executive vice president of
Sales/Marketing and chief operating officer for Piaggio America. More...
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VIDEO:
NAVY X-47B UNMANNED COMBAT AIRCRAFT FLIES
 Friday,
Feb. 4, 2011, the tailless, strike-fighter-sized unmanned system, the
X-47B, under development by Northrop Grumman, completed its first flight
at Edwards Air Force Base (AFB), California. The flying wing took off at
2:09 p.m. PST and flew for 29 minutes. The UAV climbed to an altitude of
5,000 feet, flew several racetrack-type patterns, and landed safely at
2:38 p.m. Northrop says the flight provided test data to verify and
validate system software for guidance and navigation and the aerodynamic
control of the tailless design. The aircraft will remain at Edwards AFB
for flight envelope expansion before moving its test program to Naval
Air Station Patuxent River, Md., later in 2011. There, the system will
undergo tests to validate its readiness to begin testing in the maritime
and carrier environment. The X-47 is being prepared for carrier trials
in 2013. More...
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