South Africa: New Body to Take Over Issuing of Pilot Licences AllAfrica.com, Washington - 8 hours ago There have been a number of fatal accidents involving light aircraft in recent months. In October six people were killed at the Rand Airport, ...

SACAA 'increasing oversight' Independent Online, South Africa - 8 hours ago The duties of RAASA would include issuing licences to fly light sport aircraft and national pilot licences for micro-lights, gyroplanes and light sport ...

GA Manufacturers Cut Prices To Attract Buyers AVweb, CT - 16 hours ago Also this week, the US distributor for the Euro-Fox light sport aircraft lowered its base price by $10000, to $58950. The company said the price cut is ...

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Wholesale prices plunge, easing inflation concerns The Associated Press - Nov 18, 2008 However, analysts blamed much of that gain on a big jump in prices for light trucks, a category that includes sport utility vehicles. ...

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October wholesale prices plunge record 2.8 percent The Associated Press - Nov 18, 2008 ... costs for light trucks, the category that includes sport utility vehicles. The price of tires, civilian aircraft and malt beverages also were higher, ...

About 800 Job Cuts Planned, Some Will Receive Notices Friday The tough times continue for aerospace workers in Wichita. On Wednesday, Boeing announced plans to cut approximately 800 positions at its Integrated Defense Systems facility in the Kansas community during 2009. Boeing attributed the reductions to the end of some programs and the delay in the US Air Force tanker-replacement program.

AD NUMBER: PL2008-24-51 MANUFACTURER: Boeing SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive PL2008-24-51 SUMMARY: We received a report of failure of the left-hand fuel pump of the center wing tank (CWT) to shutoff after being selected "OFF" by the flight crew during flight on a Boeing Model 737-700 airplane.

USMC's Most Versatile Jet Takes Oshkosh By Storm You couldn't get away from it... that roar... that blast of unconfined thrust that occurs as the US Marine Corps Harrier 'Jump Jet' spools up and takes a flight... in the most amazing ways. One of the truly all-time favorites at Oshkosh, Aero TV got the chance to speak with the pilot for this year's Harrier demonstration, Major Dave Martin, call sign: Doc.

"This is the first step in creating a totally new space communications capability, an interplanetary Internet." Source: Adrian Hooke, team lead and manager of space-networking architecture, technology and standards at NASA Headquarters in Washington. NASA announced this week it successfully tested the first deep space communications network modeled on the Internet.

But If You Thought Dial-Up Was Slow... Whoa, Boy And here, we thought the idea of wireless connectivity onboard a commercial airliner was a nifty idea. NASA announced this week it successfully tested the first deep space communications network modeled on the Internet.