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Key Takeaways:

  • A remote-controlled airplane was launched from Newfoundland, attempting an Atlantic crossing to Ireland.
  • EADS Socata and Pratt & Whitney Canada are increasing the Time Between Overhaul (TBO) for the PT6A-64 engine on the TBM 700 to 3,500 hours.
  • An Osprey V-22 made an unscheduled landing after experiencing a hydraulics system failure.
  • The Airline Pilots Security Alliance attributes the slow pace of guns-in-the-cockpit training to the TSA.
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A remote-controlled airplane was launched from Newfoundland on Saturday night headed for Ireland, and at last report was more than 700 miles out over the Atlantic…

EADS Socata and Pratt & Whitney Canada said at Oshkosh they will increase the TBO of the PT6A-64 installed on the TBM 700 from 3,000 hours to 3,500 hours…

An Osprey V-22 made an unscheduled landing last Monday at Quantico, Va., after a failure in the hydraulics system…

The Airline Pilots Security Alliance blames the TSA for slow pace of guns-in-the-cockpit training.

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