Report details harrowing final moments before a plane crashed on a Greenwich highway

Report details harrowing final moments before a plane crashed on a Greenwich highway

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    1st Boeing C-130 AMP Low-Rate Initial Production Aircraft Inducted at Warner Robins Air Logistics Center

    ST. LOUIS, Aug. 30, 2010 – The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today announced the induction of the first C-130 aircraft slated to receive the Avionics Modernization Program (AMP) upgrade at Warner Robins Air Logistics Center, Ga. This is the first of 20 aircraft to be upgraded during low-rate initial production (LRIP).

    “Warner Robins is ready to receive the C-130 and begin installing the AMP kits,” said Tommy Jackson, C-130 AMP deputy program manager for the U.S. Air Force. “Our team has been trained by Boeing, and we are excited to get the first of many aircraft through our line and upgraded.”

    Air Force workers at Robins will install glass cockpits that include a head-up display; six flat-panel, full-color displays; and night-vision capability in 10 of the 20 LRIP aircraft. Warner Robins will receive its second C-130 for AMP modification in October.
    “The C-130 AMP is production-ready,” said Mahesh Reddy, C-130 AMP program manager for Boeing. “Today marks a very important day for the warfighter. Boeing and the Air Force are one step closer to delivering a fleet of C-130 AMP aircraft.”

    Boeing will begin its portion of the installations in early 2012 at its San Antonio facility.
    A unit of The Boeing Company, Boeing Defense, Space & Security is one of the world’s largest defense, space and security businesses specializing in innovative and capabilities-driven customer solutions, and the world’s largest and most versatile manufacturer of military aircraft. Headquartered in St. Louis, Boeing Defense, Space & Security is a $34 billion business with 68,000 employees worldwide.

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    AOPA Press Release: Withdrawal of Erroll Southers


    Statement by AOPA President Craig L. Fuller On the Withdrawal of Erroll Southers to Head TSA

    Chris Dancy
    “The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association continues to support commonsense enhancements to general aviation security that have real and positive effects on national security while imposing the least possible burden on general aviation pilots. The Association has a strong working relationship with the Transportation Security Administration at the operational level, and looks forward to developing a similar relationship with the new Administrator once that person is nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate.”

    – AOPA –
    The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association is the world’s largest aviation association, representing two out of every three pilots in the United States.

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