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Garmin introduces new series of slimline COMM and NAV/COMM radios

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Wednesday, January 31, 2024

OLATHE, Kan., Jan. 31, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Garmin (NYSE: GRMN) today announced a new series of COMM and NAV/COMM radios that offer feature-rich solutions in a slim 1.3-inch bezel height form factor. The GTR 205 Comm radio and GNC® 215 NAV/COMM radio are affordable solutions for customers that feature an easy-to-read full color LCD display, intuitive user interface and worldwide frequency database.

Key Points: 
  • We are excited to offer these new solutions for our general aviation customers as we keep our entire product line fresh."
  • The 1.3-inch height form factor matches previous-generation SL30 and SL40 radios, enabling easier upgrades and creating more room in space constrained panels.
  • The 2,280-channel capable VHF COMM radio comes standard with 10 watts of power, and a 16 watt option is also available.
  • Visit the Garmin Newsroom , email our media team , connect with @garminaviation on social, or follow our blog .

SHAREHOLDER ALERT: Pomerantz Law Firm Investigates Claims on Behalf of Investors of The Boeing Company – BA

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Friday, January 26, 2024

NEW YORK, Jan. 26, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pomerantz LLP is investigating claims on behalf of investors of The Boeing Company (“Boeing” or the “Company”) (NYSE: BA).

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, Jan. 26, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pomerantz LLP is investigating claims on behalf of investors of The Boeing Company (“Boeing” or the “Company”) (NYSE: BA).
  • The investigation concerns whether Boeing and certain of its officers and/or directors have engaged in securities fraud or other unlawful business practices.
  • Founded by the late Abraham L. Pomerantz, known as the dean of the class action bar, Pomerantz pioneered the field of securities class actions.
  • The Firm has recovered billions of dollars in damages awards on behalf of class members.

SHAREHOLDER ALERT: Pomerantz Law Firm Investigates Claims on Behalf of Investors of The Boeing Company – BA

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Thursday, January 18, 2024

NEW YORK, Jan. 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pomerantz LLP is investigating claims on behalf of investors of The Boeing Company (“Boeing” or the “Company”) (NYSE: BA).

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, Jan. 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pomerantz LLP is investigating claims on behalf of investors of The Boeing Company (“Boeing” or the “Company”) (NYSE: BA).
  • The investigation concerns whether Boeing and certain of its officers and/or directors have engaged in securities fraud or other unlawful business practices.
  • Founded by the late Abraham L. Pomerantz, known as the dean of the class action bar, Pomerantz pioneered the field of securities class actions.
  • The Firm has recovered billions of dollars in damages awards on behalf of class members.

SHAREHOLDER ALERT: Pomerantz Law Firm Investigates Claims on Behalf of Investors of Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. - SPR

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Thursday, January 18, 2024

NEW YORK, Jan. 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pomerantz LLP is investigating claims on behalf of investors of Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. (“Spirit” or the “Company”) (NYSE: SPR).

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, Jan. 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pomerantz LLP is investigating claims on behalf of investors of Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. (“Spirit” or the “Company”) (NYSE: SPR).
  • The investigation concerns whether Spirit and certain of its officers and/or directors have engaged in securities fraud or other unlawful business practices.
  • Founded by the late Abraham L. Pomerantz, known as the dean of the class action bar, Pomerantz pioneered the field of securities class actions.
  • The Firm has recovered billions of dollars in damages awards on behalf of class members.

Cargo Airline Association Names Jennifer Thibodeau as Managing Director, Safety and Regulatory Policy

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Monday, January 29, 2024

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Cargo Airline Association (CAA) today named Jennifer Thibodeau as Managing Director, Safety and Regulatory Policy. Ms. Thibodeau will join CAA in February from the Office of the General Counsel at the U.S. Department of Transportation where she served as Senior Attorney and worked on major international transportation issues for over twenty years.

Key Points: 
  • The Cargo Airline Association (CAA), the leading advocacy organization for the air cargo industry, today named Jennifer Thibodeau as Managing Director, Safety and Regulatory Policy.
  • WASHINGTON, Jan. 29, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Cargo Airline Association (CAA) today named Jennifer Thibodeau as Managing Director, Safety and Regulatory Policy.
  • She will collaborate closely with CAA members to advance industry safety priorities as well as working to protect global access for air cargo.
  • During her tenure at the Department of Transportation, Ms. Thibodeau worked closely with the Federal Aviation Administration on a dynamic range of safety issues.

Regina Carter of Alliant Insurance Services Selected to Airports Council International Risk Management Committee

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Friday, January 19, 2024

Regina Carter, Senior Vice President, Alliant Insurance Services , has been selected by the Airports Council International North America (ACI-NA) to serve a four-year term on its Risk Management Committee.

Key Points: 
  • Regina Carter, Senior Vice President, Alliant Insurance Services , has been selected by the Airports Council International North America (ACI-NA) to serve a four-year term on its Risk Management Committee.
  • Carter will be formally introduced as a Risk Management Committee steering group member during the ACI-NA 2024 Risk Management Conference in Austin, Texas, January 17-19, 2024.
  • Carter has risk management expertise with federal agencies in the aviation and construction disciplines.
  • Her focus in aviation includes extensive experience working with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), including managing its FAA Contract Tower (FCT) insurance program at Alliant.

NASA Awards Contract for Aviation, Railroad Safety Reporting Systems

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Saturday, January 27, 2024

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA has awarded a contract to Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. of McLean, Virginia, for the maintenance and operation of incident reporting programs and continuing development to improve current and future reporting systems.

Key Points: 
  • WASHINGTON, Jan. 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA has awarded a contract to Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. of McLean, Virginia, for the maintenance and operation of incident reporting programs and continuing development to improve current and future reporting systems.
  • The Aviation Safety Reporting System and Related Systems award is a cost-plus-fixed-fee indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract managed by the Human Systems Integration Division at NASA's Ames Research Center in California's Silicon Valley.
  • The contract will support NASA's Aviation Safety Reporting System and the agency's Confidential Close Call Reporting System (C3RS).
  • The Aviation Safety Reporting System, managed out of NASA Ames on behalf of the Federal Aviation Administration, collects voluntarily submitted aviation safety incident and situation reports and alerts the FAA to related hazards.

Crop Spraying Drones Market Forecast Report 2023-2028, Featuring Fly Dragon Drone Tech, Prodrone, Parrot Drone, HSE TTA-America, ASTA Technology, Xi'an Wideworldz Aviation Technology & AirBoard

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Friday, January 26, 2024

DUBLIN, Jan. 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The "Crop Spraying Drones Market - Forecasts from 2023 to 2028" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

Key Points: 
  • DUBLIN, Jan. 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The "Crop Spraying Drones Market - Forecasts from 2023 to 2028" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
  • The crop spraying drones market is experiencing growth driven by rising awareness regarding the detrimental effects of pesticides on the environment and human well-being is a key factor fueling the need for crop spraying drones.
  • In recent years government initiatives have gained momentum, aiming to integrate drone technology into agriculture and boost crop spraying drones market growth.
  • The increasing product launches in the market are pushing the crop spraying drones market in an upward direction.

New Information Available as Investigation Into Fatal Phoenix Hot Air Balloon Accident Commences

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Wednesday, January 17, 2024

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Now that the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigative team is on scene, new information is emerging regarding the January 14, 2024, fatal hot air balloon accident near Phoenix, Arizona. In that accident, the pilot and three passengers were killed. Another passenger was critically injured.

Key Points: 
  • AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Now that the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigative team is on scene, new information is emerging regarding the January 14, 2024, fatal hot air balloon accident near Phoenix, Arizona.
  • The balloon departed with a pilot and 13 passengers, but eight of those occupants were skydivers who exited the gondola as part of a planned jump.
  • Quoting the NTSB, media sources report that the balloon gondola impacted terrain following "an unspecified problem with its envelope."
  • Since its April 2017 safety recommendations to the FAA, lax regulatory oversight of hot air balloon activities has been an ongoing concern for the NTSB.

Vertical Flight Society to Hold World's Largest and Longest Running Electric VTOL Symposium Next Month

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Tuesday, January 16, 2024

FAIRFAX, Va., Jan. 16, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Vertical Flight Society (VFS), the world's leading non-profit organization working to advance vertical flight technology, announces today that its annual conference on electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft will be the world's largest event ever on the emerging industry.

Key Points: 
  • The packed agenda has nearly 150 total speakers in 3 tracks, plus 37 exhibitors, including two eVTOL aircraft on display.
  • This 11th Annual Electric VTOL Symposium — being held Feb. 6–8 in Santa Clara, California, as part of the VFS Transformative Vertical Flight 2024 — is the world's largest and longest-running event focusing on the incredible promise, progress and challenges of eVTOL aircraft.
  • This is the world's only event focused on advancing the understanding of aeromechanics of helicopters and other vertical flight aircraft.
  • VFS has been the world's largest technical community of engineers, technologists and specialists developing vertical flight aircraft for more than 80 years.