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When the FAA opened the door for easier angle of attack (AoA) indicator certification through use of ASTM standards, BendixKing took the first step through that door. BendixKing has received FAA approval to install the KLR 10 Lift Reserve Indicator in certified general aviation aircraft. Hilton Software has announced the introduction of WingX Pro7 for Pebble. WingX Pro7 for Pebble uses the watch’s Low-Energy Bluetooth connection to seamlessly integrate with WingX Pro7 running on an iPad or iPhone. For the fifth straight year, Aero-News Network is partnering with the Aircraft Electronics Association (AEA) to bring exciting news about the latest and greatest avionics developments to the aviation world and we're doing it LIVE and in HIGH-DEF. All this... and MORE in today's episode of Airborne!!!

Despite An Admitted Lack Of Official Policy, FAA Fights For Its Unofficial Stance

In the aftermath of the story ANN broke about the NTSB's reversal of the fines and actions taken against drone operator, Raphael "Trappy" Pirker, there was the potential that the FAA would not take this defeat quietly... and it hasn't. Despite a drone policy that has been roundly criticized across the nation (and elsewhere), the FAA has decided to fight for its unofficial policy and attempt to stem the tide of what are expected to be thousands of drone, in all shapes and sizes, coming into our airspace in the coming years.

Missing B777 Creates Int'l Anxiety Over Potential Cause Of Aircraft Loss

There is little evidence to suggest what have occurred to a missing Boeing 777-200 that disappeared from enroute monitoring about two hours into a flight to Beijing. Crewed by an exceptionally experienced 18,000 hour Captain and a 2000+ FO, MH370's has created a disappearance offers little explanation as to why an aircraft suddenly vanished with no warnings or alerts from the flight crew or the aircraft systems.

Klyde's Had Enough Of The Insta-Pundits...

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Helicopter Terrain Awareness & Warning System Available For Installation Under Part 27 And Part 29 AML-STCs

The FAA has granted an Approved Model List (AML) Supplemental Type Certificates (STC) for Part 27 and Part 29 for Sandel Avionics' HeliTAWS. An AML-STC is similar to multi-model approval, with appropriate reuse of compliance data across TC data sheets. It allows models to be added, progressively, by updating the AML listing, provided similarity and differences are substantiated.

Once On The Budget Chopping Block, Program Has Been Given A New Lease On Life

After a veritable rollercoaster of developments affecting the Auburn University Aviation Program over the past year, including the threatened closure of Alabama's only collegiate-level aviation school, supporters cheered when the Aviation Accreditation Board International (AABI) re-accredited the school's resurgent aviation management curriculum last month.

Had Been Denied By The Civil Aviation Authority Of New Zealand

When you buy something like a Hughes 500 helicopter, you kind of want to be able to fly it. Such was the case for AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd, who purchased one of the helos in 2011 as a reward to himself for completing three tours with the metal band.

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Will Present Keynote Address At 2014 Convention

The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) says Jeffery A. Smisek, Chairman of the Board, President and CEO of United Airlines, will be a featured speaker at Center Stage at the GBTA Convention 2014 to be held July 26-30 in Los Angeles, CA.

Aircraft Unveiled At Heli-Expo

Dallas, TX-based EMS provider SevenBar has placed an order for an EMS configured GrandNew to operate in an air medical transport capacity. Additionally, the SevenBar paint scheme was displayed on the newly-unveiled AW109 Trekker at Heli Expo in anticipation of future fleet additions across the light twin and light single categories of aircraft.