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NTSB Releases Preliminary Report From Beech Baron Accident In Texas

Five Fatally Injured When The Plane Went Down On Approach To Kerrville Municipal Airport

The NTSB has released a preliminary report from an accident which occurred in Kerrville, TX on April 22 which fatally injured the five occupants of the Beech 58 Baron airplane.

L-Birds Heading Back To Normandy

An Exceptional Gathering Of Liaison Aircraft From The Second World War

In the context of the 75th anniversary of the allied landings and the battle of Normandy, that will be celebrated in June 2019, preparations have begun for an exceptional commemoration. Indeed, this "quarter of a century" anniversary is possibly the last in which WWII veterans will participate.

Former NASA Acting Administrator Robert Lightfoot Joins Lockheed Martin

Latest Of Five Recent Strategy And Business Development Executive Appointments

Robert Lightfoot, a longtime NASA executive who served as both the agency's acting administrator and highest-ranking civil servant, will join Lockheed Martin Space as vice president, Strategy and Business Development, effective May 6.

ATSG, DHL Extend Aircraft Leasing And Operating Arrangements

Adds Three Years To Boeing 767 Freighter Contracts

Air Transport Services Group has announced three-year extensions of agreements under which subsidiaries of ATSG will continue to lease fourteen Boeing 767 freighter aircraft to DHL and operate eight of those 767s within DHL’s North American network.

Raytheon Directed Energy Systems Down Multiple Drones In USAF Exercise

Speed-Of-Light Technologies Will Protect Ground Troops

Raytheon's advanced high power microwave and mobile high energy laser systems engaged and defeated multiple unmanned aerial system targets during a U.S. Air Force demonstration. The mature HPM and HEL technologies offer an affordable solution to the growing UAS threat.

FlightSafety International To Build Egyptair A220 FFS

Will Be Installed At Carriers' Training Academy In Cairo

Egyptair has selected FlightSafety International to design and manufacture a full flight simulator for the Airbus A220-300 aircraft. The simulator will be installed at the Egyptair Training Academy headquarters located at Cairo International Airport.

Harris Awarded $212 Million F/A-18 Electronic Warfare System Contract

Provides Highly Reliable Electronic Warfare Technology For Aircraft Safety And Mission Success

Harris Corporation has been awarded a $212 million contract modification to supply the next production lot of electronic jammers to protect U.S. Navy and Foreign Military Sales F/A-18 Hornet and Super Hornet aircraft against electronic threats. The contract, which represents the largest order on the program to date, was received during the third quarter of Harris' fiscal 2019.

Duncan Aviation’s Joe Cugnetti Joins Aircraft Services Sales Team

Will Help Bombardier Operators Plan And Schedule Maintenance For Their Aircraft

Duncan Aviation has announced that Joe Cugnetti has joined the Aircraft Service Sales team as a Bombardier Service Sales Representative. In this position, he will use his airframe technical experience and knowledge to help Bombardier operators plan and schedule maintenance for their aircraft.

Garmin Offers New Upgrades For G1000 NXi-Equipped King Air Aircraft

Bluetooth-Enabled Audio Panel Incorporates 3D Audio Processing

Garmin has received Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for new features and upgrades for the G1000 NXi integrated flight deck in the King Air 200/250/300/350 series aircraft.

Allegiant Announces Tracy Tulle As Senior Vice President, Flight Crew Operations

Industry Veteran Is First To Serve In New Role Uniting Flight Operations And In-Flight Services Departments

Allegiant has appointed Tracy Tulle to the role of senior vice president, flight crew operations. Tulle, an industry veteran who has led Allegiant's in-flight services since 2012, is the first to serve in this new role, which unites the airline's flight operations and in-flight services departments under one umbrella.

Collins Aerospace Updates Piccolo Elite UAS Autopilot Solution

Gets Massive Boost In Speed And Processing Capacity

Collins Aerospace Systems, a unit of United Technologies Corp. has launched a next-generation Piccolo Elite autopilot featuring advanced sensors, powerful processing upgrades and a new separated lift thrust take-off and landing (VTOL) controller for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV).

Hera's Cubesat To Perform First Radar Probe Of An Asteroid

Will Explore The Twin Didymos Asteroids

Small enough to be an aircraft carry-on, the Juventas spacecraft nevertheless has big mission goals. Once in orbit around its target body, Juventas will unfurl an antenna larger than itself, to perform the very first subsurface radar survey of an asteroid.

Boeing Names Luttig Counselor And Senior Advisor, Gerry General Counsel

Luttig's Position Is New, Advising President And CEO Muilenburg

Boeing has named J. Michael Luttig to the newly-created position of counselor and senior advisor to Boeing Chairman, president and CEO Dennis Muilenburg and the Boeing board of directors. Brett Gerry succeeds Luttig as general counsel. Both changes are effective immediately.

Skyblazer Academy Takes Flight

Partnering With Sporty's For Its Flight Training Program

Skyblazer Academy, an organization dedicated to help young adults in the field of aviation, is up and running. Its mission is to expand access for young adults in the field of aviation as pilots, aviation professionals and future leaders. Traditional obstacles such as time, money and resources currently prevent 80 percent of student pilots from obtaining their private pilot license.

Winners Named For Second Annual AUVSI XCELLENCE Awards

Awards Presented To Companies, Organizations And Individuals Demonstrating Achievement In The Unmanned Systems Field

Winners for the second annual XCELLENCE Awards by the Association for Unmanned Vehicles Systems International (AUVSI) were named during an awards ceremony at AUVSI XPONENTIAL 2019 at McCormick Place in Chicago. Recipients represent the accomplishments by companies, organizations and individuals across the unmanned systems community.

OSM Aviation Academy Orders 60 eFlyer2 Aircraft From Bye Aerospace

Largest Order For Commercial Electric Airplanes To Date

OSM Aviation Academy flight training centers in Norway has ordered 60 eFlyer electric aircraft from Bye Aerospace to qualify pilots for the future.

AlphaPilot: The Lockheed Martin AI Drone Racing Innovation Challenge

Offering Cash Prizes Totalling More Than $2 Million

Lockheed Martin and The Drone Racing League (DRL) challenge drone operators and coders to participate in AlphaPilot, an open innovation challenge, developing artificial intelligence for high-speed racing drones.

Longtime EAA ‘Young Eagles’ Selected For The 2019 Daher Internship

Benjamin Van Handel And Jordan Paulson Will Work With Daher In Toulouse, France

Daher’s internship initiative, which provides first-hand aviation industry experience to two U.S. college or university students each year who have participated in the Experimental Aircraft Association’s Young Eagles (YE) program, has selected Benjamin Van Handel and Jordan Paulson as the internship’s 2019 recipients.

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Airborne 05.03.19: Ely Race Cancels, MAF in Mozambique, L-Birds 2 Normandy

Also: 2019 Daher Internship, ForeFlight Update, eFlyer2 Order, Blackhawk Celebrates 20th

The Ely Air Races, scheduled for June 13-15 in Ely, NV have been cancelled. Airport Manager Lance Gale told the White Pine County Commission that he learned of the pending closure of the airport (KELY) at a special fire commission meeting after the nearest fire station was closed. The FAA reportedly has withdrawn the airport's Part 139 authorization due to the move. Gale said that he was advised April 19 by the interim district fire chief that there were no Airport Rescue Fire Truck personnel available to respond to

Aero-News: Quote of the Day (05.06.19)

“This opportunity is a one-of-a-kind experience for the internship recipients. Spending time with our team in France will enable them to gain expertise in their aviation industry fields of interest.” Source: Nicolas Chabbert, Senior vice president of Daher Airplane Business Unit and CEO of Daher Aircraft, announcing Benjamin Van Handel and Jordan Paulson ... both from Wisconsin ... as the recipients of the company's 2019 internships.

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (05.06.19): Air Navigation Facility

Any facility used in, available for use in, or designed for use in, aid of air navigation

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Five Fatally Injured When The Plane Went Down On Approach To Kerrville Municipal Airport

An Exceptional Gathering Of Liaison Aircraft From The Second World War

Latest Of Five Recent Strategy And Business Development Executive Appointments

Adds Three Years To Boeing 767 Freighter Contracts

Speed-Of-Light Technologies Will Protect Ground Troops

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Will Be Installed At Carriers' Training Academy In Cairo

Provides Highly Reliable Electronic Warfare Technology For Aircraft Safety And Mission Success

Will Help Bombardier Operators Plan And Schedule Maintenance For Their Aircraft

Bluetooth-Enabled Audio Panel Incorporates 3D Audio Processing

Industry Veteran Is First To Serve In New Role Uniting Flight Operations And In-Flight Services Departments

Gets Massive Boost In Speed And Processing Capacity

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Will Explore The Twin Didymos Asteroids

Luttig's Position Is New, Advising President And CEO Muilenburg

Partnering With Sporty's For Its Flight Training Program

Awards Presented To Companies, Organizations And Individuals Demonstrating Achievement In The Unmanned Systems Field

Largest Order For Commercial Electric Airplanes To Date

Offering Cash Prizes Totalling More Than $2 Million

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