Tue, Sep 27, 2016
Flew In The European Campaign During WWII
Another of the storied Tuskegee Airmen has Gone West. Lt. Col. Leo Gray, one of the original members of the unit, passed away at his home in Coconut Creek, FL on Friday. He was 92.
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Tue, Sep 27, 2016
Who You Gonna Call When you Have a Rocket Engine that Needs a Spacecraft?
While at EAA AirVenture 2016, ANN CEO and Editor-In-Chief, Jim Campbell, sat down to talk with an old acquaintance about rocket flight and the spaceflight industry. He met up with Jeff Greason, who is the CEO of a new company called Agile Aero. Greason had been previously connected with XCOR Aerospace, and Jim asked about his venture in this new direction.
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Tue, Sep 27, 2016
Includes $1 Million For Washington Universities To Enhance STEM Training, Opportunities For Local Students
More than 50 nonprofit organizations and education institutions across Washington will benefit from $6 million in grants to be awarded by Boeing.
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Tue, Sep 27, 2016
Also: GPS Sat, Aero-Calendar, B-21 Raider, Boeing 777X, Tecnam P2002JF, NBAA Honors Louis Seno, Alaska-Virgin Merger
EAA has reached a major milestone, as the association has surpassed 200,000 members. It appears that more and more pilots are finding EAA represents their kind of flying more than ever before. Jack J. Pelton, EAA CEO and Chairman of the Board said in part, “We reached this milestone by building on the legacy established by our founder, Paul Poberezny, more than 60 years ago when he stated that all who wish to participate are welcome.” Some military pilots with as few as 500 hours flying time could be eligible for a right seat spot at an airline, according to sources familiar with guidelines being discussed by an FAA advisory committee. Under the rules that were put in place in 2013 by the FAA, first officers are required to hold an Airline Transport Pilot certificate, requiring 1,500 hours total time as a pilot. The rule makes exception for pilots
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Tue, Sep 27, 2016
Also: Tracey Curtis-Taylor, RC Saab Gripen, Kodiak, Airbus Subsidies, Worcester Reg'l Airport, MedEvac Foundation, Predator-Series
As promised, SpaceX is starting to reveal details of their investigation into the catastrophic loss on September 1 of a Falcon 9, its payload and other damage to the launch complex. SpaceX said in part, "At this stage of the investigation, preliminary review of the data and debris suggests that a large breach in the cryogenic helium system of the second stage liquid oxygen tank took place. All plausible causes are being tracked in an extensive fault tree and carefully investigated. Through the fault tree and data review process, we have exonerated any connection with last year’s CRS-7 mishap.” Speaking before an audience of aviation and military experts assembled at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. last week, Bell Helicopter unvei
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Tue, Sep 27, 2016
University President Was Flying At The Time Of The Incident
An Iowa State University Cirrus SR22 was "substantially damaged" last year when the university president who was flying the airplane made a hard landing in Illinois.
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Tue, Sep 27, 2016
Received Gold Medals At Gala In Germany
Switzerland’s Kurt Frieden and Pascal Witpraechtiger (Team SUI 1) were crowned champions of the 60th Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett – the world’s most prestigious gas balloon race – at an elegant ceremony in Gladbeck, northwest Germany on Saturday.
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Tue, Sep 27, 2016
Largest Operators Find New Applications For The Regional Turboprop
On 25 September 1991, the first Jetstream 41 regional turboprop airliner took to the skies from Prestwick International Airport.
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Tue, Sep 27, 2016
New Tower Replaces Previous Facility Which Had Stood For 58 Years
FAA Administrator Michael Huerta on Friday joined federal and local officials in dedicating the new, environmentally friendly air traffic control tower at Tucson International Airport.
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Tue, Sep 27, 2016
Authorizes The Appropriation Of More Than $19.5 Billion For The Space Agency
The Commercial Spaceflight Federation (CSF) applauds Chairman John Thune, Ranking Member Bill Nelson, Space Subcommittee Chairman Ted Cruz, Space Subcommittee Ranking Member Gary Peters, Senator Tom Udall, and the entire Commerce, Science, & Transportation Committee on favorably reporting the NASA Transition Authorization Act of 2016 (S. 3346).
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