Wed, Aug 15, 2018
Senate Poised To Order FAA To Study Safety Of One-Pilot Cargo Flights
A report in Forbes looks at the FAA reauthorization legislation under consideration in the U.S. Senate. which would order the FAA to launch a study of cargo flight operations using a flight crew of one, instead of two pilots.
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Wed, Aug 15, 2018
AD NUMBER: 2018-16-04
PRODUCT: Certain Airbus SAS Model A318, A319, and A320 series airplanes, and Model A321-111, -112, -131, -211, -212, -213, -231, - 232, -251N, -253N, and -271N airplanes.
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Wed, Aug 15, 2018
AD NUMBER: 2018-16-11
PRODUCT: Various Model 234 and Model CH-47D helicopters.
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Tue, Aug 14, 2018
Also: Cyberhawk, Oceans Unmanned, VerdeGo Aero, Swift Engineering
A pioneering commercial BVLOS delivery by drone brought ice cream to a two-year-old in a demonstration conducted in Virginia by Alphabet's Wing. The delivery flight covered 1.4 miles, and arrived within eight minutes from the time the order was completed by the mom of the lucky toddler. It was conducted under new rules that allow some states and other government entities to experiment with BVLOS drone flights put in place last year. Among those in attendance at the demonstration was Earl Lawrence, director of the FAA's UAS Integration Office. “You did see something historic today,” Lawrence said. “They can share the fact that the U.S. does have package delivery in its future.” dvancements in unmanned technology and the possibility that actual pilots may be minimized, as a result, is creating some turbulence a
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Tue, Aug 14, 2018
Goal Is To Make Safe Flight Over People Possible
A crowdfunding campaign has been launched for the development of a drone parachute system that its designer hopes will lead to approval of flights over people.
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Tue, Aug 14, 2018
Open To Services Most Highly Qualified Active Duty Captains
As part of a continuous effort to develop exceptional leaders in a highly technical environment, Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson is introducing the Secretary of the Air Force Prestigious Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Ph.D. Program for the service’s most highly qualified active duty captains.
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Tue, Aug 14, 2018
Also: Cyberhawk, Oceans Unmanned, VerdeGo Aero, Swift Engineering
A pioneering commercial BVLOS delivery by drone brought ice cream to a two-year-old in a demonstration conducted in Virginia by Alphabet's Wing. The delivery flight covered 1.4 miles, and arrived within eight minutes from the time the order was completed by the mom of the lucky toddler. It was conducted under new rules that allow some states and other government entities to experiment with BVLOS drone flights put in place last year. Among those in attendance at the demonstration was Earl Lawrence, director of the FAA's UAS Integration Office. “You did see something historic today,” Lawrence said. “They can share the fact that the U.S. does have package delivery in its future.” dvancements in unmanned technology and the possibility that actual pilots may be minimized, as a result, is creating some turbulence among airline professionals. During the 64th Air Safety Forum, hosted by ALPA, t
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Tue, Aug 14, 2018
Hiring Event Planned For September
Aerion is recruiting talent at the director and lead engineer levels for the AS2 supersonic aircraft at an event planned for September 21 in Los Angeles, CA. The company is seeking experienced program directors and subsystem engineers.
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Tue, Aug 14, 2018
Will Deliver Real-Time Weather Information On SB-S Platform
SITAONAIR’s EFB Weather Awareness Solution (eWAS) is the latest application certified by Inmarsat for use across its next-generation SwiftBroadband-Safety (SB-S) communications platform for the flight deck, allowing airlines to now receive the latest weather view in real-time during flights.
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Tue, Aug 14, 2018
But FAA Says Skydive Elsinore Is Not Inhibiting Firefighting Operations
Questions have been raised about a skydiving operation that conducts flights out of Slylark Airport (7B6) by a community group which claims that the skydiving aircraft may be interfering with efforts to fight the Holy Fire in the Cleveland National Forest.
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