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December 20, 2014

NASA’s Orion Arrives Back At Kennedy

Carried By Truck 2,700 Miles From California To Florida

After traveling more than 3,600 miles above Earth and 600 miles over sea, NASA’s Orion spacecraft completed the final leg of its journey by land Thursday, arriving home at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

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Airbus Receives Over 500 Submissions For Fly Your Ideas Student Challenge

Teams At Airbus Now Selecting The Best 100 Concepts

Round One of Airbus’ global competition Fly Your Ideas has attracted worldwide entries on how the next generation will tackle the future challenges of aviation. Over 50 Airbus experts and innovators are now reviewing the more than 500 ideas submitted. Their mission is to select the 100 teams who merit a place in Round Two of the competition.

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SAFO Looks At Use Of Tie Wraps And/Or Collars On Circuit Breakers

FAA Warns Of Potential For Confusion Among Flightcrews

The FAA has released a Safty Alert For Operators (SAFO) alerting maintenance providers and operators about potential confusion to flightcrews that may result when using tie wraps or collars on circuit breakers.

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NASA Rover Finds Active, Ancient Organic Chemistry On Mars

Scientists Say Many Possible Sources For Spike In Methane

NASA's Mars Curiosity rover has measured a tenfold spike in methane, an organic chemical, in the atmosphere around it and detected other organic molecules in a rock-powder sample collected by the robotic laboratory’s drill.

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NextGen Is Now At JFK

Video Monitors Installed In Terminal Five To Explain System To Passengers

Passengers traveling through John F. Kennedy (JFK) Airport will get a glimpse of how the FAA is bringing them NextGen technology today.  In cooperation with JetBlue Airlines and JFK Airport, the FAA installed a NextGen video kiosk in the main lobby of Terminal 5 that lets flyers see just how NextGen is enhancing their flight experience. 

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New York City Councilman Wants To Ban Nearly All UAV Flights

Bill Introduced In The Council Would Limit Operations To Law Enforcement With A Warrant

A New York City Councilman has introduced a bill in the council that would ban nearly all UAV flights in the city ... shutting commercial interests and hobbyists out altogether.

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Hawaiian Airlines Finalizes A330-800neo Order

First US Airline To Order New Aircraft Type

Following a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed in July of this year, Hawaiian Airlines has finalized an order for six A330-800neo aircraft. The agreement adds yet another name to the growing list of launch customers for the new aircraft type. The new commitment replaces a previous order placed by Hawaiian for six A350-800s.

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Osprey Fleet Reaches Quarter-Million Flight Hours

Tilt-Rotor Aircraft Has Been Continuously Deployed Since 2007

The Bell Boeing V-22 fleet of tiltrotor aircraft has recently passed the 250,000 flight hour milestone.

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Aero-News: Quote Of The Day (12.20.14)

“As aviation professionals, we have insight into which developments are already in the pipeline, so the idea has to be genuinely new.” Source: Ian Lane, Airbus Senior Expert and Fly Your Ideas assessor.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (12.20.14): Hot Start

In gas turbine engines, a start which occurs with normal engine rotation, but exhaust temperature exceeds prescribed limits.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (12.20.14)

University Aviation Association

We often report about aviation educational opportunities and programs here at ANN. The logic being that young people getting interested in the industry is the best way to keep it healthy and growing.

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