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April 26, 2016

Airborne 04.26.16: Drone v Airplane-NOT!, eFusion Electric Plane, ANN@AEA-LIVE!!

Also: MU-2 AOA, AMA Responds To Senate FAA Reauthorization, ANN@AEA Live 04/27-0830ET, ANN@AEA Live 04/28-1400ET, ANN@AEA Live 04/29-1100ET

A report of a drone possibly colliding with a British Airways A320 on approach to Heathrow nearly broke the Internet. There were tons of breathless stories and offers to media outlets for "experts" to discuss the "problem." When we relayed this report last week, we also said that it was still being investigated that the airplane had suffered no damage. It looks like it was worth it to be a bit skeptical. The U.K. newspaper The Telegraph now reports t

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Airborne 04.26.16: Drone v Airplane-NOT!, eFusion Electric Plane, ANN@AEA-LIVE!!!

Also: MU-2 AOA, AMA Responds To Senate FAA Reauthorization, ANN@AEA Live 04/27-0830ET, ANN@AEA Live 04/28-1400ET, ANN@AEA Live 04/29-1100ET

 

A report of a drone possibly colliding with a British Airways A320 on approach to Heathrow nearly broke the Internet. There were tons of breathless stories and offers to media outlets for "experts" to discuss the "problem." When we relayed this report last week, we also said that it was still being investigated that the airplane had suffered no damage. It looks like it was worth it to be a bit skeptical. The U.K. newspaper The Telegraph now reports that Transport Minister Robert Goodwill said that there had been no confirmation that a UAV had come in contact with the airplane. In fact, it may have

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HeliTrak Presenting Collective Pull Down At AEA In Orlando

Also Announce Final Development For R22 Autopilot

HeliTrak is presenting its Collective Pull Down (CPD) at the New Product Introductions during the opening ceremony of the AEA International Convention & Trade Show in Orlando on April 27. HeliTrak is also pleased to announce the final development of an autopilot for the Robinson R22. Coupling both products creates significant improvement in flight safety.

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Solar Flight Anniversary In April

First Solar-Powered Airplane Flew April 29, 1979

With Solar Impulse II safely on the ground at Moffett Field, Mountain View, CA on its circumnavigation of the globe, only a few people remember that April 29 is the 37th anniversary of the first solar-powered airplane flight in history.

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Virgin America Postpones 2016 Annual Meeting

Move In Light Of Proposed Transaction With Alaska Air Group

The Board of Directors of Virgin America has postponed the airline's 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders during the pendency of its proposed merger with Alaska Air Group. 

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Air Force Officials Release Draft EIS For F-35 Operational Basing

Bases In Florida, Vermont, Utah, Idaho, And South Carolina Under Consideration

The Air Force has filed a draft environmental impact statement for the proposed operational basing of the F-35 Lightning II within the continental United States.

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Kansas DOT Seeks Deputy Director Unmanned Aircraft Systems

Will Manage State's Strategies For The UAS Industry In KS

The Kansas Department of Transportation is looking for a Deputy Director of Unmanned Aircraft Systems to coordinates, manages, facilitates and provides direction for strategies to develop and support UAS industry and employment in Kansas.

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Widows Win Battle To Clear Marine Pilots In Osprey Flight Test Accident

DoD Admits That It Is Not Possible To 'Determine A Single Cause' In The 2000 Accident

The U.S. Department of Defense has cleared two Marine Corps pilots in an accident in which 19 people were fatally injured during evaluation of the MV-22 Osprey in 2000.

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Microsoft, RR Collaborate To Offer Advanced Operational Intelligence To Airlines

Rolls-Royce Connecting Jet-Engine Data To Microsoft's Intelligent Cloud For More Efficient And On-Time Air Travel

Monday at the Hannover Messe industrial fair, Microsoft Corp. and Rolls-Royce announced they are collaborating to bring new capabilities to Rolls-Royce customers. Rolls-Royce will integrate Microsoft Azure IoT Suite and Cortana Intelligence Suite into its service solutions to expand its digital capabilities to support the current and next generation of Rolls-Royce intelligent engines.

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NASA Seeks Industry Ideas For An Advanced Mars Satellite

Spacecraft Would Be Targeted For Launch In The 2020s

NASA is soliciting ideas from U.S. industry for designs of a Mars orbiter for potential launch in the 2020s. The satellite would provide advanced communications and imaging, as well as robotic science exploration, in support of NASA’s Journey to Mars.

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Three Humvees Destroyed In Airdrop Exercise

Slid Off Pallets After Being Dropped From C-130 In Germany

Three Army Humvees were destroyed earlier this month during an airdrop exercise in Germany ... and a video of the drop has gone viral on the Internet.

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World Aero Achieves FAA Part-145 Repair Station Certification

London Facility Now Dual FAA/EASA Certified

Aircraft wheel and brake MRO World Aero has achieved FAA certification as a Part-145 Repair Station for their UK based facility, close to London’s Gatwick, Heathrow and City Airports. The wheel and brake repair facility is now EASA/FAA dual release certified.

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AD NUMBER: 2016-08-12

PRODUCT: Boeing 787-8 and 787-9 airplanes powered by General Electric (GE) GEnx-1B engines.

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AD: The Boeing Company Airplanes

AD NUMBER: 2016-08-11

PRODUCT: Certain Boeing 707 airplanes, and 720 and 720B series airplanes.

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SpaceX To Push The Envelope With Next Booster Recovery Attempt

Will Be Faster And Have Less Fuel Available On Next Mission

SpaceX will again attempt to recover a booster on its floating recovery barge following a launch currently planned for May 3 from Cape Canaveral.

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MHI Conducts First Flight Of 'X-2' Advanced Technology Demonstrator

Fifth-Generation Aircraft Manufactured In Japan

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has successfully completed the maiden flight of the "X-2," an advanced technology demonstrator jet.

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Previously Unidentified Customer Trident Jet Orders Four More Bombardier CRJ900s

Increases Firm Orders To 12 Airplanes To Be Operated By CityJet

Bombardier Commercial Aircraft has disclosed that Trident Jet (Jersey) Limited, a sister company of Falko Regional Aircraft Limited, is the previously unidentified customer that signed the firm purchase agreement for eight CRJ900 aircraft and six options announced in October 2015.

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Hades Braces For A Cold Snap

Lucifer: 'Devil May Care…'

The grinding wheels of Washington do indeed turn slowly, caring not for the health of a whole industrial segment of our economy as it gasps its last dying breaths, nevertheless Congressional progress is advancing on the Pilots Bill of Rights II (PBOR II) and its important reforms on the Class III medical and Part 23 rewrite.

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Aero-Sports Update: RAF Backcountry Noise Study Published

The Recreational Aviation Foundation Studied The Effects Of Aircraft Operation On Animal Life In Wilderness Areas

The Recreational Aviation Foundation, (RAF) in its mission to preserve and create airstrips for recreational access has addressed the question of the effect of aircraft noise on wildlife. A study released March 15 concludes that there is no significant increase in stress levels among wildlife due to recreational aviation activity.

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Flight Options Defies Union Positioning

Offers Separation Package Absent Of Teamsters Acceptance

Flight Options LLC says it will offer generous voluntary separation packages directly to its pilot workforce, despite the recent rejection of the offer by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 1108, which represents the Flight Options pilots. The Company offered the package in attempt to eliminate the need for a mandatory furlough.

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NTSB Releases Factual Information From Cirrus - R44 Mid-Air Collision

Accident Occurred In October, 2104 Near Frederick Municipal Airport In MD

The NTSB has released its factual report from an accident which occurred on October 23, 2014, at about 1537 eastern daylight time which fatally injured three people.

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Airborne 04.25.16: Solar Impulse 2 in USA, New 737 MAX?, ANN/AEA 2016 Live Sked!

Also: Night Commercial UAV Flights, XTI Aircraft, VFA 115, Lockheed Martin LM-100J, Allegiant Pilot Discrimination?, Jepp Flitedeck

It could be said that competition begets innovation, and that seems to be the case with Boeing. It’s reported that Boeing is considering a 150 seat version of its new 737 MAX airplane in light of competition from Bombardier's CSeries airliners. The airplane, which for now the company is calling the 737 MAX 7X, would have a significantly longer range and carry more passengers than the 126-seat model currently in development. It’s reported that Boe

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Aero-News: Quote Of The Day (04.26.16)

"Control of the aircraft went exactly as in our simulated training sessions." Source: Test pilot following the first flight of the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries X-2 technology demonstrator 5th generation aircraft.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (04.26.16): Discrete Frequency

A separate radio frequency for use in direct pilot-controller communications in air traffic control which reduces frequency congestion by controlling the number of aircraft operating on a particular frequency at one time.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (04.26.16)

The 16 Best Drone Universities – Study Unmanned Aerial Systems

If you’re heading off to college in the future and you want to study unmanned aerial systems here's a great post for you.

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