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Midland, TX Officials Say XCOR Layoffs Will Not Impact Space Industry

Says City Is Negotiating With 'Numerous' Companies To Attract Them To Texas

While XCOR will be laying off a portion of its workforce working on the Lynx suborbital spacecraft, officials and space industry leaders in Midland, TX say that the impact on the city's nascent space industry will be minimal.

San Francisco Elected Official Seeks To Ban Blue Angels Over The City

Says Jets 'Strafe Neighborhoods'

The tragic accident which occurred last Thursday which resulted in the fatal injury of a Blue Angels pilot has one city supervisor in San Francisco saying that the team should not fly over the city during Fleet Week in October.

Miami, FL Plans Major Airshow For Memorial Day 2017

But Some Criticize The Effort As Being Intended To Keep African Americans Off The Beach

The city of Miami, FL is planning a major airshow at the beach for Memorial Day next year, but the idea has drawn the ire of at least one civil rights attorney in the city.

First Passenger Flight Conducted With C Series Airplane

Carried Industry Executives From Dublin To Zurich

Bombardier Commercial Aircraft has completed the first flight of a C Series aircraft with passengers on board.

Boeing IT Workers Face Layoffs

Over 200 May Be Let Go In Cost-Cutting Move

Workers in Boeing's Information Technology group in Washington State are facing layoffs in July, according to the Chicago-based planemaker.

Skydiver Falls 14,000 Feet

Fatally Injured After Collision With Another Skydiver Over South Carolina

Two skydivers taking part in a skydiving festival in South Carolina Saturday collided after exiting an airplane at 14,000 feet, resulting in the fatal injury of one of the men.

NASA Satellite Finds Unreported Sources Of Toxic Air Pollution

Reports 39 Previously Unrecognized Major Sources Of Sulfur Dioxide Emissions

Using a new satellite-based method, scientists at NASA, Environment and Climate Change Canada, and two universities have located 39 unreported and major human-made sources of toxic sulfur dioxide emissions.

Float Plane Damaged In Accident In New Hampshire

Officials Said It Flipped Over After 'Crash Landing' in Lake Monomonac

A Siai-Marchetti SM 1019 float plane went down last week on Lake Monomonac in Rindge, NH, flipping over after touching down in what was described by authorities as a "crash landing" and injuring the two people on board.

CA Grand Jury Urges Adoption Of UAV Regulations By Local Governments

Report Recommends Every City In Orange County, CA Pass Its Own Drone Laws

A recent report released by a Grand Jury in Orange County, CA urges every local municipality in the county to pass laws restricting the flight of UAVs, and imposing fines or jail time if those laws are violated.

Stetson University Students Launch Drone Investment Index

Soaring Popularity, Profitability Of UAVs Makes Economic Sense For Index

Stetson University is getting into the drone business through the launch of an innovative drone index called “Drones 9,” which includes nine publicly traded companies with drone-related exposures.

Lily UAV Indiegogo Effort Suspended

Company Says The Aircraft Is Under Review By The 'Trust & Safety' Team

The crowdfunding effort for the UAV described by its developers as the "world's first throw-and shoot camera" has been suspended pending a review of the aircraft.

Pieces Of Eastern Airlines Flight 980 'Black Boxes' Possibly Recovered

Team Has Found Scraps Of Orange And Green Metal 31 Years After Airplane Impacted A Mountain In Bolivia

A team searching for the Flight Data and Cockpit Voice Recorders from Eastern Airlines Flight 980, which impacted a mountainside in Bolivia 31 years ago, may have finally located the devices, along with other wreckage.

FAA Offers NextGen Equipage Incentive To GA Community

Rebates Of Up To $500 Being Offered To Offset The Cost Of Equipage

U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx, FAA Administrator Michael Huerta and Deputy Administrator Mike Whitaker have announced an upcoming rebate program that will help general aviation pilots equip their aircraft with NextGen technology.

Support Pours In For Family Of Blue Angels Capt. Jeff Kuss

Team On Stand-Down Following Accident In Tennessee

It's just one of those gut-wrenching situations where we want to do what we can. And sometimes all we can do is offer support, emotionally and financially.

FAA Likely Faces Another Continuing Resolution

House And Senate Continue To Disagree Over Air Traffic Control Privatization

Differences between leadership in the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate over ATC privatization have stalled the FAA reauthorization bill, and it now appears that another stopgap continuing resolution will be needed to keep the agency's doors open while the two bodies continue to try to work through the issue.

NASA Awards Contract For Suborbital Flight Services

Blue Origin Added To List Of Companies Flying To The Edge Of Space

NASA has selected Blue Origin, LLC, in Van Horn, Texas, to integrate and fly technology payloads near the boundary of space on their New Shepard suborbital spacecraft in support of NASA’s Flight Opportunities Program.

AeroSports Update: Muroya Claims Victory At Chiba

50,000 Fans Cheer As Muroya Claims Historic First Win For Japan And All Of Asia

A Red Bull press release says that Yoshihide Muroya wrote a new page in Japan’s sporting history on Sunday, June 6, with his first race win, which is the first-ever for Asia at the Red Bull Air Race World Championship stop in Chiba, Japan. The home hero needed luck as well as supreme skill in a breathtakingly close battle, where Martin Sonka of the Czech Republic claimed second, while the USA’s Kirby Chambliss took third.

Air Force: F-35A Will Skip Farnborough Air Show

Marine Corps Variant Will Be On Display At U.K. Event

The U.S. Air Force has announced that the F-35A will not be on display at the Farnborough Air Show early next month, though the U.S. Marines will send a pair of F-35B aircraft to the event.

NAA Announced The Most Memorable Aviation Records Of 2015

New U.S. Records To Be Recognized At Awards Ceremony June 15

As the official record keeper for United States aviation, the National Aeronautic Association tracks dozens of world and national record attempts each year.

Airborne 06.06.16: XCub Revealed!, AK Airport Tire Slashing, SpaceX Booster

Also: Thunderbird/Blue Angel Update, Searey Ice Landing, Apache Deal, Allegiant A320, Arctic Fighters, WestJet, UK Airshow Rules

This is not your father’s Super Cub…that’s what CubCrafters says about their new XCub. The XCub is the FAA type certificated aircraft derived from their work with the Carbon Cub LSA and years of Cub-Crafting. CubCrafters says their new XCub is lighter, faster and stronger than any aircraft in its category, and that it provides a larger payload and greater range which results in a much wider mission profile. CubCrafters claims the XCub offers