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Volunteer Pilots Providing Relief In Puerto Rico And USVI

Bringing Supplies, Evacuating Survivors From Hurricane Maria

Volunteer private pilots are making a huge contribution towards relief efforts underway in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, taking supplies to the island and helping evacuate survivors from the islands.

Airborne 10.03.17: FAA Drone Restrictions, AF1 Nixes Refueling, Elon Musk

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At the request of U.S. national security and law enforcement agencies, the FAA is using its existing authority under 14 CFR § 99.7 – “Special Security Instructions” – to address concerns about unauthorized drone operations over 10 Department of the Interior (DOI) sites, including the Statue of Liberty and Mount Rushmore. This is the first time the agency has placed airspace restrictions for unmanned aircraft, or “drones,” over DOI landmarks. The FAA has place

Airborne-Unmanned 10.03.17: Drone Landmark Restriction, Wynne on MAC, Hover-Taxi

Also: Delair Mapping Drone, Coyote UAVs, Amphibious Drone, Trimble Geofencing Products

At the request of U.S. national security and law enforcement agencies, the FAA is using its existing authority under 14 CFR § 99.7 – “Special Security Instructions” – to address concerns about unauthorized drone operations over 10 Department of the Interior (DOI) sites, including the Statue of Liberty and Mount Rushmore. This is the first time the agency has placed airspace restrictions for unmanned aircraft, or “drones,” over DOI landmarks. The FAA has placed similar airspace

World View Conducts First Balloon Launch From Tuscon Spaceport

Marks The Start Of Operations From The Facility, Company Says

The first launch of a World View Enterprises stratospheric balloon from Spaceport Tucson took place Sunday, marking the beginning of operations from the facility.

Osprey Makes 'Hard Landing' In Syria

Two Service Members Received Minor Injuries

A U.S. Marine Corps Osprey tiltrotor aircraft made a "hard landing" in Syria on Friday, resulting in minor injuries to two Marines on board.

Zetta Jet Receives Court Approval for Appointment Of Chapter 11 Trustee

All Flight Operations Continue To Operate Normally

Zetta Jet Pts. Ltd., a provider of private international, business and luxury air travel, has announced that the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California approved the U.S. Trustee's and its joint request to appoint a Chapter 11 trustee. The Company took this action to ensure a unified direction in the Company's restructuring efforts amidst continued shareholder disputes.

Southwest Airlines Begins Boeing 737 MAX 8 Service

Becomes First Carrier In North America To Offer Service With The Boeing 737 MAX 8

Southwest Airlines achieved an aviation milestone Sunday by becoming the first airline in North America to offer scheduled service utilizing the Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft. In a nod to Southwest's history, the inaugural MAX 8 flight departed Dallas' Love Field and flew to Houston, one of the carrier's original markets first flown in 1971.

Four Receive Master Instructor Designation In September

National Accreditation Recognized By The FAA

Four instructors have renewed their Master Instructor designation in the month of September. Master Instructors LLC said in a news release that all were accredited as Masters by Master Instructors LLC, the international Master Instructor accrediting authority. All obtained their designation through the Master Instructor "Fluid Review" program online.

GoPro Introduces 'Follow' Feature To Karma Drone

'Watch' Mode Also Part Of Latest Update

GoPro has added a long-expected feature to its Karma drone. The latest features to be unlocked in a software update include "Follow" and "Watch modes, along with some others.

Air France A380 Suffers Uncontained Engine Failure

Flight Was Carrying More Than 500 Passengers And Crew From Paris To Los Angeles

An Air France A380 suffered an uncontained engine failure Sunday several hours into a flight from Paris to Los Angeles, CA. The plane made a successful emergency landing in Goose Bay, Canada.

BRS Positions Installation Network For C172/182 Parachute Recovery Systems

Nine Qualified Installation Centers Approved For Modifications

BRS Aerospace has established a nationwide Cessna Parachute System Authorized Installation Network to handle whole aircraft parachute installations on the sizeable Cessna 172 and 182 single-engine piston powered fleets.

Man Cited After Bringing Loaded Gun To Reagan National Airport On Sunday

Firearm Was Located In Carry-On Luggage

Transportation Security Administration officers at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) stopped a man from bringing a loaded handgun onto a flight October 1.

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Secretary Elaine Chao Names Newest FAA Management Advisory Council Members

Group Advises FAA Senior Management On Multiple Matters

U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao has announced the appointment of seven new members to the FAA's 13-member Management Advisory Council (MAC). The MAC advises the FAA's senior management on policy, spending, long-range planning, and regulatory matters.

Air National Guard Restores FAA Capabilities For Puerto Rico

Air Traffic At San Juan Luis Munoz Marin International Airport Is 'Back To Normal', Authorities Say

A week and a half post hurricane Maria, it is hard to tell the FAA was at “ground zero” and in the dark with no power or communications capabilities. Now, the air traffic flow at San Juan Luis Munoz Marin International Airport is back to normal thanks to the relationship between the Air National Guard stepped in to help the FAA and restore air operations for the island.

Administrators Appointed To Monarch Airlines And Monarch Travel Group

All Flights From The U.K. Operated By Monarch Airlines Have Been Cancelled And Will Not Be Rescheduled

Blair Nimmo, Jim Tucker and Mike Pink from KPMG have this morning, Monday 2 October 2017, been appointed joint administrators to Monarch Airlines Limited. At the same time, Blair Nimmo, Jim Tucker and Steve Absolom from KPMG have been appointed joint administrators to Monarch Travel Group Limited.

Santa Monica Considers Grass Overrun Areas After Runway Shortening

Would Add $3.44 Million To The Project

The City of Santa Monica is considering using a process called hydro-seeding to grow grass where 1,500 feet of runway is slated to be removed from Santa Monica Airport (KSMO),

FAA Certifies GameBird Aerobatic Airplane

Follows EASA Certification In Earlier This Year

The FAA has certified the GameBird GB1 aerobatic airplane, clearing the way for the aircraft to be sold in the United States.

PassengerDrone Launches Two-Seat Electric Manned Aircraft

First Manned Flights Took Place Last Month

An aircraft billed as "the world’s most advanced, state-of-the-art, autonomous manned aerial vehicle" has been unveiled by PassengerDrone.

T-45C Goshawk Down In Tennessee

Pilot, Student Missing Following The Accident

A T-45C Goshawk Navy trainer went down Sunday in the Cherokee National Forest on Sunday, and the status of the two pilots on board is still undetermined, according to military officials.

Airborne 10.02.17: Boeing Sponsors GoFly, FAA Funding, Tilton Cleared

Also: Airliner v Glider, Glider Flyby, Jupiter Helo, Ryanair, Wright Trophy, Afghan AF, 737-700 Freighter

Boeing has undertaken the GoFly Challenge, which calls on all inventors and doers to make human flight a reality by building the world’s first personal flying device for anyone, anywhere. Over the next two years, teams will compete to win $2,000,000 in prizes, creating revolutionary technology and accessing the top minds in aerospace. The device must be safe, useful, and thrilling, but the design and function of the device is up to teams, which will have access to the top names in aerospace an

Airborne-Unmanned 09.26.17: Singer v Newton!, AUVSI Comments, UAS Football Cams

Also: GA-ASI, Women And Drones, Matternet Station, Measure Franchise, AeroVironment Enhances

The legal system continues to recraft the potential regulatory landscape for UAS. In a rush to try to control something they likely don't understand very well, the city of Newton, MA passed a law last December that banned drone flights below 400 feet over private and public property without the consent of the land owner, and required local registration. Now, though, that law has been overturned by a federal judge in Massachusetts, thanks to the efforts of a physician and inventor living in Newton, Dr. Mich

How Police Convinced the FAA to Put a No Fly Zone Over Standing Rock

From Motherboard, an accounting of how police convinced the FAA to place a TFR over Standing Rock within a four-mile radius of an area where people were protesting the Dakota Access Pipeline.

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October 03, 2017

Bringing Supplies, Evacuating Survivors From Hurricane Maria

Also: AirVenture $$$, Aero-Calendar, UAS4STEM, Mesa Airlines, ViaSat-Boeing, Amimon Drone Cam, Air France

Also: Delair Mapping Drone, Coyote UAVs, Amphibious Drone, Trimble Geofencing Products

Marks The Start Of Operations From The Facility, Company Says

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Two Service Members Received Minor Injuries

All Flight Operations Continue To Operate Normally

Becomes First Carrier In North America To Offer Service With The Boeing 737 MAX 8

National Accreditation Recognized By The FAA

'Watch' Mode Also Part Of Latest Update

Flight Was Carrying More Than 500 Passengers And Crew From Paris To Los Angeles

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Nine Qualified Installation Centers Approved For Modifications

Firearm Was Located In Carry-On Luggage

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Group Advises FAA Senior Management On Multiple Matters

Air Traffic At San Juan Luis Munoz Marin International Airport Is 'Back To Normal', Authorities Say

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All Flights From The U.K. Operated By Monarch Airlines Have Been Cancelled And Will Not Be Rescheduled

Would Add $3.44 Million To The Project

Follows EASA Certification In Earlier This Year

First Manned Flights Took Place Last Month

Pilot, Student Missing Following The Accident

Also: Airliner v Glider, Glider Flyby, Jupiter Helo, Ryanair, Wright Trophy, Afghan AF, 737-700 Freighter

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Also: GA-ASI, Women And Drones, Matternet Station, Measure Franchise, AeroVironment Enhances

How Police Convinced the FAA to Put a No Fly Zone Over Standing Rock

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