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December 25, 2018

Bell Valor - First Year Of Flight Proves The Future Of Vertical Lift Is Now

The Success Of This Cooperative Effort Demonstrates The Ability To Rapidly Deliver Revolutionary Vertical Lift Capability To Combat National Security Threats

Bell Helicopter and Team Valor marked the anniversary of the V-280 Valor’s first flight by continuing to prove the aircraft’s performance and technical maturity. As part of the U.S. Army led Joint Multi-Role Technology Demonstrator (JMR-TD) program, the V-280 demonstrates that close collaboration between government and industry can deliver transformational speed, range and agility in vertical lift, in a fast and sustainable process.

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Boeing Delivers First 737 MAX For Eastar Jet And Korea

Airline Becomes The First Carrier In The Korean Peninsula To Fly Type

Boeing recently delivered the first 737 MAX for Eastar Jet, making it the first airline in Korea to operate the more fuel-efficient and longer-range version of the popular 737 jet.

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Spirit AeroSystems Announces Growth In Kansas, Oklahoma

Plans To Hire More Than 1,600 At The Two Locations

One year after the company announced growth and investment plans at its Wichita, KS site, Spirit AeroSystems has announced a second significant expansion with plans to hire an additional 1,400 employees to support commercial and defense programs over the next few years. This growth adds to the 1,000 new jobs announced in 2017.

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Challenge Grant Proposed To Create STEM Learning Lab For Hawaii’s Youth

Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum Must Raise $1 Million To Earn The Matching Funds

The Ray Foundation (Naples, Florida) recently awarded Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum a $1 million challenge grant to develop a new educational resource for Hawaii Youth - a Learning Lab using the exciting field of aviation and aerospace to advance interest and competency in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics).  The proposed Learning Lab will be located on Ford Island as part of the current museum campus.

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Miracle Flights Provides 582 Life-Changing Flights To Sick Children In November

Public Is Invited To Join UFC Matching Gift Challenge To Make More Miracle Flights Possible In 2019

Miracle Flights, the nation's leading medical flight charity, today announced a total of 582 free commercial flights provided in November to help critically ill children gain access to life-changing medical care not available in their local communities.

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ServiceNow Founder Fred Luddy Takes Delivery Of First Airbus H145

SoCal Air Services Will Use The Aircraft For Charter Flights, Movie Work And Other Missions

Airbus Helicopters has delivered a twin-engine H145 rotorcraft to new customer SoCal Air Services, a venture recently launched by Fred Luddy, founder of ServiceNow, a cloud computing company that Forbes declared “The World’s Most Innovative Company of 2018”.

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Astronics Corporation Appoints Mark Moran To Board of Directors

Has Extensive Experience In The Airline Industry

Astronics Corporation, a supplier of advanced technologies and products to the global aerospace, defense, and semiconductor industries, has appointed Mark Moran to its Board of Directors, effective December 14, 2018. The addition of Mr. Moran as an independent director brings the Astronics Board to nine directors, eight of whom are independent. He will serve on the Compensation Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.

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UA Researcher Captures Rare Radar Images of Comet 46P/Wirtanen

Comet Made Its Closest Approach To Earth December 16

Although barely visible to the naked eye, Comet 46P/Wirtanen keeps some secrets so close that only radar can uncover them. As the comet was making its close approach to Earth on Dec. 16, it was studied by a team of scientists including Ellen Howell from the UA's Lunar and Planetary Laboratory. The team used Arecibo Observatory's planetary radar, which is supported by NASA's Near-Earth Object Observations program.

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (12.25.18)

“Our vision is to advance education and leadership opportunities for students in Hawaii by creating a Learning Lab. Working with our Navy partners, an existing WWII pilot training building, adjacent to the historic Ford Island Control Tower, will be renovated and converted into a modern-day center for young people.Source: Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum Executive Director Elissa Lines.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (12.25.18): Enhanced Flight Vision System (EFVS)

An EFVS is an installed aircraft system which uses an electronic means to provide a display of the forward external scene topography (the natural or man−made features of a place or region especially in a way to show their relative positions and elevation) through the use of imaging sensors, including but not limited to forward−looking infrared, millimeter wave radiometry, millimeter wave radar, or low−light level image intensification.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (12.25.18)

U.S. Powered Paragliding Association Here is the scoop on flying a powered paraglider. Need an instructor? Here is a list of certified schools. Powered Paragliding is the simplest, most portable, affordable, and possibly the safest way to get into the air.

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