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April 16, 2019

Airborne-Unmanned 04.16.19: Wing Delivers, SpaceIL Attempt, Utah Legislature

Also: AUVSI Keynote Speakers, CA SAR Upgrades, UAVOS Advanced Data Link, FLIR Invests

Google’s ‘Wing’ has launched a drone delivery service in North Canberra, Australia. Through Wing’s service, customers can order a variety of items on Wing’s mobile app, and have them delivered directly to their homes via UAS in minutes. Since 2014, Wing has been testing UAS delivery in Australia. Over the last year and a half, Wing has made more than 3,000 deliveries to Australian homes in Fernleigh Park, Royalla and Bonython communities, delivering food, small household items and over the

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Airborne-Unmanned 04.16.19: Wing Delivers, SpaceIL Attempt, Utah Legislature

Also: AUVSI Keynote Speakers, CA SAR Upgrades, UAVOS Advanced Data Link, FLIR Invests

 

Google’s ‘Wing’ has launched a drone delivery service in North Canberra, Australia. Through Wing’s service, customers can order a variety of items on Wing’s mobile app, and have them delivered directly to their homes via UAS in minutes. Since 2014, Wing has been testing UAS delivery in Australia. Over the last year and a half, Wing has made more than 3,000 deliveries to Australian homes in Fernleigh Park, Royalla and Bonython communities, delivering food, small household items and over the counter chemist products. In what may be one of the ultimate unmanned vehicle adventures of 2019, SpaceIL got ever so close, but in the end was not able

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ATA And Industry Aviation Coalition Support Extension Of Biodiesel Tax Incentive

Sustainable Alternative Jet Fuel Production Supports Job Growth And Economic Opportunity, As Well As Environmental And Technological Advancements

The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) recently led a coalition of top aviation organizations in crafting a letter to Senate Finance Committee Chairman Charles Grassley (R-IA) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR) in support of an extension of the biodiesel tax incentive under Section 40A included in the Tax Extender and Disaster Relief Act (S.617).

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EASA Certifies Twin Otter MTOW Upgrade For Ikhana

Approves Increase For The Aircraft In The Standard Commuter Category

EASA has awarded STC (reference No. 10069614) approval to Ikhana Aircraft Services (Ikhana) for their RWMI DHC-6-300HG Standard Commuter Category Increased MTOW to 14,000lbs.

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VX Aircraft, L3 Technologies Unveil Leap-Ahead Design

Offering For U.S. Army’s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft-Competitive Prototype

The AVX Aircraft Company and L3 Technologies have announced their innovative compound coaxial helicopter (CCH) design, which is competing for Phase 1 of the U.S. Army Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA)-Competitive Prototype (CP) program competition.

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Memorial Service Set For Lt. Col 'Dick' Cole (Ret)

Will Take Place On the 77th Anniversary Of The Doolittle Raid, Of Which He Was The Last Surviving Member

A memorial service for retired Lt. Col. Richard "Dick" Cole well be held on Thursday, April 18 at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph in Texas. Cole, who passed away last Tuesday at the age of 103, was the last surviving member of the Doolittle Raiders, and April 18 is the 77th anniversary of that storied mission.

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Embraer And Spain's Binter Sign Total Support Program For New E195-E2 Fleet

Binter Will Take Delivery Of Its First E195-E2 Jet In The Second Half Of 2019

Embraer and Binter, from Spain, have signed a multiyear Total Support Program (TSP) agreement to support the airline’s new E195-E2 fleet, Embraer’s second generation of E-Jets. Embraer made the announcement during MRO Americas, one of the world's leading aeronautical maintenance events.

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FLIR Completes Strategic Investment In DroneBase

Becomes Exclusive Provider of Thermal Technology For DroneBase’s Inspection Services And Training Partner For Its Enterprise Pilot Network

FLIR Systems has made a strategic investment in DroneBase, a drone operations company that provides businesses access to one of the largest Unmanned Aerial Surveillance (UAS) pilot networks. The investment establishes FLIR as the exclusive provider of thermal product solutions and as the official small UAS thermal imaging training provider for the DroneBase enterprise pilot network through the FLIR Infrared Training Center (ITC).

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Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 TEN selected By Air Premia For 10 Boeing 787s

Entry Into Service Anticipated In 2020

Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines have been selected by new Korean airline Air Premia to power 10 Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft. The airline will operate the latest version of the Trent 1000, the Trent 1000 TEN (Thrust, Efficiency and New Technology), which incorporates technologies from the Trent XWB engine, offering high fuel efficiency and low noise.

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Santa Monica Airport Group Opposed Runway Pavement Reuse

City Council To Consider $3.5 Million Project To Remove Pavement No Longer In Use

The Santa Monica City Council is considering a $3.5 million project that would remove pavement from either end of the now-3,500-foot runway and re-use the material elsewhere.

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AFA Names Maj. Gen. Doug Raaberg As New Executive Vice President

Will Be The Associations Senior Liaison With The U.S. Air Force

The Air Force Association (AFA) is pleased to announce Maj. Gen. Doug Raaberg, USAF (Ret.) will serve as AFA's new Executive vice president.

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Idaho Man Charged For Using A Helicopter For Hunting

Was Attempting To Retrieve A Dead Elk From A Wilderness Area

Charges have been filed against Idaho Falls businessman Doyle Beck for allegedly using a helicopter for hunting.

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Airborne 04.15.19: Stratolaunch!, SpaceIL Heartbreak, 1st Flt-Flaris 1

Also: Sonaca 200 Trainer Pro, Avenatti's Jet Seized, Harris Awarded $84 Million, 915 iS SB

The gigantic Stratolaunch program, envisioned and spearheaded by the late Paul G. Allen, has successfully completed the first flight of the world’s largest all-composite aircraft.  With a dual fuselage design and wingspan greater than the length of an American football field, the Stratolaunch aircraft took flight at 0658 PDT, Saturday,  from the Mojave Air & Space Port. Achieving a maximum speed of 189 miles per hour, the plane flew for 2.5 hours over the Mojave Desert at altitudes up to 1

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FAA Convenes Meeting Of Boeing 737 MAX

Agency, Airline And Union Representatives Discussed The Situation Friday

The FAA convened a meeting Friday at the agency’s Washington, D.C. headquarters with safety representatives of the three U.S.-based commercial airlines that have the Boeing 737 MAX in their fleets, as well as the pilot unions for those airlines.

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Stratolaunch Completes Historic First Flight Of Aircraft

Flight Took Place Saturday From Mojave Spaceport

Stratolaunch Systems Corporation, founded by Paul G. Allen, successfully completed the first flight of the world’s largest all-composite aircraft, the Stratolaunch on Saturday. With a dual fuselage design and wingspan greater than the length of an American football field, the Stratolaunch aircraft took flight at 0658 PDT from the Mojave Air and Space Port.

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The HondaJet Elite Receives Canadian Type Certification

Deliveries In Canada Can Begin Immediately

Canada's Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA) has awarded typer certification to Honda Aircraft Company for the HondaJet Elite, demonstrating that the aircraft meets the safety standards set by the organization. HondaJet Elite deliveries in the region will begin immediately.

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Daher’s New TBM 940 Makes Its First Public Appearance At AERO Friedrichshafen

Company Reports 25 Airplanes On The Order Books Before Certification

Daher’s latest addition to its very fast turboprop aircraft family – the TBM 940 – received a warm welcome for its public debut at the AERO Friedrichshafen general aviation show in Germany.

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Airborne-Unmanned 04.09.19: DJI & LAFD, NAAA Cautions, False NZ Drone Report

Also: XPONENTIAL 2019, Triton Remotely Piloted Aircraft, Paul Duke STEM School, Schiebel

In an effort to create, test and deploy its UAS technology as an emergency response and preparedness tool, DJI has partnered with the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) to provide them with access to new technologies, training and support, so that the agency can utilize UAS technology as part of its operations. The LAFD will continue to deploy and test DJI’s UAS technology for the fire and rescue service industry. Thus far, the LAFD has flown more than 175 incident-related missions using a variety of DJI&rsquo

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Evektor SportStar RTC Receives EASA Certification For Night Operation

First Airplane Delivered To Aviation Career Center In Slovenia

Evektor´s training and pilot touring aircraft SportStar RTC has received EASA approval for night operation. This is great news for flight training organizations which can now offer both day & night training with SportStar RTC, reducing significantly costs for training courses compared to traditional training aircraft.

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SpaceIL Plans Second Beresheet Spacecraft

Will Make A Second Attempt To Land A Private Spacecraft On The Moon

After SpaceIL's attempt to land a private spacecraft on the Moon on Thursday ended with the loss of the lander, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said "If at first you don't succeed, you try again."

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AMA Responds To ANPRM On UAS Operations

Says Model Aircraft Should Not Be Subject To New Regulations

The Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA) has offered comments in response to the FAA’s advanced notice of proposed rulemaking on the safe and secure operations of small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), including model aircraft. The organization's position is simple: model aircraft present no new risk or danger into the airspace, and therefore should not be subject to new regulations.

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (04.16.19)

"I have decided that we are going to ... build a new spacecraft, we're going to put it on the moon, and we're going to complete the mission." Source: SpaceIL founder Morris Kahn, announcing plans to build a second Beresheet lunar lander.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (04.16.19): Leading-Edge Flap

A portion of the leading edge of an airplane wing that folds downward to increase the camber, lift, and drag of the wing.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (04.16.19)

The European Cockpit Association

The European Cockpit Association (ECA) was created in 1991 and is the representative body of European pilots at European Union (EU) level. It represents over 38,000 European pilots from the National pilot Associations in 37 European states.

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