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October 11, 2013

Boeing Details Supply-Demand Balance For Commercial Airplanes

Key Indicators Show Industry Capacity Balance Remains In Nominal Ranges

Ongoing assessment of relevant commercial aviation industry data show that supply and demand for new commercial jetliners remains in balance, according to Boeing.

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NC LSA Company To Be Sold At Auction

Reserve On The Company Set At $199,000

Opus Aircraft, LLC, manufacturers of Special Light Sport Aircrafts in Rockingham County, NC will be sold at a Sealed Bid Auction on November 15, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. in Greensboro, NC.

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Next-Generation 737-800 Delivered To Russia's UTair

First Of 40 Airplanes To Be Purchased Directly From Boeing

Russian carrier UTair has taken delivery of its first directly purchased Next-Generation 737-800. The airline currently has 40 Next-Generation 737s on order to be delivered in the next several years.

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FAA Funding Heated Pavement Research

Iowa State University Receives Grant For The Study

The FAA has awarded a grant to Iowa State University for a study of a pavement coating that could prevent snow and ice from sticking to tarmac at airports. Iowa State is collaborating on the project with researchers from Purdue University in Indiana.

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Boeing Determined To Keep ANA As A Customer

Airbus Sale To JAL Stung The U.S. Planemaker

Japan Airlines (JAL) earlier this week announced that it would spend $9.5 billion with Airbus for A350s ... marking Boeing's first major loss in Japan.

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Eurocopter Foundation Joins Forces With NGO World Vision Mexico

Will Provide Support In Zones Affected By Recent Catastrophes In Mexico

The Eurocopter Foundation and NGO World Vision Mexico have joined forces to distribute food and humanitarian aid to the communities affected by Hurricane Ingrid and Tropical Storm Manuel. This agreement provides 30 helicopter flight hours to reach communities in the most devastated regions of the country, inaccessible by land.

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RAF 1(F) Squadron Pilot Flies Past Typhoon Milestone

Completes 1,000 Hours At The Controls Of The Fighter Jet

Squadron Leader Charlie Matthews of No 1 (Fighter) Squadron, based at RAF Leuchars in Fife, located in the Scottish lowlands, recently reached a significant milestone in his flying career becoming one of the few pilots in the world to complete one thousand hours operating the Typhoon, the RAF’s state-of-the-art, multi-role combat aircraft.

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Limited-Edition CTLSi Model Engages Light-Sport Customers

Americas Edition Follows Successful Jubilee Offering 

The Flight Design 25th Anniversary Jubilee Edition offered earlier this year sold out so fast that some buyers were unable to take advantage of the special offering. A limited edition to commemorate the company’s quarter century mark, only 25 Jubilee models were planned, and they sold like the proverbial hotcakes.

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Moog To Design, Manufacture Flight Control System For Bell V-280 Valor

Aircraft Proposed for Army Future Vertical Lift Requirements

Bell Helicopter has chosen Moog Inc. to design, manufacture and qualify an integrated flight control system, consisting of flight control computers, support software, and flight control actuation, for the Bell V-280 Valor.

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F-35 Lightning II Program Surpasses 10,000 Flight Hours

More Than Half That Total Accumulated In The Past 11 Months

The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II program continues its operational maturation, surpassing 10,000 flight hours in September. More than half of the total hours were accumulated in just the past 11 months. Through September, F-35s flew 6,492 times for a total of 10,077 flight hours. The new milestone effectively doubles the safe flight operations of the F-35 in a year, compared to reaching 5,000 flight hours in six years.

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Lemons Fly As Jet Fuel Of The Future

Research From Australia Focuses On Chemical 'Limonene'

A University of Queensland researcher hopes to use a chemical found in lemons and other citrus fruits to make clean, renewable jet fuel.

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Norwegian Defense Logistics Organization Awards F100 Engine Support Contract

Pratt & Whitney To Provide Readiness And Performance-Based Logistics Sustainment

The Norwegian Defense Logistics Organization (NDLO) has agreed to a four-year contract agreement with Pratt & Whitney for a performance-based Material Management Program (MMP) to support the Royal Norwegian Air Force's F100-PW-220E engine fleet.

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Classic Aero-TV: It's ALL About Attitude -- Lee Lauderback Explains 'UAT'

Aggressive New Unusual Attitude Training Program Targets Commercial Pilots

First Webcast 11.29.12: It's not easy flying in the NAS... and its only gotten more complicated over the years -- especially if you are a busy commercial pilot. But Lee Lauderback's Stallion 51 operation believes that they can ease the life of today's commercial pilots... and keep them from harm when one of the most disabling emergency scenarios goes from being postulated to being real... Just a few days ago, Stallion 51 announced that it will now offer real-time, real-life Unusual Attitude Training in a specially equipped L-39 turbojet. The new program i

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Senators Call On Huerta To Reopen FAA Registry Office

NBAA Lauds Senate Letter Calling For Immediate Action

A bipartisan group of U.S. Senators has sent a letter to FAA administrator Michael Huerta imploring him to review the agency's determination that the FAA Aircraft Registry office is “non-essential” under government-shutdown guidelines.

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World Freighter Fleet To Reach Almost 3,000 Aircraft In Next 20 Years

Airbus Forecasts Strong Long-Term Traffic Growth With The Emerging Countries Set To Outpace The Growth Of Developed Countries

According to a new Cargo Global Market Forecast from Airbus, worldwide air freight traffic will grow by an average of 4.8 per cent annually over the next 20 years, almost doubling the required global freighter fleet to nearly 3,000 aircraft. This projected growth is driven by numerous positive global trends in economic activity, including world trade, private consumption, and industrial production.

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Scottish Government Enters Talks To Safeguard Glasgow Prestwick Airport

No Private Buyer For The Facility Found In Over Two Years On The Market

Scotland's Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced the Scottish Government is entering into talks to safeguard around 1,400 jobs by bringing Prestwick Airport into public ownership.

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First Production AW189 Performs Its Maiden Flight

Aircraft Slated For Delivery To Bristow Helicopters Year's End

The first production AW189 twin engine helicopter performed its maiden flight at Vergiate plant (Italy) Thursday. The aircraft is expected to be delivered to Bristow Helicopters Ltd. by year end to carry out offshore transport missions in the North Sea, with operational readiness planned in early 2014. Additional two AW189 helicopters are currently under assembly in Vergiate.

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Klyde Morris 10.11.13

Why Not ... Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Never Mind The Truth

FMI: www.klydemorris.com

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Bombardier Celebrates 50 Years Of Learjet At NBAA 2013

Lear, Bombardier Aircraft To Be On Display At The Show

Bombardier will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the iconic Learjet aircraft while showcasing its business jet product portfolio at this year’s 66th annual National Business Aviation Association conference and exhibition in Las Vegas, Nevada later this month.

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PASS Speaks Out Against Shutdown At Aviation Rally

Perrone Says Aviation Safety Is Seriously Compromised

The Professional Aviation Safety Specialists, AFL-CIO (PASS), the union that represents aviation safety inspectors, systems specialists and other aviation professionals at the FAA, rallied on Capitol Hill against the partial government shutdown Thursday.

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Missouri S&T Student Honored By Women In Aerospace

Awards To Be Presented October 29

Erin M. Kirchmeier of Kansas City, MO, a senior aerospace engineering major at Missouri University of Science and Technology, is one of nine women who will be recognized later this month for their contributions to the advancement of women in the aerospace field. Kirchmeier and the other honorees will be recognized by the non-profit organization Women in Aerospace during the 28th annual Women in Aerospace Awards Dinner and Ceremony Oct. 29 at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Arlington, VA.

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Aero-News: Quote Of The Day (10.11.13)

"The FAA appears to be handling the current shutdown in a  different manner from previous shutdowns, inflicting unnecessary hardship on aviation industries in the country." Source: Letter written by a bipartisan group of U.S. Senators to FAA Administrator Michael Huerta.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (10.11.13): Ground-Based Transceiver (GBT)

The ground-based transmitter/receiver (transceiver) receives automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast messages, which are forwarded to an air traffic control facility for processing and display with other radar targets on the plan position indicator (radar display).

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (10.11.13)

Space-Track.org

Space-Track.org promotes space flight safety, protection of the space environment and the peaceful use of space worldwide by sharing space situational awareness services and information with U.S. and international satellite owners/operators, academia and other entities.

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