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Southwest Airlines Announces Organizational Leadership Changes

Executives Added, Shuffled In Commercial, Operational, And Technology Groups

Southwest Airlines on Monday announced key executive changes across the carrier's Commercial, Operational, and Technology groups.

Forty Greenville County Students To Discover Flight

Contest Launched By Greenville Downtown Airport

Forty Greenville County middle or high school students will be awarded a Discovery Flight in the Discovery Flight Contest being conducted by Greenville Downtown Airport and Airwolf Aviation Services.

South Africa's fastjet Gets International Approval

Low-Cost Airline Will Fly First International Route Friday

South African low-cost carrier fastjet has been given the green light for international flights after a three-week delay.

ClearJet.net Joins Air Charter Safety Foundation

Solidifies Support For ACSF Vision

The Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF) is pleased to announce that ClearJet.net, a private charter marketplace that focuses on safety-rated jet operators, is the newest company to join the ACSF. Along with 105 other companies, ClearJet.net now supports the ACSF’s vision to enable on-demand air charter providers and fractional program managers to achieve the highest levels of safety in the aviation industry.

Navy's HSC-25 Rescues Aircraft Accident Survivors

Four Located After Piper Aircraft Went Down Tinian

Sailors from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25 helped rescue four people whose plane went missing on a flight from Tinian to Saipan of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) Oct. 6.

Private African Eco-Resort Wants To Ban Balloon Flights

Mara North Conservancy Files Suit Against Transworld Balloons

A privately-owned self-described "beautiful private wilderness area of more than 30,000 hectares (~74,000 acres)" in Kenya, Africa has filed an injunction against Transworld Safaris to halt balloon flights over its property.

Northrop Grumman Sponsors Australia UAV Challenge Competition

'Outback Rescue' Challenges Students To Develop UAVs That Can Deliver Supplies To Lost Hikers

Northrop Grumman Corporation is sponsoring the 2013 and 2014 UAV Challenge – Outback Rescue, a competition in which students develop unmanned airborne vehicles (UAVs) that locate and deliver an emergency package to a fictitious lost hiker. The competition is aimed at encouraging growth in the Australian civil UAV industry and raising awareness of the potential civilian applications.

Airline Forced To Apologize For Defaced Luggage

Message Placed On Suitcase In Transit

The Australian budget carrier Jetstar has issued an apology for a message that was written in airport barcode stickers on a passenger's luggage.

Hawkair Launches Women In Leadership Program

Will Develop Women In Leadership Roles In The Company

Canadian regional airline Hawkair has announced the formation of its Women in Leadership Executive Development Program that supports the development of women in leadership roles within Hawkair.

Mountain Aviation Celebrates 20 Years In Business

Company Has Won Many Awards For Safety And Best Practices

Mountain Aviation celebrated 20 years of service to the Denver and Rocky Mountain region community. Along the way it has picked up a trophy cabinet of awards for safety and best practices. From small beginnings it has grown to become a mature, ARGUS Platinum safety-certified air charter and aircraft management business, with a managed fleet of 19 airplanes, over 100 employees and 43,000 hours of safe flying logged in its books.

Immersive F-16 Flight Simulation Experience Offered To Civilians

'Fly The Dream' In Los Angeles Gives Fighter Jet Flight Experience To Visitors

A new facility is bringing authentic F-16 flight simulation to the public, with no flying experience necessary. Fly the Dream is home to 7 hi-fidelity cockpit simulators, each one having more than 100 functions found in the actual US Air Force jetfighter. The grand opening for this one-of-a-kind entertainment experience was October 15.

America's Cup Yacht Carbon To Be Recycled By Boeing

Oracle Team USA Collaborating With The Planemaker for The Project

It will be something of an ignoble end to one of the last of the traditional monohull America's Cup yachts. Boeing and Oracle Team USA, winner of the 34th America's Cup, are collaborating to recycle 7,000 pounds of carbon fiber of USA-71, a yacht built for the America's Cup campaign in 2003. The hull and mast of the racing yacht will be processed and repurposed, a first-of-its-kind effort for what will likely be the largest carbon structure ever recycled.

Aero-TV: Aspen Avionics Marches On – The Evolutionary Process Continues

The Avionics Industry's Most Notable Upstart Continues Its Winning Ways

Aggressive, innovative, forward-thinking... these words barely describe the little company that came out of nowhere (or, in this case, Albuquerque) to revolutionize the glass panel retrofit business and introduce scores of much-loved airframes to the world of modern avionics and flight displays. Their flagship product line, the Evolution Flight Display system, continues to expand with the features and functions that make flying with glass panel technology so rewarding.

Industry Veteran Vern Raburn Joins Titan Aerospace

Will Take The Reins Of The Atmospheric Satellite Company As Chairman And CEO

Titan Aerospace, a producer of solar-powered “atmospheric satellites” (atmosats), has announced that Vern Raburn has joined the company as chairman and CEO. Seen as an accomplished high technology and aerospace leader, Titan says Raburn will bring an invaluable blend of real-world experience in business development, technology innovation and market creation.

Boshears Skyfest 2013 Postponed

Partial Government Shutdown Means No Waiver For Aerobatics

The 21st Annual Boshears Skyfest scheduled for October 19th and 20th 2013 has been rescheduled to April 26th and 27th 2014. The show has been postponed due to the partial government shutdown, which includes parts of the FAA.

First MRJ Flight Test Aircraft Final Assembly Underway

Mid Fuselage Arrives At MHI's Nagoya Aerospace Systems Works Komaki South Plant

Final assembly of the first MRJ flight test aircraft under development by Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) got underway Monday at the Komaki South Plant of MHI's Nagoya Aerospace Systems Works located in Aichi Prefecture. The start of final assembly follows the October 13 transfer of the aircraft's mid fuselage fabricated at the Tobishima Plant also in Aichi Prefecture.

Pilatus Announces North American Debut Of PC-24 Mockup

Will Be On Display At NBAA Convention Next Week

Attendees to NBAA 2013, the annual Business Aviation Conference and Exposition, will have the opportunity to be the first in North America to experience the new Super Versatile Jet. Following its unveiling at the European Business Aviation Conference and Exposition in Geneva, Switzerland last May, Pilatus Aircraft Ltd is putting its new flagship business aircraft mockup on the road to garner feedback from prospective customers around the world.

Embraer Delivers 19 Commercial, 25 Executive Jets In Third Quarter 2013

Firm Orders For 1,362 Aircraft On The Books

During the third quarter of 2013 (3Q13), Embraer S.A. delivered 19 jets to the commercial aviation market and 25 to the executive aviation market, for a total of 44 aircraft. On September 30, 2013, the firm order backlog totaled $17.8 billion.

Public Engagement With USAF Once Again Affected

All But Non-Existent As Partial Government Shutdown Continues

Air Force community and public outreach was significantly impacted earlier this year as sequestration went into effect, and is now all but non-existent due to the partial government shutdown, with more than 800 events being canceled or withdrawn this year. As a result of sequestration and the partial government shutdown, roughly 45 million people did not get the chance to see the U.S. Air Force in action.

Second A350 XWB Test Aircraft Successfully Completes First Flight

First Test Flight Airplane Has Accumulated Some 330 Flight Hours Since June

The second A350 XWB to fly, MSN3, landed back at Toulouse-Blagnac Airport France, shortly after 1430 local time Monday after successfully completing its first flight that lasted approximately five hours.

Aero-News: Quote Of The Day (10.16.13)

“A conflux of advanced technologies are finally enabling a dream that a lot of people have chased over the past three decades – the vision of an atmospheric satellite – to become a practical reality.” Source: Vern Raburn, who was announced Wednesday as the new chairman CEO of Titan Aerospace.