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March 22, 2019

Airborne 03.22.19: SB>1 DEFIANT 1st Flight, 737 MAX Audit, AEA 2019 Live!

Also: April 1st Episode Coming!, V-22 Osprey 30th!, Florida Air Museum MiG-21, Mission Aviation Fellowship

The Sikorsky-Boeing SB>1 DEFIANT helicopter achieved first flight yesterday. Developed by Sikorsky and Boeing, the Definat’s two coaxial main rotors and a rear mounted pusher propulsor, is unlike current production rotorcraft -- designed to meet the U.S. government’s desire for increases in speed and range while improving maneuverability and survivability. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao has asked that, as part of an

Airborne 03.22.19: SB>1 DEFIANT 1st Flight, 737 MAX Audit, AEA 2019 Live!

Also: April 1st Episode Coming!, V-22 Osprey 30th!, Florida Air Museum MiG-21, Mission Aviation Fellowship

The Sikorsky-Boeing SB>1 DEFIANT helicopter achieved first flight yesterday. Developed by Sikorsky and Boeing, the Definat’s two coaxial main rotors and a rear mounted pusher propulsor, is unlike current production rotorcraft -- designed to meet the U.S. government’s desire for increases in speed and range while improving maneuverability and survivability. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao has asked that, as part of an ongoing review of factors related to aviation certification, the Inspector General conduct a formal audit of the certification process for the Boeing 737-MAX 8 aircraft. Next week’s Airborne schedule will be preempted so that we may br

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Pilot Accounted For From World War II Buried In Utah

Army Air Forces 2nd Lt. Lynn W. Hadfield, 26, Of Salt Lake City Was Shot Down In March, 1945

Army Air Forces 2nd Lt. Lynn W. Hadfield, 26, of Salt Lake City, who was killed during World War II, was buried in his home state 74 years to the day after being shot down over Germany.

NTSB Releases Preliminary Report In Texas Fatal Accident

Finds Pilot Was Not Rated For The Type Of Aircraft He Was Flying

The NTSB has released a preliminary report from an accident in Longview, TX that fatally injured the pilot of the aircraft and three passengers. According to the report, the Cessna T337C airplane was destroyed when it collided with trees and terrain during a descent near Longview, Texas.

Leonardo Eyes Enhanced C-27J Firefighting Configuration

Looks To Expand Multi-Role Capabilities For The Aircraft

The 16th Aerial Firefighting Europe event retured to Nimes, France, March 19 - 20 with a new entry, the C-27J in firefighting configuration. The C-27J firefighter with roll-on/roll-off Fire Attack System (FAS) made by Simplex Aerospace – the world leader of advanced aerial application systems - represents an effective solution in airborne firefighting technology and capability.

F-35 Conference Sets Stage For Operational Integration In Indo-Pacific

Focus Was On Security, Interoperability, Training, Simulators And Logistics Information Systems

F-35 Lightning II subject matter experts from the United States, Australia, Japan and South Korea met to improve 4th and 5th generation aircraft theater interoperability during the second Pacific F-35 User Group Conference at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, March 12 -14.

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SUU Aviation Partners with Sundance Helicopters

Will Establish SkyPath Helicopter Pilot Program At The University

Sundance Helicopters and the Sundance Skypath program in Las Vegas is partnering with Southern Utah University Aviation to bring a pathway program that will be instrumental in providing graduating pilots with a clear pathway from school to industry.

Alpha Aviation Academy To Expand To Australia

Leading ME Pilot Training Provider Partnering With Airways Aviation

Alpha Aviation Academy (AAA), a Middle East pilot training provider, and one of the largest and most recognized providers of the Multi-Crew Pilot Licence (MPL), will partner with international flight training provider Airways Aviation.

AAR Awarded New Additional Worldwide Aviation Support Services Site

New Site In Costa Rica Will Provide Host Nation Aviation Training

AAR, a provider of aviation services to commercial airlines and governments, received notification from the Department of State awarding the company a new site under the Worldwide Aviation Support Services (WASS) program. Under the task order, the new site in Costa Rica will provide host nation aviation training.

Bombardier Marks First Challenger 350 Delivery In Belgium

Business Aircraft Operator Luxaviation Group Will Manage The Aircraft Based In Brussels

Bombardier Business Aircraft announced today that the Luxaviation Group, one of the largest business aircraft operators worldwide, now operates the first Challenger 350 aircraft delivered to a customer in Belgium. This new addition to the Benelux market joins Bombardier’s robust business aircraft fleet in Europe. Bombardier’s more than 600 aircraft in service in the region represent the largest share of the industry’s total European fleet.

Supply Chain Digitization To Be Tested On Joint Strike Fighter

Will Develop A New Approach To Supply Chain Management

BAE Systems Australia and the Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre (AMGC) will bring Industry 4.0 to reality through participation in the world’s biggest defence program, the Joint Strike Fighter.

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PRODUCT: Certain Honeywell International Inc. (Honeywell) TFE731-20 and TFE731-40 turbofan engines.

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Airborne 03.20.19: Hoover Stamp Petition, Red Bull, Next Week--AEA LIVE!

Also: Goldsboro, NC Airshow, CAE Concludes Acquisition, 'Stolen' P-51?, Special Weeks For Airborne Programming

The Bob Hoover Legacy Foundation has announced their intention to petition the United States Postal Service to honor the late Robert A. ‘Bob’ Hoover with a commemorative postage stamp on his 100th birthday in 2022. The Foundation has commenced the multi-year process necessary to seek USPS selection of Mr. Hoover as a proper subject for such an honor in order to use this program to better inform and inspire America about the many ways that Hoover’s heroic servic

DOT IG To Audit Boeing 737 MAX Certification Process

Audit Requested By Secretary Of Transportation Elaine Chao

The U.S. Department of Transportation has confirmed that Secretary Elaine L. Chao (pictured) has asked that, as part of an ongoing review of factors related to aviation certification, the Inspector General conduct a formal audit of the certification process for the Boeing 737-MAX 8 aircraft.

Senate Aviation Subcommittee To Hold Hearing On Airline Safety

FAA, NTSB, DOT IG To Present Testimony Focused On Boeing 737 MAX Grounding

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, chairman of the Subcommittee on Aviation and Space, will convene a hearing titled, “The State of Airline Safety: Federal Oversight of Commercial Aviation,” at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 27, 2019.

Sikorsky-Boeing SB>1 DEFIANT Helicopter Achieves First Flight

The Helicopter Is Participating In The Army's Joint Multi-Role-Medium Technology Demonstrator Program

The Sikorsky-Boeing SB>1 DEFIANT helicopter achieved first flight Thursay afternoon at Sikorsky’s West Palm Beach, FL site. This revolutionary aircraft, developed by Sikorsky and Boeing, will help inform the next generation of military helicopters as part of the U.S. Army’s Future Vertical Lift program.

All Nippon Airways Takes Delivery Of Its First A380

Carrier Has Ordered Three Of The Airliners For Tokyo-Honolulu Route

Japan’s All Nippon Airways (ANA) has taken delivery of its first A380 at a special ceremony in Toulouse, becoming the 15th operator of the world’s largest passenger aircraft. The delivery ceremony was attended by ANA HOLDINGS President and CEO Shinya Katanozaka and hosted by Airbus CEO Tom Enders.

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Citation Jet Pilots Association Announces 2019 Hoover Scholarship Recipients

Four Students To Benefit From The Program This Year

The Citation Jet Pilots Owner Pilot Association (CJP) is pleased to announce the four recipients of the 2019 Bob Hoover Presidential Scholarships: Brandon Baber, junior at ERAU Daytona; Jacob Cook, junior at ERAU Daytona; Matthew Gailey, junior at ERAU Prescott; Otto Maytag, sophomore at ERAU Prescott.

Mission Aviation Fellowship Responds To Mozambique Disaster

Flight Surveyed Damage Following Cyclone Idai

Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF), operating as Ambassador Aviation in Mozambique, is responding to a humanitarian crisis caused by Cyclone Idai, which struck Mozambique March 14. The Nampa, Idaho-based Christian aviation organization has been conducting assessment flights and working with Mozambique’s National Institute for Disaster Management (INGC) and other non-government organizations (NGOs) in coordinating rescue and relief efforts.

Klyde Morris 03.22.19

The News IS A Business After All, Klyde

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (03.22.19)

"To help inform the Department’s decision making and the public’s understanding, and to assist the FAA in ensuring that its safety procedures are implemented effectively, this is to confirm my request that the Office of Inspector General proceed with an audit to compile an objective and detailed factual history of the activities that resulted in the certification of the Boeing 737-MAX 8 aircraft." Source: Memo from Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao.

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (03.22.19): Radio Frequency (RF)

Radio Frequency (RF)

A term that refers to alternating current (AC) having characteristics such that, if the current is input to antenna, an electromagnetic (EM) field is generated suitable for wireless broadcasting and/or communications.

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (03.22.19)

Air Traffic Control Association

Established in Washington, D.C. in 1956 by a group of air traffic controllers, the Air Traffic Control Association has been from the outset dedicated to progress in the science of air traffic control and the preservation of a safe flight environment.

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