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Lufthansa Hit By Another Pilot Walkout

Fifty Long-Haul Flights Cancelled By 15-Hour Labor Action

Just days after Air France got its pilots back to work, Lufthansa was hit by a 15-hour pilot walkout, forcing the cancellation of 50 long-haul flights.

Boeing To Consolidate Defense Services And Support Work

Changes Will Align Common Resources, Capabilities In Oklahoma City And St. Louis

Boeing will consolidate the majority of its defense services and support-related activities from Washington state to other locations in the U.S. as part of efforts to improve the competitiveness of its Boeing Defense, Space & Security unit.

Piaggio Wins Photo Recon Aircraft Contract From Royal Thai Air Force

P.180 Avanti II Selected As Aerial Reconnaissance Platform

The Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) has awarded a contract to Piaggio Aero to provide a photo reconnaissance aircraft.

FAA SAIB Issued For Some de Havilland Moth Series Airplanes

Focus Is On Maintenance Of Wood Structures

The FAA has issued a Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin (SAIB) to alert operators and owners of de Havilland Models DH60, DH82, DH83, and other Moth series airplanes that utilize wooden structure of an airworthiness concern, specifically maintenance practices with respect to wood structure.

NATA Asks City Of Houston To Amend Proposed Lease Agreement At Hobby

Says All FBOs Should Play On A Level Playing Field

In a letter to the City of Houston’s Mayor and City Council, the NATA has expressed its opposition to the approval of a lease granting a new entrant fixed base operator status at William P. Hobby Airport (HOU). The association urged the Council to amend the lease to create a level playing field among all FBOs at HOU. The proposed lease was scheduled for consideration by the City Council on September 30th.

Daher-Socata Delivers First TBM 700 With G600/GTN 750 Avionics

New Retrofit Replaces Steam Gauges And First Generation CRT Electronics

Daher-Socata has delivered the first avionics-modernized TBM 700 turboprop aircraft with a Garmin G600/GTN 750 new-generation glass cockpit avionics retrofit, replacing mechanical equipment and first-generation cathode ray tube (CRT) electronic flight displays.

First Asian 747-8 Intercontinental Delivered To Air China

Airline Becomes First Asian Carrier To Fly The Stretched Passenger Jumbo Jet

Air China has taken delivery of the airline's first 747-8 Intercontinental, making it the first carrier in Asia to operate the passenger version of the new, fuel-efficient 747-8. The new airplane is the first of seven 747-8 Intercontinentals Air China has on order.

AVIC To Install Rockwell Collins Pro Line Fusion Avionics In MA-700

Airplane Is Expected To Enter Service In 2019

Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) will install Rockwell Collins’ Pro Line Fusion advanced avionics system in its new MA-700 regional airliner. The MA-700, a twin turboprop that follows the development of the MA-60 and MA-600 Xian Modern Ark family of aircraft, is expected to enter into service in 2019.

A-29 Super Tucano Arrives At Moody AFB

Will Serve As Training Platform For Pilots, Maintenance Personnel

The first of 20 A-29 Super Tucano aircraft to be produced in Jacksonville, FL arrived at Georgia's Moody Air Force Base Sept. 26, in preparation for the Afghanistan pilot and maintenance training mission.

UK Flying Club Hopes To Build 12 Spitfire Replicas

First Is Already Completed And Should Fly Next Week

A flight instructor with the Enstone Flying Club in Oxfordshire, UK, has embarked on an ambitious project to mark the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Britain. The club hopes to build a dozen 90-percent-scale Supermarine Mk 26B Spitfires by the anniversary date.

Avidyne Extends Relationship With Duncan Aviation

Becomes Exclusive Worldwide Repair Center For EX500 Display Systems

Avidyne has extended their repair service agreement with Duncan Aviation of Lincoln, Nebraska, to include Avidyne’s EX500 series of multi-function displays (MFD). Duncan Aviation will now be the exclusive provider of repair services for Avidyne customers that are using the EX500, as well as its first-generation Flight Situation Displays (FSD) and early-model FlightMax Multi-Function Displays (MFD).

Tandem Skydivers Fatally Injured In Cape Cod

Witnesses Said The Pair Appeared To Be Descending Too Fast

Two skydivers, a student and an instructor, were fatally injured Sunday during a tandem jump in Cape Cod, MA. The two impacted a building, and witnesses said they seemed to be having problems while they descended.

Aero-TV: Sensenich Technologies – ‘Propping’ Up The UAV Industry

An 80 Year Old Prop Company Still has Much To Offer To The High-Tech UAV Biz

While at the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) 2014 convention, ANN CEO and Editor-In-Chief, Jim Campbell stopped by the Sensenich propeller display to find out what this 80-year-old company that specializes in wood propellers was doing in the high-tech world of UAVs. Steve Boser, the Chief Operating Officer of Sensenich Technologies pointed out that they have actually been making propellers for drones for about 40 years. Boser said they have been providing propellers for tactical UAVs for many years and they have continued to upgrade their technol

Airborne 10.01.14: Sierra Nevada v NASA, A-29 Goes To Work, Be-200 Rebirth?

Also: PPC Bird's Eye View, Spitfires Return?, Cessna Sued Over 1981 Accident, Santa Monica Sues Pilot's Estate, Phase 1 Flight Testing Update

Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) has filed a legal challenge to the award of contracts to Boeing and SpaceX under the Commercial Crew Transportation Capability, referred to as the CCtCap program. The CCtCap program will restore U.S. transportation capability to the International Space Station. The first of twenty A-29 Super Tucano aircraft to be produced in Jacksonville, Florida arrived at Georgia's Moody Air Force Base on September 26th, in preparation for the Afghanistan pilot and maintenance training mission. U

Huerta Calls For Full Review Of FAA Contingency Plans, Security Protocols

Follows Incident At Aurora, IL Air Traffic Facility

FAA Administrator Michael P. Huerta has announced that the agency is conducting a 30-day review of contingency plans and security protocols for its major facilities, after a criminal action by a contractor on Friday knocked out communications equipment at an FAA high-altitude air traffic facility in Aurora, IL.

SNC Introduces Dream Chaser Global Project Spaceflight Program

Will Offer Clients Worldwide Access To Low Earth Orbit

Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) presented an overview of its Global Project spaceflight program Tuesday at the 65th International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Toronto. The Global Project offers clients a unique turn-key spaceflight capability based on SNC’s Dream Chaser crewed space vehicle.

FAA Issues HEMS Rule Clarification

Addresses Approach/Departure IFR Transitions

The FAA issued a clarification on Tuesday regarding one section of the Helicopter Air Ambulance, Commercial Helicopter, and Part 91 Helicopter Operations Rule, more commonly known as the HEMS Rule. The clarification addresses some confusion regarding 14 CFR 135.613, Approach/Departure IFR Transitions.

AOPA Medical Advisory Board Supports Third Class Medical Reform

Addresses Letter To DOT And OMB Calling For Expedited Review

The AOPA Medical Advisory Board is the latest group to urge quick action on the proposed FAA rule that would allow thousands more pilots to fly without the need for a third class medical certificate.

AeroSports Update: 38th World Military Parachuting Championship

Countries From Around The World Participated In The 38th World Military Parachuting Championship Competition In Indonesia

The competition is part of a program administered through the Conseil International Du Sport Militaire (CISM). This is one of the largest multidisciplinary organizations in the world. They organize various sporting events for the armed forces of their 134 member countries. Soldiers who may previously have met on the battlefield now meet in friendship on the sports playing field ... and in this case the sport was skydiving.

Sun Flyer Enters Next Development Phase

Initial Flight Tests Underway In Colorado

Aero Electric Aircraft Corp. (AEAC) has entered the next phase of development for its Sun Flyer solar-electric training aircraft. AEAC, in conjunction with its development partner Bye Aerospace, is performing initial R&D flight-test operations with the solar-electric technology demonstrator at Centennial Airport near Denver, CO.

Orion Spacecraft Transfers To Launch Abort System Facility

To Be Integrated With Launch Abort System Before Stacking On Booster

NASA and Lockheed Martin have finished fueling the Orion spacecraft with ammonia, hydrazine and high pressure helium at Kennedy Space Center’s Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility. Orion has now been moved to the Launch Abort System Facility for integration with the launch abort system (LAS).