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June 11, 2016

Russian Military Demonstration Pilot Fatally Injured In Accident

Su-27 Went Down Thursday Returning After Performance

The week after the Blue Angels lost Capt. Jeff Kuss in an accident, and the Thunderbirds lost an airplane after a pilot ejected, the Russian Knights demonstration team has lost a pilot in an accident that is similar to the one which fatally injured Capt. Kuss.

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Blue Angels Consider Options For Remainder Of The Season

At Least Two Appearances Cancelled Following Fatal Accident

The U.S. Navy Blue Angels demonstration team has cancelled its next two airshow appearances as it considers how to proceed for the rest of the summer.

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More Debris Possibly From MH370 Found

Pieces Picked Up By Private Citizens Off Madagascar And Australia

More pieces of debris potentially from Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 have been discovered off the coasts of Madagascar and Australia.

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Alaska Airlines Flies On Gevo's Renewable Alcohol To Jet Fuel

Alaska's Biofuel-Powered Flights Demonstrate New, Scalable Aviation Fuel Alternative

Two Alaska Airlines jets departed the Emerald City fueled by the first alcohol-to-jet fuel (ATJ) made from sustainable U.S. corn. The two Alaska Airlines flights departed Tuesday with Gevo fuel and flew from Seattle to San Francisco International Airport and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

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Minot B-52s Begin Baltops 16 Flying Ops

First Training Missions In Support Of Multinational Exercise Flown June 7

A B-52H Stratofortress aircrew from Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, conducted their first flying training mission in support of the multinational exercise Baltops 16 on June 7 from Royal Air Force Fairford.

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Federal Judge To Decide If Consumer Drones Are 'Aircraft'

Decision Could Have Significant Impact On The UAV Industry

A court case that could have a significant bearing on the FAA's authority to regulate consumer UAVs is playing out in Connecticut largely out of the media glare.

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Sporty's Introduces Online FIRC

Allows Flight Instructors To Renew Their Certificates Online

Sporty’s has developed a fresh new option for flight instructors looking to renew their CFI certificate, using a modern online learning system to deliver innovative content. Sporty’s eFIRC will get you up to speed with the latest technology and new developments from the FAA, vastly improving your teaching skills.

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OSIRIS-REx Arrives At Kennedy For Launch Processing

Ground Tests Underway Prior To Spacecraft Integration

The spacecraft that will perform NASA’s Origins Spectral Interpretation Resource Identification Security — Regolith Explorer mission, known as OSIRIS-REx, arrived at Kennedy Space Center from Buckley Air Force Base near Denver on May 20 aboard an Air Force C-17 at the Shuttle Landing Facility.

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Aero-News: Quote Of The Day (06.11.16)

"Advancing the use of alternative jet fuels is a key part of our emission reduction strategy. Gevo's jet fuel product is an important step forward." Source: Joseph Sprague, Alaska Airlines' senior vice president of communications and external relations.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (06.11.16): Downburst

A strong downdraft which induces an outburst of damaging winds on or near the ground. Damaging winds, either straight or curved, are highly divergent.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (06.11.16)

FAA Airshow Coordination

Airshows at any airport require a Certificate of Waiver or Authorization (FAA Form 7711-1) that has been approved and issued by the appropriate FAA Flight Standards District Office.

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