Language Added In Reaction To 2016 Accident In Texas

The FAA reauthorization bill passed Friday by the U.S. House of Representatives contains language that would require commercial balloon pilots to get a medical certificate just as other commercial pilots are required to hold.

Highlights Challenges And Opportunities For Aviation During Berlin Aviation Summit

ICAO Secretary General Dr. Fang Liu was in Berlin earlier this week to deliver an important message on air transport growth and sustainability during a panel event at the Berlin Aviation Summit, and to tour the Berlin Air Show with German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

No Patient Was On Board The Aircraft When It Went Down

Three members of a medical helicopter crew were fatally injured Friday when the aircraft they were aboard went down near Hazelhurst, WI about 150 miles northwest of Green Bay.

Part Of The Latest Iteration Of NASA’s Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Traffic Management (UTM) Research Program

A small drone circled above the Virginia Smart Road, flying over a high-tech vehicle driving southeast along the asphalt. The drone flight isn’t unique — the Virginia Tech Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership, the group coordinating the research, has done thousands. The car isn’t, either — the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute has logged millions of vehicle research miles in their own test environments and on the open road.

Cites Rest Provisions And More Included In The Bill

The 50,000 Flight Attendants at 20 airlines represented by the Association of Flight Attendants–CWA, AFL-CIO (AFA), welcomed the U.S. House of Representatives vote for the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (H.R. 4). The bill includes the union's top safety priority for equal minimum rest with the flight deck, protections against eroding U.S. aviation jobs, and enhancements to the security of our aviation system.

New Report Shows Drones Saving Lives On Five Continents

At least 65 people have been rescued by drones in the last year, according to a new report issued Monday by DJI, the world's leader in civilian drones and aerial imaging technology. The report gathers accounts from news outlets and public safety agencies around the world, and includes 27 separate incidents on five continents.

Orders Placed For The Turnkey Propulsion System By A Major OEM

 From initial design through development and manufacturing, Northwest UAV created the NW-44 multi-fuel single-cylinder UAV engine to fill a gap that owner and president Chris Harris recognized in the market – reliable, fuel-efficient engines for small, professional-grade UAVs. As a proven engine with over 1000 combat flight hours logged, the NW-44 multi-fuel engine has already significantly expanded market reach since January of this year, with large purchase orders being made to support Tier 2 UAVs. This increased demand for the NW-44 engine has spurred other changes and growth at Northwest UAV as well as additional staff and another 30,000 sq/ft of production space. 

Contest Participants Are Challenged To Identify Sustainable Concepts For Space Travel And Off-World Habitation

For Airbus’ robust presence at last week’s ILA Berlin air show, the strong tie-in to its space-related activities extends to new horizons with a focus on planetary exploration and the creation of life-sustaining environments far from planet Earth.

Aircraft Based In Trenton, NJ

Private aviation company Meridian has added a Gulfstream G450 (N973MC) business jet to its growing managed fleet. This aircraft is based in Teterboro, NJ, and conveniently serves its New York City-area customers. This long-range jet was manufactured in 2009 and is impeccably maintained both inside and out.

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Unmanned Crew Capsule Reached An Apogee Of 351,000 Feet

New Shepard flew again for the eighth time on April 29, 2018, from Blue Origin’s West Texas Launch Site. Known as Mission 8 (M8), the mission featured a reflight of the vehicle flown on Mission 7. The Crew Capsule reached an apogee of 351,000 feet (66 miles) – which Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos said in a tweet is "the altitude we’ve been targeting for operations."

Launches Cadet Academy In Conjunction With Discover Student Loans To Help Cadets Finance Their Training

American Airlines announced today a first-of-its-kind program designed to help future aviators receive the training, financing and mentoring opportunities they need to fly for the world’s largest airline.

Covers The Military Systems That Make The Airplane A Tanker

Boeing’s KC-46 tanker program has now completed all required Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) flight tests following a successful refueling/communications flight with a C-17 Globemaster III.

Debuts 40-Minute Best-in-Class Drone Flight Time

 AEE Aviation Technology, Inc., a global leader in electric aviation and camera technology, today announced the introduction of its Mach 4, a multiple payload capable commercial UAV built to provide a best-in-class experience for professionals in law enforcement, search & rescue, inspection and surveying sectors, and more. AEE will be exhibiting Mach 4 at the premier AUVSI conference, Xponential May 1-May 3, 2018 at the Denver Convention Center AEE booth #1428. There will be an expected crowd of more than 8,500 industry leaders from both the defense and commercial sectors attending to gather the latest information on policy, business use cases and technology applications.

Also: Osage Nations Repurposes Airpark, UAV/Drone Certification, Leonardo's M-40 Target Drone, GA-ASI Flight Deck Taxi

Only a few more days to go...  THE major unmanned exposition of the year -- AUVSI XPONENTIAL 2018 starts Monday, April 30, 2018 and runs through Thursday, May 3, 2018 at the Colorado Convention Center, in Denver. This premier event unites the largest global community of drone, intelligent robotics and unmanned systems leaders to shape the future of the industry. Featuring the largest and most comprehensive trade show, this event is the spot to learn from daily keynotes with tech vi

Annual Migration To Wisconsin Is Less Than 90 Days Away

Wittman Regional Airport will soon hold the title of world’s busiest airport – at least for one week. From July 23-29, more than 10,000 aircraft and a half a million flight enthusiasts will descend for the annual Experimental Aircraft Association fly-in convention, EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2018.

Was Rehearsing For Performance At The Zhengzhou Airshow In Zhengzhou, China

U.S. aerobatic pilot and musician Elgin Wells was fatally injured last week while practicing for a performance at the Zhengzhou Airshow in Zhengzhou, China.

The Next Generation Of Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems For U.S. Defense And Federal Government Customers

Aeryon Defense USA released details of their multi-mission Defense and Federal Government Group 1 Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL) small unmanned aircraft system (sUAS), the R80D SkyRaider, which will be shown publicly for the first time this week at AUVSI EXPONENTIAL in Denver, CO.

“The overwhelming response to our 2014 One Week Wonder build led us to bring back the project in 2018.” Source: Dick Knapinski, EAA’s director of communications.

In stress analysis, the load that causes physical breakdown in an aircraft or aircraft component during a strength test, or the load that according to computations, should cause such a breakdown.

Aluminum Angels

The mission of Aluminum Angels is "To provide medical, educational and humanitarian assistance in remote areas of the world, by air”