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Boeing HorizonX Invests in Isotropic Systems

Will Expand Satellite Communications Capabilities

Boeing has made an investment in Isotropic Systems Ltd., a London-based startup pioneering next-generation solutions to better connect people and enterprises around the globe.

Air Force Pitch Day Makes $40 Million Available For Start-Ups, Small Businesses

Part Of The USAF's Larger Rapid Contracting Effort

The Air Force is calling for submissions from start-ups and small businesses as it seeks to rapidly invest up to $40 million at Air Force Pitch Day as part of a larger rapid contracting effort.

Small Unmanned Aerial System Used During Barricade Incident In Los Angeles

Used The Aircraft To Locate A Suspect Hiding In A Second Floor Apartment

The Los Angeles Police Department's Metropolitan Division, Special Weapons and Tactics Team (SWAT) utilized a small unmanned aerial system (sUAS) for the first time, during a barricade incident involving a robbery suspect.

Aerocor, Apex Aviation To Provide Free Aircraft Pick Up And Delivery

Allows Maintainer To Evaluate Aircraft During Ferry Flights

Aerocor has partnered with Henderson NV-based part 145 repair station Apex Aviation to provide free aircraft pickup & delivery for its Eclipse 500 maintenance customers.

Insurance Company Denies Homeowner Claims After Helo Accident

Says Pilot's Medical Certificate Had Been Revoked

The company that insured helicopter pilot Henry "Hank" Schwartz has denied claims from homeowners in the Bristol Commons condominiums in Williamsburg, VA whose homes were damaged or destroyed when Schwartz' aircraft went down in the complex.

Gone West: IBAC ICAO Liaison Michael W. Hohm

Played A Key Role As The Business Aviation Industry Representative On The Air Navigation Commission

The International Business Aviation Council (IBAC) joins the business aviation community, family, and friends in mourning the loss of their colleague, Michael W. Hohm.

Canadian Filmmaker Says New Drone Regulations Will Close His Business

Aircraft That Will Be Permitted To Fly Over Cities Will Be Too Expensive, He Says

A film maker in Canada says that country's new drone regulations set to go into effect June 1 will cost him his business. Alan Auld owns Imagine Films based in Thunder Bay. He says that the new drone regulations recently announced by the Canadian Government will make it very expensive to do aerial work in that city, grounding operations like his.

Both Satellites For Year-Opening Ariane 5 Launch Are Now In French Guiana

GSAT-31 One Of Two Satellites To be Launched February 5

Building on Arianespace’s operational success in 2018, payload preparations for the company’s first flight in the new year are moving ahead with this week’s delivery of the mission’s second satellite, GSAT-31, to French Guiana – joining the Saudi Geostationary Satellite 1/Hellas Sat 4 (HS-4/SGS-1), which arrived earlier in January.

JSSI Welcomes Francisco Zozaya As New Latin America President

Will Also Serve As Senior Vice President, Business Development & Strategy

Jet Support Services, Inc. (JSSI), the leading independent provider of maintenance support and financial services to the aviation industry, has appointed business aviation veteran Francisco Zozaya to the new role of president of JSSI Latin America. Zozaya will also serve as senior vice president, business development & strategy for JSSI corporate.

Airbus Wins DARPA Blackjack Program Contract

Will Develop Small Constellation Satellite Bus For The LEO Constellation

Airbus Defence and Space Inc. has been awarded a contract from the Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop a satellite bus in support of the Blackjack program.

Aero Club Of Atlanta Cancels January Event

Speaker From The FAA Unable To Attend Due To Partial Government Shutdown

Due to problems that have resulted from the current government shut down, the Atlanta Aero Club will, unfortunately, have to cancel the January 24th luncheon.

Travis AFB, Army Transport Black Hawks To Alaska

Four Helos Rode North Aboard A C-5M Super Galaxy

Among members of the Air Force, there’s a tendency to be interested in aircraft. More than just aircraft, though, aircraft in aircraft is the type of idea that has the potential to harken back to the science fiction imaginings of many early childhoods. But true to form, science fiction in the military scarcely stays fiction for long.

Airborne 01.16.19: ATC Gets Pizza, SpaceX LayOffs, AirVenture '19 AirShow

Also: Plane-Power Six-Phase A/C Alternators, NATCA Sues, AirFlair Winner, Lion Air Flight 610 CVR

Canadian air traffic controllers are doing what they can to help out their U.S. counterparts on Long Island as the American controllers work without pay during the partial government shutdown. Atlantic Canada controllers ordered up several pizzas and had them delivered to the control center on Long Island where Controllers have been working without pay since December 22 due to the partial shutdown. There are currently about 14,000 controllers in the U.S. working without pay, according to NAT

Construction Begins On Airbus’ U.S. A220 Manufacturing Facility

New Line Expected To Open In 2020

Airbus’ manufacturing growth in the United States advanced another step today in Mobile, Alabama, as construction of the company’s A220 Manufacturing Facility officially launched with a groundbreaking ceremony. The assembly line will satisfy the strong and growing U.S. demand for the A220 aircraft, the newest offering in Airbus’ commercial aircraft product line.

Boeing, United Airlines Announce Repeat Orders For 737 MAX, 777

United Airlines Orders 28 Airplanes Across The Two Types

Boeing and United Airlines have announced that the carrier has ordered 24 additional 737 MAX jets and four more 777-300ER (Extended Range) airplanes last year. The $4.5 billion order, according to list prices, was booked as unidentified on Boeing's Orders & Deliveries website.

Gulfstream G280 Sets City-Pair Record On Renewable Fuel

Company Reaffirms Commitment To The Environment Before Industry Sustainability Event

Gulfstream recently reaffirmed its commitment to sustainability by using sustainable alternative jet fuel (SAJF) to power a record-breaking flight by its class-leading super-midsize Gulfstream G280 aircraft. The Savannah-to-Van Nuys, CA journey covered 2,243 nautical miles in 4 hours and 49 minutes at an average speed of Mach 0.85. Flying through headwinds averaging 76 knots, the G280 demonstrated the aircraft's continued high performance with SAJF.

New Company Integrates AI Into Drones

Aria Insights Leveraged From CyPhy Works Tethered Drone Technology

CyPhy Works has leveraged its tethered drone technology and spun off a new company, Aria Insights, to harness the data collected by drones by integrating AI and machine learning into its hardware.

New Book Takes A Humorous Look At Air Traffic Control

'Confessions of an Air Traffic Controller' Now Available On Amazon And Barns And Noble Online

A new book takes a humorous look at the life of an Air Traffic Controller. "Confessions of an Air Traffic Controller" by Danny Mortensen is now available at Amazon.com and Barnes and Noble.

New Zealand Air Traffic Controllers Reach Out To Unpaid Colleagues

Offers Messages Of Support To Furloughed U.S. Controllers

As the U.S. government shutdown nears the end of its third week, New Zealand’s Air Traffic Controllers were among the wider membership of the New Zealand Air Line Pilots’ Association (NZALPA) who reached out with messages of support to American colleagues – none of whom have been paid in the US since December 22, 2018.

Klyde Morris 01.18.19

C'mon, Klyde. April Fools Is Still A Couple Of Months Away

FMI: www.klydemorris.com

Aero-News: Quote of the Day (01.18.19)

"Gulfstream has been involved with SAJF since June 2011, when a Gulfstream G450 became the first business jet to cross the Atlantic on a blend of the fuel. Since then, we've taken ever-greater steps in supporting sustainability, including securing a dedicated supply of SAJF for our corporate, demonstration and flight-test fleet." Source: Mark Burns, president, Gulfstream. A G280 recently set a city-pair record on a flight between Savannah and Van Nuys airport on a biofuel blend.

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (01.18.19): Quick Look

A feature of the EAS and ARTS which provides the controller the capability to display full data blocks of tracked aircraft from other control positions.

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (01.18.19)

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Will Expand Satellite Communications Capabilities

Part Of The USAF's Larger Rapid Contracting Effort

Used The Aircraft To Locate A Suspect Hiding In A Second Floor Apartment

Allows Maintainer To Evaluate Aircraft During Ferry Flights

Says Pilot's Medical Certificate Had Been Revoked

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Played A Key Role As The Business Aviation Industry Representative On The Air Navigation Commission

Aircraft That Will Be Permitted To Fly Over Cities Will Be Too Expensive, He Says

GSAT-31 One Of Two Satellites To be Launched February 5

Will Also Serve As Senior Vice President, Business Development & Strategy

Will Develop Small Constellation Satellite Bus For The LEO Constellation

Speaker From The FAA Unable To Attend Due To Partial Government Shutdown

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Four Helos Rode North Aboard A C-5M Super Galaxy

Also: Plane-Power Six-Phase A/C Alternators, NATCA Sues, AirFlair Winner, Lion Air Flight 610 CVR

New Line Expected To Open In 2020

United Airlines Orders 28 Airplanes Across The Two Types

Company Reaffirms Commitment To The Environment Before Industry Sustainability Event

Aria Insights Leveraged From CyPhy Works Tethered Drone Technology

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'Confessions of an Air Traffic Controller' Now Available On Amazon And Barns And Noble Online

Offers Messages Of Support To Furloughed U.S. Controllers

C'mon, Klyde. April Fools Is Still A Couple Of Months Away

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