'Miracle On The Hudson' Happened Ten Years Ago

Tuesday marked the tenth anniversary of the "Miracle on the Hudson." To date, this remains the most successful ditching in aviation history. On January 15, 2009, Captain “Sully” Sullenberger and First Officer Jeffrey Skiles made an emergency water landing on the Hudson River after multiple bird strikes into both engines.

Application Deadline Is March 29

Piper Aircraft and its Community Outreach Committee are pleased to announce the availability of two scholarships for the 2019-2020 academic year. Each year, educational scholarships impact the community by providing financial support for students to pursue higher education. The Freedom of Flight Award and the Bill Cluck Memorial Scholarship were created for students at different stages of their educational experience and were designed to help offset the rising cost of higher education.

Offers Highly-Rated Programs And Strong Job Prospects At Affordable Rates, Editors Say

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University has earned the No.1 spot on U.S. News & World Report's 2019 ranking of the best U.S. online bachelor's degree programs. The ranking affirmed the school's focus on academic excellence, affordability and promising career opportunities for graduates, according to the school.

Simulated Flight Tests Are Being Held To Validate The Design Of The Critical Elements Of The OPV

Indra, one of the leading global technology and consulting companies, and its partner Gaerum have just reached a key milestone in the development of the optionally manned Targus aircraft: the start of simulated flight tests to validate the design of the aircraft's critical systems.

Makes Equity Investment Of $97.26 Million In Chorus

Air Canada has announced an agreement to amend and extend the Capacity Purchase Agreement (CPA) with Jazz Aviation LP, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Chorus Aviation Inc., under which Jazz currently operates certain regional Air Canada Express flights. The amendments should provide long term stability for Chorus, reaffirming Jazz as Air Canada's most significant Express carrier well into the future, as well as enabling growth on Chorus' leasing business through Air Canada's equity investment and the predictability of Jazz's cashflow from CPA operations until 2035. 

Expands MRO Services For Commercial Aircraft

VSE Aviation, a subsidiary of VSE Corporation (VSE), has acquired 1st Choice Aerospace, two privately owned aviation supply chain management companies with operations in Florida and Kentucky that provide component maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services and products for new generation and legacy commercial aircraft families.

First CabinConnect-Equipped 787-9 Dreamliner Takes Flight

Collins Aerospace is helping Norwegian passengers experience free and premium Wi-Fi onboard Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner and 737 MAX long-haul flights with its CabinConnect high speed, broadband connectivity solution. The new service, which will debut on the majority of Norwegian’s transatlantic flights, enables passengers to stream video and music content, browse the web, access social media, voice and messaging services over the Inmarsat Global Xpress (GX) satellite network, the world’s first and only globally available high-speed broadband network.

Eighth Mars Mission Enabled By BAE Systems’ Family Of Radiation-Hardened Electronics

On November 26, 2018, NASA landed its InSight spacecraft on Mars after a six month journey to the Red Planet. InSight, which stands for Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport made the trip equipped with BAE Systems RAD750 Single Board Computers (SBC) on board. The lander was built by Lockheed Martin in collaboration with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Jodie Soule’ Led The Chapter For Three Years

The Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 534 presented a commemorative plaque to Jodie Soule’ for the three years she served as the chapter’s president.

Continues The Modernization Of The GPS Operational Control Segment (OCS)

The U.S. Air Force awarded Lockheed Martin the GPS Control Segment Sustainment II (GCS II) contract to continue to sustain and further modernize the Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite constellation’s ground control system through 2025. This is the follow-on contract to Lockheed Martin’s current GCS contract awarded in 2013.