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March 11, 2016

Airborne 03.11.16: Blue Origin Plans, WASP Elizabeth Strohfus, UK Airshow Woes

Also: Bell 505, TRUE Innovators, UAL/Flight Attendants, 737 Fuel Tank STC, F-35 Airshows, B-52s Join French, Bombardier/Hawker Pacific 
 
Blue Origin founder, Jeff Bezos, says he expects to conduct his first manned test flights as early as next year, and carrying passengers as early as 2018. He says thousands of people have said they are interested in eventually flying with the company. Bezos made the comments during a rare media tour of the Blue Origin facility in Kent, Washington. One of the few remaining members of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs) has Gone West at the age of 96. Elizabeth Strohfus passed away March 6th at an assisted living facility in Faribault, Minnesota. Mrs. Strohfus had ferried military planes across the United States

Air Transport Services Group Confirms Deal With Amazon

Will Operate Air Transport Network With 20 ATSG-owned Boeing 767s

A long-rumored deal has been confirmed by Air Transport Services Group, which has announced agreements with Amazon Fulfillment Services, Inc., an affiliate of Amazon.com, to operate an air cargo network to serve Amazon customers in the United States.

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P&W PurePower Engines Complete First A321neo Flight

Most Powerful Engine Available For The A321neo

Pratt & Whitney's PurePower Geared Turbofan engines have successfully completed a first test flight on the Airbus A321neo. The PW1135G-JM engine, a 35,000 thrust class engine, for the Airbus A321neo aircraft, is the most powerful engine on the A321neo.

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UAA: H.R. 3016 Would Severely Limit GI Bill Benefits For Flight Training

University Aviation Association Strongly Opposed To The Bill

A bill sponsored by Rep. Brad Wenstrup (R-OH) in the U.S. House of Representatives proposes to cut educational benefits for veterans by $882 million over the next ten years.

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Washington State Legislature Lets Space Bills Languish

Two Bills Stalled In Committee Would Boost Nascent Space Industry

The Washington State legislature seems to be willing to let two bills that would boost the state's nascent space industry die in committee.

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SESAR Deployment Manager, EUROCAE Sign MoC

Will Set Framework For Communications Between SDM And EUROCAE

The SESAR Deployment Manager (SDM) and the European Organization for Civil Aviation Equipment (EUROCAE) have signed a Memorandum of Cooperation.

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ALPA: Airline Pilots In Strong Supply For Right Career Opportunity

Seven Lowest-Paying U.S. Regional Airlines Still Offer First-Year Salaries At Or Below $25,000

The Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA) maintains that U.S. regional airlines that dangle one-time hiring bonuses while continuing to offer extremely low first-year salaries are ignoring the truth about what it takes to attract qualified pilots to work at their airlines and stalling the real change that is needed to head off a serious U.S. pilot shortage in the future.

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Airbus Breaks Ground On China A330 Widebody Completion & Delivery Center

A Further Significant Step In Airbus' Internationalization And Partnership With China

Airbus has taken additional steps in the expansion of its global footprint and its strategic partnership with China as construction gets underway for the Airbus A330 Completion and Delivery Center (C&DC) in Tianjin, China.

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FAA Provides Questionable FOIA Documents To Skydive Myrtle Beach

No Documented Safety Violations Found In The Agency's Response

The FAA has, about month late, provided documents requested by Skydive Myrtle Beach owner Aaron Holly to back up a 73-page report that was used by Horry County, SC to shut down his skydiving operation at Grand Strand airport.

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Egyptian Flight Student Faces Deportation

Said He Would Be 'Willing To Kill Donald Trump And Serve A Life Sentence'

A social media post has an Egyptian flight student in jail in Orange, CA and facing possible deportation.

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Volunteer Pilots Recognized For Service To Angel Flight Southeast

Florida Pilots From Orange Park, Pensacola And Alford Will Be Honored For Transporting Patients To Far-From-Home Medical Appointments

Sometimes a visit to the doctor can be complicated because of a patient’s inability to travel long distances due to physical or financial challenges. That’s when Kerry Bentley, Charles Gould and John Epley come to the rescue.

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First U.S.-Built A321 Exits Paint Shop

First Flight And Delivery Planned Soon

The Airbus plant in Mobile, AL appears to be hitting its stride. This week, painting of the first U.S.-built A321 has been completed and it emerged from the paintshop in Mobile in its JetBlue livery.

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Alaska Airlines Adjusts Flight Plan To Delight Astronomers

Flight Allowed Passengers A Rare View Of A Solar Eclipse

Passengers aboard an Alaska Airlines flight Tuesday were given a rare opportunity to view a solar eclipse at 35,000 feet, and the show was no accident.

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Aero-TV: The Tucano’s Little Brother - Flying Legend Italy’s New LSA

An LSA That Is Truly Fantastico...
 
Just when you think you have a handle on the many light sport aircraft that are available, something really new and different pops up. While at the U.S. Sport Aviation Expo 2016, ANN News Editor, Tom Patton, finds a new airplane that’s being introduced. To use the term that it is a scale model seems odd to apply to a full-scale airplane, but this light sport airplane is actually a look-alike to the Embraer Tucano light attack military airplane. It’s called the Tucano LSA.

 

Airborne 03.11.16: Blue Origin Plans, WASP Elizabeth Strohfus, UK Airshow Woes

Also: Bell 505, TRUE Innovators, UAL/Flight Attendants, 737 Fuel Tank STC, F-35 Airshows, B-52s Join French, Bombardier/Hawker Pacific

Blue Origin founder, Jeff Bezos, says he expects to conduct his first manned test flights as early as next year, and carrying passengers as early as 2018. He says thousands of people have said they are interested in eventually flying with the company. Bezos made the comments during a rare media tour of the Blue Origin facility in Kent, Washington. One of the few remaining members of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs) has Gone West at the age of 96.

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Aero-TV: The Tucano’s Little Brother - Flying Legend Italy’s New LSA

An LSA That Is Truly Fantastico...

Just when you think you have a handle on the many light sport aircraft that are available, something really new and different pops up. While at the U.S. Sport Aviation Expo 2016, ANN News Editor, Tom Patton, finds a new airplane that’s being introduced. To use the term that it is a scale model seems odd to apply to a full-scale airplane, but this light sport airplane is actually a look-alike to the Embraer Tucano light attack military airplane. It’s called the Tucano LSA.

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Barnstorming: Credit Must Be Given Where Credit Is Due…

It's More Than Just Being Honest… It's a Process Whereby The True Innovators Of Aviation Can Continue Their Drive To The Future

Analysis/Opinion/Commentary By Jim Campbell, ANN CEO/Editor-In-Chief Many years ago, I had an extraordinary adventure… as a test pilot/participant in an innovative, groundbreaking, test program that ultimately resulted in the first certified airframe parachute recovery systems. Over the course of many months, sitting next to parachute technology expert, the late Gary Douris, we would venture aloft time after time, and fire off a GA-sized BRS parachute (the first generation of such) in a number of attitudes and conditions, in order to fine-tune and perfect what would someday come to save hundreds of lives...

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NBAA Endorses Bipartisan Senate FAA Bill

Bolen: 'We Enthusiastically Welcome This Bill'

The NBAA has endorsed a bipartisan Senate bill to authorize funding and programs for the FAA, and which takes a consensus-driven approach to modernizing the nation’s air traffic system.

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Airlines For America Calls Senate FAA Reauthorization Bill An 'Overreach'

Says Bill Goes Too Far In Efforts To Reregulate Airline Pricing And Service, Misses Historic Opportunity To Improve Air Travel For Customers, Rightfully Rejects Tax Hikes On Travel

Airlines for America (A4A) says there are multiple problems with legislation introduced by Sens. John Thune (R-SD) and Bill Nelson (D-FL) to reauthorize the FAA, but does see some positives in the bill.

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GAMA Welcomes Senate FAA Reauthorization Bill’s Focus On Certification Reform

Applauds Bipartisan Leadership On The Measure

The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) has issued a statement strongly supporting U.S. Senate Commerce, Science & Transportation Committee Chairman John Thune (R-SD), Ranking Member Bill Nelson (D-FL), Aviation Subcommittee Chairman Kelly Ayotte (R-NH), and Ranking Member Maria Cantwell (D-WA) for introducing a bipartisan FAA reauthorization bill that reforms the process for certifying general aviation aircraft products in the U.S. and addresses other regulatory barriers on manufacturing and maintenance organizations.

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EAA: Movement In Part 23 Rewrite A Good Step Forward

Will Allow Innovation And Freedom In Design And Maintenance While Preserving Safety, Association Says

The FAA's announcement of a formal Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) for revising the outdated FAR Part 23 rules that govern small aircraft design and alterations, something mandated nearly three years ago by the Small Airplane Revitalization Act of 2013 is a good step forward, according to the EAA.

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AeroSports Update: Breakthrough Capacitive Fuel Probe

Sometimes It Seems Like The Ultralight And Homebuilt Aircraft People Get All The Cool Stuff

When we hear the names James Wiebe and Belite aircraft, it’s easy to conjure up a picture of a line of ultralight airplanes. However, Belite Aircraft also has an electronics division and they have come out with some really cool stuff for ultralights and homebuilt aircraft.

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ALPA To Congress: Small Businesses Must Use Unmanned Aircraft Safely

Provides Testimony To The Senate Committee On Small Business

In testimony before the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, Capt. Tim Canoll, president of the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA), underscored the union’s strong support of entrepreneurs who are using unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) to help advance small business and the national economy, but emphasized that the union’s greatest concern will always be safety.

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Klyde Morris 03.11.16

And They've Gotten 3.3 Million Views ....

FMI: www.klydemorris.com

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Airborne 03.10.16: Part 23 Reform?, Student Pilot Deported, Challenger 650

Also: First US-Built A321, Aero-Community–AMA, Hubble Team, Rectrix New CEO, Boeing Self-Cleaning Lav, Duncan Aviation, Mars InSight

The FAA has proposed a rule that overhauls the airworthiness standards for small general aviation airplanes. The FAA’s proposal, which is based on industry recommendations, would reduce the time it takes to get safety enhancing technologies for small airplanes into the marketplace while also reducing cost. The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking restructures the existing certification standards and replaces the current prescriptive design requirements

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Aero-News: Quote Of The Day (03.11.16)

“Changes in Part 23 will maintain and enhance high levels of safety, but allow for more innovation and freedom in design and maintenance of aircraft.” Source: Sean Elliott, EAA’s vice president for advocacy and safety.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (03.11.16): Instrument Departure Procedure (DP)

A preplanned instrument flight rule (IFR) departure procedure published for pilot use, in graphic or textual format, that provides obstruction clearance from the terminal area to the appropriate en route structure.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (03.11.16)

Friends of Leiston Airfield

The 'Friends of Leiston Airfield' was formed in the summer of 1995 by Peter Saunders, Chris Betson and the late Peter Barker, after a group of people with holiday caravans on the 'Cakes & Ale Park', had become concerned that a small memorial erected on a hardstand in an area hidden from view from the general public, had become neglected.

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