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June 04, 2015

Airborne 06.04.15: Sullenberger Movie!, First B737 MAX, Airbus Explains A400M

Also: Google's Project Loon, IMC Clubs, ULPower, Emirates v Emanuel, FedEx, NASA v Bugs, Women's Progress In USAF

Clint Eastwood has announced his next movie project, and it's one that will tackle a story for which we all know that outcome, and will probably go see anyway. Eastwood will direct a movie based on the life of Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, the pilot who ditched a US Airways Airbus A320 in the Hudson River after a bird strike in January 2009. Not a single life was lost when the airplane went down in the river. The first Boeing 737 MAX is on its way! Boeing’s Renton, Washington fa

Airborne 06.04.15: Sullenberger Movie!, First B737 MAX, Airbus Explains A400M

Also: Google's Project Loon, IMC Clubs, ULPower, Emirates v Emanuel, FedEx, NASA v Bugs, Women's Progress In USAF

Clint Eastwood has announced his next movie project, and it's one that will tackle a story for which we all know that outcome, and will probably go see anyway. Eastwood will direct a movie based on the life of Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, the pilot who ditched a US Airways Airbus A320 in the Hudson River after a bird strike in January 2009. Not a single life was lost when the airplane went down in the river. The first Boeing 737 MAX is on its way! Boeing’s Renton, Washington facility has started building the first 737 MAX on schedule. Last week, employees started to assemble the wings for the first 737 MAX flight test airplane. The wings are

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Canada Announces Future Space Plans

Will Send Two Astronauts To ISS In The Next Decade

Canada has announced its future plans for space exploration, and renewed its commitment to ISS through 2024.

Latest UAV Twist: Waterproof With Fish Finder

Company Establishes Kickstarter Campaign To Raise Capital

Most UAVs currently on the consumer market seem to be geared towards aerial photography and similar uses, a niche for which they are well suited. But a new company has added a twist to that meme ... a sonar fish finder on a waterproof quadcopter.

NTSB Releases Preliminary Report In BR Legend Turbine Accident

Airplane Went Down May 23, One Person And A Dog Fatally Injured

The NTSB has released a preliminary report from an accident which occurred May 23 in West Columbia, SC that resulted in the fatal injury of an 85-year-old pilot. The remains of a dog were also found on board the experimental BR Legend Turbine aircraft.

City Of Tavares, FL Looks To Attract More Seaplane Businesses

'Seaplane City' Council Proposes To Waive Impact Fees For Such Businesses

Tavares, Florida identifies itself as "America's Seaplane City", and in an effort to bolster that image, the City Council is proposing to waive impact fees for new seaplane businesses that locate in the city.

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Gone West: Air Show Boss Bob Hall

Staple Of The Florida International Air Show For 30 Years

The long-time air boss of the Florida International Air Show has gone west. Bob Hall, who suffered from pancreatic cancer, passed away last week.

Illinois Airports In Line For $1.4 Million In Federal AIP Funds

Grants Announced By Representative Cheri Bustos, Senator Dick Durbin

U.S. Representative Cheri Bustos (D-IL-17) and U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) announced $1,412,945 in federal funding that will go toward infrastructure improvements and upgrades at the Quad City International Airport and Chicago Rockford International Airport. The grants were awarded through the FAA.

Rolls-Royce Trent 700 Engines Selected By MEA

Will Power Airline's New A330 Aircraft

Rolls-Royce has been selected by MEA (Middle East Airlines-Air Liban) to supply Trent 700 engines and TotalCare service support for an additional Airbus A330 aircraft.

Kaolin Aviation To Offer FWF Kits For ULPower

Targeted To Builders Of Kits Without An OEM Mount For Their Airframe

Kaolin Aviation has contracted to design and produce firewall-forward (FWF) kits for popular kit-built aircraft, to make the choice of ULPower engines easier, when the OEM airframer has not yet developed a FWF installation.

Roscosmos Releases Russian State Commission's Findings On Proton Launch Anomaly

Failure Traced To Stage 3 Steering Engine, According To Preliminary Findings

A preliminary statement from the Russian State Commission investigating the cause of the May 16 Proton failure with the Centenario satellite was issued by Roscosmos on May 29th.

U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds To Headline Heart Of Texas Airshow Waco, TX

First Waco Performance For The Team In 23 Years

The United State Air Force Thunderbirds military jet demonstration team will bring the Red, White and Blue to the skies over Waco, Texas Saturday and Sunday June 6-7 at Texas State Technical College airport in their first performance in Waco and Central Texas in over 23 years at the Heart of Texas Airshow.

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Lufthansa Systems Focuses On New EFB Solutions For Tablets

Presents New Lido/mPilot iPad App

Lufthansa Systems will present its new Lido/mPilot app as well as the latest features of its Lido/eRouteManual navigation solution and Lido/AMM airport moving map at this year’s Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) Users Forum, which is taking place in Dallas, TX.

United Flights Grounded By 'Computer Glitch'

Ground Stop Lasted About 30 Minutes, But Some Flights Delayed For Hours

A computer glitch Tuesday morning caused all United Airlines flights to be grounded for about half an hour Tuesday, but for some passengers, the delay was much longer.

Aero-TV: Boeing Business Jets - Building a Solid Future for the King of BizJets

The BBJ Continues to Represent The Pinnacle Of Business Travel

While at NBAA2014, ANN News Editor Tom Patton checked on what is going on with the business jet side of the Boeing Company. This gave him the opportunity to talk with the president of Boeing Business Jets’ Steve Taylor. Tom’s first question was about Boeing’s statement that their bizjet market looks good.

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Aero-TV: Boeing Business Jets - Building a Solid Future for the King of BizJets

The BBJ Continues to Represent The Pinnacle Of Business Travel

While at NBAA2014, ANN News Editor Tom Patton checked on what is going on with the business jet side of the Boeing Company. This gave him the opportunity to talk with the president of Boeing Business Jets’ Steve Taylor. Tom’s first question was about Boeing’s statement that their bizjet market looks good. Taylor explains the world of the big business jets by saying that the last few years in this market have been slow. However, sales are now up and he says Boeing owes a lot of that to the 737 Max airplane. While Taylor expla

Boeing Starts Assembly Of First 737 MAX

New Single-Aisle Airplane On Track For First Delivery In Third Quarter 2017

Boeing employees in Renton, WA have started building the first 737 MAX on schedule. Last week, employees started to assemble the wings for the first 737 MAX flight test airplane. Wings are the first 737 components to be assembled in the Renton production process.

Women’s AF History Expands With New Four-Star

Lt. Gen. Ellen Pawlikowski Promoted, Becomes Service's Third Four-Star

In Air Force history a legacy has been written, by women, for women. The walls of the Women in Military Service for America Memorial are filled with stories of historic and iconic women from all U.S. military services that have served the nation.

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FAA Implements New Airport Safety Program

Will Work With Airport Sponsors Over The Next 10-15 Years To Further Reduce Risks

The FAA has made significant progress in improving runway safety at U.S. airports over the past 15 years by working with other members of the aviation community on education, training, marking and lighting, standard runway safety areas, new technology and airfield improvements.

Canada Welcomes ICAO Delegation To Ottawa

This Year Marks The Organization's 70th Anniversary

The Honourable Lisa Raitt, Canada’s Minister of Transport, and the Honourable Rob Nicholson, Minister of Foreign Affairs, were pleased to welcome to Parliament Hill a high-level delegation from the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) on Tuesday. ICAO is a United Nations agency headquartered in Montreal, and this year marks the 70th anniversary of its founding.

Airbus Releases Statement Regarding AIT To A400M Operators

Three Engines Failed To Respond To Crew Inputs, Report Says

Airbus Defense and Space sent an Accident Information Transmission (AIT) Tuesday as an update to the Alert Operator Transmission (AOT) of May 19 to all operators of the A400M. This AIT informs that the DFDR (digital flight data recorder) and CVR (cockpit voice recorder) readouts have been successfully completed and that preliminary analysis has been conducted by CITAAM with representatives from Airbus Defence and Space providing technical advice.

Island University Conducts Unmanned Flight Tests

Aircraft Being Evaluated During The First Week Of June

Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi is conducting test flights this week from the Port Mansfield airport through the University’s Lone Star Unmanned Aircraft Systems Center.

Airborne 06.03.15: Sonex Tragedy, Falcon 5X Rollout, Indian Pilot Scandal

Also: Breitling Jet Team, Jack Pelton, NetJets New Leadership, Carpenter Avionics, Italian AirShow, Expensive Rescue, DHS Preclearance

ANN regrets to report that Sonex Aircraft CEO Jeremy Monnett, has been confirmed as lost in the crash of N123SX, identified in records as a 2007 Sonex SA. The other person onboard has yet to be officially identified and we will bring that info to you when able. Needless to say, this is a punch to the gut for the close-knit family of sportplane pilots and fans in Oshkosh and ANN sends it prayers and support to the Monnett family, everyone else at Sonex, and the extended fa

Aero-News: Quote Of The Day (06.04.15)

“Achieving this milestone on schedule is a testament to the success of the 737 and our integrated design and build team.” Source: Keith Leverkuhn, vice president and general manager, 737 MAX.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (06.04.15): Great Circle Track

A great-circle track is the shortest distance between two points on a sphere, and when viewed on a 2-dimensional map the track will appear curved.

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (06.04.15)

NTSB Accident Investigation Archive

Summaries from the NTSB aviation accident database are updated daily on the web, and available here sorted by accident date.

AeroSports Update: Common Questions About Learning To Fly

Learning To Fly Brings Up Hundreds Of Questions And Here Are Some That Relate More Often To Recreational Aviation

The problem with learning to fly is knowing how much you don’t know before you start. Many of these questions deal with why you ultimately want to become a pilot, but here we are going to deal with some common questions that show up when people are really just interested in flying for fun.

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