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November 06, 2019

New Ownership At Thrush Sets Sights On A Very Bright Future

Planned Restructuring Process Now Complete And New Leadership Is In Place

With the stroke of a pen and some celebratory handshakes, the planned ten-week restructuring process at Thrush Aircraft has been completed.

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Airborne 11.06.19: Pilot Jobs!, Eviation, Voyager 2-WAY Out There

Also: Tuskegee Hero Honored, Avfuel Scholarships, EAA Scholarship Program, Safer Skies?
 
Polish off those resumes, folks.... Another airline has big plans to hire more pilots. And we expect a lot more news like this as time goes on. Air Canada will need to hire some 350 pilots next year as the Boeing 737 MAX returns to service. Currently, the airplane has been taken off the Air Canada schedule through Valentine's Day, 2020. But when the carrier takes delivery of all the MAX aircraft it has on order, it will represent 24 percent of its narrow-body fleet. Electric air mobility pioneer Eviation Aircraft used the 3DEXPERIENCE platform developed by Dassault Systèmes to develop the first prototype of its electric regional commuter aircraft – Alice

IAG Finalizes Acquisition Of Air Europa

Transforms IAG’s Madrid Hub Into A True Rival To Europe’s Four Largest Hubs

International Consolidated Airlines Group (IAG) and Globalia have signed definitive transaction agreements under which IAG’s wholly owned subsidiary, IB OPCO Holding S.L. (Iberia), has agreed to acquire the entire issued share capital of Air Europa for €1 billion (approx. $1.11 billion).

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CAE Closes Deal With Directional Aviation Capital Affiliates

Concludes 15-Year Exclusive Business Aviation Training Services Agreement With The Company

CAE confirmed that it has concluded the previously announced strategic partnership with Directional Aviation Capital (DAC), a corporate aviation service company, as well as the acquisition of 50 percent of the shares of SIMCOM Holdings Inc.

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Cebu Pacific Finalizes Order For 16 A330neo

Firms Up Order Previously Announced In An MoU With The Carrier

Cebu Pacific (CEB), a carrier based in the Philippines, has signed a firm order with Airbus for 16 long-range A330neo aircraft. The order firms up the wide-body portion of a previously announced Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), which also includes commitments for 10 A321XLR and five A320neo single-aisle aircraft.

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Air Force Academy Names Airfield In Honor Of Tuskegee Hero

Gen. Benjamin O. Davis Jr. Honored At Air Force Academy

Gen. Benjamin O. Davis Jr., the first African American general in the Air Force, once said, “I could have been a teacher. I could have been a doctor or a lawyer, if I wanted to, but I didn’t – I wanted to be a pilot.”

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Dedrone Releases DroneTracker 4.1

Providing Advanced Radar & PTZ Camera Integration For sUAS Detection And Threat Mitigation

Counter-drone technology company Dedrone has announced the release of DroneTracker 4.1, building in critical advancements to the company's software platform. DroneTracker 4.1 enables Dedrone customers to integrate the latest and most advanced radar and cameras, providing additional layers of proactive detection of all sUAS, including those that fly autonomously.

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Altitude Angel Launches Second Phase Of Its Conflict Resolution Service

Tactical Deconfliction Breaks New Ground In UTM Services

UTM (Unmanned Traffic Management) technology provider Altitude Angel has announced the launch of the 'second phase' of its revolutionary Conflict Resolution Service (CRS) with the introduction of Tactical deconfliction. Following the initial launch of the Conflict Resolution Service in July of this year, with Strategic deconfliction, Altitude Angel continued to research, develop and test the pioneering technology behind its Tactical deconfliction service.

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Life Flight Network Signs Purchase Agreement For Eight Bell Helicopters

Adds Four Bell 429 And Four Bell 407 GXis To Its Fleet During

Life Flight Network has signed a purchase agreement for four Bell 429s and four Bell 407GXis to add to its existing Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) aircraft fleet.

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NASAO Announces Recruitment Search For New Leadership

Organization Represents The States And Public On Aviation Issues

The National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO) has announced a change of management and executive leadership heading into 2020. NASAO has been contracted with the association management firm, Interel, since 2017 when the company acquired Association Management Group, Incorporated. With the announcement of Interel's U.S. office closure, and termination of all association management services by December 31, 2019, NASAO will be conducting a nationwide recruitment for a president/CEO.

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Predator Series Aircraft Pass Six Million Flight Hours

RPA Sets Industry Record Providing Mission Support for Customers Worldwide

The GA-ASI Predator-series of Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA), which includes the Predator, Predator B, Gray Eagle, Avenger and MQ-9B SkyGuardian lines, has surpassed six million flight hours. The milestone was achieved on October 31, 2019 with GA-ASI aircraft having completed 430,495 total missions with close to 90 percent of those missions flown in combat.

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Aerojet Engines Perform Successfully During Starliner Pad Abort Test

Company Provides 28 Reaction Control System Engines, 20 Orbital Maneuvering And Attitude Control Engines, And Four Launch Abort Engines On The Starliner Service Module

Aerojet Rocketdyne and Boeing successfully tested the primary launch abort system for the Starliner next-generation crew spacecraft at the U.S. Army’s White Sands Missile Range located in New Mexico today. Aerojet Rocketdyne is the main propulsion provider for the Starliner service module, which will carry out launch abort maneuvers in the unlikely event of an emergency on the pad or during ascent.

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KBNA’s Kreulen Named Tennessee Aviation Person Of The Year

Only 4th Recipient Since The Award’s Inception

The Tennessee Aviation Hall of Fame (TAHF) has recognized Nashville International Airport’s President and CEO, Douglas E. Kreulen, A.A.E., as “Tennessee’s 2019 Aviation Person Of The Year.” Mr. Kreulen received the award at the 18th Annual Tennessee Aviation Hall of Fame Gala and Inductions Ceremony on Saturday evening.

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Report: Safer Skies, But Claims And Risks Grow

Allianz And Embry-Riddle Release Findings From Aviation Risk Study

Despite record numbers of more than four billion passengers, the global airline industry has experienced some of its safest years in terms of fatal accidents, according to Aviation Risk 2020: Safety And The State Of The Nation published by the corporate and aviation insurance specialist Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) in association with Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, the largest, fully accredited university specializing in aviation and aerospace.

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Eviation Completes First Prototype Of Its Electric Commuter Aircraft

Electric Air Mobility Pioneer Used The Dassault Systèmes 3DEXPERIENCE Platform To Develop Prototype In Two Years

Electric air mobility pioneer Eviation Aircraft used the 3DEXPERIENCE platform developed by Dassault Systèmes to develop the first prototype of its zero-emission, all-electric regional commuter aircraft – Alice – in two years on the cloud.

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Drone Safety Week Underway

Different Areas Of Focus Each Day During The Week

The FAA notes that it is in the middle of its first National Drone Safety Awareness Week, Nov. 4-10, 2019.

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ALPA Releases New White Paper

Highlights Safe Integration Of Commercial Air And Space Operations

The Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA) published an updated white paper, Safe Integration of Commercial Space Operations into the U.S. National Airspace System and Beyond, which takes a deeper look into the operational integration of commercial space into the national airspace system (NAS) and beyond, particularly in the area of oceanic air traffic management with an eye toward achieving the same level of safety.

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Success Leads EAA To Expand Ray Aviation Scholarship Program In 2020

Scholarship Fund To Grow 20 Percent Next Year

The immediate and widespread success of the Experimental Aircraft Association’s Ray Aviation Scholarship program in 2019 has allowed the program to be expanded for 2020, giving more opportunities for young aviators to receive full flight training scholarships through EAA’s chapter network.

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NTSB Releases Preliminary Report From NC Fatal Accident

Pilot Was Wearing A Motorcycle Helmet Because The Airplane Had Lost Its Canopy

The NTSB has released a preliminary report from an accident which occurred on October 14, 2019 involving an experimental, amateur-built Vans RV-4, N4332J. The airplane was substantially damaged when it impacted wooded terrain while on approach to Rooster Field Airport (84NC), Cameron, North Carolina. The private pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was registered to and operated by the pilot as a personal flight. Day visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the flight, which originated from Woodward Field Airport (KCDN), Camden, South Carolina, at 1046, and was destined for 84NC.

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Air Canada Plans To Hire 350 Pilots Next Year

Announcement Anticipates A Return To Service Of The 737 MAX

Air Canada will need to hire some 350 pilots next year as the Boeing 737 MAX returns to service.

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Airborne 11.04.19: DA50-RG 1st Flt, KSMO Wastes $$, Zenith Workshops

Also: Mohawk Down, Cuba Ban, K-MAX Helicopter, Updated FAA Helicopter Handbook

In April 2019 at AERO Friedrichshafen, Diamond Aircraft announced changes on the DA50 program, including a new engine concept with the 300 hp Continental CD-300 and retractable gear. On Thursday, the airplane flew for the first time. "The first flight was conducted by the crew as planned and all systems were working as expected," said Sören Pedersen, Head of Flight Test, Diamond Aircraft Austria. "Since all new elements are already well known from other aircraft out of the Diamond aircraft family, the DA50 made a very ma

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (11.06.19)

“Improvements in science have also allowed the aviation industry to better understand how human factors can affect safety. Pilot fatigue, training, crew resource management and other factors have become increasingly important issues.” Source: E. David Williams, Assistant Professor of Aerospace and Occupational Safety at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (11.06.19): Missed Approach Point (MAP)

A point prescribed in each instrument approach at which a missed approach procedure shall be executed if the required visual reference has not been established.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (11.06.19)

Glenn H. Curtiss Museum

Dedicated to the memory of pioneer aviator, Glenn Curtiss, the museum contains a priceless collection relating to early aviation and local history.  

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