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May 04, 2015

Airborne 05.04.15: NBAA Acts On E Hampton, NASA's Messenger, Another 'Carplane?'

Also: Dreamliner AD, K-MAX, Building B737NGs, USAF In Nepal, Airbus Training Ctr, FAA SAFO

According to the NBAA, town officials are poised to implement a set of noise and access restrictions that the association has warned are unfair, unreasonable and unjustly discriminatory. Town officials have developed a list of what they define as noisy aircraft which includes many jets and most helicopters. Steve Brown, NBAA chief operating officer said, "As a public-use airport receiving federal funds, East Hampton is bound by grant assurances and other regulations that require it to operate within compliance with federal aviation law and policy." A NASA planetary exploration mission came to a planned, but nonetheless dramatic, end last Thursday when it slammed into Mercury&rsqu

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FAA Awards Harris $238 M IDIQ Contract For Weather Program Support Services

Increases Weather Data Accuracy, Enables Better Routing Decisions

The FAA has selected Harris Corporation for an eight-year single-award IDIQ contract with a potential value of $238 million to design and implement a system that will disseminate real-time, comprehensive weather pictures to all aviation users across the National Airspace System (NAS).

Southwest Selects Honeywell Cockpit Technologies For 737 MAX Aircraft

Full Suite Of Avionics Also To Be Installed In Existing 737NG Airplanes

Honeywell Aerospace's full suite of cockpit technologies has been selected by Southwest Airlines for its future fleet of Boeing 737 MAX and existing fleet of Boeing 737NG aircraft. The selection will provide Southwest with cockpit technologies that offer enhanced navigation capabilities and prepare the airline to meet future government-mandated flight safety regulations.

Construction Of New Airbus Asia Training Center Underway

Joint Venture Between Airbus And Singapore Airlines For Full Flight Training

Construction of the new Airbus Asia Training Center (AATC) in Singapore is now underway, following the completion of initial ground-breaking this week.

Boeing Upgrades To Keep B-1 Bomber Flying For Decades To Come

Bomber Marks 30 Years Of Service; Adapts To Changing Battlespace

The Boeing B-1B Lancer celebrates its soon to be 30th anniversary with the U.S. Air Force at Dyess Air Force Base this week – marking one of many milestones in a legacy that will continue long into the future as Boeing’s B-1 team ushers the supersonic bomber into the digital age with new upgrades.

Aeromexico Announces Change Of Chairman Of The Board

Eduardo Tricio Haro Stepping Down, Javier Arrigunaga Gómez del Campo Named As Replacement

Eduardo Tricio Haro has conveyed to the Board of Directors and the Shareholders Meeting of the Company, his decision to step down as Chairman of the Board, while continuing as a Non Executive Director of Grupo Aeromexico's Board.

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Unmanned K-MAX Helicopter Conducts First Collaborative Casualty Evacuation

Demonstration Conducted Late Last Month By K-MAX, LMC

Dangerous frontline operations call for a safe and efficient method to locate and evacuate wounded personnel. To address this critical need and help save lives, Lockheed Martin, Kaman Aerospace, and Neya Systems demonstrated the first ever collaborative unmanned air and ground casualty evacuation using the unmanned aerial system (UAS) control segment architecture and K-MAX cargo helicopter on March 26.

NASA’s New Horizons Detects Surface Features, Possible Polar Cap On Pluto

Flyby Of The Dwarf Planet Will Come In Mid-July

For the first time, images from NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft are revealing bright and dark regions on the surface of faraway Pluto – the primary target of the New Horizons close flyby in mid-July.

Luke Commander Brings Home Flagship F-35

Aircraft Is The 22nd Lighting II To Arrive At The Base

The 56th Fighter Wing flagship F-35 Lightning II arrived at Luke Air Force Base April 28, it was the base's 22nd F-35.

Bell Helicopter Delivers Bell 412EPI To Chongqing General Aviation

Aircraft Is The First Bell 412 Type Certified Helo In China

Bell Helicopter has delivered a Bell 412EPI to Chongqing General Aviation (CQGA). The helicopter is the first certified Bell 412 type aircraft to operate in China and will be used for fire-fighting missions. A delivery ceremony was held at Bell Helicopter’s customization and delivery center in Piney Flats, TN on April 22.

U Of M Study Says Airlines Don't Deliver On Frequent Flier Promises

Courts Could Be Next Stop

A new study from the University of Miami School of Business Administration says many airlines do not deliver on the promise of their frequent flier programs and as a result travelers could make a strong case against them in court. The study, published in American Business Law Journal, says that if in court, frequent flier mile contracts are viewed as contracts of "adhesion," consumers could successfully sue the airlines for failing to deliver on their reasonable expectations about contract terms.

Embry-Riddle Meteorology Students To Study Thunderstorms

Advanced Doppler On Wheels Technology For The Research Provided by The National Science Foundation

Students in the meteorology program within the applied aviation sciences department at Embry-Riddle will be using some of the most sophisticated real-time weather forecasting and observational technology in the world this May during an 18-day Doppler on Wheels (DOW) summer field study class at the university’s Daytona Beach Campus.

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NASA Awards Grants For Research, Technology Development

Twenty-Six Grants Totaling $9.9 Million To Be Distributed

NASA has awarded 26 grants totaling $9.9 million to help bolster the capacity and competitiveness of 28 states and territories (jurisdictions) in the area of technology research and development.

Aero-TV: AMA’s Rich Hanson – Protecting Model Aviation Freedoms

ANN CEO and Editor-In-Chief, Jim Campbell, visited the headquarters of the Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA) and took the opportunity to talk with Rich Hanson, the Director of Government and Regulatory Affairs for the AMA.

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Aero-TV: AMA’s Rich Hanson – Protecting Model Aviation Freedoms

Model Aircraft Have Operated Since Long Before The NAS Existed

ANN CEO and Editor-In-Chief, Jim Campbell, visited the headquarters of the Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA) and took the opportunity to talk with Rich Hanson, the Director of Government and Regulatory Affairs for the AMA. Model aircraft have operated since long before what we call “the national airspace system” even existed. Hanson points out that as aviation became more complex and the airspace system was created, modelers have found a way to work in harmony with full scale aircraft.

Klyde Morris (05.04.15)

Klyde Can't Take The Strain Of The Kentucky Derby... and Funny Hats

FMI: www.klydemorris.com

AeroSports Update: Ultralight Day At Pioneer Airport

June 20th Will Sound Like A Convention Of Weed Eaters At Pioneer Airport

EAA’s Pioneer Airport will be transformed into a fun fly zone on Saturday, June 20, as up to two dozen ultralights and light planes descend onto the grass airstrip to participate in EAA’s Ultralight Day 2015.

'Carplane' Is Latest Entry Into Roadable Aircraft Chase

German Company Seeks LSA Designation ... If They Can Get A Weight Waiver

A German company unveiled a prototype of the latest entry into the quest for a truly roadable aircraft ... or "flying car" ... at Aero Friedrichshafen last month.

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Airborne 05.01.15: Blue Origin Flies!, ForeFlight 7, Farewell Ashley!

Also: New Airborne Host Brianne Cross, NTSB Won't Reopen 'Big Bopper' Case, Barnstorming, Dava Newman, NASA Budget, Star Wars UAVs, 757 Bug Research

Blue Origin’s Jeff Bezos announced the successful first developmental test flight of his New-Shepherd space vehicle yesterday. It’s reported the 110,000-pound thrust liquid hydrogen, liquid oxygen BE-3 engine worked flawlessly, powering New-Shepard through Mach 3 to its planned test altitude of 307,000 feet. The NTSB will not go back and review information related to an accident which occurred on February 3, 1959 that has been called "the day the music

Law Firm Recovers Over One Billion Dollars In Air Cargo Price Fixing Litigation

With A $99 Million Settlement, EVA Air Is The 27th Defendant To Exit The Case

EVA Air has agreed to pay $99 million to direct purchasers of air cargo shipping services to settle a lawsuit that has totaled over a billion dollars from 27 defendants.

Swiss Postal Service Mulls Delivery By UAV

Authorized By The Government To Test Home Mail Delivery System

Imagine that, instead of a truck pulling up in front of your house or a person walking up onto your front porch to deliver the mail, it came via a quadcopter buzzing through the neighborhood.

New Video Game Lets Players Explore A Virtual Solar System

Kerbal Space Program Game Has Launched

It may be a long time before NASA launches a manned mission to Mars, but players of a new video game have the opportunity to build their own spacecraft and attempt a similar mission in a game that was released Monday.

Graffiti 'Artist' Uses UAV To Vandalize NYC Billboard

Spray Paint Can Attached To DJI Phantom UAV

While dozens of companies and individuals wait for the FAA to approve their use of UAVs, a self-proclaimed "artist" has probably set things back a couple of months, if not more. A "graffiti artist" has used a DJI Phantom UAV to vandalize a huge billboard in New York City ... thought to be the first time an unmanned aircraft has been used for such a public display of vandalism.

Ryanair Bank Account Victim Of Chinese Hacker

Nearly $5 Million Fraudulently Removed From Airline's Account

A Chinese bank found a way to remove nearly $5 million from an account Ryanair uses to buy fuel for its aircraft, according to the airline.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (05.04.15)

Aero Linx: Grumman Pilots Association What’s it all about? One word, Community. A common unity of passion for our planes! A community of support, information, flying, and most of all, FUN! Remember fun? We are owners of Grummans, we fly them, we fix them, we care for them, we love them. We love to share our passion with others of a like mind by getting involved. We make this group what we want, each member, one at a time. We desire to be an all-inclusive support group, not a “club.” Come and play with us.

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (05.04.15): Exit Region

Exit Region The region downstream from a wind speed maximum in a jet stream (jet max), in which air is moving away from the region of maximum winds, and therefore is decelerating. This deceleration results in divergence in the upper-level winds in the left half of the exit region (as would be viewed looking along the direction of flow). This divergence results in upward motion of air in the left front quadrant (or left exit region) of the jet max. Severe weather potential sometimes increases in this area as a result. See also entrance region, right entrance region.

Aero-News: Quote Of The Day (05.04.15)

"Ryanair confirms that it has investigated a fraudulent electronic transfer via a Chinese bank last week... The airline has been working with its banks and the relevant authorities and understands that the funds – less than $5 million – have now been frozen. The airline expects these funds to be repaid shortly, and has taken steps to ensure that this type of transfer cannot recur." Source: Ryanair, via a number of media quotes, commenting on the fact their bank accounts got hacked for several million dollars...

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