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Boeing 737 Skids Off Runway Into St. Johns River At NAS Jacksonville

All 143 People On Board Survived The Runway Excursion

At approximately 9:40 p.m. Friday night, a chartered Boeing 737-800 belonging to Miami Air International arriving from Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba into Naval Air Station Jacksonville, FL slid off the runway into the St. Johns River.

NASA Investigation Uncovers Cause Of Two Science Mission Launch Failures

Accidents Occurred In 2009 And 2011

NASA Launch Services Program (LSP) investigators have determined the technical root cause for the Taurus XL launch failures of NASA’s Orbiting Carbon Observatory (OCO) and Glory missions in 2009 and 2011, respectively: faulty materials provided by aluminum manufacturer, Sapa Profiles, Inc. (SPI).

NTSB Releases Preliminary Report From Rans Accident In Texas

Two Fatally Injured When The Plane Went Down Shortly After Takeoff

The NTSB has released a preliminary report from an accident which occurred April 21 which fatally injured the two people on board the airplane.

GE Aviation Brings Advanced Avionics Computing To Unmanned Vehicles

Rugged, Secure, Compact Processing For Autonomous Systems

GE Aviation has introduced a new advanced avionics computer specifically built for military and commercial unmanned vehicles. This new computer provides an open architecture design that integrates vehicle management and advanced mission processing into a compact, lightweight design.

P-51 Reunion Highlights AirVenture's Salute To World War II Ace Bud Anderson

All Flying P-51 Aircraft Invited To Oshkosh For This Summer’s Activities

World War II ace Clarence “Bud” Anderson, a National Aviation Hall of Fame member who was a triple ace during World War II, will be saluted during warbirds activities at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2019, which is July 22-28 at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.

Aviation Scholarships Offered By Westchester Aviation Association

In Partnership With Academy Of Aviation, Two WAA Bill Weaver Aviation Scholarship Totaling $10,000 Available For Pilot Training

The Westchester Aviation Association (WAA), a non-profit organization representing general aviation at Westchester County Airport and Academy of Aviation, a flight school located at the airport, have collaborated to provide scholarships for those who aspire to become pilots.

U-Haul International Takes Delivery Of The First Of Two PC-24s

Airplane Handed Over During Ceremony At Company's Broomfield, CO Facility

In a ceremony held at Pilatus Business Aircraft’s facility in Broomfield, CO, the Swiss aircraft manufacturer delivered the first of two PC-24 Super Versatile Jets to US customer U-Haul International.

NASA Awards PathFinder Digital Contract To Study Free Space Optics

Study Focuses On The Development Of Optical Ground Stations (OGS)

NASA has awarded a contract to PathFinder Digital to study the feasibility of developing a transportable research and test platform to facilitate the design of Free Space Optic (FSO) satellite networks. The study focuses on the development of Optical Ground Stations (OGS) and their interoperability to Optical Space Terminals (OST).

NORAD Intercepts GA Airplane In D.C. Restricted Airspace

Incident Ended When Pilot Established Communications And Landed

NORAD says it intercepted a GA airplane last Saturday flying in the National Capital Region airspace without proper clearance.

Aero-News: Quote of the Day (05.04.19)

“Due in large part to the hard work and dedication of many highly motivated people in the NASA Launch Services program, we are able to close out the cause of two extremely disappointing launch vehicle failures and protect the government aerospace supply chain.” Source: Amanda Mitskevich, LSP program manager at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (05.04.19): Geofencing

Technology that uses global positioning system (GPS & GLONASS) to establish a virtual geographic boundary to prevent drones from flying into specific areas.