Honor Bestowed By The Manufacturers Association Of Florida

Sikorsky was recently recognized as Florida's Manufacturer of the Year by the Manufacturers Association of Florida at the 13th Annual Manufacturers Summit and Marketplace in Gainesville, FL.

Will Fly SAR, Transport And Tactical Missions

The New South Wales Police Force in Australia has signed a purchase agreement for a Bell 412EPI. Its new aircraft will be delivered in 2017 and will be used for search and rescue, transport and tactical missions.

Says Air Force Is 'Out Of Balance' With Projected Demand For Global Airpower

In ongoing efforts to size and shape the force to current and future requirements, Air Force officials explained why the service needs to grow to 350,000 active-duty Airmen over the next seven years.

Essentially A Pilot Tax Imposed By The State

Pilots who live in Illinois are required to register with the state government, and pay a $10 registration fee every two years.

Mechanical And Environmental Testing Now Underway

Lockheed Martin has completed assembly of NOAA's GOES-S weather satellite and is now beginning critical mechanical and environmental testing of the spacecraft. GOES-S is the second of four next-generation geostationary weather satellites called the GOES-R series, and will provide a major improvement in our nation's weather observation capabilities leading to more accurate and timely forecasts, watches and warnings.

Form Cooperative Agreement For The Joint Development Of New Capabilities

Helicopters have become indispensable in mountain and wilderness medical rescue. The Italian Alpine Rescue and Leonardo – two prime Italian players with global recognition – will work together to develop even more effective technologies, solutions and training.

Estimated Cost Of The Aircraft And Support Is $1.75 Billion

The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Norway for P-8A Aircraft and associated support. The estimated cost is $1.75 billion. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale on December 20, 2016.

Based On Bombardier Challenger 605 Airframe

Field Aviation and ASELSAN, a Turkish Armed Forces Foundation Company, are jointly developing a new Special Mission Aircraft platform. The platform is based on a Bombardier Challenger 605, which is being considerably modified to successfully accomplish the aircraft’s specific mission requirements. The aircraft modifications will be comprised of a missionized interior with multiple operator stations and critical structural aerodynamic alterations.

Expands Its Pool Program Contract

South African independent regional airline Airlink is adding 11 Embraer ERJ 140 jets to its fleet. This will bring the number of Embraer regional jets the airline operates to 30. The airline has also extended its existing Flight Hour Pool Program contract for another eight years and expanded it to include the ERJ 140s.

FlightServ Was Founded By Aviation Charters

A new independent FBO will open its doors to guests on January 1, 2017 at New Jersey's Trenton Mercer Airport (KTTN).

Inspection Service Provider To Offer On-Site And In-Shop NDT Inspections

The FAA has awarded Part 145 Repair Station Certification to Veracity Technology Solutions. Certification was earned through demonstrating competence in safety, technical and quality standards during a five phase process and covers nondestructive testing for visual, penetrant, magnetic particle, eddy current and ultrasonic methods.

Aircraft Struck Two Guests In The Face

A wedding in New Hampshire was disrupted recently when a drone operated by the groom struck two of the guests in the face, causing some fairly serious injuries.

As 2016 Winds Down, ANN Is Looking For Your Favorite Stories Over The Year!

This past year is not likely to go down as one of our favorites... though it had a lot of exciting aspects to it that are worth noting for the future. In hundreds of episodes, Airborne featured the most noteworthy and newsworthy stories in aviation and aerospace, good and bad, hopeful and depressing... ranging from the exciting launch of great new airplanes, and some deplorably atrocious scandals, to the rise of a number of aviation companies/persons and the loss of the some of the most beloved.  ANN, instead of just telling you what we believe to be the most important, wants to hear from YOU. This is YOUR industry... and its up to us to LISTEN to what YOU what you think made the most impact

UH-72A Logistics Support Contract Worth Nearly $1 Billion

The U.S. Army has awarded a Contractor Logistics Support contract by the U.S. Army to provide spare parts, material and engineering support for the Army’s UH-72A Lakota fleet of utility and training helicopters to Airbus Helicopters.

School Of Aeronautics And Astronautics Finds Significant CO2 Reductions Are Possible

A new report, based on research from Purdue University's School of Aeronautics and Astronautics, analyzes the potential impact of space-based ADS-B technology on global aviation carbon emissions in remote and oceanic airspace.

NTSB Probable Cause Report Also Cites 'Inherent Limitations' Of 'See-And-Avoid'

The NTSB has issued its probable cause report from a mid-air collision on August 16, 2015 that fatally injured five people on board two aircraft. In the report, the board indicts the concept of "see-and-avoid", which is at the core of much of our flying.

Would Prohibit Flight Near Some Landmarks And Large Gatherings

The Orlando City Commission will take a final vote on its proposed drone ordinance on January 9 after initial passage earlier this month.

EAA Comments On NavWorx Airworthiness Directive

FAA Airworthiness directives (AD) are issued when the FAA finds a condition that renders a type-certificated airplane un-airworthy. Sometimes ADs require immediate action, and at other times they may take place over a prescribed time span or require periodic inspections. However, the position has been taken for some time that they commonly do not apply to aircraft certified as experimental.

Launch Operations Will Resume In Early January

Preparations for another busy year of Arianespace launch activity are fully underway at the Spaceport, with the initial Ariane 5 to be launched in 2017 now completing its initial build-up at the Spaceport in French Guiana.

Enters Into Agreement With Fairfax Financial Holdings For The New Venture

Chorus Aviation has announced that it will establish a new regional aircraft leasing subsidiary, Chorus Aviation Capital, and has entered into an agreement pursuant to which Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited and certain of its subsidiaries (collectively, 'Fairfax') will invest CAD $200 million in Chorus through a private placement (the 'Fairfax Investment') of 200,000 convertible debt units (the 'Convertible Units').

Also: Barefoot Bandit/Idiot Wants Lessons, XPrize, Air Tractor SAIB, Gulfstream Home, Hornets/Growlers, NTPS Board, Boeing Downsizing

The U.S. Air Force is getting a step closer to replacing its aging T-38 trainers as Boeing, along with their partner Saab, completed the first flight of their all-new T-X aircraft earlier this week. The T-X is in competition with other companies to be chosen as the next generation of high performance Air Force jet trainers. During the 55-minute flight, lead T-X Test Pilot Steven Schmidt and Chief Pilot for Air Force Programs, Dan Draeger, validated key aspects of the single-eng

Say Hello To Aero-Twitter!

Twitter is designed to work on a mobile phone as well as on a computer (and can be accessed via your IM clients). All Twitter messages (called "Tweets", naturally) are limited to 140 characters, so each message can be sent as a single SMS alert. Brevity is a virtue when using Twitter, since you can't say much in 140 characters (then again, the world would probably be a better place if people spent less time reading their cell-phones, anyway).

"When tackling the issue of emissions in aviation, the industry has three options. Designing and building more efficient engines and airframes, developing sustainable alternative fuels and flying aircraft more efficiently from point A to point B." Source: Dr. Karen Marais, author of the report "Environmental Benefits of Space-based ADS-B".

The estimated flying time from departure point to destination (lift-off to touchdown).

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