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Piper M600 Receives Type Certification

Company's New Flagship Aircraft Ready For Deliveries

The FAA has certified the Piper M600, the company's new flagship. Piper Aircraft, Inc. and the FAA made the announcement Friday at the company's headquarters in Vero Beach, Florida.

Airborne 06.17.16: Thunderbirds Resume, Pilot Bonuses, FAA v Airport Hangars

Also: SkyRunner S-LSA, <40 Days To Oshkosh, Phenom 100E, MV-22 Osprey, Air Ambulance Reform, Cygnus Spacecraft, Edwards Testing

The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds have announced the return to the 2016 demonstration schedule, beginning this weekend in Ocean City, Maryland. The Thunderbirds temporarily stood down for two weekends following an aircraft mishap on June 2nd after performing the 2016 U.S. Air Force Academy graduation flyover in Colorado Springs, Colorado. During the stand-down, the Team supported the safety investigation to collect details of the mishap. The mishap resu

Blue Angels Begin Training For Return To Season Schedule

Practice Flights Being Conducted In Pensacola, FL

The U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, have started training flights in preparation to resume the team's Pensacola practice and air show season schedules, the team announced Thursday.

NAA President And CEO Jonathan Gaffney Announces Departure

Will Leave The Organization September 30

Jonathan Gaffney, President and CEO of the National Aeronautic Association, announced at the NAA Summer Board of Directors Meeting that he will resign from his position effective September 30, 2016.

Textron Bringing SETP Cabin Mockup to AirVenture

Will Show Off The Interior Of The New Turboprop Single

Among all the homebuilts, experimental airplanes and sport planes at AirVenture Oshkosh this year will be something at the other end of the single-engine spectrum. Textron has announced that it plans to bring the cabin mockup of its new clean-sheet SETP high-performance single-engine turboprop airplane to Wisconsin this summer, according to a report from King Air Nation online.

Teamster NetJets Flight Dispatchers Ratify Tentative Agreement

First Contract For Dispatchers Follows Five-Year Effort

Following a tentative agreement on May 6, 2016, Teamster flight dispatchers at NetJets have voted unanimously to ratify their first-ever contract. The vote was 38 to 0 in favor of accepting the agreement.

FreeFlight Systems, CMD Flight Solutions Add ADS-B Out AML STC

Covers More Than 70 Part 23 Turbine Aircraft

NextGen avionics leader FreeFlight Systems has announced that engineering and certification company CMD Flight Solutions has expanded its AML STC to include Part 23 turbine aircraft. This allows for the installation of a FreeFlight 1203C SBAS/GNSS sensor paired with Rockwell Collins' TDR94/94D transponders for ADS-B compliance.

Republic Of Korea Takes Delivery Of First Four AW159s

Delivery Represents Half The ASW Aircraft On Order By The Country

The first four of eight AW159 shipborne anti-submarine warfare (ASW) helicopters ordered by the Republic of Korea Navy (RoKN) has been delivered by Leonardo-Finmeccanica.

The Bell 412EPI Climbs To New Heights

Aircraft Tours Nepal While Demonstrating Superior Performance Around Mount Everest

A Bell 412EPI recently completed a demonstration tour throughout Nepal. The helicopter demonstrated landing and take offs from 15,200 ft., ground effect hover at nearly 18,000 ft. density altitude and then flew up to 20,000 ft. pressure altitude near Mount Everest. Bell Helicopter pilots also demonstrated the performance of Bell 412EPI in the Annapurna Ranges around Jomsom Airfield in Western Nepal.

RAF Aerobatics Display At Farnborough Canceled

Red Arrows Will Perform Only Flybys Due To New CAA Regulations

The Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, the Red Arrows, will be flying at the Farnborough International Airshow and engaging with both adults and young people on all three days that are open to the general public.

First Of Eight Aermacchi M-346 Aircraft For The Polish Air Force Unveiled

Ceremony Attended By Polish Deputy Defense Minister Bartosz Kownacki

A roll-out ceremony for the first of eight Polish Air Force M-346 aircraft took place recently at Leonardo-Finmeccanica’s facility in Venegono-Superiore (near Varese). The event was attended by the Polish Deputy Defense Minister, Bartosz Kownacki, the State Under Secretary to the Ministry of Defense, Gioacchino Alfano, and by the Managing Director of Leonardo-Finmeccanica Aircraft, Filippo Bagnato.

Spacefaring Raytheon Technology Makes Air Travel Better, Safer

Newly Launched Satellite Payload Sustains Improved GPS Navigation Availability And Accuracy

Raytheon's newest payload, a technology package that improves the availability and accuracy of Global Positioning System signals for aviation, has launched into orbit for its 12-year mission.

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Aero-TV: Empowering Educators - Wings Over the Rockies' Teacher Outreach

An Amazing Opportunity For Colorado’s STEM Educators…

In this video you’ll hear about a program that is designed to inspire teachers to inspire their students by sharing with them the excitement of flying in a 1942 Boeing PT-17 Stearman trainer plane. Hetty Carlson, of the Teacher Flight Program, explains how they use aviation as a tool to motivate and encourage students. Their Colorado-based operation has a goal of flying one teacher from every school along the Colorado Front Range. Counting up the school districts and the schools involved means that they are offering 1,600 teachers, through the year 2020, th

EgyptAir Flight 804 Voice Recorder, Flight Data Recorder Recovered

Devices Reportedly Damaged But Data May Be Recoverable

Both the Flight Data Recorder and Cockpit Voice Recorder from EgyptAir Flight 804 have been recovered and handed over to Egyptian Authorities.

SpaceX Falcon 9 Lofts Dual Satellite Payload Into Space

But Attempt To Land Booster At Sea Was Not Successful

SpaceX on Wednesday was able to successfully boost two satellites into geostationary transfer orbits.

Microlight e-Go Production Airplane Lands With First Buyer

Company Says Airplane Will Help Make Aviation Accessible, Affordable

The first production e-Go microlight airplane has rolled off the production line and been delivered to its new owner.

Pipistrel Marks 800 Aircraft Milestone

Airplane Will Be Shipped To A Buyer In Argentina

The 800th airplane in Pipistrel's Sinus/Virus family has rolled off the company's assembly line. The aircraft will soon be shipped to a buyer in Argentina.

AeroSports Update: Flying Into AirVenture-Part 4: Fisk to Oshkosh

Practicing Your Pilot Skills Prior To Arrival Relieves The Tension, Adds To The Fun, And Increases Safety

This is the fourth of a 6-part series by Earl Downs that we hope will help pilots who have never flown into EAA AirVenture Oshkosh and landed at Wittman Regional Airport. The remaining parts of our “how to” series will be published every Friday over the next 2 weeks.

Bombardier CS100 Aircraft Awarded Type Validation

Ready For Delivery To Launch Customer Later This Month

The FAA and EASA have awarded Type Validation to Bombardier for the CS100 aircraft following a comprehensive testing program. The EASA and FAA validations follow the CS100 aircraft Type Certification awarded by Transport Canada in December 2015.

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Airborne 06.16.16: Cessna Longitude, NAA's Gaffney, Tuskegee Airman Whitfield

Also: Virginia Aviation Museum, AirVenture Innovation Preview, ALPA, UAV Phoenix 2, Flight Resource, Bell 505, CH-53K

In the world of electricity, there’s an old saying that goes, “Electricity should never create noise or smoke.” It appears Cessna passed that test as they made the first power-up of the electrical distribution system on their Cessna Citation Longitude super-midsize jet. Scott Ernest, the president and CEO of Textron Aviation said, “We continue to meet our milestones through an industry-leading development schedule in order to get the Longitude into

Aero-News: Quote Of The Day (06.17.16)

“In the same week that our C Series aircraft surpassed 5,000 flight hours and the first SWISS aircraft readies for its first flight, we are celebrating another very proud moment with the receipt of the CS100 aircraft EASA and FAA Type Validations.” Source: Robert Dewar, Vice President, C Series Program, Bombardier Commercial Aircraft.