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Lockheed T-50A Takes Flight

Company Proposing Airplane As Successor To The T-38

The initial flight test of the Lockheed Martin T-50A configured aircraft has been completed. The T-50A is the company’s aircraft offering in the U.S. Air Force’s Advanced Pilot Training competition.

Embraer Begins Legacy 450/500 Production In Melbourne, FL

State And Federal Officials Cut Ribbon On Expanded Facility

Production of Embraer Executive Jets' Legacy 450 and Legacy 500 is underway in Melbourne, FL. The company held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday at its recently-expanded facility, where the Phenom 100 and Phenom 300 are already in production.

Tires Slashed On 87 Airplanes At Anchorage, Alaska Airport

Crowdfunding Campaign Established To Help Owners Make Repairs

On the night of June 1, someone went up and down rows of airplanes tied down at Merrill Field in Anchorage, AK, slashing the tires on 87 of the airplanes.

SpaceX Booster Returns To Florida

Barge Carrying Recovered Falcon 9 Rocket Pulls Into Port Canaveral

The Falcon 9 booster which landed successfully on a barge in the Atlantic Ocean Friday is back in port ... leaning somewhat but still upright on the autonomous floating landing pad.

Allegiant A320 Makes Two Emergency Landings In Two Days

Same Aircraft Had To Return Twice To St. Pete-Clearwater Airport

An Allegiant Airlines Airbus A320 with 171 passengers and crew on board which had departed St. Pete-Clearwater airport (KPIE) in Florida in route to Newburgh, NY on Thursday morning was forced to turn back about 30 minutes into the flight due to a suspected hydraulic leak in the airplane.

Sitka, AK Seaplane Dock Slated For Refurbishment

Facility Had Been Condemned Over The Winter

The city assembly of Sitka, AK has voted to fund repairs to the city's seaplane dock, which had been condemned over the winter.

AATI Completes UAV Test Flights For Energy Industry

Flights Conducted From The Farmville Regional Airport In VA

American Aerospace Technologies has successfully completed flight tests for the energy industry flying an unmanned aircraft system from the Farmville Regional Airport in Farmville, Virginia.

Aero-News: Quote Of The Day (06.04.16)

"Two years ago we announced that Embraer had chosen Florida as the best location in the U.S. to manufacture their new aircraft.” Source: Florida Governor Rick Scott, at a ribbon cutting opening the expanded Embraer assembly facility in Melbourne, FL

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (06.04.16): Floating Waypoints

Floating waypoints represent airspace fixes at a point in space not directly associated with a conventional airway.

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (06.04.16)

FAA Safety Alerts for Operators (SAFOs)

A Safety Alert for Operators (SAFO) is an information tool that alerts, educates, and makes recommendations to the aviation community. This community includes air carrier certificate holders, fractional ownership program managers, and 14 CFR Part 142 training centers.