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October 24, 2018

Airborne 10.24.18: Stratolaunch Speeds Up, Bombardier Sues, uAvionix EXP Rebate

Also: XPRIZE New CEO, GIV Advanced Training, Swoop Delayed, Embraer Delivers

The huge Stratolaunch aircraft designed to carry boosters that will carry payloads into orbit completed a key taxi test just a few days after company founder Paul Allen passed away. Stratolaunch recently reached speeds of about 80 knots on a runway in the Mojave Desert. The plane is expected to achieve its first flight after a few more such taxi tests are completed. Earlier this year, Allen explained that the Stratolaunch aircraft was more than just a vanity project, as some have suggested. "You don't build [that plane] unless

Airborne 10.24.18: Stratolaunch Speeds Up, Bombardier Sues, uAvionix EXP Rebate

Also: XPRIZE New CEO, GIV Advanced Training, Swoop Delayed, Embraer Delivers

The huge Stratolaunch aircraft designed to carry boosters that will carry payloads into orbit completed a key taxi test just a few days after company founder Paul Allen passed away. Stratolaunch recently reached speeds of about 80 knots on a runway in the Mojave Desert. The plane is expected to achieve its first flight after a few more such taxi tests are completed. Earlier this year, Allen explained that the Stratolaunch aircraft was more than just a vanity project, as some have suggested. "You don't build [that plane] unless you're very serious, not only about wanting to see the plane fly but to see it fulfill its purpose. Which is getting vehicles in orbit," he said. Bombardier has sued Mit

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U.S. Navy Holds Ceremony To Mark First Dedicated UAS Test Squadron

New Unit Flies More Than 23 Fixed And Rotary Wing UAS

The U.S. Navy commissioned its first Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) test and evaluation squadron during a ceremony Oct. 18 at Naval Air Station Patuxent River’s Webster Outlying Field.

Bombardier Sues Mitsubishi In Seattle Court

Says Japanese Company Used New Employees To Gain Trade Secrets

Canadian planemaker Bombardier has sued Japanese manufacturing giant Mitsubishi in federal court in Seattle, WA alleging that employees hired away from Bombardier by the Japanese company sent emails containing trade secrets before going to work for their new employer.

Airbus Helicopters To Showcase H135 During U.S. Navy Fleet Fly-In Event

Modern, Twin-Engine Military Trainer In Use Globally

Airbus Helicopters will showcase the versatile and market-leading H135 aircraft as the future training helicopter for the U.S. Navy at the Naval Helicopter Association’s Fleet Fly-in at Naval Air Station Whiting Field in Pensacola, Florida through October 26.

Boeing Signs EU Network Manifesto Of U-Space Demonstrators

Initiative Launched By The European Commission

Boeing has joined the European Network of U-Space Demonstrators, a Europe-wide platform for aggregating early Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) airspace management initiatives, launched by Violeta Bulc, European Commissioner for Transport.

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Airbus And China Airlines Present A350-900 With Special Joint Livery

China Airlines Now Has 14 Of The Aircraft In Its Fleet

Taiwan’s China Airlines (CAL) has taken delivery of its newest A350-900 aircraft, which features a unique joint livery that combines the airline’s distinctive plum blossom logo with Airbus’ exclusive A350 XWB carbon fibre pattern.

Airbus, Delta Air Lines Partner On 'Skywise'

Will Develop Open-Data Platform And Predictive Maintenance Services

Delta Air Lines has entered into a multi-year contract with Airbus to continue using the Skywise open-data platform and related predictive maintenance services. The airline will expand the use of the tool to its A320 and A330 fleets – comprising around 400 aircraft – to track and analyse their operations and performance data and assess failure probabilities in order to anticipate maintenance tasks.

Special Warfare Training Wing Activates To Better Train Global Combat Airmen

Mission Is To Select, Train, Equip, And Mentor Airmen To Conduct Global Combat Operations

To meet the demand for special operations warfighters and improve retention rates for these critical career fields, Air Force officials activated the Special Warfare Training Wing Oct. 10.

Settlements Totaling $60 Million Impact Purchasers Of Domestic Airline Tickets

Suit Claimed Carriers Cut Capacity To Keep Ticket Prices High

Southwest and American Airlines (the "Settling Defendants") have agreed to settle nationwide litigation by passengers who claim the four largest U.S. carriers along with Continental Airlines and US Airways conspired to decrease capacity, thereby increasing fares on domestic flights. The Settling Defendants deny that they did anything wrong, have asserted defenses to the claims, and have settled to avoid the burden and expense of litigation.

Whitney Corby Named 2018 MedEvac Foundation Patient Of The Year

Air Methods Patient Becomes Neurology Nurse After Near-Fatal Car Accident Five Years Ago

MedEvac Foundation International named Whitney Corby as its 2018 Patient of the Year and will honor her at this weekend's annual Donor Recognition event, held in conjunction with the Air Medical Transportation Conference (AMTC). Corby, the fourth annual winner of the award and an Air Methods patient, suffered a traumatic brain injury in 2013 after a car accident and has since become a neurology nurse caring for patients with injuries similar to her own.

West Star Aviation Is Nearing Completion Of Hawker 800A Wing Replacement

Approaching The Flight Test Phase Of The Program

West Star Aviation is pleased to announce the company is nearing completion of a total wing replacement on a Hawker 800A aircraft. This extensive project is being performed at West Star's state-of-the-art, full service MRO facility in Grand Junction, CO, (GJT).

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Aegean Airlines Selects Pratt & Whitney GTF Engines

Will Power Up To 62 Airbus A320neo Family Aircraft

Aegean Airlines has selected the Pratt & Whitney GTF engine to power up to 62 Airbus A320neo family aircraft: 30 firm, 12 option, and up to 20 leased aircraft. Pratt & Whitney will also provide the airline with engine maintenance through a long-term EngineWise Comprehensive service agreement.

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Aero-TV: Space-Saving NavCom – A Trig Avionics Update

Trig Avionics Announces Plans For New Nav/Com Product Family

Trig Avionics has announced plans for a future Nav/Com product family, which is expected to be available to pilots in early 2019.

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Aero-TV: Space-Saving NavCom – A Trig Avionics Update

Trig Avionics Announces Plans For New Nav/Com Product Family

Trig Avionics has announced plans for a future Nav/Com product family, which is expected to be available to pilots in early 2019. The first preview of the product is being made now, allowing pilots to see the newly designed TX56 Nav/Com. Using a slimline form factor and innovative features the TX56 will be easy to install and use.

Gone West: Retired AMA Executive Director Dave Mathewson

Flew His First Model Airplane At Age 8

Dave Mathewson, one of the mainstays of the Academy of Model Aeronautics who recently retired, has Gone West. Mathewson passed away on Sunday, October 21.

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Los Angeles County Air Show Partners With Edwards Air Force Base

Working Towards A Multi-Year Partnership To Conduct Shows In Southern California

The Los Angeles County Air Show, Inc. Board of Directors and senior leadership at the 412th Test Wing, Edwards Air Force Base, have agreed to begin working toward solidifying a formal multi-year partnership to conduct air shows in the region.

Soyuz MS-10 Capsule Bounced To A Stop After Booster Failure

Sensors Show The Spacecraft Hit The Ground Five Times

The Soyuz MS-10 escape capsule that executed a ballistic descent after a booster failure on launch earlier this month hit the ground five times before coming to a stop, according to Russian sources.

Cessna Approves West Star Aviation As Authorized Independent NDI Facility

Chattanooga Facility Meets Requirements For All Cessna Models

West Star Aviation's Chattanooga facility has received Cessna approval as an authorized independent Nondestructive Inspection (NDI) facility. This approval allows West Star to perform Nondestructive Testing and Inspections (NDT) requirements on Cessna models, as well as access to documentation and the required standards/kits needed to perform this work.

Air Plains Services Offers ADS-B Solutions

Schedule Opportunities Are Available For Customers To Take Advantage Of The FAA’s Renewed Rebate Offer

The FAA has renewed its $500 rebate program for qualified ADS-B systems installed prior to its January 2020 deadline and Air Plains Services, a world leader in extreme performance upgrades for a variety of general aviation aircraft models, has open installation slots over the next year and several certified ADS-B options to choose from, including Appareo’s Stratus.

BRS Aerospace Adds Five Cessna Installation Facilities

Full-Airframe Parachutes Available For Cessna 172 And 182 Airplanes

BRS Aerospace has named another five Cessna Parachute System Authorized Installation Centers in North America and South Africa to handle whole aircraft parachute installations on the Cessna 172 and 182 aircraft fleets. BRS offers a whole aircraft parachute system for Cessna 182s manufactured in 1964 and newer and Cessna 172s manufactured in 1966 and newer.

Silver Airways Takes Part In 'Girls in Aviation Day' Orlando

Worldwide Event Organized By Women In Aviation International

The Central Florida Chapter of Women in Aviation International (WAI) recently hosted a “Girls in Aviation Day” event in conjunction with other chapters from around the world at Orlando International Airport to provide young women from Orlando-area high schools the opportunity to learn about the many career fields available in the growing aviation industry.

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Airborne 10.22.18: Terrafugia Taking Orders, Pilot Vindicated, Airborne Staff

Also: Rocket Lab Selects Wallops, Corporate Angel Network, Airbus Helicopters, Air Force Funding

International media reports have confirmed that deliveries of the Terrafugia ‘flying car’ will start next year. Answering the question that had yet to be fully answered, Terrafugia’s ‘Transition’ will only be sold in the US, at first, and for an initial price of $279,000. Terrafugia started taking $10,000 deposit/reservations for the vehicle last July. They also announced new features for the Transition production vehicle, a two-seat auto and aircraft, including updates to

Aero-News: Quote of the Day (10.24.18)

"We're very excited to put Edwards Air Force Base back on the air show map as "the center of the aerospace testing universe. This partnership provides an amazing opportunity to inspire and educate adults and youth throughout the entire region and to showcase to the American people what we provide to the war fighter." Source: Brig. Gen. E. John Teichert, 412th Test Wing Commander, announcing a partnership with the Los Angeles County Air Show.

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (10.24.18): Maximum Ramp Weight

The total weight of a loaded aircraft, including all fuel. It is greater than the takeoff weight due to the fuel that will be burned during the taxi and runup operations.

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (10.24.18)

NASM Exhibitions

Planning a trip to the Washington, DC area? No aviator or aviation enthusiast should visit there without checking out the National Air and Space Museum on the National Mall and the Udvar-Hazy Center in nearby Chantilly, VA.

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