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Hawaiian Pilots Receive $2 Million Grant For Strike Preparedness

ALPA Board Approves Grant From Its Major Contingency Fund

Pilots at Hawaiian Airlines will receive $2 million from their international union to help them prepare for a strike if one becomes necessary during contract negotiations.

GoJet Flight Attendants Join The Flight Attendant Union

Representation Chosen By 83 Percent Of Those Voting

GoJet Flight Attendants have voted to joined the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA). In a union representation election that concluded Wednesday, the National Mediation Board (NMB) announced that 83 percent of the voters elected AFA as their collective bargaining representative.

KSMO Case Sent Back To District Court

Reopens Question About Whether The Airport Can Be Closed By The City Of Santa Monica

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has determined that a district court prematurely dismissed a lawsuit that was brought by the City of Santa Monica to resolve the issue of whether is obligated to continue operating Santa Monica Municipal Airport (SMO).

Zenith Aircraft Destroyed After Collision With Another Airplane On The Ground

Amateur-Built Aircraft Impacted A Cessna On Landing

The pilot of an amateur-built Zenith airplane survived a landing accident in which his airplane impacted a twin-engine Cessna at Nevada County Airpark (KGOO) in Grass County, CA Tuesday.

Republic Airways, OSU Sign Career Pipeline Interview Agreement

Will Increase Airline's Access To Qualified Pilot Applicants

Republic Airways Holdings and The Ohio State University (OSU) have signed a Career Pipeline Interview Agreement that will increase Republic’s access to qualified applicants for Pilots and to increase employment opportunities for Ohio State graduates.

Leonardo-Finmeccanica Introduces The TH-119

New Name, New Avionics For U.S. Navy Advanced Helicopter Trainer Program

Leonardo-Finmeccanica has introduced an AgustaWestland AW119 single engine helicopter variant designated "TH-119" during the Navy League Sea-Air Space Exhibition in Washington, D.C.

Sikorsky And AHS International To Offer New 'Hover For A Day' Challenge

Prize Of $50K To Be Awarded To Team That Develops An Aircraft That Can Hover For 24 Hours

Sikorsky and the American Helicopter Society (AHS) International have announced the Sikorsky-AHS "Hover for a Day" Challenge, a new competition to demonstrate a game-changing level of efficiency in rotorcraft with a $50,000 prize at stake.

Airbus Defense And Space Starts Orion Service Module Assembly

More Than 20,000 Parts Make Up The European Service Module

Airbus Defense and Space has started assembling the European Service Module (ESM), a key element of NASA’s next-generation Orion spacecraft that will transport astronauts into deep space for the first time since the end of the Apollo program.

Lithium-Ion Battery Transport Subject Of FAA SAFO

Outlines New ICAO Requirements

The FAA has issued a SAFO alerting Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 121, 125, 129 and 135 operators of the new Dangerous Goods/Hazardous Materials requirements contained in ICAO Technical Instructions (TI) for the shipment of lithium batteries. The SAFO also encourages operators to notify their customers who offer lithium battery cargo shipments of these changes.

LCI Delivers First AW139 To Australia's Westpac Rescue Helicopter Services

Four Of The Aircraft Are On Order For The Company Down Under

Lease Corporation International (LCI), the aviation leasing arm of the Libra Group, has delivered the first new AW139 helicopter to Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service based in Australia. The aircraft is currently en route and will arrive at Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service's main base in Newcastle, New South Wales, in June to enable pilots along with rescue and medical crews to begin training.

Pratt & Whitney Shows Off Geared Turbofan Engine

Flyover Of Connecticut Facility Conducted By Airbus A320neo

For the first time since the Pratt & Whitney Geared Turbofan engine went into service, an A320neo equipped with the engines "on wing" made a visit to Bradley Airport in Connecticut.

Flight Attendant Indicted For Liquor Theft

Allegedly Stole Nearly 1,500 Mini-Bottles From Delta

A Delta Airlines Flight Attendant has been indicted on charges she stole some 1,500 mini-bottles of liquor from Delta Airlines and sold them on the Internet.

Classic Aero-TV: High Tech Development: How Aerosonic Brought OASIS to Market

Insight Into Avionics Product Development...

In this video we visit with Scott Kempshall, the Vice President of Technology/Product Development at Aerosonic. Kempshall first responds to a question about the development of their OASIS standby instrument system. He points out that product development cannot be based on technology alone. Their products are produced based on the market demand; in other words, what it is that the customer wants. From this point of view they then developed the product making it as flexible as possible for changes and modifications as the market changes.

FAA Releases Drone Registration Location Data

Shows City, State, And ZIP Code Of Each Registered Owner

The FAA has posted a large database showing the city, state and ZIP code of each registered drone owner. Release of the database responds to a number of Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests submitted since the new unmanned aircraft registration system began operating on December 21, 2015.

GE’s H75 Turboprop Selected To Power New Turbine Venom Aircraft

Airplane Is Manufactured To FAA Kit-Build Standards

Turbine Air Corporation selected GE Aviation’s H75 turboprop engine to power its new Turbine Venom aircraft.

House Science Subcommittee Aims For Mars

Chairman Blasts Obama Administration For Space Program Budget Cuts

The Subcommittee on Space held a hearing Wednesday to examine Mars exploration. The hearing focused on efforts to develop deep space habitation capabilities. Committee members questioned witnesses on plans for putting humans on Mars and the challenges to achieving this goal.

B-52 Down In Guam, Crew Safe

Investigation Is Underway Into The Accident

A B-52H Stratofortress went down at approximately 8:30 a.m. local time, May 18, on the flightline at Andersen Air Force Base in Guam. All seven aircrew members safely egressed the aircraft. No injuries were reported, according to the Air Force.

AeroSports Update: ‘Until September: Nine Months to Give’

EAA Member Travels to the Lower 48 States Giving Rides and Encouragement to Cancer Patients

We all know that general aviation and recreational flying mean different things to different people. In this AeroSports Update we are sharing with you information we received about a book that shows how recreational aviation can be more than just about flying airplane.

Two Fatally Injured In AT-6 Accident

Warbird Reportedly Experienced Mechanical Difficulty After Takeoff

Two people were fatally injured Tuesday evening when the AT-6 they were aboard went down shortly after takeoff from Falcon Field Airport in Mesa, AZ.

Klyde Morris 05.20.16

Perhaps The Secretary Might Find A New Career As A Voice Actor After The Election ... If Needed

FMI: www.klydemorris.com

Airborne 05.19.16: Diamond Dart-450 1st Flt, TH-119, Drone Detection

Also: TARC 2016, XPrize, $200,000 FAA Fine, Anti-Icing, ALPA v Norwegian, FAA SAFO, Advent eABS

Earlier this week, the turbine powered Diamond DART-450 took off for its first flight. The DART-450 is claimed to be the first all-carbon-fiber tandem, 2-seat civilian and military trainer with sidestick control and a pneumatic ejection seats. By the way, DART is the acronym for, ‘Diamond Aircraft Reconnaissance Trainer.’ The plus-seven and minus-five-G aerobatic airplane has a maximum takeoff power of 500 horsepower provided by its AI-450S turboprop engine and 5-bladed MT propelle

Aero-News: Quote Of The Day (05.20.16)

“Unfortunately, the Obama administration, year after year, woefully under budgets the very programs that will get us to Mars. At the same time, the administration continues to push plans for an unjustified Asteroid Retrieval Mission." Source: House science committee chairman Lamar Smith (R-TX).

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (05.20.16): Non-Restrictive Routing (NRR)

Portions of a proposed route of flight where a user can flight plan the most advantageous flight path with no requirement to make reference to ground−based NAVAIDs.

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (05.20.16)

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ALPA Board Approves Grant From Its Major Contingency Fund

Representation Chosen By 83 Percent Of Those Voting

Reopens Question About Whether The Airport Can Be Closed By The City Of Santa Monica

Amateur-Built Aircraft Impacted A Cessna On Landing

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Will Increase Airline's Access To Qualified Pilot Applicants

New Name, New Avionics For U.S. Navy Advanced Helicopter Trainer Program

Prize Of $50K To Be Awarded To Team That Develops An Aircraft That Can Hover For 24 Hours

More Than 20,000 Parts Make Up The European Service Module

Outlines New ICAO Requirements

Four Of The Aircraft Are On Order For The Company Down Under

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Flyover Of Connecticut Facility Conducted By Airbus A320neo

Allegedly Stole Nearly 1,500 Mini-Bottles From Delta

Insight Into Avionics Product Development...

Shows City, State, And ZIP Code Of Each Registered Owner

Airplane Is Manufactured To FAA Kit-Build Standards

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Chairman Blasts Obama Administration For Space Program Budget Cuts

Investigation Is Underway Into The Accident

EAA Member Travels to the Lower 48 States Giving Rides and Encouragement to Cancer Patients

Warbird Reportedly Experienced Mechanical Difficulty After Takeoff

Perhaps The Secretary Might Find A New Career As A Voice Actor After The Election ... If Needed

Also: TARC 2016, XPrize, $200,000 FAA Fine, Anti-Icing, ALPA v Norwegian, FAA SAFO, Advent eABS

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