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July 22, 2016

Airborne 07.22.16: ONE Aviation New Jet, Drone Pilot Nabbed, Stemme Twin Voyager

Also: AEA Giveaway, 44 Trips To OSH, Airbus Drones, Future Pilots, NTSB Training, Air BP, Boeing Forecast, ALPA Milestone

ONE Aviation has provided ANN with the initial outline for an improved Eclipse project that offers more performance and features. Currently known as 'Project Canada', ONE Aviation proudly intones that this new aircraft is all about offering more. What we know about the term more is that when compared to the current Eclipse, the Canada requires less runway, can climb to altitude in a shorter time, has a better range that combines with a service ceiling of 43,000 feet.

Airborne 07.22.16: ONE Aviation's New Jet, Drone Pilot Nabbed, Stemme Twin Voyager

Also: AEA Giveaway, 44 Trips To OSH, Airbus Drones, Future Pilots, NTSB Training, Air BP, Boeing Forecast, ALPA Milestone

ONE Aviation has provided ANN with the initial outline for an improved Eclipse project that offers more performance and features. Currently known as 'Project Canada', ONE Aviation proudly intones that this new aircraft is all about offering more. What we know about the term more is that when compared to the current Eclipse, the Canada requires less runway, can climb to altitude in a shorter time, has a better range that combines with a service ceiling of 43,000 feet. It also has more payload and will cruise at Mach .65. Despite the widely discussed new FAA drone/UAS regulations, and industry programs informing people about safely operating their drones, Calif

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ANN's 'Who's Who' At Oshkosh: Tom Patton

Introducing Staff, Stringers, Videographers, And People Who Make It All Work

Anyone who's ever been to Oshkosh knows that there are hundreds of events and activities as well as tens of thousands of people that descend (some quite literally) on Wittman Regional Airport in mid-summer. While we have a very hard-working and dedicated staff, ANN could not provide you with the extensive information we do without the help of some equally ... some might say more ... dedicated volunteers who give a week of their time to make sure you have the best possible coverage of the show.

Garmin Introduces Expanded Subscription Services

Datalink Weather, Text And Voice All Available

Garmin has announced expanded Connext weather and data service packages that provide new, cost-effective pricing tiers offering all-inclusive rate plans designed to suit pilots’ flying needs for global weather and connectivity.

NTPS First Test Pilot School To Be EASA Certified

European Pilots Can Now Upgrade Their Ratings For The First Time Since 2014

EASA has Certified NTPS as the first Part-ORA Approved Training Organization (ATO) for Part-FCL Flight Test Training. This means that NTPS is the first (and for the current time the only) Test Pilot School in the world to be certified to provide Flight Test Training as an ATO for EASA Member State Test Pilot Ratings.

'Yanking And Banking' Safely

How AirVenture Conducts One Of The World's Largest Air Shows

One of the thrills of attending AirVenture is the air show, one of the best in the nation. What many of us aviators don’t really think about is how EAA puts on such a fantastic show safely and legally. Having tens of thousands of people safely viewing airplanes doing aerobatics that have the energy of a train locomotive is not happenstance. It is the result of long term planning and a disciplined implementation of that planning.

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First CubCrafters XCub To Be Delivered At AirVenture

Ceremony To Be Held Wednesday In Boeing Plaza

Aircraft manufacturer CubCrafters will celebrate a milestone on Wednesday during AirVenture 2016. The Company will present the all new XCub, serial number 4, to its first customer at AirVenture’s Boeing Centennial Plaza Wednesday, July 27 at 1:30 PM CDT.

Epic Aircraft Launches Inaugural Odyssey World Tour

Six Aircraft Will Visit 20 Cities In Nine Countries

Epic Aircraft, manufacturer of high performance, all carbon fiber, single-engine turboprop aircraft, has successfully launched its inaugural Epic Odyssey World Tour, an around-the-world journey traversing nine countries and 20 cities in 21 days, covering 15,000 nautical miles in 50 flight hours.

Aviation Means Jobs, Economic Growth And Sustainable Development

ATAG Report: Air Transport Supports Nearly 63 Million Jobs, $2.7 Trillion In Global GDP

Aviation is vital to the modern, globalized world, supporting millions of jobs and driving economic growth. But the benefits of connectivity must be protected with appropriate support from governments if the air transport sector is to fulfil its potential as a connector of people, trade and tourism and a driver of sustainable development.

Pratt & Whitney Wins Order to Power Up to 200 Wizz Air A320neo Aircraft

Will Fly With PurePower Geared Turbofan Engines

Wizz Air has selected Pratt & Whitney's PurePower Geared Turbofan (GTF) engines to power its order of 110 firm Airbus A320neo family aircraft with purchase rights for up to 90 more.

Garmin Releases New Navigation Databases

Brings Trusted, Cost-Effective Solutions To The Cockpit

Garmin has released a new, cost-effective Garmin Navigation Database, single navigator bundles and all-inclusive OnePak database options for select Garmin avionics and portables. OnePak database packages allow customers to download databases to multiple Garmin avionics and one portable in a single aircraft for one low price.

First Flight Test For Upgraded C-130 Successfully Completed

Modifications Made By Elbit Systems For Israeli Air Force Airplane

A successful first flight test was recently completed for the C-130H (Hercules) transport aircraft upgraded by Elbit Systems for the Israeli Air Force (IAF), under an agreement signed with the Israeli Ministry of Defense. This initial flight test was the first in a series of flight tests, and future flight tests were agreed upon and will be performed in the coming months.

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Airbus Delivers H145 To Yorkshire Air Ambulance

Aircraft Partially Funded By The Libor Fine Funds Donated By The Treasury

In the presence of Transport Minister, Robert Goodwill MP, Airbus Helicopters recently handed over the second and final H145 to Yorkshire Air Ambulance (YAA). The aircraft, which will go through a completion process at Airbus Helicopters’ Civil Helicopter Hub at Oxford Airport, will be fitted with a state of the art Bucher medical interior specifically tailored to YAA’s requirements.

Turkey’s Pegasus Airlines Receives World's First CFM Powered A320neo

Airline Is Launch Operator For Aircraft With CFM Engines

Pegasus Airlines took delivery on Tuesday July 19th of its first Airbus A320neo powered by CFM International’s LEAP-1A engines, becoming the first airline to do so for the type. Pegasus placed the largest single order by a Turkish carrier for up to 100 A320neo Family aircraft in 2012, making it a new Airbus customer.

Aquila's First Flight: A Big Milestone Toward Connecting Billions Of People

Unmanned Solar-Powered Aircraft Would Relay Internet Connectivity To Underserved Regions

The Facebook Connectivity Lab has reached a major milestone with the first full-scale test flight of Aquila, an unmanned solar-powered airplane that the company hopes will eventually bring affordable internet to hundreds of millions of people in the hardest-to-reach places.

SpaceX Requests Two New Landing Pads At Cape Canaveral

Company Looking Ahead To Falcon Heavy Launches And Recoveries

SpaceX has asked the federal government for permission to construct two new landing pads at Cape Canaveral Air Station on the central Florida coast. The company says that it is looking ahead to the possibility of landing three separate rockets almost simultaneously.

Flight Design USA Recovering From A Rocky Start To The Year

Things Are Now 'Looking Up' After Declaring Insolvency

As 2016 began, Germany's Flight Design GmbH faced a daunting financial situation that required significant actions to remedy. The company sought and was awarded voluntary insolvency status under German law.

Aero-News AirVenture Update: We Are Ready To Go!

It’s Friday, And The ANN Advance Team Is Ready To Pull The AirVenture Trigger

Saturday is the day when the entire ANN team joins together at Oshkosh to form a well-oiled machine (at least, that’s the plan) for the big push to AirVenture 2016. The advance team has everything prepared for the action to start as we make our plans for the super AirVenture coverage that we have in store.

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AeroSports Update: World Glider Aerobatic Championship

The 19th FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championship Is A 10-Day Competition Taking Place At Matko Airport In Hungary

Airplanes and aviation as we know them started with glider flying, and it continues today as one of the highest forms of recreational aviation. It has also grown into an international sport, which has led to international competition. The FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championship competition started this week and will continue to the end of July.

NASAO To Hold UAS Forum During AirVenture 2016

Will Discuss Integration Of UAVs Into The NAS

The National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO) will conduct a forum on UAS and the States during EAA’s 2016 AirVenture which runs next week beginning on Monday, July 25th.

Klyde Morris (07.22.16)

Hum ... Drone ... Don't You See The Connection, Klyde?

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Airborne 07.21.16: KC46 Update, Fly A P40 at AirVenture?, Runway Conditions

Also: ANN 2016 Oshkosh Schedule, Airplane Efficiency, Federal Excise Tax, A320neo, Jet Demos, 100+ Exoplanets, CFM's $8.2B Deal

The KC-46 Pegasus aerial tanker program moved closer to production last week as it completed all flight tests required for the Milestone C production decision by offloading 1,500 pounds of fuel to an A-10 Thunderbolt II - this is the airplane commonly known as the Warthog. Attendees at AirVenture next week will have an opportunity to Remember Pearl Harbor first hand. Redbird, A2A Flight Simulations, and Flying are sponsoring a 75th Commemoration of the attack on

Aero-News: Quote of the Day (07.22.16)

"After seeking and gaining acceptance of voluntary insolvency under German law, the company has worked with dealers and suppliers to reorganize and continue producing aircraft at their facilities in Ukraine and Germany." Source: Flight Design USA President, Tom Peghiny.

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (07.22.16): Estimated Time En Route

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

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (07.22.16)

NASA KSC Business Portal

NASA's Kennedy Space Center is using a new website aimed at making it easier to partner and do business with the space center.

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