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January 30, 2019

Airborne 01.30.19: TBMs Over S Pole, Big Tecnam Buy, V-280 Valor

Also: True Blue Power On Tecnam Traveller, Thunderbirds at Super Bowl, A330neo 'Beyond 180 Minutes' ETOPS, Abandoned Airliner

Daher is calling attention to the exceptional flights performed this month by owner-pilots on two TBM aircraft that traversed Antarctica and overflew the magnetic South Pole. These achievements marked the first legs in earning the Polar Diamond Circumnavigator Diploma, recognized by the Federation Aeronautique Internationale, which has only been awarded once before. One of the TBM owner-pilots – Sebastian Diaz from Santiago, Chile – reunited three generations of pilots in flying his TBM 850 with Diaz’ father, 88-year-old Patricio; and Sebastian’s son, Sebastian Jr., as copilots. The other TBM owner-pilot, Dierk Reuter from Chicago,

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Bombardier Extends Learjet Aircraft Engine Maintenance Intervals

Fleet Celebrates 25 Million Flight-Hour Milestone

Bombardier has announced that Learjet 70 and Learjet 75 aircraft operators now benefit from lengthened intervals between recurring major powerplant inspections, which have been extended from 3,000 to 3,500 engine hours. This interval extension directly benefits the bottom lines of operators by reducing the number of repeat inspections over the lifecycle of the engine, thereby decreasing operating costs over the lifecycle of the aircraft.

Delair Expands Drone Repair And Maintenance Operations To U.S.

Qualifies Two Service Firms to Provide Front Line Support to UX11 Customers

Commercial drone solution provider Delair has expanded its customer service operations with the qualification and opening of its first two repair and maintenance centers in the U.S. Delair has partnered with Frontier Precision and Seiler Instrument, both experienced drone resellers and service providers, to provide comprehensive customer support for its Delair UX11 advanced mapping and surveying drone.

FLIR Acquires Aeryon Labs For $200M

Acquisition Expands FLIR's Unmanned Systems Solutions

FLIR Systems has acquired Aeryon Labs Inc., a leading developer of high-performance unmanned aerial systems (UAS) for the global military, public safety, and critical infrastructure markets for $200 million. Aeryon’s vertical takeoff and landing quad-copter airframes integrate multiple sensors, including FLIR thermal technology, to provide users with immediate high-resolution intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) capability.

Southwest Airlines Makes Several Leadership Changes

Multiple Promotions And New Roles Announced

Southwest Airlines Co.has announced several Leadership changes at multiple levels of the company.

Duncan Aviation Hosts Successful Student Recruiting Event

Some 215 Students From Three Utah A&P Schools Attended The Three-Hour A&P Open House

Duncan Aviation continues its recruitment efforts nationwide for its expanding and growing MRO services, recently holding an A&P Open House at its expanding location in Provo, Utah.

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Processing Of PRISMA Begins For Arianespace's Next Vega Launch

Will Be First Vega Mission For 2019 From The Spaceport

Payload preparations have commenced for Arianespace’s first Vega mission in 2019, which will deliver the Italian Space Agency’s (ASI) newest Earth observation satellite to Sun-synchronous orbit in March.

Avflight Milwaukee (KMKE) Opens New FBO Facility

Has All The Comforts Of Home, Including A Kitchen And Fireplace

Avflight Corporation is starting the new year in a new FBO at its Milwaukee, WI, location. The 3,295 square foot, state-of-the-art FBO building was constructed in the contemporary Avflight style with the needs of travelers in mind.

Spanish Airport Officials Looking For Owner Of Abandoned Airliner

MD-87 Has Been Sitting On The Tarmac In Madrid For Years

A McDonnell Douglas MD-87 has been sitting on the tarmac at Adolfo Suárez-Madrid Barajas airport for years, and airport officials are now trying to find out who actually owns the plane.

NBAA Announces Recipients Of 2019 Schedulers & Dispatchers Scholarship Awards

Will Distribute More Than $40,000 Towards Aviation Education

The NBAA and its Schedulers & Dispatchers (S&D) Committee have announced that $40,400 in scholarship funds will be awarded to individuals seeking to advance their aviation careers through continuing education. These individuals will be recognized during the 2019 NBAA Schedulers & Dispatchers Conference (SDC2019), taking place through Feb. 1 in San Antonio, TX.

Private Group Will Search For Plane Down In The English Channel

Soccer Star Emiliano Sala Was Lost When The Piper Malibu Went Down

An American-born marine scientist and salvage expert will begin to conduct a privately-funded search for the Piper Malibu which went down last week in the English Channel. Soccer star Emiliano Sala and the pilot of the plane, David Ibbotson, 59, of Crowle, Lincolnshire were lost when the plane went down.

Garmin Announces Enhancements Within FltLogic

Scheduling Program Integrates With FltPlan.com

Garmin International has rolled out new enhancements and features within FltLogic, a comprehensive scheduling program that integrates with FltPlan.com. New to FltLogic, an enhanced reporting tool allows customers to apply filters and develop reports that can be sorted by date, aircraft, passenger and more.

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Report: Pilot Suffered Breakdown Before Accident In Nepal

Said To Have Exhibited 'Bizarre Behavior' In Flight's Final Moments

The pilot of US-Bangla Airlines Flight 211 which went down in the Himalayas last March displayed symptoms of an emotional breakdown, according to an official report.

Aero-TV: Innovation By Avilution – ‘Pilots Care About Results’

Panel Possibilities Range From LSA To eVTOL Aircraft

For the most part, pilots care about the information being presented to them rather than how that information arrives at the panel. That's the assessment of Avilution founder Mark Spencer, who says that the company is working towards making panels that are custom to an aircraft and the type of flying that particular pilot and aircraft are going to do.

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Aero-TV: Innovation By Avilution – ‘Pilots Care About Results’

Panel Possibilities Range From LSA To eVTOL Aircraft

For the most part, pilots care about the information being presented to them rather than how that information arrives at the panel. That's the assessment of Avilution founder Mark Spencer, who says that the company is working towards making panels that are custom to an aircraft and the type of flying that particular pilot and aircraft are going to do.

Atlanta Is A 'No Drone Zone' During Super Bowl LIII

Game Day TFR Will Extend 30 Nautical Miles From Mercedes-Benz Stadium Up to 17,999 Feet

The airspace around Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta is a “No Drone Zone” for Super Bowl LIII, on Feb. 3, 2019, and during three days leading up to the event.

Boeing Receives $2.4 Billion P-8A Poseidon Contract From U.S. Navy

U.S. Navy Orders Next Group Of P-8A Aircraft; 19 Jets Support World-Wide Customers

The U.S. Navy has awarded Boeing a $2.4 billion production contract for the next 19 P-8A Poseidon aircraft. The contract includes 10 aircraft to add to the current inventory of P-8As in the U.S. Navy fleet, all five jets currently under contract for Norway and the four aircraft remaining for the existing United Kingdom contract, bringing the total United Kingdom acquisition to nine aircraft.

Universal Helicopters Announce Tecnam Fleet Acquisition

Purchases 10 Aircraft Across Three Models

Tecnam and Universal Helicopters (UHI) have announced an aircraft purchase agreement for a fleet of 10 initial aircraft for two fixed-wing flight training locations. The purchase consists of four P2008 LSA, four P2010 standard category 4 place, and two P2006T twins.

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Rover Team Beaming New Commands To Opportunity On Mars

Hope To Reestablish Contact With The 15-Year-Old Exploration Vehicle

Engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, have begun transmitting a new set of commands to the Opportunity rover in an attempt to compel the 15-year-old Martian explorer to contact Earth. The new commands, which will be beamed to the rover during the next several weeks, address low-likelihood events that could have occurred aboard Opportunity, preventing it from transmitting.

Gone West: Pegge Soucy ... AKA 'Ma Blatz'

Had Endless Ties To The Aviation Community

Pegge (Margaret Dorsey) Soucy (aka “Ma Blatz”) passed away in her Florida home on January 23rd, 8 days shy of her 91st birthday. Pegge, originally of Taunton, MA, and later Louisville, KY, was the widow of L. Paul Soucy, and both were very active in the Airshow and Aerobatic Communities.

Catalina Island Conservancy Announces A $1.5 Million Naming Gift

Ace Clearwater Donates To The 'Airport In The Sky' Runway Repairs, Helps Ensure Airport Remains Open To The Public

The Catalina Island Conservancy has announced that ACE Clearwater Enterprises, a Torrance-based aerospace and power generation manufacturing company, is donating a $1.5 million naming gift to the Airport in the Sky Runway Repair Project.

NTSB Resumes Normal Operations

Fifteen Aviation Accident Investigations Put On Hold During Partial Government Shutdown

Employees of the National Transportation Safety Board returned to work Monday, resuming normal operations and developing plans to address the work that could not be accomplished during the partial shutdown of government.

Airborne 01.28.19: SpaceX 'Test Hopper', Super Bowl TFR, Great Yarmouth AirShow

Also: Textron 4Q, Bombardier Global 7500 Aircraft Wing Program, Homebuilt Aircraft Council, Passenger Sues United

High winds at the SpaceX launch complex in Texas blew over the "test hopper" rocket that is a prototype of the spacecraft the company hopes will one day carry people to Mars. Winds gusting to more than 50 miles per hour blew the upper section of the rocket to the ground. SpaceX founder Elon Musk says the damage will take "weeks" to repair. The prototype was never intended to be launched into orbit, but rather to conduct a series of test flights to altitudes of up to 16,400 feet. The portion

Aero-News: Quote of the Day (01.30.19)

"Over the past seven months we have attempted to contact Opportunity over 600 times. We plan to continue to pursue every logical solution that could put us back in touch." Source: John Callas, project manager for the Mars Opportunity rover at JPL.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (01.30.19): Call Up

Initial voice contact between a facility and an aircraft, using the identification of the unit being called and the unit initiating the call.

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (01.30.19)

The Vertical Flight Society

Founded in 1943 as the American Helicopter Society, Inc., the Vertical Flight Society says it is the world's only international technical society for engineers, scientists and others working to advance vertical flight technology.

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