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August 01, 2019

Report: Anti-Drone Market Growing At A CAGR Of 28.8 Percent

Expected To Reach $2.2 Billion By 2024

According to the new market research report on "Anti-Drone Market by Technology (Laser, Kinetic, and Electronics), Application (Detection, Detection & Disruption), Vertical (Military & Defense, Homeland Security, and Commercial), and Geography - Global Forecast to 2024", published by MarketsandMarkets, the Anti-Drone Market is expected to grow from $499 million in 2018 to $2,2 billion by 2024, at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 28.8 percent.

Honda Aircraft Company Breaks Ground On New Wing Production Facility

Will Allow For More HondaJet Elite Wings To Be Assembled Concurrently

Honda Aircraft Company celebrated its most recent expansion in a groundbreaking ceremony on Tuesday. The new facility will allow for more HondaJet Elite wings to be assembled concurrently, resulting in a major increase in production efficiency. This expansion will also add additional storage for service parts for the growing fleet of HondaJets around the globe.

NASA Announces Call For Next Phase Of Commercial Lunar Payload Services

Looks To Companies To Push The Boundaries Of Current Technology

NASA has announced the latest opportunity for industry to participate in its Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) efforts to deliver science and technology payloads to and near the Moon.

Wing Hopes To Start Drone Delivery In Christiansburg, VA Later This Year

Submits Site Plan For Proposed Air Delivery Hub In The City's Commercial District

Wing, the drone delivery arm of Alphabet, has filed a site plan for a proposed delivery hub in the heart of the commercial district in Christiansburg, VA. The company hopes to start automated drone deliveries in the city this year, perhaps as early as this fall.

UH-72A Lakota Marks10th Anniversary At The U.S. Naval Test Pilot School

Aircraft Was The First Airbus Product In The U.S. Navy’s Inventory

Airbus hosted a ceremony with leaders of the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School (USNTPS) to commemorate the UH-72A Lakota’s 10th anniversary at Naval Air Station (NAS) Patuxent River, Maryland.

Cheops Passes Final Review Before Shipment To Launch Site

Expected To Launch In The Final Quarter Of 2019

The Characterising Exoplanet Satellite, Cheops, has successfully passed the final analysis review for its launch on a Soyuz rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.

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Skandia Receives EASA STC Approval For PC-12 Soundproofing Acoustic Kit

Covers All Variants Of The Aircraft

Skandia Incorporated has received final EASA STC approval of an acoustic soundproofing kit for all variants of Pilatus PC-12 aircraft. This is the second STC regulatory approval awarded to Skandia for its improved PC-12 acoustic solution after the FAA gave their approval in the summer of 2018.

Airbus A220 Embarks On Demonstration Tour Across Asia

Will Visit Six Asian Destinations

An Airbus A220-300 flight test aircraft will visit six Asian destinations as part of a demonstration tour across the region. After a stopover at Seoul’s Incheon Airport the aircraft heads to Yangon (Myanmar), the first location of the demonstration tour. The aircraft will then visit Hanoi (Vietnam), Bangkok (Thailand) and Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) before heading north to Nagoya (Japan).

Thieves Break Into At Least Nine Airplanes In New Hampshire

Maryland Drone Operator Finds Man Missing For Five Days

Was Part Of A Volunteer Search Party Looking For The man

A Maryland man who had been missing for five days was found alive by a drone operator working as part of a search team.

Skydivers 'OK' After Mid-Air Collision Over Ottawa, IL

One Was Knocked Unconscious, Parachute Deployed Automatically

Two skydivers collided in mid-air over Ottawa, IL Tuesday, knocking one unconscious. But thankfully, both survived the incident.

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Airborne 07.25.19-OSH19-Day 4 Redux: Elwell’s Last Hurrah, Lindbergh, Epic A/C

Also: King Schools Takes On New Partner, Jack Pelton Intvw, Part 4

Note From The ANN E-I-C (Guy Who Takes The Blame): By the time that you read this, ANN's staff is either on its way home, at home in a semi-comatose state, or has checked in at a home for wayward Aviators for a little rest and therapy. But, as we do each year after Oshkosh, we'll be repeating the amazing week, in sequence, over the next few days so you can catch up on all you might have missed -- as we rest up and get ready for the continuation of our regular news programming on the 8th of Au

FAA Hopes Aviation Authorities Will Simultaneously Lift 737 MAX Grounding

Letter Sent To Congressional Leaders By Acting Administrator Elwell

The FAA sent a letter this week to Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Jack Reed (D-RI) indicating that the agency is hopeful that it will "achieve near simultaneous approval from the major civil aviation authorities around the world” to lift the grounding of the Boeing 737 MAX, but added the decision is up to the individual regulators.

U.S. DOT Announces $478 Million In Infrastructure Grants

Will Benefit 232 Airports In 43 States

The FAA will award $478 million in airport infrastructure grants to 232 airports in 43 states, including American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands, and Puerto Rico. This is the fourth allotment of the total $3.18 billion in FAA AIP funding for airports across the United States.

Air France-KLM Signs Commitment For 60 A220 Aircraft

Signs Letter Of Intent For Fleet Modernization Program

The Air France–KLM Group has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for 60 A220-300 aircraft to modernize its fleet. By acquiring the industry’s most efficient and technologically advanced single-aisle aircraft, the airline will benefit from a significant reduction in fuel burn and CO2 emissions. These A220s are intended to be operated by Air France.

NTSB Releases Preliminary Report From Fatal Quicksilver Accident

Airplane Went Down Last Month In Louisiana

The NTSB has released a preliminary report from an accident which occurred June 12 near Henderson, Louisiana that resulted in the fatal injury of the two people on board the unregistered Quicksilver airplane.

DJI Appears To Be Looking At The Drone Racing Scene

Makes Three FCC Filings For Associated Hardware

Three filings made by Chinese dronemaker DJI with the FCC give at least the impression that the company is preparing to enter the drone racing scene.

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Hawaiian Airlines Launching New Pilot Recruitment Program

Pilots Can 'Flow-Through' From 'Ohana By Hawaiian

Pilots seeking to join Hawaiian Airlines will soon be able to pursue a new recruitment pathway available through the carrier’s ‘Ohana by Hawaiian operation. Starting this fall, pilots interviewing for a position at ‘Ohana by Hawaiian will have the opportunity to also apply to Hawaiian’s Flow-Through hiring program.

Embraer Delivers 26 Commercial And 25 Executive Jets In Second Quarter 2019

Received Type Certificates For The E195-E2, Praetor 600 During The Period

Embraer delivered a total of 51 jets in the second quarter of 2019 (2Q19), of which 26 were commercial aircraft and 25 were executive jets (19 light and 6 large). As of June 30th, the firm order backlog totaled $16.9 billion compared to $16.0 billion at the end of 1Q19. Embraer's 2Q19 backlog increase is largely due to continued market demand, mainly for the new family of Praetor jets in Executive Aviation.

Aero-News: Quote of the Day (08.01.19)

“Our Flow-Through program provides ‘Ohana by Hawaiian pilots more opportunities to transition to Hawaiian Airlines while incentivizing pilots to remain in Hawai‘i as they build their flight qualifications.” Source: Ken Rewick, vice president of flight operations at Hawaiian Airlines.

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (08.01.19): Unicom

A nongovernment communication facility which may provide airport information at certain airports.

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (08.01.19)

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