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December 04, 2014

Orion EFT-1 Flight Scrubbed

Weather, Technical Issues Caused 24-Hour Postponement

The long-awaited first flight of NASA's Orion spacecraft was scrubbed at about 0934 EST Thursday morning after a series of delays caused by weather and then technical problems with the ULA Delta IV Heavy booster.

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NBAA Welcomes Clarification Of Customs Terms

Working Paper Provides Guidance For Temporary Admission Of Aircraft To European Union

The European Commission has published a working paper clarifying terms related to the temporary admission of aircraft into the European Union (EU). The paper provides official guidance to customs officials in the 28 member states of the EU, making clear that many typical business aviation flights are eligible for temporary admission when flying within the EU.

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Airbus Celebrates 200th Aircraft Assembled In Tianjin

China Eastern Airlines Takes Delivery Of The Milestone Aircraft

A ceremony was held Tuesday at the Airbus (Tianjin) site to celebrate the 200th A320 Family aircraft assembled by the Airbus Tianjin Final Assembly Line (FALC). Daniel Baubil, Airbus Executive Vice President and Head of Single Aisle Family Program handed over the A319, a member of the A320 Family, to China Eastern Airlines.

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Moog Supplying Flight Control Systems For G500, G600

Includes Flight Control Computers, Software, Pilot Interfaces, Other Components

Moog Inc. Aircraft Group had been selected by Gulfstream Aerospace as the supplier of the high lift system and the pilot directional control system for the Gulfstream G500 and G600 business jets.

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SNC Successfully Tests Critical Dream Chaser Propulsion System

Test Marks Completion Of CCiCap Milestone 15a

Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) has successfully completed a major milestone relating to the Reaction Control System (RCS) propulsion risk reduction for the Dream Chaser Space System, known as Milestone 15a. The achievement further matures the design toward Critical Design Review (CDR) and positions SNC one step closer to concluding all milestones laid out in NASA’s Commercial Crew Integrated Capability (CCiCap) agreement.

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Trust Donates $1.5 Million For Ford Island Control Tower Restoration

Facility Maintained By The Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor

The Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor’s efforts to restore and open the historic structures located on Ford Island in the middle of Pearl Harbor were given a boost last week. The Emil Buehler Perpetual Trust announced a $1.5 million grant for interior restoration of the iconic Ford Island Control Tower Operations Building.

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Textron Subsidiary Plans New Maintenance Training Facility

TRU Simulation + Training To Support Cessna And Beechcraft Airplanes

TRU Simulation + Training has announced plans to establish a new maintenance training facility for current model Cessna and Beechcraft aircraft. The facility will be located on the Textron Aviation Mid-Continent campus in Wichita, KS.

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F-35 Training System Team Honored With Top Modeling And Simulation Award

One Of Six Winners Across The Industry And Defense Sectors

The National Training and Simulation Association selected the F-35 Lightning II Training System for the 2014 Modeling & Simulation Awards.

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ESA Recovers Galileo Satellite

Wayward Spacecraft Now Transmitting Navigation Signals

Europe’s fifth Galileo satellite, one of two delivered into a wrong orbit by VS09 Soyuz-Fregat launcher in August, has transmitted its first navigation signal in space on Saturday, November 29 2014. It has reached its new target orbit and its navigation payload has been successfully switched on.

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AgustaWestland Completes GrandNew Deliveries To U.S. EMS Operator

Intermountain Life Flight Takes Ownership Of Its Fifth And Final Helicopter

Intermountain Life Flight of Utah has taken delivery of its fifth GrandNew for EMS and SAR missions as they expand service to patients throughout the western United States.

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NORAD Prepares To Track Santa’s Flight

Annual Holiday Tradition Began In 1958

The North American Aerospace Defense Command’s NORAD Tracks Santa website launched Dec. 1, featuring a mobile version, a holiday countdown, new games and daily activities and more.

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AD: The Boeing Company Airplanes

AD NUMBER: 2014-23-10

PRODUCT: Certain Boeing Model 737-100, -200, -200C, -300, -400, and -500 series airplanes.

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AD: Airbus Airplanes

AD NUMBER: 2014-23-17

PRODUCT: All Airbus Model A340-211, -212, -213, -311, -312, -313, -541, and -642 airplanes.

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Airborne 12.03.14: Final 787 Battery Report, Paraplegic Pilot, TSA Security Mess

Also: Zenith Aircraft, E-2D Deployment, Ford Island Restoration, Jabiru Disputes CASA, GoPro UAVs?

An NTSB report on the Boeing 787 fire of a lithium-ion battery that occurred in January of 2013 has been issued. At that time, ground workers discovered smoke and flames coming from an auxiliary power unit lithium-ion battery in a Japan Airlines 787 that was parked at the gate at Boston Logan International Airport. The NTSB said that the fire began after one of the battery’s eight cells experienced an internal short circuit leading to thermal runaway of the cell, which propagated into full battery thermal ru

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House Science Committee Briefed On Antares, SpaceShipTwo Investigations

Committee Will Work With 'Relevant Parties' As Probes Continue

House Science, Space, and Technology Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-TX) and Space Subcommittee Chairman Steven Palazzo (R-MS) on Tuesday released a statement following a Committee briefing on the ongoing investigations of the recent Antares rocket failure and SpaceShipTwo accident.

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UAL's Jeffery Smisek To Chair A4A Board Of Directors

American Airlines' Doug Parker To Serve As Vice Chair

United Airlines Chairman, President and CEO Jeffery Smisek has been elected to a two-year term as Chairman of the Airlines for America (A4A) Board of Directors. American Airlines Chairman and CEO Doug Parker was elected to serve as Vice Chairman.

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Finnair Firms Up Orders For Eight Additional A350 Aircraft

Deliveries To Begin In 2018

Finnair has firmed up the eight Airbus A350 XWB aircraft options in its 2006 A350 order placed with Airbus. The eight A350s will be delivered to Finnair starting in 2018. At Airbus list prices, the value of the additional eight A350 aircraft would be approximately 1.9 billion Euro (approx $2.3 billion). The firm up of the options increases the total number of Finnair's A350 orders to 19.

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FAA Proposes Civil Penalties Against Brim Aviation, SkyWest

Alleges Brim Conducted Unauthorized External Load Operations, SkyWest Missed Required Inspections

The FAA is proposing a $220,000 civil penalty against Brim Aviation, Inc. of Ashland, OR for allegedly conducting unauthorized external load operations.

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Air Force Pilot Fatally Injured During Mission

F-16 Fighting Falcon Went Down Near An Air Base In The Middle East

A U.S. Air Force pilot was fatally injured Monday when his F-16 Fighting Falcon went down shortly after takeoff from an air base in the Middle East.

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AeroSports Update: Flight Expo Build A Plane Helps Youths

Flight Expo Says Providing Today’s Youth An Exciting Hands-On Learning Experience Helps Them Prepare For The Future

Apart from preserving historical aircraft, the Flight Expo website says their mission is to inspire and educate the next generation of engineers, pilots, and aircraft mechanics. Flight Expo has now partnered with Build A Plane so students can do just that…build a plane. Flight Expo says by engaging today’s youth in an exciting hands-on learning experience we are giving them the skills and confidence to create bigger and brighter futures for themselves and our communities.

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Garmin Now Shipping Flight Stream 110 And Flight Stream 210

Expanded Connext Portfolio Wirelessly Connects Mobile Devices To The Cockpit

Garmin has begun shipping the Flight Stream 110/210 Bluetooth wireless gateway, which enables connectivity and communication between select Garmin avionics and Garmin Pilot on certain iPad/iPhone and Android devices. Flight Stream is Garmin’s latest addition to an expanded Connext portfolio of products and features, offering a true connected cockpit so pilots have easier access to information in flight.   

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Aero-News: Quote Of The Day (12.04.14)

“The recent incidents were a sobering reminder that space exploration is an inherently risky undertaking. That is why we must take every opportunity to learn from these incidents as we move forward." Source: Joint statement released by House Science, Space, and Technology Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-TX) and Space Subcommittee Chairman Steven Palazzo (R-MS).

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (12.04.14): Layered Haze

Haze produced when air pollution from multiple line, area or point sources is transported long distances to form distinguishable layers of discoloration in a stable atmosphere.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (12.04.14)

FAA Academy

The FAA Academy provides technical and managerial training and development for our workforce and the aviation community. Since courses have different admissions criteria, prospective participants are admitted on a course-by-course basis.

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