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May 23, 2019

Airborne 05.22.19: RedBull Surprise, NASA Lunar Lander, TBM 940

Also: Pilatus PC-24, GAMA 1Q/19 Sales Report, Sikorsky HH-60W, Honda Expands

Aerobatic pilot and former US Serviceman Aaron Fitzgerald chose the open space of the Hudson River in New York to stun onlookers with a wide range of precision helicopter maneuvers. According to Red Bull, Fitzgerald performed the loops, barrel rolls and dives in front of the Statue of Liberty, Battery Park and alongside the West Side Highway. The pilot chose the unique practice course in preparation for the Memorial Day Weekend’s Bethpage Air Show. The Red Bull helicopter is able to perform the maneuvers through the use o

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AMA Drone Report 05.23.19: DAC Appointments Questioned, TFR Violated, AlphaPilot

Also: Changes Coming For ANN/Airborne Drone Coverage, FAA Restrictions, DHS Alert, FAA UAS Symposium

SecTrans Elaine Chao has formally announced new appointments to the FAA Drone Advisory Committee (DAC). The DAC is said to be a broad-based, long-term federal advisory committee that provides the FAA advice on key unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) integration issues by helping to identify challenges and prioritize improvements. The committee helps to create broad support for an overall integration strategy and vision. The list is devoid of working drone pilots or real-world drone service providers... leavi

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AMA Drone Report 05.23.19: DAC Appointments Questioned, TFR Violated, AlphaPilot

Also: Changes Coming For ANN/Airborne Drone Coverage, FAA Restrictions, DHS Alert, FAA UAS Symposium 

 

SecTrans Elaine Chao has formally announced new appointments to the FAA Drone Advisory Committee (DAC). The DAC is said to be a broad-based, long-term federal advisory committee that provides the FAA advice on key unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) integration issues by helping to identify challenges and prioritize improvements. The committee helps to create broad support for an overall integration strategy and vision. The list is devoid of working drone pilots or real-world drone service providers... leaving many in the drone community feeling as if their interests are unwelcome and unrepresented. A drone pilot has been charged with violating TFRs ove

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Second Taquan Air Aircraft Down In Alaska

Two On Board Fatally Injured In Monday Accident

For the second time in a week, a Taquan Air airplane has been involved in a fatal accident in Alaska. According to a media release from the Ketchikan Gateway Borough, the DHC-2 Beaver went down in Metlakatla Harbor Monday afternoon at approximately 4 p.m. local time.

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Gone West: Former FAA Official Don Segner

Was Chief Test Pilot For Lockheed Aircraft Corporation

Former FAA Associate Administrator for International Affairs and Policy Donald Riley Segner has Gone West. Segner passed away May 10 at his home in Laguna Beach, CA at the age of 93.

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Gogo And ForeFlight Enable New Features On ForeFlight Mobile Application

Brings GPS And Altitude Information To iOS-Based App For Business Aviation

Gogo Business Aviation and ForeFlight have partnered to bring new GPS location information and altitude to the ForeFlight Mobile iOS-based application for business aviation.

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JSSI Announces New Executive Position

Ash Reddy Named Company's First VP, Global Strategy & Corporate Development

Jet Support Services, Inc. (JSSI) has appointed Ash Reddy to the new role of vice president, global strategy and corporate development. Reddy will be responsible for identifying, developing and executing organic and inorganic strategic initiatives globally for all JSSI business units.

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Bombardier Enhances Operations At London Biggin Hill Service Center

Adds New Refurbishment And Repair Shop

The Bombardier service center at London Biggin Hill Airport is adding enhanced interior repair and refurbishment activities to the facility, providing customers in the region with extended maintenance and support capabilities. Austrian-based F/LIST, one of the most respected global manufacturers of high-end interiors for business aircraft, will partner with Bombardier on the development of the enhanced interior shop, which will significantly enhance support and service operations for customers in the region.

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FlightSafety To Provide Training For The Praetor 600 In Dallas And St. Louis

Will Employ Advanced Technology Training Systems That Include A FlightSafety FS1000 Simulator

FlightSafety International will provide training for the new Embraer Praetor 600 at its Learning Centers in Dallas and St. Louis.

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Embraer Welcomes Great Dane Airlines To The E-Jets Family Of Operators

Will Offer Both Chartered And Scheduled Service Beginning In June

Denmark-based Great Dane Airlines has become the most recent customer of the Embraer E-Jets. Embraer welcomed their newest operator at Embraer’s annual European Airlines Business Seminar, held this year in Amsterdam. Based at Aalborg Airport in Denmark, Great Dane begins operations in June with two E195 jet aircraft.

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WestJet Ratifies Three-Year Agreement With Flight Dispatchers

Agreement Expires In May 2022

WestJet flight dispatchers represented by the Canadian Airline Dispatchers Association (CALDA), voted 90 per cent in favor of a three-year agreement. The vote does not include WestJet Encore.

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Boeing Signs Two Clients For Jeppesen Digital Solutions

Deals Made With Jet Aviation And HK Bellawings Jet At EBACE 2019

Boeing has announced agreements with business aviation companies Jet Aviation and HK Bellawings Jet for its advanced Jeppesen Operator and Jeppesen JetPlanner Pro digital solutions.

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K5-Aviation Adds A Third 2Ku System From Gogo Business Aviation

Will Be Installed on An ACJ319neo Business Jet

Gogo will install a third 2Ku system on an Airbus A319 business jet operated by K5-Aviation. The installation will be the first to be done on an Airbus ACJ319neo, and it is scheduled to be completed this summer.

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Vanderbilt University Wins NASA’s 2019 Student Launch Competition

Marks The Team's Fifth Win In The Past Six Years

NASA has announced the winners of the 2019 NASA Student Launch competition, with the Vanderbilt Aerospace Design Lab from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, claiming top honors. It is the team’s fifth win in the last six years.

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Flooding Forces Cancellation Of MO Salute To Veterans Airshow

Jefferson City Airport Evacuated As Missouri River Crests

Flooding on the Missouri River has forced organizers to cancel the Salute to Veterans Air Show planned for Memorial Day weekend at Jefferson City Memorial airport (KJEF) in Missouri.

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Operators, OEMs, Fuelers Attest: SAJF Is Clean, Lower Carbon Jet-A

Biofuel The Subject Of Panel Discussion At EBACE 2019

A panel of industry experts on May 21 explained what it means to use sustainable alternative jet fuels (SAJF) in business aircraft. To start, they marked the “huge progress” since last year’s European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE).

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Wilson Praises Airmen, Expresses Gratitude In Farewell Remarks

Reflects On Her Tenure As Air Force Secretary

Two years and nine days since becoming the 24th Secretary of the Air Force, Heather Wilson bid a formal farewell, May 21, to the institution and its Airmen, expressing gratitude for the opportunity to serve and declaring, “I will always be an Airman.”

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Trump Taps Barbara Barrett Of Arizona As Next SecAF

If Confirmed, Barrett Would Replace Heather Wilson, Who Is Stepping Down At The End Of The Month

President Donald Trump has nominated Barbara Barrett of Arizona to succeed Heather Wilson as Secretary of the Air Force.

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Anti-Drone Technology To Be Commercialized By ERAU, Drone Defense Systems

New System Detects And Commandeers Unauthorized Drones

New technology that detects and commandeers unauthorized drones, guiding them to land safely, will be commercialized under a licensing agreement between Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and Drone Defense Systems LLC of Daytona Beach, FL.

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Lockheed Martin and Drone Racing League Announce 2019 AlphaPilot Teams

Nine AlphaPilot Teams Of World-Class Engineers Will Push The Boundaries Of Autonomous Flight

Lockheed Martin and Drone Racing League (DRL) today announced the nine teams that were accepted into the 2019 AlphaPilot Innovation Challenge, an open competition to develop artificial intelligence (AI) for high-speed racing drones. These teams have earned a coveted spot in DRL's inaugural autonomous drone racing series, the Artificial Intelligence Robotic Racing (AIRR) Circuit, which kicks off later this year.

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Gulfstream G600 Closes In On Type Certification

Aircraft Nears The End Of Function And Reliability Testing; Paperwork And Certification On Deck

Gulfstream Aerospace says its all-new G600 is nearing the end of function and reliability (F&R) testing, the final stage of flying required for aircraft type certification by the FAA.

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DHS Issues Alert Concerning Chinese-Made Drones

Warns The Aircraft Could Pose A Cyber Security Risk

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has issued an alert warning of a potential cybersecurity risk involving drones made in China. DHS says that the aircraft may be sending flight data back to their Chinese manufacturers.

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AMA Drone Report 05.16.19: FAA Memorandum, Spark 2?, Illegal Anti-Drone Ops?

Also: FAA UAS Symposium, Alpha Electro, Osmo Action Camera, Hummingbird Robot

The net has been awash with copies of a memorandum that may foretell the future of the UAS community. This memorandum was intended as FAA guidance to educate air traffic control facilities (ATC) on best methods to respond to recreational flyers seeking authorization, not as guidance to recreational operators. Recent legislation under Section 349 (c) states operators in controlled airspace will be required to seek authorization from towered airports, unless flying from a charted flying site. AMA successfully championed that if

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (05.23.19)

“Nearly half the airplanes in the static display flew here [to EBACE2019] on SAJF. This is a drop-in fuel. You can pour it right into your aircraft.” Source: Brad Nolen, Bombardier vice president of marketing and strategy, during a panel discussion on SAJF held at EBACE2019.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (05.23.19): Engine Failure

Any engine requiring unscheduled replacement due to unairworthy condition which cannot be corrected by routine maintenance on the aircraft.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (05.23.19)

The Vintage Aircraft Association

The Vintage Aircraft Association brings together people from around the world who share an interest in the aircraft of yesterday. This common bond is sustained by VAA activities and publications. Since it was established in 1971, the association has been working to keep aviation history alive.

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