Appointment Had Been Announced In December, 2014

ESA on Wednesday announced that the agency has a new Director General: Johann-Dietrich Wörner, who has taken up duty at ESA Headquarters in Paris, France.

Wisconsin-Based Charter Company Joins 120 Others In The Safety Effort

The Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF) is pleased to announce that Red Wing Aeroplane Company, Bay City, WI, is the newest charter operator to join the ACSF. Along with 120 other companies, Red Wing Aeroplane now supports ACSFs vision to enable on-demand air charter providers and fractional program managers to achieve the highest levels of safety in the aviation industry.

Hopes To Learn Why Storms Form At Night, Rather Than In The Heat Of The Day

NASA has joined a multi-agency field campaign studying summer storm systems in the U.S. Great Plains to find out why they often form after the sun goes down instead of during the heat of the day.

Pact Covers 4,100 Customer Service Representatives

Air Canada and Unifor Local 2002 have reached an agreement on the renewal of their collective agreement for a five-year period.

Look To The Future Of Their Electronic Attack Partnership

The U.S. Navy's venerable EA-6B Prowler tactical jamming aircraft, designed and built by Northrop Grumman Corporation has been a fixture at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island and in the nation's carrier-based strike forces since 1971.

Event Sponsored By Guidance Aviation In Prescott, AZ

On Friday June 26th and Saturday, June 27th, both the Girl Scouts and the Yavapai Big Brothers/Big Sisters organizations were provided access to an extraordinary helicopter experience at Guidance Aviation (GA) of Prescott, Arizona.

Airplanes Will Be Delivered This Time Next Year

China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited has signed a Letter of Intent with Pegasus Airlines (“Pegasus”) for the lease of two new Airbus A320 aircraft, which are scheduled for delivery in June 2016. Upon execution of a firm leasing agreement, Turkey’s leading low cost airline will become CALC’s first customer in Europe. It marks another significant step for CALC’s overseas expansion.

Undergraduate Teams Must Complete Design, Build, Flight

Students from 13 universities across the U.K. competed in a fly-off to determine the winner of this year's Institution of Mechanical Engineers' Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) challenge competition. The competition is being sponsored by Northrop Grumman Corporation as part of its global initiative to encourage innovative thinking in engineering and technology among today's youth.

Aero Linx: The Air Force Historical Foundation The Air Force Historical Foundation is dedicated to promoting the preservation and appreciation of the history and heritage of the United States Air Force and its predecessors. The Foundation seeks to inform and inspire the men and women who are, or have been, affiliated with the Air Force and the general public, particularly those with an interest in national security, about the dynamic heritage of air and space power and its relevance to contemporary and future issues. The Foundation strives to make available to the public and to government planners and decision-makers historical information on policies and actions related to air and space power that have worked well, and th

Instrument Approach Procedure A series of predetermined maneuvers for the orderly transfer of an aircraft under instrument flight conditions from the beginning of the initial approach to a landing or to a point from which a landing may be made visually. It is prescribed and approved for a specific airport by competent authority.

"Without question, the arrival of the EA-6B Prowler on the carrier deck established airborne electronic attack as an invaluable, 'don't leave home without it' part of every Navy and Marine strike mission. The men and women of the Whidbey EA-6B community who served her are incredibly proud of their role turning this 'little airplane that could' into a true national asset." Source: Rick Morgan, LCDR, USN (Ret.) and historian for the Prowler Association commenting as the longest serving carrier-based aircraft in history passed the electronic attack baton to its successor, the EA-18G Growler, with a ceremonial final take-off and flyaway from its longtime home base. It was the culmination of a two-day event honoring the legendary aircraft.