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March 10, 2017

Airborne 03.10.17: Bell’s Radical FCX, Sporty’s Foundation, No TFR Relief

Also: Airlander, Concorde Battery, FreeFlight Partners W/Palu, REACH Air Medical, XTI Aircraft, Honeywell Forecast

Bell Helicopter got radical at HeliExpo 2017. Revealing their vision for the future of rotorcraft, the FCX-001, this is Bell’s first concept aircraft. Bell Helicopter’s Boss Mitch Snyder said, “Six months ago we created a dedicated team to focus on emerging technologies and how we could incorporate them into our products. Among that team’s first tasks was to display visually the technologies and innovations that present a roadmap that we envision bringing to market.&

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Airborne 03.10.17: Bell’s Radical FCX, Sporty’s Foundation, No TFR Relief

Also: Airlander, Concorde Battery, FreeFlight Partners W/Palu, REACH Air Medical, XTI Aircraft, Honeywell Forecast

 

Bell Helicopter got radical at HeliExpo 2017. Revealing their vision for the future of rotorcraft, the FCX-001, this is Bell’s first concept aircraft. Bell Helicopter’s Boss Mitch Snyder said, “Six months ago we created a dedicated team to focus on emerging technologies and how we could incorporate them into our products. Among that team’s first tasks was to display visually the technologies and innovations that present a roadmap that we envision bringing to market.” It was a generous year... in large part due to the Sporty’s Foundation. They made bequests totaling $157,700 during 2016 to fulfill a goal to

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FAA Grants S-92 Engine Inlet Barrier Filter FAA STC Approval To Aerometals

Company Says Device Will Reduce FOD And Limit Salt Intrusion

After exhaustive testing and certification scrutiny, aerospace manufacturing and FAA Parts Manufacturer Approval (PMA) innovator Aerometals, has received an engine Inlet Barrier Filter (IBF) FAA Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) approval for the Sikorsky S-92 transport category helicopter.  This filter technology will not only substantially reduce foreign object damage and engine compressor erosion, but will also significantly limit salt nuclei ingestion during offshore operations.

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StandardAero Celebrates 50 Years Of Roll-Royce M250 Helicopter Engine Support

Contract First Awarded In 1967

The annual Helicopter Association International (HAI) Heli-Expo 2017 marks the 50th year that StandardAero has offered Roll-Royce M250 helicopter engine services to the industry.  The company was first contracted in 1967, then by Allison Engine Company, to provide engine MRO services for the Canadian Air Force CH-136 Kiowa helicopter fleet.

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P&WC's PW200 Helicopter Engine Achieves 10 Million Hours Of Flight

Company's Entire Fleet Has Clocked More Than 700 Million Hours

Pratt & Whitney Canada's PW200 helicopter engine has achieved 10 million hours of flight powering the majority of light-twin helicopters around the world such as the AW109E Power and AW109 Grand from Leonardo, the H135 from Airbus Helicopters, the Bell 427 and Bell 429 from Bell Helicopters and the MD 900/902 Explorer.

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Heli-One Achieves Universal Avionics Top Dealer Status

Reflects A Growing Position In Helicopter Market For Universal Avionics Products

For the first time in Universal Avionics’ history, a rotorcraft company has been awarded the distinction of International Top Dealer. Heli-One Norway achieved this honor for 2016; a significant accomplishment that marks a growing position in the helicopter market for Universal Avionics products.

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Airbus H125 Helicopters Operating On The Roof Of The World

Ruo'er General Aviation Development Signs Letter Of Intent For A Dozen H125s

Ruo’er General Aviation Development Group (Ruo’er Group), one of the biggest general aviation companies operating flight support base and airport with comprehensive services in China, signed a letter of intent with Airbus Helicopters, for a total of 12 H125s with first confirmed order of four aircraft today at Heli-Expo.

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First AW139 VIP Helicopter In Japan Delivered

Four More AW139s Have Been Delivered To Firefighting And Disaster Relief Operators

Leonardo has increased its presence in Japan’s helicopter market with new contracts and deliveries, bringing total orders close to 160 units and aircraft fleet to nearly 120 units to date.

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Transport Canada Grants Two STCs To Maxcraft Avionics

Allows Installation Of Garmin GTS800 Traffic System, Garmin HTAWS In EC-135

Transport Canada has granted STCs for the installation of the Garmin GTS800 Traffic System with dual directional traffic antennas as well as the installation of Garmin HTAWS in EC-135 helicopters to Maxcraft Avionics.

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Sikorsky Notes 30 Years Of Safe S-76 Flight Operations For Helijet

Company Operates A Fleet Of 11 Of The Aircraft

Sikorsky recognized Helijet International for 30 years of safe scheduled airline and charter operations with S-76 helicopters. The recognition event was hosted at the 2017 Helicopter Association International Heli-Expo show.

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Teamsters Material Specialists, Southwest Airlines Reach Agreement In Principle

Over 300 Members Across The Country Covered

The Southwest Material Specialists Negotiating Team, comprised of Teamster Airline Division International Representatives, local union business agents and rank-and-file committee members, have reached an agreement in principle to amend their current collective bargaining agreement with Southwest Airlines.

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FreeFlight Systems Partners With Palu Innovations

Will Bring Advanced NextGen Landing Systems To The U.S. Market

FreeFlight Systems has announced the formation of a partnership with Palu Innovations of Lomazzo, Italy to support development and deployment of Palu's Advanced NextGen Landing Systems(ANGELS).  

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Sentinel-2B To Complete Europe´s Color Vision Mission Of Earth

Satellite Successfully Launched From French Guiana

Europe's Copernicus program has gotten its second eye. On Tuesday a Vega launcher successfully took off from the spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, carrying the satellite developed and built under the industrial leadership of Airbus for the European Space Agency (ESA). After just over one hour, the solar panel, needed to supply energy, was unfolded and Sentinel-2B successfully reported in ‘for duty’.

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Maxcraft Avionics Receives STC For Category 'A' Urban Operations

Authorization Covers Ground Level And Elevated Heliports

Transport Canada has granted STC SH16-53 for Category “A” Urban Operations from Ground Level and Elevated Heliports to Maxcraft Helicopters.

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Aero-TV: A Horizon Hobby Tutorial - The Evolution of FPV Drone Sports

So You Want To Be A Drone Racing Pilot?…

 

One of the fastest growing segments of the model aviation industry is the use of First Person View, or FPV, on drones for racing and other applications.

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Aero-TV: A Horizon Hobby Tutorial - The Evolution of FPV Drone Sports

So You Want To Be A Drone Racing Pilot?…

One of the fastest growing segments of the model aviation industry is the use of First Person View, or FPV, on drones for racing and other applications. At the AMA Expo West in Ontario, CA, ANN CEO and Editor in Chief Jim Campbell spoke to Derek Sachtleben, Associate Brand Manager for Blade at Horizon Hobby, about how to get into FPV flying.

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FAA Certifies Boeing 737 MAX 8

First 737 MAX Family Member On Track For Customer Deliveries

The FAA has certified Boeing the 737 MAX 8 airplane for commercial service. Boeing is now in the final stages of preparing for the first 737 MAX 8 delivery to customers in the coming months.

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Sixth CS100 Aircraft Delivered To SWISS

Brings Total C Series Deliveries To Eight

Bombardier has delivered the sixth CS100 aircraft, the smaller variant of the C Series platform, to SWISS. Bombardier has now delivered a total of eight C Series aircraft; six CS100 to SWISS and two CS300 to airBaltic.

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Sikorsky Recognizes Coast Guard's Extraordinary Legacy Of Helicopter Rescues

Sergei Sikorsky Recalls The Birth Of The Coast Guard's First Helicopter Squadron

Sikorsky paid tribute to the U.S. Coast Guard's century of aviation (1916-2016) during which the service successfully adapted the helicopter as a primary life-saving tool for untold thousands of human beings in need of rescue. Sikorsky President Dan Schultz gave the tribute during HAI Heli-EXPO 2017.

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Arizona Department Of Public Safety Signs Purchase Agreement For Bell 429

Aircraft To Be Delivered Later This Year

the Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS) Aviation Bureau has signed a purchase agreement with Bell Helicopter for a Bell 429. Arizona DPS Aviation Bureau’s new aircraft will be delivered in 2017 and will be used for Search and Rescue, Border Protection and Law Enforcement.

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Sikorsky Offers Continued Support For Commercial Black Hawk Operators

Operators Of Surplus U.S. Government UH-60A Black Hawk Aircraft Have Access To Multiple Resources

Sikorsky remains committed to serving the growing technical and logistical support needs of more than 30 commercial operators who have acquired surplus UH-60A model helicopters from the U.S. Government.

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U.S. Coast Guard Reaches 1.5 Million Flight Hours In MH-65 Dolphins

First Air-Sea Rescue Helicopters Were Delivered In 1984

Airbus Helicopters  saluted the U.S. Coast Guard on Wednesday for its recent milestone achievement of reaching 1.5 million flight hours with the service’s fleet of MH-65 Dolphin patrol and search-and-rescue helicopters.

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Klyde Morris 03.10.17

From The 'Making News Where None Actually Exists' Department ...

FMI: www.klydemorris.com

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Airborne 03.09.17: More KSMO Skirmishing!, Schumer Attacks Aviation, MH370

Also: Amazing Delta Flight, AEA 2017 LIVE Schedule!, Global 7000, JSSI, Robinson R66, Aero-Pot Bust, New Images From Space

Six aviation stakeholders have filed a motion before the US Court of Appeals requesting a stay against the FAA and an injunction against the city of Santa Monica preventing any further actions to reduce the length of the runway, and to curtail aviation operations at the Airport, while the court reviews an unprecedented settlement agreement between the FAA and the city. With what he calls a spate of New York-area aviation accidents involving small aircraft continuing, anti-aviation S

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (03.10.17)

"This certification is a true testament to the dedication and commitment of our entire MAX team throughout the process, from airplane design to flight testing." Source: Keith Leverkuhn, vice president and general manager, 737 MAX program, Boeing Commercial Airplanes.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (03.10.17): Wind Grid Display

A display that presents the latest forecasted wind data overlaid on a map of the ARTCC area.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (03.10.17)

International Aviation Safety Assessment (IASA) Program

Under the International Aviation Safety Assessment (IASA) program, the FAA determines whether another country’s oversight of its air carriers that operate, or seek to operate, into the U.S., or codeshare with a U.S. air carrier, complies with safety standards established by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

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