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March 24, 2017

Airborne 03.24.17: GA v Privatization, FAA UAS $$$, Mexico Fines

Also: NASA Authorization, Av-Associations, Essential Air Services, Kite String, Rotax @SnF, Car v Plane, FAA Forecast

With the need to authorize the FAA before September 30 of this year, a host of GA leaders have joined together to send letters to House and Senate transportation leaders underscoring their, “real and long-standing concerns” regarding a concept being pushed by some big airlines regarding ATC. Specifically, the organizations cited concerns over a proposal promoted by some big airlines for the creation of “a new governance and funding model for our nation's aviation system

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Airborne 03.24.17: GA v Privatization, FAA UAS $$$, Mexico Fines

Also: NASA Authorization, Av-Associations, Essential Air Services, Kite String, Rotax @SnF, Car v Plane, FAA Forecast

 

With the need to authorize the FAA before September 30 of this year, a host of GA leaders have joined together to send letters to House and Senate transportation leaders underscoring their, “real and long-standing concerns” regarding a concept being pushed by some big airlines regarding ATC. Specifically, the organizations cited concerns over a proposal promoted by some big airlines for the creation of “a new governance and funding model for our nation's aviation system, based on systems in other parts of the world. In a memo dated March 7, 2017, the FAA asks its Drone Advisory Committee (DAC) - Task Group 3 to explore w

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FAA Releases 20-Year Aviation Forecast

Number Of Piston-Engine Airplanes Expected To Decline Through The Period

The FAA has released its 20-year forecast for 2017-2037, and the outlook does not look good in the fixed-wing piston-engine segment of the industry.

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Rockwell Collins, NASA Demonstrate Sonic Boom Display

Result Will Help Pilots Modify Flight Plans To Reduce Or Mitigate Sonic Boom Impacts

Rockwell Collins recently teamed with NASA to demonstrate its Sonic Boom Display at the NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center. The usability demonstration and pilot working group meeting marked a major milestone in the two year project. The Sonic Boom Display project is expected to be completed this March.

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SKYe SH09 Order Book Hits 101 Units

Marenco Swiss Helicopters Reports Continued Interest In The Aircraft

The order book for Marenco Swiss Helicopters' SKYe SH09 has reached 101 aircraft, according to the company.

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EASA Certifies All-In-One ADS-B Transponders From Garmin

GTX 345/335 Provide ADS-B In/Out Upgrade Path For Thousands Of Aircraft In Europe

EASA has approved the GTX 345 and GTX 335 all-in-one ADS-B transponders from Garmin in fixed-wing general aviation aircraft and helicopters.

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Photos Reveal New Equipment On SpaceX Drone Ship

Thought To Be Robot Designed To Secure Recovered Boosters

During a helicopter tour of Florida's Space Coast, self-proclaimed space fan Stephen Marr saw something interesting on the deck of SpaceX's drone recovery ship. So he started shooting photos with a telephoto lens.

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Boom Supersonic Secures $33 Million For Supersonic Jet Program

Will Be Used To Build A One-Third Scale Prototype Of A New SST

Boom Supersonic has completed a $33 million Series A round of fundraising, which should be adequate to build and fly its first XB-1 demonstration aircraft, according to the company.

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Rocket Lab Raises $75 Million in Funding

Will Be Used For Scaling Up Production Of Electron Rocket

Rocket Lab, a private American-New Zealand space company, today announced closing a Series D financing round of $75 million (USD). The round was led by Data Collective, with additional investment from Promus Ventures and an undisclosed investor, and with renewed participation from Bessemer Venture Partners, Khosla Ventures and K1W1. The closure of the round brings the total funding Rocket Lab has received to date to $148 million, with the company now valued in excess of $1 billion.

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Silverhawk Aviation To Develop STCs For Gogo Biz 4G Service

Gogo Business Aviation’s Newest Technology Set To Launch In Second Quarter Of 2017

Gogo Business Aviation continues toward its scheduled launch of its 4G service in the first half of 2017 and Silverhawk Aviation will develop Supplemental Type Certificates (STCs) for the new system.

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F-16 Production To Move To Greenville, SC

Lockheed Martin Will Concentrate On F-35s In Texas

The production line for Lockheed Martin's F-16 fighter jets will be moved from Ft. Worth, TX to Greenville, SC, according to company officials.

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Southeast Aerospace Partners With Wisetouch Interiors

Will Provide Aircraft Interior Design, Refurbishment, Other Services

Central Florida-based Southeast Aerospace has announced the formation of a partnership with Wisetouch Interiors to provide aircraft interior design, refurbishment, and manufacturing for its diverse customer base.

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UAV Market Takes Off For Intelligent Energy

Signs Deal To Deliver Fuel Cell Systems For Unmanned Aircraft

Intelligent Energy has signed a deal with PINC to supply its air cooled fuel cell systems for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), marking Intelligent Energy’s first sale of fuel cell systems for UAVs as the Company moves forward with the commercialization of its technology.

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CALC Delivers Two Airbus A320 To AirAsia Group

Leasing Company Delivered A Total Of 18 Aircraft In 2016

China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited has completed the deliveries of one Airbus A320 each to AirAsia Berhad and Thai AirAsia.

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Alaska Airlines, Virgin America Share Vision For The Future

Virgin America Brand Will Be Retired In 2019

Alaska Airlines and Virgin America have shared their vision for the future of the combined carrier. After careful consideration, the combined company will adopt Alaska's name and logo, retiring the Virgin America name likely sometime in 2019.

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GAMA Board Member Testifies On U.S. Aviation Manufacturing

Participates In Senate Commerce Committee Hearing On Certification Processes

GAMA Board Member and Sabreliner Aviation President and Innova Aerospace Executive Vice President of Corporate Development Greg Fedele testified Thursday before the U.S. Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee on Aviation Operations about the regulatory and certification processes at the FAA, and reforms to improve U.S. competitiveness in the global marketplace for aviation products and manufacturing.

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ICAO Weighs In On National Restrictions On Electronic Carry-On Items

Effective Balance Between Security And Safety Is An Ongoing Priority

A number of ICAO Member States have begun to set out new restrictions on electronic items which can be carried on board passenger flights originating from other States.

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NBAA Releases 2017 Top Safety Focus Areas

Goal Is To Promote Safety-Focused Discussions Throughout The Business Aviation Community

The NBAA has released its annual list of Top Safety Focus Areas, topics identified by the NBAA Safety Committee as primary risk-mitigation targets for all business aircraft operators.

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FAA Introduces New Regulatory Consistency Communication Board Procedures

Will Provide Clarification To Potentially Inconsistent Regulatory Interpretations

The FAA has released the procedures governing the agency’s new Regulatory Consistency Communication Board (RCCB) including how the industry is to bring matters to its attention.

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Vector Space Systems Plans Florida Launches

Arizona-Based Startup Will Fly 'Micro-Launcher' From Cape Canaveral

An Arizona startup company building "micro-launchers" to boost small satellites into orbit will soon announce plans to launch missions from Cape Canaveral, FL ... maybe as early as this weekend.

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NASA-Supported FIRST Robotics Competition Returns To Rocket City

Second Annual Event Taking Place March 24-25

The robots are returning. Huntsville, Alabama, is hosting a regional FIRST Robotics Competition for the second year in a row March 24-25 in the South Hall of the Von Braun Center. The FRC “Rocket City Regional” is sponsored by NASA and supported by NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville.

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Klyde Morris 03.24.17

You'll Hardly Notice It Within A Couple Of Minutes, Klyde

FMI: www.klydemorris.com

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Airborne 03.23.17: Citation Longitude Update, Lawn-Chair Balloonacy, Yuneec

Also: Sea Vixen, FAA-UAS Symposium, Boeing Layoffs, Evada Aircraft, OneWeb, Legacy 450, MS A/C Sale

The third aircraft in the Cessna Citation Longitude flight test program recently completed its first flight. Test pilots Corey Eckhart and UJ Pesonen, along with flight test engineer Mike Bradfield, successfully tested various systems throughout the one-hour and 40-minute flight. The aircraft will be used in the program for avionics and systems development, as well as collecting flight simulator data. The company has started assembly line flow in the company’s east campus Plant IV manufacturing faci

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (03.24.17)

“A good idea can be squandered if the implementation of that solution is not timely.” Source: GAMA Board Member and Sabreliner Aviation President and Innova Aerospace Executive Vice President of Corporate Development Greg Fedele.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (03.24.17): Aircraft Conflict

Predicted conflict, within EDST of two aircraft, or between aircraft and airspace. A Red alert is used for conflicts when the predicted minimum separation is 5 nautical miles or less.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (03.24.17)

FAA Aircraft Evaluation Groups (AEG)

A listing of aircraft handbooks and manuals published by the FAA. Any reproduction or modification of this material from original FAA source material is solely the responsibility of the publisher.

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