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September 12, 2017

Airborne 09.12.17: Stemme S12, Bell V-280 Valor, Belite Chipper

Also: Firefighting 747, Daniel Héligoin, Hartzell Composite, Frontier Airlines, Rolls-Royce, CH-53K, Drone Interferes

The FAA has Type-Certificated the Stemme Twin Voyager S12 powered glider, granting the ticket on August 16, 2017. The Stemme S12 had already been certified the previous summer to the requirements of the EASA. Now it has successfully passed the FAA validation process of the EASA type approval, and received the official type certificate G06CE. FAA certification opens up the American market for Stemme. Bell Helicopter reports ‘exceptional progress’ on the V-280 Valor prog

Airborne 09.12.17: Stemme S12, Bell V-280 Valor, Belite Chipper

Also: Firefighting 747, Daniel Héligoin, Hartzell Composite, Frontier Airlines, Rolls-Royce, CH-53K, Drone Interferes

The FAA has Type-Certificated the Stemme Twin Voyager S12 powered glider, granting the ticket on August 16, 2017. The Stemme S12 had already been certified the previous summer to the requirements of the EASA. Now it has successfully passed the FAA validation process of the EASA type approval, and received the official type certificate G06CE. FAA certification opens up the American market for Stemme. Bell Helicopter reports ‘exceptional progress’ on the V-280 Valor program, having achieved 100% build completion on the prototype. The team is now preparing for initial ground run at the Amarillo Assembly Center. The V-280 is a clean sheet tiltrotor

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New Report Finds Space Entrepreneurs Ready to Make Their Mark

Emerging Space Market Opportunity Supported By A $10 Billion Investment

A new report from Northern Sky Research titled "The Emerging Space Market Opportunity" finds that nearly 400 emerging space companies have been founded since 2000, all seeking to deliver new applications or pursue new approaches to operating in space. Supported by $10 billion in investment, these start-ups set the stage for an increase in the number and diversity of satellite services, new launch solutions and manufacturing practices, as well as innovative ways of operating in space that provide both near- and long-term revenue opportunities.

CAF Wings Over Dallas World War II Airshow Returns October 6-8

Catch An Action-Packed Weekend At Dallas Executive Airport

The Commemorative Air Force (CAF) announces the return of CAF Wings Over Dallas World War II Airshow on Oct. 6-8, 2017 at Dallas Executive Airport (DEA), presented by Frost Bank.

Jazz Introduces Pilot Seniority Portability Concept To Canadian Airlines

Signs Landmark Agreement With Its Pilot Union, Air Line Pilots Association, Intl.

Jazz Aviation LP has signed a landmark agreement with the Air Line Pilots Association. This industry leading agreement introduces the concept of seniority portability for pilots wishing to transition to Jazz from Thunder Bay, Ontario-based Bearskin Lake Air Service and Wasaya Airways LP.

Mobilicom Integrates SkyHopper UAV Data Link With International Drone Company

Offers Holistic Solution For Security Drone Operations

Mobilicom has secured a design win with iSTAR, the drone branch of TAR Ideal Concepts, a leading international security and surveillance company. Mobilicom’s SkyHopper PRO UAV communication solution has been integrated into iSTAR’s new Condor drone. The Condor utilizes a proprietary detection mechanism for surveillance operations and fulfills an unmet need - by utilizing a drone to conduct security and surveillance operations, the customer reduces the manpower needed and increases efficiency by obtaining real-time video and data in hard-to-access locations.

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PrecisionHawk Expanding Drone Platform Into New Markets

Adding Industry Experts And Building Advanced Drone And Data Analytics Technology For Construction, Insurance, Energy And Government Sectors

PrecisionHawk, a leader of commercial drone technologies, today announced several initiatives that support its renewed focus on delivering on-demand aerial intelligence for enterprises in five verticals: construction, insurance, energy, government and agriculture.

APA Calls On American Airlines To Credit Pilots Furloughed After 9/11

Some Were Off The Job For More Than A Decade

In the aftermath of 9/11, nearly 3,000 American Airlines pilots were placed on furlough as the airline industry struggled to recover from the terrorist attacks. The last of those pilots were invited to return to work in 2013.

International Aero Academy Takes Flight

Company Completes Series A Financing to Fund Growth

International Aero Academy, Ltd. has completed a Series A Preferred Stock financing with strategic industry investors. The Lakeland, FL-based FAA-certificated ab initio and accelerated flight school has authority to issue foreign student visas for training.

First A330 MRTT Phénix For France Makes Maiden Flight

First Of Nine Aircraft Ordered By The French Military

Airbus Defense and Space has today successfully completed the maiden flight of the first A330 MRTT Multi Role Tanker Transport for France. The aircraft, which will be known in French service as Phénix, is the first of nine ordered by the French Defense Procurement Agency DGA, plus another three expected to be confirmed.

Drone USA Appoints Dr. Len Harac To Board of Directors

Brings More Than 30 Years Experience In Consulting To The Company

Drone USA, a developer and manufacturer of low altitude Drones and related products, has announced that Dr. Len Harac will be joining the Drone USA Board of Directors.

Qantas Pilots Work With GE Aviation To Develop New Flight Data App

World-First Flight Data App Developed In Australia For The World

Qantas pilots and GE Aviation have developed a new flight data application (app), FlightPulse, that provides pilots with data to help them fly more efficiently and help reduce carbon emissions.

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Test Your Piloting Skills, Creativity With Lightspeed's Wild Blue Doodle Contest

Pilots Invited To 'Draw' Pictures In The Sky Using CloudAhoy

It's been a little stressful here in Florida where much of Aero-News is based, so we thought we'd put something a bit less serious in today's edition.

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Multiple Sources: Congressman 'Strong-Armed' By Shuster, ID'ed

Congressman Sean Duffy Reportedly Object of Political Arm-Twisting

On a day where much of the ANN staff (and so many other of our friends and associates) are still warily eying the waters around them, awaiting the signal to bug out due to the ever-present possibility of flash flooding, one wonders how such tragedies could conceivably become a political football for politicians to toss around in order to get their way. And yet, reportedly, they are... and have been. As ANN and others reported several weeks ago, EAA President, Jack Pelton, intimated that a US Congressman had been confronted by ATC Privatization advocate Congressman Bill Shuster with a threat to withhold support for flood relief insurance issues if said Congressman did not suppo

FAA: Small Drone Rule Lets Unmanned Aircraft Soar

More Than 80,000 Individual Drones Have Been Registered In The U.S.

A host of new users is changing the world of commercial aviation thanks in large part to the FAA small unmanned aircraft rule, Part 107 (PDF), which has now been in place for a year. Under the new regulations, drones are changing the way countless jobs are done, from movie filming and real estate marketing to agricultural mapping and smokestack inspections.

Compass Airlines Rolls Out $17,500 First Officer Signing Bonus

Move Raises Year One First Officer Compensation To Nearly $60,000

Compass Airlines First Officers can now earn up to $58,500 during their first year with the airline, thanks to a new $17,500 signing bonus. The $17,500 bonus will be paid in three increments over a pilot's first year of service. The new signing bonus is in addition to a recent pay hike for First Officers, which raised first year pay to $41.00, the highest in the regional airline industry.

NBAA: New GAO Study The Latest to Expose Dubious ATC Privatization Claims

Concludes The Privatization Could Interfere With Work Underway For NextGen

The NBAA says that a new study from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) is among several recent reports from non-partisan government research organizations, which thoroughly undercut proponents’ bogus arguments for privatizing the nation’s Air Traffic Control (ATC) system.

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Frontier Pilots Overwhelmingly Authorize Strike

Every Pilot Eligible To Vote Said 'Yes' To The Labor Action

Frontier Airlines pilots, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, International (ALPA), have spoken with one voice and told their leaders they are ready to go on strike if no fair agreement can be reached without that step.

Latest Foreflight Includes Graphical Route Advisor, Flight Notifications

Also In Version 9.3: Performance-Based Step Climb, Faster Basemap, Improved Terrain, Scheduled Flight Search, Weather Layer Time Slider, And More.

There's a new version of ForeFlight available in the Apple and Google Play app stores, and the latest version comes with some pretty cool new features.

Red Cross To Fly Drone To Assess Harvey Damage

Flights Will Begin Next Week Over Houston

The American Red Cross will begin using a drone this week to assess damage in areas of Houston flooded by Hurricane Harvey, in a test program that could be used after other major disasters in the U.S.

United Will Not Be Held Responsible For Passenger-Dragging Incident

DOT Inspector General Completes Investigation Of The Incident

The U.S. DOT office of Inspector General has determined that no enforcement action will be taken against United Airlines for an incident in which a passenger was dragged off an airliner on April 9.

Aero-News: Quote of the Day (09.12.17)

“This GAO study is among several that break through the host of dubious allegations being made by the airlines and their supporters about the need for ATC privatization, which amounts to a wholesale giveaway of the nation’s ATC system to the airlines themselves.” Source: NBAA President and CEO Ed Bolen.

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (09.12.17): Cardinal Altitudes

“Odd” or “Even” thousand-foot altitudes or flight levels; e.g., 5,000, 6,000, 7,000, FL 250, FL 260, FL 270.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (09.12.17)

Tomorrow's Aeronautical Museum

Tomorrow’s Aeronautical Museum is a grassroots nonprofit bringing aviation history to life and empowering the dreams of youth to take flight in South Los Angeles.

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