Also: DJI Phantom 3, API Update, Skyhawks In China, Air Methods Fined, Naming Pluto Features, Era Group Sale
The 58th annual Aviation Electronics Association International Convention & Trade Show, which took place April 8 through the 11th in Dallas, Texas, attracted 1,897 attendees with more than 350 avionics repair shops and more than 20 countries represented. The attendance figure breaks the event's previous high mark set in 2005. In addition, more than 135 companies displayed their products and services in the AEA Exhibit Hall, which sold out for the first time since 2005. Just in case you weren’t already aware of this fact, Van’s Aircraft is highly successful in the kit-built aircraft market, and they have just reported that kit number 9,000 has been completed and flown. This seems to indicate they are doing something right. United Launch Alliance unveiled its Next Generation Launch System at the 31st Space Symposium. The company says the new rocket, named Vulcan, will transform the future of space by making launch services "more affordable and accessible." All this... and MORE in today's episode of Airborne!!!
Airborne 04.16.15 is chock full of info in this Daily news episode for Thursday, April 16th, 2015... Presented by Aero-TV veteran videographer and Airborne Host Ashley Hale, and supported by ANN CEO/Editor-In-Chief Jim Campbell, Chief Videographer Nathan Cremisino, and Aero-Journalists Tom Patton, and Earl Downs, this episode covers:
AEA Convention Shatters Attendance Record
9,000 Confirmed RV Kit Completions
United Launch Alliance Unveils America’s New Rocket – Vulcan
DJI Updates Phantom Drone Platforms
Aero-Community Update: Airborne Partnership Initiative, Continued
Cessna Secures Multiple Skyhawk Orders In China
FAA Proposes $1.54 Million Civil Penalty Against Air Methods Corp
NASA Extends Campaign For Public To Name Features On Pluto
Era Group To Sell Its FBO In Alaska To Landmark Aviation
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