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January 26, 2017

Airborne 01.26.17: New MRJ Delays, Record Wingsuit Jump, Remote Pilots Council

Also: FAA Changes, EAA STC Program, NBAA Update, IAM Wants Vote, Canada Pilot, GI Aviation

The first delivery to a customer of a Mitsubishi MRJ airliner has been pushed back two years, according to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. The company says the change is due to revisions of certain systems and electrical configurations on the aircraft to meet the latest requirements for certification. Mitsubishi said on their website, "Since the historic MRJ first flight in November 2015, we have made significant progress in both engineering and test, and now three aircraft are in flight test in the United States." Wherever there are records, there are people looking to break them. And such is the intent of British wingsuit jumper Fraser Corsan, who is consi

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Soyuz Rolls Out For Arianespace’s Medium-Lift Launch With Hispasat 36W-1

Launch Planned For Friday Evening From French Guiana Spaceport

The Soyuz launcher for Arianespace’s year-opening mission rolled out to the launch pad in French Guiana Tuesday, readying the vehicle to receive its Hispasat 36W-1 payload for a nighttime liftoff from the Spaceport on January 27.

Five Teams Are Set For Unmanned Trips To The Moon

The race is on: the five finalist teams in the Google Lunar XPRIZE have been set, and they all have rocket launch contracts to go to the Moon in 2017.