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October 24, 2017

Boeing HorizonX Invests In Autonomous Flight Company Near Earth Autonomy

Partnership To Explore Technologies For Defense And Commercial Applications

Boeing has announced an investment in Near Earth Autonomy, a Pittsburgh-based company focused on developing a portfolio of technologies that enable safe and reliable autonomous flight.

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Daher Salutes The Humanitarian Efforts Of TBM Owners And Pilots

Flew Multiple Sorties For Hurricane Relief Efforts

Daher has recognized the TBM Owners and Pilots Association’s (TBMOPA) airlift of vital supplies to the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, and Houston following the devastation caused by recent hurricanes.

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Watsonville Airport Won't Stay Open To Refuel Firefighting Helicopter

Conversation Posted Online, Causing Internet Backlash

The crew of a helicopter working the Bear Fire in California last week was told that if they wanted to refuel at Watsonville Airport after 5:00 p.m., they would have to pay a $150 after hours fee.

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Greenpeace Aircraft Down In Brazil, One On Board Fatally Injured

Carolina Nyberg-Steiser Did Not Survive The Accident

An employee of Greenpeace was fatally injured last week when the amphibious Cessna 208 Caravan she was aboard with four other people went down in a river about 111 miles west of the city of Manaus in Brazil.

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PRODUCT: Certain Gulfstream Aerospace LP Model Gulfstream 100, Astra SPX, and 1125 Westwind Astra airplanes.

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'Hoot' Gibson Leaves FAA For NUAIR Alliance

Will Assume New Role November 13

The NUAIR Alliance has hired Major General Marke F. “Hoot” Gibson (ret) as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Gibson most recently served as Senior Advisor on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Integration to the Deputy Administrator of the FAA. He begins November 13 and will oversee the organization’s efforts to safely integrate UAS into the National Airspace System (NAS).

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Local Governments May Soon Have Some Authority To Regulate Drones

White House Considering Model Programs That Would Link Federal, State And Local Laws

There may soon be some movement on the drone regulatory front as the White House is reportedly considering pilot programs that would link FAA rules with drone regulations passed by local and state governments.

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LOM PRAHA TRADE a.s. Orders Six Enstrom 480B-G Helicopters

First Aircraft To Be Delivered In 2018

Enstrom Helicopter Corporation signed a contract for six  480B-G turbine helicopters with LOM PRAHA TRADE a.s. in the Czech Republic. The Enstrom Representatives in the Czech Republic, Dan Tucek and Roland VanHees from DSA, provided the coordination for marketing, flight demonstrations, sales support and contract negotiations for this program.

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