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December 15, 2014

Airborne 12.15.14: A380 Future, More USA Today Disappointments, Jetman FORMATION!

Also: Comet Water Differences, Garmin Datalink, Bogert Battery Boxes, WSI/iOs, Mistletoe Copter Fail

Airbus hasn't seen a single airline order for its double-decker A380 superjumbo airliner this year, and that has the planemaker considering whether to continue to build the airplane. It’s reported that Airbus expects that it will break even on the A380 through 2017, but then the company will have to decide whether to re-engine the airplane or discontinue it entirely. Some things just leave you scratching your head. Such is the case with the recognition of USA Today by the National Press Foundation for their sensationalist articles on general aviation accidents written by Thomas Frank -- and yes, we find this most disappointing. The European Space Agency's Rosetta spacecraft

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First Enhanced EC135 T3/P3 Enters Service With Aiut Alpin Dolomites

New Helo Provides High-Altitude Rescue Operations

The world’s newest light-weight twin-engine rotorcraft is now in service with the operational start-up of Airbus Helicopters’ upgraded EC135 T3/P3 of Aiut Alpin Dolomites – a northern Italy-based Alpine mountain rescue service.

The Contract Marks The Entrance Of The Type Into The Italian Passenger Transport Market With Delivery In Mid-2015

HoverFly of Italy has signed a contract for an AW169 light intermediate twin engine helicopter to perform passenger transport missions plus a comprehensive package of support and training services. This aircraft will replace an aging AS365 helicopter providing the operator with greater mission capability and the latest safety features.

Tasked With Oversight Of Daily Operations At The Wisconsin Facility

Mark Knall has been tapped as vice president and general manager of the company’s facility in Appleton, Wisconsin. He reports to Dennis Stuligross, senior vice president, Operations, and Mark Burns, president, Gulfstream Product Support.

Really Smart Ideas Can Help Eliminate Some Of Aviation's Most Persistent Safety Issues

While attending the NBAA 2014 Convention, ANN CEO and Editor-In-Chief, Jim Campbell, had already seen a number of freshly introduced products, and now he was looking for one of those quiet little projects that sneaks up on you. He stopped to talk with Mark Lange, the CEO of AML Incorporated, and found exactly what he was looking for. In this video, Lange introduces Jim, and a large portion of the aviation community, to a product being developed that is truly unique. AML has come up with a system for monitoring pilot fatigue and performance while in flight. Developed

Allows Company To Commercially Collect Data Using UAS

Among the exemptions to the FAA's UAS policy granted this week was permission for Woolpert, Inc., a national geospatial, infrastructure management and design firm specializing in high-tech mapping and imagery collection services, to fly its unmanned aerial system commercially in Ohio and Ship Island, MS.

TGI Friday's 'Mistletoe Copter' Tags Photographer

Aircraft Being Flown In The Restaurant Hits Photog In The Nose

Well ... it seemed like a good idea. The restaurant chain TGI Friday's decided that it would use a small hexacopter to fly mistletoe around some of its restaurants and hope to encourage kissing in the booths and at the tables. But in at least one case, the UAV went astray and hit a photographer capturing the stunt.