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August 17, 2018

Record-Setting Aviator To Christen Newest Goodyear Blimp - Wingfoot Three

Shaesta Waiz Joins Aviation Pioneers Amelia Earhart And Sally Ride As Christener

Shaesta Waiz, the youngest woman to fly solo around the world in a single-engine aircraft, will christen Wingfoot Three, the newest addition to its fleet of world-famous Goodyear blimps. The ceremony will be held on Aug. 30 at 2 p.m. ET at Goodyear's Wingfoot Lake Hangar which is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year.

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Bell 525 Completes Hot Weather Testing

Flown In Temperatures As High As 120 Degrees Fahrenheit

The Bell 525 program recently completed hot weather testing in Yuma, Arizona at temperatures up to 120 degrees Fahrenheit as well as high altitude operations to density altitudes of 14,000 feet.

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ICON Aviation Appointed An Official Distributor For The AW109 Trekker In Brazil

Distribution Agreement Announced At LABACE

Leonardo has announced that ICON Aviation has been appointed an official distributor for the AW109 Trekker light twin engine helicopter in Brazil. The announcement was made during an official ceremony at the LABACE exhibition this week.

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Virginia Association Of Counties Recognizes Loudoun For Model UAS Program

Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office Drone Equipped With Project Lifesaver Antenna

The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) Small Unmanned Aircraft System (sUAS) program received a 2018 Achievement Award as a model local government program from the Virginia Association of Counties (VACo).

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Gallup Med Flight Reaccredited By Leading Industry Commission

Accreditation Approved Through March 2021

The Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems (CAMTS) has reaccredited Gallup Med Flight, a Guardian Flight air medical transport operation serving the Four Corners area of Arizona and New Mexico. The CAMTS reaccreditation is approved through March 2021.

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First ACJ320neo Is Assembled Heralds New Era In Airbus Corporate Jets

Heralds New Era In Airbus Corporate Jets

The first ACJ320neo has been assembled on programe, fitted with CFM International LEAP-1A engines and painted in ACJ house-colors, in preparation for a first flight in the coming weeks.

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Drones And Wildfires Don't Mix - Period

FAA Issues Warning During This Very Active Wildfire Season

If you fly your drone anywhere near a wildfire, you could get someone killed. That’s the stern warning the FAA and U.S. wildland fire agencies have for pilots of unmanned aircraft (“UAS,” or more popularly “drones”) who interfere with fighting wildfires.

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Amazon Drone Comes To National Air And Space Museum

To Be Featured In The New 'We All Fly' Gallery

One hundred years ago, airmail delivery was new and a novelty. (In fact, it started off with pilot Earle Ovington taking a mail bag on his trip to an international air meet in 1911. While in the air, he pushed the bag overboard for the postmaster to pick up.) A century later, vertical take-off and landing drones have taken the mantle as the potential next generation of air delivery.

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Kansas Leads The Nation With UAS Flight

Completes State's First BVLOS Flight Under FAA IPP Program

The first beyond the line of sight Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) flight in Kansas was flown on Monday north of the town of Gypsum in a joint effort by the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) and more than 30 university and corporate partners. This was also the second flight in the nation to take place under the U.S. DOT’s UAS Integration Pilot Program (IPP).

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