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Airborne 01.19.16: New Red Bull Racers, ForeFlight + JetFuelX, 737 MAX v A320neo

Also: C Series, Aero-Calendar, British Airways, Pratt & Whitney, Quest Aircraft, Bell 407GXP, New FAA Hire

The Red Bull website has been active with new information which includes the announcement of new pilots. French aerobatic champion Mélanie Astles is set to become the first female pilot to join the Red Bull Air Race's Challenger Cup. Completing the list of three new pilots the 2016 lineup are Britain's Ben Murphy and American pilot Kevin Coleman. ForeFlight has acquired JetFuelX, which is a free web-based fuel card management service. This acquisition allows ForeFlight users to use JetFue

Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor Wins Accolades

Named Hawaii's '#1 Historical Spot Worth Traveling For' By TripAdvisor's FlipKey

Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor has been named Hawaii's "#1 Historical Spot Worth Traveling For" by FlipKey, TripAdvisor's leading vacation rental service.

Aero-TV: Silent Falcon UAS – A Solar-Electric Unmanned Aircraft

AUVSI Has Become A Nexus For Amazing Unmanned Technologies!

While at the Unmanned Systems 2015 Conference, ANN CEO and Editor-In-Chief, Jim Campbell, stops to talk with a company that is displaying an aircraft hanging from the ceiling. It’s called the Silent Falcon. John Brown is the CEO of Silent Falcon UAS Technologies, and he explained that this vehicle combines solar and battery power. Brown says it would be classified as a small UAV that weighs about 30 pounds and has a wingspan of around 13 feet. Brown explains that the concept is to develop an aircraft that has extraordinarily long endurance

Airborne 01.18.16: SpaceX Orbits Again, New ISS Contracts, CubCrafters Chute

Also: Last F117, NBAA Safety Committee, Radial Engine RV-8R, Pompeo Mtg, Uber Suit, US Airways, Embraer, Bombardier

We all watched the live feed anxiously on Sunday as SpaceX launched its Falcon-9 booster from Vandenberg Air Force Base to place the Jason-3 satellite into orbit. The successful launch of the satellite was the primary purpose of the mission, and the mission was accomplished. NASA has awarded three cargo contracts for the delivery of supplies to the International Space Station from 2019 through 2024. The agency unveiled its selection of Orbital ATK of Dulles, Virginia; Sierr