Also: FL Airport Lawsuit, ICAS, 2017 ISS Crews, ALPA, Bristow Group, Avenger ER, Springfield Airport

With a goal of developing the first supersonic passenger airliner for business travelers, Colorado startup, Boom Technology, has unveiled the XB-1 test airplane, a proof-of-concept aircraft that the company hopes will lead to a 45-passenger aircraft that would fly from London to New York City in a little over three hours. The XB-1 Demonstrator is a technically representative one-third-scale version of the production Boom supersonic passenger airliner. Nicknamed "Baby Boom," it was unveile

It’s A Company That Thrives on Its Culture and Has No Use for an HR Department…

While the ANN crew was at Redbird Migration 2016, ANN CEO and Editor-In-Chief, Jim Campbell, had the opportunity to hold a conversation with Redbird Flight Simulation’s Jerry Gregoire, Charlie Gregoire, and Todd Willinger. Part 1 of Jim’s interview dealt with the company’s progress over the last 10 years. In part 2, we take a look at unique business styles and innovative business planning.

Sporty's Foundation Takes The Lead in Providing Support For Friday's Bob Hoover Memorial Programming

It's been a brutal few days... as we work to accomplish in days what we usually prepare for in months. But... the world deserves a chance to share in the Bob Hoover Celebration of Life--even if they could not make it to California, themselves. So we dropped everything and got to work... but it could not, would not, have happened without a little (OK, a LOT of) help from our friends... who you'll hear all about over the next few days. Chief amongst those who stepped up and provided tremendous aid, support, and advice are Hal Shevers and the folks of the Sporty's Foundation. Hal stepped up with the support of the Sporty's Foundation as soon as he heard about the Live Stream

Also: P2012 Traveller, Bob Hoover LiveStream Update, Textron Layoffs, Next ISS Crew, JetBlue, Naval Aviation Museum, American Airlines Pilot Instructors

The city of Hawthorne, California passed new regulations for the operation of UAVs in the city that are stricter than federal regulations imposed by the FAA. Once again, a municipality initiates regulations that may be in conflict with the FAA rules regarding the use of the national airspace system, and with the new FAR 105 section C and FAR 107 applying to non-recreational use of a small UAS. Everyone looks forward to what EAA chooses a

“The rigorous process of ground testing has commenced.” Source: George Bye, CEO of Aero Electric Aircraft Corp.

ATC authorization for an aircraft to depart. It is predicated on known traffic and known physical airport conditions.

Tom's Tech Time

A blog dedicated to small UAVs. There are how-to videos, a film school, and links to deals on drones. Voted one of the best on the web by avid readers.