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Airborne 02.23.16: Flight Design Receivership, Alaska A/L Pilot, FAA Sued-Again

Also: Gogo v AA, Aero-Calendar, Qatar v PW, Allegiant Troubles, 100th Trent XWB, UAS Detection, AZ Drone Law

Following several months of concern over delayed shipments and orders from the parent company responsible for the Flight Design LSA and Sport Aircraft line, word has come confirming that the company is facing serious financial difficulties. Completely separate from the U.S. based Flight Design USA, the German parent company is not out of business but will reportedly attempt to reorganize using a system similar to a Chapter 11 filing in the U.S. A former pilot for Alaska Airlines h

Aero-TV: Oshkosh Night Airshow - Lighting up the Night Sky in 2012

One Of The Many Hits Of The Oshkosh Experience...

If you think when the sun slips beyond the western horizon and the calm of night spreads over EAA AirVenture that this is the time for quiet contemplation of the day’s activities, then you haven’t been to AirVenture since the advent of the nighttime airshows. Nighttime airshows are new to the airshow world and EAA AirVenture is the place to see the greatest of nighttime aerial activities.

Airborne 02.22.16: SpaceX Tries Again, Hybrid Electric Plane, EAA v AIRR

Also: VSS UNITY, Windy A/L, Bombardier RIF, CAF Red Tail Squadron, Germanwings Update, Airliner Deals, Tasering UAV Pilot 'OK'

SpaceX will make a fourth attempt to land a Falcon 9 booster on an automated barge in the ocean following the launch of the SES-9 satellite currently planned for Wednesday of this week. Luxembourg-based SES is the owner of the satellite. The latest version of the falcon 9 booster will carry the satellite to an orbit of more than 22,000 miles above the equator. A major step towards electric powered air travel was achieved earlier this month with the power-up of th

Drone Law Journal

Everything you wanted to know about UAV laws but may have not known to ask. The Drone Law Journal is written by Peter Sachs, an attorney in Connecticut since 1994.