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All News

March 30, 2023

Blue Line Aviation Places Major Piper Aircraft Order

NC Flight School to Acquire up to 115 Archers and Seminoles

Piper Aircraft, the storied American aircraft manufacturer, proudly announced that Blue Line Aviation, the popular, Smithfield, North Carolina-based flight school, has signed a purchase agreement for a large fleet of new Piper aircraft. The long-term agreement includes full replacement of the school’s extant single-and multi-engine fleets with Piper’s reliable, robust, and eminently proven Archer TX single-engine and Seminole twin-engine aircraft. The order comprises an initial firm commitment for 55 aircraft with options for an additional sixty planes. Deliveries of Blue Line’s new aircraft are slated to begin in the second half of 2023.

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NASA’s Human Spaceflight Boss to Retire

Astronaut Ken Bowersox to Henceforth Oversee Division

NASA Associate Administrator of Space Operations Mission Directorate Kathy Lueders announced on Monday, 27 March 2023, that she will retire from the agency at the end of April. Lueders’ current deputy, NASA astronaut Ken Bowersox, will assume the station of Head of Space Operations effective Monday, 01 May.

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Airbus Chinese Assembly Line Delivers First A321neo

Narrow-Body Middle Kingdom

Airbus has delivered the first A321neo aircraft assembled at its Final Assembly Line Asia (FAL Tianjin) to Chinese air-carrier Juneyao Air. During its delivery flight, the 207-seat narrow-body airliner’s two 30,000-lbf, Pratt & Whitney PW1100G Geared Turbofan (GTF) engine were powered by a ten-percent Sustainable Aviation Fuel blend.

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FAA Lifetime Achievement Award to New York A&P/IA

Mr. Ed Libassi Honored for Distinguished Career

During a special 24 March 2023 ceremony, the FAA awarded its top maintenance honor, the Charles Taylor Master Mechanic Award, to Long Island aircraft mechanic Ed Libassi, 70, of Shoreham, New York, for his more than fifty-years of service to the aviation community.

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Airborne 03.22.23: SnF Innovation Preview!, CVR Upgrades, Propel Flt Academy

Also: B-21 First Flight Delayed, EAA's 30th, Ducommun Acquiring BLR, Qantas Warning

The SUN ‘n FUN Aerospace Expo is proud to present, as the lead-in to the aviation year via its partnership with the Aero-News Network, the 2023 SUN ‘n FUN Innovation Preview scheduled for 1030 ET on DAY ONE. See it LIVE at www.airborne-live.net at 1030ET or come to SnF and see it for yourself in the Pavilion (ACE3 on the SnF Map), on the West side of the SnF Headquarters building. Following recent incidents involving runway incursions and traffic conflicts between Part 121 aircraft, t

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SmartSky and Davinci Jets Expand Partnership

New Capabilities Enhance Customer Experience

SmartSky Networks, the Charlotte, North Carolina-based developer of innovative air-to-ground broadband connectivity and communication systems for business and commercial aviation, named Davinci Jets, the full-service MRO with FAA part 145 Certification based at Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT), its newest sales and installation partner.  

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (03.30.23)

Aero Linx: International Ryan Club The International Ryan Club is a community dedicated to the preservation and appreciation of pre-WWII Ryan aircraft. Help us keep the Ryan flyin! Members enjoy access to a network of Ryan enthusiasts, technical resources, vintage publications and the ability to post questions, events, news, photos, and classified ads to community forums. Join today!

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (03.30.23): Middle Marker

Middle Marker A marker beacon that defines a point along the glideslope of an ILS normally located at or near the point of decision height (ILS Category I). It is keyed to transmit alternate dots and dashes, with the alternate dots and dashes keyed at the rate of 95 dot/dash combinations per minute on a 1300 Hz tone, which is received aurally and visually by compatible airborne equipment.  

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (03.30.23)

“Our acquisition of the O2 Corp. Therapeutic and Supplemental Aviation Oxygen product lines extends the Aerox aviation oxygen systems integration capabilities and will allow us to provide our OEM customers with more options for oxygen systems for their aircraft. Like Aerox, O2 Corp has a long legacy of serving the aviation industry. The O2 Corp product line will be fully integrated into the Aerox systems offerings and will also expand our customer base into business aviation.”   Source: Aerox president, Scott E. Ashton, describing his modus operandi for his latest acquisition.

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