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April 25, 2018

Airborne 04.25.18: Dirty Aero-Politics, Red Bull, ALPA Opposition

Also: AHS Rebrands, Impaired Pilot, Blue Angels #5 Bird-Strike, Helicopter Online Ground School

The ATC Privatization war is not as over as we hoped, and as ANN has warned repeatedly, there were still opportunities for Washington style dirty tricks to create issues for us all... And they almost did. A deceptive last minute, and do mean last minute, attempt by Representative Bill Shuster seeks to create a pseudo ATC Privatization system through deceit and subterfuge. After all but admitting he had given up on this concept, Shuster snuck in language to the forthcoming FAA Reauthorization bill in

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Aero-TV: AEA’s Paula Derks - Closing Out an Amazing Era…

Aero-TV: AEA’s Paula Derks - Closing Out an Amazing Era…

Each year at the Aircraft Electronics Association (AEA) convention and trade show, Aero-TV is granted unprecedented access to Paula Derks, the President and CEO of the organization. This year, Derks spoke with Aero-News Network Editor-in-Chief and CEO, Jim Campbell, about the future of the avionics industry and what AEA is doing to strengthen that future.

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Senator Schumer Says FAA Maintenance Oversight Is Lax

Calls For Aggressive And Proactive Action On The Part Of The Agency

On the heels of the Southwest Airline tragedy that took the life of a passenger, the recent East River helicopter crash, and a 60 Minutes report detailing lax safety issues with Allegiant Airlines, U.S. Senator Charles Schumer has released his own report on airline safety and revealing that for years now, critical FAA oversight of aviation maintenance, intended to keep passengers, the airline industry and the skies above safe, has been seriously lacking.

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Airborne 04.23.18: Hemisphere Suspended, Thunderbirds Fly, Apple v Drones

Also: New NASA Administrator, AD For CFM56-7B, Engine Display Upgrade On C-441, First BBJ MAX

Textron Aviation has suspended work on the Citation Hemisphere large business jet, citing ongoing problems with the Safran Silvercrest engine selected to power the new airplane. Textron CEO Scott Donnelly announced the suspension during a conference call with analysts last week. "I think everybody knows there have been some issues around the engine that was slated for that aircraft," Donnelly said. The USAF Thunderbirds demonstration team has resumed operations and practice following the fatal injury of pilot M

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (04.25.18)

“It is a great privilege for me to be here today, to be able to usher in on behalf of the President of the United States what we believe is a new chapter of renewed American leadership in space with the swearing-in of the newest Administrator of NASA, Jim Bridenstine." Source: Vice President Mike Pence, swearing in Jim Bridenstine as the 13th Administrator of NASA.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (04.25.18): Form Drag

The drag created because of the shape of a component or the aircraft.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (04.25.18)

FAA Reauthorization Bill of 2018

The House Transportation Committee has posted a "deep dive" into the specifics of the FAA Reauthorization Bill of 2018, which will fund the agency through 2023.

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