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Airborne 07.22.16: ONE Aviation New Jet, Drone Pilot Nabbed, Stemme Twin Voyager

Also: AEA Giveaway, 44 Trips To OSH, Airbus Drones, Future Pilots, NTSB Training, Air BP, Boeing Forecast, ALPA Milestone

ONE Aviation has provided ANN with the initial outline for an improved Eclipse project that offers more performance and features. Currently known as 'Project Canada', ONE Aviation proudly intones that this new aircraft is all about offering more. What we know about the term more is that when compared to the current Eclipse, the Canada requires less runway, can climb to altitude in a shorter time, has a better range that combines with a service ceiling of 43,000 feet.

ANN's 'Who's Who' At Oshkosh: Tom Patton

Introducing Staff, Stringers, Videographers, And People Who Make It All Work

Anyone who's ever been to Oshkosh knows that there are hundreds of events and activities as well as tens of thousands of people that descend (some quite literally) on Wittman Regional Airport in mid-summer. While we have a very hard-working and dedicated staff, ANN could not provide you with the extensive information we do without the help of some equally ... some might say more ... dedicated volunteers who give a week of their time to make sure you have the best possible coverage of the show.

NTPS First Test Pilot School To Be EASA Certified

European Pilots Can Now Upgrade Their Ratings For The First Time Since 2014

EASA has Certified NTPS as the first Part-ORA Approved Training Organization (ATO) for Part-FCL Flight Test Training. This means that NTPS is the first (and for the current time the only) Test Pilot School in the world to be certified to provide Flight Test Training as an ATO for EASA Member State Test Pilot Ratings.

'Yanking And Banking' Safely

How AirVenture Conducts One Of The World's Largest Air Shows

One of the thrills of attending AirVenture is the air show, one of the best in the nation. What many of us aviators don’t really think about is how EAA puts on such a fantastic show safely and legally. Having tens of thousands of people safely viewing airplanes doing aerobatics that have the energy of a train locomotive is not happenstance. It is the result of long term planning and a disciplined implementation of that planning.

Aviation Means Jobs, Economic Growth And Sustainable Development

ATAG Report: Air Transport Supports Nearly 63 Million Jobs, $2.7 Trillion In Global GDP

Aviation is vital to the modern, globalized world, supporting millions of jobs and driving economic growth. But the benefits of connectivity must be protected with appropriate support from governments if the air transport sector is to fulfil its potential as a connector of people, trade and tourism and a driver of sustainable development.

Aero-News AirVenture Update: We Are Ready To Go!

It’s Friday, And The ANN Advance Team Is Ready To Pull The AirVenture Trigger

Saturday is the day when the entire ANN team joins together at Oshkosh to form a well-oiled machine (at least, that’s the plan) for the big push to AirVenture 2016. The advance team has everything prepared for the action to start as we make our plans for the super AirVenture coverage that we have in store.

Klyde Morris (07.22.16)

Hum ... Drone ... Don't You See The Connection, Klyde?

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Airborne 07.21.16: KC46 Update, Fly A P40 at AirVenture?, Runway Conditions

Also: ANN 2016 Oshkosh Schedule, Airplane Efficiency, Federal Excise Tax, A320neo, Jet Demos, 100+ Exoplanets, CFM's $8.2B Deal

The KC-46 Pegasus aerial tanker program moved closer to production last week as it completed all flight tests required for the Milestone C production decision by offloading 1,500 pounds of fuel to an A-10 Thunderbolt II - this is the airplane commonly known as the Warthog. Attendees at AirVenture next week will have an opportunity to Remember Pearl Harbor first hand. Redbird, A2A Flight Simulations, and Flying are sponsoring a 75th Commemoration of the attack on

Aero-News: Quote of the Day (07.22.16)

"After seeking and gaining acceptance of voluntary insolvency under German law, the company has worked with dealers and suppliers to reorganize and continue producing aircraft at their facilities in Ukraine and Germany." Source: Flight Design USA President, Tom Peghiny.