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Airborne 08.16.16: AEA 2Q16 Mkt Report, SpaceX Sticks It, USAF Pays Pilots

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The Aircraft Electronics Association has released its second-quarter 2016 Avionics Market Report and, unfortunately, it seems to be in line with other aviation Business Association reports that have recently come out. The bottom line is, sales are down. In the first six months of the year, total worldwide business and general aviation avionics sales amounted to about $1.1 billion. This number indicates a 6.5 percent decrease when compared to the first six mon

Aero-TV: Reimagining Mooney! – M20 and M10 Series Updates

It’s More Than Just A New Door…

The Mooney Aircraft Company has been around for a long while, and the production of the aircraft has been a start and stop affair. Now, Mooney is making a well-planned and carefully considered come-back with a line of products that are new and exciting. While at EAA AirVenture 2016, ANN CEO and Editor-In-Chief, Jim Campbell, talked with Mooney’s vice president of sales and marketing, Dick Vander Zee. Vander Zee starts off by saying the Mooney M20 series has been completely reimagined.

First Flight Of Airlander Hybrid Air Vehicle Postponed

Technical Issue Forced Delay

The first flight of the Airlander 10 hybrid air vehicle was postponed Sunday by a technical issue that the team could not correct before nightfall.

Airborne 08.15.16: Dreamliner Production, SpaceX Prepares, RedHawk TBO Increase

Also: Decommissioning VORs, USS Eisenhower, Avro RJ Freighter, AW609 Prototype, SAFE At AirVenture, Orbital ATK, Heli Shooter

It looks like Boeing is keeping a close eye on the airliner market, and is adjusting inventory accordingly. Boeing CFO Greg Smith said that production would only increase if the market demands it, and it's not the end of the world if production sits at 12 airplanes per month rather than increasing to 14 as is currently planned. Smith said, "We can still be profitable in the program as I see it today at 12." SpaceX is preparing to test its latest rocket motor, whic