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June 01, 2015

Airborne 06.01.15: Solar Impulse2, A400M 'Assembly Issues', FAA and 'Pilot Fitness'

Also: Section 333 Exemption, NPRM To Ease RVSM, FAA Fines 3, Angelina Jolie, AEA Educational Foundation, FAA Issues SAIB

The 6 day and night exploration flight of the all-electric Solar Impulse-two commenced from Nanjing, China to Hawaii on Saturday, but after about 36 hours of flight, bad weather has forced the Pilot André Borschberg to return to Nagoya, Japan until weather improves. The flight had progressed to a point east of Japan when flight controllers determined that the weather window to reach Hawaii had closed. The team said in a statement, "The cold front is too dangerous to cross, so we have decided to land in Nagoya airfield, and wait for better weather conditions in order to continue." An initial analysis of the Flight Data Recorder from the Airbus

GD Delivers Software Update For AV-8B Harrier II Jet

Upgrades Mission System Computers

General Dynamics Mission Systems' Future Airborne Capability Environment (FACE) team delivered the third software release to the U.S. Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR). The software upgrades are loaded into the mission system computer (MSC) in AV-8B Harrier II aircraft used by the U.S. Marine Corps. The software release, using the FACE Technical Standard, provides improved functionality for faster, less expensive integration of MSC applications.

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Wedgetail Aircraft Achieves Final Operational Capability

Aircraft Has Been Deployed In The Middle East, Completing Over 100 Sorties

Australia now has the most advanced air battlespace management capability in the world, with the Royal Australian Air Force’s E-7A Wedgetail aircraft achieving Final Operational Capability.

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