Erlanger Health System Establishing Permanent Facility At Cleveland Regional Jetport

Erlanger Health Systems has broken ground on a new, $600,000 hangar at Cleveland (TN) Regional Jetport with the intention of establishing a permanent base there.

New Avionics To Help Smokejumpers Find And Fight Fires

An avionics upgrade by Oklahoma-based Field Aerospace will make it easier for smokejumpers to fight forest fires.

In Situ Resource Utilization Challenge Offers $10,000 First Prize

Living off the land is different when the land is 140 million miles away, so NASA is looking for innovative ideas to use in situ (in place) Martian resources to help establish a human presence on the Red Planet.

U.S. Army Foreign Military Sales Program Facilitates $18.5 Million Contract

The U.S. Army has awarded a firm-fixed-price contract totalling $18,485,495 to supply initial RQ-11B Raven unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), spare parts and contractor logistics services to seven allied nations through the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program.

Small Spacecraft Launched Last Week From Vandenberg AFB In CA

NASA and The Aerospace Corporation of El Segundo, California, have received confirmation the Optical Communications and Sensor Demonstration (OCSD) CubeSat spacecraft is in orbit and operational. OCSD launched aboard an Atlas V rocket last week from the Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.

Air Transportation Network Prepares To Execute Aircraft Fleet Order As Company Continues To Grow

Air transportation network OneJet, which provides increased access to nonstop travel in small and medium size markets, confirmed plans Wednesday to finalize the selection of its next fleet platform during the fourth quarter. The company has retained SkyWorks Capital to assist in the structuring and closing of the transaction, and expects to finalize its selection within the next four to six weeks.

Joining Forces To Optimize Fuel Management

Southwest has selected fuel management software from Allegro Development for use across its entire supply chain which includes airports, pipelines, and storage terminals.

Operational Readiness Anticipated In 2016 To Serve Growing Demand

AgustaWestland's Brazilian subsidiary AgustaWestland do Brasil is to undergo a major expansion with the building of a new facility in Itapevi about 18 miles from São Paulo. The expanded facility will include maintenance hangars with space that could accommodate a helicopter final assembly line, training center with full flight simulation capability, bonded warehouse, workshops and other supporting services including a dedicated heliport.

Jacobs Flight Center Has Partnered With Charter College Of Aviation In Reno, NV

A Florida FBO has been approved for a partnership with a Nevada aviation program allowing Jacobs Flight Services to begin offering a two-year associate's degree in aviation.

Flight Management Systems A computer system that uses a large data base to allow routes to be preprogrammed and fed into the system by means of a data loader. The system is constantly updated with respect to position accuracy by reference to conventional navigation aids. The sophisticated program and its associated data base ensures that the most appropriate aids are automati cally selected during the information update cycle.

Aero Linx: International Air & Transportation Safety Bar Association (IATSBA) Originally founded in 1984 as the National Transportation Safety Board Bar Association, today's International Air & Transportation Safety Bar Association (IATSBA) has grown to comprise attorneys from across the United States and other parts of the globe. Many routinely practice before the United States National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the Department of Transportation (DOT), and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). While the original focus of the group centered on representation of pilots and aviation businesses in regulatory, certification, and enforcement proceedings, th

“Allied forces around the globe are increasingly relying on AeroVironment as the go-to source for small UAS that deliver powerful insight, on demand for valuable, real-time situational awareness – whenever and wherever needed. Our systems help military personnel and enterprises operate more safely and effectively in some of the most challenging conditions and places on earth.” Source: Kirk Flittie, AeroVironment vice president and general manager of its Unmanned Aircraft Systems business segment, following the Army's award of a firm-fixed-price contract totalling $18,485,495 to supply initial RQ-11B Raven unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), spare parts and contractor logistics services to seven allied nations