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February 15, 2017

Airborne 02.15.17: Aviation Fights For KSMO, Lancair Sale, Red Bull Air Races

Also: EAA’s Sport Pilot Academy, Abingdon Watches, Gone West: 'Hal' Moore, Boeing Deferrals, Advanced Hawkeye, Flying Art, Hawaiian Air

Many of the aviation community’s ‘alphabet associations’ are gathering to fight the FAA’s recent controversial decision to throw the Santa Monica Airport under the bus. NBAA has joined with five additional airport stakeholders, including the Santa Monica Airport Association, to petition the US Court of Appeals, asking the court to review the recent decision by the FAA that negatively affects the future of KSMO. Last month, the FAA announced

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Airborne 02.15.17: Aviation Fights For KSMO, Lancair Sale, Red Bull Air Race Opener

Also: EAA’s Sport Pilot Academy, Abingdon Watches, Gone West: 'Hal' Moore, Boeing Deferrals, Advanced Hawkeye, Flying Art, Hawaiian Air

 

Many of the aviation community’s ‘alphabet associations’ are gathering to fight the FAA’s recent controversial decision to throw the Santa Monica Airport under the bus. NBAA has joined with five additional airport stakeholders, including the Santa Monica Airport Association, to petition the US Court of Appeals, asking the court to review the recent decision by the FAA that negatively affects the future of KSMO. Last month, the FAA announced it had reached a settlement with the city of Santa Monica, which, in addition to permitting closure of the historic airfield at the end of 2028, would al

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How To Stop, Or Slow Local Drone Ordinances

There Are Certain Things Local Governments Can And Cannot Do

It seems like every day, we're seeing another story about a state, city or town that is crafting or has passed new regulations related to drones. But such so-called "subdivisions" of government don't have unlimited power. Writing on the blog A Medium Corporation, author Vic Moss has some suggestions about how you can work with those smaller governments to defeat bad drone laws, or at least help them understand their limitations relative to unmanned aircraft.

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Woman Fatally Injured In California Accident

Had Been A Passenger On A Plane Engaged In Flight Instruction

A 20-year-old woman was fatally injured Monday when the plane she was aboard went down in rugged terrain in the Cleveland National Forest near Ramona Airport in southern California.

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Report: Small Satellite Market Revenue Will Exceed $1.42 Billion In 2017

Space Sector Transitioning Due To Venture Capital Investments

The space sector has been witnessing a transition from being funded mostly by governments to being funded through a recent slew of investments by venture capital firms. Small satellites are increasingly being used for applications pertaining to satellite television, satellite navigation and satellite-based mobile communications, apart from various research related activities.

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F-35A Stealth Brings Flexibility To Battlespace

JSF Is 'Proving To Be A Game-Changer' During Exercises

Stealth isn’t new in the Air Force; but, stealth combined with the multirole capabilities of the F-35A Lightning II is proving to be a game changer in the Nevada desert.

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Duncan Aviation, Gogo Business Aviation Developing Several STCs For Gogo Biz 4G

High-Speed Service Expected To Launch In The First Half Of 2017 Duncan Aviation is working closely with Gogo Business Aviation to develop Supplemental Type Certificates (STCs) for Gogo’s new 4G service and Wi-Fi equipment. The leaders in business aircraft connectivity have partnered for years, and mutual customers are excited for Gogo’s scheduled launch of 4G service in the first half of 2017.

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Minnesota DOT Studying Drone Use For Bridge Inspections

Could Result In Substantial Savings For State Taxpayers

The Minnesota Department of Transportation is conducting a study that could lead to the use of drones for bridge inspections.

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Alaska Airlines, Horizon Air Employees Receive $100 Million In Bonuses

Disbursement Follows Record Fourth Quarter And Full-Year Earning Statement

Employees of Alaska Air Group companies Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air are receiving $100 million in bonuses today, following Wednesday's record fourth quarter and record full-year earnings announcement. For most employees, this equates to more than 8 percent of their annual pay in 2016.

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NASA's Balloon Program Returns To Wanaka, New Zealand

Third Consecutive Year For Experiments There

For a third consecutive year, NASA is returning to Wanaka, New Zealand, to launch a long-duration, heavy-lift super pressure balloon (SPB) into one of the most dynamic and severe flight regimes inside the Earth's atmosphere.

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First Arrested Landings On Ike For Future Pilots

Carrier Qualifications Performed During Current Underway Period

Aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) (Ike) is currently underway hosting pilots-in-training for their carrier qualifications (CQs).

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Nigerian Airline Now Under Government Control

Arik Airlines Struggling With Debt

Nigeria's largest airline has been placed in receivership and is in danger of folding, according to asset management firm AMCON.

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AMA Drone Report 02.13.17: New DJI Goodies, FAI Drone Racing, Super Bowl!

Also: Drone Laws, Know Before U Fly, AMA's New President Rich Hanson

There’s little question that the DJI Mavic is carving out a lot of market share... now, new accessories for the Mavic Pro have been added to the mix. Two new products will shield the Mavic Pro’s propellers. The Propeller Guard places a barrier just around the propellers -- while the Propeller Cage mounts on the Mavic Pro’s arms and completely encircles a set of slightly smaller 7728 Quick-Release Folding Propellers. A new Advanced Battery Charging Hub for Mavic Pro is a smart, quick and reliable way to charge up to fo

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Twelve Current And Former TSA And Airport Employees Indicted For Smuggling

Defendants Face A Narcotics Forfeiture Allegation Of $100 Million

On February 8, 2017, a federal grand jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned a superseding indictment against twelve defendants charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine, announced Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Vélez, United States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico.

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Aviation Stakeholders Request Appeals Court Review Of KSMO Settlement Agreement

NBAA Among Those Seeking Clarification From The Court

The NBAA has joined with five additional airport stakeholders to petition the U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit, asking the court to review the recent decision by the FAA that negatively affects the future of California’s Santa Monica Municipal Airport (SMO).

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FAA Validates AW169 Helicopter Certification

Deliveries To Begin This Year

The FAA has validated the certification of the AgustaWestland AW169 light intermediate twin-engine helicopter, clearing the way for deliveries to begin in U.S. this year.

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Flight Cancellation, Mishandled Baggage, Bumping Rates In 2016 Are Lowest In Dec

Reporting Carriers Cancelled Only 1.17 Percent Of Scheduled Domestic Flights For The Year

In 2016, the reporting carriers canceled 1.17 percent of their scheduled domestic flights, an improvement over the 1.5 percent cancellation rate in 2015 and the lowest in the 22 years with comparable numbers, according to the Air Travel Consumer Report (ATCR).

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Delta Pays Out More Than $1 Billion In Profit Sharing Feb. 14

Record Setting Year Shared With Employees

On Valentine's Day, Delta Air Lines spread around some love with its employees by paying out more than $1 billion in profit sharing for the third year in a row, celebrating the outstanding accomplishments made possible by its more than 80,000 employees around the world.

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Canadian Space Agency Narrows Astronaut Candidates Down To 72

Nearly 4,000 People Applied To Join Next Generation Of Canadian Astronauts

The Canadian Space Agency has narrowed the pool of candidates for its next astronaut class from 3,772 to 72 ... with only two slots available in its program.

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Aviator From Jeppesen Integrates EFB Apps In Single Framework

New Jeppesen & Boeing Solution Optimizes Airline And Military EFB Operations Across All Phases Of Flight

Jeppesen has introduced Jeppesen Aviator - a new pilot resource suite that unites essential electronic flight bag (EFB) resources into an all-in-one app for mobile iOS and Windows devices. Aviator is a Jeppesen and Boeing collaboration that integrates typically independent EFB features into a single point of access that reduces pilot time spent with data entry and accessing individual apps.

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Airborne 02.14.17: AW609 Update, Fighting ATC Privatization, Drone Racing League

Also: Van Horn Aviation, Aero-Calendar, AF1 Encounter, USAF Pilots, Leonardo, Air Plains, Duncan Aviation

The AW609 TiltRotor program is expected to start icing trials soon following recent ground and flight testing activities. These advances have been made in support of FAA certification, which reportedly remains on track for 2018. The third airframe prototype, based at Leonardo’s facility in Philadelphia, performed several weeks of unrestrained ground testing and, more recently, flight trials that allowed avionics and all systems to be fully tested. During initial flights, the aircraft performed

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (02.15.17)

"Santa Monica's airport is a vital asset to our aviation system, both locally as well as nationally, and serves as a critical transportation lifeline for the entire Los Angeles basin." Source: NBAA president and CEO Ed Bolen.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (02.15.17): Plans Display

A display available in EDST that provides detailed flight plan and predicted conflict information in textual format for requested Current Plans and all Trial Plans.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (02.15.17)

You Think Your Airspace is Protected?

Protection of private-use heliport airspace, particularly at hospitals, has been an ongoing yet rarely addressed issue for some time.

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