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May 25, 2018

Airborne 05.25.18: Aero-Fraud Sentenced, Perimeter Flight, Desert Jet Ctr

Also: Dallas Love Field, CAL FIRE Firehawks, Rotors ’N Ribs, Israeli Air Force F-35s

Robert Charles Jones Brady, owner of Beech Aviation, was sentenced in a US District Court to 7 years incarceration, 3 years supervised release, and a $400 special assessment fee for operating aircraft without an airman’s certificate, wire fraud, and falsification of records in a Federal investigation. An investigation by the DOT OIG found that it in 2016, FAA revoked Brady’s pilot certificates; yet he continued to operate aircraft and was involved in multiple schemes to defraud the Government, airmen,

Airborne 05.25.18: Aero-Fraud Sentenced, Perimeter Flight, Desert Jet Ctr

Also: Dallas Love Field, CAL FIRE Firehawks, Rotors ’N Ribs, Israeli Air Force F-35s

Robert Charles Jones Brady, owner of Beech Aviation, was sentenced in a US District Court to 7 years incarceration, 3 years supervised release, and a $400 special assessment fee for operating aircraft without an airman’s certificate, wire fraud, and falsification of records in a Federal investigation. An investigation by the DOT OIG found that it in 2016, FAA revoked Brady’s pilot certificates; yet he continued to operate aircraft and was involved in multiple schemes to defraud the Government, airmen, and the flying public using single, multi, and jet engine aircraft. Brady defrauded student pilots by directing Beach Aviation employees to fraudulently endorse student pilot logb

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Teamsters Reach Tentative Agreement For Flight Dispatchers At Allegiant Air

Agreement Will Cover Workers For Five Years From Date Of Ratification

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters Airline Division and Teamsters Local 986 have reached a tentative agreement with Allegiant Air on a five-year contract for approximately 34 flight dispatchers at the company.

Fruity Chutes Names New Reseller

Inks Agreement With Corporate Service Supply & Manufacturing

Fruity Chutes, a manufacturer of recovery systems for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), has announced that Corporate Service Supply & Manufacturing (CSSM) of Ronkonkoma, NY, is now an authorized reseller of Fruity Chutes UAV Recovery systems.

Garmin Introduces The G3000H Integrated Flight Deck

New Avionics For The Part 27 VFR/IFR Turbine Helicopter Market

Garmin has introduced the G3000H, an IFR-capable integrated flight deck specifically designed for Part 27 turbine helicopters. The forward-fit G3000H offers a number of features, including WAAS/SBAS, ILS approach capability, VFR and IFR helicopter charts and Connext wireless integration. It’s also equipped for ADS-B In/Out, offers visual approach guidance and an HSI map.

United Technologies Plans To Hire 35,000 People

Will Make $15 Billion Investment In The U.S. Over Next Five Years

United Technologies has announced plans to hire 35,000 people and make investments of more than $15 billion in research and development (R&D) and capital expenditures (CapEx) in the United States over the next five years (2018-2022).

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Air Zermatt Celebrates 50 Years Of Operations With New Bell 429 Delivery

Company Specializes In High Mountain Operations In The Swiss Alps

Transportation and rescue company, Air Zermatt, commemorates 50 years of high mountain operations in the Swiss Alps and celebrates the delivery of a new Bell 429 aircraft. The aviation organization maintains a close relationship with Bell.

Florida Man Sentenced For Operating An Aircraft Without A License

FAA Revoked Mark Lewis Pullen's Pilot Certificate In 2012

On May 16, 2018, Mark Lewis Pullen, Green Cove Springs, FL was sentenced in U.S. District Court, Pensacola, Florida, for operating an aircraft without a valid airman’s certificate.

Airbus-Built GRACE-FO Satellites Successfully Launched From California

Maps Of Earth’s Gravitational Field Will Indicate Movement Of Liquid Water, Ice And Land Masses

The twin GRACE-FO (Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment Follow-On) satellites, developed and built by Airbus, were successfully launched Tuesday from Vandenberg Air Force Base in CA using a Falcon 9 launcher. GRACE-FO is a joint project between NASA and the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) in Potsdam, near Berlin.

U.K.'s HMS Queen Elizabeth Ship's Crew Finally Meets The F-35B

Jet To Undergo Shipboard Trials This Fall

Members of the flying control and flight deck control teams aboard HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08), flagship of the Royal Navy’s new class of aircraft carriers, visited Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland this week for their first live peek at the F-35B Lightning II, ahead of the jet’s first trials aboard the ship this fall.

EASA Approves Flying Colours ADS-B Out Installation On Bombardier Challenger 300

Complements FAA Approval Issued In 2017

EASA has granted approval to Flying Colours to install ADS-B Out tracking technology on Bombardier Challenger 300 airframes operating within its jurisdiction. The announcement, made just ahead of EBACE 2018, follows the same approval from Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA), and complements the existing FAA approval issued in 2017. Flying Colours already holds supplemental type certificates for the installation of ADS-B Out equipment installation on Bombardier Challenger 600-2B16 (604 and 605), from the FAA, EASA and TCCA.

Flyht Re-Signs Loyal Customer To Five-Year Contract

Unnamed Customer Operates In North America

Flyht Aerospace Solutions has signed a Software as a Service (SaaS) contract renewal with an existing customer. The value of this renewal agreement with the airline is $1.03 million, assuming the Company provides services over the full term of the five (5) year contract.

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Aero-TV: Drones Impacting The World - DJI and AUVSI Recognize Life-Saving UAVs

DJI Sponsors Inaugural AUVSI XCELLENCE Humanitarian Award

Five organizations that flew drones on critical, life-saving missions were recognized with the inaugural XCELLENCE Humanitarian Award by the Association for Unmanned Vehicles Systems International (AUVSI). The award, which is sponsored by DJI was presented at the AUVSI XPONENTIAL 2018 conference at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver, Colorado.

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Aero-TV: Drones Impacting The World - DJI and AUVSI Recognize Life-Saving UAVs

DJI Sponsors Inaugural AUVSI XCELLENCE Humanitarian Award

Five organizations that flew drones on critical, life-saving missions were recognized with the inaugural XCELLENCE Humanitarian Award by the Association for Unmanned Vehicles Systems International (AUVSI). The award, which is sponsored by DJI was presented at the AUVSI XPONENTIAL 2018 conference at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver, Colorado.

Search For MH370 To Be Suspended

Malaysian Government Says It Has No Plans To Continue Beyond May 29

The Malaysian government has announced that it will end its search for the main wreckage of MH370, a Malaysian Airlines Boeing 777 that went missing in March, 2014.

Michael Goulian Takes World Championship Lead To Chiba's Red Bull Air Race

Seasons Third Stop Set For This Weekend In Japan

Hot on the heels of Qualifying win and third-place race result at Cannes, France, this weekend American pilot Michael Goulian will defend his lead in the 2018 Red Bull Air Race World Championship at the season’s third stop in Chiba, Japan.

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TSA Announces New Members Of The Aviation Security Advisory Committee

Provides Recommendations For Improving Aviation Security Methods, Equipment And Procedures

TSA Administrator David P. Pekoske has announced 31 members to serve on the Aviation Security Advisory Committee (ASAC), which provides recommendations for improving aviation security methods, equipment and procedures.

Dutch Investigators Say Russian Missile Shot Down MH17

Airplane Was Shot Down Over Ukraine In 2014

A Russian military missile shot down Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17 over Ukraine in 2014, according to a report released by a Dutch-let international team of investigators.

FAA May Require Drone ID Number On Aircraft's Exterior

Ruling Would Include Drones Flown By Hobbyists As Well As Commercial Aircraft

Drone operators may soon be required to display a government-issued ID number on the exterior of their aircraft, according to the Acting Administrator of the FAA.

Desert Jet Center Receives 18-Month Extension To Complete Executive Terminal

New Facility Expected To Open Early In 2019

Desert Jet Center has received a long-anticipated approval from Riverside County’s Board of Supervisors to resume construction of its upscale terminal facility.

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Airborne 05.23.18: KSMO Legal Woes, B777X Folding Wingtip, #OSH18COOL Campaign

Also: 2nd ERAU Arrow Wing Cracked, Memphis Airport, Orbital ATK Launch, Flexjet Pilot Salaries

Last week, representatives from the City of Santa Monica and the FAA sat before a judge in the D.C. Circuit Court jointly defending their consent decree that led to the shortening of the runway at KSMO, and will eventually lead to its closure. The two were before the court to respond to a Petition to Review filed by aviation interest groups in February 2017 asking the court to invalidate the Settlement Agreement between the FAA and the City. That agreement gave the city the authority to shorten the runway, whi

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (05.25.18)

“The Aviation Security Advisory Committee plays a vital role in helping TSA focus on risk-based security. I thank the outgoing, current and newly appointed members of the committee for their service and dedication to helping TSA strengthen its layered approach to aviation security.” Source: TSA Administrator David P. Pekoske.

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (05.25.18): Drift Angle

The angle between heading and track.

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (05.25.18)

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Aircraft operators, passengers, air traffic controllers, and the FAA all benefit from the enhanced safety, efficiency, and capacity that modernization offers.

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