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Geico Skytyper SNJ Down On Long Island

Pilot Fatally Injured In The Accident

One of the Geico Skytyper SNJ aircraft has gone down in Melville on Long Island, NY. The pilot, who has not been identified, was fatally injured in the accident.

Airborne 05.30.18: Alan Bean Goes West, Belite Chipper, Diamond DART-550

Also: NOAA Weather Balloons, UT Plans To Hire 35K, Bell 505 Emergency Flotation, MN HS Aviation Program

A dozen men have walked on the moon... yet today, only four survive to relate the extraordinary personal experiences of having walked the surface of a world other than Earth. Alan Bean, astronaut, artist and Lunar Module Pilot, has gone west at the age of 86. Bean’s life was extraordinary and spanned two pivotal manned space programs. He made his first flight into space aboard Apollo 12, the second manned mission to land on the Moon, at age 37 in November 1969, joining Pete Conrad in the l

Airbus Appoints Eduardo Dominguez Puerta Head Of Urban Air Mobility

Integrates Various UAM Activities With New Munich-Based Unit

Airbus has appointed Eduardo Dominguez Puerta, 40, Head of Urban Air Mobility (UAM), a new Airbus unit, effective June 1st. In his new function, he will report to Patrick de Castelbajac, Executive Vice President Strategy and International.

Retired Air Force Rated Officers Welcomed Back On Active Duty

Encouraged To Apply For VRRAD Program To Help Ease Pilot Shortages

Retired Air Force rated officers with Air Force Specialty Codes 11X-pilot, 12X-combat systems officer or 13B-air battle manager are encouraged to apply for the Voluntary Retired Return to Active Duty Program to help alleviate manning shortages within the Air Force rated community.

airBaltic Orders Up To 60 Bombardier CS300 Aircraft

Firm Orders Are Valued At $2.9 Billion

Bombardier Commercial Aircraft and Air Baltic Corporation AS (airBaltic) have executed a firm purchase agreement for the sale and purchase of 30 CS300 aircraft with options and purchase rights for an additional 30 aircraft of the same type.

Boeing Business Jets Grows Order Book With New Sales

Four New Orders Announced At EBACE2018

Boeing Business Jets (BBJ) has won four new orders in 2018 as elite customers continue to favor Boeing's portfolio of ultra-large-cabin, long-range airplanes, the company announced at the European Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition (EBACE).

JSSI Acquires Conklin & de Decker

Strengthens Commitment To Business Aviation Services Worldwide

Jet Support Services, Inc. (JSSI), an independent provider of maintenance support and financial services to the aviation industry, has acquired Conklin & de Decker Associates. An industry leader in aviation research, Conklin & de Decker has provided a wide range of aircraft cost and performance data to the business aviation industry for nearly 35 years.

CAL FIRE Places Purchase Order For Firehawk Aircraft

Based On The Sikorsky S-70 Black Hawk Airframe

United Rotorcraft has received a purchase order from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) for the acquisition of a new Sikorsky S-70 Black Hawk aircraft, to be modified into Firehawk firefighting configuration by United Rotorcraft. This aircraft will be the latest firefighting tool put into service by CAL FIRE to protect property and the citizens of California.

Pilot’s Testimony of Grumman TBM Avenger Accident At Fort Apache Mountain Range

Aircraft Remains On An Indian Reservation Where It Went Down

A 1945 Grumman Avenger went down early in May on a flight from Ak-Chin Regional Airport (A39), Maricopa, AZ, to Albuquerque International Sunport Airport (KABQ), NM. The pilot and owner of the airplane, Ron Carlson, and his copilot whom he identifies only as Ken, bailed out of the airplane when it developed engine trouble over the Fort Apache Mountain range. The airplane is presumed to have been destroyed when it impacted terrain on Native American land.

PT-23A Damaged During Off-Airport Emergency Landing On Memorial Day

Had Been Participating In CAF Flyovers Of Holiday Events

A Fairchild PT-23A that had been participating in flyovers of Memorial Day events in Wichita, KS was damaged during an off-airport emergency landing near the city's Westport Airport Monday afternoon.

Pilot Fatally Injured In New Mexico Accident

Identified As Pat Napolitano, Sales Manager For Mid Continent Instrument And Avionics

Pat Napolitano, sales manager for Mid Continent Instrument and Avionics, was fatally injured in an accident when his Beech Staggerwing went down near Albuquerque, NM Friday.

Florida Homeowner Attempts To Shoot Down Drone

Fired Several Shots From A 9mm Handgun At The Aircraft

A Bradenton, FL homeowner fired several shots at a drone he said was hovering over his property last Monday, but was unsuccessful at hitting the aircraft.

Chinese Student Pilot Accuses Flight School Employees Of Attempted Kidnapping

IASCO Flight School Instructors Arrested In Connection With The Incident

A Chinese flight school student in the U.S. on a student visa says two employees of the IASCO flight school in Redding, CA attempted to kidnap him and have him deported back to China. The school has a contract with China's civil aviation authority to train new pilots.

Televangelist Asks Followers To Buy Him A $54 Million Bizjet

Seeking Funding For The Purchase Of A Dassault Falcon 7X

Televangelist Jesse Duplantis of Destrehan, LA is asking his followers to buy a $54 million Dassault Falcon 7X jet for him to use in his ministry.

Bombardier Grows Its Global Family of Business Jets

Launches Global 5500 And Global 6500 At EBACE

Bombardier Business Aircraft is proud to unveil two additions to its business jet fleet: the Global 5500 and Global 6500 aircraft, with class-leading ranges of 5,700 and 6,600 nautical miles, respectively, top speeds of Mach 0.90 and Bombardier's smooth ride technology.

Textron Aviation’s Cessna Denali Enters New Phase Of Development

Company Builds First Flight Test Articles

Textron Aviation has provided an update on the development status of its new high-performance Cessna Denali single-engine turboprop during the European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (EBACE) 2018. Fabrication of the nose section, fuselage, wings and tail cone of the first three flying prototypes is underway, paving the way for the aircraft to enter the market with best-in-class performance.

Honda Aircraft Company Unveils The HondaJet Elite

Features Increased Range, Updated Avionics Suite And Enhanced Cabin Amenities

Honda Aircraft Company today revealed a new, upgraded aircraft, the "HondaJet Elite," at a special hangar event ahead of the 2018 European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (EBACE) in Geneva, Switzerland.

EBACE2018 Dedicated To The Legacy Of Aviation Leader Serge Dassault

Business Aviation Leader Passed Away May 28

European Business Aviation Association (EBAA) Chairman Juergen Wiese joined with National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) president and CEO Ed Bolen Monday in honoring the life and legacy of Dassault Group chairman emeritus and business aviation leader Serge Dassault, who passed away on May 28 at age 93.

Hat Trick For Goulian – Three Podiums In Three Races

Placed Second In Red Bull Race In Chiba

U.S. pilot Mike Goulian found himself back on the podium with a second place finish in the Red Bull Air Race in Chiba, Japan over the weekend.

Gone West: Apollo Moonwalker And Artist Alan Bean

Had Fallen Ill Only Two Weeks Ago While Traveling

Apollo and Skylab astronaut Alan Bean, the fourth human to walk on the moon and an accomplished artist, has Gone West. Bean, 86, passed away May 26, at Houston Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas. His death followed his suddenly falling ill while on travel in Fort Wayne, Indiana two weeks before.

Tecnam, BRP-Rotax And Siemens Team Up For Hybrid Propulsion For GA

Project Selected For Horizon2020 Had A Successful Kick-Off Meeting

A kick-off meeting for H3PS (High Power High Scalability Aircraft Hybrid Powertrain) was held May 17 at Tecnam headquarters in Capua, Italy.

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,

Aero-News: Quote of the Day (05.30.18)

“Alan Bean is one of the great renaissance men of his generation — engineer, fighter pilot, astronaut and artist.” Source: Harrison Schmitt, Apollo 17 lunar module pilot and the only geologist to walk on the moon, remembering astronaut Alan Bean, who passed away May 26.