Happy Holidays!

No matter which holiday you're celebrating these days (and believe me, we're covered back here at ANN... with a diverse variety of Christian, Jewish and Buddhists among our families, these days). The hard-working and long-suffering gnomes that publish ANN, Airborne, and Aero-TV will finally get to take a short holiday break this week [we gnomes thank you --ed]. ANN's normal DAILY news schedule will be on a somewhat reduced Holiday schedule, through the 2nd of January. Keep in mind that our staff will be on duty if anything important breaks. No matter what or when, we'll STILL do our best to keep you updated on anything critical or time-sensitive, while normal DAILY news coverage will resume by Thursday, January 

Agency Is Applying A 21St Century Twist To Early Research Methods

NASA recently completed flight testing of a state-of-the-art instrument designed to capture high-quality measurements of shock waves created by supersonic aircraft in flight. It’s called the Shock Sensing Probe. The probe’s performance was tested in flight at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, using an innovative technique originated by NASA’s predecessor, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics.

Will Be Delivered In The Second Quarter Of 2020

AerCap Holdings has signed an agreement with AirSial Limited, a privately-owned Pakistani startup airline, for the lease of three used Airbus A320 aircraft. The aircraft are scheduled to deliver in the second quarter of 2020 and will be the first aircraft to be delivered to the airline.

Seeks To Identify Alternatives And Solutions To Meet FAB’s Operational Needs

Embraer and the Brazilian Air Force (FAB) has signed a memorandum of understanding which enables the study of the potential development of a new light military transport aircraft.

Began Taking Flying Lessons At The Age Of 14

The founder of Professional Pilot Magazine, Murray Smith, has Gone West. Smith died Christmas day at the age of 89.

Plane Landed Safely Back At Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Texas

A Delta Airlines that had just departed from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Texas (KAUS) in Texas Saturday returned to the airport after it collided with something authorities say may have been a bird or a drone.

“The X-59 is going to have specific shock waves that we predict will sound much quieter on the ground than your standard sonic boom. We’ve developed a system to be able to measure those shock waves and confirm they are what we’re expecting.” Source: NASA Shock Sensing Probe Project Manager Kevin Weinert.

Charted VFR Flyways are flight paths recommended for use to bypass areas heavily traversed by large turbine-powered aircraft. Pilot compliance with recommended flyways and associated altitudes is strictly voluntary.

Sentinel Owners and Pilots Association

The Sentinel Owners and Pilots Association provides information and support to owners, pilots and enthusiasts of the Stinson L-5 "Sentinel", also affectionately called the "Flying Jeep" and sometimes known by the designations O-62, OY-1, OY-2 and U-19.

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AD NUMBER: 2019-24-15

PRODUCT: Certain The Boeing Company Model 737-900ER series airplanes.

AD NUMBER: 2019-24-12

PRODUCT: Certain De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Limited Model DHC-8-401 and -402 airplanes.