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Chesley Burnett "Sully" Sullenberger III, the pilot who safely landed a US Airways Airbus A320 on the Hudson River after the aircraft was damaged by multiple bird-strikes, is stepping down from his position as U.S. ambassador to the International Civil Aviation Organization. Sullenberger was confirmed to the ICAO ambassadorship in December, 2021 and presented his credentials to ICAO Secretary General Juan Carlos Salazar Gómez in February, 2022. He gave no reason for stepping down from the post. Archer Aviation, the San Jose, CA-based designer of electric vertical

Former FedEx DC-10 Freighter Easy On the Eyes

Human beings are creatures of sight. The eye and its function are woven inexorably into our mythos, literature, poetry, and psychology. Blindness, particularly preventable blindness, is a calamity the physicians, nurses, anesthesiologists, volunteers, and pilots of the Orbis Flying Eye Hospital travel the world to treat—and in many instances set right.

The JCAB Longitude Is Outfitted With UNIFIS 3000-G2 Flight Inspection Equipment

Textron Aviation has delivered a special mission Cessna Citation Longitude, fitted with flight inspection calibration equipment, to be operated by the Japan Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB). The aircraft will conduct flight validation and flight inspection operations to ensure the integrity of the airways that constitute the national airspace of Japan. The Longitude continues the legacy of Cessna Citation flight inspection jet aircraft in service by the JCAB.

SpaceX Made The Decision To Replace The Main Parachutes On This Spacecraft

It took a few weeks, but NASA now seems ready to launch the next CargoDragon mission. NASA and SpaceX now are targeting no earlier than Thursday, July 14, for launch of the CRS-25 commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station. The new target launch date supports ongoing Dragon spacecraft inspections as well as repair and replacement of any components that could have degraded by exposure to mono-methyl hydrazine (MMH) vapor found during testing in early June.

Four Chinese Airlines Purchase 292 A320 Family Aircraft

Airbus has scored a victory in its ongoing war with Boeing for dominance in the Asian commercial aircraft market. The European air-framer has penned deals with Air China, China Eastern, China Southern, and Shenzhen Airlines for a whopping 292, A320-Family aircraft. The order is worth more than $73-billion and speaks to the post COVID recovery of both the aerospace industry and the Chinese aviation sector.

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Chesley Burnett "Sully" Sullenberger III, the pilot who safely landed a US Airways Airbus A320 on the Hudson River after the aircraft was damaged by multiple bird-strikes, is stepping down from his position as U.S. ambassador to the International Civil Aviation Organization. Sullenberger was confirmed to the ICAO ambassadorship in December, 2021 and presented his credentials to ICAO Secretary General Juan Carlos Salazar Gómez in February, 2022. He gave no reason for stepping down from the post. Archer Aviation, the San Jose, CA-based designer of electric vertical

CAPSTONE Will Arrive To Its Lunar Orbit On November 13, 2022

Rocket Lab USA reports that it has successfully deployed a satellite for NASA, setting it on a course to the Moon. The deployment marks the successful completion of Rocket Lab’s first deep space mission, paving the way for the Company’s upcoming interplanetary missions to Mars and Venus. Owned and operated by Advanced Space on behalf of NASA, the Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment (CAPSTONE) will be the first spacecraft to test the Near Rectilinear Halo Orbit (NRHO) around the Moon.

Third Announcement Of Awards For The 2022 Airport Improvement Program (AIP)

The FAA awarded $371 million for airfield, safety and other improvement projects at 169 airports in 40 states across the country. This is the third announcement of awards for the 2022 Airport Improvement Program (AIP), which funds a variety of projects such as construction of new and improved airport facilities, repairs to runways and taxiways, maintenance of airfield elements like lighting or signage, and the purchase of equipment needed to operate and maintain airports.

Sky Range Program Repurposes Wartime UAS

Grand Sky Business and Aviation Park—America’s only UAS (unmanned aerial systems)-specific business and aviation park located at Grand Forks Air Force Base—will accept twenty Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) from the United States Air Force’s 319th Reconnaissance Wing. The move is part of the Air Force’s Block 30 divestment plan, a scheme by which the service seeks to dump extant, multi-million dollar assets for purpose obtaining funding to acquire multi-billion dollar, future assets—or, as the Air Force puts it: restructure intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance assets to meet national defense priorities, and assist in funding modernization and increas

The Pilot Stated That She “Had A Little Wind Shear (-15 Knots)”

On June 19, 2022, at 1304 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 414, N1996G, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Monongahela, Pennsylvania. The commercial pilot was not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. In a written statement, the pilot stated that the preflight, run-up, taxi, and en route portion of the flight revealed no anomalies with the performance and handling of the airplane.

AD 2022-13-12 Prompted By Fuel Leakage From The Fuel Nozzle To Fuel Manifold Coupling Nut Connections

The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all General Electric Company (GE) GE Passport 20-17BB1A, GE Passport 20-18BB1A, and GE Passport 20-19BB1A model turbofan engines. This AD was prompted by fuel leakage from the fuel nozzle to fuel manifold coupling nut connections. This AD requires a visual inspection of the core compartment, a re-torque of the core compartment coupling nuts, a ground power assurance check, and a borescope inspection. Depending on the results of the inspections, this AD requires operators to perform applicable maintenance in accordance with their FAA-approved instructions for continued airworthiness.

Aero Linx: European Aviation Group for Occupational Safety and Health

The association EAGOSH (European Aviation Group for Occupational Safety and Health) with its head office located in Geilenkirchen, Germany exclusively and directly pursues charitable purposes within the meaning of the section "Tax Beneficial Purposes" of the German Tax Code. The purpose of the association is the promotion of occupational safety in European aviation. This charter’s purpose is realized, in particular, by conducting seminar events, creating direct and virtual networking opportunities and maintaining an Internet presence. EAGOSH is an n.e.V. (non-registered association) under German law.

Weather Reconnaissance Area (WRA) A WRA is airspace with defined dimensions and published by Notice to Airmen, which is established to support weather reconnaissance/research flights. Air traffic control services are not provided within WRAs. Only participating weather reconnaissance/research aircraft from the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Aircraft Operations Center are permitted to operate within a WRA. A WRA may only be established in airspace within U.S. Flight Information Regions outside of U.S. territorial airspace.