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December 09, 2014

Phenom 100 Impacts Home In Gaithersburg, MD

Six Fatally Injured In The Accident Including Three In The Structure

  A Phenom 100 with three people on board went down on approach to Montgomery County Airpark Monday and impacted a home near the airport. The accident resulted in the fatal injury of the three on board the aircraft and three people in the house, including two small children.

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Boeing Business Jets, Comlux Announce Order For Two BBJ MAX 8s

First BBJ Order For Comlux

Boeing Business Jets has announced an order for two BBJ MAX 8s to Comlux, a Swiss-based VIP charter operator. This marks Comlux's first BBJ order.

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60th Annual Business Aviation Safety Summit Scheduled For May 2015

BizAv Forum Provides A Collaborative Environment To Identify And Address Safety Concerns

The 60th annual Flight Safety Foundation Business Aviation Safety Summit (BASS 2015) will be held at the Bonaventure Resort and Spa in Weston, Florida from May 13-14, 2015.

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SC National Guard Recovers Helicopter

Aircraft Had Made Emergency Landing On December 3

Aviation crews from the South Carolina Army National Guard conducted recovery operations Dec. 7, for a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter assigned to Det. 2, F Company, 1-171st General Support Aviation Battalion, that made an emergency landing in a corn field just outside of Columbia, South Carolina, Dec. 3.

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Rockwell Collins’ Venue, Airshow Selected For VIP Business Jet

Undisclosed Customer Will Install The System On A340 Business Aircraft

Rockwell Collins’ market-leading Venue HD cabin management and entertainment system, Airshow Moving Map and audio/video on-demand (AVOD) streaming solution have been selected by an undisclosed customer for a wide-body Airbus A340 business jet. The comprehensive cabin package will be installed in mid-2015.

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CAE To Expand Training Network In High-Growth Middle East Region

Will Deploy Additional FFS Devices In The UAE

CAE today announced at the Middle East Business Aviation Convention (MEBA 2014) details of the next phase of expansion of its training network in the high-growth Middle East region.

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Bombardier Delivers A Challenger 605 Aircraft In Turkey

Expands Presence Of The Aircraft In The Middle East

Bombardier Business Aircraft has delivered a Challenger 605 aircraft in Turkey that will be operated by MNG Jet, an aircraft management and charter company with a strong fleet of 10 business jets and a maintenance organization located in Istanbul, Turkey.

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JSSI Builds On Success In The Middle East

ExecuJet Middle East Is Recognized At MEBA As Part Of JSSI’s 25th Anniversary

Jet Support Services, Inc. (JSSI), the leading provider of hourly cost maintenance programs for the business aviation industry, continues to build on its accomplishments in the Middle East and recognizes long-standing client, ExecuJet Middle East, as part of its 25th anniversary celebration.

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Amateur Michigan Rocketeers Launch Port-A-Potty Into The Sky

Stunt Planned For More Than Two Years By Rocketry Club

A rocketry club in southwestern Michigan spent two years converting a Port-a-Potty into a rocket, and on Saturday, they launched the 450-pound contraption on a short flight that could only be described as sub-orbital.

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Xavion Releases Version 1.47

Includes Major Enhancements To Synthetic Vision, Emergency Lander, Instrument Backup, Company Says

The Xavion iPad app has a new version released recently that the company says is a "major enhancement" to the product.

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First A350 XWB Delivery To Qatar Airways Is Scheduled For December 13

Airline Plans To Have New Airplane In Revenue Service In January

Airbus and Qatar Airways are set to open a new chapter in commercial aviation together with the official delivery of the world’s first customer A350-900 aircraft, which is planned for December 13, 2014 in Toulouse, France.

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AD: Robinson Helicopter Company Helicopters

AD NUMBER: 2014-23-16

PRODUCT: Robinson Helicopter Company (Robinson) Model R22, R22 Alpha, R22 Beta, R22 Mariner, R44, and R44 II helicopters with certain main rotor blades (blade) installed.

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AD: Airbus Airplanes

AD NUMBER: 2014-23-13

PRODUCT: Certain Airbus Model A300, A300-600, and A310 series airplanes.

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FAA Authorizes Increased Sim Use For Instrument Training

Issues Direct Final Rule Anticipating No Adverse Comments

The FAA has adopted a direct final rule amending the regulations governing the use of flight simulators to increase the use of these devices for instrument training requirements above the levels established in its final rule published in 2009.

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House Aviation Subcommittee To Hold UAS Hearing

Will Explore State Of Unmanned Aircraft System Integration Into NAS

The House Aviation Subcommittee, chaired by U.S. Rep. Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ), will hold a hearing this week on the status of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) integration into U.S. airspace and the development of the UAS industry.

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FAA Celebrates ICAO's 70th Anniversary

Huerta: Organization Has Vastly Improved Worldwide Aviation Safety

Speaking before a distinguished group of international aviation leaders in Chicago, including United Nations Secretary General Ban-Ki Moon, FAA Administrator Michael Huerta joined U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx to congratulate the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) on 70 years of work that has vastly improved the safety and efficiency of aviation worldwide.

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EASA Will Analyze Near Mid-Air Collisions Involving Military Aircraft

Prompted By Several Incidents Occurring Over The Ocean

EASA recently received a request from the European Commission to investigate a series of near mid-air collisions between European passenger aeroplanes and military aircraft during recent months. These incidents have taken place over the sea at the border of the European Union (EU). As reported by different EU member states, the transponder of the military aircraft were inactive and it was not possible to establish a radio contact with them.

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Indian Navy Selects Sikorsky's S-70B Seahawk Aircraft

Will Fill Multi-Role Helicopter Requirement

India's Navy has selected Sikorsky Aircraft to fulfill the service's Multi-Role Helicopter requirement for anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare (ASW/ASuW), among other maritime roles. Negotiations will now begin to procure 16 S-70B Seahawk helicopters, with an option for eight additional aircraft, along with a complete logistics support and training program.

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AeroSports Update: Bristell Appoints North American Distributor

Well Established Aviation Company Adds Bristell Aircraft To Its Line-Up

Bristell Aircraft has officially accepted the appointment to represent an exciting light sport aircraft in North America. Even though the light sport category is relatively new to general aviation, Bristell Aircraft’s approach to the market is something completely fresh and unique among a field of aircraft importers, distributors and dealers.

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LAN Takes Delivery Of First A321

Carrier Has Ordered 48 Of The Airliners

LAN Airlines, part of LATAM Airlines Group celebrated the arrival of its first A321 today at Santiago’s Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport. This marks a significant milestone as LATAM Airlines affirms its regional and global presence as the largest A320 operator in Latin America. The aircraft is the first of 48 of its kind ordered by the airline

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Barnstorming: Phase One -- Re-Building The Aero-Verse

Flyer by Flyer… Community by Community… Presenting Ourselves, Professionally and Comprehensively To The World

  Where did it start for each of you? What was it that caused you to look up at the sky at some craft flying by and then set yourself to becoming one of the treasured few that could do that for yourself? What was it that allowed you to deal with all the hassle, expense, over-bearing regs and BS, and STILL want to fly so bad that you saw it through and became a real-live, honest-to-goodness, fire-breathing, PILOT? What was it that allowed you to become someone above and beyond the ground-hogs that look up and can only see you with awe, wonder, and maybe a tinge of jealousy before so

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Aero-News: Quote Of The Day (12.09.14)

"Safety rates have dramatically improved.  Air traffic operations are becoming more and more efficient, and system modernization is taking hold." Source: FAA administrator Michael Huerta, in a speech commemorating the 70th anniversary of the ICAO.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (12.09.14): Takeoff Hold Lights (THL)

The THL system is composed of in-pavement lighting in a double, longitudinal row of lights aligned either side of the runway centerline.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (12.09.14)

Aviation Winter Weather Dashboard (AWWD)

Developed by FAA’s Collaborative Decision Making Weather Evaluation Team, in cooperation with NBAA and other industry groups, the AWWD is a new, winter weather decision-making tool for aircraft operators. It’s an at-a-glance tool for determining potential winter weather impacts across the NAS within the next 84 hours.

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