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August 21, 2014

Australian Prime Minister Still Hopeful MH370 Can Be Found

Says New Underwater Search Has A 'Reasonable Chance' Of Success

A renewed effort to locate Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370 is being prepared, and Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said Wednesday that he feels it has a "reasonable chance" of success.

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Lisa Airplanes Will Showcase Akoya At Lac du Bourget Airshow

Prototype Airplane To Be On Display At The Show

Lisa Airplanes, a French company developing a unique amphibious airplane called Akoya, will showcase the aircraft at an event it says is tailor-made for the plane.

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F-16V Completes Major Capability Milestone

Active Electronically Scanned Array Radar Integrated Into The Airplane

The newest configuration of the F-16 Fighting Falcon, the F-16V, has reached a major capability milestone with the integration of a new Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar.

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FLYHT Announces Two New Members On Its Board Of Directors

Barry Eccleston, John Belcher Join The Company's Board

FLYHT Aerospace Solutions has added two new members to its Board of Directors, while one member has stepped down from that role.

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Transport Canada Grants STC For Pilatus PC-12 High-Def EVS

Pilatus Centre Canada Authorized To Complete Installations

Transport Canada has granted a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) to Pilatus Centre Canada (PCC), in association with Northeast Engineering & Development Ltd., for their recently developed Pilatus PC-12 Enhanced Vision System (EVS).

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Western Michigan University Aviation Program Celebrates 75 Years

Gala Planned For October 24

Western Michigan University's College of Aviation is celebrating 75 years of aviation education. WMU has been involved in aviation education since 1939. On this 75th year within the field of Aviation, the Western Michigan University College is planning a celebration of this great milestone.

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Spokane Sheriff Expanding Air-1 Program

Adds Two Surplus OH-58 Kiowa Warriors To Its Aircraft Fleet

The Spokane, WA Sheriff's Office is expanding its Air-1 program through the acquisition of two U.S. Army surplus OH-58 Kiowa Warrior helicopters.

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Greensboro, NC Business Leaders Bullish On Aviation Sector

Industry Means Jobs In The 'Triad' Area

The aviation and aerospace industry could be the single greatest economic opportunity in the Greensboro, NC Triad region, according to business leaders speaking at a recent economic summit.

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High-Altitude Balloon Startup Gets Crowdfunding Boost

Rockzip Highballoons Reaches One Third Of Its Kickstarter Goal In Six Days

Aerospace start-up, Rockzip Highballoons has has raised over 30% of its $15,000 goal from 125 crowdfunding backers to commercialize its first model of highballoons (high-altitude balloons), which will be commissioned as floating "space satellites" ... and done so in just six days.

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Vintage Warbirds Headed To Corpus Christi

The CAF Gulf Coast Wing Presents Vintage Aircraft And A Noted Veteran, Lt. Col. George Reed, August 22-24

It has been 70 years since the U.S. Army Air Corp lifted into the air to create the largest air armada ever to fill the skies during World War II, but on August 22-24, an array of WWII warbirds will be roaring over Corpus Christi, Texas.

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AD: Airbus Airplanes

AD NUMBER: 2013-13-13

PRODUCT: All Airbus Model A310 series airplanes; and Model A300 B4-600, B4-600R, and F4-600R series airplanes, and Model A300 C4-605R Variant F airplanes (collectively called A300-600 series airplanes).

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AD: Bombardier, Inc. Airplanes

AD NUMBER: 2014-16-06

PRODUCT: Certain Bombardier, Inc. Model CL-600-2B16 (CL-604 Variant) airplanes.

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Airborne 08.20.14: Unstable FAA Software, Pilots Can't Share, Hurricane Hunters

Also: New CAP Boss, Eclipse Fights Slow Economy, Skyport, MGL Upgrades, Lee Bottom Fly-In

The Department of Transportation Inspector General has issued a memo to the FAA Administrator pointing out weaknesses in the Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System (STARS) being deployed at 11 major airports around the country. The concept seems fairly simple. Private pilots would offer extra seats in their airplanes through the AirPooler app and website, and the passengers would help offset some of the expenses of making the trip. AirPooler would calculate the shared cost, bill the passenger, and collect a small transaction fee for offering the service.

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Longeron Cracks Ground 82 F-16D Airplanes

Remaining 75 Aircraft Returned To Flight Status After Inspection

U.S. Air Force officials recently removed 82 two-seat F-16D Fighting Falcons from flight status due to the discovery of canopy sill longeron cracks found between the front and rear pilot seats.

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Russian Security Service Stops World Record Global Flight Completion

Norman Surplus Was Unable To Get Clearance From The Russian Federal Security Bureau After Years Of Attempts

An attempt to fly the first autogyro / gyrocopter around the world has been forced to quit after traveling thousands of miles flying consecutively through 18 of the 24 countries needed to achieve this Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) World Record Circumnavigation.

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NAI Calls On DOT To Approve Norwegian Air International's Application

But Aviation-Related Unions Remain Strongly Opposed

Norwegian Air International (NAI) has filed comments with the U.S. DOT confirming its support for the European Commission's (Commission) views that parties to the US-EU Open Skies Agreement cannot unilaterally deny NAI's application to serve the U.S. on the basis of Article 17 bis.

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NGC Developing XS-1 Experimental Spaceplane Design For DARPA

Scaled Composites, Virgin Galactic Participating In The Effort

Northrop Grumman Corporation with Scaled Composites and Virgin Galactic is developing a preliminary design and flight demonstration plan for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's (DARPA) Experimental Spaceplane XS-1 program.

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Wichita Is Not The Next Detroit, Analyst Says

But Growth Will Be Slow, Cautions Rolland Vincent

Aviation Analyst Rolland Vincent, president of Rolland Vincent Associates, says he is "very optimistic about Wichita," but that the recovery in the business jet market will continue to be slow.

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AeroSports Update: Cumulus Soaring, Inc. Asks Customers For Help

Through Good Service And The Willingness To Help Glider Soaring Enthusiasts, Cumulus Soaring, Inc. Has Made Lots Of Friends; But Now Help Is Needed

Aviation is full of entrepreneurs that are in the business because they love it. Such is the case with Paul Remde, the owner of Cumulus Soaring, Inc. Remde is renowned for his support of the sport of soaring and his willingness to provide services far beyond his business model. However, his company is facing financial hurdles and he is looking for help.

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NASA Flight Test Preparations Draw On Launch Services Program's Expertise

Support Staff Ramping Up As Launch Day Nears

The upcoming flight test of NASA's Orion spacecraft will be a mission of firsts. This new crew vehicle, making its debut on Exploration Flight Test-1, will become the first of its kind in four decades to venture beyond low-Earth orbit. The mission also marks the first time a spacecraft designed to carry humans will be lofted to orbit by a modern-day expendable launch vehicle.

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Aero-News: Quote Of The Day (08.21.14)

"So it's a very sad state of affairs when we are now halted, not through any physical impasse or barrier to aviation but purely through an apparent lack of enthusiasm from one government Agency to even be bothered to respond to a simple request asked from another Agency." Source: Norman Surplus.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (08.21.14): Feeder Bands

Lines or bands of low-level clouds that move (feed) into the updraft region of a thunderstorm, usually from the east through south (i.e., parallel to the inflow).

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (08.21.14)

Hatz Biplane Association

The official webpage of the Hatz Biplane Association, dedicated to the education and enjoyment of building and flying Hatz CB-1, Classic, Bantam, and Kelly-D biplanes.

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