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Sometimes things can get complicated at the airport. Skydive Myrtle Beach is in a dispute with the Horry County, South Carolina Department of Airports citing what the company calls discrimination against it as an activity at the airport. Because the airport receives federal funds, the airport sponsor is not allowed to discriminate on the types of aerial activities that take place on the property... Unless you were completely off the grid on Monday, you know about the announcement by Department of Transportation of a task force that will establish rules for UAV registration. But will registration make things better
Initiative Offered As One Solution To Fatal Loss Of Control In General Aviation
During the recent forum on loss of control (LOC) hosted by the NTSB in Washington, DC, Master Instructor Rich Stowell proposed the “Learn to Turn” initiative as one solution to reduce LOC accidents.
Focus Will Be On Developing New Systems Technologies
Boeing has opened its new research and technology center in St. Louis. The facility will serve as the company's regional hub for collaborative technology development with academic institutions and research partners in systems technology.
Says Direction Set By Oscar Munoz Was Improving Passenger Experience
In welcoming acting United Airlines CEO Brent Hard to his new position, the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA) said that he should not deviate from the course set by CEO Oscar Munoz, who is on extended medical leave due to a heart attack.
Also Produces Lay-Up Tools for A350 XWB Composite Wing Skins
Coast Composites LLC, an Ascent Tooling Group company, has been awarded a contract by The Boeing Company to manufacture the largest-ever wing skin molds. Ascent will produce a set of lay-up tooling, consisting of four individual molds, to be used at Boeing's new facility in Everett, Washington, to manufacture the 777X's composite wing skins.
Aircraft Operators And Airlines Are Responsible For Evaluating Risks
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has clarified the legal framework in place governing the roles and responsibilities of States, airlines and international organizations with respect to risks to civil aviation arising in national airspace.
To Offer More Realistic Environment For Supersonic Flight Simulations
Orbital ATK has successfully completed the final validation and testing for its new clean air Ramjet Test Facility at the Allegany Ballistics Laboratory (ABL) in Rocket Center, West Virginia. This facility is one of few in the United States with a clear-air testing environment for flying trajectories on the stand with real-time, variable mass flow-rate and temperature. ABL is housed at the site owned by Naval Sea Systems Command, which committed funding to the new facility.
Revenue Flights Began Tuesday Over The Gulf Of Mexico
U.S. helicopter transport operator Era Group has placed into service its first Sikorsky S92 heavy helicopter in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. The first revenue flight occurred Tuesday as flight operations commenced under a contract with a large independent oil and gas company.
Demonstration Conducted In Portugal For The European Project AIRBEAM
The Patroller drone system from Sagem (Safran) operated very successfully in homeland security tests from October 5 to 8 within the scope of AIRBEAM, a European Integrated Project, according to the company. As the main surveillance system in an overall protection and intervention organization, the Patroller drone was operated as part of a response coordination and control unit.
Bell Helicopter has secured the sale of eight Bell 206L-4s to Air Medical Group Holdings (AMGH). AMGH is one of the largest independent providers of helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) in the world, and the aircraft will be configured for HEMS missions and operated by Air Evac Lifeteam, an AMGH subsidiary. Deliveries are scheduled to begin next year.
First U.S. Air Medical Transport Service To Order The Aircraft
California Shock Trauma and Rescue (CALSTAR) has ordered five H135 air medical helicopters. CALSTAR is the first U.S. customer for this significantly improved and updated variant of the most popular twin-engine helicopter chosen by air medical transport service operators.
Theme For The Conference Is 'Countless Capabilities'
Lockheed Martin is hosting the 27th annual Hercules Operators Council (HOC) in Atlanta, GA this week. More than 900 representatives from 32 nations are attending to discuss C-130 Hercules operations, support, upgrades and new fleet acquisition.
Property Overlooking Area 51 Now Belongs To The Air Force
The Sheahan family has lost a battle with the federal government which has resulted in their property which overlooks Area 51 being taken by eminent domain and transferred to the U.S. Air Force.
It has almost the same mystique of the elusive jetpack. Imagine stepping onto a platform and skimming across the ground or water borne by a what is essentially a multi-rotor aircraft.
Just When You Thought You'd Seen It All... Innovators Step In and Surprise You
When ANN CEO and Editor-In-Chief, Jim Campbell, spent time at the Unmanned Systems 2015 Conference he saw some really interesting aircraft, but this one could be used to visualize the word, unique. Jim talked with composite engineer, Edward Stilson, of Joby Aviation. Their aim is to provide a vertical lift UAS that has extended loiter capability.
Just When You Thought You'd Seen It All... Innovators Step In and Surprise You
When ANN CEO and Editor-In-Chief, Jim Campbell, spent time at the Unmanned Systems 2015 Conference he saw some really interesting aircraft, but this one could be used to visualize the word, unique. Jim talked with composite engineer, Edward Stilson, of Joby Aviation. Their aim is to provide a vertical lift UAS that has extended loiter capability. It doesn’t take long into the video before you realize something is strange about this aircraft that appears to have long wings, yet the wingtips don’t fit the standard mo
DOT Secretary Foxx Restates Position On Agency Blog
The FAA will move forward with the policy announced Monday to register nearly every drone sold in the U.S., according to a blog post attributed to DOT Secretary Anthony Foxx.
ANN's stories about the recent legal attacks against Van's Aircraft and FloScan has kept our phone ringing and the email jammed for many hours now... but we're pleased to see EAA come out swinging as well. The outrage being expressed by the Aero-Verse has been considerable. EAA notes that, "This week’s $35 million lawsuit filed against Van’s Aircraft and a Washington transducer manufacturer has caused a big stir in the aviation and homebuilt community, but is a false reflection of the safety and integrity of homebui
At Worst, JDA Aviation Says It Is The Waste Of An Opportunity To Address A Real Problem
Monday's announcement of a task force that will craft rules for registering UAVs will create a lot of activity, but not a lot of action, according to aviation consultant JDA Solutions. And in a post on the company blog, writer Sandy Murdock says that the registration scheme is at best a "band-aid", and at worst may waste an opportunity to address a problem that actually exists.
After 10 Seasons, Besenyei Retires From Red Bull Air Race, The Motorsports Series That He Helped Develop
Red Bull Air race informs us that Hungary's Peter Besenyei, one of the most successful pilots in the history of the Red Bull Air Race with eight career victories, announced last Sunday that he was retiring from the sport he helped develop in 2003.
Addition Of Direct Service To Dublin, Ireland From Los Angeles,CA, Newark, NJ And Hartford, CT
Aer Lingus has announced a major expansion of its transatlantic route offering for 2016 with three new routes from North America to Dublin. In addition to its nine existing routes from Boston, Chicago, New York, Orlando, San Francisco, Washington D.C. and Toronto to Dublin and Boston and New York to Shannon, Aer Lingus will introduce three new routes from Los Angeles, Newark and Hartford in 2016.
Aircraft Upgraded With Advanced Avionics Configuration And Cockpit Center Pedestal Display
Lockheed Martin has successfully completed the maiden flight of the F-16V, the latest and most advanced variant of the F-16. The October 16 flight marks the first time an F-16 has flown with Northrop Grumman’s advanced APG-83 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR), which will deliver a quantum leap in capability for the venerable F-16.
"The discussions through which this MOU was developed do not constitute U.S. cooperation or support for Russia's policy or actions in Syria." Source: Pentagon press secretary Peter Cook.
The area within ten miles of an airport without a control tower or where the tower is not in operation, and on which a Flight Service Station is located.
Nostalgic Wings was established in 1997 and has been bringing smiles to many faces ever since. They give passengers an opportunity to experience the romance of aviation past in a 1929 Curtis Travelair open cockpit biplane.
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