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January 17, 2018

Airborne 01.17.18: Trans States $$$, Lost Pilot, Scout Aero Heli

Also: Autonomous Air Tanker, Turkish Airliner Cliff Dive, GAMA Scholarship, Rolls-Royce Test Facility

Trans States Airlines has announced a $44,000 signing bonus for new hire First Officers. The new bonus includes an additional $6,000 bonus for pilots with a type rating. Total first year compensation for new hire First Officers will now approach $86,000. Pilots with airline experience who are hired as Captain Qualified First Officers (CQFOs) can fly as a First Officer or a Captain, and can expect a minimum year one compensation package of up to $90,000, with the opportunity to earn even more when flying

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Airborne 01.17.18: Trans States $$$, Lost Pilot, Scout Aero Heli

Also: Autonomous Air Tanker, Turkish Airliner Cliff Dive, GAMA Scholarship, Rolls-Royce Test Facility

 

Trans States Airlines has announced a $44,000 signing bonus for new hire First Officers. The new bonus includes an additional $6,000 bonus for pilots with a type rating. Total first year compensation for new hire First Officers will now approach $86,000. Pilots with airline experience who are hired as Captain Qualified First Officers (CQFOs) can fly as a First Officer or a Captain, and can expect a minimum year one compensation package of up to $90,000, with the opportunity to earn even more when flying as a Captain. Once on property, Trans States pilots can also earn referral and mentor bonuses. Earlier this month a Cirrus SR22T airplane on a flight pla

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Trans States Airlines Rolls Out $44,000 Signing Bonus For Pilots

Total First Year Compensation For New Hire First Officers Now Approaches $86,000

Trans States Airlines has announced a $44,000 signing bonus for new hire First Officers. The new bonus, which includes an additional $6,000 bonus for pilots with a type rating, solidifies Trans States' position among the top paying regional airlines in terms of first year compensation.

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Open Door Contributes To 2015 Accident

Three Fatally Injured When Beech Bonanza Went Down In Pennsylvania

The NTSB has released a probable cause report from an accident which occurred in December, 2015 that resulted in the fatal injury of a pilot and two passengers aboard an A36 Bonanza. The board said that a cabin door came open shortly after takeoff, which led to loss of control of the airplane.

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Drone Delivery Canada To Expand Testing Program To The U.S.

Will Begin At New York Griffiss International Airport UAS Test Site Early This Year

Drone Delivery Canada is expanding its commercial testing program to the United States at the New York Griffiss International Airport UAS Test Site, located in Rome, New York in the first quarter of this year.

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AirSpaceX Reveals Electric VTOL Aircraft At Auto Show In Detroit

Sub-Scale Model Of Potential Autonomous Air Taxi And Cargo Aircraft Displayed

Airspace Experience Technologies, a subsidiary of Detroit Aircraft Corp. revealed a sub-scale model of its autonomous, electric VTOL aircraft, "MOBi-ONE," at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit.  MOBi-ONE is designed to autonomously takeoff like a helicopter, fly like a plane, and transport passengers or cargo between urban centers, suburbs, and airports within 60 miles. MOBi-ONE will fly at a top speed of 250 MPH leveraging existing Electric Vehicle (EV) architecture and autonomous technologies.

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Their Continuing Mission: Hurricane Hunters Gather Data For Winter Storms

Work Does Not End With The Hurricane Season

Some people might think that when hurricane season comes to an end, so does the mission of the Air Force Reserve “Hurricane Hunters.” But that’s not the case.

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ForeFlight Co-Founders Honored

To Be Presented 'Entrepreneurs Of The Year' Award On Friday

ForeFlight co-founders Tyson Weihs and Jason Miller will be presented with the Aviation Entrepreneur of the Year Award during the 15th Annual Living Legends of Aviation award ceremony, an event that honors individuals who have made significant contributions to aviation. The ceremony, hosted by John Travolta and Harrison Ford, will be held January 19, 2018 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in California.

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Florida International University To Hold Drone Disaster Management Workshop

Material Designed For Emergency Management Personnel And UAS Professionals

Florida International University in Miami, FL has opened registration for a workshop in UAS/Drone Management for Disaster Response to be held February 12-16.

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USSRC, Alabama Legislature Team Up To Send Students To Space Camp

Two Students From Each Legislative District To Receive Space Camp Scholarship

Middle-school students living in Alabama are eligible to attend a special Space Camp program free of charge. Students ages 12 to 14 may apply for Space Academy for Leading Students in Alabama, or SALSA, a Space Camp scholarship funded by the Alabama legislature. A male and female student in each Alabama legislative district will receive a scholarship to attend SALSA, which promotes awareness of science, technology, engineering and mathematics

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U.K. Fighter Jets Intercept Russian Bombers Approaching U.K. Airspace

Russian Aircraft Was Not In Contact With Air Traffic Control

On Monday, January 15, RAF Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) Typhoon aircraft scrambled from RAF Lossiemouth to monitor two Russian planes approaching U.K. airspace. The Russian Blackjack Tupolev Tu-160 long-range bombers were not talking to air traffic control, making them a hazard to all other aviation.

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AD: The Boeing Company Airplanes

AD NUMBER: 2018-01-08

PRODUCT: All The Boeing Company Model 737-100, -200, -200C, -300, -400, and -500 series airplanes.

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AD: Airbus Airplanes

AD NUMBER: 2018-01-07

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

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AD: Airbus Helicopters

AD NUMBER: 2018-01-12

PRODUCT: Airbus Helicopters Model AS350B3 helicopters.

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Airbus Will Build On Record Deliveries In 2018

Benefits From The Strengths Of Employees And A Global Industrial System

Airbus is laying plans to build on the company’s record 718 jetliner deliveries in 2017 and 1,109 net orders logged during the past year. That was the key message from the planemaker's 2017 year-in-review webcast, during which achievements of the past 12 months were outlined by Fabrice Brégier, Chief Operating Officer of Airbus, and President - Commercial Aircraft, joined by John Leahy, Airbus Commercial Aircraft’s Chief Operating Officer - Customers.

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NASA's Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel Releases 2017 Annual Report

Examines NASA's Safety Performance Over The Past Year, Highlights Accomplishments

The Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel (ASAP), an advisory committee that reports to NASA and Congress, has issued its 2017 annual report examining NASA's safety performance over the past year and highlighting accomplishments, issues and concerns to agency and government officials.

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Embraer Reaches 2017 Delivery Targets

Placed A Total Of 210 Aircraft, Ends Year With Solid Order Book

Embraer delivered a total of 210 jets in 2017, of which 101 were commercial aircraft and 109 were executive jets (72 light and 37 large). The deliveries were within the outlook ranges for the year of 97 to 102 commercial jets, 70 to 80 light business jets and 35 to 45 large business jets. In the last quarter of 2017, Embraer delivered 23 commercial jets and 50 executive jets (32 light and 18 large). As of December 31, the firm order backlog totaled $18.3 billion.

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Thrush Aircraft Begins Exploration Of Autonomous Air Tanker

Strategic Alliance With Drone America Anticipated To Yield Unmanned Solutions To Airborne Wildfire Surveillance And Attack And More  

The arsenal of airborne tactics available to firefighters and first responders may soon grow significantly as Thrush Aircraft has formed a strategic alliance with highly-regarded unmanned aerial vehicle and systems manufacturer Drone America to begin development of the world’s first autonomous air tanker.

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Skydiving Museum HOF Launches New Website

Focus Is On Photography Capturing The Essence Of The Sport

The International Skydiving Museum Hall of Fame has launched a new website, though your current bookmark will still take you to the new content.

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Nature Air Operating Certificate Suspended

Costa Rican Charter Carrier Involved In Accident Which Fatally Injured 10 U.S. Citizens

The General Directorate of Civil Aviation in Costa Rica has suspended the operating certificate of Nature Air following an accident in which 10 U.S. citizens were fatally injured o New Year's Eve.

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AUVSI Holds Webinar On Drones For Government Operations

Takes Place Today At 1500 EST

The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) will host a webinar on how government agencies, within and beyond the U.S. Department of Defense, are increasingly integrating unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) into their operating procedures. The webinar will take place on this afternoon at 1500 EST.

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (01.17.18)

“Collaborating with Drone America now gives us the ability to enhance airborne firefighting even more, by applying our design, manufacturing and flight test capabilities to a whole new generation of autonomous aircraft that can do things manned aircraft simply can’t do safely, or as efficiently.” Source: Payne Hughes, president and CEO of Thrush Aircraft.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (01.17.18): Weather Depiction Chart

Details surface conditions as derived from METAR and other surface observations.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (01.17.18)

KSMO Post Runway Shortening Flight Operations Level The City of Santa Monica has posted a message to residents in which it gives a very favorable report ... from the city's point of view anyway ... about how flight operations have been affected by the recent runway shortening at KSMO.

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