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March 28, 2020

One Word Change Expands NASA’s Vision For Future Airspace Mobility

New Terminology Will Reflect That More Comprehensive View Of What’s On The Horizon

NASA’s aeronautical innovators are embracing a more inclusive vision for the future of air travel in at least one major research area, and the terminology they will use from now on will reflect that more comprehensive view of what’s on the horizon.

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FSANA: Flight Schools Are Essential Transportation Infrastructure

Working With State And Federal Officials To Help Keep Training Facilities Open

FSANA continues to work with interpretations of authorization for continued operation of flight training operators during COVID-19 related restrictions around the United States.

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Etihad Cargo Deploys Cargo-Only Boeing 787s

Aircraft To Complement Freighter Fleet And Ensure Continuity Of UAE And Global Key Trade Lanes

Following the directive issued by the National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority, and the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) of the United Arab Emirates to temporarily suspend all passenger services to and from the UAE, Etihad Cargo continues to play a vital role in connecting key cargo markets and ensuring the UAE’s import and export needs are adequately covered in line with current demand.

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VistaJet Offers Its Global Infrastructure During Time Of Instability

Supporting Governments And Medical Organizations With Complimentary Empty Leg Flights

U.K.-based business aviation company VistaJet is helping to ensure that those with critical travel requirements during this time of uncertainty are able to keep moving.

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ESA Scales Down Science Mission Operations Amid Pandemic

Reducing On-Site Personnel At Its Mission Control Center In Darmstadt, Germany

In response to the escalating coronavirus pandemic, ESA has decided to further reduce on-site personnel at its mission control center in Darmstadt, Germany.

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Air Canada To Operate Two More Flights From Quito To Bring More Canadians Home

Additional Flights To Depart On March 29 And 31 From Ecuador

Air Canada has announced that, in collaboration with the Government of Canada, it will operate two more special flights from the Ecuadorian capital of Quito, for a total of three flights.

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Lunar Gateway: Earth's Guard Post Against Asteroids?

ESA-Backed Research Studies Feasibility As A Deployment Point For Planetary Defense Missions

Humankind’s next space outpost, the lunar Gateway, will serve as a staging point to reach the surface of the Moon. A new ESA-backed study is considering whether it could also be used as a deployment point for planetary defence missions, to intercept asteroids approaching dangerously close to Earth.

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AFIMSC Innovation Project Receives $3 Million Award

Project Uses Drones And Machine Learning To 'Revolutionize' Data Collection

The Air Force presented a $3 million Small Business Innovation Research program award to an Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center innovation project March 12.

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (03.28.20)

“Our priority is the health of our workforce, and we will therefore reduce activity on some of our scientific missions, especially on interplanetary spacecraft, which currently require the highest number of personnel on site” Source: ESA’s Director of Operations Rolf Densing, on adjustments being made due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (03.28.20): Cantilever

A wing designed to carry loads without external struts.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (03.28.20)

The Threat We Face By Grounding History

Writing for The Long Island Business News, Dr. Libby O'Connell discusses the ramifications of the cancellation of Heritage Flights by organizations like The Commemorative Air Force.

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