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Training Air Wing 2 Conducts Missing Man Formation In Honor Of Eugene Cernan

Four T-45A Goshawk Aircraft Flew Over Austin, TX

On Jan. 25, the U.S. Navy rendered honors to former astronaut and naval aviator, Eugene Cernan, during a burial service in Austin, Texas.

Teamster Pilots Win Again Against Flexjet, Flight Options

Judge Finds Airline Failed To Bargain In Good Faith With Union

For the second time in eight months, a federal judge in Cleveland has ordered Flexjet and Flight Options to bargain in good faith with more than 600 Teamster pilots, after the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Teamsters Airline Division and Local 1108 won yet another motion for injunctive relief against the merged carriers.

Kespry Announces Drone 2 With Increased Performance

Company Claims Greater Accuracy And Reliability For New Aircraft

There is a new member of the Kespry Drone lineup. The company says that its just-announced Kespry Drone 2 has higher performance features that deliver significantly greater accuracy and reliability.

Santa Monica City Council Huddles In Private Over Airport Issues

Met In Closed Session With Interim City Attorney To Discuss Pending Lawsuits

The Santa Monica City Council held a "shade" meeting with the city's interim attorney recently to discuss the various pending legal actions associated with Santa Monica Airport (KSMO).

U.S. Army May Soon Begin Using COTS Drones

Could Be Used For Scouting In Urban Environments And Building Interiors

The U.S. Army is considering a plan that would employ commercially-available drones for use in areas where large military drones are of limited effectiveness.

Hispasat 36W-1 Satellite Carries Ground-Breaking Airbus Technology

Satellite Can Be Reconfigured On-Orbit, Giving Operator Greater Flexibility

Hispasat 36W-1 (AG-1) will be the first satellite to use active Ku band antennas. Following its launch, it will supply multimedia services with 20 transponders in Ku band and 3 in Ka band to Europe as well as the Canary Islands and South America.

AMC Enables First International F-35B Deployment

Aircraft Delivered To Japan Last Week

Air Mobility Command Airmen helped mark a major milestone by enabling the delivery of Marine F-35B Lightning II aircraft to Japan Jan. 18, 2017.

Tillamook UAS Test Range Utilizes New High Altitude COA

Unique Certification Enables Drone Flights At The Edge Of Space

As part of an unmanned flight test for NASA and the FAA, Near Space Corporation (NSC) successfully flew a drone from the edge of space to operate as a surrogate test bed for technologies supporting new Suborbital Reusable Launch Vehicles (SRLVs) currently under development. The September 26th test, conducted for NASA’s Flight Opportunities program, was the first of many flights that will be taking advantage of a unique FAA High Altitude Certificate Of Authorization (COA).

Ground Broken For New Control Tower In Melbourne, FL

Facility Expected To Be Operational By The End Of 2017

A groundbreaking ceremony was held this week at Orlando Melbourne International Airport (KMLB) for a new, 115-foot-tall control tower that is expected to be operational later this year.

Bell Helicopter Prague Delivers First Fully Customized Aircraft

The Company Continues To Expand Its Capabilities To Better Serve European Customers

Bell Helicopter has announced the completion of the first fully customized aircraft from its new European state-of-the-art Customization and Delivery Center located in Prague. The customer, Air Transport Europe of Slovakia, recently accepted three newly customized Bell 429 EMS configured aircraft at Bell Helicopter’s delivery center in Prague.

FAA Grants STC To MT-Propeller For GippsAero GA8 And GA8 TC-320 Airvan

Follows EASA STC On Same Aircraft

The FAA has granted an STC to MT-Propeller (SA03845NY) for the installation of the company's next generation 3-blade scimitar MTV-9-B/200-58 composite propeller on GippsAero GA8 and GA8 TC-320 Airvan aircraft powered by Lycoming engines.

Directed Energy Atmospheric Lens Could Revolutionize Future Battlefields

LDAL Evaluated By The Science And Technology Facilities Council

Within the next fifty years, scientists at BAE Systems believe that battlefield commanders could deploy a new type of directed energy laser and lens system, called a Laser Developed Atmospheric Lens which is capable of enhancing commanders’ ability to observe adversaries’ activities over much greater distances than existing sensors.

Aero-TV: Jabiru's New J170-D - An Upgraded and Fine-tuned LSA

The Airplane From Down Under Is A Proven Trainer…

Jabiru was one of the early light sport aircraft (LSA) brought into the U.S.A. when the sport pilot rules were initiated in 2004. They have long been popular for pilot training in Australia, and while at the Deland Sport Aviation Showcase 2016, ANN News Editor, Tom Patton, found out more about a new model of Jabiru trainer that has been recently introduced to the U.S.

Additional Certified Aircraft Added To EAA/Dynon STC

Beechcraft, Grumman, Maule, Mooney Models Added To The List

More than two dozen aircraft models are now eligible to use the affordable Dynon flight displays allowed through a Supplemental Type Certificate process created by the Experimental Aircraft Association, in partnership with Dynon and the FAA. This adds to the more than two dozen aircraft already eligible through the EAA Accessible Safety STC program introduced last April.

Raytheon/Leonardo Out Of USAF T-X Competition

Two Companies Could Not Reach A Business Agreement To Move Forward

Raytheon Company and Leonardo have decided not to jointly pursue the U.S. Air Force Advanced Pilot Training program, known as T-X.

Southwest, NetJets Pilots Urge Trump To Save U.S. Aviation Jobs, Deny NAI

Rally Draws More Than 140 Aviation Professionals To White House Steps

The NetJets Association of Shared Aircraft Pilots (NJASAP) and Southwest Airlines Pilots' Association (SWAPA) took the fight to protect U.S. aviation and the tens of thousands of jobs it supports to the Trump administration's doorstep. More than 140 pilots, flight attendants, and mechanics rallied in front of the White House yesterday afternoon to urge the Trump administration to reverse an eleventh-hour Obama administration decision to grant a foreign air carrier permit to Norwegian Air International (NAI).

Robinson Helicopter Company Delivers 12,000th Helicopter

Milestone Aircraft Is An R66 Headed To South Africa

On December 23, 2016 R66 S/N 0763 became the 12,000th helicopter to roll off Robinson Helicopter’s production line.

AeroSports Update: Belite Aircraft Introduces Their Two-Place Airplane

“I Think That The Future Of Experimental Aircraft Will Feature CAD Technologies”

Belite Aircraft has been around for some time providing factory-built and kit-built single-place aircraft. Now they have introduced a new kit-built two-place airplane at the U.S. Sport Aviation Expo in Sebring, Florida that is being held this week.

Lycoming Engines Slated For Expansion In PA

Only Remaining U.S. Manufacturer Of Aircraft Engines Going Strong

Lycoming Engines announced this week that it will be expanding its operations in Williamsport, PA, bringing the manufacturing of components that are currently being outsourced both in the U.S. and abroad back in house.

Klyde Morris 01.27.17

So That's How That Went Down ...

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Airborne 01.26.17: New MRJ Delays, Record Wingsuit Jump, Remote Pilots Council

Also: FAA Changes, EAA STC Program, NBAA Update, IAM Wants Vote, Canada Pilot, GI Aviation

The first delivery to a customer of a Mitsubishi MRJ airliner has been pushed back two years, according to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. The company says the change is due to revisions of certain systems and electrical configurations on the aircraft to meet the latest requirements for certification. Mitsubishi said on their website, "Since the historic MRJ first flight in November 2015, we have made significant progress in both engineering and test, and now three aircraft are in flight test in the U

Aero-News: Quote of the Day (01.27.17)

“We would like to thank the FAA Chicago Aircraft Certification Office for working with us on our request to add more types to the approved model list. We have already begun developing the list for the next round of expansion.” Source: Sean Elliott, EAA vice president of advocacy and safety.

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (01.27.17): Positive Control

The separation of all air traffic within designated airspace by air traffic control.

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (01.27.17)

American Helicopter Society (AHS) International

The American Helicopter Society (AHS) International is the world's premier vertical flight technical society. Since its inception in 1943, AHS has been a major force in the advancement of the global rotorcraft industry.

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Four T-45A Goshawk Aircraft Flew Over Austin, TX

Judge Finds Airline Failed To Bargain In Good Faith With Union

Company Claims Greater Accuracy And Reliability For New Aircraft

Met In Closed Session With Interim City Attorney To Discuss Pending Lawsuits

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Could Be Used For Scouting In Urban Environments And Building Interiors

Satellite Can Be Reconfigured On-Orbit, Giving Operator Greater Flexibility

Aircraft Delivered To Japan Last Week

Unique Certification Enables Drone Flights At The Edge Of Space

Facility Expected To Be Operational By The End Of 2017

The Company Continues To Expand Its Capabilities To Better Serve European Customers

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Follows EASA STC On Same Aircraft

LDAL Evaluated By The Science And Technology Facilities Council

The Airplane From Down Under Is A Proven Trainer…

Beechcraft, Grumman, Maule, Mooney Models Added To The List

Two Companies Could Not Reach A Business Agreement To Move Forward

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Rally Draws More Than 140 Aviation Professionals To White House Steps

Milestone Aircraft Is An R66 Headed To South Africa

“I Think That The Future Of Experimental Aircraft Will Feature CAD Technologies”

Only Remaining U.S. Manufacturer Of Aircraft Engines Going Strong

So That's How That Went Down ...

Also: FAA Changes, EAA STC Program, NBAA Update, IAM Wants Vote, Canada Pilot, GI Aviation

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