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All News

September 07, 2024

North Dakota Advances UAS Network Toward Commercialization

Vantis Network Leads Nation in BVLOS Testing And Development

The North Dakota Development Fund (NDDF) announced it will establish a new state-run entity to further the commercialization of its Vantis UAS network. The entity will work to attract partnerships to generate revenue for the state. North Dakota is one of the leading centers in the country for developing and testing uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) and is home to a thriving and growing number of research, military, and commercial entities. Its Vantis network is a statewide UAS infrastructure system that enables flights Beyond Visual Line Of Sight (BVLOS). It is the first UAS infrastructure network of its kind in the nation.

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Ampaire Opens New HQ In Long Beach

Company Committed To Local Economy And Sustainable Aviation

Ampaire, a global producer of hybrid electric aircraft systems, announced the grand opening of its new headquarters at Long Beach Airport (KLGB).

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C-130 Celebrates 70 Impressive Years of Service

Air Force Hosts Anniversary Celebration At Robins AF Base

The U.S. Air Force celebrated 70 years of flight for their Lockheed C-130 Hercules on August 23. Its anniversary bash was hosted by Robins Air Force Base in Houston County, Georgia. Though the Hercules already has an unmatched military history, the Air Force is preparing to milk it for every drop it has left.

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Merlin Enters Autonomous Flight Test Program

Cessna Caravan Equipped With Merlin Pilot

Merlin Labs announced its Merlin Pilot-equipped Cessna Caravan has begun flight testing in a first for the industry. Upon successful completion, its certified automation will extend across aircraft types and classes. Merlin Pilot has already been successfully integrated on the Lockheed C-130J and the Boeing KC-135 in collaboration with the U.S. Air Force. The Caravan was upgraded to a glass cockpit with advanced avionics, new sensors, an autopilot, and an automated communication system. The automation systems are redundant similar to Part 25 air transport aircraft.

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Air Combat Command Receives First EA-37B Compass Call

Davis-Monthan AFB Gets Aircraft Replacing EC-130Hs Serving Since 1981

The U.S. Air Combat Command (ACC) announced it has taken delivery of its first EA-37B Compass Call aircraft at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Arizona. The EA-37B is a wide-area airborne electromagnetic attack weapon platform that uses an extensively modified version of the Gulfstream G550 airframe. 

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Illegal Tech Exports To Iran Earn Arrest For Dual Citizen

Texas Resident Smuggled UAS, Oil & Gas Components For Years

A 76-year-old resident of Porter, Texas, was arrested at George Bush International Airport (KIAH) in Houston on August 30 on suspicion of smuggling sensitive technology to Iran. Gholam Reza Goodarzi holds dual citizenship of Iran and the U.S. He appeared in federal court in the Southern District of Texas September 3 and was charged with smuggling components and parts used to produce both piloted aircraft and uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) from the U.S. to Iran. Court documents state that since December 2020, Goodarzi illegally smuggled or exported aircraft-related parts in addition to components used in oil and gas exploration and drilling. 

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Air Charter Safety Foundation 2025 Announces Symposium Dates

ERAU Co-hosts Event At Daytona Beach Campus

The Air Charter Safety Foundation announced that its 2025 Safety Symposium will be held April 7-9 that the Embry Riddle Aeronautical University’s (ERAU) Daytona Beach Campus. The symposium will be co-hosted by ERAU’s Boeing Center for Aviation and Aerospace Safety and the College of Aviation, giving Business Aviation professionals an opportunity to come together to discuss the advancement of safety in the industry.

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Sustainable Aviation Fuel Coming To Mesa Airport

Falcon Field Getting Avflight’s First Supply of SAF

Fixed Base Operator (FBO) Avflight announced it received its first supply of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from its sister company Avfuel at Falcon Field (KFFZ) in Mesa, Arizona. It is the first Avflight location to offer SAF. Avfuel now consistently provides SAF supply to 30 of its locations and the second in Arizona to come online this summer.  It demonstrates that the supply of SAF is becoming increasingly more available and consistent across the aviation infrastructure landscape.

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Classic Aero-TV: Profiles in Aviation - Aaron Singer’s Nanchang CJ-6A

From 2009 (YouTube Version): From China to Wittman Field, Singer Introduces the Nanchang CJ-6A

From 1954 until 1958, the Nanchang Aircraft Factory build the Soviet Yak-18 under license as the CJ-5; however, with increasing advancements in jet pilot training, Chinese engineers quickly realized that improvements to the performance and design would be necessary in order to meet the needs of the People’s Liberation Army Air Force. Starting in 1957, two aeronautical engineers, Bushi Cheng and Lin Jiahua, began intensive revisions to the basic Yak-18 in order to develop a better-suited trainer aircraft. Several improvements were made including a retractabl

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NTSB Prelim: Engineering & Research Ercoupe 415-C

(No ADS-BN, No Transponder) Tracking The Airplane After It Departed DNV Was Difficult

On August 10, 2024, about 2000 central daylight time an Ercoupe 415-C, N3093H, was found in a soybean field near Elkhart, Illinois. The pilot was fatally injured. A post impact fire ensued, and the airplane was destroyed. The flight was operated under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91as a personal flight. On August 6, 2024, the airplane departed Roben-Hood Airport (RQB) in Big Rapids, Michigan, about 1700 and landed at Vermilion Regional Airport (DNV) in Danville, Illinois, about 1900. A fuel receipt confirmed that the pilot filled the airplane with 16.34 gallons of fuel at DNV. A friend of the pilot stated that the pilot ca

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (09.07.24): EnRoute Minimum Safe Altitude Warning (E-MSAW)

En Route Minimum Safe Altitude Warning (E-MSAW) A function of the EAS that aids the controller by providing an alert when a tracked aircraft is below or predicted by the computer to go below a predetermined minimum IFR altitude (MIA).

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (09.07.24)

"North Dakota stands at the forefront of UAS integration. By commercializing Vantis, we can offer mature digital aviation services – validated through years of Northern Plains UAS Test Site (NPUASTS) activities – further propelling North Dakota's industries and shaping the future of AI/Autonomy." Source: Commerce Commissioner Josh Teigen promoting the North Dakota Development Fund (NDDF) announcment that it will establish a new state-run entity to further the commercialization of its Vantis UAS network. The entity will work to attract partnerships with the goal of generating revenue for the state. 

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