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November 21, 2018

Airborne 11.21.18: TSB Safety Warning, Mars 2020 Rover, ACJ320neo 1st Flt

Also: U.K. To Double F-35 Fleet, SpaceX Changes Plans, NGC's 10th Cargo Launch, FlightSafety MissionFit

The Canadian Transportation Safety Board has issued a letter to Transport Canada concerning the in-flight breakup of a Quad City Challenger II Advance Ultralight aircraft that resulted in the fatal injury of the pilot in July. The TSB determined that the bracket securing the right front lift strut to the fuselage failed while in flight as the result of metal fatigue. The failure caused the right wing to separate from the aircraft. According to the report, the bracket had accumulated 402.2 hours when the failure occurred. The fatigue crack began at the bolt hole, and a "significant number" of secondary an

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Airborne 11.21.18: TSB Safety Warning, Mars 2020 Rover, ACJ320neo 1st Flt

Also: U.K. To Double F-35 Fleet, SpaceX Changes Plans, NGC's 10th Cargo Launch, FlightSafety MissionFit   

 

The Canadian Transportation Safety Board has issued a letter to Transport Canada concerning the in-flight breakup of a Quad City Challenger II Advance Ultralight aircraft that resulted in the fatal injury of the pilot in July. The TSB determined that the bracket securing the right front lift strut to the fuselage failed while in flight as the result of metal fatigue. The failure caused the right wing to separate from the aircraft. According to the report, the bracket had accumulated 402.2 hours when the failure occurred. The fatigue crack began at the bolt hole, and a "significant number" of secondary and parallel cracks were fou

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Newly Organized Group Of Aircraft Fuelers At Sea-Tac Airport Threaten Strike

Swissport Aircraft Fuelers Vote Overwhelmingly To Authorize A Strike

A group of nearly 150 aircraft fuelers have authorized a strike against their employer, escalating their fight for a first contract with Swissport. The workers, who fuel nearly all aircraft departing from Sea-Tac International Airport, have been working to negotiate a first contract since voting in March to join Teamsters Local 174.

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Boeing, Jeju Air Announce Order For Up To 50 737 MAX Airplanes

Deal Is Largest Ever Order From A Korean Low-Cost Carrier; Includes 40 Firm Orders And 10 Options

Boeing and Jeju Air announced the airline is ordering 40 737 MAX 8 airplanes with options for 10 additional jets. The deal, valued at up to $5.9 billion at list prices, is the largest order ever placed by a Korean low cost carrier and reflects rising demand for air travel in South Korea.

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Rolls-Royce Wins Trent 7000 Order From Delta Air Lines

Will Power 10 New A330neo Aircraft

Rolls-Royce has won an order from Delta Air Lines for Trent 7000 engines to power ten Airbus aircraft. The order also includes Rolls-Royce’s flagship TotalCare long term service support.

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SaudiGulf Airlines Selects CFM LEAP-1A To Power New A320neo Aircraft

Will Lease Additional LEAP-Powered Aircraft

Al-Qahtani Aviation, parent company of SaudiGulf Airlines, and CFM International has signed a purchase agreement for LEAP-1A engines to power 10 firm, 10 option A320neo family aircraft that are scheduled to begin delivery in 2023.  The value of the agreement, which includes the firm engine order and a long-term service agreement, is more than $1.0 billion U.S. at list price.

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West Star Aviation's Chattanooga (KCHA) Facility

Over 300 Attend Open House At Newly-Expanded Paint And Maintenance Hangar

West Star Aviation highlighted the new Paint and Maintenance Hangars at the Chattanooga facility Open House, November 7, 2018, attended by customers, vendors and employees.

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FlightSafety International Launches MissionFit

A New Advanced Technology Interactive Training System

FlightSafety International is launching MissionFit, a new advanced technology interactive training system.

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AAAE/IAAE Sign Agreement With Indian Aviation Academy, GMR Aviation Academy

Will Provide Training, Accreditation Programs

The American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) and International Association of Airport Executives (IAAE), an affiliate organization of AAAE, are proud to announce a major new agreement with the Indian Aviation Academy and GMR Aviation Academy to bring a wide-ranging array of professional development and training programs to airport executives throughout India.

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Cutter Aviation Takes Delivery Of Its Twentieth HondaJet

Delivered Last Week In Greensboro, NC

Cutter Aviation has taken delivery of its twentieth HondaJet business jet. The innovative light-jet was officially handed over during a delivery ceremony on November 14, 2018 at HondaJet headquarters in Greensboro, NC by Peter Kriegler, Honda Aircraft Company’s Director of Sales for the  United States and Canada.

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FAA Wants You To Pack Safely This Holiday Season

Remember: 'When In Doubt, Leave It Out'

Millions of travelers will take to the skies during the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) wants to help you make it to your destination safely. You can help with that by paying close attention to what’s in your bag.

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Monaco To Host US Astronauts, Aerospace Experts To Mark NASA's 60th Anniversary

Events Will Focus On The Future Of Air And Space Travel And Include The Screening Of 'Above And Beyond: NASA's Journey To Tomorrow'

This Thanksgiving, the Principality of Monaco will host NASA legends from the US space shuttle program at a forum to mark the agency's 60th anniversary, featuring a special screening of the Discovery documentary "Above and Beyond: NASA's Journey to Tomorrow" from Academy Award nominee and Emmy Award winning filmmaker, Rory Kennedy.

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F-35A Combat Power Exercise Conducted At Hill AFB

Launched Dozens Of The Aircraft During A Condensed Period Of Time

The active duty 388th Fighter Wing and Air Force Reserve 419th Fighter Wing conducted a combat power exercise Nov. 19, launching dozens of F-35A Lightning IIs within a condensed period of time.

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Aero-TV: ‘Smarter Than We Are’ – Best Tugs Tackles Serious Aircraft Movement

Best Tugs Echo Can Move Nearly Anything

 

Best Tugs showcased its new Echo line of tugs at NBAA-BACE last month. The line includes three variants that can move all types of vehicles, including airplanes, helicopters, boats and trailers weighing up to 18,000 pounds.

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Aero-TV: ‘Smarter Than We Are’ – Best Tugs Tackles Serious Aircraft Movement

Best Tugs Echo Can Move Nearly Anything

Best Tugs showcased its new Echo line of tugs at NBAA-BACE last month. The line includes three variants that can move all types of vehicles, including airplanes, helicopters, boats and trailers weighing up to 18,000 pounds. The tugs feature power steering, an optional wireless winch that can be controlled from Echo's helm or via a Bluetooth control as you work near the loading tray, and a built-in radio to keep crews up to date on where tugs with certain capabilities/attachments are located and where they are needed.

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FAA Seeks Comment On ATP, Type Rating Standards

Last Step In Transition To A More Integrated And Systematic Approach To Pilot Certification

As the latest step in its transition to a more integrated and systematic approach to pilot certification, the FAA is asking for public comments on new draft standards for obtaining an Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) certificate in the airplane category or for obtaining an airplane type rating.

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Virgin Orbit Conducts First 'Captured Carry' Flight With Cosmic Girl

Company Hopes For First Orbital Launch In Early 2019

Virgin Orbit’s Cosmic Girl has taken to the skies with a rocket tucked under its wing for the first time. The specially modified 747-400 carrying a 70-foot-long rocket under its wing soared through the air as part of a successful test flight for Virgin Orbit’s LauncherOne.

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ASTRALiTe Demonstrates Scanning Topo–Bathy LiDAR System

Multiple Test Flights  On DJI Matrice 600 Pro Verify Successful Integration Onto Widely-used UAV Platform

ASTRALiTe, Inc., successfully demonstrated its 2-in-1 Topo-Bathy LiDAR flying on a DJI Matrice 600 Pro UAV during three separate missions over the course of a month.

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NASA Announces Landing Site For Mars 2020 Rover

Jezero Crater Selected From More Than 60 Candidate Locations

NASA has chosen Jezero Crater as the landing site for its upcoming Mars 2020 rover mission after a five year search, during which every available detail of more than 60 candidate locations on the Red Planet was scrutinized and debated by the mission team and the planetary science community.

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Czechmate! Martin Sonka Wins 2018 Red Bull Air Race

Australia's Matt Hall, U.S. Pilot Michael Goulian Finish Second And Third, Respectively

Martin Sonka has won the 2018 Red Bull Air Race World Championship following a nail-biting final race in Fort Worth, Texas.

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Southwest Airlines Flagged 737 MAX Sensor Issues

Replaced Two Malfunctioning Units In The Weeks Prior To Lion Air Accident

Southwest Airlines replaced two malfunctioning flight-control sensors on Boeing 737 MAX airplanes in the weeks prior to the Lion Air Flight 610 accident in October.

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NGC's Cygnus Spacecraft Successfully Completes Berthing With ISS

Carrying 7,400 Pounds Of Cargo And Supplies For The Orbiting Outpost

The “S.S. John Young” Cygnus spacecraft has successfully completed its rendezvous and berthing maneuvers with the International Space Station (ISS). The mission marks the company’s 10th successful berthing with the orbiting laboratory.

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Airborne 11.19.18: Oshkosh Arrival Procedures, ADS-B Rebate, Hover 2

Also: First Lion Air Lawsuit, T-38 Accident, New AW169Ms, Aero-TV: Bombardier at NBAA 2018

A number of significant changes to the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh arrival procedures are being recommended by EAA to the FAA to create better staging and safety margins for incoming aircraft to Oshkosh. “The weather situation on the weekend prior to AirVenture’s opening day last year revealed several areas where air traffic procedures could be improved,” said Sean Elliott, EAA’s VP of advocacy and safety. “We included pilot feedback in the working group review we created this fall, with t

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (11.21.18)

“The landing site in Jezero Crater offers geologically rich terrain, with landforms reaching as far back as 3.6 billion years old, that could potentially answer important questions in planetary evolution and astrobiology.” Source: Thomas Zurbuchen, associate administrator for NASA’s Science Mission Directorate.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (11.21.18): Clearance

ATC permission for an aircraft to proceed under specified traffic conditions within controlled airspace, for the purpose of providing separation between known aircraft.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (11.21.18)

American Aviation Historical Society

The American Aviation Historical Society was founded in 1956 as a non-profit ( 501.3.c. ) educational organization.  The primary objective of the organization is the preservation and dissemination of the rich heritage of American aviation. 

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