ACI World, IATA And WWACG Agree On New Industry-Wide Governance

Airports Council International (ACI) World, the International Air Transport Association (IATA), and the Worldwide Airport Coordinators Group (WWACG) announced the agreement of a new governance structure for the WSG that puts the interests of the traveling public at the center of the process. Airport operators, airlines, and slot coordinators will now play an equal role in determining the global guidelines for the allocation of airport slots.

Flew On Two Shuttle Missions, Assisted In Commercial Crew Program

Veteran NASA astronaut Michael Good is retiring from NASA after flying two space shuttle missions and helping the Commercial Crew Program get off the ground. After 35 years of government service in the U.S. Air Force and at NASA, May 31 was his last day with the agency.

More Than 33,400 CFM56 Engines Delivered To Date

On April 24, 1982, the first-ever airplane powered by CFM56 engines, a Delta Air Lines DC-8-72 powered by the CFM56-2, took to the skies. In the years after that, CFM International would go on to add seven additional engine models that, today, power more than 20 different commercial and military aircraft types for more than 600 operators across the globe.

Winner Will Be Named On June 18

Altitude Angel, a provider of unmanned traffic management, (UTM), has been named as one of six shortlisted nominations, with partner Frequentis, for the first CANSO Award of Excellence in ATM for its ground-breaking integrated drone demonstration, Operation Zenith.

Florida Home To The Nation's Fastest Growing Airports

Travel data and insight provider OAG has revealed its North America’s Airport Leaders 2019 at ACI’s 2019 Jumpstart Air Development Conference in Nashville, TN. OAG’s analysis highlights the airports that have grown the most in key performance metrics, including: seat capacity growth (Fastest Growing Airports), scheduled routes (The Trailblazers), number of scheduled international routes (Global Gateways), aircraft turnaround time (Turnaround Kings) and percentage of seats operated by low-cost carriers (Low-Cost Collaborators). Airports were categorized and evaluated by size: Major, Large, Medium and Small.

ESA Mars Sample Return Campaign Would Bring Samples Of The Red Planet Back To Earth

A Mars Sample Return campaign would bring samples of the Red Planet back to Earth for examination in the best terrestrial laboratories – but choosing the samples and storing them on Mars for later return is only one part of the extensive campaign being planned by the mission designers and scientists.

Indra Simulator, iAltitude FTD Simulates Low Oxygen Cockpit Conditions

Indra has successfully completed the development of a novel Hypoxia flight trainer that is already installed in the Aviation Medicine Training Center of the Spanish Air Force in Madrid and is currently being used to train and provide greater endurance capacity in extreme scenarios to Spanish military pilots.

Open To Past, Present And Prospective Owners

If you're curious about Hummel airplanes, you've got a chance to get up-close and personal with the planes, pilots and company representatives at the Hummel Gathering July 6th at Williams County Airport in northwest Ohio.

Aero Linx: Army Aviation Association of America (AAAA) Army Aviation Association of America (AAAA): Our mission is to “Support the United States Army Aviation Soldier and Family.” AAAA was formed in early 1957 by a small group of senior Aviation Officers in the active Army, the Reserve Forces of the U.S. Army and industry. The Army Aviation Association of America (AAAA) is the only not-for-profit organization dedicated to representing the broad interests of Army Aviation. With 79 Chapters worldwide, its membership of over 18,000 is comprised of  Active Duty, Reserve Components (Army National Guard and U.S. Army Reserve), government civilian, retired, industry, affiliated organization

Formation Flight More than one aircraft which, by prior arrangement between the pilots, operate as a single aircraft with regard to navigation and position reporting. eparation between aircraft within the formation is the responsibility of the flight leader and the pilots of the other aircraft in the flight. This includes transition periods when aircraft within the formation are maneuvering to attain separation from each other to effect individual control and during join-up and breakaway.

Aero-News Quote of the Day "We are obviously very proud that our engines have reached this historic milestone. But we only built the engines. The credit for this remarkable achievement goes to our customers who put their trust in us, operating our engines day in and day out. On behalf of the CFM Team worldwide, all I can say is ‘Thanks a Billion' to each and every one of them." Source:  Gaël Méheust, president and CEO of CFM International, commenting on a true milestone. On April 24, 1982, the first-ever airplane powered by CFM56 engines, a Delta Air Lines DC-8-72 powered by the CFM56-2, took to the skies. In the years after that,