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May 13, 2014

Boeing, Embraer To Open Joint Research Center For Aviation Biofuel

Leading Aerospace Companies Share Commitment To Research, Develop Biofuel In Brazil

Boeing and Embraer will open a joint research center to advance a sustainable aviation biofuel industry in Brazil. Under a memorandum of understanding, the two companies will perform joint biofuel research, as well as fund and coordinate research with Brazilian universities and other institutions.

Air Charter Association Of North America Joins ACSF

Non-Profit Organization Promotes Best Practices In Private Aviation

The newest member of the Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF) is the Air Charter Association of North America (ACANA), a non-profit organization that fosters the air charter industry by promoting best practices and professionalism by educating consumers about the benefits of private aviation.

Tacoma Airmen Killed In Laos 44 Years Ago Finally Home

Buried With Full Military Honors In Lakewood, WA

Missing for more than 44 years, the remains of Capt. Douglas D. Ferguson, who was killed when his F-4D Phantom aircraft was shot down over Laos in 1969, returned home May 1 to Lakewood, Washington.

New Players For The BETTII Puzzle

Mission Will Fly Under A Balloon The Size Of A Football Field

If all goes according to plan, a balloon the size of a football field will loft NASA's BETTII mission above 99.5 percent of Earth's atmosphere next year to study star formation. This mission will use a technique called spatial interferometry to combine observations of smaller telescopes to affect the viewing power of a larger one. BETTII will be NASA's first such mission.

Kenny Loggins Bringing The ‘Danger Zone’ To Oshkosh

Rev Up Your Engines…Hit Maker To Play Opening Night Concert At EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2014

Kenny Loggins, who has been making hit music for the past four decades, will kick off the evening entertainment at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2014 when he headlines the fly-in’s popular opening night concert on Monday, July 28.

FAA Certifies Field Aviation Dash 8 Fuel Mod

STC For The Installation Of Long-Range Tanks In 100/200/300 Series Airplanes

The FAA has granted an STC to Field Aviation for its proprietary Long Range Fuel (LRF) modification for the Bombardier Dash 8 series 100/200/300.

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ALPA Welcomes 'Fair Competition' From Dreamjet

Union’s DOT Filing Asserts Dreamjet Application Is A 'Far Cry' From NAI Scheme

Documents filed Friday by ALPA with the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) make clear the stark contrast between Dreamjet’s garden variety application for a DOT foreign air carrier permit and Norwegian Air International’s (NAI) request for authority to operate a business model that will put the livelihood of thousands of U.S. airline workers at risk, the union said in a news release.

FAA Proposes $63,000 Civil Penalty Against Skinfix, Inc.

Says The Company Improperly Shipped Ethyl Alcohol On A UPS Aircraft

The FAA is proposing a $63,000 civil penalty against Skinfix, Inc., of Halifax, Nova Scotia, for allegedly violating U.S. Department of Transportation Hazardous Materials Regulations.

Airbus Support For Climate Research Ongoing

Celebrates 20 Years Of Partnership Gathering Atmospheric Data

Airbus on Monday marked the 20th anniversary of the first MOZAIC (Measurement of Ozone by Airbus in-service Aircraft) flight together with partners, users and the worldwide scientific community, highlighting the strong commitment of the aircraft manufacturer to advancing scientific knowledge on climate research.

SF Firefighter Files Lawsuit In Connection With Asiana Accident

Driver Of Fire Equipment Says She's Been Made A 'Scapegoat' In The Tragedy

The woman who was driving a piece of firefighting equipment accused of accidentally running over a person ejected from an Asiana Airlines Boeing 777 after it landed short and struck a seawall at KSFO has filed a lawsuit against the San Francisco Fire Department.

Airbus’ First Family – The A300 – Reaches 40

Air France Was Launch Customer Of The A300B

Airbus is proud to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the entry into service of its first aircraft – the A300B – operated by Air France as the launch customer.

Airmen Part Of International Jump Week

Over 300 Airborne Troops Participated In The Event

From May 4-9 a total of 97 foreign and allied partners tested, built and strengthened partnerships during International Jump Week alongside American Airmen and Soldiers in the skies over Ramstein Air Base in Germany.

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Airborne 05.12.14: UAV Goof, No JetPacks For Google, Gone West: Bill Dana

Also: F-35 Update, Diamandis/Hawking and Zero-G, Fairchild 71, Honoring Paul at OSH14

A DJI Phantom 2 quadcopter impacted the tallest building in St. Louis on Monday, and the operator is nowhere to be found. The aircraft hit the side of the Metropolitan Square building and came to rest on a 30th floor balcony--OUCH. As most of us already know, Google is far more than a mega-Internet search giant. Their Google X Laboratory researches hundreds of product ideas every year. Apparently, one of many products on the table was a jet pack. We guess it would’ve been something like seen on the Jetsons or occasionally demonstrated at special events. One of t

Barnstorming: Do We Need A 'Non-Association Association' ??

We've Long Advocated Aggressive, Even Radical, New Solutions For Aviation's Troubles... Might We Suggest The Same For Our Associations?

Over the last year, as a function of some of the subjects and concerns I've shared with you about the state of aviation, one unmistakable concern keeps coming to the fore... that many (but not all) of our so-called aviation associations no longer serve us very well. As a matter of fact, one of the inescapable conclusions we've come to, along with the fact that aviation has not kept up with the times (as far as the outside world is concerned), is the thought that many of the a...ssociations have fared even worse.

Pipistrel Successfully Completes FAA LSA Audit

FAA Representatives Traveled To Italy And Slovenia To Conduct The Inspections

Pipistrel has successfully completed the FAA LSA operations audit, the company announced Monday. In February, the FAA audit delegation, led by Robert Franklin and joined by Edsel Ford and Nam Cho visited and verified compliance to FAA regulation and ASTM LSA standards at Pipistrel's factories in Italy and Slovenia.

FAA Certifies McCauley Composite Propeller

Blackmac Carbon Series Prop On Display At AUVSI Convention

The FAA has certified the McCauley Propeller Systems’ Blackmac Carbon Series constant speed composite propeller. The company says the propeller’s advanced composite materials and patented high-strength, low-weight continuous carbon loop blade retention system significantly reduces propeller assembly weight and improves product life.

American Airlines Pilot Reports Near-Collision With UAV

Said He Saw Small Aircraft Near His Jetliner While Landing At Tallahassee, FL

The pilot of regional flight operating for American Airlines says he nearly collided with a UAV earlier this year while landing at Tallahassee, FL.

NTSB Releases Prelim In SF Bay Mid-Air Collision

Pilots Had Been In Communication When The Accident Occurred

The NTSB has released its preliminary report in a mid-air collision late last month that resulted in the fatal injury of the pilot of a Cessna 210 over San Francisco Bay.

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A350 XWB MSN004 Successfully Undertakes Water Ingestion Tests

Testing At Istres, France Shows How Aircraft Will Behave On Wet Runways

Airbus has successfully performed certification testing to demonstrate the A350 XWB’s ability to operate on wet runways. During these tests at Istres, France, the flight-test aircraft, MSN004, travelled through troughs containing at least 22mm (approx. 0.8 inches) of water depth, at a variety of speeds, starting at 60kts, and successively increasing to around 140kts.

Hot-Air Balloon Accident Takes The Lives Of Three People

Widely Televised Videos Of A Balloon Exploding Into Flames Brings To Question Hot Air Balloon Safety

What started off as the Mid-Atlantic Balloon Festival at the Meadow in Caroline County, Virginia on May 9th turned tragic when balloon pilot Daniel Kirk appears to have struck power lines with 2 passengers aboard. The disturbing videos show the balloon gondola engulfed in flames as the balloon rises after striking the lines. Both the FAA and the NTSB are investigating this accident, but there is more to the story.

AT-6C Down In Roxbury, NY

Pilot Headed To An Air Show Was Making A Precautionary Landing

A T-6 Texan with one person on board went down about 12:30 Friday in Roxbury, NY, resulting in substantial damage to the airplane but leaving the pilot with what were described as "non-life-threatening" injuries.

Aero-News: Quote Of The Day (05.13.14)

"The risk for a small UAS to be ingested into a passenger airline engine is very real. The results could be catastrophic." Source: FAA Unmanned Aircraft System Integration Office manager Jim Williams.

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (05.13.14): Flight Path

A line, course, or track along which an aircraft is flying or intended to be flown.

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (05.13.14)

House Science And Technology Committee

Before you tell us this is a bit of a stretch, this is one of the principal congressional committees that determines the course and scope of manned space flight.

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