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AEA Announces Dates And Locations For 2015 Regional Meetings

AEA Convention Dates Set through 2019

The Aircraft Electronics Association has unveiled the dates and locations for its 2015 Regional Meetings.

Piper Delivers Arrow Trainers To Kent State

School Has Over 500 Students Seeking Degrees In Aviation Disciplines

Piper Aircraft, Inc. recently delivered two new Piper Arrow pilot training aircraft to the Aeronautics Division at Kent State University's College of Applied Engineering, Sustainability and Technology in Ohio.

This Week in History: Douglas Aircraft Rolls Out 1st DC-9

Aircraft First Flew About A Month Later On February 25

Fifty years ago Monday, Douglas Aircraft rolled out its first DC-9 in Long Beach, California. The short-to-medium range airliner was powered by two aft-mounted Pratt & Whitney JT8D engines. It was the beginning of a very successful partnership between Pratt & Whitney and Douglas (later McDonnell-Douglas and eventually Boeing following a series of mergers). The DC-9 helped open up smaller cities served only by propeller planes to the speed and efficiency of jets.

FreeFlight Systems’ Avionics Suite Receives ADS-B STC

FAA Grants Rare ‘Field Approval’ From Existing King Air 90C Supplemental Type Certificate For King Air 200

Hawker Beechcraft Services - Tampa has successfully integrated an Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) compliant suite of FreeFlight avionics components that includes dual FDL-1090-TX Extended Squitter Transponders; a 1201 WAAS/GPS Receiver Unit and a FDL-978-RX Universal Access Transmitter that enables operators to display weather and traffic conditions to portable iPad devices for the King Air 200 aircraft.

Huntsville International Airport Reopens East Runway

Now Meets Requirements For 747-8 Freighters After Nine-Month Improvement Project

After a nine-month, $16.579 million improvement project, Huntsville International Airport (KHSV) has reopened its east runway along with adjacent taxiways. The project was done in order to meet the requirements set for Panalpina’s 747-8 freighters, which are classified as a Group VI aircraft. This project was made possible when the FAA awarded $15,750,741 in discretionary funds to KHSV for improvements to its east runway in September 2013. This is the largest grant KHSV has ever received.

First 242 Metric Ton Take-Off Weight A330 Completes 1st Flight

Key Milestone For The Latest Variant Of The A330 Family

The first 242 metric ton Maximum Take-Off Weight (MTOW) variant of the A330 has successfully completed its maiden flight, landing back in Toulouse-Blagnac Airport following a flight lasting 3 hours and 30 minutes.

Colorado Legislators Craft Statewide RC Aircraft Ban

Law Would Require Any Unmanned Aircraft To 'Comply With All Instrument Flight Rules'

Two state senators in the state of Colorado who appear to have at least heard the word "airplane" during their lives have crafted legislation that would essentially end the hobby of flying RC aircraft in the state.

Gone West: Spitfire Airshow Pilot Gerald 'Jerry' Billing

WWII Veteran Flew Over 250 Combat Sorties

One of the premier Spitfire airshow pilots to fly on the North American circuit has Gone West. Gerald 'Jerry' Billing passed away January 9, according to the blog allthingsaero.com.

Airbus Launches A321neo With True Transatlantic Capability

ALC First To Commit To Airbus’ Increased Range Option

Airbus has officially launched the A321neo with 97 metric tons Maximum Take Off Weight (MTOW) having secured the first commitment from Air Lease Corporation (ALC). The Los Angeles based lessor signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for 30 more A321neo, upsizing its commitments at the 2014 Farnborough Airshow from 60 to 90 and becoming the launch customer for Airbus’ increased range option.

Skydiving Accident Fatally Injures Navy SEAL

Was Training At Skydive DeLand In Florida

A skydiving accident in Florida during a training exercise has fatally injured a Navy SEAL based in Virginia Beach, VA.

Flight Cancellations Slightly Down From Previous Year

BTS: November Last Year Also Shows Improvement Over October 2014

The nation’s largest airlines canceled 0.9 percent of their scheduled domestic flights in November, an improvement over both the 1.0 percent cancellation rate posted in November 2013 and the 1.1 percent rate in October 2014, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Air Travel Consumer Report released Tuesday.

Alaskan Sounding Rocket Campaign To Study Role Of Solar Wind

Will Explore Effects On Earth’s Atmosphere And Meteorology

The interaction of solar winds and Earth’s atmosphere produces northern lights, or auroras, that dance across the night sky and mesmerize the casual observer. However, to scientists this interaction is more than a light a display. It produces many questions of the role it plays in Earth’s meteorological processes and the impact on the planet’s atmosphere.

Boeing Commercial Airplanes Achieves Market Success In 2014

Tallies 723 Deliveries, Record $232.7 Billion In Commercial Net Orders

Boeing set a global industry record for the most commercial airplanes delivered in a single year at 723 in 2014, maintaining its position as the world's largest airplane manufacturer for the third consecutive year.

Helicopter Safety, GA 'Loss Of Control' Accidents Make NTSB's Most Wanted List

Board Sets It Top Priorities For 2015

The NTSB has released its "Most Wanted" List for 2015, and two aviation items are among the issues on which the board will focus this year.

LoBiondo To Continue As House Transportation Aviation Subcommittee Chair

Full Membership On All Subcommittees To Announced At A Later Date

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA) has announced his selections for the Committee’s six subcommittee chairmen and the Full Committee Vice Chairman for the 114th Congress.

Airbus Exceeds Targets In 2014 And Prepares For The Future

Collected 1,456 Net Orders From 67 Customers, Including 14 New Airlines

Airbus has exceeded its targets for 2014, achieving a new record of 629 aircraft deliveries for 89 customers of which eight are new, comprising 490 A320 Family aircraft, 108 A330s, 30 A380s and also our first A350 XWB. This production achievement means that Airbus’ aircraft deliveries in 2014 were up for the 13th year in a row, surpassing the previous record set in 2013.

CNN: FAA Has Authorized UAV Use By Cable Network

Plans To Begin Showing News Gathered By Unmanned Aircraft Soon

The first news outlet to be granted a waiver by the FAA for the use of unmanned aerial vehicles for electronic news gathering (ENG) appears to be CNN, which announced Monday that it has closed a deal with the FAA to begin using the aircraft for that purpose.

AeroSports Update: Bristell Aircraft Introduces A Taildragger

The Bristell TDO Provides Utility And Back-Country Operation Capabilities

Bristell has introduced a new aircraft to their line-up at the Sebring U.S. Sport Aviation Expo. Called the Bristell TDO, which stands for “Tail Dragger Option”, this aircraft gives owners the utility of a back-country aircraft with greater speed and useful load than traditional back-country LSA flyers are accustomed to.

Airline Industry Leaders Gather At Embry-Riddle To Discuss Pilot Shortage

Two-Day Summit Hopes To Identify Potential Solutions To The Problem

Representatives from the White House, the FAA, major U.S. airlines, including Delta, American, United and Allegiant, and regional carriers ExpressJet, Horizon, GoJet, Cape Air and Envoy have gathered at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Daytona Beach Campus for a two-day Pilot Supply and Demand Summit.

Airborne 01.13.15: Two Tuskegee Heroes Gone West, Bearhawk LSA, UAV Interceptor

Also: RS-25 Tests, Aero-Calendar, Cyprus Suspends, Ayotte Chairs, UAV x Fish/Wildlife Feds, SpaceX Competes

Two more of the storied Tuskegee Airmen have gone west, passing on the same day in their respective homes in Los Angeles. It’s reported that Clarence E. Huntley Jr. and Joseph Shambrey both died on January 5. The two men enlisted in 1942, and both served as mechanics during the war, maintaining the P-39, P-47, and P-51 aircraft flown by the unit. Bearhawk Aircraft is planning to have its Bearhawk LSA make a first-time visit to the U.S. Sport Aviation Expo in Sebring, Florida. The aircraft is the fir

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AEA Convention Dates Set through 2019

School Has Over 500 Students Seeking Degrees In Aviation Disciplines

Aircraft First Flew About A Month Later On February 25

FAA Grants Rare ‘Field Approval’ From Existing King Air 90C Supplemental Type Certificate For King Air 200

Now Meets Requirements For 747-8 Freighters After Nine-Month Improvement Project

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Key Milestone For The Latest Variant Of The A330 Family

Law Would Require Any Unmanned Aircraft To 'Comply With All Instrument Flight Rules'

WWII Veteran Flew Over 250 Combat Sorties

ALC First To Commit To Airbus’ Increased Range Option

Was Training At Skydive DeLand In Florida

BTS: November Last Year Also Shows Improvement Over October 2014

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Will Explore Effects On Earth’s Atmosphere And Meteorology

Tallies 723 Deliveries, Record $232.7 Billion In Commercial Net Orders

Board Sets It Top Priorities For 2015

Full Membership On All Subcommittees To Announced At A Later Date

Collected 1,456 Net Orders From 67 Customers, Including 14 New Airlines

Plans To Begin Showing News Gathered By Unmanned Aircraft Soon

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The Bristell TDO Provides Utility And Back-Country Operation Capabilities

Two-Day Summit Hopes To Identify Potential Solutions To The Problem

Also: RS-25 Tests, Aero-Calendar, Cyprus Suspends, Ayotte Chairs, UAV x Fish/Wildlife Feds, SpaceX Competes

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