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July 12, 2016

Airborne 07.12.16: Full ISS Crew, Delta's JetFuel Goof, AirVenture, WingX Pro7

Also: Aero-Calendar, Dreamliner Vid, Havana, NextGen Contract, AirSprint, Canadian TSB

NASA astronaut Kate Rubins, cosmonaut Anatoly Ivanishin of Roscosmos, and astronaut Takuya Onishi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency joined their Expedition 48 crew members aboard the International Space Station early in the morning and on July 9. This brings the total crew count to six. In the coming months, the crewmates are scheduled to receive multiple cargo resupply flights delivering several tons of food, fuel, supplies and research. This report could fall under the title of, “You have to know when to hold them, and know when to fold them.” Delta Airlines has taken a $450 million hit on fuel contracts because the price did not rise as anticipated. CNN reports that the

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House Passes Bill To Fund FAA Through September 2017

Aeromedical Reform Is Part Of The Bill Now Headed To The Senate For A Vote This Week

The House of Representatives on Monday passed a bill that extends funding for the FAA through September 2017 and – in an another step forward for a long-awaited breakthrough – included language to reform the current third-class medical certification system.

Virgin Spaceship Unity Expected To Begin Flight Test In August

But Powered Tests Will Not Be Conducted Until 2017 At The Earliest, Company Says

The replacement suborbital spacecraft built by Scaled Composites for Virgin Galactic could begin flight testing as early as next month ... but powered flight will likely not occur until sometime in 2017, according to the company.

Pentagon, LMC Near Deal For 160 F-35s

Air Force Says Negotiations Are 'In The End Game'

The USAF head of the F-35 program says that the Air Force and Lockheed Martin are close to finalizing two contracts for 160 Lightning II airplanes, but would not speculate when an official announcement would be made.

F-35 Program Announces Phase II Cost Reduction Initiatives

Extends 'Blueprint For Affordability For Production' An Additional Two Years

The Department of Defense has announced two initiatives with industry to reduce F-35 Lightning II production and sustainment costs. The first is a two-year extension of the "Blueprint for Affordability for Production" program announced in 2014, and the second is the creation of a similar concept to reduce the operation and sustainment costs of the F-35 weapon system.

EASA Certifies AW189 Full Ice Protection System

Certification Clears Way For All-Weather Operations

EASA has certified the Full Ice Protection System (FIPS) for the AW189, clearing the way for the aircraft to operate in full icing conditions.

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G500 Makes European Debut

Fourth G500 Flight-Test Aircraft Makes Program's First Trans-Atlantic Flight

Gulfstream Aerospace Corp.’s G500 made its European debut this week, traveling across the Atlantic to participate in the Gulfstream static display at the 2016 Farnborough International Airshow.

AEA Recognizes Members For Training Commitment

Fifty Member Companies Presented With 2015 AEA Avionics Training Excellence Award

The Aircraft Electronics Association announced the recipients of the annual Avionics Training Excellence Award, which recognizes AEA members for their total commitment to training as evidenced by participation in AEA-approved training. Fifty member companies received the 2015 AEA Avionics Training Excellence Award.

Ukrainian Helicopters Aviation Company Selects Becker Avionics' Digital ICS

Will Retrofit 28 Mi-8 Helos With The DVCS 6100

Ukrainian Helicopters Aviation Company has signed a contract for the retrofit of their 28 multipurpose Mi-8 MTV-1 medium lift helicopters with the Becker DVCS 6100 Digital Audio System.

Donghai Airlines Announces Intent To Purchase 25 737 MAX 8s, Five 787-9s

Details Are Being Finalized Between The Planemaker And The Airline

Boeing and Donghai Airlines have announced the airline's intent to purchase 25 737 MAX 8s and five 787-9 Dreamliners at the 2016 Farnborough International Airshow. The agreement is valued at more than $4 billion at current list prices.

Virgin Atlantic Selects The A350 As Its Future Flagship

A Dozen A350-1000s To Become A Key Part Of Both Leisure And Mainline Fleets

UK based Virgin Atlantic Airways has selected the A350-1000, the largest member of the A350 Family, to become the latest aircraft in its fleet, operating from both London Heathrow and Gatwick airports. The airline is purchasing eight A350-1000s for deliveries commencing in 2019, and four new aircraft on long term leases from ALC from 2020, including a lease "option" for a fifth aircraft.

Brazil Warns Planes Violating Olympic Airspace Will Be Shot Down

Security Plan Involves Using 41,000 Soldiers In Olympic Venues

If you were planning to fly over Olympic venues in Brazil next month ... that would probably be inadvisable.

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US Aerobatic Team Member Removed from Team Roster, Oshkosh Airshow (Part 2)

Melissa Pemberton/Andrzejewski Claims Sexism Affected Decisions That May Remove Her from Aerobatic Prominence (Part 2/Final)

US Aerobatic Team Member Removed from Team Roster, Oshkosh Airshow (Part 1) Preface: This was a brutally difficult story to write… both because of the subject matter as well as the fact that a number of people are feeling some serious pain over the circumstances involved… but before the general media dives in and does an incomplete sensationalistic take on this and damages the aviation community with the kind of ignorance that is all too common when they wade into our world, we

Bombardier CS300 Aircraft Awarded Type Certification By Transport Canada

Delivery Of First Aircraft To airBaltic Is Scheduled For The Fourth Quarter Of 2016

Bombardier's CS300 aircraft has been awarded Type Certification by Transport Canada. Delivery of the first CS300 airliner to airBaltic of Latvia is scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2016; the aircraft is currently in production at the C Series production facility in Mirabel, Québec.

Boeing Forecasts Demand For 39,620 New Airplanes Valued At $5.9 Trillion

Airbus A Bit Less Bullish On The Number Of Airplanes, But Forecasts Need For More Than 500,000 New Pilots

Worldwide demand for new commercial airliners will climb to 39,620 aircraft over the next 20 years, an increase of 4.1 percent over last year's forecast. That's according to Boeing, which released its annual Current Market Outlook (CMO) on the first day of the 2016 Farnborough International Airshow. The estimated total value of those new airplanes will be $5.9 trillion.

Solar Impulse Takes Off To Cross The Mediterranean Sea And Reach North Africa

Flight Expected To Take Two Days And Two Nights

After crossing America and recently the Atlantic Ocean without a single drop of fuel, Solar Impulse 2 – the solar airplane of Swiss pioneers Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg – took off from Spain early Monday morning to attempt the crossing of the Mediterranean Sea.

Navy MUOS-5 Satellite Transfer Maneuver Temporarily Halted

Spacecraft Reconfigured Into Safe Intermediate Orbit

The fifth Mobile User Objective System satellite, which successfully launched aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 on June 24, was projected to reach its geosynchronous orbit and enter its test location 22,000 miles above Hawaii by July 3.

AeroSports Update: One Week Wonder Signatures Wanted

If You Helped Work On The One Week Wonder At AirVenture 2014, This Message Is For You

The One Week Wonder, a Zenith CH-750 Cruzer, was built during EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2014 by more than 2,500 volunteers. Each person who helped pull a rivet signed their name next to the rivet with a marker. One of the highlights of taking it to events is having people look for their rivet on the aircraft.

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First Flight Scheduled For B-29 'Doc'

If All Goes Well ... Airplane Will Fly The Week Before AirVenture

Doc’s Friends, the group managing the restoration of the B-29 known as Doc, announced today the historic B-29 will make its return to flight Sunday, July 17. The restored Boeing B-29 Superfortress will take off from the non-joint-use runway at McConnell Air Force Base, adjacent to where the restoration team has spent the last 16 years restoring the warbird.

Tecnam T2006A Twin Enters Service With Italian Air Force

Three Aircraft Delivered For Flight Training

Tecnam has handed over three P2006T aircraft ... designated T2006A ... to General Vincenzo Nuzzo, Head of Flight Training, Italian Air Force (AMI) at a special delivery ceremony held at Tecnam’s Capua production facility.

Airborne 07.11.16: 'Doc' B-29 Update, 3rd Class Med Reform, FAA Reauthorization

Also: DJI Drones, Antonov AN-2, ecoDemonstrator, Textron Airborne, Commercial UAS Beyond VLOS, NVG Training, NTBAA 4th Annual

If things go as planned, the Commemorative Air Force’s B-29, named FIFI, will no longer be by herself as the only airworthy World War Two Boeing Superfortress. Doc’s Friends, the group managing the restoration of the B-29 known as Doc, have announced that their B29 will make its return to flight Sunday, July 17. The restored Boeing B29 Superfortress will take off from the non-joint-use runway at McConnell Air Force Base, adjace

Aero-News: Quote Of The Day (07.12.16)

“After 16 years of hard work, sweat, tears and tireless attention to detail, we are ready fly.” Source: Jim Murphy, Doc’s Friends Restoration Program Manager.

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (07.12.16): Tailwind

Any wind more than 90 degrees to the longitudinal axis of the runway. The magnetic direction of the runway shall be used as the basis for determining the longitudinal axis.

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (07.12.16)

FAA Reauthorization of 2016 & Drones: A First Look

Analysis from the Drone Law Blog of the Rupprecht Law Firm about how the proposed FAA authorization bill under consideration by Congress will affect UAV operators.

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