Will Be Presented At HELI-EXPO In January

HAI is pleased to announce that Bryn Elliott is the 2020 recipient of the association’s Salute to Excellence Law Enforcement Award. The award, sponsored by MD Helicopters, recognizes an individual or organization that has contributed to the promotion and advancement of helicopters in support of law enforcement activities. Nominees were not limited to pilots or law enforcement personnel.

Sign MoU For Further Development Of Industrial Cooperation

Airbus and China are strengthening their long-standing partnership as both sides commit to a further deepening and broadening of cooperation in the aviation industry.

Sixth AW109 GrandNew To Join The Company’s Expanding Fleet

Leonardo announced at the Air Medical Transport Conference (AMTC, 4-6 November) that Utah-based Intermountain Healthcare, the largest health system in the Intermountain West, and one of the premier health systems in U.S., will add a sixth AW109 GrandNew light twin helicopter to its Intermountain Life Flight air ambulance / EMS program.

Ribbon Cut On New Federal Inspection Station Last Week

A new Federal Inspection Station has been opened at Plattsburgh International Airport (KPBG), making it an Airport of Entry to the United States.

Operation Was Instrumental In Keeping West Berlin Free

The trio shuffled into the small room with canes and walkers to record their testimonies of the first confrontations of the Cold War and how the allies prevailed without firing a shot, saving a former enemy from oppression.

Valuate Finds Increasing Applications In Entertainment, Agriculture And Energy Sectors

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles are finding increasing application across the entertainment, farming, and energy sectors, which is expected to have a positive impact on market growth. Initially regarded as a military device, over the past few years, drones have established a significant presence in the business world.

Newly Launched Conglomerate Will Have Impressive Presence

Edge, the advanced technology conglomerate that launched yesterday in Abu Dhabi, will be the largest individual presence exhibiting at the Dubai Airshow 2019. Integrating over 25 entities from Emirates Defence Industries Company, Emirates Advanced Investments Group, Tawazun Holding, and other independent organisations, Edge will be the first ever Advanced Technology Partner of the Dubai Airshow in its 30-year history.

Spacecraft Left The Heliosphere One Year Ago November 5

One year ago, on Nov. 5, 2018, NASA's Voyager 2 became only the second spacecraft in history to leave the heliosphere - the protective bubble of particles and magnetic fields created by our Sun. At a distance of about 11 billion miles from Earth - well beyond the orbit of Pluto - Voyager 2 had entered interstellar space, or the region between stars. Today, five new research papers in the journal Nature Astronomy describe what scientists observed during and since Voyager 2's historic crossing.

First Of A Series Of Three Modules Leading To Advanced Qualification

The Air Charter Association will launch its new Broker Qualification program on 14th November. This is a series of three training modules which will lead to an advanced level qualification. The Level 1 Foundation training is taking place at the Royal Air Force Club in London.

Awards Contract To AVT Australia For Micro Gimbal System

The Morrison Government in Australia has awarded $5.2 million (Australian) to a Melbourne company to develop a system capable of improving the quality of images captured by drones.

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Speakers Warn That Maintaining Safety Record Will Be Challenging

The aviation industry must guard against becoming complacent about safety at a time when the number of fatal accidents in commercial aviation has been decreasing over the last decade, industry experts speaking at the European Union Aviation Safety Agency’s annual safety conference in Helsinki warned.

NASA Accelerating Spacecraft And Aircraft Design

NASA is preparing to send astronauts to explore the Moon’s south pole within the next five years as part of the Artemis program. Knowing that time is of the essence, NASA aerospace engineer Nettie Roozeboom thought of an idea that could speed up significantly the design of rockets, lunar landers and other spacecraft to support lunar exploration. By linking in real time two NASA facilities – one for advanced aeronautics testing, the other for powerful analysis of the results – her method could define a new way of doing business in the world of spacecraft and aircraft design. Last month, she showed how it could work during the latest tests of NASA’s new rocket, the Space Launch System, or SLS.

Program Chosen For Engine Maintenance Of 20 New Trent XWB-Powered A350s

Rolls-Royce and China Southern Airlines have signed a Letter of Intent for engine maintenance, repair and overhaul services for 20 new Trent XWB-powered Airbus A350 aircraft. The agreement will see Rolls-Royce provide the Guangzhou-based airline with its flagship TotalCare long-term aftercare service solution, which is designed to maximize aircraft availability.

Simplified Approach Increases Opportunities For Success By 2024

Boeing has submitted a proposal to NASA for an integrated Human Lander System (HLS) designed to safely take astronauts to the surface of the moon and return them to lunar orbit as part of the Artemis space exploration program.

Klyde Can't Leave The 'Pluto' Controversy Alone...

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Will Take Place In February At Dobbins Air Reserve Base In Marietta, GA

The Southeast Council of Airshows (SECAS), an organization dedicated to promoting the safe and professional production of air shows in the Southeast and throughout the air show community, has set a date for the organization’s first annual summit. The summit, known as The Southeast Council of Air Shows Education and Resource Summit, will take place from February 21st-23rd 2020 at Dobbins Air Reserve Base in Marietta, GA.

Airdrops Fed The Grandparents Of Senior Airman Andreas Gehde

As Air Force 1st Lt. Gail Halvorsen and his crewmates lobbed handkerchief-wrapped chocolate bars out the window of his C-54 Skymaster over a war-shattered Berlin, he had no way of knowing a chance encounter 71 years later would reveal the true impact of his actions to help those in need.

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Go Around Instructions for a pilot to abandon his/her approach to landing. Additional instructions may follow. Unless otherwise advised by ATC, a VFR aircraft or an aircraft conducting visual approach should overfly the runway while climbing to traffic pattern altitude and enter the traffic pattern via the crosswind leg. A pilot on an IFR flight plan making an instrument approach should execute the published missed approach procedure or proceed as instructed by ATC; e.g., “Go around” (additional instructions if required).

“Commercial pressures. For the first time actually in this conference we have discussed this and they are a fact. We have to admit that they are present. Aviation has to find a good balance between safety, security, environmental sustainability and the business side.” Source: Pekka Henttu, Director General of Civil Aviation at the Finnish aviation agency Traficom, co-host of the two-day event: “Airline operational safety: a vision for the future”.