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November 02, 2019

Diamond Aircraft DA50 Makes First Flight With Retractable Gear

Airplane Powered By New Continental CD-300 Engine

In April 2019 at AERO Friedrichshafen, Diamond Aircraft announced changes on the DA50 program, including a new engine concept with the 300 hp Continental CD-300 and retractable gear. On Thursday, the airplane flew for the first time.

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Embraer Delivers 17 Commercial And 27 Executive Jets In 3Q19

Firm Order Backlog Totals $16.2 Billion

Embraer delivered a total of 44 jets in the third quarter of 2019 (3Q19), of which 17 were commercial aircraft and 27 were executive jets (15 light and 12 large). As of September 30th, the firm order backlog totaled $16.2 billion.

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Spirit AeroSystems To Acquire Select Assets Of Bombardier Aerostructures

Deal Includes Aftermarket Services Business

Spirit AeroSystems Holdings has announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire select assets of Bombardier aerostructures and aftermarket services businesses in Belfast, Northern Ireland (known as Short Brothers); Casablanca, Morocco; and Dallas, United States, for cash consideration of $500 million. In addition, Spirit AeroSystems will assume approximately $300 million in net pension liabilities, and approximately $290 million of government grant repayment obligations, for a total enterprise valuation of $1,090 million, which equals 10 times the 2019 estimated Adjusted EBITDA of the acquired business.

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NTSB Releases Preliminary Report From South Dakota Fatal Accident

Airplane Had Been Missing For Several Days, Pilot Was Not Certificated

The NTSB has released a preliminary report from an accident which occurred October 9th involving a Cessna 172 which went missing for nearly two weeks. The person flying the airplane, identified as 70-year-old Gerald Seliski, did not hold a pilot certificate, according to the FAA. He was fatally injured.

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Congressional Commission Examines Military Aviation Safety

National Commission on Military Aviation Safety (NCMAS) To Examine Five Years Of Accidents

Created by the John McCain National Defense Authorization Act of 2019, a committee of eight aviation and transportation safety experts have been tasked with identifying the causes of and ways to avoid aviation accidents by going from site to site and talking with everyone in the field, from senior commanders to trainers and maintainers.

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ESA And Airbus To Cooperate On The Bartolomeo Platform

Will Perform A Limited Number Of Scientific Missions On The International Space Station

The European Space Agency (ESA) and Airbus Defense and Space have signed a Statement of Intent on their common interest to use the Bartolomeo external platform for a limited number of scientific missions on the International Space Station (ISS).

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SimActive Software Used For Determining Financial Assistance After Dorian

Imagery Collected Both Before And After The Storm To Assess Damage

Drones have been essential in assessing damage caused by hurricane Dorian earlier this year. Florida-based Air Data Solutions has been using the Correlator 3D solution developed by SimActive to determine financial assistance in the wake of the storm. Aerial imagery was collected before the storm for pre-hurricane assessment and after for damage analysis.

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BAE Systems To Develop Advanced Decoy Countermeasures

Will Protect Aircraft From Future Threats

The U.S. Navy has awarded a $36.7 million contract to BAE Systems to develop and demonstrate a next-generation, dual band Fiber-Optic Towed Decoy (FOTD) to protect aircraft and pilots from advanced threats.

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (11.02.19)

“It’s far too soon to say that we have come to any conclusions … but [we] do realize that there are a number of things that have happened as a result of sequestration. The reality is that we’re seeing a lot of things that could be related to the funding cuts, some of which resulted in reductions in personnel, often in key positions.” Source: National Commission on Military Aviation Safety (NCMAS) chairman Vice Chairman Richard F. Healing.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (11.02.19): Neutral Static Stability

The initial tendency of an aircraft to remain in a new condition after its equilibrium has been disturbed.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (11.02.19)

The Civil Air Navigation Services Organization

CANSO – the Civil Air Navigation Services Organization – is the global voice of air traffic management (ATM) worldwide. CANSO Members support over 85% of world air traffic. Members share information and develop new policies, with the ultimate aim of improving air navigation services (ANS) on the ground and in the air.

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