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CALC Welcomes Its First Boeing 787 Dreamliner Passenger Jets

Two Aircraft Purchased Directly From Boeing

Aircraft solutions provider CALC has successfully received its first batch of two Boeing 787 Dreamliner passenger jets directly purchased from the Boeing Company.

Lockheed Martin Launches First Smart Satellite Enabling Space Mesh Networking

Experimental Nanosat Payload Was Developed In Nine Months

A new era of space-based computing is now being tested in-orbit that will enable artificial intelligence, data analytics, cloud networking and advanced satellite communications in a robust new software-defined architecture. Recently, Lockheed Martin launched the Pony Express 1 mission as a hosted payload on Tyvak-0129, a next-generation Tyvak 6U spacecraft.

DJI Bringing Back The Phantom Drone

Has Not Been In Stores For More Than A Year

The DJI Phantom line of drones, considered by some to be the industry standard, vanished from store shelves about 14 months ago. At the time, DJI cited a "parts shortage" that prevented it from manufacturing new Phantom drones.

Call For Entries Opened For 2020 AUVSI XCELLENCE Awards

Nominations Now Open To Honor Innovators In The Unmanned Industry

The Association for Unmanned Vehicles Systems International (AUVSI) has opened the call for entries for the third annual AUVSI XCELLENCE Awards. Five new categories have been added to the program, one of which is dedicated to highlighting the incredible work by public safety professionals with unmanned systems. DJI will again sponsor the Humanitarian Award and the new Public Safety Award.

vHive Partners With DFS Autonomous Systems And Its Subsidiary Consortiq

Will Deliver An End-To-End Drone Solution For Enterprises

vHive, a software solution that enables enterprises to digitize their field assets and operations using autonomous drone hives, has partnered with DFS Autonomous Systems LLC (DAS) and its subsidiary Consortiq to extend its drone software solution offering to enterprise customers.

Sierra Technical Services Completes Major Milestone On Its 5GAT Drone

Engine Run Testing Completed On the 5th Generation Target Drone For The Department of Defense

Sierra Technical Services, Inc. (STS) achieved a major milestone on the 10th of January with the completion of Engine Run Testing on the 5th Generation Aerial Target (5GAT). The 5GAT contract is administered by the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers Contracting Office (USACE) located in Sacramento, CA and is managed by the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Director of Operational Test and Evaluation (OSD/DOT&E).

Report: Air Taxi Market to Reach $6.63 Billion Globally By 2030

Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) Forecast To Be More Than 26 Percent

Allied Market Research has published a report titled, "Air Taxi Market by Propulsion Type (Parallel Hybrid, Electric, Turboshaft, and Turboelectric), Aircraft Type (Multicopter, Quadcopter, and Others), and Passenger Capacity (One, Two, Four, and More than six): Global Opportunity Analysis and Industry Forecast, 2021–2030." According to the report, the global air taxi market is estimated to reach $817.50 million by 2021, and is expected to grow $6.63 billion by 2030, growing at a CAGR of 26.2% from 2021 to 2030.

Electric Silent Falcon E1 Surpasses 500 Hours Of Flight Test Time

Solar, Fixed-Wing UAS Has A Ceiling Of 20,000 Feet, Carries 20 Pounds

The Silent Falcon E1 UAV has completed 500 hours of successful flight testing and operations, according to an announcement from Albuquerque-based UAS service provider Silent Falcon UAS Technologies. The E1 is a solar electric, fixed wing, Unmanned Aircraft System. It is noise free, emission free, and provides long range, low cost ISR capability.

Lockheed Martin To Deliver 50 C-130Js To The U.S. Government

Announces Multiyear III Award

Lockheed Martin will deliver 50 C-130J Super Hercules to the U.S. government through a C-130J Multiyear III award, which was finalized by the U.S. government on Dec. 27, 2019. The award comes as a delivery order under an existing Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract awarded in August 2016.

PAL Aerospace Announces Consolidation Plan

Merges Engineering, Design, Certification And Modification Capacity

PAL Aerospace is pleased to announce the consolidation of its engineering, design, certification and aircraft modification capacity under the PAL Aerospace brand. As part of this consolidation, DECA Aviation will now operate within PAL Aerospace.

FAA Certifies Concorde Batteries For Installation On Gulfstream G350/G450

STC Includes Temperature Sensors To Mount In Each Battery

Gulfstream G350 & G450 operators now have a second battery option available by using Concorde STC ST00890DE. The FAA STC approves installation of Concorde’s Platinum Series RG-380E/46L sealed lead acid batteries in place of original equipment lead acid batteries.

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Airborne 01.15.20: Shootdown Arrests, Airbus BelugaXL, Orbis Flying Eye Hospital

Also: Hartzell 5-Blade CASA 212, Muilenburg Leaves Boeing W/$62M, FreeFlight Systems, 50 C-130Js

Authorities in Iran have made several arrests in connection with the accidental shootdown of a Ukrainian airliner last Wednesday, and President Hassan Rouhani has said that those involved in the "painful and unforgivable" incident "should be punished." Rouhani said in a televised speech that the judiciary "should form a special court with a ranking judge and dozens of experts. This is not an ordinary case. The entire world will be watching this court." Iran initially said that the plane had gone down with th

Aero-TV: SyberJet Lives! - SyberJet’s SJ30 Program Gets Innovative Updates

First Flight Conducted In Early 2019

SyberJet Aircraft recently completed the first flight of its SJ30i aircraft featuring SyberVision, an all-new cockpit based around the Honeywell Epic 2.0 avionics suite, new ergonomic enhancements, electronic standby attitude/heading display, and much more. SyberJet conducted the flight out of its Engineering and Product Development Center at the San Antonio International Airport (KSAT) and kicked off an 18-month certification test program which will culminate in an amended type certificate for the SJ30i and immediate subsequent deliveries thereafter.

U.S. Restricts Most Charter Flights To Cuba

Only Flights To Havana's Marti International Airport Will Be Allowed

The U.S. State Department has placed additional restrictions on flights to Cuba, banning all public charter flights between the United States and Cuban destinations other than Havana’s José Martí International Airport.

Joby Aviation Raises $590 Million To Launch Air Taxi Service

Toyota Motor Corporation Leads the Investment Round With $394 Million Investment

Joby Aviation, a pioneer in the development of an electric air taxi, has raised $590 million in Series C funding led by Toyota Motor Corporation. This new investment brings the Company's total funding, including previous rounds, to $720 million.

Unifor Reaches Tentative Deal With Air Canada

Will Go To The Membership For Ratification Over The Next Week

Unifor Local 2002, the union representing customer service agents in call centres and airports, customer journey management and customer relations representatives have reached a tentative agreement with Air Canada.

Air Canada Celebrates The Arrival Of Its First Airbus A220

Carrier Continuing Its Fleet Modernization Program

Air Canada has unveiled the newest member of its fleet, the Airbus A220-300, before employees and special guests at the airline's Montreal headquarters. Built in Mirabel, Quebec, the Bombardier-designed aircraft continues Air Canada's fleet modernization. The A220's state-of-the-art design and cabin is destined to be extremely popular with customers, and this new aircraft will also help Air Canada reduce its carbon footprint through a 20 per cent reduction in fuel consumption per seat.

Fly Safe: Addressing GA Safety Keep Your Focus On Flying The Airplane

Keep Your Focus On Flying The Airplane

In its most recent edition of "Fly Safe", the FAA addresses the issue of focus while acting as Pilot in Command of an airplane.

Foley: Flight Shaming Hits Business Aviation And Other Predictions For 2020

This Year Could Shape Up Much Differently From Last Year

Oftentimes industry outlooks tend to be nothing more than an extrapolation of what’s already happening at the end of the year rolled into next. For private aviation however, there are developments that would suggest that 2020 will shape up much differently than 2019. Here are some thoughts, trends and predictions for the year from aviation analyst and consultant Brian Foley.

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (01.17.20)

"(This) action will prevent the Cuban regime from benefiting from expanded charter service in the wake of the October 25, 2019, action suspending scheduled commercial air service to Cuba’s airports other than Havana." Source: Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (01.17.20): Flight Service Station (FSS)

An air traffic facility which provides pilot briefings, flight plan processing, en route flight advisories, search and rescue services, and assistance to lost aircraft and aircraft in emergency situations.

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Two Aircraft Purchased Directly From Boeing

Experimental Nanosat Payload Was Developed In Nine Months

Has Not Been In Stores For More Than A Year

Nominations Now Open To Honor Innovators In The Unmanned Industry

Will Deliver An End-To-End Drone Solution For Enterprises

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Engine Run Testing Completed On the 5th Generation Target Drone For The Department of Defense

Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) Forecast To Be More Than 26 Percent

Solar, Fixed-Wing UAS Has A Ceiling Of 20,000 Feet, Carries 20 Pounds

Announces Multiyear III Award

Merges Engineering, Design, Certification And Modification Capacity

STC Includes Temperature Sensors To Mount In Each Battery

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Also: Hartzell 5-Blade CASA 212, Muilenburg Leaves Boeing W/$62M, FreeFlight Systems, 50 C-130Js

First Flight Conducted In Early 2019

Only Flights To Havana's Marti International Airport Will Be Allowed

Toyota Motor Corporation Leads the Investment Round With $394 Million Investment

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