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January 24, 2017

Airborne 01.24.17: AMA Drone Report Debut, B-17F Memphis Belle, Miracle Flights

Also: Female Human-Powered Flt, KSC Remembrance, Aero-Calendar, Drone Airflow, Falcon 9 Reuse, Dragonplate, Lockheed Martin

Famed baseball pitcher, Dizzy Dean, once said “It ain’t bragging if you can do it.” Well, our first AMA/ANN Drone Report has debuted, and we are proud of the results - We did it! The Academy of Model Aeronautics, better known as the AMA, has been around since 1936 which makes it one of aviation’s oldest and longest running aviation membership organizations. Now, AMA and ANN have now joined forces to create regular video programming to bring you the latest news in recreational drone aviation, and it’s called the AMA/ANN Drone report. Here’s a great story for those who like to remember our he

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Airborne 01.24.17: AMA Drone Report Debut, B-17F Memphis Belle, Miracle Flights

Also: Female Human-Powered Flt, KSC Remembrance, Aero-Calendar, Drone Airflow, Falcon 9 Reuse, Dragonplate, Lockheed Martin

 

Famed baseball pitcher, Dizzy Dean, once said “It ain’t bragging if you can do it.” Well, our first AMA/ANN Drone Report has debuted, and we are proud of the results - We did it! The Academy of Model Aeronautics, better known as the AMA, has been around since 1936 which makes it one of aviation’s oldest and longest running aviation membership organizations. Now, AMA and ANN have now joined forces to create regular video programming to bring you the latest news in recreational drone aviation, and it’s called the AMA/ANN Drone report. Here’s a great story for those who like to remember our heroes of

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Air Force COS Goldfein Addresses Priorities For The 21st Century

Outlines His Perspective For The Future Of American Air Power

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein outlined his perspective on the future of American airpower and how Airmen “deployed in place” play a vital role in today’s Air Force during his discussion at the American Enterprise Institute Public Forum in Washington, D.C., Jan. 18, 2017.

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SpaceX Resupply Mission Slated For Next Month

Uncrewed Dragon Spacecraft Will Carry Science Experiments, Equipment And Supplies To ISS

The next launch of an uncrewed Dragon cargo spacecraft to ISS is planned for no earlier than February from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The exact launch date and time still are under review.

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Clayton County, GA Opposes FAA Diversion Of FAA Fuel Taxes

County Legislative Delegation Says Shift Could Cost The County Millions In Funding

The Clayton County, GA legislative delegation is opposing a change in an FAA policy that would end the diversion of millions in fuel taxes to the county general fund.

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Emirates Reports A 'Modest Restructuring' Following Decline In Profits

Carrier Says Only A 'Very Small' Number Of Employees Will Be Affected

Gulf carrier Emirates is undergoing a "modest restructuring" following a reported 75 percent drop in half year profits, according to news sources.

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NTSB Releases Preliminary Report In Citation Accident In Lake Erie

Six Presumed Fatally Injured When The Aircraft Impacted The Water In December

The NTSB has released its preliminary report from an accident which occurred December 29 last year that resulted in the presumed fatal injury of the pilot of a Cessna Citation CJ4 and five passengers on board the aircraft. The report shows that the pilot had received his certification to fly the jet just a few weeks before the accident flight.

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NASA Selects Tyvak To Provide Spacecraft For Pathfinder Technology Demonstrator

Company Will Be Responsible For Design, Integration, Testing And Support

NASA’s Small Spacecraft Technology Program has awarded a contract to Tyvak Nanosatellite Systems to provide a series of CubeSats for its upcoming Pathfinder Technology Demonstrator (PTD) missions.

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ATR Reports Strong Sales Of Regional Airliners In 2016

ATR -600s Rank First Among Regional Aircraft Sales Despite Challenging Market

ATR says it further consolidated its position in 2016 as the preferred choice of regional airlines. The ATR -600s ranked first among all regional aircraft sales of the year, with orders for 36 aircraft (34 ATR 72-600s and 2 ATR 42-600s). ATR reports a market share of 35 percent in the 50-to-90-seat aircraft sector since 2010.

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Swiss Signs For Jeppesen Crew Tracking Services

Three-Year Agreement Targeted Towards More Efficiency In Crew Tracking

Swiss International Air Lines, Ltd. (Swiss), the national airline of Switzerland, has signed a three-year agreement with Jeppesen for crew tracking services. Through the agreement, Swiss will integrate Jeppesen Crew Tracking into their operations to optimize crew planning and recover from disruptions to planned crew schedules.

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CAE Wins Defense Contracts On Key Platforms

Agreements Valued At More Than $134 Million (U.S.)

CAE has won defense contracts on a range of customer platforms valued at more than $134 million (U.S.) to provide new simulation products, simulator upgrades and training support services for global military customers.

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Esterline Signs Agreement With Sabena Technics

Company Will Install CMA-6800 Display On ATR Aircraft

Esterline Avionics Systems has recently signed a dealer agreement with Sabena technics to distribute the Esterline CMA-6800 LCD Display to ATR 42/72 operators, principally located in Europe.  

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Aviation Explorers Take To The Sky At Leesburg International Airport

Young Eagles Orientation Flights Conducted Over The Weekend

EAA Chapter 534 Aviation Explorers got to fly in airplanes on Saturday January 21, 2017 at the Leesburg International Airport in Leesburg, Florida.

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Airlink Becomes First South African Airline To Acquire Embraer E-Jets

First Deliveries Expected In The First Half Of This year

Airlink, Southern Africa's largest independent regional airline, is joining the E-Jet operator's family. The airline is acquiring five E-Jets - three E170s and two E190s, from ECC Leasing, a wholly-owned Embraer subsidiary. Airlink will start to receive the aircraft in the first half of 2017.

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Aero-TV: Daher FACT - Building A Charter Business Around Your TBM

The Daher FACT Program Encourages Private TBM Owners to Improve Utilization through Charter Flying…

 

If there was ever a place to find out about what’s going on in the world of business aviation, the place to be was the Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE) held in November 2016. That’s exactly where ANN News Editor, Tom Patton, had the opportunity to find out about a program that Daher has come up with to allow owners of their TBM line of aircraft to be more productive.

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Aero-TV: Daher FACT - Building A Charter Business Around Your TBM

The Daher FACT Program Encourages Private TBM Owners to Improve Utilization through Charter Flying…

If there was ever a place to find out about what’s going on in the world of business aviation, the place to be was the Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE) held in November 2016. That’s exactly where ANN News Editor, Tom Patton, had the opportunity to find out about a program that Daher has come up with to allow owners of their TBM line of aircraft to be more productive.

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IAM Calls For Union Vote For Boeing Machinists In South Carolina

Determination To Be Made By National Labor Relations Board

Boeing has been notified that the International Association of Machinists (IAM) union has petitioned the National Labor Relations Board a second time for a union election at the company's North Charleston, SC facilities. The first petition was filed by the IAM on March 16, 2015, and withdrawn just days before the April 22 scheduled vote.

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FAA Changes Direction On Drone Operation On Closed Sets

Section 333 Exemption Removed With No Notice To Individual Operators

Movie makers and videographers who use drones on a closed set are very likely in violation of federal law, and they may not even know it.

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Mitsubishi Announces 'Adjustment' Of MRJ Delivery Schedule

First Delivery Of The Regional Airliner Pushed Back Two Years

The first delivery to a customer of a Mitsubishi MRJ regional airliner has been pushed back two years, according to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.

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‘AMA Drone Report’ Video News Program Debuts

Special Programming Initiative Between AMA and Aero-News Debuts To Rave Reviews The Academy of Model Aeronautics and the Aero-News Network have debuted their recently announced new programming initiative, The AMA Drone Report (www.amadronereport.com).

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AeroSports Update: FAI World Glider Championship Results

The 34th FAI World Gliding Championships In Australia Ends On A High

A hard two-week battle in Australian skies sees three new FAI Gliding World Champions win gold. Three new FAI Gliding World Champions were crowned in Australia on Sunday, January 22, bringing to a close a hard-fought two-week long competition in Australia.

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United Flights Grounded Sunday Night Due To IT Issue

Problem Arose In System By Which Aircraft Send Information To United Operations

All United Airlines Flights were grounded for a time Sunday night due to a system-wide IT issue, according to the company.

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USAF SBIRS GEO Satellite Successfully Launched Into Orbit

ULA Boosted The Spacecraft Aboard An Atlas V Rocket

The latest satellite launch for the U.S. Air Force lifted off from Space Launch Complex-41 Jan. 20 at 7:42 p.m. ET. The Atlas V booster carried the Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) GEO Flight 3 satellite, considered one of the nation’s highest priority space programs.

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Airborne 01.23.17: PMA Approval Breakthrough, PBoR in Legal Ruling, R44 Cadet

Also: DJI Phantom 4, SpaceX Launch Vid, BasicMed AC, Rolls-Royce, Next F-35A Base, UAV Perched Ldg, K-MAX A proposed new compliance pathway for Parts Manufacturer Approval for manufacturing of low risk safety-enhancing avionics and other low risk equipment emerged during a January 17 meeting in Oshkosh between EAA, top FAA officials, and aviation industry members. This alternate approach would be based on a tiered system that provides different methods to show a compliant quality system and varied levels of oversight, based on the level of risk associated with the specific equipment being certified. A for

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (01.24.17)

"One of the great things about Boeing South Carolina is that our teammates already have a voice, and their ideas, concerns and feedback have driven many changes for the better, and continue to do so today." Source: Joan Robinson-Berry, Boeing South Carolina vice president and general manager. The IAM is again calling for a vote to organize machinists at Boeing's South Carolina campus.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (01.24.17): Pilot's Discretion

When used in conjunction with altitude assignments, means that ATC has offered the pilot the option of starting climb or descent whenever he/she wishes and conducting the climb or descent at any rate he/she wishes.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (01.24.17)

 SpaceX Launch with Ben and Van

What better place to watch the SpaceX return to flight than from a vantage point about 8,500 feet above the ground. That's what these YouTubers did when SpaceX launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base January 14.

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