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FAA Proposes $1.9 Million Civil Penalty Against SkyPan International

Allegedly Conducted Unauthorized Unmanned Aircraft Operations In NYC, Chicago

The FAA has proposed its largest-ever civil penalty against a UAS operator for endangering the safety of the National Airspace.

NTSB Releases Preliminary Report In Upstate NY Glider Accident

Pilot Seriously Injured, Aircraft Destroyed

The NTSB has released a preliminary report from an accident involving a Schleicher ASW 19B glider that went down while attempting to land at Saratoga County Airport (5B2), Saratoga, New York on September 19.

NBAA To Honor Joe Clark, Bob Showalter At 2015 Convention

To Be Presented With The Association's Meritorious Service Award Doswell Award, Respectively

The NBAA will present its Meritorious Service to Aviation Award and John P. “Jack” Doswell Award to Joseph “Joe” Clark and Robert “Bob” Showalter, respectively, at the 2015 NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA2015) in Las Vegas, NV.

Launching Lives At Denver's Centennial Airport

Wings Over The Rockies Celebrating Progress On Exploration Of Flight Center

Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum will celebrate completion of initial site work for its Exploration of Flight center at Centennial Airport at 10 AM on Wednesday, October 14th. The first aircraft to arrive and dedicate the center’s new Flight Ramp will be a rare, World War II B-17 “Flying Fortress.” The general public is welcome to attend, tour the aircraft, and register for flights.

International Flight Test Institute And CAAC Sign Flight Test Training Agreement

Chinese Flight Test Engineers Will Train At IFTI Facility In California

In response to its growing need for highly skilled, well trained test pilots and flight test engineers the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) will begin training flight test pilots and flight test engineers at the International Flight Test Institute (IFTI) in Mojave, California.

RUAG Aviation Becomes Hartzell's Recommended Service Facility In Central Europe

Switzerland-Based MRO Operation Is FAA, EASA Approved

Hartzell Propeller has appointed RUAG Aviation in Lodrino, Switzerland as a Recommended Service Facility. The Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facility covers a wide area of central Europe.

UAL Fails To Reach Agreement With Teamster Aviation Maintenance Technicians

Union Calls On Company To Stop Dragging Its Feet On A Contract

Talks between United Airlines and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters-represented aviation maintenance technicians and related workers stalled late last week.

American Wingsuit Flyer Fatally Injured In Accident

Johnny Strange Had Jumped From Mount Gitschen In Central Switzerland

An American wingsuit flyer was fatally injured Thursday in an accident on Mount Gitschen in the Alps in central Switzerland, according to local authorities.

UA Completes 2nd Round Of Ground Testing To Support Super Puma Display

New Flight Deck Includes EFI-890H Advanced Flight Displays, Dual UNS-1Fw MMMS, And Radio Control Unit

Universal Avionics recently completed a second round of ground testing for software changes implemented to support the integration of EFI-890H Advanced Flight Displays in the AS332 Super Puma helicopter. The EFI-890H Primary Flight Displays (PFD) will replace the existing ADIs, HSI, Airspeed Indicators, Altimeters, and Vertical Speed Indicators.

Bombardier Delivers Two Amphibious Aircraft Newfoundland, Labrador

Bombardier 415 Aircraft Will Join Forest Firefighting Fleet

Bombardier has delivered two Bombardier 415 amphibious aircraft to the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. The order for the aircraft was announced in March 2014 and the first aircraft was delivered in May 2014. The second aircraft, which was unveiled today in St. John’s, Newfoundland, was delivered in September 2015.

Group Uploads Hi-Res Moon Images To Flickr

Nearly 10,000 Images Show Every Aspect Of America's Journeys To The Moon

Over 8,400 high-resolution images depicting America's Moon missions have been uploaded to the photo sharing service Flickr.

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Aero-TV: Driving and Flying – The Switchblade Multi-Mode Aircraft

Innovation Comes In Many Forms... Some Of Them Quite Unexpected

While at EAA AirVenture 2015, ANN CEO and Editor-In-Chief, Jim Campbell, stopped to get some information about a project that is in the works, but according to the developer, it’s on the way. Jim met with Sam Bousfield, the CEO of Samson Motors Inc., and talked about a unique car…no… let’s call it a motorcycle…or maybe we should call it an airplane. This vehicle of the future is called the Switchblade. Bousfield says they call this vehicle a multimode. He says it’s thr

Unmanned Aircraft Systems Safety To Be Focus Of House Hearing

Aviation Subcommittee To Discuss The Issue Wednesday

The House Transportation Committee Subcommittee on Aviation, chaired by U.S. Rep. Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ), will hold a hearing this week on issues related to unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) safety.

San Francisco 49ers Tackle Drone Safety

First Professional Sports Franchise To Recorded Video To Remind Fans About UAV Rules

Working with the FAA, the National Football League’s San Francisco 49ers are tackling the issue of unmanned aircraft safety.

Tecnam Delivers 32 Airplanes During Summer 2015

Announces Major Upgrade In Its Delivery Process

Tecnam has announced a major upgrade in its aeroplane delivery process and service with the development of a new Tecnam Visitor and Delivery center and its Capua, Italy production facility.

Airmen In C-130 Accident Identified, Memorialized

Plane Went Down October 2 In Afghanistan

The six Airmen assigned to the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing who died Oct. 2 when their C-130J Super Hercules went down shortly after takeoff from Jalalabad Airfield, Afghanistan, were identified Oct. 3 by the Defense Department.

AeroSports Update: PBOR2 Changes The 3rd Class Medical Exemption

The Exemption From A 3rd Class FAA Medical Certificate Has Been Modified In The Pilot's Bill Of Rights 2

The purpose of this column is not to detail the changes that occurred but to talk about why they have occurred and to point out that history has repeated itself. Some readers are accepting the changes as something that’s necessary, while others are going to fight it to the death. Whichever side you’re on, it’s coming down to whether or not we win the war by taking some calculated losses.

Bombardier Signs Firm Agreements For Combined Total Of Up To 16 CRJ Series A/C

Welcomes Dublin's CityJet To CRJ Series Family

Bombardier Commercial Aircraft has welcomed Dublin-based CityJet (CityJet) to the CRJ Series family of aircraft operators following confirmation that it will operate CRJ900 aircraft in the network of Sweden’s Scandinavian Airlines (SAS). CityJet will acquire the aircraft from a customer that signed a firm purchase agreement for eight CRJ900 aircraft and took options on an additional six. The customer has requested to remain unidentified at this time.

AUVSI, 28 Organizations Mark Missed FAA Deadline For UAS Integration

Broad Array Of UAS Stakeholders Advocate For Regulatory Framework As Congressionally Mandated Deadline Passes

The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) led 28 other organizations and companies in sending a letter to the FAA marking its failure to meet the congressionally mandated deadline for integration of UAS into the National Airspace System (NAS). The FAA has had more than three years to meet the Sept. 30, 2015 deadline for full integration, yet the agency hasn’t even completed the small UAS rule.

Airborne 10.05.15: Moon Express, Sullenberger At NBAA 2015, F-35 Ejection Seats

Also: B-29 'Doc' Flight Testing, AVW; Inhofe on PBoR2, Chicago ATC Fire, United Launch Alliance, CA Aviation Partnership, Air Freight Flat, Florida WW II Bomber

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Aero-News: Quote Of The Day (10.06.15)

"We've taken a blow, but I'm proud of the way we've come together and supported each other. That must continue." Source: Lt. Col. Mitchell Spillers, the 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron commander.

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (10.06.15): Aerodynamic Coefficient

Any nondimensional coefficient relating to aerodynamic forces or moments, such as a coefficient of drag, a coefficient of lift, etc.

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (10.06.15)

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Allegedly Conducted Unauthorized Unmanned Aircraft Operations In NYC, Chicago

Pilot Seriously Injured, Aircraft Destroyed

To Be Presented With The Association's Meritorious Service Award Doswell Award, Respectively

Wings Over The Rockies Celebrating Progress On Exploration Of Flight Center

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Chinese Flight Test Engineers Will Train At IFTI Facility In California

Switzerland-Based MRO Operation Is FAA, EASA Approved

Union Calls On Company To Stop Dragging Its Feet On A Contract

Johnny Strange Had Jumped From Mount Gitschen In Central Switzerland

New Flight Deck Includes EFI-890H Advanced Flight Displays, Dual UNS-1Fw MMMS, And Radio Control Unit

Bombardier 415 Aircraft Will Join Forest Firefighting Fleet

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Innovation Comes In Many Forms... Some Of Them Quite Unexpected

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First Professional Sports Franchise To Recorded Video To Remind Fans About UAV Rules

Announces Major Upgrade In Its Delivery Process

Plane Went Down October 2 In Afghanistan

The Exemption From A 3rd Class FAA Medical Certificate Has Been Modified In The Pilot's Bill Of Rights 2

Welcomes Dublin's CityJet To CRJ Series Family

Broad Array Of UAS Stakeholders Advocate For Regulatory Framework As Congressionally Mandated Deadline Passes

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