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March 17, 2025

ITPS And Honeywell Launch New Training Program

Hybrid Solution Trains Flight Test Teams More Efficiently

The International Test Pilot School has teamed up with Honeywell to initiate a new flight test training program designed to improve how professional test pilots are trained. ITPS has developed a unique Hybrid Industry Training Solutions for Flight Test Teams program, and Honeywell’s Aerospace Flight Test team agreed to be the launch customer for the innovative training solution.

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Spirit Airlines Climbs Out of Bankruptcy

No-Frills Carrier Completes Debt Restructure Four Months After Filing for Chapter 11

Famously low-cost, no-frills carrier Spirit Airlines has completed its debt restructuring and surged out of Chapter 11 bankruptcy. For now, it seems that Spirit will continue flying solo as it becomes a more stable competitor. Spirit Airlines filed for bankruptcy nearly four months ago, on November 18, 2024, after years of teetering on the edge.

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Smallest Air Force One Joins CAF Tampa Bay Wing

L-26B Aero Commander Was Known As Ike’s Bird

The Commemorative Air Force Tampa Bay Wing was recently assigned the smallest aircraft to ever carry the call sign Air Force One. It is one of the original six L-26 Aero Commanders purchased by the U.S. Air Force in 1955 for use by President Dwight D. “Ike” Eisenhower.

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NASA, SpaceX Send Crew-10 to the Space Station

NASA’s Latest Commercial Crew Rotation Launches On SpaceX Dragon

On March 15 at precisely 7:03 pm, NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 mission lifted off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, sending four astronauts up to the International Space Station (ISS). A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket did the heavy lifting, propelling the Dragon spacecraft and its four-person crew into orbit for a science-packed stay.

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American Airlines Flight Evacutes After Ground Fire

B737 Diverted Due to ‘Engine Vibrations,’ Caught Fire While Taxiing

On March 13, an American Airlines Boeing 737-800 decided to divert and land in Denver, Colorado due to ‘engine vibrations’. While this was likely an annoying delay at the time, passengers should be grateful that the engine fire that ensued shortly after didn’t happen in the air.

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Verticon 2025 Very Productive For Airbus

Tallies 118 Helicopter Orders At Show

Airbus struck a rich lode of demand at VAI Verticon 2025 in Dallas, Texas, with the company’s helicopter manufacturing division announcing multiple orders totaling up to 110 aircraft including options. The final numbers have been announced and now show a total of 118 helicopter orders.

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AAA USA Donates Piper PA-28 to Saraland High School

Aircraft Donation Provides Hands-On Training For Future Aerospace Professionals

AAA USA, an aerospace, industrial, and ground transportation service company based in Mobile, Alabama, has donated a full-scale maintenance training aircraft to Saraland High School in support of its aviation program. The donation will provide students with hands-on experience working on a common airframe: the Piper PA-28.

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MagniX Releases New Line of Electric Helicopter Engines

HeliStorm Engines Aim to Provide More Power With Less Weight

MagniX, a leading innovator in sustainable propulsion tech, recently debuted its latest line of electric engines. The HeliStorm is geared towards helicopters and can operate at around 6,000-7,000 RPM while being lighter in weight than older models. The engines are used alongside magniX’s Samson batteries to generate a fully electric power source.

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NTSB Final Report: Hiller UH-12E

Landed On Some “Substantially Sized Granite Rocks” Where The Skids Became Lodged In The Rocks

Analysis: The pilot of the helicopter reported that with two passengers aboard, he approached a mountain lake to a hover above the water and saw the engine and rotor speed decrease to the green arc of the engine and rotor tachometer. He maneuvered the helicopter to the shore, and with the engine and rotor continuing to droop, he landed on some “substantially sized granite rocks” where the skids became lodged in the rocks.

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Classic Aero-TV: Portrait of the Army Aviation Heritage Foundation

From 2023 (YouTube Edition): To Preserve and Teach

Incorporated as a non-profit domestic corporation in June 1997, the Army Aviation Heritage Foundation (AAHF) is a one-of-a-kind, national organization comprising veterans, their families, and civilian supporters individually and collectively dedicated to preserving and presenting the legacy of U.S. Army Aviation. By virtue of chapters in Hampton, Georgia; Mesa, Arizona; and St. Louis, Missouri, the Foundation hosts and participates in aircraft and museum tours, school programs, air-shows, and other public events across the U.S.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (03.17.25)

Aero Linx: Rhode Island Pilots Association (RIPA) Part of RIPA’s mission is to promote aviation safety within the entire aviation community, and we are dedicated to aviation safety. Because of this, the Rhode Island Pilots Association is a principal sponsor FAA Safety Seminars in Rhode Island.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (03.17.25): Flight Management Systems

Flight Management Systems A computer system that uses a large data base to allow routes to be preprogrammed and fed into the system by means of a data loader. The system is constantly updated with respect to position accuracy by reference to conventional navigation aids. The sophisticated program and its associated data base ensures that the most appropriate aids are automatically selected during the information update cycle. 

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (03.17.25)

“I'm incredibly proud of our Team Members for their continued dedication to our Guests and each other throughout this process. Despite the challenges we've faced as an organization, we're emerging as a stronger and more focused airline.” Source: Spirit CEO Ted Christie, speaking fairly optimistically after the airline emerged from bankruptcy.

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