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September 10, 2019

Airborne-Unmanned 09.10.19: Remote ID NPRM Delay, UAvionix, ANAFI FPV

Also: Drone Delivery Test, AiRXOS UTM Pilot Program, FAA/UAS Partnership, Altitude Angel

DoT has delayed the publication of an NPRM concerning remote identification of UAVs until December of this year. According to the DOT Significant Rulemaking Report, the action would implement system(s) for the remote identification of certain unmanned aircraft systems. The remote identification of unmanned aircraft systems in the national airspace system would further address security and law enforcement concerns regarding the further integration of these aircraft into the national airspace while also enabling great

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Airborne-Unmanned 09.10.19: Remote ID NPRM Delay, UAvionix, ANAFI FPV

Also: Drone Delivery Test, AiRXOS UTM Pilot Program, FAA/UAS Partnership, Altitude Angel

DoT has delayed the publication of an NPRM concerning remote identification of UAVs until December of this year. According to the DOT Significant Rulemaking Report, the action would implement system(s) for the remote identification of certain unmanned aircraft systems. The remote identification of unmanned aircraft systems in the national airspace system would further address security and law enforcement concerns regarding the further integration of these aircraft into the national airspace while also enabling greater operational capabilities by these same aircraft. UAvionix offered free pingRX unmanned aircraft system (UAS) ADS-B receivers to first responders and UAS service organizations p

Mechanic Accused Of Sabotaging AA Flight Had Been Fired By Alaska Airlines

Allegedly Tampered With Navigation System Of An Airliner Scheduled To Fly From Miami To The Bahamas

The mechanic who is accused of tampering with the navigation system of an American Airlines jet in what he said was a protest over contract negotiations has a history of issues with his employers.

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Collaboration On Use Of UAVs In The Nuclear Industry Announced

Curtiss-Wright, Cyberhawk Sign Agreement To Provide Visual Asset Management Using Drones And Software To The North American Nuclear Power Market

Curtiss-Wright’s Nuclear Division and Cyberhawk have signed an agreement to provide visual asset management using unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and software to the North American nuclear power market. As part of the agreement, Curtiss-Wright will market and deliver Cyberhawk’s services to customers that require visual inspections of their critical assets.

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Boeing And China Airlines Finalize Order For Six 777 Freighters

Carrier Modernizing Its Freighter Fleet

China Airlines has finalized its agreement with Boeing to order six 777 Freighters to modernize its cargo fleet. The carrier, which currently operates one of the world's largest 747 Freighter fleets, plans to transition to the largest and longest range twin-engine freighters in the industry as it launches operations from Taipei to North America, a key market that provides higher yields for the carrier.

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Silver Airways Stands With The Bahamas

Has Resumed Many Routes And Established Relief Efforts

Silver Airways, a long-standing partner and necessary air service link to the Bahamas, has resumed flights to all airports that it serves in the Bahamas that are open.

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Airbus Delivers 1,000th Super Puma Helicopter

Milestone Aircraft Is A Civil H215 To Be Operated By The German Federal Police

Airbus Helicopters has delivered its 1,000th Super Puma helicopter: a twin-engine multi-role H215 assembled in Marignane, France, and handed over to the German Federal Police (Bundespolizei) to support the German Havarie Command, which manages maritime emergencies off of Germany’s coast.

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JAL Selects GE Aviation For Digital Records System

Digital Records Management System Streamlines Asset Documents

Japan Airlines has selected GE Aviation for Digital Records Management across its fleet of more than 200 airplanes. The implementation is currently underway and adds to the 700 million aircraft maintenance records being maintained on GE's digital records management system, AirVault. The agreement includes maintenance and engineering integration of the system at the JAL facilities around the world.

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UAV Navigation Announces VECTOR MCC

Allows Increase In The Number Of Payloads That Can Be Controlled With An Advanced UAV

UAV Navigation is pleased to announce our new VECTOR MCC.  The new product will be introduced at the Defence & Security Equipment International conference (DSEI).

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Off-Duty easyJet Airlines Pilot Volunteers To Fly Airplane To Spain

Scheduled Pilot Did Not Show Up For The Flight From Manchester

An off-duty easyJet Airlines pilot found himself suddenly back at work when the pilot who was scheduled to fly from Manchester, England to Alicante, Spain did not show up at the airport.

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Super Cub Down Ahead Of Hood River Fly-In

Two Fatally Injured In The Accident

A Piper PA-18 Super Cub suffered an apparent engine failure on takeoff from the Hood River (4S2) airport in Oregon Friday and went down on the airport grounds, resulting in the fatal injury of the two people on board.

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Drone Flies Over Michigan Football Home Opener Saturday

Two Arrested In Connection With The Incident

Two people have been arrested in connection with an incident which occurred Saturday at the Michigan University home football opener after they allegedly flew a drone over the stadium.

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Hypoxia Trainer Breath Of Fresh Air At Tailhook

ODHT Demonstrated At The Annual Convention

Physiology experts were on hand at the annual Tailhook Association Convention Sept. 5-7 providing a demonstration of the newest hypoxia awareness training device for naval aviation, the On-Demand Hypoxia Trainer (ODHT).

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Airborne 09.09.19: Hall Wins Red Bull, AAL Sabotage, ERAU Piper NTSB Report

Also: Nat'l Airlines Council Of CA, American Rocketry Challenge, Viasat, EU Extends Deadline

That’s it... it's all over now. One of the coolest and most lauded aviation sporting events in the world has packed its bags and shut down... but not before giving Austrailian Red Bull Racer, Matt Hall, the ultimate bragging rights as he won the very last race in the series. After four Red Bull Air Race World Championship podiums including three oh-so-near misses in second place, Australia’s Matt Hall finally took top honors at the Red Bull finale in Chiba, Japan on Sunday. In what can only be a trul

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Airborne-Unmanned 09.03.19: Stratospheric HiDRON, Pilot Fine, Restrictions Eased

Also: New Drone Study, Triton UAS Development, X-naut, Small UAS Threat Tracking

UAVOS and Stratodynamics have have conducted a flight of the HiDRON stratospheric glider to a new altitude of 98,450 feet breaking their previous 82,000 feet record. From the start of the HIDRON until its landing in an automatic mode, the flight was conducted in a beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) mode. All went according to the plan with the UAVOS ground crew lifted HiDRON by a balloon to the 30 km target altitude and released in -76° F stratospheric winds. Following an investigation of two incidents in downtown Toro

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EHang Completes Another Autonomous Aerial Vehicle Passenger-Carrying Demo Flight

Flight Took Place At The 2019 Northeast Asia Expo

Autonomous aerial vehicle (AAV) technology platform company EHang performed a passenger-carrying AAV demonstration flight at the 2019 Northeast Asia Expo, held from August 23-27 in the capital city of China's Jilin province, Changchun.

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Two Charged In Attempted Theft Of Trade Secrets From GE Aviation

Case Centers Around Jet Engine Gear Boxes Made By Avio Aero

A Russian national and an Italian national have been charged in federal court in the Southern District of Ohio with conspiring and attempting to steal trade secrets from an American aviation company. Alexander Yuryevich Korshunov, 57, and Maurizio Paolo Bianchi, 59, were charged by a criminal complaint on Aug. 21.  Korshunov was arrested on Aug. 30 at Naples International Airport in Italy.

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DOT Delays NPRM On Remote ID Of UAVs

No Reason Given For The Delay

The U.S. DOT has delayed the publication of an NPRM concerning remote identification of UAVs until December of this year.

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Boeing Suspends 777X Load Testing

Cargo Door Failed In A Ground Stress Test

Boeing has suspended load testing of its 777X following the failure of a cargo door during a ground stress test.

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Australia's Matt Hall Clinches 2019 RBAR World Championship In Chiba

Takes Top Honors In The Series' Farewell Event

After four Red Bull Air Race World Championship podiums including three near misses in second place, Australia’s Matt Hall finally achieved the holy grail at the season finale in Chiba, Japan on Sunday, defeating home hero Yoshihide Muroya by a single point. The FAI is pleased to congratulate Matt Hall as the winner of this ultimate race.

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Chandrayaan 2 Lunar Lander Located On The Moon

Contact With The Spacecraft Had Been Lost During Its Final Descent

After losing contact with the Chandrayaan 2 Vikram lunar lander during its final descent to the moon's surface, the Indian Space Agency says it has located the spacecraft on the surface of the moon, though they have few details about the condition of the lander.

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C-47 Tico Belle Participates In Hurricane Dorian Relief

Vintage Aircraft Carries Supplies To Devastated Islands In The Bahamas

An airplane that once carried paratroopers into France on D-Day has taken a role in providing humanitarian relief to the hurricane-ravaged islands of the Bahamas in the wake of Dorian.

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (09.10.19)

"The FAI has been honored to be a partner of the Red Bull Air Race since 2005, and is sorry to see this fabulous air sports event being discontinued." Source: FAI president Robert Henderson.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (09.10.19): Critical Engine

The engine which, upon failure, would most adversely affect the performance or handling qualities of an aircraft.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (09.10.19)

1945 CORSAIR FG-1D For Sale In Redondo Beach, CA

Want to get into the Warbird scene? This might not be the BEST starting point, but if you've got $2.5 million burning a hole in your pocket, how about this 1945 Corsair FG-1D.

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