Aero-News Network: The aviation and aerospace world's daily/real-time news and information service

Hide/Show Archive Navigation.

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30

All News

November 10, 2017

Airborne 11.10.17: TruTrak Vizion, AeroShell's McNeely, Wittman Airport

Also: Gone West-Richard Gordon, StandardAero Buys Vector Aerospace, Alaska Airlines, Piper ADs

Possibly one of the best deals in general aviation, TruTrak is now delivering both Cessna 172 and Cessna 177 Vizion autopilot systems. AND... the company says the price is the same as when the system was announced at AirVenture 2017 - just $5000. This price includes pretty much everything needed to complete installation of the Vizion autopilot in a 172 or 177, autopilot controller, roll servo, pitch servo, mounting brackets, pushrods, AND hardware, even the wiring harness. Add in the affordably-priced ST

Airborne 11.10.17: TruTrak Vizion, AeroShell's McNeely, Wittman Airport

Also: Gone West-Richard Gordon, StandardAero Buys Vector Aerospace, Alaska Airlines, Piper ADs Possibly one of the best deals in general aviation, TruTrak is now delivering both Cessna 172 and Cessna 177 Vizion autopilot systems. AND... the company says the price is the same as when the system was announced at AirVenture 2017 - just $5000. This price includes pretty much everything needed to complete installation of the Vizion autopilot in a 172 or 177, autopilot controller, roll servo, pitch servo, mounting brackets, pushrods, AND hardware, even the wiring harness. Add in the affordably-priced STC from EAA for $100 and pilots can install a two-axis autopilot that will not only make cross-country trips easier, but safer too. As the 2017 Stuart Air Show closed at Witham Field in Florida

More Videos

United Airlines Adds Second Regional President To Leadership Bench

New Position Will Oversee Strategic Vision For San Francisco And Los Angeles Hubs

United Airlines (UAL) has announced the appointment of Janet Lamkin as president, California. She comes to United from Bank of America, where she most recently served as president, California.

Juneyao Airlines Orders GEnx Engines For Its B787 Fleet

Will Power Ten 787-9 Aircraft To Be Delivered Next Year

During U.S. President Donald Trump's visit to China, Juneyao Airlines, a subsidiary under Juneyao Group, reached an agreement with GE to order GEnx-1B engines to power its 10 Boeing 787-9 aircraft. Wang Junjin, Chairman of the Juneyao Group and John Rice, Vice Chairman of GE, President & CEO of GE Global Growth, signed the agreement, witnessed by U.S. President Trump and China President Xi Jinping.

Space Needle Drone Pilot Charged With Reckless Endangerment

Aircraft Impacted The Top Of The Structure On New Year's Eve

The 20-year-old Pasco, WA man who was operating a drone that impacted the top of the Space Needle in Seattle on New Year's Eve 2016 has been charged with reckless endangerment, and faces a fine and jail time.

Bell Helicopter, Reignwood Solidify Collaboration

Commercial Orders Exceed 200 In China For 2017

Bell Helicopter has signed an agreement with Reignwood International Investment Group Company Ltd. (Reignwood) under which Reignwood has agreed to purchase an additional 50 Bell 505s, act as the exclusive reseller for the Bell 505 in China and establish a Bell 505 delivery and maintenance center. The new contract follows previous purchase agreements signed earlier this year with Reignwood for 60 Bell 505s, totaling 110 Bell 505 aircraft.

Advertisement

SureFly Hybrid Electric Octocopter To Will Visit 2018 CES

Workhorse Group Exhibit Will Also Feature Public Unveiling Of N-Gen Low Delivery-Platform Electric Van With Integrated HorseFly Drone

Visitors to the 2018 Consumer Electronics Show will get a look at the SureFly Personal Octocopter under development by the Workhorse group that was on display as a mockup in the Innovations Pavilion at AirVenture in July.

FlightSafety International Promotes Steve Hall To Director, Regulatory Affairs

Assumes Responsibility For Obtaining Regulatory Approvals For Programs

FlightSafety International has promoted Steve Hall to Director, Regulatory Affairs. He has overall responsibility for obtaining aviation regulatory agency approvals and to ensure they are implemented throughout FlightSafety’s worldwide network of Learning Centers. This includes training programs for pilots, maintenance technicians and cabin crews who operate and support a wide variety of business, commercial, military and government aircraft.

Canadian Airlines Pull Flights To St. Maarten

Island Severely Damaged By Hurricanes Irma And Maria

Two Canadian Airlines have announced that they will be curtailing flights to St. Maarten in the Caribbean for the winter season due to damage caused by hurricanes Irma and Maria.

FedEx Commits To Equipping Cessna 208 Fleet With Vision 1000

Cockpit Recording Device To Be Installed In 240 Aircraft

Appareo Systems has been contracted by FedEx Corporation to provide a Flight Operations Quality Assurance (FOQA) solution for the company’s feeder fleet of Cessna 208B Super Cargomaster aircraft.

Atmospheric Beacons Guide NASA Scientists In Search For Life

New Instruments Can Detect Gasses That Can Indicate Potentially Habitable Worlds

Some exoplanets shine brighter than others in the search for life beyond the solar system. New NASA research proposes a novel approach to sniffing out exoplanet atmospheres. It takes advantage of frequent stellar storms — which hurl huge clouds of stellar material and radiation into space — from cool, young dwarf stars to highlight signs of habitable exoplanets.

Alaska DOT Seeks Sponsor For Birchwood Airport

State Is In 'Preliminary Talks' With Eklutna, Inc.

The Alaska Department of Transportation (DOT) is reportedly in early talks with Eklutna, Inc., the largest private landowner in Anchorage, to become a sponsor of Birchwood Airport (PABV).

Advertisement

Rockwell Collins Completes ADS-B Out Milestone On Three NAVAIR Aircraft

First Time ADS-B Out Software Integrated With Flight Management Systems On C-2A, E2-C And P-3C Aircraft

Rockwell Collins recently completed the implementation of ADS-B Out software on C-2A, E2-C and P-3C aircraft for the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR). The certified software brings these aircraft into compliance with the upcoming ADS-B Out mandates required by the end of 2019.

AD: Rolls-Royce plc Turbofan Engines

AD NUMBER: 2017-22-13

PRODUCT: All Rolls-Royce plc (RR) RB211-Trent 970-84 and RB211-Trent 972-84 turbofan engines.

Aero-TV: A Glowing Review - Bob Carlton's SubSonex

Bob Carlton Give His Perspective On The Little Jet As A Performer…

The SubSonex jet has made the dream of flying a jet a reality for people who might not have otherwise been able to check that box on their bucket list. But what is it like as an airshow performer?

More Videos

Aero-TV: A Glowing Review - Bob Carlton's SubSonex

Bob Carlton Give His Perspective On The Little Jet As A Performer…

The SubSonex jet has made the dream of flying a jet a reality for people who might not have otherwise been able to check that box on their bucket list. But what is it like as an airshow performer? At AirVenture, Bob Carlton, president of Vertigo Airshows, told Aero-News that the jet is everything one might expect in a Very Light Jet...

FAA ARC Recommends Changes To The '1,500 Hour' Rule

Endorses An Enhanced Qualification Program (EQP) As An Alternative Pathway To An ATP

The FAA Air Carrier Training Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ACT ARC) has made a recommendation to the agency to modify its requirements for obtaining an ATP certification with restricted privileges (R-ATP) by allowing some education to be substituted for time in the cockpit. The ARC said in the document released last month that the recommendation is the first alternative pathway to such certification to be recommended.

Boeing, China Announce Airplane Sales During Presidential Trade Mission

Agreement Covers 300 Airplanes Valued At More Than $37 Billion

Boeing and China Aviation Suppliers Holding Company (CASC) today signed an agreement for 300 airplanes during a ceremony in Beijing. It was part of the United States trade mission to China, and was signed by Kevin McAllister, Boeing Commercial Airplanes president and CEO, in the presence of U.S. President Donald Trump and China President Xi Jinping.

Advertisement

FAA Proposes ADs For Some Piper Airplanes

Wing Spar Corrosion Prompts The Measure

The FAA has published a proposed AD in the Federal Register for certain Piper Aircraft, Inc. Models PA–28–140, PA–28–150, PA–28–160, PA–28–180, PA–28–235, PA–32–260, and PA–32– 300 airplanes.

Air Force Academy Prep Student Found Responsible For Racists Graffiti

Had Claimed To Be The Target Of The Racist Remarks

Racist messages scrawled on dormitory message boards and the doors of some black students at the U.S. Air Force Academy Preparatory School were put there by one of the students supposedly targeted by the actions, according to an investigation by the academy.

Huge Turnout Reported For The First FAI-ASFC World Fly-In Expo

China International Hot Air Balloon Tournament, International Paramotor Invitational Championships, And International Skydiving Championship Winners Crowned In Wuhan

More than 1,000 pilots, athletes, coaches and referees from 37 countries converged on Wuhan, China this week for the first edition of the FAI – ASFC World Fly-in Expo (WFE).

Visual Approach Guidance Now Available For GTN 650/750

Additional Features Include GTX 3000 & TCAS II Control/Display And More

Garmin has rolled out the latest software upgrade for the GTN 650/750 touchscreen series. New GTN features include visual approach guidance, control and display of the GTX 3000 transponder and GTS 8000 Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System (TCAS II)/Airborne Collision Avoidance System (ACAS II), as well as LNAV+V approaches without Space-Based Augmentation System (SBAS) service. These new features bring advanced capabilities and even more functionality to new and existing GTN 650/750 navigators.

Klyde Morris 11.10.17

Oh Look, Klyde ... A New Shiny Object ...

FMI: www.klydemorris.com

Airborne 11.08.17: Another Icon A5 Fatal, Blue Origin, Lancair Mako Offers BRS

Also: Saudi Prince in Helo Fatal, Baron G58 FlightSim, GAMA Welcomes, EchoStar 105/SES-11

Former Major League Baseball pitcher Roy Halladay died when his Icon A5 impacted the Gulf Of Mexico off the coast of Florida, Tuesday. One of the first known 'deliveries' to a real customer, the Icon A5 program was beset by problems during its decade long genesis and has logged two prior accidents, one of which killed two Icon employees earlier in the year. Halladay was alone in the aircraft, which was discovered inverted in the Gulf after a crash that occurred at about noon. Blue Origin still has every intention o

Advertisement

Aero-News: Quote of the Day (11.10.17)

"Racism has no place at the academy, in any shape or form.” Source: Air Force Academy spokesman Lt. Col. Allen Herritage, on findings that racist grafitti and messages at the Academy Prep School were created by one of the students targeted by the slurs.

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (11.10.17): Situational Awareness

Pilot knowledge of where the aircraft is in regard to location, air traffic control, weather, regulations, aircraft status, and other factors that may affect flight.

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (11.10.17)

The Aerospace States Association

ASA is a bi-partisan representative of the grass roots of American Aerospace. It is an organization of Lieutenant Governors and state appointed delegates.

Advertisement

Top Videos

Airborne 09.13.24: Twin Mustang 4 Sale!, SpaceX v US, ATL Collision

Airborne Affordable Flyers 09.12.24: MidWest Av Expo, RT Demos L600, Piston Av

Airborne 09.11.24: GA Sales Report, Teeny New DJI Drone, Polaris Dawn Launches

Advertisement

Podcasts

AeroTwitter

Please wait while our tweets load

If you can't wait - check out what we've been twittering

© 2007 - 2024 Web Development & Design by Pauli Systems, LC