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November 29, 2017

USAF Removes Lt. Col. Jason Heard As Thunderbirds Commander

Top Brass Lost Confidence In His Leadership And Risk Management Style

The U.S. Air Force has removed Lt. Col. Jason Heard as the commander of the Thunderbirds demonstration team.

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Airborne 11.29.17: Cessna SkyCourier, Women's Freefall Record, KSMO Temp Closure

Also: Hartzell Engine Technologies, Persian Gulf Airlines, 'Unsafe' Intercept Of P-8, Farnborough 2018

Textron Aviation has introduced a new twin-engine, high-wing, large-utility turboprop – the Cessna SkyCourier 408. FedEx Express has signed on as the launch customer for up to 100 aircraft, with an initial fleet order of 50 cargo aircraft and options for 50 more. Entry into service for the SkyCourier is planned for 2020. A group of 32 women set a world record for skydiving in formation on November 25th during an event held at Skydive Arizona over the Thanksgiving weekend. The women exited two air

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Airborne 11.29.17: Cessna SkyCourier, Women's Freefall Record, KSMO Temp Closure

Also: Hartzell Engine Technologies, Persian Gulf Airlines, 'Unsafe' Intercept Of P-8, Farnborough 2018

 

Textron Aviation has introduced a new twin-engine, high-wing, large-utility turboprop – the Cessna SkyCourier 408. FedEx Express has signed on as the launch customer for up to 100 aircraft, with an initial fleet order of 50 cargo aircraft and options for 50 more. Entry into service for the SkyCourier is planned for 2020. A group of 32 women set a world record for skydiving in formation on November 25th during an event held at Skydive Arizona over the Thanksgiving weekend. The women exited two airplanes in formation at 18,000 feet. It was the fourth jump of the day, and the 14th attempt of the event. The formation was what is known by skydivers as

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NTSB Releases Factual Report From Bugatti Replica Accident

Pilot Of The Aircraft Was Fatally Injured

The NTSB has released its factual report from an accident which occurred August 6, 2016 involving a replica of a Bugatti-DeMonge 100P airplane that resulted in the fatal injury of the pilot on board. According to the report, the aircraft impacted terrain shortly after takeoff from runway 35L at the Clinton-Sherman Airport (KCSM), near Burns Flat, Oklahoma.

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DroneShield Releases Video Of Anti-Drone Systems

DroneSentinel And DroneSentry Are Commercially Available Today

Australian public company DroneShield, which claims substantial U.S. operations, has release a video of its DroneSentinel / DroneSentry anti-drone systems in operation.

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Republic Airline, Lewis University Sign College’s First Pilot Partnership

Agreement Represents The 23Rd Such Partnership For Republic, Offering Students A Defined Career Path In Commercial Aviation

Republic Airline has signed a partnership agreement with Lewis University for pilot development and career progression, the college aviation program’s first agreement with an airline. With the addition of this aviation program, Republic now works with 23 schools across the United States to help students fast-track their careers as commercial airline pilots.

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Airbus Foundation And Air Côte d'Ivoire Team Up For First Goodwill Flight

New A320 Carried School Supplies And Clothes For Underprivileged Children

The Airbus Foundation and Air Côte d'Ivoire have organized their first goodwill flight to transport school supplies and clothes for underprivileged children aboard the airline’s newest A320. As part of Air Côte d'Ivoire’s corporate social responsibility policy, this mission will support the education and health sector – areas in great need in the region.

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Canadian North To Launch MMRO Facility At Edmonton International Airport

Multimillion-Dollar Facility To Open Early Next Year

Canadian North Airlines will establish its own Manufacturing, Maintenance, Repair and Operations (MMRO) facility, which will open during the first quarter of 2018 within its 90,000 square foot hangar at Edmonton International Airport.

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That's All, Brother's Test Flight Is Coming Soon

Progress Is Being Made On Restoration Of The Historic C-47

The team restoring the C-47 'That's All, Brother' has made significant progress on the project, and is hoping to have the airplane back in the air soon. The airplane was the lead C-47 carrying paratroopers into Europe on D-Day. It was rescued shortly before being scrapped in 2015, and has been undergoing restoration ever since.

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Global Jet Capital Releases Eight-Year Florida Forecast

State Predicted To Take Delivery Of 30 Mid-Sized To Large Private Jets Each Year To 2025

Florida based Global Jet Capital has released analysis of industry data which predicts that around 30 medium and large business jets could be delivered to Florida owners each year between now and 2025. The company expects the total value of these aircraft to be around $1.5bn each year. It has carried out analysis of the sector which reveals that over $250million of this figure is likely to be purchased through operating leases, a type of financing in which Global Jet Capital is leading the market.

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Engine Testing Underway For Stratolaunch

But First Flight For The Enormous Airplane Not Likely Until 2018

The Mojave Desert has been echoing with the sound of jet engines as Paul Allen's Stratolaunch has been testing the engines for the largest airplane by wingspan to ever be rolled out of a hangar.

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Russians Make 'Unsafe' Intercept Of A P-8 Poseidon

Aircraft Was Flying In International Airspace Over The Black Sea

The Pentagon says that a Russian Su-30 fighter made an "unsafe" intercept of a U.S. P-8A Poseidon surveillance aircraft on Saturday while the American airplane was operating in international airspace over the Black Sea.

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Leaflet Drop Drone Pilot Identified By Authorities

Sacramento Resident Tracy Michael Mapes Was Cited For Flying A Drone Over Levi's Stadium

Authorities have identified the man who was arrested Sunday for flying a drone over two NFL games, dropping leaflets over the crowd criticizing television news.

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PRODUCT: Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation (Sikorsky) Model S-76A, S-76B, S-76C, and S-76D helicopters.

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Aero-TV: Close To Completion - The Rough 'n Ready PC-24 TwinJet

PC-24 Is Approaching Certification…

 

The PC-24 development project has now entered its final phase, the most challenging tests have all been successfully completed. The three PC-24 prototypes have made a total of 1,250 flights for 2,000 hours in the air so far.

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Aero-TV: Close To Completion - The Rough 'n Ready PC-24 TwinJet

PC-24 Is Approaching Certification…

The PC-24 development project has now entered its final phase, the most challenging tests have all been successfully completed. The three PC-24 prototypes have made a total of 1,250 flights for 2,000 hours in the air so far. Function reliability tests are currently underway with P03, which corresponds to the production standard. P02, the second PC-24 prototype, will be on display together with the latest version of the PC-12 NG at Pilatus’ indoor booth at the NBAA-BACE event...

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NTSB: GA Fatal Accident Rate Lowest In 50 Years

Drops To Below One Fatal Accident For Every 100,000 Flight Hours

The NTSB recently released fatal accident data for all modes of transportation in the U.S., including data showing that in 2016, the fatal accident rate for GA aircraft had dropped to its lowest level in 50 years.

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Airbus, Rolls-Royce, And Siemens Team Up For Electric Future

Partnership Launches E-Fan X Hybrid-Electric Flight Demonstrator

Airbus, Rolls-Royce, and Siemens have formed a partnership which aims at developing a near-term flight demonstrator which will be a significant step forward in hybrid-electric propulsion for commercial aircraft.

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U.S. Companies Win $44 Billion In New UAE Orders At Dubai Airshow

New Orders For 265 Boeing Airplanes; New Deals With Lockheed, Raytheon

U.S. companies were the big winners at the 2017 Dubai Airshow as UAE customers placed more than $44 billion in new orders for commercial aircraft and defense-related equipment and services.

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New Project Will Provide Single View Of Air Traffic Trajectories In Europe

Will Result In More Predictable And Punctual Flights

A European project is developing solutions and procedures to provide one single and precise view of air traffic movements across the continent. The Four Dimensions Trajectory Management (4DTM) project is addressing one of the key challenges for advancing the Single European Sky: guaranteeing that navigation service providers, airport operators, airlines and the aviation community at large share a single harmonized view that is updated in real time with the movements of both civil and military aircraft throughout Europe.

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World Record Set For Formation Skydiving By Women

Record Set On Saturday, November 25th During Event In Arizona

A group of 32 women set a world record for skydiving in formation on November 25th during an event held at Skydive Arizona over the Thanksgiving weekend.

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Airbus Appoints Eric Schulz As Successor To John Leahy

Joins The Company At The End Of January 2018 From Rolls-Royce

Airbus has appointed Eric Schulz, 54, EVP, Chief of Sales, Marketing & Contracts for the company’s Commercial Aircraft business. In this function, he will join Airbus at the end of January 2018 and will report to Chief Executive Officer Tom Enders.

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Tecnam U.S. Delivers The First Three Of Thirty Special Mission Platforms

Will Be Used For For Geospatial Data Acquisition

Tecnam U.S. has announced that on October 2nd, 2017 and November 20th, 2017 it completed the delivery of the first three of an order for thirty P2006T twin engine aircraft in its Special Mission Platform (SMP) configuration.

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Airborne 11.27.17: Skydive Myrtle Beach Update, Adventure Pilot, Mooney TKS

Also: Gone West-James Brown Jr., Endeavor Air Pilots, Airport Selloffs Fought, FAA SAIB For MBB-BK117

This is a story that ANN has been reporting on for years and we’re pleased to see some positive progress. Discovery has been ordered by a federal magistrate in a lawsuit against Horry County SC, Horry County Department of Airports (HCDA), and the FAA, in which Skydive Myrtle Beach owner Aaron Holly charges that the government and agencies have conspired against him to deprive him of his constitutional rights. In his lawsuit, Holly alleges that the entities conspired to deprive him of his constitut

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (11.29.17)

“We are glad to have Eric Schulz joining our team. He has broad international experience in the aerospace industry, a deep understanding of airline operations and aero engines as well as a proven track record in building and effectively leading organizations in complex environments." Source: Airbus CEO Tom Enders.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (11.29.17): Critical Angle Of Attack

The angle of attack at which a wing stalls regardless of airspeed, flight attitude, or weight.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (11.29.17)

The Ornithopter Zone It's amazing, but it's true! An ornithopter is a device that flies by flapping its wings - just like a real bird or insect! How is it different from an airplane or helicopter? Those machines are driven by rotating airfoils.

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