Sun, Jun 07, 2020
Information is starting to emerge concerning the May 17th accident seriously injured pilot Captain Rich MacDougall and resulted in the death of Captain Jenn Casey, the Snowbird PAO (Public Affairs Officer).
The villain in this crash may be none other than a local bird. Examination of the video that was shot as the fated Snowbird flight of two was departing, shows a small object about to get sucked in to the right intake of the affected aircraft -- and a bird is the suspect. During the battle over ATC privatization issues a few years back, Canada's aviation regulatory agencies (especially NAV CANADA) were held up (by misguided Pro-ATC Privatization concerns) as a reason why ATC Privatization wasn't a bad thing overall... because NAV CANADA was supposedly reasonable to deal with and cost-effectively priced. But now... NAV CANADA proposes to increase customer service charge rates, on average, by 29.5%, effective September 1, 2020. NAV CANADA acknowledges that this proposal comes at a time when its customers are experiencing exceptionally difficult circumstances caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. But they still want the bucks... The Blues are getting ready to go SUPER. Boeing has delivered the first Super
Hornet test aircraft for the U.S. Navy’s Blue Angel flight demonstration squadron. The unpainted aircraft now enters the flight test and evaluation phase at Naval Air Station Patuxent River in Maryland. Boeing expects to deliver a total of 11 aircraft for the squadron in 2020. All this -- and MORE in today's episode of Airborne!!!
Airborne 06.05.20 is chock full of info in this Daily News Episode, Friday, June 5th, 2020... Presented by Aero-TV veteran videographer and Airborne Host Sophie Hurlock. Sophie is supported by ANN Chief Videographer Nathan Cremisino, as well as ANN CEO/Editor-In-Chief Jim Campbell. This episode covers:
- Bird-Strike Suspected in Downing of Snowbird Jet
- Nav Canada Fees to Rise -- A Lot
- Boeing Delivers First Super Hornet Blue Angel Test Jet
- AEA And Industry Coalition Urge FCC To Reconsider Approval Of Ligado 5G Network
- Piaggio Aerospace May Have A Future After All
- Alaskan CG Aircrews Coordinate Medevac 300 Miles NW Of St. Paul Island
- No Surprise: NTSB Asks Heli Manufacturers to Install Recording Systems
Get Comprehensive, Real-Time, 24/7 coverage of the latest aviation and aerospace stories anytime, at aero-news.net. And be sure to join us again tomorrow, for the next edition of "Airborne Unlimited" here on Aero-TV. Thanks for watching. See you, again, tomorrow!
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