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September 14, 2019

Amazon Announces New Dallas-Fort Worth Regional Air Hub

Facility To Start Operations In October, Create 300 New Jobs

Amazon will open its Regional Air Hub at the Fort Worth Alliance Airport October. The Regional Air Hub is the first build-to-suit airport project of its kind in the Amazon Air network and was designed to support Amazon Air’s larger scale regional needs, including sortation capability and infrastructure to handle multiple flights daily.

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Embraer Delivers First E195-E2 To AerCap And Azul

Azul Is The Global Launch Operator For The E195-E2

In a ceremony to be held at its main facility in São José dos Campos, Embraer delivered its first E195-E2, the biggest of the three members of the E-Jets E2 family of commercial aircraft. The recipients are AerCap, the world's largest aircraft leasing company, and Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras S.A. Azul is the global launch operator for the E195-E2 and has placed firm orders for 51 of the type.

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Pilot Offers Reward For Lost Airplane

He And A Passenger Were Forced To Bail Out Of The TBM Avenger In May Of Last Year

The pilot and owner of a 1945 Grumman TBM Avenger is asking for help locating the airplane he was forced to abandon during a flight last year, and he's willing to pay $20,000 to anyone who finds the airplane.

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Key Sponsors Enable National High School Space Challenge

StellarXplorers Invites Teams Of Students To Use Space Systems Engineering Principles To Solve A Problem

The Air Force Association (AFA) announced sponsors for its StellarXplorers program, the National High School Space Challenge. L3Harris Technologies, Aerojet Rocketdyne, and SpaceX have generously renewed their sponsorship for the coming season. RocketLab is generously supporting the StellarXplorers program for the first time in this 2019-2020 season. Student registration is currently open through October 5.

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RAF Selects Leonardo For Counter-Drone Research Program

Will Examine How Operators Will Be Able To Detect, Track, Identify And Defeat Rogue Drones

Leonardo has announced that it has been selected by the UK’s Royal Air Force (RAF) to support the next stage of their research and development program. The study will explore the current threat posed by hostile drones and how this is likely to evolve in future, as well as evaluating a range of technologies that could form a future RAF counter-drone capability.

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New Boeing 702X Satellites Offer Unique Multi-Mission Flexibility

Matured Design Enables Delivery To Customers In Less Than Three Years

Boeing has unveiled its 702X family of software-defined satellites, highlighting a 4,200 pound variant for geosynchronous orbit. The 702X technology enables operators to adapt to changing market conditions by dynamically allocating bandwidth.

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StandardAero Acquires Safe Aviation Solutions

Expands Component Repair And LRU Portfolio

StandardAero has acquired Safe Aviation Solutions (including Safe Fuel, Accel and B&E ACR), formerly the MRO services subsidiary of the B&E Group, which will continue to expand StandardAero’s Components, Helicopters & Accessories (CH&A) division and its portfolio of MRO and component repair services. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Houlihan Lokey acted as exclusive financial advisor to B&E Group in its sale of Safe Aviation Solutions.

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FAA Grants Pro Star Precision Machining PMA Approval

Will Allow Pro Star Aviation To Manufacture Certified Parts And Kits

Pro Star Precision Machining, a subsidiary of Pro Star Aviation, has received Parts Manufacturer Approval (PMA) certificate number PQ10043NE from the FAA. PMA is a design and production approval for the modification and replacement of articles for type certificated parts and products.

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (09.14.19)

“We are excited to start flying to and from our new facility at the Fort Worth Alliance Airport very soon. This is our latest investment in Texas and we look forward to hiring top talent from the local community.” Source: Sarah Rhoads, Vice President of Amazon Global Air.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (09.14.19): Non-Restrictive Routing (NRR)

Portions of a proposed route of flight where a user can flight plan the most advantageous flight path with no requirement to make reference to ground−based NAVAIDs.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (09.14.19)

The Aerospace Medical Association (AsMA)

The Aerospace Medical Association (AsMA) is organized exclusively for charitable, educational, and scientific purposes. It is the largest, most-representative professional membership organization in the fields of aerospace medicine and human performance.

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