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November 07, 2024

Airborne-Flight Training 11.07.24: CFI Changes, DPE Symposium, Evektor Harmony

 Also: EAA Scholarship, Keewatin Air Pilots, Bell Textron Donates, Capt. Judy Cameron Scholarship

 

 

On December 1, 2024, the FAA will be finalizing major changes for current and future CFIs. While many modifications are included in this, the most major is the elimination of certificate expiration dates. CFIs will be required to complete recent instruction or a FIRC every 24 months... This year’s Flight School Association of North America (FSANA) Designated Pilot Examiner (DPE) Symposium began with a presentation from FAA senior leadership. It discussed the agency’s work to increase the DPE pool and how it has paid off so far. Evektor has partnered with Odyssey Pilot Hours, a training and time-building operation in Erie, Colo

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Damaging Two-Month Boeing Strike Comes to an End

33,000 Worker Union Accepts Contract Offer, Earns 38% Raise

After over seven weeks, the Boeing machinist strike has come to a close. The 33,000-member union accepted an offer to receive a 38% wage increase and additional benefits over the four-year contract life. The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Local 751, which represents Boeing’s machinists, said that the vote was cleared by a 59% majority.

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Boom’s XB-1 Completes Test Flight Seven

Flight Test Program Accelerates Toward Mach 1

Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 demonstrator aircraft successfully carried out Flight Seven on November 5, 2024, focusing on expanding the flutter envelope and cockpit pressure testing to ensure safe performance and handling qualities as XB-1 nears supersonic speeds and higher altitudes.

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Spirit AeroSystems and SPEEA Reach Tentative Contract Agreement

Union Negotiators Urge Engineers to Accept New Proposal

Spirit AeroSystems, a designer and supplier of Airbus and Boeing parts, has reached a tentative agreement with the bargaining team for its engineer union. The new four-year contract would provide significant increases to salary, bonuses, 401k, and PTO. The offer also includes two letters of understanding.

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Airborne 10.30.24: ArkanSTOL Suspended, Stratolaunch Expands, Artemus III

Also: Boeing To Sell Off Space Biz?, Naval Aviator Honors, Prop Accident, More B-21s?

The ArkanSTOL executive team announced that its annual event and competition would be suspended indefinitely. They cited “evolving professional and personal responsibilities” as the cause, which is certainly a believable statement with the amount of commitment and planning that these grassroot aviation outings require. This unfortunate, yet understandable decision follows last year’s uniquely successful event. Stratolaunch recently completed a set of flight tests aimed to expand the envelope of its Roc air launch aircraft. With a 385 foot wingspan, the Roc

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GateOne Expands To California

CEO Purchases JetWest FBO At Salinas For Fifth Facility

Thomas Mathew, President and CEO of GateOne, announced his purchase of JetWest, the FBO at Salinas Municipal Airport (KSNS) in California, marking the fifth facility in the GateOne family of FBOs. Mathew said he has merged JetWest into the GateOne family and will operate under the name JetWest GateOne, the first one in California and the fifth overall. GateOne provides premier FBO services to aviation communities across the Western U.S. with other facilities in Chandler, Arizona, San Antonio, Texas, Gillette, Wyoming, and Cedar City, Utah.

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Airborne-NextGen 10.29.24: Major AAM Effort Kaput, Blue Origin, Powered Lift Reg

Also: AURA AERO Builds in FL, NATA on SFAR, Textron-Starlink, SocMed Drone Scandal

In a move that seemed to come out of left field, Lilium announced it is on the verge of insolvency and has ceased operations. On October 24, Lilium N.V. submitted a Form 6-K filing to the SEC stating that the managing directors of its two operating subsidiaries, Lilium GmbH and Lilium eAircraft GmbH, determined that they are overindebted and will be unable to pay existing liabilities within the next few days. After a number of delays, Blue Origin’s 27th mission debuted the second human-rated vehicle for the New Shepard program, enabling expanded flight capacity to be

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GMR Finalizes Purchase of 28 Airbus Choppers

Expands its Airbus Air Ambulance Fleet to Nearly 200

Global Medical Response (GMR) has finalized an order of 28 new Airbus helicopters with the option for 23 more over the next three years. This brings its grand total to nearly 200, making it one of the largest Airbus helicopter operators in North America. The agreement calls for six H125s, five H130s, fourteen H135s, and three H145s as a further expansion to GMR’s air med fleet.

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Airborne 10.30.24: ArkanSTOL Suspended, Stratolaunch Expands, Artemus III

Also: Boeing To Sell Off Space Biz?, Naval Aviator Honors, Prop Accident, More B-21s?

The ArkanSTOL executive team announced that its annual event and competition would be suspended indefinitely. They cited “evolving professional and personal responsibilities” as the cause, which is certainly a believable statement with the amount of commitment and planning that these grassroot aviation outings require. This unfortunate, yet understandable decision follows last year’s uniquely successful event. Stratolaunch recently completed a set of flight tests aimed to expand the envelope of its Roc air launch aircraft. With a 385 foot wingspan, the

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Second Bell 505 Purchased By Fort Worth Police Department

Deal Highlights Long-Standing Relationship Between The Organizations

Bell Textron announced that it has received an order for a second Bell 505 helicopter from the Fort Worth Police Department. The Department took delivery of its first Bell 505 in 2021, showcasing its 70-year relationship with Bell. The Department’s Air Support Unit has used a series of Bell aircraft to support its aerial public safety capabilities since the unit’s inception, including Bell 47s and Bell 206 Jet Rangers.

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CAE To Increase Ownership Stake In SIMCOM Joint Venture

Also Extends Training Agreement With FlexJet And Affiliates

CAE announced it will increase its ownership stake in its existing SIMCOM Aviation Training (SIMCOM) joint venture by purchasing a majority of shares from Volo Sicuro for $230 million, subject to customary adjustments. The purchase will be purchased through CAE’s cash on hand and its existing credit facility. As part of the transaction, FlexJet, related to Volo Sicuro, will retain a minority stake in SIMCOM following the closing to be completed in the near future.

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Airborne-NextGen 10.29.24: Major AAM Effort Kaput, Blue Origin, Powered Lift Reg

Also: AURA AERO Builds in FL, NATA on SFAR, Textron-Starlink, SocMed Drone Scandal

In a move that seemed to come out of left field, Lilium announced it is on the verge of insolvency and has ceased operations. On October 24, Lilium N.V. submitted a Form 6-K filing to the SEC stating that the managing directors of its two operating subsidiaries, Lilium GmbH and Lilium eAircraft GmbH, determined that they are overindebted and will be unable to pay existing liabilities within the next few days. After a number of delays, Blue Origin’s 27th mission debuted the second human-rated vehicle for the New Shepard program, enabling expanded flight capacit

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NTSB Prelim: Cessna 150

The Passenger Reported That The Pilot Became Unresponsive

On October 18, 2024, at 1826 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 150 airplane, N11519, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Gainesville, Georgia. The pilot was fatally injured the passenger was not injured. The airplane was operated as Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. Preliminary flight track data provided by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) indicated that the airplane departed from Gwinnett County Airport (LZU), Lawrenceville Georgia at 1802 and proceeded toward Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport (GVL), Gainesville, Georgia.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (11.07.24)

Aero Linx: Vertical Aviation Safety Team (VAST) The Vertical Aviation Safety Team (VAST) is a public–private initiative to enhance worldwide flight operations safety in all segments of the vertical flight industry. Team members comprise international regional safety teams; safety authorities, including civil aviation authorities; and other industry stakeholders that work to improve global vertical flight safety.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (11.07.24): Maximum Authorized Altitude

Maximum Authorized Altitude A published altitude representing the maximum usable altitude or flight level for an airspace structure or route segment. It is the highest altitude on a Federal airway, jet route, area navigation low or high route, or other direct route for which an MEA is designated in 14 CFR Part 95 at which adequate reception of navigation aid signals is assured. 

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (11.07.24)

“This is a victory, we can hold our heads high. We all stood strong, and we achieved something that we hadn’t achieved the last 22 years…Now it’s our job to get back to work and start building the airplanes, increase the rates, and bring this company back to financial success.” Source: Jon Holden, president of IAM District 751, bragging about the overtly damaging strike against Boeing that took place while the company was still trying to recover from other problems and left extremely vulnerable. 

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