When the Solar Impulse 2 aircraft completed its circumnavigation of the world earlier this year, we were reminded that the story was not about the airplane; it was about promoting the use of renewable energy.
Now, the focus appears to be changing to the aircraft itself. The French news service AFP reports that Solar Impulse co-founder Andre Borschberg told reporters earlier this week that an unmanned version of Solar Impulse is in the works. EASA has awarded Type Validation to Bombardier's CS300 aircraft, which is a precursor to a first delivery to CS300 launch operator, airBaltic of Latvia. Bombardier's first CS300 aircraft delivery to airBaltic is scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2016. Bombardier's smaller CS100 airliner, which was awarded Type Certification by Transport Canada in December 2015, and Type Validations by both EASA and the FAA in June 2016, successfully entered service with launch operator SWISS in July 2016. Nearly 100 Spirit Airlines pilots, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association recently stood shoulder-to-shoulder at the Dallas Fort Worth International Airport to demonstrate their unity as negotiations for a new contract approach the two-year mark. It’s reported
that in July of this year, the pilots requested mediation from the National Mediation Board to assist the parties with the pace of negotiations and bring the first new contract since the 2010 pilot strike. However, negotiations continue to lag, and recently ALPA claims Spirit Airlines management declined meeting dates in December. All this -- and MORE in today's episode of Airborne!!!
Airborne 10.14.16 is chock full of info in this Daily News Episode, Friday, October 14th, 2016... Presented by Aero-TV veteran videographer and Airborne Hosts Brianne Cross and Christopher Odom, and supported by ANN CEO/Editor-In-Chief Jim Campbell, Chief Videographer Nathan Cremisino, and Aero-Journalists Tom Patton, and Earl Downs, this episode covers:
- Solar Impulse Team Says An Unmanned Version Is Under Development
- EASA Awards Type Validation To Bombardier CS300
- Nearly 100 Spirit Airlines Pilots Picket At DFW International Airport
- Leonardo Company Touts Success Of AW169
- Barnstorming: A Little Perspective -- Not About Why We Fly -- But We CAN Fly
- Norwegian To Recruit And Hire American Pilots For Its Florida Crew Base
- GAMA Aviation Design Challenge Registration Now Open
- FAA Proposes $78,000 Civil Penalty Against Amazon.com, Inc.
- Alaska Airlines Apologizes For Ruined Luggage
- Passenger Sues Airline For Burn Suffered During E-Cig Charging Cycle
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