Four-Hour Flight Focused On Operational Checks, Flight Controls, Environmental Systems

The first Boeing 767 configured as a KC-46A tanker flew for the first time late last week, taking off from Boeing's Paine Field at 1:24 p.m. (PST) Friday and landing four hours later at Boeing Field in Seattle.

Mission Scheduled For September 30 From Spaceport In French Guiana

On its ninth launch of 2015 from the Guiana Space Center in French Guiana, and the fifth Ariane 5 mission, Arianespace will be teaming up with two major countries in the southern hemisphere to enhance their satellite telecommunications services: with Australian operator nbn for the Sky Muster satellite, and with Argentine operator ARSAT for ARSAT-2.

Will Oversee Manned And Unmanned Missions To ISS

NASA has selected five new flight directors to manage International Space Station (ISS) operations. Anthony Vareha, Mary Lawrence, Rick Henfling, Timothy Creamer and Vincent LaCourt join a select group of human space exploration leaders.

Technology Could Be Used For Future Mars Mission

NASA is giving university and college students an opportunity to be part of the agency’s journey to Mars with the Breakthrough, Innovative, and Game-changing (BIG) Idea Challenge.

Event To Be Held In Mid-October In New Delhi

The Indian Institute of Technology Bombay will convene a summit on aerospace innovation in New Delhi on Oct. 16, 2015 in conjunction with Boeing.

Sponsors Fly-A-Thon Fundraiser To Support The Dubin Breast Center At Mount Sinai

Wheels Up will kick off its #WheelsUpGoesPink campaign as part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month with the debut of the first-ever pink Beechcraft King Air 350i. Textron Aviation officially handed over the keys to the plane on August 28th at their Wichita facility. This initiative represents an unprecedented event in the world of private aviation and the Pink Plane will mark the 45th aircraft in the Wheels Up fleet.

Ceremony Held At Lockheed Martin's JSF Production Facility

Ceremonies were held Tuesday at the Lockheed Martin F-35 production facility in Fort Worth, TX celebrating the rollout of the first F-35A Lightning II for the Norwegian Armed Forces. The event marked an important production milestone for the future of Norway's national defense.

Block-II All-Environment Unmanned System Offers Greater Maneuverability

The guided-missile destroyer USS Gonzalez (DDG 66) conducted testing of an unmanned aircraft system during a Composite Unit Training Exercise (COMPTUEX).

Sensor Data Fusion Offers Countermeasures Against Small Drones

Airbus Defense and Space has developed a Counter-UAV System which detects illicit intrusions of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) over critical areas at long ranges and offers electronic countermeasures minimizing the risk of collateral damage.

General Atomics Will Establish The School In Grand Forks

A Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) training academy will be established in Grand Forks, ND. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has signed a 10 year lease on the site for the academy, and said in a news release that it plans to break ground "soon".

Customized Technology Contributes To Performance, Range, Speed Of The New Airplane

A number of Honeywell Aerospace products have been certified as part of Embraer’s newest mid-light executive jet, the Legacy 450. Offering better speed, range and field performance than expected, the aircraft recently received certification from the FAA and EASA.

Opening Part Of Broader Business And General Aviation Event At London-Biggin Hill Airport

Flying Smart has opened a new operations base at London-Biggin Hill Airport in the U.K., which will serve the company’s role as a recently-appointed authorized distributor for Daher’s TBM family of very fast turboprop aircraft.

Premier Aviation Overhaul Center To Perform The Work

Premier Aviation Overhaul Center and Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings have entered into a two (2) year extension of their Agreement for the provision of airframe heavy maintenance on Atlas Air, Inc.'s fleet of B767-200/300 and B747-400 aircraft.

The Washington Political Process Has Required Some Not-So-Welcome Modifications to PBOR2

While Senator James Inhofe's difficult fight to enact additional Pilot's Rights legislation now appears to have some serious potential for reality, it has not come without some concessions -- a note that has led to some unease in the pilot community. In remarks made before Congress this week, Inhofe carefully enumerated the current stats of the legislation and what it means now to the pilot community. The PBOR2 proposal now has 67 Senator and 140 House members lined up behind it... pretty much making it bullet-proof if and when it comes to an actual vote.

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ANN Airborne Link: Airborne 09.28.15, YouTube Airborne Link: Airborne 09.28.15 The proposed changes to the requirement for hold

ANN Associate Editor, Earl Downs, Shares His Story About Attending The Zenith Aircraft Open Hangar Day 2015

Building your own aircraft is quite an adventure, and it combines both passion and pride. That’s the way I found it when I decided to climb in my Zenith Zodiac 601XL-B and head back to where my aircraft had started as a bunch of aluminum parts. It takes passion to complete an airplane homebuilt project, and this visit back to the factory on September 18 also allowed me to display a little unabashed pride.

Look At It This Way, Klyde ... Those Missiles Are Expensive And Zif Is Cheap

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ANN Airborne Link: Airborne 09.25.15, YouTube Airborne Link: Airborne 09.25.15 An Honor Flight organized by the group's Midwest regional office

Says Allegations In The Suit Are 'Entirely Without Merit'

AAR Airlift Group, Inc. categorically denies the allegations set forth in a complaint filed by DynCorp International LLC in early September 2015 in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida.

AfBAA And Aviation Africa Combine Events

The African Business Aviation Association (AfBAA) and Times Aerospace, part of the Times Group, publisher of African Aerospace magazine and owner of the Aviation Africa conference, are joining forces to develop an annual dedicated business aviation event.

Day-Long Event Will Feature Meet And Greets, Signing Opportunities With Atlantis Astronauts

The first Atlantis space shuttle launch took place from Cape Canaveral 30 years ago on October 3. While the spacecraft have been relegated to museums, the legacy of America's "space truck" will be celebrated by the Kennedy Space Center Visitors Center with a day-long event.

Peter Ring Promoted From Aftermarket Sales Manager

Peter Ring has been appointed as FreeFlight Systems' director of sales and marketing. Based in Irving, Texas, Mr. Ring is responsible for the implementation of sales initiatives, objectives and policies, data collection and market analysis, and overseeing staff operations, business planning and budget development among additional duties.

Awards Contract Valued At $6.2 Million To CPU Aero For Modification Kits

The U.S. Air Force has awarded a contract valued at $6.2 million to CPI Aerostructures, Inc. (CPI Aero) for the delivery of structural modification kits for the T-38C aircraft. This is the second purchase order received against a $49 million indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract which CPI Aero won in February 2015 from the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Hill Air Force Base, Utah.

Aero Linx: Regional Airline Association With safety as its highest priority, RAA represents North American regional airlines, and the manufacturers of products and services supporting the regional airline industry, before the Congress, DOT, FAA and other federal agencies. With more than 13,000 regional airline flights every day, regional airlines operate more than 50 per cent of the nation’s commercial schedule. Some 160 million passengers annually -- more than one of every five domestic airline passengers -- travel on regionals, and the more than 2,700 regional aircraft comprise about nearly 40 percent of the US commercial passenger fleet. Most notably, regional airlines serve 631 communities across the country and

Hold Procedure A predetermined maneuver which keeps aircraft within a specified airspace while awaiting further clearance from air traffic control. Also used during ground operations to keep aircraft within a specified area or at a  specified point while awaiting further clearance from air traffic control.

“This bill is vitally important to the 617,000 pilots in our country. Ten years ago, the introduction of sport pilot eligibility gave an opportunity to fly with modified medical certification. After 10 years, the medical safety experience has been positive.” Source: Senator James Inhofe, architect of the Pilot Bill of Rights 2 legislative program, an effort that now seems headed for eventual success, albeit not without some compromise.