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VSS Unity has successfully completed her seventh glide flight. In the few months since Unity's last flight, the team has worked through a planned period of focused ground time. This involved extensive analysis, testing and small modifications to ensure vehicle readiness for the higher loads and forces of powered test flight. That work was tested Thursday by pushing Unity’s atmospheric capabilities hard, touching top-end glide speeds as pilots Mark ‘Forger’ Stucky and Michael ‘Sooch

Will Help Develop Strategies To Adapt To Climate Change

Solar Ship and Arctic UAV Partnerships recently announced the signing of a Letter of Intent (LOI) to create a Joint-Venture to service Nunavut.

Necessitated By Shift In The Earth's Magnetic Poles

The runways at Wichita Eisenhower National Airport (KCIT) are slated to be renumbered sometime in 2019 due to shifts in the Earth's magnetic poles.

Will Be Flying At Air Shows From April To November, Including AirVenture

The GEICO Skytypers Air Show Team will take flight later this year at several of the nation's top air shows.  The 2018 season kicks off in April and wraps up in November, with can't-miss special events planned for several weekends.

Company Will Maintain Mobile Service Capabilities In Southern California Region

StandardAero has announced that it will cease operations at  the company’s LAX-based Business Aviation repair station by the end of March, 2018.  However, the company will continue to maintain mobile service capabilities in the Southern California region.

AAR President & COO John M. Holmes To Become CEO June 1, 2018

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of AAR Corp. David P. Storch, 65, has announced his plan to retire as CEO after 39 years with the Company effective May 31, 2018. AAR President and Chief Operating Officer John M. Holmes was elected by the Board of Directors today at its regularly scheduled quarterly meeting to become CEO effective June 1, 2018. Storch will continue to lead the Board as its non-executive Chairman and work alongside Holmes on business strategy, talent development and industry relations.

Light Drizzle In Las Vegas Prevented Aircraft From Flying

The first flight of the Workhorse SureFly passenger drone, which was to have been one of the highlights of CES 2018 in Las Vegas last week, was cancelled due to poor weather conditions. A light drizzle fell over Las Vegas Monday, and that was enough to scrub the mission.

Transaction Was Announced Last November

A subsidiary of Chorus Aviation Capital completed the delivery of two new Bombardier Q400 aircraft placed on long-term lease to Ethiopian Airlines Group ('Ethiopian Airlines'). This transaction was previously announced on November 29, 2017.

Covers Work Rules, Compensation And Career Progression

WestJet Encore today announced its cabin crew members have reached an evergreen agreement between WestJet Encore and WestJet Encore Cabin Crew Members (CCMs).

Video Images Have Led To Several Convictions

Authorities in Westmeath, Ireland are using video captured by drones to identify and prosecute people dumping trash illegally in the county, leading to several convictions for the offense.

Research Being Conducted By The European Space Agency

In everyday life we look and touch things to find out what they are made of. A powerful scientific technique does the same using lasers – and in two years’ time it will fly in space for the first time. A researcher working with ESA has been investigating how lasers might be used in future space missions.

GovSat’s First Satellite Will Offer Highly Secure Capabilities For Governments And Institutions

The GovSat-1 spacecraft has arrived at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. GovSat-1 is the first satellite of GovSat, which is a brand operated by a joint venture between the Government of Luxembourg and the world-leading satellite operator SES. It is scheduled for launch at the end of this month on board a SpaceX flight-proven Falcon 9 rocket.

Will Power 60 A320neo Airplanes

CFM International is pleased to announce that is has finalized the agreement with Spring Airlines for the purchase of 120 LEAP-1A engines to power 60 Airbus A320neo aircraft.

Key Achievement In The Integration With Virgin America; No Changes For Customers

The FAA has issued a single operating certificate to Alaska Airlines for Alaska Airlines and Virgin America, marking another significant milestone in the integration of the two airlines.

Flight Announced At CES In Las Vegas

During the Intel keynote at the Consumer Electronics Show at the Park Theater in Las Vegas, German Air Taxi company Volocopter said that it has flown Intel CEO Brian Krzanich as the very first passenger of a Volocopter.

Andy Evans, One Of The Original Co-Founders Of The Blades, Is New Blade 1

The Blades Aerobatic Team have announced that Andy Evans, one of the original co-founding members of The Blades in 2006, has taken on the mantle of Blade 1.

Departure Planned From Whistler, Canada On May 1

Three friends are planning to circumnavigate the globe in a Robinson R66 helicopter beginning in May to talk about entrepreneurship and healthy lifestyles.

Klyde's Got Some Questions About What Happened to Zuma...

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Sam Robinson Of Denver's Metropolitan State University Takes Top Individual Honors

IAC Collegiate Program Chairman, Jordan Ashley, would like to congratulate and thank all participants in the 2017 competition. Results from the 2076 IAC Collegiate Competition are calculated for both team and individual categories.

Kevin Flynn Of Waukegan, IL Receives CAM Certification

The NBAA’s Certified Aviation Manager (CAM) program reached a significant milestone this month when Kevin Flynn, director of aviation maintenance with AbbVie Inc. of Waukegan, IL, became the 400th aviation professional to earn CAM certification.

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With one ‘FAA approved’ jetpack allegedly to its credit, JetPack Aviation unveiled a prototype of its next model on Wednesday at CES 2018 in Las Vegas ... the JB-11. The new model has six turbojet engines, and the company says it can fly about 20 miles at speeds up to 150 mph. The first model was revealed when CEO David Mayman flew around the Statue of Liberty in November, 2015. He made a similar flight in the JB10 model over the River Thames in London in 2016. Textron company Bell Hel

Traffic Situation Display (TSD) TSD is a computer system that receives radar track data from all 20 CONUS ARTCCs, organizes this data into a mosaic display, and presents it on a computer screen. The display allows the traffic management coordinator multiple methods of selection and highlighting of individual aircraft or groups of aircraft. The user has the option of superimposing these aircraft positions over any number of background displays. These background options include ARTCC boundaries, any stratum of en route sector boundaries, fixes, airways, military and other special use airspace, airports, and geopolitical boundaries. By using the TSD, a coordinator can monitor any number of traffic situa

Aero Linx: Aviation Crime Prevention Institute, Inc. (ACPI) ACPI is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to the elimination of aviation-related crime through: 1. EDUCATION of the aviation industry worldwide in security awareness, theft prevention and methods. 2. COOPERATION between the Aviation Industry and Law Enforcement Agencies to provide information on theft or suspicious activity. 3. COMMUNICATION of information and security procedures to all involved. 4. DOCUMENTATION of information developed, maintained and available to Aviation Insurers in the form of databases for Stolen Aircraft, Avionics and Hail Damage.

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