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March 25, 2019

Aspen Avionics Evolution MAX Upgrades In High Demand

Gives Current Aspen Owners An Opportunity To Upgrade Their Glass Displays For The Price Of A Steam Gauge Overhaul

Aspen Avionics has announced a program which allows current Aspen owners the opportunity to upgrade to the latest generation of Evolution Flight Displays, the MAX series of primary flight (PFD) and multi-function displays (MFD) at the approximate cost of a steam gauge overhaul.

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62nd Annual AEA International Convention & Trade Show Opens In Palm Springs

Aviation’s Technology Experts Gather For Four Days Of Training, Networking And Professional Development

Nearly 2,000 avionics manufacturers, repair stations, installers and other general aviation professionals have converged at the 62nd annual Aircraft Electronics Association International Convention & Trade Show, which opened today at the Palm Springs Convention Center in Palm Springs, California. The four-day event takes place March 25-28, and it is the largest gathering of avionics manufacturers, distributors and government-certified repair stations in the world.

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Boeing Receives U.S. Navy Multiyear Contract For F/A-18 Production

Will Play A Vital Role In The Navy’s Fleet Modernization Efforts

With a three-year contract award for 78 F/A-18 Block III Super Hornets, Boeing will play a vital role in the U.S. Navy’s fleet modernization efforts.

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Viavi Delivers New Transponder Antenna Coupler

Delivers Improved Safety With Increasing ADS-B System Testing

Viavi Solutions Inc. has announced its UC-584S Top Mount Antenna Coupler to provide isolation and shielding for consistent aircraft transponder testing in ramp and hangar environments without signal interference. The UC-584S is designed to be quickly and safely installed without requiring personnel to climb onto the aircraft fuselage. This new solution will be unveiled on March 25th during the New Product Introductions session of the AEA International Convention.

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Airbus Confirms H145M Bid In Key Australian Military Rotary Wing Campaign

Responds To Request For Information For The Upgrade Program

Airbus Australia Pacific's Managing Director Andrew Mathewson has confirmed that Airbus has recently responded to the Commonwealth of Australia’s request for information for a four-metric-ton class, rapidly deployable, multi-role helicopter for Australian Special Forces.

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Upwind Summer Scholarship Program Announces Class Of 2019

Four Students To Benefit From The Program

The Upwind Foundation (Upwind) has announced the Upwind Summer Scholarship Class of 2019. The following San Francisco Bay Area high school juniors have been awarded the flight scholarship: Jackson Collins of Mountain View, Ashton Hacke of Half Moon Bay, Ben Son of Fremont and Megan Stretch of San Mateo.

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Blue Sky Network Expands Aerial Firefighting Capabilities

The SATCOM And Tracking Company Offers Tailored Hardware, Software, Solutions

Blue Sky Network (BSN) has announced its participation in the 16th edition of the Aerial Firefighting (AFF) Europe exhibition and continued its commitment to the industry with new offerings.

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JetBlue Introduces New Passenger Experience On Airbus A320 Aircraft

Announces Second And Final Phase Of Airbus A320 Interior Cabin Restyling

JetBlue has announced that its newest cabin experience has entered into service, bringing to the skies the widest seats available for this aircraft, custom-designed seatback inflight entertainment (IFE) with 100+ channels of DIRECTV and hundreds of free movies and shows, ability to pair your mobile device to the screen, easy-to-reach power sources at every seat, and expanded coverage of free Wi-Fi connectivity almost everywhere JetBlue flies.

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Startup Carrier Canada Jetlines Launches With eMRO

Web-Based Software Will Enable Jetlines To Maintain An Efficient Process And Tight Cost Control

Startup ultra-low cost carrier Canada Jetlines has selected the web-based TRAX eMRO software as its ERP maintenance solution. "TRAX's products provide the means to manage and maintain all information generated and allows for complete information flow with leading-edge tools for customization that will enable Jetlines to maintain an efficient process and tight cost control as a result," said Phillip Larsen, Vice President of Maintenance.

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UA Student-Led CatSat Mission Selected By NASA

Will Deploy An Inflatable Space Antenna On A Future Launch

An inflatable space antenna designed by University of Arizona students is one of 16 small research satellites from 10 states NASA has selected to fly as auxiliary payloads aboard space missions planned to launch in 2020, 2021 and 2022.

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B-1B Returns To Arnold Air Force Base For Store Separation Testing

First Such Testing Conducted In 20 Years

It had been nearly 20 years since a test involving the B-1B Lancer aircraft was conducted by Arnold Engineering Development Complex at Arnold Air Force Base. This long absence recently came to an end, as a 10-percent model of the bomber is now being used to conduct a series of store separation tests in the 16-foot transonic wind tunnel at Arnold AFB.

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Orbit Communication Systems and Inmarsat Government Announce Agreement

New Compact Ka-Band Airborne Multi-Purpose Terminal Supports Military, Government And Commercial Service Requirements

Orbit Communication Systems Ltd., a provider of airborne communications and satellite-tracking maritime and ground-station solutions, and Inmarsat Government, a provider of global mobile satellite communications and managed network services to the U.S. government, have today announced a long-term agreement to offer end-users a new modular, multi-role aviation terminal, optimized for use over Inmarsat's Global Xpress (GX) network.

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Duncan Aviation Names New Director Of Modifications In Battle Creek

Nate Darlington Will Increase Responsibilities At The Facility

Duncan Aviation has named Nate Darlington as Director of Modifications at the company’s full-service facility in Battle Creek, Michigan. Darlington will continue in his role as Manager of the Battle Creek Paint department, and he will also assume responsibility for the Avionics and Interior shops. In addition to his current and new responsibilities, Darlington was welcomed as a member of the Duncan Aviation Senior Management Team.

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Kazakhstan Border Service Places Order For Airbus C295

Package Includes Spares And Ground Support Equipment

The Border Service of the Republic of Kazakhstan has signed a firm order for one C295 medium transport aircraft.

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The Eleventh Year of LIVE Coverage of the AEA Convention Starts Monday!

New Technologies, Expert Coverage, and CREATIVE Programming Distinguish This 11th Anniversary Event

The Aero-News Network, in a decade-plus-long partnership with the Aircraft Electronics Association (AEA), is pleased to announce the schedule for this week's programming initiatives and programs for the upcoming 2019 AEA Convention and Trade Show, to be held in Palm Springs, March 25-28, 2019, in what will be our record-setting 11th LIVE online programming initiative. Primary LIVE coverage starts Monday, March 25th, with the webcasting of AEA’s pivotal New Product Introduction (NPI) series in which nearly 30 avionics innovators will reveal new products and programs for a li

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DOT Sets April 4 Meeting Of The Aviation Consumer Protection Advisory Committee

Names New Aviation Consumer Advocate To The Newly-Reestablished Panel

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has announced that its newly reestablished Aviation Consumer Protection Advisory Committee (ACPAC) will hold its first meeting in Washington, DC on April 4, 2019. The ACPAC meeting was originally scheduled for January 16, 2019, but was cancelled due to the lapse in funding.

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ExpressJet Airlines Bolsters Pilot Training Capability

Introduces New Embraer E175 Simulator In Houston

ExpressJet Airlines, a United Express carrier, announced today the addition of its first Embraer E175 full-motion flight simulator at its Houston training complex. The device, designed by FlightSafety International, will further bolster the airline's in-house capability to train more than 250 pilots on the E175 in 2019.

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BRS Aerospace, Transcend Air Announce Partnership

Goal Is To Make Vy 400 Safest VTOL Aircraft In History

BRS Aerospace, the leading whole aircraft rescue parachute system manufacturer in the world, and Transcend Air Corporation, developer of the Vy 400, a six-seat, vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft, today announced a partnership to make the Vy the safest VTOL aircraft in history.

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CHC Helicopter, Aberdeen University To Research Crew Resource Management

Study Will Begin In September

CHC Helicopter and Aberdeen University’s Department of Industrial Psychology have been awarded £54,000 ($70,000) to fund PhD Research projects in Crew Resource Management (CRM) and Human Factors training, beginning in September 2019.

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Klyde Morris (03.25.19)

Klyde Morris Just Can't Get His Head Around Social Media

FMI: www.klydemorris.com 

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CLT To Temporarily Close Runway 5/23

Taxiway Reconstruction To Begin April 1

Starting April 1, reconstruction to portions of Taxiway M at Charlotte Douglas International Airport will necessitate the temporary closure of Runway 5/23. The repair work will take approximately seven months and is expected to be completed by Thanksgiving. During the reconstruction of Taxiway M, Runway 5/23 will be used solely as a taxiway.

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NUAIR Deploys ANRA Technologies’ UTM System

Implementation Advances New York State UAS Test Site Capabilities

The Northeast UAS Airspace Integration Research Alliance (NUAIR), and Griffiss International Airport in Rome, New York, have successfully implemented the UAS traffic management (UTM) platform from ANRA Technologies into the New York State UAS test site. This advances the test site’s capabilities by enhancing multiple, simultaneous beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) operations that involve both manned and unmanned vehicles sharing the same airspace. ANRA Technologies also enhances tracking and supports network based Remote ID and detect-and-avoid capabilities.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (03.25.19)

Aero Linx: American WACO Club, Inc. Perhaps the most straightforward me ands of explaining who we are and why we are organized is to simply copy verbatim the purpose of the American Waco Club as written in the original Articles of Incorporation. The Purpose of the Corporation shall be as follows: To promote, encourage and enjoy the sport and hobby of owning and flying WACO airplanes without regard to the date of manufacture. To promote and encourage quality restoration and safe operation of WACO airplanes. To encourage and engage in the improvement and better understanding of WACO airplanes and the older science of aeronautic

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (03.25.19): Flight Recorder

Flight Recorder A general term applied to any instrument or device that records information about the performance of an aircraft in flight or about conditions encountered in flight. Flight recorders may make records of airspeed, outside air temperature, vertical acceleration, engine RPM, manifold pressure, and other pertinent variables for a given flight.

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (03.25.19)

“BRS Aerospace is committed to continually advancing the cause of aircraft occupant safety. We look forward to working with Transcend to create one of the first aircraft to integrate our proven whole-airframe parachute system with today’s technological advancements in automotive industry occupant protection.” Source: BRS Fernando de Caralt, CEO of BRS Aerospace, commenting on their partnership with Transcend Air Corporation, developer of the Vy 400, a six-seat, vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft, in order to make the Vy the safest VTOL aircraft in history.

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