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Airborne 11.13.15: New Blue Angel CO, Lightspeed Wireless, WWII Nose Art Display

Also: Slow Helo Recovery, Barnstorming: Telling The Truth, Via Good Journalism, CAP Honors, A-29 Super Tucano, droneSim Pro, Ninety-Nines, Piaggio MPA

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Learjet 75 Sets World Speed Record Across the U.S.

This Flight Marks 50 Years Since Aircraft Pioneer Clay Lacy's Historic Transcontinental Speed Record In A Learjet 23 Aircraft

The high-performance Bombardier Learjet 75 aircraft has set a world speed record in its class, flying round trip between New York and Los Angeles. The flight, piloted by two members of Bombardier's flight operations demonstration team, Ed Hillis and Jeff Triphahn, was staged to mark the 50th anniversary of Clay Lacy's 1965 record-setting transcontinental round-trip flight. To date, aircraft in the Learjet family have accumulated 111 world speed records.

Boeing, Ryanair Celebrate Milestone 375th Next-Generation 737-800 Delivery

Irish Low Cost Carrier Is The World's Largest 737-800 Customer

Boeing and Ryanair celebrated the Irish low-cost carrier's 375th direct delivery of a Next-Generation 737-800 Tuesday. Ryanair is the largest Next Generation 737-800 customer in the world having ordered more than 530 of the airplane type.

Authorities Explore Theory Of A 'Two Hour Timer' In Metrojet Tragedy

An 'Airport Insider' May Have Planted A Bomb Aboard The Airplane

Investigators probing the crash of a Russian Metrojet A321 in Egypt are now looking into the possibility that an "airport insider" planted a bomb aboard an airplane set to go off while it was in flight.

Bell Sees Slow Recovery In Commercial Helicopter Market

Outlook Has Worsened Over The Past Six Months

Bell Helicopter officials say that the commercial helicopter market may not see significant recovery until sometime in the first half of 2017.

U.S. Navy Pilot Held By Indonesian Military

Violated Airspace On Flight From Honolulu To Singapore

An off-duty U.S. Navy pilot who was flying a civilian airplane from Honolulu to Singapore is being held by the Indonesian Air Force after penetrating Indonesian airspace without the proper permissions.

Boeing, EVA Air Celebrate 777-300ER Delivery With Brand New Livery

EVA Was The Launch Customer For The Airplane In 2005

Boeing and EVA Air celebrated the unveiling of the airline's new livery during a delivery ceremony for the carrier's 22nd 777-300ER (Extended Range) Wednesday.

UA Salutes Its Military Veteran Employees With Boeing 737 Delivery Flight

Cockpit Crew, Inflight Crew And Passengers Are Employees Who Served In The Armed Forces

Nearly 100 United Airlines employees who served in the armed forces received a special honor this Veterans Day. As a thank you for their service and sacrifice, the company flew these military veterans – representing pilots, flight attendants, maintenance technicians, ramp workers, customer service representatives and other work groups – from Seattle to its Chicago O'Hare hub on the delivery flight of a brand-new Boeing 737-900ER.

GE Opens Middle East Aviation Technology Center

Facility Located At Dubai Airport Free Zone

GE has opened their Middle East Aviation Technology Center to support customers’ operations by leveraging data analytics, domain experience and software capabilities to increase productivity, maximize performance and minimize downtime for customers using GE’s platform for the Industrial Internet.

Bell Helicopter Signs LOI With Horizon International Flight Academy

HIFA Will Become First Middle East Authorized Bell Training Center

A Letter of Intent (LOI) has been signed between Bell Helicopter and Horizon International Flight Academy to become the first Bell Helicopter authorized training center in the Middle East.

VistaJet Challenger 350 Sets World Speed Record

Flight From Napa Valley To The Cayman Islands Was Completed In Five Hours And Five Minutes

A Bombardier Challenger 350 aircraft has set a world speed record in its class, flying from Napa Valley to the Cayman Islands - a distance of 2,774 miles in five hours and five minutes.

P&WC Focuses On New Engines, Applications, Enhanced Operating Metrics

Company Has Certified More Than 36 Turboshaft Models In The Past Fifty Years

Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp. said at the Dubai Air Show that it is continuing to focus on bringing new and innovative engines to the market, finding new applications for its existing engine families and constantly improving the operating metrics of its in-service fleet.

Jet Airways Orders 150 LEAP-1B Engines For 737 Airplanes

Purchase Doubles The CFM-Powered Fleet

Jet Airways has placed an order for 150 LEAP-1B engines to power 75 Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft. It is the largest order in the airlines history.

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EASA Drafts Regulations For Single-Engine Commercial Air Transport

GAMA Calls Action An 'Important Milestone'

GAMA has released a statement regarding EASA's issuance of Opinion 06/2015 that contains a regulatory framework that would allow Commercial Air Transport (CAT) operations using single-engine turbine aeroplanes at night and in Instrument Meteorological Conditions (IMC). Europe is the last major aviation region of the world that does not permit widespread commercial operations in single-engine airplanes.

U.S. Army Extends Contract With Airbus Helicopters

Places An Order For 12 New UH-72A Lakota Aircraft

The United States Army has exercised $65.8 million in contract options for 12 additional UH-72A Lakota helicopters and associated mission equipment packages. The UH-72A is manufactured by Airbus Helicopters Inc. at its final assembly plant in Columbus, MS, which has already produced and delivered almost 350 Lakotas to date.

Honeywell Signs Engine Contract With Marenco Swisshelicopter

HTS900 Engine Will Power The Aircraft

Honeywell Aerospace has signed a contract to supply its next-generation HTS900 engine to Marenco Swisshelicopter.

AeroSports Update: Sport Pylon Air Racing To Become A Reality

Sport Pylon Air Racing Can Be For Anyone, According To ‘Doc’ Bailey

While at Sun ‘n Fun 2015, ANN News Editor, Tom Patton, checked into something called the Sport Pylon Air Races (SPAR). To get the details, Tom talked with Christopher “Doc” Bailey, who is promoting the event. Bailey says it’s about time that we stop limiting pylon racing to the super-fast and super-expensive aircraft.

Pratt & Whitney's PurePower Engines Power MRJ's First Flight

Geared Turbofan Engine Selected For The Airliner Eight Years Ago

Pratt & Whitney's PurePower engines successfully powered the Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) in its first flight. Mitsubishi was the first airframer to select the PurePower Geared Turbofan engine.

Klyde Morris 11.13.15

Your Happy Dance May Be Short-Lived, Klyde

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Airborne 11.12.15: Airbus Heli, Cessna TTx Aussie Cert, More Skydive Biz Attacks

Also: Capital Gyro Update, Seaplane Pilots, Doolittle Raider, SAR AW609, UL94 Fuel, Spaceport America, Rockwell Collins' Kelly Ortberg

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Garmin, PWC Offer King Air Aircraft Upgrade Incentives

Substantial Savings Possible When Upgrading Avionics And Engines Simultaneously

Garmin International and Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) have announced new incentives to provide King Air aircraft owners and operators significant savings on the G1000 Integrated Flight Deck and qualifying P&WC engine upgrades. The upgrade incentives apply to a broad range of King Air aircraft models.

Aero-News: Quote Of The Day (11.13.15)

“The journey to develop the safety regulatory framework for commercial single-engine turbine operations has been long, but today’s action by EASA is an important milestone in providing the full safety and economic utility of single-engine operations in Europe.” Source: GAMA President and CEO Pete Bunce.

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (11.13.15): Direct

Straight line flight between two navigational aids, fixes, points, or any combination thereof.

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (11.13.15)

Viscounts in Africa -- The Air Rhodesia Story

This site has been built as a tribute to these aircraft and to serve as a memorial to those that died in what became known as the "VISCOUNT DISASTERS".

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November 13, 2015

Also: Slow Helo Recovery, Barnstorming: Telling The Truth, Via Good Journalism, CAP Honors, A-29 Super Tucano, droneSim Pro, Ninety-Nines, Piaggio MPA

This Flight Marks 50 Years Since Aircraft Pioneer Clay Lacy's Historic Transcontinental Speed Record In A Learjet 23 Aircraft

Irish Low Cost Carrier Is The World's Largest 737-800 Customer

An 'Airport Insider' May Have Planted A Bomb Aboard The Airplane

Outlook Has Worsened Over The Past Six Months

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Violated Airspace On Flight From Honolulu To Singapore

EVA Was The Launch Customer For The Airplane In 2005

Cockpit Crew, Inflight Crew And Passengers Are Employees Who Served In The Armed Forces

Facility Located At Dubai Airport Free Zone

HIFA Will Become First Middle East Authorized Bell Training Center

Flight From Napa Valley To The Cayman Islands Was Completed In Five Hours And Five Minutes

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Company Has Certified More Than 36 Turboshaft Models In The Past Fifty Years

Purchase Doubles The CFM-Powered Fleet

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GAMA Calls Action An 'Important Milestone'

Places An Order For 12 New UH-72A Lakota Aircraft

HTS900 Engine Will Power The Aircraft

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Sport Pylon Air Racing Can Be For Anyone, According To ‘Doc’ Bailey

Geared Turbofan Engine Selected For The Airliner Eight Years Ago

Your Happy Dance May Be Short-Lived, Klyde

Also: Capital Gyro Update, Seaplane Pilots, Doolittle Raider, SAR AW609, UL94 Fuel, Spaceport America, Rockwell Collins' Kelly Ortberg

Substantial Savings Possible When Upgrading Avionics And Engines Simultaneously

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