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March 03, 2018

Airbus Helicopters Partners With Blade To Boost Urban Air Mobility Business

Strategic Alliance And Investment In Blade Will Expand New Market Opportunities For On-Demand Helicopter Services

Airbus Helicopters and Fly Blade, Inc., a digitally-powered aviation company servicing 22 core routes in seven U.S. states, have signed a strategic partnership to develop new premium on-demand helicopter flight experiences, paving the way for enhanced urban air mobility solutions to benefit the future of vertical flight.

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FAA UAS Symposium To Be Held In Baltimore March 6-8

Keynote Program To Feature Speakers Including Secretary Of Transportation Elaine Chao

AUVSI will co-host the FAA's third annual Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Symposium from March 6-8, 2018 at the Baltimore Convention Center in Baltimore, Maryland. The event will bring together representatives from the FAA, industry, academia, and other government agencies to discuss the latest topics related to the growing use of UAS and their integration into our national airspace.

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Seven Receive Master Instructor Designation In February

National Accreditation Recognized By The FAA

Seven instructors have received for the first time or renewed their Master Instructor designation in the month of February. Master Instructors LLC said in a news release that all were accredited as Masters by Master Instructors LLC, the international Master Instructor accrediting authority, through the Fluid Review program online.

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Appareo To Expand Stratus ADS-B Transponder AML-STC

Will Include Part 27 Helicopters

Appareo has announced plans to expand the AML-STC for the company’s Stratus ADS-B “out” transponders to include Part 27 helicopters.

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NASA, ULA Launch Advanced NOAA Weather Satellite

GOES-S (GOES-17) Will Improve Weather Forecasts, Track Wildfires

NASA successfully launched the second in a series of next-generation weather satellites for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) on Thursday. NOAA’s Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-S (GOES-S) lifted off on a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.

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Waypoint Leasing And Leonardo Announce New Service Offerings

Targets Medium Utility Helicopter Reconfiguration Program

Ireland-based Waypoint Leasing Limited, in partnership with Leonardo Company has launched a comprehensive maintenance and training services offering in support of Waypoint’s Medium Utility Helicopter (“MUH”) reconfiguration program.

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ULA Works On Recoverable Engines For Vulcan Launch System

Company Says System Should Fly In Mid 2020s

The Vulcan launch system being developed by United Launch Alliance will have something in common with rockets being built by SpaceX and Blue Origin ... the boosters are intended to be recoverable, according to the company.

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Swarm Trio Becomes A Quartet

ESA And Canada Make A Deal To Add A Fourth Spacecraft To The Mission

With the aim of making the best possible use of existing satellites, ESA and Canada have made a deal that turns Swarm into a four-satellite mission to shed even more light on space weather and features such as the aurora borealis.

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (03.03.18)

“Airbus continues to develop the future of the urban air mobility (UAM) market, and this partnership is the next logical step in our quest to offer customers the full spectrum of urban air travel solutions.” Source: Matthieu Louvot, Executive Vice President of Customer Support and Services for Airbus Helicopters.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (03.03.18): Coefficient Of Lift (CL)

The ratio between lift pressure and dynamic pressure.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (03.03.18)

Royal Air Force Model Aircraft Association The mission of the organisation is to promote the value of amateur sporting activity and endeavor as a core contribution to operational effectiveness.

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