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June 24, 2019

Airborne 06.24.19: StratoLaunch 4 Sale?, Canada Needs Pilots, MidEast NOTAM

Also: NAC Acquiring ATRs, Kopter’s SH09 Third Proto, UK Red Arrows, Gone West-Jack Swope

The Stratolaunch aircraft, developed to launch small payloads into space from a conventional runway, is being offered for sale by Vulcan, the holding company founded by the late Paul Allen. Stratolaunch, which has flown once, is being offered for $400 million. The price includes the airplane, intellectual property, and associated facilities. Neither Stratolaunch or Vulcan would comment on the rumors of a proposed sale, saying that the company "remains operational. We will provide an update when there is news to share." But the company has been downsizing during the first half of this year, and much of the workforce has been laid off even with a valid contract to launch a smal

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Boom Supersonic Partners With Prometheus Fuels

Will Supply Carbon Neutral Fuel For XB-1, Its Mach-2.2 Demonstrator Aircraft

Boom Supersonic, the Colorado company building history’s fastest supersonic airliner, has announced a unique partnership with Prometheus Fuels. Prometheus will supply fuel during the flight test program of XB-1, Boom’s Mach-2.2 demonstrator aircraft. Boom plans to use Prometheus fuel to power XB-1 in the world’s first supersonic flight using carbon-neutral fuel.

ASL, Boeing Announce Agreement For 20 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighters

Boeing Increasing Production To Meet Growing Demand

ASL Aviation Holdings DAC (ASL) and Boeing have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for 20 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighters (BCF), bringing the world’s first Next-Generation 737-800 freighter conversion to 120 orders and commitments, from eight customers. The agreement includes 10 firm orders and 10 purchase rights.

Paris Air Show Yields $50.2 Billion In Orders For CFM

New Records Both In Terms Of Total Engines And Total Value

CFM International announced orders and commitments for more than 1,150 LEAP engines during the 2019 Paris Airshow, along with long-term services agreements, for a total value of approximately $50.2 billion U.S. at list prices.

Lee Aerospace Receives FAA PMA Approval For New Coolview Windows On Beechjet

Will Be Offering Window Services At Oshkosh

Known for their innovation in aviation transparencies, Lee Aerospace is gaining recognition for their CoolView window technology. Lee Aerospace has just earned Parts Manufacturer Approval (PMA) for the side cockpit windows on Beechjet 400, 400A and 400T.

JetSMART Selects Pratt & Whitney GTF Engines

Will Power 85 A320neo Family Aircraft

JetSMART has selected the Pratt & Whitney GTF engine to power 85 firm order Airbus A320neo family aircraft. Pratt & Whitney will also provide JetSMART with GTF engine maintenance through a 12-year EngineWise Comprehensive service agreement. The first aircraft is expected to be delivered in the third quarter of 2019.

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DAC Receives FAA AML For ADS-B Out STC

Authorizes Installation On Multiple Part 25 Aircraft

DAC International, a subsidiary of Aero Precision Holdings LP, has received a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for installing an ADS-B Out system utilizing the Becker Avionics BXT6553 transponders into eligible Part 25 aircraft.

Red Arrows To Fly With British Airways Jet At Air Tattoo

Flight To Take Place July 20 To Mark Airline's 100th Anniversary

The Red Arrows will join forces with a special British Airways Boeing 747 for a spectacular flypast at the Royal International Air Tattoo on July 20, to mark the airline’s centenary.

Fly Drones In Your School, Safely, From STEMPilot

SAFEDrone Is A Classroom Protocol & Curriculum Promoting Safety And Proficiency

STEMPilot has introduced SAFEDrone, a classroom protocol & curriculum promoting safety and proficiency. Students train using the SAFEDrone Simulator and those who have been assessed as "qualified and capable" fly actual quad-copters indoors, repeating the simulator training missions with the real drone.

The Wings Club Foundation To Honor Tom Enders

Named As The 2019 Distinguished Achievement Award Recipient

The Wings Club Foundation has named Dr. Thomas ("Tom") Enders, Chief Executive Officer, Retired, Airbus SE, as the recipient of this year's Distinguished Achievement Award. Acknowledging outstanding accomplishments in the field of aviation, President David Davenport, will present the Wings Club Foundation award on October 18, 2019, at the 77th Annual Awards Gala to be held at the New York Hilton Midtown in New York City.

Van Nuys Airport Recognizes Clay Lacy Aviation With Friendly Flyer Award

Seventh Consecutive Year For The Company To Be So Honored

Clay Lacy Aviation has been honored as a legacy recipient of the Friendly Flyer Award from Los Angeles World Airports. The Friendly Flyer Award recognizes jet operators with the highest levels of compliance with the Quiet Departure Program, Van Nuys Airport’s voluntary noise reduction initiative, over and above mandatory noise regulations. Clay Lacy is a legacy winner, having earned this distinction every year since the award was instituted in 2012.

U.S. Army Deploys Howler Counter-UAS Capability Into The Battlefield

KuRFS Radar And Coyote UAS Track And Destroy Drone Threats

The U.S. Army recently announced that the Howler counter unmanned aerial system achieved Initial Operational Capability, putting critical protection against drones in the hands of soldiers.

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NASA Invests $45M In U.S. Small Businesses For Space Tech Development

Selects 363 Proposals From Small Businesses And Research Institutions Across 41 States

American businesses will help NASA land astronauts on the Moon in five years and establish a sustainable presence there, as part of the agency’s larger Moon to Mars exploration approach. NASA has selected 363 proposals from small businesses and research institutions across 41 states to help advance the types of capabilities needed for those future missions, as well as to support the agency in other areas.

Airborne 06.21.19: IFR SpaceX Launch, Daher Buys Quest, ATSB On C-210

Also: USAF Thunderbirds, Delta Good Deed, Commercial Aircraft Production, Embraer KC-390

Just about the time when you think you’ve finally seen it all with SpaceX, they do something that you haven’t EVER seen before... in more ways than one! Recently SpaceX scored another successful launch and landing of components of a Falcon 9 supporting the Candian Space Agency’s RADARSAT Constellation Mission. Falcon 9’s first stage for launch of RADARSAT Constellation Mission previously flew on Crew Dragon’s first demonstration mission in March 2019. Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage returned to land on SpaceX’s nearby Landing Zone 4 (LZ-4) at Vandenberg

Aviation Industry Declares Commitment To Future Clean Aviation Partnership

Sign A Joint Declaration Of European Aviation Research Stakeholders Related To Clean Aviation In Horizon Europe

Twenty-three Aeronautics Industry leaders, Research Organisations and university Associations across Europe have signed a Joint Declaration of European Aviation Research Stakeholders Related to Clean Aviation in Horizon Europe, to express their strong commitment to a future European partnership that can lead the way towards a deep decarbonization of aviation by 2050. The partnership should build on the progress made under the Clean Sky programs, and develop further-reaching innovations and concrete roadmaps for their implementation in a new breed of aircraft from 2030 and beyond.

Boeing Space And Launch Headquarters Moving To Florida’s Space Coast

Leadership Shifts To Florida As Human Spaceflight, Military And Commercial Space Programs Progress To strengthen collaboration and integration across its portfolio, Boeing [NYSE: BA] is relocating the headquarters of its Space and Launch division to Titusville, on Florida’s revitalized Space Coast. Space and Launch, a division of Boeing Defense, Space & Security, currently has its headquarters in Arlington, Virginia.

NOAA Awards Contract To Black Swift Technologies

Developing Swarming Drones To Autonomously Track The Eyewall Of Tropical Cyclones And Hurricanes

Black Swift Technologies (BST), a specialized engineering firm based in Boulder, CO has been awarded a NOAA contract to develop an air-deployed unmanned aircraft system (UAS) to perform lower boundary layer observations in difficult atmospheric conditions that are commonly encountered in convective storms, e.g. hurricanes and tropical cyclones.

Delta Air Lines Books Order For Five Additional A220 Aircraft

Brings Total Order To 95 Airplanes For The Carrier

Delta Air Lines has ordered five additional A220-100 aircraft, bringing to 95 the total number of orders placed, including both the A220-100s and A220-300s. The airline is the first to select the new increased maximum takeoff weight option for its entire fleet from 2020.

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Klyde Morris (06.24.19)

Simulated Realism Can Be, Well... Realistic

FMI: www.klydemorris.com

CubCrafters Opens New Completion Center

New Facility To Accommodate Growing Demand Across The Product Range

CubCrafters has opened a new dedicated Customer Completion Center in order to accommodate growing demand for the company’s line of Light Sport, Experimental, and FAA Certified backcountry aircraft.

Boeing, ALC Announce Commitment For Five 787-9 Dreamliners

Air Lease Corporation Adds Five More 787-9s To Its Fleet Of 56 Dreamliners

Boeing and Air Lease Corporation announced a commitment during the Paris Air Show to purchase five 787-9 Dreamliners, valued at $1.5 billion at list prices.

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (06.24.19): Ground Communication Outlet (GCO)

Ground Communication Outlet (GCO) An unstaffed, remotely controlled, ground/ground communications facility. Pilots at uncontrolled airports may contact ATC and FSS via VHF to a telephone connection to obtain an instrument clearance or close a VFR or IFR flight plan. They may also get an updated weather briefing prior to takeoff. Pilots will use four “key clicks” on the VHF radio to contact the appropriate ATC facility or six “key clicks” to contact the FSS. The GCO system is intended to be used only on the ground.

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (06.24.19)

Aero Linx: Igor I. Sikorsky Historical Archives Fall of 2009 marked the 100th Anniversary and not long after the Wright Brothers notable successes, Igor Sikorsky began experimenting with the helicopter. Notably unsuccessful in those efforts, within 10 years he was famous in Kiev (now Ukraine) in Imperial Russia and honored by the Czar, for his fixed- wing, including the first four-engine aircraft in the world first flown only ten years after the Wright Brothers first flight in 1903. Forced to flee Russia for his life, he arrived in America in 1919, impoverished and out-of -work. Kept alive through sheer determination and dogged persistence, within 10 years again, he was well known and on t

Aero-News: Quote of the Day (06.24.19)

“Flying alongside this British Airways Boeing 747 will be an exciting and memorable moment for both the pilots in the air and those watching on the ground. I know the wider Red Arrows’ team have worked hard with British Airways counterparts and Air Tattoo staff for many months to create this opportunity... The Royal Air Force’s own centenary celebrations – marked a year ago – demonstrated the importance of using these high-profile occasions to inspire the next generation and we hope this flypast will be another chance to do that.” Source: Wing Commander Andrew Keith, Officer Commanding, Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, the Red Arrows, in comments made as The Red Arrows prepare to join forces with a specia

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