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ICON & GOLD Teaming Up To Explore Earth’s Interface To Space

Two New Missions To Be Launched In 2018

Like Earth, space has weather. Except instead of swirling winds and downpours of precipitation, space weather is defined by shifting electric and magnetic fields and rains of charged particles. At the very beginning of space, starting just 60 miles above Earth’s surface, there’s a layer of the atmosphere that shifts and changes in concert with both types of weather.

USAF Awards Contract To Aurora Flight Sciences

Will Continue Development Of The Orion UAS

The U.S. Air Force has awarded a new $48 million contract to Aurora Flight Sciences for the continued development of the Orion Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS).

CALC Announces Purchase, Leaseback Of Five Airbus A320-200ceo With Viva Air

Strengthens Presence In Latin America

Hong Kong leasing company CALC has entered into a purchase and leaseback agreement with PDP financing as a bundled package solution with the Latin America low cost carrier group Viva Air, for five Airbus A320-200ceo series aircraft. The aircraft are scheduled for delivery between 2018 and 2019. The transaction marks CALC's foray into Viva Air’s markets of Colombia and Peru, and another important move in deepening its presence in Latin America with partnering with Viva Air.

NASA's Flying Observatory SOFIA To Explore Magnetic Universe And Beyond

Fourth Full Year Of Operations For The Modified 747

NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, SOFIA, is preparing for its 2018 observing campaign, which will include observations of celestial magnetic fields, star-forming regions, comets, Saturn’s giant moon Titan and more.

National Parks Service Seeks Aviation Program Manager

GS-14 Job Pays Up To $131,833 Per Year

If you're looking for a new career opportunity in the new year, the National Park Service is looking for a National Aviation Program Manager at an annual salary of $101,409 to $131,833 per year ... and a pilot certificate is not even required.

United States Aircraft Insurance Group (USAIG) Celebrates 90th Anniversary

Company Formed By WWI Aviators

On July 1, 2018 USAIG will mark 90 years as a leading provider of insurance to the aviation and aerospace industries.

Aero-News: Quote of the Day (01.06.18)

"There are huge scientific modeling efforts associated with both of these missions. We already have models that are filled with really good science, but these new measurements will lead to a better understanding of the physics in the models.” Source: Sarah Jones, GOLD mission scientist at NASA Goddard.

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (01.06.18): Missed Approach Point (MAP)

A point prescribed in each instrument approach at which a missed approach procedure shall be executed if the required visual reference has not been established.

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (01.06.18)

Airplane Museums

One of the things we all love to do when we're not able to actually fly is wander through a museum, particularly an airplane museum. There's something about walking under the wings of famous aircraft.