Aircraft Removed From Service And Decontaminated

The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA), representing Frontier Airlines Flight Attendants, applauds Frontier Airlines management for responding immediately to the concerns of frontline workers and taking decisive action to safeguard the health and safety of flight attendants affected by transport of the confirmed Ebola patient.

Propulsion Systems For The F-35 JSF Program

The U.S. Department of Defense awarded Pratt & Whitney a contract for the seventh lot of F135 propulsion systems to power F-35 Lightning II aircraft. The contract announcement for $592 million raises the total procurement contract value to $680 million. In December 2013, a $263 million sustainment contract was previously awarded bringing the total LRIP 7 propulsion cost to $943 million.

Russian Company Will Acquire Two Bell 407GXs

Bell Helicopter has inked an agreement with Uralhelicom LLC for two Bell 407GXs to be used for utility and medical evacuation missions in the Primorsky government region in Russia.

Signs Contract For A Third Helicopter

Bel Air of Denmark took delivery of its first AW189 super medium helicopter during an official ceremony held at Helitech International. The aircraft will be used for offshore oil and gas transport missions in the North Sea while a second helicopter will be handed over shortly. Bel Air also signed a preliminary sales contract to purchase a third AW189 helicopter to further enhance its long range capabilities.  

Four Scientific Payloads To Extend Understanding Of The Space Environment

The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) has awarded a contract to Sierra Nevada Space Systems to develop and build a next-generation science and technology demonstration satellite. Known as STPSat-5, the satellite is for the Department of Defense’s (DOD) Space Test Program (STP).

Expands By Purchasing The South Florida And New York City Area Based Jet Charter Operator

Executive Air Services (EAS) has acquired Majestic Jet, a south Florida and New York City area based jet charter operator specializing in Dassault Falcon aircraft. Under the terms of the deal, EAS will continue to operate Majestic’s departure and arrival bases at the airports in Pompano Beach, FL and Morristown Municipal, NJ in addition to EAS's main base at Miami's Opa-Locka airport.

MAVEN Spacecraft Shows Comprehensive Map Of Highly-Variable Ozone

NASA's Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) spacecraft has provided scientists their first look at a storm of energetic solar particles at Mars, produced unprecedented ultraviolet images of the tenuous oxygen, hydrogen, and carbon coronas surrounding the Red Planet, and yielded a comprehensive map of highly-variable ozone in the atmosphere underlying the coronas.

Upgrade From Rockwell Collins Builds On Current FMS

Rockwell Collins is now offering Future Airspace Navigation System (FANS) 1/A capability for Bombardier’s Challenger 604 aircraft equipped with Rockwell Collins Pro Line 4 avionics.

Aero Linx: The North American Trainer Association (NATA) The North American Trainer Association (NATA) is an independent, non-profit corporation dedicated to the restoration and safe flying of North American Trainers such as the AT-6/SNJ/Harvard, NA-64, NA-50, TB-25, TF-51, AND T-28 aircraft. Membership currently includes the majority of owners of these aircraft in the USA (over 500 flyable T-6's the US), many Canadian owner/pilots as well as those from other countries, and photographers and historians. Membership is open to all enthusiasts.

Aleution Low A semi-permanent, subpolar area of low pressure located in the Gulf of Alaska near the Aleutian Islands. It is a generating area for storms and migratory lows often reach maximum intensity in this area. It is most active during the late fall to late spring. During the summer, it is weaker, retreating towards the North Pole and becoming almost nonexistent. During this time, the North Pacific High pressure system dominates.

"We applaud Frontier Airlines management for working with AFA and not only following CDC guidance, but exceeding recommendations in an abundance of caution. Management quickly and affirmatively responded to advocacy to remove directly affected crew from schedule and pay protect them for 21 days. We continue to work with management to provide necessary support for these crewmembers." Source: Sara Nelson, AFA International President, in comments made after the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA), representing Frontier Airlines Flight Attendants, applauded Frontier Airlines management for responding immediately to the concerns of frontline workers and taking decisive action to safeguard the health and safety of flight attendants affect