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February 03, 2015

Airborne 02.03.15: Record Balloon Flight, EPA Denies, Jazz Pilots Agree

Also: Aero-Calendar, AirVenture Honors WWII, UAV Owner Blames Mfr, USA F3P Team, AA Pilots Contract, Technify AD

The crossing of the Pacific Ocean from Japan to the North American continent by Troy Bradley and Leonid Tiukhtyaev concluded with a water landing about four miles offshore near La Poza Grande in Baja, California. The recovery team worked with Mexican authorities on retrieving the capsule and equipment. The Environmental Protection Agency has denied another petition by environmental groups asking the agency to immediately determine that leaded avgas poses a threat to public health. In its response to

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Airborne 02.03.15: Record Balloon Flight, EPA Denies, Jazz Pilots Agree

Also: Aero-Calendar, AirVenture Honors WWII, UAV Owner Blames Mfr, USA F3P Team, AA Pilots Contract, Technify AD

The crossing of the Pacific Ocean from Japan to the North American continent by Troy Bradley and Leonid Tiukhtyaev concluded with a water landing about four miles offshore near La Poza Grande in Baja, California. The recovery team worked with Mexican authorities on retrieving the capsule and equipment. The Environmental Protection Agency has denied another petition by environmental groups asking the agency to immediately determine that leaded avgas poses a threat to public health. In its response to Friends of the Earth, Physicians for Social Responsibility, and Oregon Aviation Watch, the EPA stated that it takes the issue of lead emissions from aircraft seriously and

Boeing Delivers Scoot's First Dreamliner

Airliner Key To Carrier's Fleet Expansion Plans

The first Dreamliner for Singapore-based Scoot Airline has been delivered by Boeing. The airplane will play a key role in the low-cost carrier's strategic plan to expand its long-haul fleet.

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Garmin Expands Pilot Training Classes To Include Integrated Flight Decks

Announces Dates For 2015 GTN 650/750 And G500/G600 Pilot Training Classes

Garmin has expanded pilot training opportunities for 2015 to include additional live classes and eLearning courses. Garmin is offering scheduled classes for the GTN 650/750 touchscreen navigator series and G500/G600 glass flight display systems, in addition to on demand classes for the G1000, G3000, and G5000 Integrated Flight Decks.

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Airbus, HAECO To Establish Airbus Maintenance Training Services Collaboration

'Training By Airbus' Coming To Hong Kong

Airbus and HAECO Group have entered into a long term strategic agreement to provide maintenance and engineering training in mainland China and Southeast Asia. Through this collaboration, HAECO, headquartered in Hong Kong and one of the world’s leading aircraft engineering and maintenance groups, will deploy the ‘Training by Airbus’ standards, dynamic tools and teaching techniques to provide Aircraft OEM backed maintenance training capabilities to its personnel and to third party personnel in the region.

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UK CAA Reports On Progress To Improve Safety Of Offshore Helicopter Operations

Latest Report Still Suggests There Is Additional Work To Be Done

The UK's CAA has made substantial progress on measures to improve offshore helicopter safety but there is still more to do.

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SpaceX Video Previews Landing Of Falcon Heavy Rocket Boosters

Company Hopes To Be Able To Re-Use Its Heavy-Lift Boosters

While it's unlikely to happen on the initial flights, SpaceX has released a video that shows how it hopes to be able to recover its Falcon Heavy boosters by having them make a soft landing back on Earth.

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Air Force Names 2-Star To Lead F-35 Integration Office

Maj. Gen. Jeffrey Harrigian Tapped To Head The Program February 1

With the initial operating capability date of the F-35 Lightning II quickly approaching, the Air Force appointed Maj. Gen. Jeffrey Harrigian as the director of a larger Air Force F-35 Integration Office Feb. 1.  

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FAA Investigates Near-Collision Near NY's Westchester County Airport

JetBlue A320 Climbed To Avoid GA Airplane

The FAA is looking into an incident in which a JetBlue A320 had to climb to avoid a GA airplane over New York's Westchester County Airport Sunday.

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Two Philippine Air Force Pilots Fatally Injured During Demonstration Flight

Plane Was Taking Part In An Exhibition Celebrating Liberation Day In Batangas

A Philippine Air Force plane went down in the ocean Saturday morning resulting in the fatal injury of both of the pilots on board.

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Plane Makes Emergency Landing After Pilot Was Locked Out Of Cockpit

Co-Pilot Safely Landed MD-90 At McCarran International Airport

A Delta Airlines MD-90 on a flight from Minneapolis to Las Vegas landed safely at its intended destination with one of only two of its pilots in the cockpit after the door malfunctioned while the captain of the flight was outside.

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Flight Attendants Assaulted On US Airways Flight

One Was Hospitalized Due To His Injuries

A flight attendant aboard a US Airways flight getting ready to depart from Charlotte, NC to Fort Lauderdale, FL was hospitalized last Tuesday following a fight that broke out on the airplane.

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Aero-TV: RJ Gritter - Part of Aviation’s Bright New Future

Model Aviator Aims For Full-Scale Career

While at the 2015 Indoor Electric RC Festival, referred to as eFest, ANN CEO and Editor-In-Chief, Jim Campbell not only made this fascinating report, he was also “blown away” from what he saw. As you’ll see in this video, indoor RC model aircraft flying is something that can excite anyone at any age. Jim talked with RJ Gritter, a member of the U.S.A F3P Flying Team that is headed to Poland to fly in the world championship competition for this class of indoor RC planes. Gritter talks about the competition, and he also shares his insights about the sport of model flying and how the RC model commu

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EPA Denies Petition Demanding Immediate Endangerment Finding For Leaded Avgas

Anticipated Timing Now In Line With FAA/Industry Effort For Unleaded Fuels

The Environmental Protection Agency has denied another petition by environmental groups asking the agency to immediately determine that leaded avgas poses a threat to public health. In its response to Friends of the Earth, Physicians for Social Responsibility, and Oregon Aviation Watch, the EPA stated that it takes the issue of lead emissions from aircraft seriously and is continuing to investigate the extent to which those emissions may pose a hazard to public health.

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American Airlines Pilots Approve Contract

Includes Immediate Pay Raise, Three Percent Bumps Each Of The Next Five Years

A new five-year contract between the Allied Pilots Association (APA) and American Airlines has been ratified by the union membership.

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Jazz Aviation, ALPA Reach 11-Year Collective Agreement

Minister Leitch Congratulates Both Parties

Canada's Jazz Aviation and the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) have reached agreement renewing their collective bargaining agreement for a period of 11 years. The two parties reached agreement through direct negotiations. 

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NBAA: President's Budget Reflects Progress And Challenges For Business Aviation

No Per-Flight User Fees Included This Time Around

The NBAA on Monday said that the exclusion of per-flight user fees for general aviation (GA) from President Obama’s fiscal year 2016 budget reflected progress on the issue, although a renewed call for lengthening business aircraft depreciation schedules presents a continuing challenge.

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NASA Launches Groundbreaking Soil Moisture Mapping Satellite

Communications Established With SMAP About An Hour After Launch

NASA successfully launched its first Earth satellite designed to collect global observations of the vital soil moisture hidden just beneath our feet.

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AeroSports Update: EAA AirVenture To Commemorate End Of WW ll

AirVenture To Commemorate 70th Anniversary Of World War II’s End With A Display Of Iconic Aircraft.

Some of history’s most iconic airplanes will be highlighted at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2015 during EAA’s 70th anniversary commemoration of the Allied victories in World War II. Most AirVenture attendees will hear and see a living history lesson, but others will relive it.

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Two Pilots Survive Alaska Mid-Air Collision

Both Seriously Injured In Accident In Mat-Su Valley Saturday

Two fixed-wing airplanes, one of them belonging to the state of Alaska, were involved in a mid-air collision Saturday in the Mat-Su Valley region of the state.

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Airborne 02.02.15: New Air Force One, Haiti Flyer, 1st Production Latitude

Also: UAV NPRM Could Target Models, FAST F/A-18C, MH370 'Lost', Robotic Skies, Trig's New Digs, Fantasy Of Flight Reopens

It’s not unexpected that the Air Force has determined the Boeing 747-8 will serve as the next presidential aircraft, commonly known as Air Force One. Analyses of the capability requirements conclude a four-engine, wide-body aircraft is required to meet the needs of the Air Force One mission. Market research determined there are two four-engine platforms that could meet the requirements; the 747-8 manufactured by Boeing in the state of Washington, and the A380 manufactured by Airbus in

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Aero-News: Quote Of The Day (02.03.15)

“The Obama administration in previous budget documents has repeatedly recommended user fees, but the administration appears to have pivoted away from this position by choosing not to use the budget to once again propose the fees." Source: FAA president and CEO Ed Bolen.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (02.03.15): DF Guidance

Headings provided to aircraft by facilities equipped with direction finding equipment. These headings, if followed, will lead the aircraft to a predetermined point such as the DF station or an airport.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (02.03.15)

Aviation Weather

There are probably hundreds of flight planning tools on the web, but occasionally we come across one that seems particularly useful, or at least has a nice "gee whiz" factor. Aviation Weather is one of those.

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