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A couple about to let their horses out to pasture in rural Michigan Saturday morning were surprised when they heard a crash shortly before nine. The cause of the noise was something that looked a lot like a satellite that had fallen to Earth. As it turns out, the "satellite" was a device belonging to communications company Samsung. The so-called "SpaceSelfie" balloon is intended to allow Samsung's customers to get their pictures into space. Tecnam had a successful showing at NBAA-BACE, signing contracts for 11 P2012 Traveller airplanes during the show. Tecnam signed contracts with Naseer Ismail, CEO of TAMIFIELD (Pty) from South Africa for six P2012’s with the opti
Launch New Graduate Pilot Program Under New Three-Year Contract
CAE has announced the launch of the Loganair Graduate Pilot Program, and the signing of a new 3-year pilot training contract with Loganair. The announcement was made during the 2019 European Aviation Training Symposium (EATS).
Barcelona-based airline Volotea has chosen Airbus to train all its pilots following the signature of an exclusive five-year contract. The training, which will commence in January 2020, includes Type-Rating as well as long-term Recurrent training linked to Volotea's growing fleet of Airbus A319s – which will exceed 50 aircraft in 2023. The organization of the training plan is currently on-going, paving the way for the ‘go-live’ next year.
Awarded To Individuals Not Employed By The U.S. Government For Sustained Performance That Embodies Multiple Contributions On NASA Projects, Programs, Or Initiatives
NASA is honoring John Culberson, former U.S. representative from Texas, with an agency Distinguished Public Service Medal. NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine presented the award to Culberson during a presentation Friday at the 70th International Astronautical Congress in Washington.
The Autonomous Fixed-Wing, Multi-Rotor Drones Found To Travel Faster, Further, And More Efficiently Than Many Similar Aircraft
Based on its recent analysis of the North American on-demand drone delivery market, Frost & Sullivan recognizes California-headquartered Volans-i, Inc. with the 2019 North America Enabling Technology Leadership Award. Volans-i provides delivery services via their autonomous unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs, also known as drones) to customers in the commercial and defense industries.
Wings Over The Rockies To Present Award In The 10th Anniversary Year Of The 'Miracle On The Hudson'
Colorado non-profit Wings Over the Rockies is pleased to announce Captain "Sully" Sullenberger as the recipient of their 2019 Spreading Wings Award, to be presented Thursday, December 5th at 6:30 p.m.
Pitches Idea To Develop Tech For Colorblind Pilots
Cadet 2nd Class Bailey Hopkins wants to be an Air Force pilot, but like 7 to 10 percent of men, he has red-green color blindness – an instant disqualifier.
Inflite The Jet Centre, part of the Inflite group of companies, is pleased to announce that its London Stansted Airport FBO will become the new European home of Embraer’s business jet demo fleet. Going forward, Inflite will house the manufacturer’s demo fleet, including both Phenom and Legacy demonstrators (and eventually the new Praetor 500 and 600), under dedicated terms, inclusive of handling, maintenance and hangarage.
Two Recently Installed On Boeing 737-300 Airplanes
Aircraft engine leasing company APOC Aviation has sold two CFM56-3 engines (Serial numbers: 856622/857283) in a multi-million dollar transaction with a national carrier. Both are now installed on Boeing 737-300 aircraft.
Development And Production Activities Completed In Record Time
Airbus Helicopters has delivered the first NH90 Sea Lion naval multi-role helicopter to the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw), with a further two to be delivered by the end of the year.
Gives Aircraft Owners And Operators In Mexico A Variety Of Options
Duncan Aviation’s Engineering & Certifications Services Department (ECS) is pleased to announce that it has received validation from the Directorate General for Civil Aviation (DGAC) in Mexico for more than a dozen of Duncan Aviation’s Supplemental Type Certificates (STCs). Duncan Aviation’s ECS has made all of the STCs available for sale for work on aircraft registered in Mexico.
Boeing president and Chief Executive Officer Dennis Muilenburg testified Tuesday before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation regarding aviation safety and the 737 MAX airplane. He was joined by Boeing Commercial Airplanes vice president and Chief Engineer John Hamilton. Muilenburg and Hamilton will also appear Wednesday, October 30, before the U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure to discuss the design and development of the 737 MAX.
Now Below $80 Million; Lower Cost Than Legacy Aircraft
The F-35 Joint Program Office and Lockheed Martin have finalized a $34 billion agreement for the production and delivery of 478 F-35s at the lowest aircraft price during the history of the program. This contract includes all U.S., International Partners and Foreign Military Sales aircraft in Lots 12, 13 and 14.
World's First Study Detects Tiny Movements Indicating Life
Autonomous drone cameras have been trialled for several years to detect signs of life in disaster zones. Now, in a world first study, researchers from Adelaide and Iraq have taken this a step further. Using a new technique to monitor vital signs remotely, engineers from the University of South Australia and Middle Technical University in Baghdad have designed a computer vision system which can distinguish survivors from deceased bodies from 13-26 feet away.
Creates The World's First Publicly Traded Commercial Human Spaceflight Company
Virgin Galactic, a vertically integrated aerospace company, and Social Capital Hedosophia (“SCH”), a public investment vehicle, have announced the completion of their previously announced business combination. The resulting company is named Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. (“VGH”) and its common stock, units and warrants are expected to commence trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the new ticker symbol “SPCE”, ”SPCE.U” and “SPCE WS”, respectively, on October 28, 2019.
Fire destroyed the only hangar at Monmouth (IL) Municipal Airport (C66) Friday. Eight airplanes stored in the hangar were destroyed, while two others were damaged in the blaze.
New Investment Vehicle Will Focus On Accelerating The Development Of Sustainable Aviation Fuels And Other Decarbonization Technologies
United Airlines today further strengthened its reputation as an aviation industry leader in environmental sustainability by committing $40 million toward a new investment vehicle focused on accelerating the development of sustainable aviation fuels and other decarbonization technologies. The carrier, which earlier this year agreed to purchase up to 10 million gallons of sustainable aviation fuel over the next two years, will look to collaborate with other environmentally conscious partners on this extraordinary initiative.
Will Enable The Digital Transformation Of Aggregate Operations
Delair, a provider of enterprise visual data management solutions, has signed an agreement in France with CEMEX, a supplier to the construction industry. As part of this three-year agreement, CEMEX will deploy delair.ai, a new cloud platform for analyzing and leveraging data collected by drones, satellites and other aerial methods, for their 60 aggregate production sites in France.
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ANN’s NBAA coverage crew is finally back in their respective homes after surviving the wilds of Las Vegas and the US air transportation system... if you want to know why we prefer GA and Business aviation, just take a trip on today’s airlines. NBAA 2019 was a stunning event... much more newsworthy and positive in scope than in recent years. Despite a rumor mill that left few secrets in the last days before the event, NBAA-BACE 2019 had more than its share of serious news... starting with Gulfstream’s lav
"We have learned and are still learning from these accidents. We know we made mistakes and got some things wrong." Source: Prepared testimony from Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg before the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee concerning the 737 MAX.
In 1978 a group of Piper Apache owners from the USA and Canada gathered in Hazleton, PA and formed the "Flying Apache Association". The Association produced a monthly newsletter and had an annual fly-in in various locations in the United States and the Bahama Islands.