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April 09, 2014

Airborne 04.09.14: DA42 Upgrade, Liberty XL-2 Acquired, Eclipse 550 Update

Also: Binnie Joins XCOR, NBAA Wants Tax-Incentives, New Lycoming Powerplant, Oshkosh in 150 Seconds

Diamond Aircraft will add Centurion 2.0s engines to the existing DA42 type certificate, offering TDI owners and operators the option to upgrade from their 135 horsepower Centurion 1.7 and 2.0 engines, to the 155 horsepower 2.0 engine. Here’s a case where new ownership can lead to a better future for an existing product. Discovery Aviation Inc. announced that it has acquired the rights to manufacture the Liberty XL-2. The former senior management team of Liberty Aerospace Inc. will join with Discovery Aviation. The Eclipse 550 is in production and being delivered. While at Sun ‘n Fun, ANN CEO and Editor-In-Chief, Jim Campbell took the opportunity to get updated on the p

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‘Women Soar You Soar’ Helps High School-Age Girls Discover Aviation

Registration For Attendees, Mentors Now Open For July 28-31 Program At AirVenture

EAA’s Women Soar You Soar program, which allows 100 high school-age girls discover more about aviation and all its possibilities from aviators, engineers and leaders during EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, is scheduled for July 28-31 and now open for registration.

Northrop Grumman To Build Five More MQ-8C Fire Scouts For The U.S. Navy

Navy Plans To Acquire 19 Of The UAV Helicopters For Long-Duration Missions

Northrop Grumman will build five additional U.S. Navy MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopters, which allow ship commanders to extend their intelligence-gathering capabilities far beyond the horizon. Final assembly of the aircraft will take place at the company's Unmanned Systems Center in Moss Point, MS.

Researchers Reveal That U.S. Airline Performance Best Ever In 2013

Embry-Riddle, Witchita State Present 24th Annual Airline Quality Ratings

U.S. airline performance in 2013 was the highest since 1991, according to Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and Wichita State University researchers, who presented the 24th annual Airline Quality Rating (AQR) on Monday at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.

Report: Four Companies Dominate Helicopter Sim Market

CAE, L-3 Communications, FlightSafety International, Thales Group Top The List Of Simulator Manufacturers

Industry analyst Research and Markets has added the report "Global Helicopter Simulators Market 2014-2018 with CAE, FlightSafety International, L-3 Communications & Thales Group Dominating" to their offerings.

Boeing, Air New Zealand Unveil Livery Of First 787-9 Dreamliner

Airplane Scheduled For Delivery In Mid-2014

Boeing has rolled out of the paint hangar the first 787-9 Dreamliner to be delivered to launch customer Air New Zealand, revealing the carrier's new-look livery. The airplane, painted in a distinctive black color scheme, features the iconic official New Zealand Fern Mark.

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Over 1,200 Aviation Professionals In Marseille For Routes Europe 2014

Conference Opened Sunday With Keynote Address From Air France Chairman And CEO Frédéric Gagey

Routes Europe 2014 opened in Marseille Sunday to a record attendance of over 1200 delegates from 70 countries, representing 115 airlines, 380 airports and over 50 tourism authorities.

NASA's LRO Mission And North America To Experience Total Lunar Eclipse

Phenomenon Expected To Begin About 0200 EDT

When people in North America look up at the sky in the early morning hours of April 15, they can expect the moon to look a little different. A total lunar eclipse is expected at this time, a phenomenon that occurs when the Earth, moon and sun are in perfect alignment, blanketing the moon in the Earth's shadow.

Sennheiser Aviation Reorganizes To Form Single Global Sales Team

Delivering Greater Efficiencies To Multi-Regional Customer Base

Aviation headset manufacturer Sennheiser announced that it has centralized its aviation-related sales force within the Sennheiser Group to create a single, global sales team. The announcement coincides with new appointments to the Sennheiser Aviation management team, as well as the creation of a Center of Excellence at Sennheiser’s German subsidiary, Sennheiser Vertrieb und Service (SVS), which will serve the European / Middle East region.

Advanced Mission Management, Control Of K-MAX Aircraft On Display

Neya Systems LLC And Lockheed Martin To Demonstrate Task-Based System Three Years In Development

Neya Systems and Lockheed Martin plan to demonstrate a task-based mission management control system originally developed for ground-based unmanned vehicles aboard a K-MAX aircraft.

FDA Announces HR Program To Help Aircraft Owners Avoid IRS Trouble

Incorporates HR Compliance And Guidance For Taxes, Benefits For Employees

Flight Dept Advantage (FDA), a provider of start-up and operational services for flight departments, has unveiled its newest program, FDA HR Advantage. The new program is designed to offer flight department managers and aircraft owners a comprehensive solution to employ and retain crewmembers while addressing a growing divergence between FAA and IRS requirements.

Drunk Aeroflot Pilot Terminated From Airline

Pre-Flight Check Showed He Was Slightly Inebriated Prior To Flight

A pilot who was to have been part of a flight crew on an Aeroflot flight was terminated after a pre-flight check determined he had been drinking prior to the flight.

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Mokulele Passengers Not Affected By Recent go! Airlines Shutdown

Carrier Will Continue To Honor go! Reservations For Travel To The Eight Destinations It Serves

In an effort to clear up the confusion surrounding the recent shutdown of go! Airlines, Mokulele Airlines is reassuring travelers that this shutdown will not affect Mokulele's flight operations.

Aero-TV: ‘Have it Your Way!’ – The SPA Panther

A New Single-Seat SportPlane Shows Great Potential For Serious Fun

While at the Sport Aviation Expo 2014, ANN CEO and Editor-In-Chief, Jim Campbell stopped by to talk with Dan Weseman, the president of Sport Performance Aviation. Sitting on display was their snappy looking single place light sport airplane that seems to be cut from a different cloth than most other LSA’s on display.

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Aero-TV: ‘Have it Your Way!’ – The SPA Panther

A New Single-Seat SportPlane Shows Great Potential For Serious Fun

While at the Sport Aviation Expo 2014, ANN CEO and Editor-In-Chief, Jim Campbell stopped by to talk with Dan Weseman, the president of Sport Performance Aviation. Sitting on display was their snappy looking single place light sport airplane that seems to be cut from a different cloth than most other LSA’s on display. Called the Panther, the airplane is being produced only in a kit version at this time. It is designed for someone to certify as an experimental amateur built airplane that complies with the LSA definition.

Aviation Medical Community Opposes Third Class Medical Changes

Email Circulating The Internet From The Civil Aviation Medical Association (CAMA)

The association representing doctors who perform FAA medical exams are pushing back against proposed legislation that would do away with a requirement for a third class medical certificate for some pilots.

ALPA Calls For End To U.S. Funding Of Widebody Aircraft For Foreign Competitors

Encourages U.S. House To Ensure That Ex-Im Bank’s Actions Are Transparent, Not Harmful To U.S. Industry

The Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA) has urged members of the U.S. House Financial Services Committee to ensure that the U.S. Export-Import Bank (Bank) is adhering to the law, per the Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Act of 2012, and for Congress to fully exercise its Bank oversight responsibility.

NBAA: Proposed Ban On In-flight Cell Calls Should Not Apply To BizAv

Says Business Aircraft Cabin Is A Much Different Environment Than A Crowded Airliner

In response to a DOT advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM), NBAA said a proposed ban on in-flight voice communications through passenger mobile wireless devices would strip business aviation users of a key advantage when traveling onboard private, secure aircraft.

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House Transportation Committee To Consider Transparent Airfares Act

Markup Of Legislation Scheduled For Wednesday

The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, chaired by U.S. Rep. Bill Shuster (R-PA), will mark up the legislation its authors say will return transparency to airline fares at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday.

Orion Avionics System Ready For First Test Flight

Team Progressing Toward Exploration Flight Test-1

Testing of the Orion spacecraft's avionics system has concluded at the Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] Operations & Checkout facility at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. After powering on and sending commands to more than 20 different critical systems installed on the spacecraft's crew module, NASA and Lockheed Martin engineers have verified the avionics for Exploration Flight Test-1 (EFT-1) are ready to support a successful flight and re-entry of the spacecraft.

Pratt & Whitney To Provide Lufthansa With PurePower Engines For 30 A320neos

Deliveries Scheduled To Begin In 2019

Lufthansa has selected Pratt & Whitney PurePower PW1100G-JM engines for an additional 30 A320neo family aircraft. This order will bring the total number of PW1100G-JM engine-powered aircraft in Lufthansa's fleet to 60. Deliveries are scheduled to start in 2019 and continue through 2021.

Mooney Rises To A New Day

Kicks Off Industry-First Online Auction For A New Airplane

Sun ‘n Fun marked the first public event for Mooney International, which officially kicked off their comeback to the aviation industry. To celebrate the occasion, CEO, Dr. Jerry Chen announced that Sun ‘n Fun would serve as the launch for an industry-first online charity-auction to purchase the first new production Mooney since the company entered its five-year hiatus.

Aero-News: Quote Of The Day (04.09.14)

"The third class medical certificate for private pilots is neither costly nor burdensome, being required every five years below age 40 and every two years thereafter. Its very existence deters individuals with clearly unsafe medical conditions from applying." Source: Excerpt of a letter sent by Mark Eidson, M.D., president of The Civil Aviation Medical Association (CAMA) to members of congress.

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (04.09.14): Multicom

A mobile service not open to public correspondence used to provide communications essential to conduct the activities being performed by or directed from private aircraft.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (04.09.14)

The National WASP WWII Museum

The National WASP WWII Museum seeks to educate and inspire every generation with the history of the WASP: Women Airforce Service Pilots of WWII, the first women in history to fly American's military aircraft, and who forever changed the role of women in aviation!

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