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December 09, 2015

Airborne 12.09.15: UAVs v Airliners?, Another Airshow Cancel, Cygnus To ISS

Also: Viking Turbo, Jessica Cox, Buffalo Airways, AD: Gulfstream, GE9X Testing, ATC Privatization Opposed, Airport Kills Fees

 

Colin Smith, a former chief inspector for the government, said that such aircraft could be purposely flown into the engines of a jetliner in an effort to bring it down. He also said that terrorist groups can use UAVs to fly banners and other propaganda at high-profile events. Smith describes himself as, "a retired UK Chief Police Officer who has spent 37 years leading, managing, training and developing police and criminal justice in conflict environments, at strategic, tactical and operational levels." The 104th Fighter Wing of the Massachusetts Air National Guard had planned to put on the Barnes Air National Guard Air B

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Piper Announces First Scandinavian Diesel Archer Delivery

Will Be Operated By Danish Flight School

The first factory new diesel engine Archer DX to be sold in Scandinavia has been delivered to Billund Air Center (BAC), a leading flight school in Denmark. The school took possession of the aircraft last week.  

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EU To Share Airline Passenger Data

Passenger Name Record System First Proposed In 2007

The European Union will share airline passenger information among member states for the "prevention, detection, and prosecution" of terrorist offences and other serious crimes.

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EASA Certifies ATR 72-600 High-Density Cabin Layout

Brings Maximum Capacity Of The Regional Turboprop To 78 Seats

EASA has certified the high-density seating configuration option for the ATR 72-600 aircraft.

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Blue Angels Announce 2016/2017 Schedules

Team Has 34 Confirmed Shows In 2016

The U.S. Navy Blue Angels precision demonstration team has released performance schedules for 2016 and 2017.

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KuangChi Martin Jetpack Debuts In China

Agreements Signed For 100 Devices And 20 Simulators

It looks like the Martin Jetpack will be coming soon to Hong Kong. The New Zealand company said Tuesday that its Hong Kong based joint venture company, KuangChi Martin Jetpack Ltd (KCMJ), has signed 3 Intention Framework Agreements for a total of 100 manned Jetpacks and 20 simulators.  

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Pacific Aviation Museum Holds 9th Anniversary Gala

Pearl Harbor Survivors Join WWII Triple Ace Fighter Bud Anderson For The Event

More than a dozen Pearl Harbor and WWII survivors joined 750 guests, and WWII Triple Ace Fighter Pilot and Congressional Gold Medal recipient Col. Clarence "Bud" Anderson at this year's 9th annual Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor Anniversary Gala on December 5 in historic Hangar 79.

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Buffalo Airways' Air Operator Certificate Suspended Due To Safety Concerns

Airline Has Until December 30 To Appeal To Transport Canada

Transport Canada suspended the air operator certificate for Buffalo Airways last Tuesday, but that does not seem to be slowing the airline down or causing much concern among its customers.

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Daher Delivers The 100th TBM 900 Very Fast Turboprop Aircraft

North Carolina Businessman Receives The Milestone Airplane

The latest member in Daher's very fast turboprop product line ... the TBM 900 ... has reached the century mark with the 100th aircraft delivery to date.

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ATA Engineering Tests 'Drag-On-Demand' Technology

Successful On-Engine Tests Of Air Brake System Completed On FJ44-4A Engine

ATA Engineering has demonstrated a novel aircraft drag management device in a series of ground tests performed on an FJ44-4A engine at the Williams International Outdoor Test Facility #2 on October 5–12, 2015. This successful full-scale engine test of a prototype version of ATA’s Engine Air Brake (EAB) demonstrates the technology’s potential to support the goals of NASA and the aircraft industry for next-generation quiet aircraft.

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National Aircraft Resale Association Ready For 2016

Announce New Board Of Directors, Products & Services Member Advisory Council

The National Aircraft Resale Association (NARA) has announced its new Board of Directors and the newly appointed Products & Services Member Advisory Council.

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FlightSafety International Promotes Trent J. Corcia

Named Manager Of The Orlando Learning Center

Trent J. Corcia has been promoted to Manager of FlightSafety International's Learning Center in Orlando, FL.  He succeeds Chip White who has retired.

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ATR Welcomes Visit From ICAO Officials

Company Fully Supports The ICAO’s 'No Country Left Behind' Initiative

Dr. Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu, ICAO Council President, and Dr. Fang Liu, ICAO Secretary General, were welcomed on December 4th and December 7th by Patrick de Castelbajac, ATR’s Chief Executive Officer, Thierry Casale, Senior Vice-President Programs, and Christopher McGregor, Flight Safety Officer, to ATR facilities, for a series of discussions on ICAO’s strategic objectives in relation to the regional aircraft market.

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Aero-TV: FAA Administrator Huerta at Redbird 2015 - ATP Regulations & The 1,500 Hour Rule

The FAA's Boss Expands The Narrative About the 1500 Hour Rules... and Its Consequences

At the Redbird Migration 2015, FAA Administrator Michael Huerta was featured as the keynote speaker, and he also entertained questions from the audience. One such question was addressed to the issue of new regulations for the certification of airline transport pilots, how it affected those pilots in the training pipeline, and what effect it had on the airline’s ability for staffing.

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Airborne 12.09.15: UAVs v Airliners?, Another Airshow Cancel, Cygnus To ISS

Also: Viking Turbo, Jessica Cox, Buffalo Airways, AD: Gulfstream, GE9X Testing, ATC Privatization Opposed, Airport Kills Fees

ANN Airborne Link: /index.cfm?do=video.playVideo&videoid=be7b593e-7fa0-49f7-804b-c03bb1554464 YouTube Airborne Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edPVkWfvfOg

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Aero-TV: FAA Administrator Huerta at Redbird 2015 - ATP Regulations & 1500 Hours

The FAA's Boss Expands The Narrative About the 1500 Hour Rules... and Its Consequences

At the Redbird Migration 2015, FAA Administrator Michael Huerta was featured as the keynote speaker, and he also entertained questions from the audience. One such question was addressed to the issue of new regulations for the certification of airline transport pilots, how it affected those pilots in the training pipeline, and what effect it had on the airline’s ability for staffing. In his answer to the question, Huerta reminds us that the change in minimum flight hours for ATP applicants resulted from a law passed thro

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Congressional Leaders Urge OMB To Review FAA Small Airplane Certification Rules

Says New Rule Is Vital To General Aviation Community, South Central Kansas And Wichita

Congressman Mike Pompeo (R-KS) has sent a letter with six other members of Congress to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Shaun Donovan, requesting an expeditious review of the FAA's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) for small airplane certification regulations.

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NTSB Video Highlights Importance Of Procedural Compliance For Commercial Pilots

Uses Findings From Seven Accidents To Illustrate Points

The National Transportation Safety Board recently released a nine-minute video that highlights the crucial role that procedural compliance plays in commercial aviation safety.

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EASA Workshop Focuses On The Medical Fitness Of Pilots

Presents Proposals Recommended By Task Force Following Germanwings 9529 Accident

At a workshop organized in Cologne, Germany on 7 and 8 December 2015, EASA presented draft proposals on how to implement the recommendations made in July 2015 by the EASA-led Task Force on the accident of Germanwings Flight 9525.

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XPRIZE Verifies Moon Express Launch Contract, Kicking Off New Space Race

Moon Express Set For 2017 Mission In Pursuit Of The Google Lunar XPRIZE

Moon Express has received official verification today of their launch contract from XPRIZE as part of the $30M Google Lunar XPRIZE, a global competition for privately funded teams to land an unmanned spacecraft on the surface of the moon by December 31, 2017. Moon Express will use a Rocket Lab Electron rocket combined with the company’s  “MX-1E” micro-lander as part of a 2017 mission.

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AeroSports Update: Viking Engines Introduces Turbocharging

Viking Engines, Produced For Experimental Aircraft, Will Be Offering A Turbocharged Variation Of Its Engine

Viking aircraft engines have been used in the experimental aircraft market for a number of years, and are produced from a highly modified version of a Honda automobile engine. Their most popular engine delivers 130 horsepower, but now turbocharging will change that.

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DC Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton Looks For New Aircraft Noise Rules

Urges Appropriators To Include Senate-Passed Provision, Expanded To Include D.C. And Other Areas, To Strengthen Protections Against Airplane Noise In Final Spending Bill

Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), a senior Member of the House Aviation Subcommittee, has released a letter she wrote to the chairs and ranking members of the House and Senate Appropriation Subcommittees with jurisdiction over aviation in a renewed effort to address late night and early morning airplane noise in the Palisades, Foxhall, other District of Columbia neighborhoods, and communities across the country.

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Michigan Town Considers UAV Law

Eyes Strict Rules For Operation Of Unmanned Aircraft

The tiny town on DeWitt, MI north of Lansing has become the latest to determine that it can't wait for the FAA to establish federal rules governing the use of UAVs and written its own legislation.

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Airborne 12.08.15: Gone West-Mike Mangold, Robinson R66, Collings B-17

Also: Regional Airlines, Aero-Calendar, Compass Airlines, Terrafugia sUAS Exemption, Piper SAIB, H225 Russian Cert

ANN Airborne Link: /index.cfm?do=video.playVideo&videoid=e84764bf-90a7-44f4-b60d-951e821d725d YouTube Airborne Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwuexgVkvPg

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Aero-News: Quote Of The Day (12.09.15)

“Modernizing these regulations will allow small airplane manufacturers to do what they do best: build planes and get them in the air.” Source: Letter from Representative Mike Pompeo (R-KS) to the OMB.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (12.09.15): Intersecting Runways

Two or more runways which cross or meet within their lengths.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (12.09.15)

Blue Angels Alumni Association

The official web-site of the Blue Angels Alumni Association. The web-site offers a pictorial and written history of the Blue Angels through the many aircraft and years of service.

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