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April 22, 2016

Airborne 04.22.16: MH370 Debris Report, Solar Impulse 2, Expired Trump Plane

Also: Europe’s First TBM 930, AEA Convention 2016, Hawaiian Airlines, King Schools, Rolls-Royce, Pipistrel, Ghostdrone 2.0

It’s been just over two years since Malaysian Airlines Flight MH 370 disappeared, and the Australian government has taken the lead in the search to find a definitive answer to the question of what happened to that airplane. It’s reported that on December 27, 2015 and February 27, 2016, two items of debris were independently found, approximately 137 miles apart, on the Mozambique coast. Both items were delivered to the relevant Civil Aviation Authori

Airborne 04.22.16: MH370 Debris Report, Solar Impulse 2, Expired Trump Plane

Also: Europe’s First TBM 930, AEA Convention 2016, Hawaiian Airlines, King Schools, Rolls-Royce, Pipistrel, Ghostdrone 2.0

It’s been just over two years since Malaysian Airlines Flight MH 370 disappeared, and the Australian government has taken the lead in the search to find a definitive answer to the question of what happened to that airplane. It’s reported that on December 27, 2015 and February 27, 2016, two items of debris were independently found, approximately 137 miles apart, on the Mozambique coast. Both items were delivered to the relevant Civil Aviation Authorities in Mozambique and South Africa in early March 2016. Assistance from the Australian Transport Safety Bureau was requested by the Malaysian Government in the formal identification of the items

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Spaceport America Welcomes EXOS Aerospace

Texas Firm Plans To Fly Their Suborbital Active Rocket with GuidancE (SARGE) Vehicle From New Mexico Facility

A five year launch partnership for Suborbital Active Rocket with GuidancE (SARGE) vehicles has been announced between EXOS Aerospace Systems & Technologies and Spaceport America. The SARGE system is a suborbital reusable space launch vehicle.

MD Helicopters Signs Sapura Aero As Authorized Sales And Service Representative

Announces Purchase Of First Of Three New Aircraft; A Custom MD 600N

MD Helicopters welcomes Kuala Lumpur-based Sapura Aero as an authorized representative serving the South East Asian countries (ASEAN) of Malaysia, Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Hurricane Hunters Promote Preparedness In Caribbean, Latin America

Toured The Region To Raise Awareness, Maintain Partnerships

The 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron "Hurricane Hunters" and the National Weather Service's National Hurricane Center partnered together to promote hurricane preparedness during the Caribbean Hurricane Awareness Tour (CHAT) April 9-17.

Rolls-Royce Wins $1.2 Billion Order From Garuda Indonesia

Will Power 14 A330neo Aircraft

Rolls-Royce has won an order worth $1.2 billion for Trent 7000 engines and TotalCare service support from Garuda Indonesia. The engines will power 14 Airbus A330neo aircraft.

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NASA Seeks Proposals For Deep Space Habitation Prototypes

Asking Responders To Develop Ideas For Prototypes For Long-Duration Habitats

NASA is soliciting proposals for the development of prototypes for deep space habitats that will give astronauts a place to call home during long-duration missions supporting the agency’s Journey to Mars.

California Legislature Declares April ‘Aviation Awareness Month’

Aviation Contributes Over $30 Billion To The State's Economy

The Alliance for Aviation Across America issued a statement applauding the California Legislature for declaring April 2016 “Aviation Awareness Month.” In California, general aviation contributes over $30.2 billion to the state’s total economic output.

Mesa Airlines Announces Addition To Senior Management

Jameson Año Joins As Vice President Of Inflight Services

Mesa Airlines has named Jameson Año as its next Vice President of Inflight Services. Jameson brings more than 25 years of airline industry experience to the role.

Second Edition Of VFR Handbook Released

Available In Electronic Format For Tablet Devices

The Second Edition of the VFR Flight Handbook is a handy reference and refresher for pilots who fly VFR in fixed-wing, single-engine land aircraft.

Jeppesen Teams With Bose To Provide Audio Warnings For Mobile FliteDeck VFR

New Data Coverage In Scandinavia Also Added For VFR Pilots

Jeppesen recently teamed with audio expert Bose Corporation to provide automatic audio warnings as part of its flight information solution for private pilots flying under visual flight rules – Mobile FliteDeck VFR.

Spirit Aeronautics Expands Hawker Aircraft Maintenance Capabilities

Will Include 800 Series Jets Under Extended Authorization

Spirit Aeronautics has expanded their service authorizations to include maintenance for the Hawker 800 series (Hawker 800, 800XP and 850XP).

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RAAF Remotely-Piloted Unmanned Aircraft Takes To the Skies Over Amberley

Two Week Schedule Has Included Multiple Flight Scenarios

Queenslanders have witnessed history as Royal Australian Air Force personnel operated a Heron remotely-piloted unmanned aircraft system out of RAAF Base Amberley for the very first time.

AFA's StellarXplorers Program Announces National Champions

Competition Was Held April 12-15

The Air Force Association has announced the National Champions of StellarXplorers II, the National High School Space Competition, held in Colorado Springs, CO, April 12-15, 2016. Ten National Finalist teams representing schools and other organizations from California, Colorado, Utah, Alabama, and Kaiserslautern (Germany) competed in the Space Foundation's Discovery Center on a challenging space engineering design problem.

Textron Reports Revenue Increases In Aviation Sector

New Business Jets Account For Most Of The Boost

In its first quarter 2016 financial report, Textron reported some decent news from its aviation sector. According to the report, revenues at Textron Aviation were up $40 million, primarily due to higher jet volume.

House Subcommittee Examines Commercial Satellite Industry, Policy Challenges

Subcommittee Leadership Vows To Maintain U.S. Leadership In The Field

The Space Subcommittee this week held a hearing to examine the current state of the small satellite commercial launch industry, which generates hundreds of billions of dollars of economic activity and serves both the private and public sector. Several companies are currently working to supply the growing demand for commercial launches.

King Stallion Lifts First External Load

Flight Conducted At Sikorsky Test Center In Florida

Lockheed Martin's CH-53K helicopter has achieved its first external lift flight by successfully carrying a 12,000 pound external load.

FAA Grants First Approval For Night Commercial UAV Flights

Industrial Skyworks Authorized To Perform Nighttime Inspections

For the first time, the FAA has authorized commercial night flights by a UAV operator.

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AeroSports Update: Aviation’s Birthplace Is Still There

David McCullough—Wright Brothers’ Factory Important To World

Aviation history is fascinating, in part, because it’s so short, and so well documented. If we have to define a center for our Aero-Verse it would have to be Dayton, Ohio, and in this report we are passing along an update from the National Aviation Heritage Alliance (NAHA) about a recent visit by a renowned historian to the original Wright Company factory.

First Lockheed Martin LM-100J Reaches Production Milestones

Commercial Version Of The C-130J Taking Shape

The first Lockheed Martin LM-100J commercial freighter aircraft has reached major production assembly milestones at Aeronautics sites located in Meridian, MS and Clarksburg, WV.

Klyde Morris 04.22.16

Another New Acronym Joins The Aviation Lexicon

FMI: www.klydemorris.com

Airborne 04.21.16: FAA Reauthorization, FedEx Snoozer, AirVenture-Valdez

Also: Hurricane Hunters, AEA16, Subscale X-Plane, Yokota Aids Japan, Astro Recipes, TARC 16, Teamsters v FlexJet/Flight Options

The U.S. Senate has passed and sent to the U.S. House an FAA reauthorization bill that does not include the House's controversial plan to privatize Air Traffic Control ... and the leadership of the Senate Commerce Committee passed along a subtle warning to House leaders about the plan after the vote. Sen. Bill Nelson said, “We’ve given the House a good bi-partisan blueprint to follow and one that they ought to pass easily. Adding controversial measur

Aero-News: Quote Of The Day (04.22.16)

"There is a great deal of promise in the future of space. But if we fail to provide long-term solutions to the issues our nation faces, we may well lose our leadership in space.” Source: Congressman Brian Babin (R-TX).

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (04.22.16): Airport Marking Aids

Markings used on runway and taxiway surfaces to identify a specific runway, a runway threshold, a centerline, a hold line, etc.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (04.22.16)

The Gooney Birds Model Airplane Club

The Gooney Birds Model Airplane Club, located in Florence, S.C., promotes the sport of flying radio controlled model aircraft.

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