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October 26, 2019

Boeing Reports Progress On 737 MAX Safe Return To Service

Three Additional Layers Of Protection Added To MCAS

Boeing says it has made significant progress over the past several months in support of safely returning the 737 MAX to service as the company continues to work with the FAA and other global regulators on the process laid out for certifying the 737 MAX software and related training updates. The company has also made significant governance and operational changes to further sharpen its focus.

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NASA’s Releases Planetary Protection Review

Addresses Changing Reality Of Space Exploration

NASA has released a report with recommendations from the Planetary Protection Independent Review Board (PPIRB) the agency established in response to a recent National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine report and a recommendation from the NASA Advisory Council.

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Drone Startup Zipline Demonstrates Its Medical Supply Drones With U.S. Military

Deployed Aircraft During Four Multinational Military Forces Exercises In Australia

Zipline, a drone-delivery startup, is testing medical supply drones with U.S. military. Zipline, which already delivers emergency medical supplies in Rwanda and Ghana, is testing drone flights with the U.S. Department of Defense. Between July and September, Zipline partnered with the DoD and Naval Medical Research Center to deploy its drones during four multinational military forces exercises in Australia.

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Weather Can't Hide From Honeywell's New Advanced Radar System

IntuVue RDR-7000 Weather Radar Brings Added Safety, Comfort And Efficiency To Previously Unserved Aircraft Platforms

Bad weather doesn't have to be bad news for pilots or passengers with the all-new Honeywell IntuVue RDR-7000 Weather Radar System. The latest, most advanced addition to the IntuVue family expands Honeywell's advanced weather radar capabilities to more aircraft, helping pilots safely navigate inclement weather, keep passengers comfortable and get them to their destinations on time.

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GBDAA SkyVision Team Recognized By Air Traffic Control Association

Advancing The Safe Integration Of Drones Into The National Airspace System

Raytheon's Ground Based Detect and Avoid team received the Air Traffic Control Association's annual Team Award for outstanding achievement for its collaboration with the Air Force Research Laboratory, academic partners, and federal, state, and local government agencies to integrate drones safely into the National Airspace System. 

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CAE Expands Training Capabilities And Its Network For Business Aviation

SIMCOM Purchases Five Full-Flight Simulators (FFSs) And Five Flight Training Devices (FTDs) From CAE’s Latest Product Offering

At the 2019 National Business Aviation Association Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE), CAE announced additional capabilities for business aviation pilot training, including the expansion, renewal and launch of new training programs for Bombardier, Dassault, Gulfstream and Embraer aircraft platforms and the signing of the agreement with SIMCOM  for the purchase of training equipment from CAE’s latest product offering.

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Successful First Landing By Passenger Aircraft Using Remote Towers In The Arctic

Aviation History Was Made When The Remote Tower Center In Bodo, Norway Went 'Live' On October 19

The Remote Towers project in Norway is a collaboration between the airport and air navigation service provider Avinor and the technology companies Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace and Indra.

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Teamsters Ratify Air Canada Contract

New Agreement Will Be in Effect Until 2029

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters have ratified their newest ten-year collective bargaining agreement with Air Canada. The agreement covers over 700 customer service representatives, concierge and premium agents, reservation agents, air cargo workers and other workers at the company's U.S. base of operations.

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (10.26.19)

“We continue to make steady progress in safely returning the 737 MAX to service.” Source: Boeing president and CEO Dennis Muilenburg.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (10.26.19): Electronic Flight Display (EFD)

For the purpose of standardization, any flight instrument display that uses LCD or other image-producing system (cathode ray tube (CRT), etc.)

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (10.26.19)

Paul And Ralph Bradley's Model Airplane Page

This page serves as a forum for the exchange of ideas with people who share an interest in model aircraft. Paul and Ralph are brothers who have shared a life long interest in model aviation. They live and fly their models in the greater Houston, TX area.

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