Newest, Largest Member Of The Boeing Jumbo Family

Boeing has received FAA and EASA certification for the new 747-8 Freighter, passing two of the final landmarks on the airplane's journey to entry into service. The FAA granted Boeing an Amended Type Certificate (ATC) and an Amended Production Certificate for the 747-8 Freighter, while the EASA also granted the company an ATC for the airplane.

Bombardier And Ilyushin Leasing Announce Tentative Deal

Russian leasing company Ilyushin has reportedly signed a letter of intent with Bombardier for 10 new CSeries aircraft, the two parties announced Wednesday.

Airport Director Estimates The Project Will Cost $3.2 Million

The city of Albany, GA plans to ask the FAA to chip in $3.2 million for the construction of a new terminal at Southwest Georgia Regional Airport (KABY). Airport director Yvette Aehle said that the figure represents the higher of the two lowest bids for the project.

Northrop Grumman UAS Tested Aboard USS Halyburton

The MQ-8B Fire Scout Vertical Takeoff Unmanned Aerial Vehicle built by Northrop Grumman was credited with providing critical intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) support to special operations forces and U.S. Navy anti-piracy actions during the system's second at-sea deployment. Two Fire Scout air vehicles were deployed aboard the USS Halyburton (FFG 40) at the beginning of January. The system was tasked to provide ISR support for anti-piracy operations conducted by the Navy's 5th Fleet.

Succeeds Bryan O'Connor As Chief Of Office of Safety And Mission Assurance

NASA reports Terrence W. Wilcutt has been appointed the agency's chief of safety and mission assurance, effective September 1. Wilcutt is a retired Marine colonel and veteran astronaut who is serving as director of safety and mission assurance at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston. He will assume the post from Bryan O'Connor, who will retire from the agency on August 31.

Cargo Plane Made Emergency Landing, All Aboard Safe

The US Air Force says that a C-130 collided with an RQ-7 Shadow UAV operating in eastern Afghanistan Monday, forcing the cargo plane to make an emergency landing. No one on board the aircraft was injured.

AAI Unmanned Aircraft Systems And AME Unmanned Systems Enter Into Cooperative Agreement

AME Unmanned Systems and AAI Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) announced Tuesday that the two companies have entered into a strategic alliance agreement regarding unmanned systems development.

New FBO Chosen For DeSoto Facility

Helicopter Association International reports TX-DOT has awarded a grant of $500,000 from its Aviation Division for engineering, design and construction of a heliport serving DeSoto, TX. Under a current letter of intent, the city has identified Sky Helicopters, Inc. as its fixed base operator.

In Fact, He Wasn't Even Aboard The Aircraft

In a bad case of mistaken identity, a Salina, Kansas man was misidentified by the Kansas Highway Patrol as being involved in an accident involving an ultralight aircraft, and having been transported to a Wichita hospital in critical condition.

Fly-In Director Separated From Opponent By Only 0.5%

The annual Arlington Fly-In, held each July in that city in Washington state, is one of the most successful events of its type in the US. This fall, voters will get to decide whether fly-in Director Barb Tolbert should become the city's new mayor.

New Visiongain Report Explores Security Needs Worldwide

In a report released Tuesday, London-based analysis firm Visiongain says that in 2011, the global expenditure on airport passenger screening systems is calculated to be $10 billion, a figure which is forecast to rise as current airport expansion plans continue.

HELO TC Uses Multi-Touch Display As Aircraft Controller

And you thought your iOS device was just for keeping your calendar and phone numbers straight ... and maybe an occasional game of "Angry Birds." Well this is a "bird" of a different kind for your idle iPhone moments. Griffin Technology has launched its newest AppPowered accessory: HELO TC, a remote-controlled helicopter that you control with your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch. The HELO TC app transforms the Multi-Touch display of any iOS device into a remote control for HELO TC.  

Kinda Like Watching Paint Dry, The Average GA Arrival Should Be A LOT More Exciting Than UARC's 'Performance' at KCMA

OK... I've said it before and I pray that I don't have to say it again... but this story could NOT get more bizarre. In a last ditch attempt to fly 'something... anything...' in order for the Camarillo Airshow to preserve the appearance of the act once espoused by the so-called Unlimited Air Race Challenge, the FAA has agreed to let the 'team' fly an exceedingly simple program at this weekend's event. How simple? How about a few passes well away from the spectators, straight and level, with no aerobatics and no aggressive maneuvering... kinda like the flying everyone will see from any private (or even student) pilot flying into the airport to watch the event.

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