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May 15, 2015

Airborne 05.15.15: Tecnam 'P' Jet, Senators' UAV Bill, ISS Re-Sked

Also: Embraer Forecast, Barnstorming: Dealing With Reality..., F/A-18F Loss, FSANA AeroChapter, ESA's Zero-G Airbus, Hurricane Hunters

Aircraft manufacturer, Tecnam, is actively evaluating the potential of developing and producing a two-place, single turbofan engine powered aircraft. Tecnam said on its website that "innovative developments are driven by customer demand, and extensive interest has been shown for the introduction of a two seat, side by side, turbofan engine powered aircraft, to be used by military Flight Training Organizations, but also to offer a significantly faster and more efficient ai

Airborne 05.15.15: Tecnam 'P' Jet, Senators' UAV Bill, ISS Re-Sked

Also: Embraer Forecast, Barnstorming: Dealing With Reality..., F/A-18F Loss, FSANA AeroChapter, ESA's Zero-G Airbus, Hurricane Hunters

Aircraft manufacturer, Tecnam, is actively evaluating the potential of developing and producing a two-place, single turbofan engine powered aircraft. Tecnam said on its website that "innovative developments are driven by customer demand, and extensive interest has been shown for the introduction of a two seat, side by side, turbofan engine powered aircraft, to be used by military Flight Training Organizations, but also to offer a significantly faster and more efficient aircraft for both the private and business aviation sectors." A bill introduced in the U.S. Senate has been praised by industry groups like AUVSI, but it is not universal

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Frontier Airlines CEO Resigns Amid Rising Complaints

Board-Managed Team Will Assume CEO Duties

Frontier Airlines CEO Dave Siegel has stepped down from the post as customer complaints have continued to rise at the Ultra-Low-Cost carrier.

Two Fatally Injured When Plane Went Into Spokane River

Pair Identified As Employees Of Rocket Engineering

Two men who were fatally injured late last week when the PA-46 they were flying went down in the Spokane (WA) River were employees of Rocket Engineering, according to the Spokane Spokesman-Review.

FAA Administrator Acknowledges Work Of 'Doc's Friends' At Wichita Aero Club

Says Restoration Embodies 'The Spirit Of Wichita'

For the most part, FAA Administrator Michael Huerta's speech to the Wichita Aero Club Tuesday was a reiteration of the agency's progress on implementing NextGen, certification, ADS-B, and other boilerplate topics. Like most from Washington, the Administrator rarely strays from his talking points.

AF, Nepal Combine Efforts To Conduct Critical Runway Repairs

Airfield Damaged By Magnitude 7.8 Earthquake April 25

Airmen and Nepalese officials worked together to repair the runway May 9-10, at the Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal.

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FAA Grants Part 121 Certification To Eastern Airlines

New Airline Carries On Legacy Of Legacy Carrier

The FAA has granted an Air Carrier Operating Certificate to Eastern Air Lines, a subsidiary of Eastern Air Lines Group.

BALPA Calls For More Stringent UAV Rules

Presents Safety Plan At Summit Organized By Pilots

A majority of British people think there should be stricter rules on the qualifications needed to fly a drone in urban areas, and half think there should be prison sentences for those flying drones in a way that endangers an aircraft, according to a new survey that presented at a Drone Safety Summit organized by UK pilots.

FAA Grants STC To Levaero Aviation For PC-12 Hi-Def EVS

Canadian STC Was Granted In August Of Last Year

The FAA has granted an STC to Levaero Aviation (formerly Pilatus Centre Canada), in association with Northeast Engineering & Development Ltd., for their Pilatus PC-12 Enhanced Vision System (EVS). The Transport Canada STC was previously granted in August 2014.

Southwest Airlines, Meteorologists Reach Tentative Agreement

First Ever Collective Bargaining Contract For The Group

Southwest Airlines and the Transport Workers Union of America (TWU) 550, which represents the Company's Meteorologists, announce they have reached a tentative agreement on the group's first-ever contract. Terms of the four-year deal include adjusted wage-scale step increases, as well as opportunities for bonuses that are linked to individual and Company performances.

Avmax Group Of Companies Partners With True Blue Power

Will Certify Lithium-Ion Main Ship Battery For Dash-8 Aircraft

Avmax Group of Companies (Avmax) has partnered with True Blue Power, a division of Mid-Continent Instrument Co. Inc., to pursue a Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA) and FAA Part 25 Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for the installation of the True Blue Power TB44 (46 amp-hour) Advanced Lithium-ion Battery on Bombardier Dash 8-100, -200, and -300 aircraft.

C919 First Flight Delayed As Long As Two Years

China Has Hopes Of Competing With Boeing, Airbus In Single-Aisle Category

Sources familiar with the progress of China's Comac C919 aircraft say that its first flight could be delayed by as long as two years, dealing a blow to the company that eventually hopes to compete with Airbus and Boeing for single-aisle airliner market share.

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Navy Holds Sundown Ceremony For SH-60B Sea Hawk

Helicopters Being Replaced By MH-60R

Helicopter Maritime Strike Wing Pacific hosted a Sundown Ceremony for the SH-60B Sea Hawk helicopter at Naval Air Station North Island in Coronado, California, Monday afternoon.

Famed Hollywood Helicopter Pilot Killed In Motorcycle Accident

Had Piloted Helicopters In Several Well-Known Films And TV Shows

A helicopter pilot who had flown in such movies as 'Rambo: First Blood Part II' and "Back the the Future Part III' was killed in a motorcycle accident May 5.

Aero-TV: Success In Flight Training - Redbird's Roger Sharp Tells All

One of GenAv's Most Experienced CFIs Discusses The Latest News In Flight Training, Part 2

While at the Redbird Migration 2014, ANN CEO and Editor-In-Chief, Jim Campbell, met with Redbird’s Roger Sharp, the director of training for Redbird Flight Simulations. In this part 2 of a 2-part interview, Campbell looked at the flight instructor side of the picture. He asked Sharp about the challenges a new flight instructor faces, and what advice he could provide.

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Aero-TV: Success In Flight Training -- Redbird's Roger Sharp Tells All

One of GenAv's Most Experienced CFIs Discusses The Latest News In Flight Training, Part 2

While at the Redbird Migration 2014, ANN CEO and Editor-In-Chief, Jim Campbell, met with Redbird’s Roger Sharp, the director of training for Redbird Flight Simulations. In this part 2 of a 2-part interview, Campbell looked at the flight instructor side of the picture. He asked Sharp about the challenges a new flight instructor faces, and what advice he could provide. The first part of Sharp’s advice related to the business end of being a flight instructor. He reminded all instructors that personal piloti

Bombardier Adjusts Global 5000, Global 6000 Aircraft Production Rate

Approximately 1,750 Employees In Montréal, Toronto, Belfast Impacted

Bombardier Business Aircraft confirmed Thursday that current economic conditions and geopolitical issues in some market regions, such as Latin America, China and Russia, have impacted order intake levels industry-wide. As a result, Bombardier Business Aircraft will reduce its production rate for Global 5000 and Global 6000 aircraft.

Marine Helicopter Reported Found In Nepal

Aircraft Went Missing Near Charikot, Nepal During Humanitarian Assistance Mission

The U.S. Marine Corps said in a news release Thursday that Joint Task Force 505 continues efforts both in support of the ongoing search and rescue mission for a missing UH-1Y Huey helicopter, as well as humanitarian aid and disaster relief for the country of Nepal.

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House Science Committee Approves Pro-Commercial Space Bills

Package Of Four Measures Approved By The Panel

Members of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee today approved a package of four space bills intended to bring stability and certainty to the growing commercial space market. House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) this week introduced the Spurring Private Aerospace Competitiveness and Entrepreneurship Act of 2015 or SPACE Act, alongside Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-TX), Congressman Steven Palazzo (R-MS) and 10 additional cosponsors.

AeroSports Update: Vintage Aircraft Update At AirVenture

Vintage Aircraft Association Project Creates Center Of Activity For Legendary Aircraft At AirVenture

EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2015 attendees will enjoy a better atmosphere and experience to see some of the rare, legendary aircraft of the past century as the Vintage Aircraft Association has commenced a major expansion of its Red Barn headquarters and Vintage Plaza complex for this year’s fly-in.

FAA Awards Contracts For Direct User Access Terminal Service (DUATS II)

Lockheed Martin And Computer Sciences Corporation Will Provide The Services

The FAA has awarded the DUATS II contracts to Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) and Lockheed Martin (LM) to provide operational internet-based automated pre-flight services. The period of performance for the resulting contracts will be one (1) one-year base period and four (4) one-year options.

Klyde Morris 05.15.15

We'll Let You Come Up With Your Own 'Fracking' Punchline Today, Klyde

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Airborne 05.14.15: Jetman Duo!, USAF Turbine Prize, LOTSA Airline Complaints

Also: Aero-Community Update: CAF, Super Legend HP, SLS Design Review, LearJet Improvements, AL TARC Champs, A400M Fallout

The world of Aviation was astonished when, Yves ‘Jetman’ Rossy, strapped a delta-wing to his back, fired up four jet engines, and proceeded to fly like a bird. His demonstrations of his flying skills and capabilities astonished the world and it could easily then be asked, what’s next? The answer to that question is this, a second Jetman has made his debut. Vince Reffet, a well-known skydiver, has become only the second person to fly using a jet-engine powered carbon

Aero-News: Quote Of The Day (05.15.15)

"We have seen an industry-wide softness in demand recently in certain international markets and are taking steps to adjust our production accordingly." Source: Eric Martel, President, Bombardier Business Aircraft.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (05.15.15): Clear Air Turbulence

CAT: Significant turbulence where no clouds are present, normally at high altitude near a jetstream.

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (05.15.15)

Vintage Aviation Historical Foundation (VAHF)

Have you ever wondered what it might have felt like to be at Kitty Hawk, one fateful December day in 1903, when a bicycle mechanic from Ohio named Orville Wright first took to the air aboard his fragile powered flying machine and skipped through the air those few precious feet?

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