Atlas Air Service To Be New Authorized Representative

Embraer Executive Jets has announced Atlas Air Service as its new Authorized Sales Representative (ASR) in Europe. The deal with the Germany-based company comprises marketing and sales initiatives for Embraer’s entire business jet portfolio in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

Airports Seek More Automation And Quicker Screening Processes To Enhance Traveler Experience, Finds Frost & Sullivan

Automation and pre-processing are reducing the physical interaction with travelers during airport passenger screening. This is the first step toward a future in which the passenger screening process will become unintrusive. An assortment of portal scanners, biometric collection devices, and pre-clearance based on voluntary background investigations will transform the passenger screening process.

Twenty-Year Contract Valued At About $115 Million

The Israeli Ministry of Public Security and the Israeli Police has awarded a contract valued at approximately $115 million to Elbit Systems to supply leasing and maintenance services for the Israeli Police Force’s aircraft. The contract, awarded following a public tender, will be performed over a twenty-year period, and will include acquiring six new helicopters, adapting them to meet the Police requirements and performing routine maintenance.

Deadline To Submit Proposals Is October 26

NASA is offering undergraduate students an opportunity to work in the deep end of spacewalk training through the Micro-g Neutral Buoyancy Experiment Design Teams (Micro-g NExT) activity.

Will Provide Air Data Computers On MH-65 Dolphin Helicopter Fleet

The U.S. Coast Guard has awarded a contract for the supply of Air Data Computer technology for use on the Coast Guard’s Airbus MH-65 Dolphin helicopter fleet to Curtiss-Wright Corporation.

Nine Selected For Minority University Research and Education Project

NASA's Minority University Research and Education Project (MUREP) has selected nine universities for cooperative agreement awards totaling $3.6 million to create and operate a NASA MUREP Aerospace Academy.

Integration Of 18 Hexagonal Mirrors Can Now Commence

The telescope structure for NASA's James Webb Space Telescope was delivered Aug. 24 to Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, paving the way for the integration of the 18 hexagonal mirrors that will help scientists observe the formation of the first stars and galaxies over 13.5 billion years ago.

Aircraft To Be Purchased By Australian Government

Northrop Grumman Corporation has awarded a second Australian supplier contract to Mincham Aviation for the U.S. Navy's MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft system (UAS) initial production lot.

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Aero Linx: The RedStar Pilots Association The RedStar Pilots Association is a national non-profit (501c3) organization with members throughout the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the UK, Italy and Germany, and more. The RPA's mission is to promote and preserve the safe operation, display and enjoyment of all aircraft -- jet to prop, aerobatic, sport, warbird and utility -- and especially those originating in the current and former communist block nations. The RPA strives to function as the primary clearing house for information related to the maintenance and safe operation of our aircraft. We are an FAA-sanctioned signatory to the Formation And Safety Team (FAST). This allows us to train, qualify and manage

"The telescope's beryllium mirrors are held together nearly motionlessly in space by the telescope structure, which also acts as a stable platform during ground test operations and launch. The stability of this hardware contributes to the Webb Telescope's ability to provide an unprecedented look at our own solar system as well as discover exoplanets well beyond this solar system." Source: Scott Texter, telescope manager, Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems, offering details after the telescope structure for NASA's James Webb Space Telescope was delivered Aug. 24 to Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, paving the way for the integration of the 18 hexagonal mirrors that will help scientists observe the formation of the fir