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ASA Announces Change In Ownership

Company Bought By General Manager And President Mike Lorden

Aviation Supplies & Academics, Inc. (ASA) has been purchased by General Manager and President, Mike Lorden. The company says the announcement promises continued growth based on a proven track record.

CSF Welcomes DigitalGlobe, NanoRacks,

Two New Board Members Also Named

The Commercial Spaceflight Federation continues to grow its membership, announcing the addition of new associate members -- DigitalGlobe and NanoRacks.

Thales, AMST Awarded Contract To Improve Pilot Safety

Will Employ New High G-Force Training Service For The UK MOD

Thales and AMST are working together to deliver a new high G-force training service for fast-jet pilots. The service, being developed at RAF Cranwell, will improve pilot safety and offer a cost-effective training solution.

Mountain Aviation First FAA Certified Airline Approved For Commercial UAV Ops

Denver Carrier Gets Section 333 Waiver

Mountain Aviation of Denver Colorado has received FAA approval as the first FAA certified airline authorized to conduct commercial unmanned aircraft systems ("UAS" or "Drones") operations.

Duncan Aviation Granted Embraer Base Maintenance Authorization

Can Now Offer Full Support For Legacy 450 & 500 Aircraft

Duncan Aviation has been granted Base Maintenance authorization on Embraer Legacy 450 and 500 aircraft. This new Embraer Executive Jets authorization allows Duncan Aviation to offer full maintenance support and service for all scheduled maintenance events on these aircraft models.

International Women’s Air & Space Museum To Host Free Community Event

Eleventh Annual Family Day Panned In Early April

The International Women’s Air & Space Museum (IWASM) will host its annual free community outreach program, Family Day, on April 9, 2016, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

AFA's StellarXplorers Program Announces National Finalists

Competition For High School Students To Be Held In Colorado Springs, CO Next Month

The Air Force Association has announced the ten National Finalist teams that will compete for the title of National Champion in its StellarXplorers II National High School Space Competition in Colorado Springs, CO, April 12-15, 2016. Teams will travel all-expenses-paid to compete for the title of National Champion and bragging rights in this, the pilot national deployment of AFA's newest STEM program.

New Video Of 2013 Prison Escape Surfaces

Shows Prisoners Being Plucked From The Roof Of A Building By A Hijacked Helicopter

A video clip of a dramatic prison escape has surfaced in Canada during an unrelated trial of one of the escapees.

Crystal Unveils Bombardier Global Express XRS

New Aircraft Becomes Part Of Crystal Luxury Air

As Crystal Cruises continues forward with the largest brand expansion in luxury travel and hospitality history, the world's most awarded luxury cruise line today officially revealed the newest addition to its fleet in a lavishly outfitted Bombardier Global Express XRS jet. The aircraft will enter service for the company on April 3, 2016.

Meridian Air Charter Adds Falcon 7X To Fleet

First Of The Type To Be Operated By The Company

Teterboro, NJ-based private aviation company Meridian has added a Falcon 7X (N221HJ) to its growing charter fleet of private business jets. This ultra-long range aircraft was completed in 2008, and seats up to fourteen passengers. It also has the capacity to sleep up to seven for long haul trips. It is based at Teterboro Airport, and is immediately available for charter.

Western Aircraft Receives OSHA’S Sharp Award

Fifth Time For The Company To Be Recognized For Workplace Safety

Western Aircraft has received its fifth OSHA Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program (SHARP) covering a span of ten consecutive years.

Many Section 333 Waiver Applicants List Emergency Services On Forms

As Many As 19 Percent Of Recent Applicants Say They Would Be Willing To Help In An Emergency

Many recent applicants for Section 333 waivers to allow commercial operation of a UAV are listing "emergency services" as one of their potential uses, but just saying you'll help is no guarantee that you'll be asked.

History Reborn: Columbine II Retakes To The Skies

Columbine II Executes 29 Minute Test Flight

Recently, we reported that the team working in Marana, Arizona to restore the Lockheed Constellation, ‘Columbine Two’, to airworthy condition was nearly ready to ferry the plane to its new home in Bridgewater, Virginia, where the restoration will be completed. President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s, ‘Columbine Two’, was the first presidential airplane to use the call sign, ‘Air Force One’.

Classic Aero-TV: Cloning The King Air – Redbird’s Type-Specific FlightSims

Continuing The Simulator Revolution...

While at the Redbird Migration 2012, ANN CEO and Editor-In-Chief, Jim Campbell, meets up with Todd Willinger, the CEO for Redbird Flight Simulations. In this video we find out that Redbird is moving beyond building basic simulators for general aviation. While they have been innovators in developing cost effective simulator training at the primary level, they are now developing airplane specific simulators.

Spencer Suderman Decimates His Own Inverted Spin Record--98 Turns!!!

Starting At 24,600 feet and Ending 98 Spins Later

Aerobatic pilot and record setter Spencer Suderman has done it again... after a number of attempts to beat his own 2014 spin record of 81 inverted spins, he obliterated the former record by completing an unofficial (as yet... it takes weeks for record certification) 98 inverted autorotations in a Dan Rihn modified Pitts S-1X after initiating the sequence nearly five miles high. Starting over the Yuma International Airport, Suderman climbed to 24,600 feet in the normally aspirated Pitts before rolling inverted and starting the sequence that resulted in nearly 100 inverted flat spins, and closing out a two year series of attempts to best the last record.

LMC 'Making Progress' On Hypersonic Aircraft

Mach 6 Aircraft In Development, According To Hewson

Lockheed Martin Corporation CEO Marillyn Hewson revealed that the company is continuing to develop a military aircraft that could reach speeds of up to Mach 6 to respond to security threats far more quickly than conventional aircraft.

Bell Helicopter Signs Agreements With New North American Customers

Both To Take Delivery Of Bell 407GXP Helicopters

Bell Helicopter has announced that has it secured commitments from two customers for a total of three Bell 407GXPs in corporate/VIP configuration.

Kavandi To Succeed Free As Glenn Research Center Director

Free Joins NASA’s Human Exploration And Operations Mission Directorate

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden has named former astronaut Janet Kavandi director of the agency’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland. Kavandi has been serving as Glenn’s deputy director since February 2015. She succeeds Jim Free, who was named deputy associate administrator for technical in the agency’s Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate in Washington.

AeroSports Update: FAA Gives 51% Approval To The Zenith Cruzer

The Zenith CH750 Cruzer Has Been Added To The FAA’s List Of Eligible Amateur-Built Aircraft Kits

For any homebuilt airplane to be certificated as ‘experimental amateur-built’, the builder must show compliance with a requirement that majority portion the aircraft was built for the purpose of education and recreation. Now, the Zenith CH750 Cruzer kit rolls out the factory door with the FAA 51% requirement in place.

Klyde Morris (03.21.16)

Klyde Celebrates The Return Of A Legend!

FMI: www.klydemorris.com

Airborne 03.18.16: RANS S-20LS Cert, Avidyne Wireless, Continental SAIB

Also: Red Bull Abu Dhabi, Barnstorming, NBAA On SMO, NTSB @OSH15, Women Of Aviation Worldwide, Drones At SXSW, DeLand Airport

We at ANN first had a good look at the Rans S-20 Raven in 2014 while at the light sport Expo in Sebring, Florida, and we liked what we saw. At that time, it was being offered in a kit-built format. RANS has now announced that they have received special light sport certification. Special light sport certification means that the aircraft is being produced in accordance with industry establish standards as approved by the FAA, and is available as a factory built airp

The Ultimate Man Cave? Try A Surplus Sea King Helicopter

Several Unflyable Aircraft Being Sold In The U.K. As Upscale Outbuildings

Imagine that you needed a storage shed, or maybe just a place in the back yard to kick back, have a beer, smoke cigars and watch football without your wife having a conniption. Well, if you've got a substantial backyard, live in the U.K. or nearby, and have about $20,000 - $30,000 to spare, this could be just the ticket.

Buzz Aldrin Foresees Manned Mars Mission In 2040

Says Moon Phobos Could Play A Vital Role

The second man to walk on the moon says that 2040 would be a good target for launching a manned mission to Mars. That is contrary to the 2035 target date set by NASA, Buzz Aldrin's former employer.

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (03.21.16): Land And Hold Short Operations

Land And Hold Short Operations Operations which include simultaneous takeoffs and landings and/or simultaneous landings when a landing aircraft is able and is instructed by the controller to hold-short of the intersecting runway/taxiway or designated hold-short point. Pilots are expected to promptly inform the controller if the hold short clearance cannot be accepted.

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (03.21.16)

Aero Linx: The Taylorcraft Foundation The Taylorcraft Foundation is exclusively organized for charitable, educational & scientific activities and will preserve the history and technical information of the Taylorcraft airplanes. This Foundation is a chartered State of Ohio Corporation and has been granted IRS 501(c)(3) status as a non-profit, tax exempt, organization. The Taylorcraft Foundation maintains archives, provides information and research assistance when possible to aircraft owners, and works to preserve Taylorcraft history.

Aero-News: Quote Of The Day (03.21.16)

"Janet has demonstrated extraordinary leadership throughout her NASA career, from her spaceflights to her continued dedication to our mission at the Johnson Space Center and Glenn... I know she’ll bring that same excellence to bear on Glenn’s critical role in our journey to Mars. I also thank Jim Free for his service as the head of this important center and look forward to his contributions in human space exploration.” Source: NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, following the naming of former astronaut Janet Kavandi director of the agency’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland.

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Company Bought By General Manager And President Mike Lorden

Two New Board Members Also Named

Will Employ New High G-Force Training Service For The UK MOD

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Denver Carrier Gets Section 333 Waiver

Can Now Offer Full Support For Legacy 450 & 500 Aircraft

Eleventh Annual Family Day Panned In Early April

Competition For High School Students To Be Held In Colorado Springs, CO Next Month

Shows Prisoners Being Plucked From The Roof Of A Building By A Hijacked Helicopter

New Aircraft Becomes Part Of Crystal Luxury Air

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Fifth Time For The Company To Be Recognized For Workplace Safety

As Many As 19 Percent Of Recent Applicants Say They Would Be Willing To Help In An Emergency

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Mach 6 Aircraft In Development, According To Hewson

Both To Take Delivery Of Bell 407GXP Helicopters

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Klyde Celebrates The Return Of A Legend!

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