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In a stunning betrayals of all things GA, the FAA said they and the City of Santa Monica, California have reached a settlement agreement to resolve longstanding litigation over the future of Santa Monica Airport. In short, the FAA’s agreement will spell the death of Santa Monica Airport. While the agreement requires the city to maintain the airport in operation until 2028, other provisions of the agreement effectively put the airport out of business. The agreement allows Santa Monica to shorten the airport's single runway to 3,500 feet from its current length of 4,973 feet. The outcry has been swift and very negative. We have lea
Industry Stunned By Abrupt Change Of Direction By The FAA
As you know by now, on Saturday, the FAA ion and City of Santa Monica, California reached a long-term agreement concerning the future operation of Santa Monica Airport (KSMO). Under the agreement, the airport will continue to operate through 2028, the runway length will be reduced from approximately 5,000’ to 3,500’ and the city’s right to operate a proprietary aeronautical service business was reiterated.
First Conference Attended By Nearly 100 Aviation Security Professionals
Nearly 100 business aviation security professionals attended the first-ever NBAA Security Conference, held this week in conjunction with the association's West Palm Beach Regional Forum.
European Space Agency Plans Second Tim Peake Space Mission
Business Secretary Greg Clark has confirmed that Tim Peake will make a second mission to the International Space Station to continue work on scientific research and broadening our understanding of the space environment.
First Such Installation Completed In The United States
Duncan Aviation has completed and upgrade and installation of ADS-B Out avionics equipment on a Challenger 850 SE, which was an industry first in the United States. The Duncan Aviation Satellite Avionics Shop in Las Vegas, Nevada, upgraded the displays, GPS sensors, and software in the cockpit before upgrading the Rockwell Collins TDR-94D transponder, bringing the aircraft into compliance with the FAA’s ADS-B Out mandate, which has a mandate coming due in fewer than 36 months.
Will Allow Route Expansion Through The Caribbean And North America, Carrier Says
Sunrise Airways says it has positioned itself for aggressive expansion in 2017, initiating service aboard a new 180-seat Airbus A320 aircraft. Sourced through a wet-lease agreement with Dominican Wings, a subsidiary of Lithuanian wet-lease specialist Avion Express, the Airbus A320 is currently operating along Sunrise Airways routes connecting Cuba with Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
ABS-2A Will Deliver In-Home Communications Services Across Areas Of Asia, Africa And Russia
A Boeing satellite built for ABS entered into commercial service, providing enhanced satellite services including direct-to-home television services on Jan. 21 to customers in Africa, the Middle East and North Africa, Russia, South Asia and South East Asia.
The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Kenya for Air Tractor aircraft with weapons, and related support. The estimated cost is $418 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale on January 19, 2017.
StandardAero recently completed a Falcon 900EX Dassault Falcon Jet (DFJ) full Elite II avionics retrofit for a Seattle-based operator at the company’s Springfield, IL, facility.
ASTM And The National Center for Aerospace & Transportation Technologies (NCATT) Recognize The Programs
Flamingo Air’s Airline Ground Schools has been awarded accreditation for its Avionics and Drone Maintenance and Operations programs. The accreditation is given by ASTM International and the National Center for Aerospace & Transportation Technologies (NCATT). Airline Ground Schools is the first aerospace and technology school of its kind to be accredited by ASTM.
Lockheed Martin's Optical Expertise Could Deliver Breathtaking Panoramas Of The Star Field
NASA has enlisted Lockheed Martin in its hunt for dark energy, a mysterious force powering the universe's accelerating expansion. An instrument assembly the company is developing, if selected by NASA for production, will be the core of the primary scientific instrument aboard the Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST), whose mission aims to uncover hundreds of millions more galaxies and reveal the physics that shapes them.
Flies The Middle East’s First Pilatus PC-12NG Into Sky Dive Dubai
GI Aviation, the latest entry into the private air charter market in the UAE is now open for bookings following the award of its GCAA Air Operator’s Certificate in December 2016. Several demo flights from its Al Bateen Executive Airport, Abu Dhabi home have been performed and yesterday, Sunday January 22nd, the privately-owned company made history by landing its first Pilatus PC-12NG at Zero Gravity, Sky Dive Dubai, one of the most famous drop off zones.
Aircraft Launched Out Of Minot Air Force Base To Test Range In Utah
Air Force B-52H Stratofortress aircrews recently tested three unarmed AGM-86B air-launched cruise missiles, demonstrating the bomber force’s ability to configure, load, fly and deliver the nation’s only nuclear cruise missile.
Four-Year Contract Covers Supply Of Equipment And Services
Airbus Defense and Space has been awarded a contract to supply satellite communication systems for UGAP, the French public procurement agency. This 4-year contract covers the supply of equipment and services for fixed and mobile satellite communications (Satcom) in the Ku and Ka frequency bands.
Aero-News Correspondent, Kathryn Creedy, took the opportunity while at the Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE) held in November 2016 to meet with Nick Kanellias, who is the Senior Director of General Aviation Programs at Pratt and Whitney Canada. Creedy asked the question about their PT-6 turboprop engine and its competitiveness in the industry.
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Only 10 months since its introduction, DJI has informed its dealers that it is ending production of the basic Phantom 4 sUAS. And that's not all. In the message sent to dealers, the company said that the Phantom 3 is also out of production, while the stocks of the popular Mavic Pro and Mavic Pro combo are very low. The memo to dealers said that while production is releasing more and more aircraft, DJI would be withholding all production to service their own clients on DJI.COM until the end of this month. At CES 2017, ANN met up with Yuneec Project Manager, Trent Siggard, to talk about upgrades for their Breeze 4K personal drone. Siggard says the Breeze was designed t
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In a stunning betrayals of all things GA, the FAA said they and the City of Santa Monica, California have reached a settlement agreement to resolve longstanding litigation over the future of Santa Monica Airport. In short, the FAA’s agreement will spell the death of Santa Monica Airport. While the agreement requires the city to maintain the airport in operation until 2028, other provisions of the agreement effectively put the airport out of business. The agreement allows Santa M
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Only 10 months since its introduction, DJI has informed its dealers that it is ending production of the basic Phantom 4 sUAS. And that's not all. In the message sent to dealers, the company said that the Phantom 3 is also out of production, while the stocks of the popular Mavic Pro and Mavic Pro combo are very low. The memo to dealers said that while production is releasing more and more aircraft, DJI would be withholding all production to service their own clients on DJI.COM until the end of this month. At CES 2017,
Aero-News Correspondent, Kathryn Creedy, took the opportunity while at the Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE) held in November 2016 to meet with Nick Kanellias, who is the Senior Director of General Aviation Programs at Pratt and Whitney Canada. Creedy asked the question about their PT-6 turboprop engine and its competitiveness in the industry.
Congressman Turner (R-OH) has sent a letter to the Chairman of the Board of Trustees for the National Aviation Hall of Fame upon receiving troubling information concerning NAHF finances.
NASA will honor members of the NASA family, including the crews of Apollo 1 and space shuttles Challenger and Columbia, who lost their lives while furthering the cause of exploration and discovery during the agency's annual Day of Remembrance on Tuesday, Jan. 31.
Pilots With A CL-65 Or ERJ-170 Type Rating Can Earn New Hire Bonuses Totaling $15,000
GoJet Airlines has rolled out a number of new initiatives that significantly increase new hire pay for its pilot group. In addition to starting pay that's among the highest in the industry ($36.50 per flight hour), all new hire pilots are now eligible for a $12,000 signing bonus. New hire pilots with a current CL-65 or ERJ-170 type rating are also eligible for an additional $3,000 training bonus, for a total bonus of $15,000.
Certification Made Possible By Recent Changes In CAA Regulations
Gyroplanes have become more popular over the past several years, and commercially-manufactured models are becoming more widely available. Those developments have led to the issuance of the first night gyrocopter ratings in the U.K., according to a report from ADS Advance.
Taking Flight! It’s Lift Off For The FAI Drone Racing World Cup 2017
Stand by drone racing fans; the FAI Drone Racing World Cup 2017 is coming - and it looks set to be better and more exciting than ever before. A total of 15 events have already been confirmed for the 2017 edition of the FAI Drone Racing World Cup.
Will Assure That Propulsion Systems Work Properly Before Spacecraft Flies
Airbus Defense and Space delivered to NASA a propulsion test module for the Orion program. The Propulsion Qualification Test Model (PQM) will be used to check that the Orion European Service Module (ESM) spacecraft’s propulsion subsystem functions correctly.
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The race is on: the five finalist teams in the Google Lunar XPRIZE have been set, and they all have rocket launch contracts to go to the Moon in 2017. A total of $30 million in prizes is on the line, including the $20 million grand prize for whoever gets there first and completes the competition goals. It seems that Gulfstream keeps collecting more records. A Gulfstream G280 aircraft recently set a speed record between Carlsbad, California, and Kalaoa, Hawaii, comple
Contaminated Runway
A runway is considered contaminated whenever standing water, ice, snow, slush, frost in any form, heavy rubber, or other substances are present. A runway is contaminated with respect to rubber deposits or other friction-degrading substances when the average friction value for any 500-foot segment of the runway within the ALD fails below the recommended minimum friction level and the average friction value in the adjacent 500-foot segments falls below the maintenance planning friction level.
Aero Linx: The Meyers Aircraft Owners Association
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"OK... some details are starting to emerge... and the whole thing smells to high heavens. SOMETHING happened in the last few weeks to get the FAA to betray the aviation community... we don't YET know what that is. WAY too much of this was done in secret and without consult to major stakeholders in this matter... which may not be lawful. WAY too many lies and false statements have been made and continue to be made by the City and the Anti-KSMO crowd... some of which will bite them... hard.
Worst of all... after looking hard at this matter for our upcoming documentary project, we came to the realization that this was a fight that could be won, and that the
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