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December 25, 2016

Antonov Rolls Out AN-132D Military Transport

Projects Nearly 300 Aircraft In Service By 2035

A new multipurpose military transport aircraft was unveiled recently by Antonov, a subsidiary of Ukraine's state-owned Ukroboronprom in a ceremony attended by high-ranking government officials including Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko.

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Altair Pathfinder Spacecraft Shipped To Commercial Launch Integrator

Pre-Production Technology Demonstrator Paves The Way For Affordable High-Performance Satellite Constellations

Millennium Space Systems has completed the development of and shipped its first Altair satellite, a pre-production pathfinder spacecraft designed to demonstrate advanced avionics, guidance & control, additive manufacturing, power systems, RF communications and onboard processing technologies. Altair Pathfinder will be launched on an International Space Station (ISS) resupply mission, currently on the manifest in March 2017 from Cape Canaveral.

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Delta, Aeromexico To Launch Partnership

Airlines To Establish Transborder Alliance Between Mexico And The U.S.

Delta Air Lines and Aeroméxico have accepted the final order issued by the U.S. Department of Transportation granting them antitrust immunity and allowing the airlines to establish a joint cooperation agreement. This historic agreement will establish the largest transborder alliance between Mexico and the United States, expand competition and benefit customers of both airlines.

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Videographer Lifted By Drone In New Film

Video Available On YouTube, Going Viral

A videographer known for his daily vlog has reportedly abandoned that effort to work on larger projects. And the first of those is a holiday film titled "Human Flying Drone."

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Airbus Defense And Space Bids Bon Voyage To MetOp-C

Sends Payload Module Of Europe’s Next Weather Satellite On Its First (Terrestrial) Journey

Airbus Defense and Space has shipped the payload module of Europe's next weather satellite, MetOp-C, to ESA/ESTEC ... the incubator of the European space effort. The incubator is where most ESA projects are born and where they are guided through the various phases of development.

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Space Laser Reveals Boom-And-Bust Cycle Of Polar Ocean Plants

Studying Peak And Decline Cycles Of Phytoplankton

A new study using a NASA satellite instrument orbiting Earth has found that small, environmental changes in polar food webs significantly influence the boom-and-bust, or peak and decline, cycles of phytoplankton. These findings will supply important data for ecosystem management, commercial fisheries and our understanding of the interactions between Earth’s climate and key ocean ecosystems.

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A Jet Stream At The Core Of The Earth

ESA Makes Discovery Using Earth-Observing Satellites

We would normally associate jet streams with the weather but, thanks to ESA’s magnetic field mission, scientists have discovered a jet stream deep below Earth’s surface – and it’s speeding up.

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Gulfstream GII Fuselage To Become A Man Cave

Had To Be Towed From The Hagerstown Regional (MD) Airport To Its New Home

It was certainly an unusual sight. A flatbed truck rolled down Interstates 81, 70 and 270 on Tuesday with the fuselage of a Gulfstream GII in tow ... on its landing gear.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (12.25.16): Notice To Airmen

Notice To Airmen A notice containing information (not known sufficiently in advance to publicize by other means) concerning the establishment, condition, or change in any component (facility, service, or procedure of, or hazard in the National Airspace System) the timely knowledge of which is essential to personnel concerned with flight operations.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (12.25.16)

Aero Linx: Socata TB Users Group Welcome to the Socata TB Users Group. This site is dedicated to providing information and support on Socata's TB range of general aviation aircraft. The primary mission of the Group is to provide members with information and assistance that will help keep Socata-built airplanes flying - safely and affordably, and to provide a forum for Socata pilots to discuss issues that effect them. Here you will find the latest information on the TB fleet, user information and stories and pictures of users with their aircraft as well as a gateway to the "members only" message board where you can exchange tips and information with other TB Users.

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (12.25.16)

"Altair Pathfinder represents the company's continuing commitment to its National Security Space and NASA customers through our continual IR&D investments targeted at de-risking our mainline customer missions. It also exemplifies the agility and dependability of our people, products and processes to develop and deliver disruptive, highly capable space systems as Altair Pathfinder took less than 12 months from program inception to final ship date. Special thanks go to our NanoRacks launch provider–they've been nothing short of being responsive and helpful every step of the way since we signed the launch services agreement earlier this year." Source: Jimmy Downs, chief engineer for the satellite, as Millennium Space Systems co

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