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January 16, 2019

Airborne 01.16.19: ATC Gets Pizza, SpaceX LayOffs, AirVenture '19 AirShow

Also: Plane-Power Six-Phase A/C Alternators, NATCA Sues, AirFlair Winner, Lion Air Flight 610 CVR

Canadian air traffic controllers are doing what they can to help out their U.S. counterparts on Long Island as the American controllers work without pay during the partial government shutdown. Atlantic Canada controllers ordered up several pizzas and had them delivered to the control center on Long Island where Controllers have been working without pay since December 22 due to the partial shutdown. There are currently about 14,000 controllers in the U.S. working without pay, according t

Airborne 01.16.19: ATC Gets Pizza, SpaceX LayOffs, AirVenture '19 AirShow

Also: Plane-Power Six-Phase A/C Alternators, NATCA Sues, AirFlair Winner, Lion Air Flight 610 CVR

Canadian air traffic controllers are doing what they can to help out their U.S. counterparts on Long Island as the American controllers work without pay during the partial government shutdown. Atlantic Canada controllers ordered up several pizzas and had them delivered to the control center on Long Island where Controllers have been working without pay since December 22 due to the partial shutdown. There are currently about 14,000 controllers in the U.S. working without pay, according to NATCA. Union representative Doug Church, the deputy director of public affairs, said the New York controllers were thrilled to get the pizza delivery. "It's just a really good shot in the

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American Airlines' Flight Attendant Union Honors US Airways Flight 1549

'Miracle On The Hudson' Happened Ten Years Ago

Tuesday marked the tenth anniversary of the "Miracle on the Hudson." To date, this remains the most successful ditching in aviation history. On January 15, 2009, Captain “Sully” Sullenberger and First Officer Jeffrey Skiles made an emergency water landing on the Hudson River after multiple bird strikes into both engines.

Piper Announces 2019 Scholarship Opportunities

Application Deadline Is March 29

Piper Aircraft and its Community Outreach Committee are pleased to announce the availability of two scholarships for the 2019-2020 academic year. Each year, educational scholarships impact the community by providing financial support for students to pursue higher education. The Freedom of Flight Award and the Bill Cluck Memorial Scholarship were created for students at different stages of their educational experience and were designed to help offset the rising cost of higher education.

U.S. News & World Report: ERAU Top U.S. Online Undergraduate Educator

Offers Highly-Rated Programs And Strong Job Prospects At Affordable Rates, Editors Say

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University has earned the No.1 spot on U.S. News & World Report's 2019 ranking of the best U.S. online bachelor's degree programs. The ranking affirmed the school's focus on academic excellence, affordability and promising career opportunities for graduates, according to the school.

Indra Tests Its Targus Aircraft's Critical Systems

Simulated Flight Tests Are Being Held To Validate The Design Of The Critical Elements Of The OPV

Indra, one of the leading global technology and consulting companies, and its partner Gaerum have just reached a key milestone in the development of the optionally manned Targus aircraft: the start of simulated flight tests to validate the design of the aircraft's critical systems.

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Air Canada Announces Improvements To Capacity Purchase Agreement With Jazz

Makes Equity Investment Of $97.26 Million In Chorus

Air Canada has announced an agreement to amend and extend the Capacity Purchase Agreement (CPA) with Jazz Aviation LP, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Chorus Aviation Inc., under which Jazz currently operates certain regional Air Canada Express flights. The amendments should provide long term stability for Chorus, reaffirming Jazz as Air Canada's most significant Express carrier well into the future, as well as enabling growth on Chorus' leasing business through Air Canada's equity investment and the predictability of Jazz's cashflow from CPA operations until 2035.

VSE Aviation Acquires 1st Choice Aerospace

Expands MRO Services For Commercial Aircraft

VSE Aviation, a subsidiary of VSE Corporation (VSE), has acquired 1st Choice Aerospace, two privately owned aviation supply chain management companies with operations in Florida and Kentucky that provide component maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services and products for new generation and legacy commercial aircraft families.

Norwegian Gets Connected With Collins Aerospace

First CabinConnect-Equipped 787-9 Dreamliner Takes Flight

Collins Aerospace is helping Norwegian passengers experience free and premium Wi-Fi onboard Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner and 737 MAX long-haul flights with its CabinConnect high speed, broadband connectivity solution. The new service, which will debut on the majority of Norwegian’s transatlantic flights, enables passengers to stream video and music content, browse the web, access social media, voice and messaging services over the Inmarsat Global Xpress (GX) satellite network, the world’s first and only globally available high-speed broadband network.

BAE RAD750 Single Board Computers Guide InSight Mars Landing

Eighth Mars Mission Enabled By BAE Systems’ Family Of Radiation-Hardened Electronics

On November 26, 2018, NASA landed its InSight spacecraft on Mars after a six month journey to the Red Planet. InSight, which stands for Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport made the trip equipped with BAE Systems RAD750 Single Board Computers (SBC) on board. The lander was built by Lockheed Martin in collaboration with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Local EAA Chapter 534 Gives Thanks To Outgoing President

Jodie Soule’ Led The Chapter For Three Years

The Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 534 presented a commemorative plaque to Jodie Soule’ for the three years she served as the chapter’s president.

USAF Contracts LMC To Continue GPS Ground Control System Sustainment

Continues The Modernization Of The GPS Operational Control Segment (OCS)

The U.S. Air Force awarded Lockheed Martin the GPS Control Segment Sustainment II (GCS II) contract to continue to sustain and further modernize the Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite constellation’s ground control system through 2025. This is the follow-on contract to Lockheed Martin’s current GCS contract awarded in 2013.

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Airlander 10 Prototype Will Not Be Rebuilt

Company Will Focus On 'Production-Ready' Aircraft Going Forward

Hybrid Air Vehicles will not be rebuilding the prototype Airlander 10 airship after six flights and two incidents.

Pilot Caught On Video Trying To Get Through Cockpit Window

Reason For Action Is Unclear

A video is making the rounds on social media of a pilot trying to squeeze into a cockpit window of an airplane at Heathrow Airport, leading some to joke that he had forgotten his keys.

FAA Announces Proposed Rulemaking For UAS

Would Allow Flights At Night And Over People Without Waivers

On January 14, 2019, Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao announced proposed new rules and a pilot project to allow unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), or more commonly called drones, to fly overnight and over people without waivers under certain conditions and to further integrate drones safely into the national airspace system.

AMA, AUVSI Respond To FAA UAV NPRM, ANPRM

AMA: Proposed FAA Drone Rules Will Have Little Impact On Hobbyists

Chad Budreau, Executive Director at the Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA), issued a statement in response to the FAA’s notice of proposed rulemaking on the Operation of Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems over People, and Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Safe and Secure Operations of Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems.

Flybe To Be Purchased By Airline Consortium

Virgin Atlantic, Stobart Group And Cyrus Capital Partners Form Connect Airways

The Boards of Flybe and Connect Airways, a company bringing together Virgin Atlantic Limited, Stobart Group and Cyrus Capital, reached agreement on the terms of a recommended cash offer for Flybe. Following which Connect Airways will acquire the entire issued, and to be issued, share capital of Flybe. Stobart Group will contribute Stobart Air and Propius, Stobart’s aircraft leasing business into Connect Airways.

BRS Aerospace Appoints China Distributor

International Aviation Equipment & Investment Will Represent The Company In The PRC

BRS Aerospace has named International Aviation Equipment & Investment Ltd., headquartered in Hong Kong, as a distributor for the People's Republic of China (PRC). International Aviation Equipment & Investment will represent BRS Aerospace as its non-exclusive distributor of products to include promoting, marketing and selling the company's ballistic whole aircraft parachute recovery system throughout the PRC.

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Pipistrel Releases A New Airplane Just For The Great Air Race

The 'Adventurer' Is Purpose-Built For Global Events

One hundred years ago, in 1919, saw the first successful flight from England to Australia. The Great Air Race (GAR) for 2019 presents a unique and major opportunity to commemorate the centenary of that historic event, significant to the global aviation, communication and travel industries.

AMA Drone Report 01.10.19: Gov’t Shutdown, DJI Movie Villain, Surfers v Drone

Also: Weather Grounds NYPD, Electric VTOL Aircraft, Anti-Drone Market, Mid-Michigan College

As you are aware, the federal government has been partially shut down until funding legislation is passed. At this time, there does not appear to be a compromise in sight, as congressional leaders for both parties have taken a firm stance on key issues. The AMA government affairs team has been working with the FAA to address provisions relating to our hobby; however, our correspondence has been reduced due to the furlough. AMA has received a lot of questions regarding FAA registration requirements. On Decemb

Air France Plans To Retire 'Joon' Brand

'Airline For Millennials' Will Be Folded Back Into The Mainline Carrier

Air France appears to be ending its experiment with Joon, a carrier that was focused on millennials. In a statement released by Air France, the airline said that after much discussion with employees and customers alike, and in consultation with the unions, it would launch a project studying the future of the Joon brand and the integration of Joon employees and aircraft into Air France.

SWA, Teamsters Reach Tentative Agreement For Material Specialist Employees

Will Increase Pay Over Five-Year Term Of The Pact

Southwest Airlines and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT), the union that represents Southwest's Material Specialists, have reached a tentative agreement.

Airborne 01.14.19: Air Race Classic, Student In Distress, AirCam Bahamas

Also: AvGroups Urge End To Shutdown, USAF Accepts KC-46A, Hubble Images, New Airport for Knoxville?

Registration is open for the 43rd Air Race Classic (ARC), the annual all-women cross-country airplane race. More than 100 women pilots from around the world are expected to compete in this year's ARC, which begins Tuesday, June 18 in Jackson, Tennessee, and ends Friday, June 21 in Welland, Ontario. The oldest race of its kind in the United States, the ARC traces its roots to the 1929 Women's Air Derby, in which Amelia Earhart and 19 other daring female pilots raced from Santa Monica, California, to Clevel

Aero-News: Quote of the Day (01.16.19)

"The FAA’s separate call for comments on a proposed rule concerning operational limitations, airspace restrictions, hardware requirements, and associated identification and tracking technologies will further shape a national UAS policy." Source: Brian Wynne, AUVSI president and CEO, on the FAA's NPRM and ANPRM concerning drone regulations.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (01.16.19): QFE

The atmospheric pressure at aerodrome elevation (or at runway threshold).

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (01.16.19)

"Lost in space: They paid $100,000 to ride on XCOR's space plane. Now they want their money back"

From the Los Angeles Times, the story of XCOR and its ticket holders — 282 of them, as of the most recent count — is a cautionary tale for the space tourism age.

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