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FAA SAIB Focuses On Boeing Controls

One Instance Of Inadvertent Activation Of Rudder Trim Switch Noted

The FAA has issued a Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin (SAIB) regarding inadvertent actuation of certain flight deck controls on Boeing transport category airplanes.

Civil Air Patrol To Be Awarded Congressional Gold Medal

Ceremony To Take Place In Statuary Hall In The U.S. Capitol

On Dec. 10, Civil Air Patrol will be awarded the Congressional Gold Medal on Capitol Hill in honor of its founding members’ role in protecting the homeland against deadly German U-boat attacks during World War II and carrying out other vital wartime domestic missions.

NASA Opens Cube Quest Challenge For Largest-Ever Prize Of $5 Million

Winner Could Send CubeSat To The Moon On Orion Spacecraft

Registration now is open for NASA's Cube Quest Challenge, the agency’s first in-space competition that offers the agency’s largest-ever prize purse.

Angel Flight West Makes Thanksgiving Crowdfunding Appeal

Has A Fundraising Goal Of $50,000 By December 3

Angel Flight West is looking to individuals to raise $50,000, which would allow the organization to help some 200 children in 2015.

Women In Corporate Aviation Announces 2015 Spring Scholarships

Awards Will Total $21,050 In 2015

Women in Corporate Aviation (WCA), a non-profit mentoring association for professionals in corporate and business aviation, has announced its 2015 Spring Scholarships, which will be presented during the 26th Annual International Women in Aviation Conference in Orlando, FL on March 6, 2015. WCA members may apply by January 1, 2015.

SkyWest Confirms Firm Order For Seven E175 Jets

Deliveries Scheduled For Second Half Of 2015

Embraer and SkyWest airline have confirmed a firm order for seven E175 jets. The aircraft will be flown by SkyWest Airlines under a Capacity Purchase Agreement (CPA) with Alaska Airlines. The value of the firm order, which will be included in Embraer’s 2014 fourth-quarter backlog, is estimated at $301 million, based on 2014 list prices.

Nearly 200 U.S. House Members Urge Denial Of NAI Application

ALPA Supports The Call For DOT Secretary Foxx To Reject The Request

A Bipartisan group of U.S. House members has again urged Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx to reject an application for a Foreign Air Carrier Permit from Norwegian Air International.

ILS Proton Rolled Out For Launch Of Astra 2G

Launch Scheduled For November 28th From Baikonur Cosmodrome

Following the State Review Board’s approval, the Proton M/Astra 2G integrated launch vehicle (ILV) was rolled out to Launch Complex at 4:30 am (Moscow Time) Monday. The ILV is now installed on its launch pad.

Boeing Delivers First Direct Purchase 737-700 To Ruili Airlines

Start-Up Carrier Based In China's Yunnan Province

Boeing has delivered the first Next-Generation 737-700 to be directly purchased by Ruili Airlines. Ruili is a newly established private airline based at Changshui International Airport in Kunming, the capital city of China's Yunnan province.

FLY Leasing Purchases Three New Airbus A321 Aircraft

Aircraft To Be Leased Back To A 'Leading Asian Airline'

FLY Leasing Limited has purchased and leased back three new Airbus A321 aircraft with a leading Asian airline.

Hangar Break-In Caught On Security Video

Two Men Still At Large After Poking Around In A Private Hangar

Pine Shadows Air Park (94FL) resident Tony Greene has had some issues with people breaking into his hangar in the Lee County, FL neighborhood, and that prompted him to install security cameras in the building.

Helicopters Still Flying Tourists Over Hudson River

But Activists Continue To Call For A Ban On The Flights

A group of activists in New York and New Jersey are still working to have sightseeing flights over New York City and the Hudson River banned ... but they are not getting much help from the Mayor of New York City.

Aero-TV: SyberJet Update -- A Whole New Program

Fast and Agile -- The Latest Updates To The SyberJet Program Show Promise

While at NBAA2014, ANN CEO and Editor-In-Chief, Jim Campbell, visited with Mark Fairchild, the general manager and director of sales and customer service for SyberJet Aircraft. Their SJ30 corporate jet promises to be the hot rod of the light corporate jets, and Campbell wanted to know how the development program is coming along. Fairchild said they are planning to fly their flight test airplane with the new SyberVision and other cockpit improvements addressing form, fit, and feel for the cockpit crew. First flight of this test airpla

FAA Releases 30-Day Review Of Chicago Center Fire

Underscores Need For Funding, Flexibility And NextGen, Agency Says

After reviewing contingency plans and security protocols in the wake of a fire at the Chicago Air Route Traffic Control Center, the FAA is planning a series of changes that will lead to faster disaster recovery and more secure facilities and equipment.

Boeing South Carolina Begins Final Assembly Of Its First 787-9

North Charleston Site Joins Everett, WA Team In Building The Newest Dreamliner

Boeing has started final assembly of the 787-9 Dreamliner at its South Carolina facility. The team began joining large fuselage sections of the newest 787 Nov. 22 on schedule, a proud milestone for the South Carolina team and another sign of stability for the program.

Obama Taps NTSB's Rosekind For National Highway Traffic Safety Post

Departure Will Leave NTSB At Just Three Members

President Obama has nominated Dr. Mark R. Rosekind as the next Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Contract Signed For U.K.s 1st Production Batch Of F-35Bs

MoD Places Order For Four Lightning II Combat Aircraft

The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has signed a contract for the first production batch of 4 Lightning II stealth combat aircraft – which will operate from both the Royal Navy’s new aircraft carriers and Royal Air Force (RAF) land bases.

Endeavor Pilots Reach Tentative Agreement With Company

Pact Would Boost Pilot Retention, Address Economic Concerns

The pilots of Endeavor Air, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA), announced a tentative agreement with Endeavor management that addresses the pilots’ immediate economic concerns and also represents an attempt to stem pilot attrition in order to help secure a more promising future for the airline.

AeroSports Update: Lycoming Dual Fuel Engine Powers Aviat Husky

While Everyone Is Talking About Electric Airplanes, Let’s Not Forget The Research Going On For A Dual Fuel Engine Using Gasoline And CNG

Earlier this month, Lycoming Engines hosted Stu Horn, President of Aviat Aircraft Inc., who flew the company’s Aviat Husky CNG to Williamsport, PA. This innovative aircraft is powered by a Lycoming IO-360-A1D6, which has been modified to be the world’s first dual-fuel compressed natural gas (CNG) aircraft, and can be powered by CNG or 100LL aviation gasoline with the flip of a switch.

WestJet Tentative Flight Attendant Agreement Not Ratified

Current Agreement Remains In Place As Carrier, FAAB Continue To Work Together

WestJet announced Monday that the tentative agreement with its flight attendants was not ratified. Turnout for the vote was very strong; of the 90 per cent voter turnout, 57 per cent voted against the tentative agreement.