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December 10, 2014

Airborne 12.10.14: FAA Boosts Sim Use, Cropduster Shooting, AMA Expo

Also: Unmanned K-MAX, Wallops Repair Bill, Xavion Update, New Bristell Distributor, Rocket-Powered Port-A-Potty (Really!)

The FAA has adopted a direct final rule amending the regulations governing the use of flight simulators to increase the use of these devices for instrument training requirements. In developing this direct final rule, the FAA notes that Aviation Training Devices, known as ATD’s, have advanced to an impressive level of capability. Many ATDs can simulate numerous scenarios including various weather conditions and aircraft system failures. Cropdusting has always required a high level of ri

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Airborne 12.10.14: FAA Boosts Sim Use, Cropduster Shooting, AMA Expo

Also: Unmanned K-MAX, Wallops Repair Bill, Xavion Update, New Bristell Distributor, Rocket-Powered Port-A-Potty (Really!)

The FAA has adopted a direct final rule amending the regulations governing the use of flight simulators to increase the use of these devices for instrument training requirements. In developing this direct final rule, the FAA notes that Aviation Training Devices, known as ATD’s, have advanced to an impressive level of capability. Many ATDs can simulate numerous scenarios including various weather conditions and aircraft system failures. Cropdusting has always required a high level of risk management, but being shot at takes it to a new level. A cropduster in southwest Missouri was recently targeted by someone with a gun while spraying a field. The latest

NTSB: Phenom 100 In Maryland Accident Was As Slow As 88 Knots

Sumwalt Says FDR Recorded Large Fluctuations In Pitch And Roll At Low Airspeed

The Phenom 100 that went down on approach to Gaithersburg, MD Monday went as slow as 88 knots before impacting a house in a residential neighborhood. The accident resulted in the fatal injury of three people in the house and three on board the airplane.

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Cessna Citation Sovereign+ And M2 Make MEBA Debut

First Time To Exhibit At The Middle East Business Aviation Conference

Textron Aviation is exhibiting its Cessna Citation Sovereign+ and Citation M2 for the first time in Dubai at this year’s Middle East Business Aviation (MEBA) conference from Dec. 8-10, representing the company’s continued investment in new products to serve operators in the region and throughout the world.

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Boeing Business Jets Names Longridge To Lead VIP Jet Sales

New President Brings 21 Years Of Experience With BBJ, Airline Customers

Boeing has named David Longridge as president of Boeing Business Jets (BBJ). Longridge will lead a team of people responsible for the sales, support and operations of Boeing commercial products in VIP, government and military service.

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Former Aer Lingus CEO Moves To Malaysia Airlines

Will Try To Rebuild The Carrier After A Very Bad Year

The former CEO of Aer Lingus has accepted the position as the head of Malaysia Airlines that has seen a dramatic slump in passenger confidence. Christopher Mueller's task is to turn around an airline that lost two planes and 537 lives in 2014, and put the carrier on a path to profitability.

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P&W Canada To Invest Over $1 Billion In R&D Over 4.5 Years

Will Develop Next Generation Of High-Performance Aircraft Engines

Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) announced in both its Longueuil (Quebec) and Mississauga (Ontario) facilities that it will invest over $1 billion in research and development (R&D) over the next 4.5 years to develop the next generation of high-performance aircraft engines.

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Embraer, FlightSafety International Complete First Legacy 500 Training

Initial Class Of Pilots Trained At FlightSafety Facility In St. Louis

Embraer and FlightSafety International completed the training of the first class of pilots for the new Legacy 500 executive jet. These pilots, trained to operate customer jets, benefited from the complete customer support and services structure with advanced training technology. The simulator was qualified as Level C by the FAA and by Brazil’s ANAC (Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil).

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Air New Zealand Selects Additional Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 Engines

Will Be Hung On New 787-9 Aircraft

Air New Zealand has selected Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines and long-term TotalCare support for two additional Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft.

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First Commercial UAV Expo Set For Los Angeles

UAVSA Event Kicks Off December 13

On Saturday, December 13, the UAVSA (Unmanned Autonomous Vehicle Systems Association) presents the first-ever "Drone Expo" at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena. Open to the general public, this all-day event aims to serve a growing community of entrepreneurs, professionals and enthusiasts designed to inform, educate and discuss how this technology can be better and safely utilized for business, health, public safety, urban planning, entertainment and other commercial purposes.

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New Zealand Organization Turns To Helicopters For Water Monitoring

Horizons Regional Council’s Hydrology Team Monitoring Coastal Lakes From The Air

The hydrology team of New Zealand's Horizons Regional Council is taking to the sky as part of a new monitoring program to better understand the state of the region’s coastal lakes.

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ING Robotic Aviation Awarded Built in Canada Innovation Program (BCIP)

Contract To Provide Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Services For Wildlife And Habitat Surveys For Environment Canada

ING Robotic Aviation, Canada's leader in robotic aircraft, is pleased to announce that is has been awarded a $170,000 "Built in Canada" Innovation Program (BCIP) contract to provide services with its Responder unmanned aircraft system (UAS) to a Government of Canada department.

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Bombardier Welcomes New Authorized Service Facility In Saudi Arabia

Arabasco Will Perform Line Maintenance For Challenger 605 Aircraft Models

Bombardier Business Aircraft has announced the recent addition of Arabasco as an Authorized Service Facility (ASF) for Challenger 605 aircraft customers based in or flying to Saudi Arabia.

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PRODUCT: Certain Airbus Model A318, A319, A320, and A321 series airplanes.

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PRODUCT: Certain Boeing Model 787-8 airplanes.

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Aero-TV: Keeping Your Friends Warm – Lockwood Aviation’s AirCam Partial Enclosure

One Of Sport Aviation's Most Amazing Flyers Adds Some 'Warmth'   
 
While at the U.S. Sport Aviation Expo 2014, ANN CEO and Editor-In-Chief, Jim Campbell talked with George Weber, the President of Lockwood Aviation. Their conversation was about Lockwood’s fabulous AirCam airplane and how to be more comfortable in the rear cockpit. To say that an AirCam is “open cockpit” is a bit of an understatement, and Lockwood has developed a new partial enclosure for the

Aero-TV: Keeping Your Friends Warm–Lockwood Aviation’s AirCam Partial Enclosure

One Of Sport Aviation's Most Amazing Flyers Adds Some 'Warmth'  

While at the U.S. Sport Aviation Expo 2014, ANN CEO and Editor-In-Chief, Jim Campbell talked with George Weber, the President of Lockwood Aviation. Their conversation was about Lockwood’s fabulous AirCam airplane and how to be more comfortable in the rear cockpit. To say that an AirCam is “open cockpit” is a bit of an understatement, and Lockwood has developed a new partial enclosure for the rear cockpit. Let’s face it, sometimes it gets cold! The airflow around the front cockpit has always been pretty good. It&rs

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Aerosonde SUAS Authorized For Flight In NAS

FAA Grants Certificate Of Authorization To The Textron Subsidiary

The FAA has granted a Certificate of Authorization to Textron Systems Unmanned Systems to start Aerosonde Small Unmanned Aircraft System (SUAS) operations with the Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership (MAAP), one of six authorized test sites established by the agency as part of its larger program to integrate unmanned aircraft into the national airspace system (NAS).

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Ariane 5 Delivers DIRECTV-14 And GSAT-16 To Orbit

Brings Number Of Consecutive Successful Launches to 63

Telecommunications satellites for two long-standing Arianespace customers were launched today on the company’s sixth Ariane 5 flight in 2014, extending the heavy-lift workhorse’s string of consecutive successes to 63.

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NASA To Deliver Futuristic Aircraft Part To Virginia For Structural Testing

Component To Arrive By Super Guppy December 11

A representative test article of a futuristic hybrid wing body aircraft  will be delivered Thursday, Dec. 11 at the agency’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia.

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Boeing Forecasts High Diversity, Efficiency For 2015 Aircraft Financing

Strong Air Transport Industry Fundamentals Underpinning Finance Market Health

Boeing says decades of predictable, attractive returns have led to unprecedented diversity, efficiency and volume of financing for commercial airplanes, with airlines and lessors set to benefit from increased competition among lenders and historically low interest rates in 2015.

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Aero-Sports Update: AMA Expo Set For January

The World’s Largest Model Aviation Organization To Showcase Latest sUAS Technology, Demonstrations, and Products At AMA Expo

The latest and greatest advancements in small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS) and model aircraft technology will be a major component of AMA Expo 2015. The annual event, scheduled January 9-11 in Ontario, CA offers attendees and organizations the opportunity to interact with exhibitors, field experts, and fellow model aviation pilots.

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EU Helicopter Steering Innovation Could Mean New Era For Aerial Transport

EU-Funded Researchers Are Behind A New Helicopter Steering Mechanism That Could Open The Door To 'Flying Cars'

European Union-funded researchers with the MYCOPTER project say they have developed a steering system that makes helicopters as easy to control as cars. While having your own personal aerial vehicle (PAV) may still be some way off, the success of the project opens up the possibility that one day flying vehicles could indeed be an integral part of the urban transportation network.

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Missing Airman From WWII Buried At Arlington

Was A Crewman Aboard A B-24D Liberator That Was Shot Down In 1944

The remains of an Army Air Force Airman who had been missing since World War II was buried with full honors at Arlington National Cemetery on Dec. 4.

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Airborne 12.08.14: NetJets Union War, Accelerated Depreciation, R66 Floats

Also: Apollo 13 Commemoration, Feinstein v UAVs, USAF Band, Trig’s TY91 And TY92, Jetstar's 1st Female Chief Pilot

The NetJets Association of Shared Aircraft Pilots has filed a lawsuit against NetJets Aviation and its parent, NetJets, Inc. The Union represents more than 2,700 pilots employed by NetJets. In the lawsuit, the Union alleges NetJets gained unauthorized access to the Union's password-protected Internet message board in violation of the Stored Communications Act. The message board is a private forum for pilots to communicate with each other and their Union leaders. The U.S. House of Representati

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Aero-News: Quote Of The Day (12.10.14)

"The strength we're seeing in aircraft finance is largely the result of a healthy and balanced global demand for new aircraft" Source: Tim Myers, vice president and general manager Aircraft Financial Services for Boeing Capital Corporation.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (12.10.14): Technical Standard Orders (TSO)

A TSO is a written specification published by the Federal Aviation Administration as a minimum performance standard for specified materials, parts, and appliances used on civil aircraft.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (12.10.14)

Computerized Convective Forecast Product (CCFP)

The convective season never really ends in the south. This new CCFP is available through the winter months as well.

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