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All News

August 28, 2014

Boeing Celebrates Delivery Of Royal Jordanian's First Dreamliner

Airplane Will Be Key To Carrier's Fleet Modernization Plans

The first Dreamliner for Royal Jordanian Airlines has been delivered by Boeing. The airplane will play a central role in the Amman-based airline's strategic plan for fleet modernization. Royal Jordanian acquired this airplane through leasing company AerCap.

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Google Eyes Massive SoCal Hangar For Office Space

Former Hughes Aircraft HQ Was Where Spruce Goose Was Built

The 300,000 foot facility where Howard Hughes built the Spruce Goose may soon become the headquarters for another corporate giant ... Google.

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Helicopter Lands On Wrong Oil Rig

Pilots Suspended By Company Pending An Investigation

Two pilots have been taken off flight status by Bond Helicopters after they landed on the wrong oil rig in the North Sea Friday.

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ANG B-2 Pilot Surpasses 1,000 Hours

Milestone Flight Came On Training Sortie From Whiteman AFB

The landing gear touched down and the aircraft skimmed down the runway just as it had many times before. This time, though, a routine flying mission became a major achievement for the 131st Bomb Wing as well as a career milestone for Lt. Col. Ryan "Poacher" Bailey, a Missouri Air National Guardsman who surpassed 1,000 flying-hours in the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber at Missouri's Whiteman Air Force Base Aug. 23.

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Thieves Take Boeing 737 Parts From Alberta, CA Museum Display

Emergency Hatch Among The Items Pilfered From The Villeneuve Airport Display

A Boeing 737 owned by the Alberta (Canada) Aviation Museum and on display at Villeneuve Airport was the target of thieves over the weekend. An emergency hatch and other parts were stolen from the airplane, according to museum executive director Thomas Hinderks.

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Columbia Helicopters Opens Military Helicopter Maintenance Center

Facility Located At Aurora, OR State Airport

Columbia Helicopters ... a member of the American Helicopter Services And Aerial Firefighting Association (AHSAFA) ... has opened a new facility which will be totally focused on the maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) of military helicopters.

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NASA Completes Tests On Composite Cryotank

Engineers Replicated Physical Stresses Experienced During Flight

NASA has completed a complex series of tests on one of the largest composite cryogenic fuel tanks ever manufactured, bringing the aerospace industry much closer to designing, building, and flying lightweight, composite tanks on rockets.

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Schiebel Camcopter Helps To Save Refugees In The Mediterranean Sea

Flying From Ship-Borne Migrant Offshore Aid Station

As part of the Migrant Offshore Aid Station operation the Schiebel Camcopter S-100 UAS (Unmanned Air System) is helping to save the lives of refugees in the Mediterranean Sea.

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Disney Applies For UAV Patents

Hopes To One Day Fly Movie Screens And Enormous Puppets

The FAA is still churning its way through the process of determining rules for UAVs in the National Airspace System, but that hasn't slowed down some companies from making long-range plans for the aircraft popularly known as "drones."

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Ticket Counter Mixup Causes Elderly Passenger In A Wheelchair To Miss Flight

Left To Sit In The Wheelchair For Several Hours At Newark

And 85-year-old passenger on  Southwest Airlines missed a recent flight when the wheelchair attendant who was supposed to get her through security and on to the gate parked the woman's wheelchair and apparently forgot about her for several hours.

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AD: Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. (Embraer)

AD NUMBER: 2014-16-28

PRODUCT: Certain Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. (Embraer) Model EMB-135BJ airplanes.

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AD: Dassault Aviation Airplanes

AD NUMBER: 2014-16-26

PRODUCT: Certain Dassault Aviation Model Falcon 900EX airplanes.

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Airborne 08.27.14: WATTsUp Flies!, ForeFlight Update, New Goodyear Blimp Debuts

Also: Air Show Industry Honors 3, Night OSH Airshow, 'New' Wright Flyer, NTSB Unhappy With UPS/Union, Sleepy Chinese Controllers

Pipistrel has flown its two-place electric trainer for the first time. The company developed the airplane, called the WATTsUp, in partnership with Siemens AG, which provided the electric main propulsion components. ForeFlight Mobile 6.3 is now in the App Store with two major new features: Track Log and Weight & Balance. Track Log is a cloud-enabled flight recorder that allows you to capture your flight track data, upload it to the cloud, export it to third party flight review and mapping applications, and share flight tra

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SpaceX Postpones AsiaSat 6 Launch

Will Review Potential Failure Modes And Contingency Plans

SpaceX has decided to postpone the flight of AsiaSat 6 that had been scheduled for Wednesday.

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FAA Issues SAIB For GPS, FMS Vertical Guidance

Pilots Must Still Use Primary Barometric Altimeter To Comply With ATC Clearances

The FAA has published a Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin (SAIB) focusing on FMS and GPS equipment vertical guidance with no published vertical descent angle.

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AeroSports Update: Bearhawk Aircraft Owner Receives FAA Training LODA

Bearhawk Builder/Owner Has Received The First FAA Authorization For Commercial Transition Training In A Four-Place Bearhawk Amateur-Built Airplane.

Anyone may receive training in an experimental-amateur built airplane (E-AB) provided the airplane is not being commercially operated. However, the FAA training Letter of Deviation Authority (LODA) allows a professional flight instructor to charge for the use of an E-AB in a transition training program.

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IATA Appoints Director Of Safety

Rodolfo 'Rudy' Quevedo To Assume The Post September 2

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced the appointment of Rodolfo “Rudy” Quevedo as Director of Safety. On 2 September 2014 Quevedo will join IATA’s Safety and Flight Operations team and will be based in Montreal. He will be responsible for Cabin Safety, Safety Management Systems (SMS), and Global Aviation Data Management (GADM).

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Boeing To Manufacture New Docking System For ISS

Will Be Compatible With Any Spacecraft, Company Says

Boeing will begin manufacturing a new docking system for the International Space Station (ISS), having recently completed the critical design review for the NASA Docking System Block-1 (NDSB-1). In compliance with the International Docking System standard, NDSB-1 will be compatible with any space craft.

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NAHA Awards Honor Volunteers, Partners At 2014 Meeting

Observes 30th Anniversary Of National Heritage Areas

The National Aviation Heritage Alliance (NAHA) named architect Steve Brown as the winner of the Ivonette Wright Miller Award at its 2014 annual meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 26.

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Three Fatally Injured In SAR Accident In Spain

Helicopter Rotors Touched A Mountainside During Rescue Attempt

Three members of a Spanish police force search and rescue (SAR) crew were fatally injured Sunday when the helicopter they were aboard went down during a rescue attempt.

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Aero-News: Quote Of The Day (08.28.14)

"The natural question is whether this is related to the test vehicle malfunction at our development facility in Texas last week. After a thorough review, we are confident that there is no direct link." Source: Statement by SpaceX founder Elon Musk on the postponement of a scheduled launch Wednesday of a Falcon 9 rocket.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (08.28.14): Great Circle Track

A great-circle track is the shortest distance between two points on a sphere, and when viewed on a 2-dimensional map the track will appear curved.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (08.28.14)

The OX Aviation Pioneers Club

The club focuses on the era of the Curtiss OX5 engine and the early aviators.

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