Greg Connell Lost In Pitts Biplane

ANN regrets to report that airshow pilot Greg Connell was killed at an airshow, Saturday, at the Peachtree DeKalb airport. The event, the DeKalb-Peachtree Airport’s Annual Good Neighbor Day Airshow and Open House, was a one day event that had reported a long and extensive safety record to this point. The accident reportedly took place at approximately 1630 local time. Video of the accident shows Connell flying a routine with his friend, Gary Ward (in an MX2 monoplane), in which they made an opposing pass, and Connell climbed sharply to the left of the airshow line, pulling through the top, and doubled back to descend on a 45 degree downline, with a series of rolls, before impacting the ground (in what appears to be a nearly flat,

Opens New Paint Facility And Delivery Center In Prague

Bell Helicopter has officially opened a new paint facility and delivery center in Prague in the Czech Republic, providing full aircraft completion and delivery capabilities to its European customers.

Team Identifies Nearly 1,300 At One Time

NASA's Kepler mission has verified 1,284 new planets – the single largest finding of planets to date. “This announcement more than doubles the number of confirmed planets from Kepler,” said Ellen Stofan, chief scientist at NASA Headquarters in Washington.

Offering Increased Satellite Connectivity Over Japan

Gogo and SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation have entered into partnership for increased satellite connectivity over Japan.

Donates $5,000 At Army Aviation Association Of America Summit Last Week

Bell Helicopter has donated $5,000 in support of the Army Aviation Museum. Lisa Atherton, Bell Helicopter’s executive vice president of Military Business Development, presented the ceremonial check to LTG (Retired) Daniel J. Petrosky, Chairman of the Army Aviation Museum Foundation Board of Directors at the 2016 Army Aviation Association of America’s Mission Solutions Summit at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia.

Milestone Flight Piloted By Lt. Shane Brady

Sailors from USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 9 marked a milestone, May 5, with the deployment's 5,000th arrested landing, or trap.

Top Aviation Flight Management Student Pilots At Confederation College Receive Education Assistance

Jazz Aviation LP has announced a further commitment to Canada's future professional pilots with an agreement between the airline's Jazz Aviation Pathways Program ("Jazz APP") and Confederation College's ("Confederation") Aviation Flight Management program.

Models Include Both CF6-80A And CF6-80C2A5 Engine Types

CTS Engines has completed the acquisition through an affiliate of 12 CF6-80 engines from a major U.S. carrier. The acquired engines include nine CF6-80A and three CF6-80C2A5 models. Additional terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

African Remote Piloted Aircraft Systems Forum To Be Launched

The African Business Aviation Association (AfBAA) will be introducing its new African Business Aviation Conference concept during this year’s European Business Aviation Convention and Expo, EBACE, at the African Pavilion.

Aero Linx: The Model Aeronautics Association of Canada In 1949, a group of 11 very enthusiastic modellers assembled to form an organization for those interested in model aviation. Their vision was for an association to officially represent the aircraft modeling fraternity in Canada. Today, the Model Aeronautics Association of Canada has grown from that group of 11 to a body of Canadian modelers over 13,000 strong, representing all facets of this exciting hobby, from the Atlantic to the Pacific. In 1995 we were proud to have inducted these 11 founding members into our MAAC Hall of Fame. The Model Aeronautics Association of Canada is the Official Governing Body for Model Aviation in Canada, acting as a liason to government a

Outer Area (associated with Class C airspace) Nonregulatory airspace surrounding designated Class C airspace airports wherein ATC provides radar vectoring and sequencing on a full-time basis for all IFR and participating VFR aircraft. The service provided in the outer area is called Class C service which includes: IFR/IFR−standard IFR separation; IFR/VFR−traffic advisories and conflict resolution; and VFR/VFR−traffic advisories and, as appropriate, safety alerts. The normal radius will be 20 nautical miles with some variations based on site-specific requirements. The outer area extends outward from the primary Class C airspace airport and extends from the lower limits of  radar/radio coverage up to t

“Bell Helicopter has been an important part of Army Aviation dating back to 1948 with the first Army helicopter, the Bell H-13B Sioux. We consider it a great honor to continue that tradition by supporting the Army Aviation Museum Foundation and help them bring the history of Army Aviation to life for everyone to learn and experience.” Source: Lisa Atherton, Bell Helicopter’s executive vice president of Military Business Development, who presented $5,000 in support of the Army Aviation Museum to LTG (Retired) Daniel J. Petrosky, Chairman of the Army Aviation Museum Foundation Board of Directors at the 2016 Army Aviation Association of America’s Mission Solutions Summit at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atl