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June 18, 2014

Airborne 06.18.14: 787-9 Readies For Service, Lear85 Delays, NTSB Prelim: G-IV

Also: S-97 Raider Powers On, Stemme S-10VT, Accidental First Skydive, Dream Chaser To Fly Again

The Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner comes closer to entering airline operation as it has gained certification by the FAA and EASA for commercial service. Boeing is now in the final stages of preparing for the first 787-9 delivery to launch customer Air New Zealand. It looks like Wichita has taken another hit. Bombardier has laid off or reassigned workers in Wichita and Mexico as the Learjet 85 program continues to experience delays in its flight testing program. The company said through a spokesperson that part of the problem was that the company had started f

Airborne 06.18.14: 787-9 Readies For Service, Lear 85 Delays, NTSB Prelim: MA G-IV

Also: S-97 Raider Powers On, Stemme S-10VT, Accidental First Skydive, Dream Chaser To Fly Again

The Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner comes closer to entering airline operation as it has gained certification by the FAA and EASA for commercial service. Boeing is now in the final stages of preparing for the first 787-9 delivery to launch customer Air New Zealand. It looks like Wichita has taken another hit. Bombardier has laid off or reassigned workers in Wichita and Mexico as the Learjet 85 program continues to experience delays in its flight testing program. The company said through a spokesperson that part of the problem was that the company had started from scratch to design the airplane. The NTSB has released its preliminary report in a runway excursion accident involving a Gulfs

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Airbus Helicopters Delivers First EC725 Produced In Brazil

Aircraft Accepted By The Brazilian Navy Completely Assembled In Country

The first “built-in-Brazil” EC725 was provided to the Brazilian Navy last Friday, marking a major milestone in Airbus Helicopters’ cooperation with the country to supply mission-ready multi-role rotorcraft for its three military services and to develop a capable national helicopter industry.

AOPA Launches Flight Training Poll

Third Annual Survey Provides Information About Flight Schools And Instructors

The AOPA has opened its most recent edition of its flight training poll, a survey that allows student pilots to offer feedback on their flight training experiences.

Tentative Agreements Reached Between Machinists, AA

Agreements Continue Labor Integration Progress At American Airlines

American Airlines and the International Association of Machinists (IAM) union have reached three tentative agreements covering more than 11,000 US Airways mechanics, fleet service agents and maintenance training specialists. The Tentative Agreements cover the workgroups separately and amend pre-merger contracts. The three-year agreements are each subject to membership ratification.

NTSB Issues Preliminary Report In Florida Homebuilt Accident

Flight Followed Recent Propeller Replacement

The NTSB has released a preliminary report from an accident which occurred in Sebastian, FL, involving an experimental amateur-built Velocity Twin which went down on a flight following the replacement of one of the aircraft's propellers. The pilot, who was the sole occupant of the aircraft at the time of the accident, was not injured.

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Harrison Ford Scholarship Recipient Earns Sport Pilot Certificate

Passed Checkride May 25 In A J-3 Cub

Former Young Eagle Brendan Robinson, who received a Harrison Ford Flight Training Scholarship just last year, is now a sport pilot after passing his checkride on May 29. Robinson, EAA 1047746, graduated from Chilton High School, Wisconsin, only a week earlier and took his checkride in a Piper J-3 Cub: “My favorite airplane,” he wrote.

Aviation World Record Potentially Achieved For Coast-To-Coast Flight

Michael Combs Sets Unofficial Mark In A Remos GX

Michael Combs, EAA 877079, earned a possible sixth aviation world record in his Hope One Remos GX light-sport aircraft after completing a coast-to-coast flight on Saturday, June 7, as part of his Flight for the Human Spirit project.

Boeing, Southwest Airlines To Implement Airplane Health Management

System To Enhance Operational Decision Making For Next Generation 737 Fleet

Southwest Airlines has selected Boeing Airplane Health Management (AHM) to enhance operational efficiency in its maintenance and engineering operations.

Controller's 'Joke' Costs Delta A Lot Of Fuel

Told The Pilot Of A 777 To Go Around, Then Said He Was Only 'Kidding'

The FAA is investigating a June 11 incident that caused the captain of a Delta Airlines Boeing 777 to go around ... though the controller said he was only kidding when he gave the instruction.

World Cup Soccer Players Flying On Biofuel

GOL Airlines Will Use Honeywell Green Jet Fuel On 200 Commercial Flights During The Event

Green Jet Fuel produced by Honeywell subsidiary UOP LLC will power 200 commercial flights on GOL Airlines during the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. The Airline will use Honeywell Green Jet Fuel for flights carrying the team to cities across Brazil that are hosting World Cup matches.

Hubble To Begin Search Beyond Pluto

Space Telescope Looking For A New Horizons Mission Target

After careful consideration and analysis, the Hubble Space Telescope Time Allocation Committee has recommended using Hubble to search for an object the Pluto-bound NASA New Horizons mission could visit after its flyby of Pluto in July 2015.

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Aero-TV: Float ‘em, If You Got ‘em – Mead Floats For SportPlanes

Mead Floats Adds Incredible Capability and Adventure to Today's SportPlanes

While at the U.S. Sport Aviation Expo in Sebring, Florida, ANN News Editor Tom Patton does more than look at airplanes and engines. In this interview, Tom talks with John Moreland, a Managing Partner with SWT Floatplanes. SWT Floatplanes markets the MeadFloats line of high technology carbon fiber floats for light sport aircraft. The floats being shown are mounted on a Sport Cub and are designed for operation on water or land. Tom asks some interesting questions which included how the floats affect the in-flight handling characteristics of the Sport Cub, and what it’s like

It's Alive! S-97 Raider Helicopter Powered On For First Time

Next-Gen Rotorcraft Moves Closer To First Flight

Sikorsky has turned on electrical power for the first time to the S-97 Raider prototype helicopter, signaling successful installation of the avionics system and a major step toward completing the assembly of the new – and first – light tactical rotorcraft featuring X2 Technology.

EASA Approves G1000 For Piper Seneca

Also OKs Installation Of Aspen's EFD1000 Standby PFD

EASA has granted approval to Piper to incorporate the Garmin G1000 avionics suite, as well as the Aspen Avionics EFD1000 Pro Standby primary flight display into new twin-engine Piper Seneca V aircraft.

Aviation Coalition Commends Nine Governors For Recognizing GA In June

From Delaware To Wyoming ... States Celebrate General Aviation

Governors from nine states have officially recognized the importance of general aviation to their economies with official proclamations in the month of June.

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GAMA Addresses U.S. House General Aviation Caucus

CEO Pete Bunce Focuses On Issues Critical To Industry’s Growth

GAMA president and CEO Pete Bunce on Tuesday briefed members of the U.S. House General Aviation Caucus on two issues important to the future of general aviation: certification reform and reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank of the United States. Caucus Co-Chairs Sam Graves (R-MO) and John Barrow (D-GA) invited Bunce to participate as part of a series of briefings the Caucus is holding with key government and industry leaders to raise awareness of general aviation issues.

Learjet 85 Delays Force Layoffs In Wichita, Mexico

Bombardier Idles About 200 Working On The Program In Kansas

Bombardier has laid off or reassigned workers in Wichita and Mexico as the Learjet 85 program continues to experience delays in its flight testing program.

NTSB Preliminary Report In Glasair Accident Focuses On Fuel System

Inspection Following Accident Found Loose Nut Between Fuel Sensor And Fuel Pump

Sometimes even when you think you've done everything right ... something can go seriously wrong. And such may have been the case in an accident involving a Super Glasair TT which made an off-airport forced landing earlier this month.

AeroSports Update: Academy of Model Aeronautics Awards Ten Scholarships

The World Of Aviation And Aerospace Grew Out Of Big Ideas In Miniature Form, And Today We Know This As Model Aviation.

The Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA) stands strong in support of model aviation and all aviation and aerospace endeavors, and actively supports outstanding high school students around the country by providing scholarship funds. The Academy of Model Aeronautics has recently awarded scholarships to 10 students pursuing higher education.

Aero-News: Quote Of The Day (06.18.14)

“These proclamations highlight the crucial role of general aviation as an economic driver, and an industry that supports communities large and small around the nation.” Source: Selena Shilad, Executive Director of the Alliance for Aviation Across America.

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (06.18.14): Phase Separation – Aviation Fuel

Phase separation is when a combined liquid separates into two different liquids and may occur when autogas used for aviation fuel.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (06.18.14)

National Aviation Hall of Fame

The National Aviation Hall of Fame was founded in 1962 as an Ohio non-profit corporation in Dayton, Ohio, the home of the Wright Brothers and the “birthplace of aviation.” The five founders of this organization were James W. Jacobs, Gregory C. Karas, John A. Lombard, Larry E. O’Neil, and Gerald E. Weller.

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