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September 07, 2014

ACCESS II Confirms Jet Biofuel Burns Cleaner

Goal Of Alternative Fuel Effects On Contrails And Cruise Emissions Tests Is To Facilitate Transition To Renewable Fuels

Flying high above the California desert, NASA researchers recently took to the skies for the second year in a row with a DC-8 and other aircraft to study the effects on emissions and contrail formation of burning alternative fuels in jet engines.

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NASA Engineers Wrap Up Acoustic Testing For SLS

Five-Percent-Scale Model Helping Determine Likely Sound Levels At Liftoff

Engineers at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, have wrapped up acoustic testing on a 5-percent scale model of NASA's Space Launch System. The Aug.28 test, the 34th in the series, will help NASA engineers understand how loud the SLS vehicle will be during liftoff. Data from the test series will be used to design the water sound suppression system that reduces liftoff vibrations on the vehicle. 

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Bell 407 Increases High/Hot Mission Capabilities In North America

Capabilities Showcased In Week-Long Demo Tour On The West Coast

The FAA has approved a new flight manual supplement for high and hot operations (FMS-12) for the Bell 407. This supplement allows operators the ability to improve hover in ground effect (HIGE) and hover out of ground effect (HOGE) with increased payload in high and hot conditions.

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NASA Invites Public To Submit Items For Asteroid Mission Time Capsule

Images, Messages Being Collected Through Social Media For Inclusion On The Probe

NASA is inviting the worldwide public to submit short messages and images on social media that could be placed in a time capsule aboard a spacecraft launching to an asteroid in 2016.

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LOT Polish Airlines Reports A Return To Profitability

Credits 'Dreamliner Effect' As Being Among The Factors That Have Boosted The Bottom Line

LOT Polish Airlines says it has consistently improved its financial standing and is now in the black. At the end of August, the airline exceeded the cumulative break-even point, thus making a profit on its core business of flying following years of losses.  Airline officials say this is in line with the assumptions of the restructuring plan.

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Romania, Airbus Helicopters Sign MoU

New Agreement Will Build On 4 Decades Of Successes

The Government of Romania and Airbus Helicopters have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in a ceremony at the Victoria Palace in Victory Square, the headquarters of the Romanian Government.

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Opposition Party Blasts Niger's Purchase Of Presidential Jet

Boeing 737 Acquired By The Impoverished Nation

The purchase of a Boeing 737-700 by the government of Niger has opposition leaders questioning the majority party's priorities. .

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FLY Leasing Acquires Two Airbus A330-300 Aircraft

Will Be Operated By An Asian Carrier In A Lease-Back Transaction

FLY Leasing Limited has acquired two Airbus A330-300 aircraft manufactured in 2013 and on lease to a leading airline in Asia in a sale and lease-back transaction.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (09.07.14): Hazardous Weather Information

Hazardous Weather Information Summary of significant meteorological information (SIGMET/WS), convective significant meteorological information (convective SIGMET/WST), urgent pilot weather reports (urgent PIREP/UUA), center weather advisories (CWA), airmen's meteorological information (AIRMET/WA) and any other weather such as isolated thunderstorms that are rapidly developing and increasing in intensity, or low ceilings and visibilities that are becoming widespread which is considered significant and are not included in a current hazardous weather advisory.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (09.07.14)

Aero Linx: New Jersey Aviation Association NJAA was formed in 2000 to promote, protect and preserve the state's multi billion dollar general aviation industry. Its membership includes a cross section of professionals that represent all corners of New Jersey's aviation interests, with emphasis on the special needs of the state's business community. Our mission is to increase the awareness that general aviation, as a key component of New Jersey's intermodal transportation system, touches every aspect of our lives and has a profound influence on New Jersey's quality of life.

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Aero-News: Quote Of The Day (09.07.14)

“I am very impressed with the high and hot performance of the Bell 407. During the heat of the day, we landed on a mountain peak about 9,300 feet up with a full load, rivaling competitor aircraft in its weight class.” Source: BJ Rayson, senior vice president of operations at SevenBar Aviation, discussing the FAA's approval of a new flight manual supplement for high and hot operations (FMS-12) for the Bell 407. This supplement allows operators the ability to improve hover in ground effect (HIGE) and hover out of ground effect (HOGE) with increased payload in high and hot conditions.  

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