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senseFly Enters 2020 With Landmark Show Of Support From Parrot

Provides Opportunity To Place Greater Emphasis On The Technological Innovations

senseFly, through its parent organization Parrot, has recapitalized its balance sheet and funding, guaranteeing a healthy operational outlook as it continues its growth path in the fixed-wing drone market.

NASA Identifies Three Concerns With Boeing Starliner Spacecraft

Agency Shares Initial Findings From Orbital Flight Test Investigation

Following the anomaly that occurred during the December Boeing Starliner Orbital Fight Test (OFT), NASA and Boeing formed a joint investigation team tasked with examining the primary issues, which occurred during that test.

North Dakota Signs Participating Addendum With Avion Unmanned

Will Provide Drone Services To Public Agencies

Avion Unmanned has signed a participating addendum with the State of North Dakota and all its state agencies, political subdivisions and institutions. This contract opens the door for Avion Unmanned to provide UAS services to state and local government agencies in North Dakota.

UAM 101 And Infrastructure Workshop Events To Be Held In March

Hosted By The Community Air Mobility Initiative And The Vertical Flight Society

The Community Air Mobility Initiative (CAMI) and the Vertical Flight Society (VFS) are hosting a pair of co-located urban air mobility events at Rowan University in Glassboro, NJ, from March 16-19, 2020.

Air Force Budget Does Not Include Light Attack Planes

But Special Operations Command May Acquire Up To 75 Of The Aircraft

The U.S. Air Force will not purchase as many as 300 Light Attack aircraft. The service has been evaluating both the Textron T-6 Wolverine and the A-29 Super Tucano airplanes developed by Sierra Nevada Corp and Embraer for a counter-terrorism mission. But in a statement, Air Force spokeswoman Ann Stefanek told Defense News that the program had been shelved.

Korean Air Selects P&W GTF Engines To Power Up To 50 Airbus A321neo

Deliveries Expected To Begin In 2021

Pratt & Whitney and Korean Air have announced the formal selection of the Pratt & Whitney GTF engine to power up to 50 Airbus A321neo aircraft. The aircraft are expected to begin delivery in 2021.

Boeing Delivers The First F/A-18 Service Life Modification Jet To U.S. Navy

Service Life Modification Adds Extra Life, New Capabilities To Aircraft

Boeing has given an F/A-18 a new lease on life after delivering the first Super Hornet under the Service Life Modification to the U.S. Navy. The second SLM jet will be delivered by the end of the month, and Boeing will deliver the third F/A-18 in April.

Collins Aerospace To Invest $225 Million In Landing Systems Facility Expansions

Will Grow Operations in Texas, Washington State And Colorado

Collins Aerospace Systems plans to open a new Landing Systems facility in Fort Worth, Texas, and to expand its carbon brake manufacturing facility in Spokane, Washington. An expansion of the company's carbon brake manufacturing facility in Pueblo, Colorado, is already underway.

Settlement Reached In Fatal Defective Aircraft Accident

Superior Air Parts Settles Case For Defective Aircraft Engine Crankshaft Which Resulted In Two Fatalities

Attorneys representing the family of James Kos and Dane Sheahen, who were fatally injured in a March 2016 RV-8 accident, have obtained a $5 million settlement from Superior Air Parts. The aircraft was equipped with an experimental aircraft engine developed by Superior Air Parts, Inc. with a crankshaft forged by Ruhrtaler Gesenkschmiede F.W. Wengeler GmbH & Co. KG which was found to be defective.

ATP Flight School, SkyWest Invest In The Next Generation Of Airline Pilots

Announce Increased Tuition Reimbursement Program

ATP Flight School has announced an enhanced partnership with SkyWest Airlines. In an update to their current partnership with ATP, SkyWest Airlines has increased tuition reimbursement to $17,500 for pilots training with ATP Flight School, reaffirming their shared commitment to developing the industry’s best pilots.

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PRODUCT: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Bell) Model 412 and 412EP helicopters.

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PRODUCT: All Airbus SAS Model A300 B4-600, B4-600R, and F4-600R series airplanes, and Model A300 C4-605R Variant F airplanes (collectively called Model A300-600 series airplanes), and certain Model A310 series airplanes.

Bridenstine Weighs In On Moon to Mars Initiative, FY 2021 Budget

President's Budget Invests More Than $25 Billion In NASA

NASA Administrator Jim Bridentsine released a statement praising the FY2021 NASA budget proposed by President Trump.

NBAA Urges Congress To Address Shortage Of Pilots And Technicians

Provides Written Testimony For House Transportation Aviation Subcommittee Hearing

NBAA is encouraging lawmakers to address a growing shortage of pilots and aviation technicians, as well as an aging pilot population.

A4A Urges Congress To Reject Tax Hikes On Passengers

Would Cost Passengers An Additional $2.7 Billion Per Year

Airlines for America (A4A) is urging Congress to reject the proposed tax hikes on air travel that are included in the President's FY2021 budget request.

United Drone Holdings Secures Milestone BVLOS Approval In South Africa

Authorization Based On The Utilization Of Iris Automation’s Onboard Detect-And-Avoid Technology

Iris Automation today announced that customer United Drone Holdings (UDH) has been granted the first BVLOS flight approval by the South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) to conduct long-range commercial flights with vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft.

BBAM Orders Three 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighters

Agreement Brings Total Number Of Orders And Commitments For The 737-800BCF To 130

BBAM and Boeing have announced that the lessor has ordered three 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighters (BCF), underscoring the growing e-commerce and express sector of the air cargo market. BBAM has one of the world’s biggest Next-Generation 737 fleets and has chosen the BCF program to convert three airplanes in its existing fleet.

Foley: How A Bombardier-Textron Tie-Up Would Affect The Business Jet Industry

Would Only Marginally Alleviate The Current Market Overcapacity, Analyst Says

Troubled Bombardier has reportedly been in talks to sell its business jet division to Textron, according to The Wall Street Journal. Were this to come to fruition, it would have several implications for the business jet industry.

Drone Power Line Inspection Begins In Nebraska

Aircraft Will Be Used To Take Photos Of Structures Along A High-Powered Transmission Line

Residents in northeast Nebraska may be seeing some drones flying around, as inspection work begins on a Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD) transmission line that extends from north of Norfolk, through Pierce County and into Antelope County.

Airborne 02.10.20: Bryant Crash Update, Army Aviator Pay, ABACE 2020 Nixed

Also: NBAA Rallies Members, EAA and FAA Meet, United Buys A Flight School, San Diego Air & Space Museum

NTSB has issued an investigative update for its ongoing investigation of the fatal, Jan. 26, 2020, helicopter crash near Calabasas, California. The Sikorsky S-76B helicopter collided with hilly terrain and was destroyed by impact forces and fire. The pilot and eight passengers were fatally injured. "Our investigators have already developed a substantial amount of evidence about the circumstances of this tragic crash," said NTSB Chairman Robert L. Sumwalt. "And we are confident that we will be able

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Provides Opportunity To Place Greater Emphasis On The Technological Innovations

Agency Shares Initial Findings From Orbital Flight Test Investigation

Will Provide Drone Services To Public Agencies

Hosted By The Community Air Mobility Initiative And The Vertical Flight Society

But Special Operations Command May Acquire Up To 75 Of The Aircraft

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Deliveries Expected To Begin In 2021

Service Life Modification Adds Extra Life, New Capabilities To Aircraft

Will Grow Operations in Texas, Washington State And Colorado

Superior Air Parts Settles Case For Defective Aircraft Engine Crankshaft Which Resulted In Two Fatalities

Announce Increased Tuition Reimbursement Program

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President's Budget Invests More Than $25 Billion In NASA

Provides Written Testimony For House Transportation Aviation Subcommittee Hearing

Would Cost Passengers An Additional $2.7 Billion Per Year

Authorization Based On The Utilization Of Iris Automation’s Onboard Detect-And-Avoid Technology

Agreement Brings Total Number Of Orders And Commitments For The 737-800BCF To 130

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Would Only Marginally Alleviate The Current Market Overcapacity, Analyst Says

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