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U.S. Congressman Ends Attempt To Fly Around The World

Wanted To Pay Tribute To Vietnam Vets, But Trip Was Kept Secret

Most people who make an attempt to fly solo around the world make it a pretty big deal, but that was not the case for U.S. Representative Steve Pearce (R-NM) who recently ended his second attempt to circumnavigate the globe.

Airbus Helicopters Opens Apprentice Positions In France

Accepting Applications For 240 Slots In Marignane And Regional Offices

Airbus Helicopters has launched a work-study campaign with the announcement of 240 apprentice positions at its Marignane, France headquarters and regional offices.

NATF Announces Scholarship Recipients

Three Selected For Assistance With Their Educational Efforts

The National Air Transportation Foundation (NATF) has announced the winners of the Dan L. Meisinger Sr. Memorial Learn to Fly Scholarship and Pioneers of Flight Scholarship.

AF Names Candidate Bases, Criteria For Choosing Next F-35A Sites

Bases In Arizona, Florida, Texas, Missouri Under Consideration

Air Force officials announced April 12 that Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona; Homestead Air Reserve Base, Florida; Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas; and Whiteman AFB, Missouri, are candidate bases for the first Reserve-led F-35A Lightning II location.

Winglet Company Claims 6 Billion Gallons Of Jet Fuel Saved

Aviation Partners Boeing Says CO2 Emissions Cut By 64 Million Tons

Aviation Partners, Inc. (API) in conjunction with Aviation Partners Boeing (APB), API's joint venture with The Boeing Company, announced that as of 7:45 pm PDT Tuesday its unique Blended Winglet Technology has saved the world's commercial and business jet operators an estimated six billion gallons of jet fuel; representing a global reduction in CO2 emissions of over 64 million tons.

Teamsters File Lawsuit Against Flexjet, Flight Options

Claim Seeks To Compel Company Participation In Arbitration

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Teamsters Airline Division and Local 1108 have filed a lawsuit against Flexjet and Flight Options, stating that the companies are again violating the Railway Labor Act, this time by refusing to negotiate with the union.

Orbital ATK Announces New Satellite Life Extension Service

Intelsat Is Named The Anchor Customer For The Program

Orbital ATK has announced that Intelsat, S.A., operator of the world’s first Globalized Network, has signed a contract to become the first customer for Orbital ATK’s new satellite life extension service.

WSU Ventures Facilitates Unique Partnership With Denver-Based Startup

Will Work With Airline Seat Manufacturer On New Design

A unique partnership between Wichita State University and a Colorado-based aircraft seat startup is providing a cost-effective alternative for product development.

Homeowner Shoots Down UAV In Norfork, AR

Shooter Said The Aircraft Was Over His Property When He Pulled The Trigger

A homeowner in Norfork, Arkansas shot down a UAV he said was flying over his property while his kids were playing outside.

Boeing Business Jets Grows Presence In China

Three BBJ MAX Airplanes On Order From Customers In Greater China

Boeing Business Jets’ (BBJ) says its success in the Chinese market continues this year with 21 in-service airplanes and three BBJ MAXs currently on order.

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Airborne 04.14.16: Drone Laws, Aerobatic Access, Gogo Pricing

Also: More TSA?, IMC Clubs, GPS Interference, Chinese Gulfstreams, GE9X, Singapore Airlines, Universal Avionics

A small, bipartisan group of U.S. Senators is looking to make minor changes in language included in the FAA reauthorization bill that would allow local officials to have some limited capability to regulate drone operations. But major changes to the bill's language is not expected, according to a report from The Hill newspaper. The bill as it is currently written would not allow local governments to enact laws related to the design, manufacture, testing, licensing, registration,

Classic Aero-TV: Zenith Updates - What’s New With The CH-650 and CH750

Updates To Proven Zenith Designs...

While at the U.S. LSA Expo 2012, ANN News Editor Tom Patton speaks with Sebastien Heintz, the Owner and President of the Zenith Aircraft Company. Tom’s first question was to ask what’s new with the Zenith Zodiac 650. Heintz said the Zodiac 650 is the newest in a long line of successful Zodiac aircraft. The 650 has a new style canopy, a new style rudder assembly, and the demonstrator is fitted with the new UL Power 350iS engine.

Senate Leaders Schedule Cloture Vote On FAA Bill

Tax Provisions, Crew Rest Amendment Had Stalled The Bill

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) has scheduled a cloture vote on the FAA Reauthorization Bill for Thursday, expecting that there are now enough Democrats on board that the bill can be moved forward.

UAV Interests Urge The U.S. Senate To Oppose Feinstein Amendments To FAA Bill

Urges Preservation Of Federal Preemption Provision In The Funding Act

A group of 10 stakeholders in the UAV industry has sent a letter to the U.S. Senate urging opposition to certain amendments added to the FAA Reauthorization Bill currently under consideration by the body.

Horizon Air To Acquire 30 E175 Aircraft

Deal Includes Options For An Additional 33 Airplanes

Embraer and Horizon Air have signed a firm order for 30 E175 jets. The contract also includes options for another 33 aircraft of the same model. The value of the contract, which will be included in Embraer’s 2016 second-quarter backlog, is $2.8 billion, based on current list prices, if all the options are exercised.

NTSB Releases Priliminary Report On CA Accident Involving A Car

Aircraft Making Emergency Landing Struck The Vehicle, Five Injured, One Fatally

The NTSB has released its preliminary report from an accident which occurred on April 2 in California in which an airplane making an emergency landing impacted a parked car, resulting in the fataly injury of one of the people in the car.

Prior Fugitive Sentenced For Making False Statements To DOT-OIG, FAA, DHS

Cuban Native Sentenced In Miami To Over 7 Years In Prison

Ricardo Amador Ballesteros-Garcia, a.k.a. Alejandro Alvarez-Abreu, was sentenced April 1 to 87 months in prison by the U.S. District Court, Miami, FL, for making false statements to DOT-OIG, FAA, and DHS. Ballesteros-Garcia was also convicted of making false statements to a financial institution and was ordered to pay $332,000 in restitution.

AeroSports Update: EAA’s New ‘Powering Your Plane’ Book

Newest Addition To EAA How-To Series Continues Iconic Tradition Of Tony Bingelis

Installing an aircraft engine for safe and effective operation is the goal of the new Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) addition to the organization’s extensive line of how-to master materials; the book is titled ‘Powering Your Plane,’ by Dave Prizio.

NASA to Attach, Test First Expandable Habitat On ISS

BEAM Launched By SpaceX To The Station April 8

The first human-rated expandable structure that may help inform the design of deep space habitats is set to be installed to the International Space Station Saturday, April 16.

Russian Investor, Famous Scientist Target Alpha Centauri

Internet Investor And Science Philanthropist Yuri Milner & Physicist Stephen Hawking Announce Breakthrough Starshot Project To Develop 100 Million Mile Per Hour Mission To The Stars Within A Generation

Internet investor and science philanthropist Yuri Milner was joined at One World Observatory Tuesday by renowned cosmologist Stephen Hawking to announce a new Breakthrough Initiative focusing on space exploration and the search for life in the Universe.

Airborne 04.13.16: 1st US A321, ERAU Kills Airshow, Jet Pack Crash

Also: Boeing, SnF 2016 Innovation Preview, B-52 Stratofortress, Airport Security Enhancements, Pan Am Int'l Flight Academy, USS Hornet Museum, Cobham ATC-5000NG

According to Airbus, the first U.S.-built Airbus A321 airplane will be delivered later this month to JetBlue. This airplane is the first to be assembled at the Airbus Mobile, Alabama plant that opened last year. The European planemaker spent about $600 million to build the plant on 53 acres near Mobile, and it’s planned to produce up to Fifty A320 family airplanes per year. Another major air event has been canceled due to a

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Wanted To Pay Tribute To Vietnam Vets, But Trip Was Kept Secret

Accepting Applications For 240 Slots In Marignane And Regional Offices

Three Selected For Assistance With Their Educational Efforts

Bases In Arizona, Florida, Texas, Missouri Under Consideration

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Aviation Partners Boeing Says CO2 Emissions Cut By 64 Million Tons

Claim Seeks To Compel Company Participation In Arbitration

Intelsat Is Named The Anchor Customer For The Program

Will Work With Airline Seat Manufacturer On New Design

Shooter Said The Aircraft Was Over His Property When He Pulled The Trigger

Three BBJ MAX Airplanes On Order From Customers In Greater China

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Also: More TSA?, IMC Clubs, GPS Interference, Chinese Gulfstreams, GE9X, Singapore Airlines, Universal Avionics

Updates To Proven Zenith Designs...

Tax Provisions, Crew Rest Amendment Had Stalled The Bill

Urges Preservation Of Federal Preemption Provision In The Funding Act

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Deal Includes Options For An Additional 33 Airplanes

Aircraft Making Emergency Landing Struck The Vehicle, Five Injured, One Fatally

Cuban Native Sentenced In Miami To Over 7 Years In Prison

Newest Addition To EAA How-To Series Continues Iconic Tradition Of Tony Bingelis

BEAM Launched By SpaceX To The Station April 8

Internet Investor And Science Philanthropist Yuri Milner & Physicist Stephen Hawking Announce Breakthrough Starshot Project To Develop 100 Million Mile Per Hour Mission To The Stars Within A Generation

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