Designed To Be An Easily Installed ADS-B OUT Solution For GA and UAM

uAvionix has received FAA TSOA for its tailBeaconX 1090MHz ADS-B OUT transponder. The integrated device, which replaces a rear navigation light, includes and combines transponder, ADS-B OUT, SBAS GPS, and rear LED position light.

$107,390.16 – $144,715.68 A Year... Plus Benefits

OK.... I think that covering aviation aviation as an aviation journalist for these last many decades has been about the coolest job ever... but this advert makes me think twice about that. The LA County Fire Department is looking for pilots for what they describe as an elite air fleet of Bell and Sikorsky helicopters...

Part Of A North American Aerospace Defense Command Arctic Air-Defense Operation

Alaska Air National Guardsmen from the 176th Wing participated in operation Noble Defender, a search and rescue/personnel recovery (SAR/PR) exercise Jan. 19-22. Noble Defender is a North American Aerospace Defense Command Arctic air-defense operation conducted in south-central Alaska. “The Noble Defender series seeks to support a variety of campaign objectives for NORAD Command,” said Col. Joseph Alkire III, 611th Air Operations Center deputy commander. “While the Noble Defender series can exercise a wide range of activities, objectives center around the demonstration and ability to conduct agile combat employment principles across North America.&rdqu

Union Insists That Labor Groups Must Be Included in Financial Aid Discussions

Tim Perry, president of the Air Line Pilots Association, Int'l (ALPA) Canada, issued the following statement after the Canadian government announced a variety of new measures for incoming travelers and indicated further development of an aviation assistance package. “We are encouraged to see the government acknowledge the airline industry as being one of the hardest hit sectors from the COVID-19 pandemic, recognizing it cannot absorb further losses and remain viable without support from the government. As pilots, we also know that public safety is and always will be the top priority; however, it must also be recognized that the government's approach thus far has do

DoT and Homeland Security May Enforce A Mask Mandate On Most Public Modes Of Interstate Travel

Our new President has been VERY busy signing a number of documents to impose control over a number of industries and actions -- which will apparently change things dramatically in a number of areas... and transportation/aviation was not left out. EAA is closely monitoring the FAA's and TSA's implementation of a recent White House executive order on mask mandates to ensure that it does not inappropriately impact general aviation operations.

First Mission To Fly Two International Partner Crew Members

NASA and SpaceX are targeting no earlier than Tuesday, April 20, for launch of the second crew rotation mission with astronauts on an American rocket and spacecraft from the United States to the International Space Station. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-2 mission will launch four astronauts aboard a Crew Dragon spacecraft on a Falcon 9 rocket to the space station. It will be the first mission to fly two international partner crew members as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program.

From 2017: Desert Jet Center Fights To Be Heard…

Desert Jet Center has been trying since 2015 to build a new facility at Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport in Palm Springs, CA, but has run into multiple delays, and now believes the county is actively favoring a competing FBO in what it describes as "cronyism".  The story of what is going on at the airport is detailed in five parts, with the sixth part coming soon, on the Desert Jet Center website. Denise Wilson, president and CEO at Desert Jet, told Aero-News CEO and Editor in Chief Jim Campbell at NBAA-BACE that the total price tag for the

The Production eFlyer 2 Fuselage Is The First Major Component Being Assembled

Bye Aerospace announced that production has commenced on Serial #001 for its two-seat all-electric eFlyer 2. The company is in the process of obtaining FAA Part-23 certification for the eFlyer 2 for the professional flight training mission. George E. Bye, CEO of Bye Aerospace, said the company has contracted with Composites Universal Group (CUG) to begin assembly of the production eFlyer 2 fuselage, the first major component being assembled.

"Stand Up For What You Believe In, Even If You Are Standing Alone." -- Sophie Scholl

News/Analysis/Commentary by Jim Campbell, ANN CEO Editor-In-Chief I’ve sat on this story for more than a few weeks, thinking it through, and realizing that what we experienced was (potentially) not that unusual and possibly a sign of the times. I hope I'm wrong about that. In an effort to build an even more credible news organization than we have, heretofore; last year Aero-News created a sister organization called AeroPReneuer. Ae

By Jim Campbell, ANN CEO/Editor-n-Chief/Test Pilot (Arrogant, Over-Opinionated Know-It-All/Test Dummy) ANN E-I-C Note: Here it is… the final stretch… and that much-anticipated report card… Again, we apologize for how long it took to get the whole series published, but between pandemic issues, the fact that we’re carefully studying how we’ll do flight tests from here on out (as opposed to the junk often published online, especially on YouTube), and the fact that we’ve been laboriously rebuilding ANN into a mechanism that can better survive whatever the future throws at us… well… we’ve had a LOT on our plates. OK… let’s summarize the preceding three-or-four million words

Damage To Power Lines And A Utility Pole... With A Debris Path To The Wreckage

On January 19, 2021, about 1435 central standard time, an Air Tractor AT-802A agricultural airplane, N523BB, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Newellton, Louisiana. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 137 as an aerial application flight. The wreckage was found by a motorist and reported to law enforcement. There are no known witnesses to the accident. The wreckage was located along a road. Information later obtained by investigators revealed that the pilot was hired to apply applicant to an adjacent field.

Aero Linx: Air Charity Network Air Charity Network is a charitable organization that provides access for people in need who are seeking free air transportation to specialized health care facilities or distant destinations due to family, community, or national crisis. Air Charity Network serves all 50 states and its volunteer pilots utilize their own aircraft, fuel and time to provide free air transportation to medical facilities for citizens who are financially distressed or otherwise unable to travel on public transportation. Air Charity Network members also coordinate flights to fly organ transplant candidates, people involved in clinical trials, chemotherapy or other

Terminal Radar Service Area Airspace surrounding designated airports wherein ATC provides radar vectoring, sequencing, and separation on a full-time basis for all IFR and participating VFR aircraft. The AIM contains an explanation of TRSA. TRSAs are depicted on VFR aeronautical charts. Pilot participation is urged but is not mandatory.

“We are encouraged to see the government acknowledge the airline industry as being one of the hardest hit sectors from the COVID-19 pandemic, recognizing it cannot absorb further losses and remain viable without support from the government. As pilots, we also know that public safety is and always will be the top priority; however, it must also be recognized that the government's approach thus far has done serious damage to the sustainability of Canada's aviation sector..." Source: Tim Perry, president of the Air Line Pilots Association, Int'l (ALPA) Canada, in a statement made after the Canadian government announced a variety of new measures for incoming travelers and indicated further development of an aviation assistance packa