Well... we knew this was likely... JetSuiteX has announced that they’ve entered into a ‘Standstill Agreement’ with the city of Santa Monica concerning their upcoming planned operations at KSMO.
The agreement is designed to give the parties time to come to some kind of a final agreement. Originally; flights to Santa Monica Airport were supposed to launch on February 6th, with destinations like Carlsbad, San Jose and Las Vegas. Due to recent FAA betrayals, however, JetSuiteX has agreed to hold off until February 15th, 2017. JetSuiteX has cancelled all flights to/from or connecting through Santa Monica from February 6th through February 24th and will issue full refunds for all affected customers. Bell Helicopter has confirmed that there will be a delay in the certification of its 525 Relentless helicopter due to a tragic, fatal, accident involving one of its test aircraft last July. Bell says that the two remaining flight test aircraft have been grounded since the accident pending the release of the NTSB's probable cause report. Two test pilots were fatally injured when the test aircraft went down on July 6, 2016. Bell has reportedly not even performed ground runs of the aircraft since the
accident. Among other auspicious events, this year marks the 25th anniversary of the Young Eagles program. This program began in 1992 and has provided more than 2 million young people ages 8-17 with an introduction to the world of personal aviation. EAA has plans to celebrate this milestone and has planned a variety of events and activities throughout the year beginning with a special 25th anniversary exhibit in the EAA AirVenture Museum. The exhibit will share the history and impact of the Young Eagles program through photos, videos, and interactive displays. All this -- and MORE in today's episode of Airborne!!!
Airborne 02.03.17 is chock full of info in this Daily News Episode, Friday, February 3rd, 2017... Presented by Aero-TV veteran videographer and Airborne Hosts Brianne Cross, Christopher Odom, and Laura Hutson, and is supported by ANN CEO/Editor-In-Chief Jim Campbell, Chief Videographer Nathan Cremisino, and Aero-Journalists Tom Patton, and Earl Downs, this episode covers:
- JetSuiteX Delays KSMO Service
- Bell Helicopter Confirms Delay In Relentless Certification
- EAA Celebrates 25 Years Of Young Eagles
- Lockheed Can Achieve Significant Savings On Next Batch Of F-35s
- Barnstorming: The Betrayal of The Aero-Verse
- Trig Announces New Product, New Partnership
- Van Horn Aviation Working To Increase 206B Main Blade TBO
- Airbus Engineering Celebrates A Decade In Mobile
- Trans States Pilot Leaders Sign Letter Of Agreement For Bonus/Retention Program
- Civil Air Patrol Supports Air Force Fighter Training Prior To Super Bowl
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