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January 08, 2015

Airborne 01.08.15: AA Pilot Vote, Tiger Moth Aviatrix, GA Advocate Goes Solo

Also: Beech AD, Marenco Swisshelicopter, Runway Extension On Hold, Airborne Advisory Board, Comac ARJ21 Cert

The pilots flying for the merged American Airlines and US Airways will soon be voting on a new contract in an effort to avoid arbitration and secure an initial pay raise. The contract is the final proposal offered by American Airlines Group in November. The board of the Allied Pilots Association Union agreed late last Saturday to accept the contract proposal, but now it must be voted on by the rank-and-file APA members. Most pilots can relate to a historical aviation pioneer that they feel a kinship with

Airborne 01.07.15: NTSB Sez FAA Goofed, Van Tine On EAA Board, Branson Committed

Also: New SAFE Director, Red Baron Bipe Restored, Revenge Of 'ITBOA BNITBOB', SpaceX Re-Sked, Alabama's CJ4, Blue's Winter

You know you’ve messed up when your transgression shows up in a press release. Such is the case with an FAA mistake. The NTSB has found that the FAA mistakenly released investigative information regarding their ongoing investigation of an airplane accident that occurred in Philadelphia on March 13, 2014. This is an error that violated NTSB regulations and party processes. Mark Van Tine, Chief Executive Officer of Jeppesen and Vice President of digital aviation for The Boeing Company,

Airborne 01.08.15: AA Pilot Vote, Tiger Moth Aviatrix, GA Advocate Goes Solo

Also: Beech AD, Marenco Swisshelicopter, Runway Extension On Hold, Airborne Advisory Board, Comac ARJ21 Cert

The pilots flying for the merged American Airlines and US Airways will soon be voting on a new contract in an effort to avoid arbitration and secure an initial pay raise. The contract is the final proposal offered by American Airlines Group in November. The board of the Allied Pilots Association Union agreed late last Saturday to accept the contract proposal, but now it must be voted on by the rank-and-file APA members. Most pilots can relate to a historical aviation pioneer that they feel a kinship with, and for Amanda Harrison of Brize Norton, Oxfordshire, UK it’s the aviatrix Amy Johnson. Harrison hopes to one day to recreate Johnson's 1930 flight from England to

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Sustained Low Oil Prices; Uneven Effects On Civil Aviation

Analyst Brian Foley Parses The Effect Of Cheap Oil On All Segments Of The Industry

Oil prices have now fallen some fifty percent of late, and if sustained it’s bound to have some implications for an industry that relies on it, a lot of it, for propulsion. “One might initially think that a drop in oil prices would benefit the entire civil aviation industry as a whole, but as one digs a little deeper there are actually two aspects to it,” notes analyst Brian Foley of BRiFO, a Sparta, NJ-based aviation consultancy.

Terrafugia Petitions FAA For Waiver Of LSA Weight Limit, Stall Speed

Asks Aviation Community To Show Support For Its Request

Terrafugia has petitioned the FAA to grant waivers to allow its Transition roadable aircraft to exceed weight limits and stall speed requirements for an LSA.

NTSB Releases Preliminary Report On Fatal FL Helicopter Accident

Student Pilot Survived With Serious Injuries, Instructor Killed

A training flight in a Robinson R22 Beta helicopter in Lake Worth, FL turned into a fatal accident late last month, and the NTSB has released its preliminary report based on its investigation to date which includes an interview with the student pilot, who survived the accident.

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Engine Alliance Enters Revenue Service With Etihad Airways

First Flights For Carrier's A380s Conducted Late Last Month GP7200 engines have entered revenue service with Etihad Airways’ first EA-powered A380. The airline operated its first revenue flights on December 27, 2014 between Abu Dhabi International Airport and London Heathrow Airport.

American Airlines Proposes LA-Tokyo Route To DOT

Would Fly Daily, Year-Round Service With Boeing 777s

American Airlines has formally submitted an application to the United States DOT proposing to operate daily, year-round, nonstop service between Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and Tokyo's Haneda Airport (HND). Per the U.S.-Japan bilateral agreement, U.S. airlines may only operate a total of four daily round-trip flights at Haneda Airport. Currently that service is provided by Delta Air Lines from Los Angeles and Seattle, Hawaiian Airlines from Honolulu, and United Airlines from San Francisco.

Hawaiian Airlines Files Application To Begin Tokyo-Kona Service

Airline Asserts Daily Service Is 'Highest and Best Use' Of Scarce Airline Slots

Hawaiian Airlines has filed an application with the U.S. DOT to begin daily, non-stop service this summer between Tokyo International Airport at Haneda (HND) and Kona International Airport (KOA) on Hawai'i Island. The airline's action was prompted by the U.S. DOT's decision last month to review the public interest served by Delta Air Lines' Seattle-Tokyo route after Delta reduced its frequency from daily to seasonal.

Aviflex Aviation SA Makes Deal With Marenco Swisshelicopter

Appointed Official Representative For Guatemala

Marenco Swisshelicopter has appointed Aviflex Aviation as its official representative for Guatemala. This appointment further expands the range of the Marenco Swisshelicopter’s network across the world and is a first step in Latin America.

Navy Sees Sharp Increase In Class A Mishaps In 2014

Brass Keeping An Eye On The Situation, But Says One Year Is Not A Trend

The U.S. Navy saw its rate of Class A aviation mishaps nearly triple from 2013 to 2014, a statistic that has the service's top brass concerned.

CAF B-29 Squadron Getting Set For The Season

Early Part Of The Year Will Find FIFI Mainly Out West

The Commemorative Air Force has announced the schedule for appearances by its B29 FIFI for the early part of this year.

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Etihad Passengers Endure 12-Hour Delay

Overall Time On The Plane Was More Than A Day

Passengers on an Etihad Airways flight over the weekend got a lot more time on the plane than they bargained for when fog caused a 12 hour tarmac delay.

Delta To Pilots: We Will Not To Outsource Flights To Virgin

Airline, ALPA Working To Reach Agreement On New Contract

As new contract talks between Delta Airlines and ALPA loom on the horizon, the carrier has said that it will not outsource international flights to its partner Virgin Atlantic.

Hartzell Engine Technologies Launches New Website

Includes A Wealth Of Information On Complete Line Of Hartzell Engine Technologies Products

Hartzell Engine Technologies has completely redesigned its website, and has a new URL ... www.Hartzell.aero ... to go along with the new design.

FAA Final Rule Requires Safety Management System For Airlines

Rule Advances U.S. Airline Industry’s Proactive Safety Culture

To reach the next level of safety, the FAA on Wednesday issued a final rule that requires most U.S. commercial airlines to have Safety Management Systems (SMS) in place by 2018. The rule builds on the programs many airlines already use to identify and reduce aviation risk.

AOPA Restructuring Government Affairs Division

Multiple Functions Being Moved From Frederick To Washington, D.C.

ANN has learned that AOPA will be making several changes in its Government Affairs Division at its offices in Frederick, MD.

2015 Airborne Advisory Board Announced

Benefitting From This Industry’s Very Impressive Brain Trust – The Hard Way

Over the past two years, as we brainstormed the concept of the “Next Big Thing” in aviation media, we did so in concert with the assistance of hundreds of people via many hundreds of conversations. And while even the initial aspects of the Airborne Partnership Initiative require a tremendous amount of talent, work, insight and resources, it was obvious to us right from the beginning that we needed to change the leadership dynamic as we went forward from concept to reality.Out of that process, we began to envision a pretty heavy-duty Advisory Board… not the usual group of big names offering up a few glitzy quotes once a year… but to get involv

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Tail Section Of AirAsia A320 Located In The Java Sea

First Confirmed Sighting Of Wreckage From The Airliner

Search teams have located the tail section of the AirAsia Airbus A320 that went down a week ago in the Java Sea with 162 people on board.

EASA Issues Rotax Safety Bulletin

Notes 'Possible Service Difficulties' Including In-Flight Engine Failures

EASA has issued a safety bulletin for Rotax 912 and 914 engines installed on a variety of aircraft for exceedances of approved engine coolant temperature limits due to installation of an unapproved design.

FAA v IAC Chapter 1: Can’t We All Just Get Along?

What Part Of 'Federal Preemption' Did They Not Understand?

The city of Morris, IL and a group of aerobatic pilots have gotten into a dust-up over where the pilots of IAC Chapter 1 based at C09 can practice their maneuvers. According to court documents (yes, this is a federal case), the city passed an ordinance in 1999 adopting the Morris Municipal Airport Rules and Regulations which required that all aeronautical activity be conducted in conformance with the FARs.

AeroSports Update: Dick Rutan To Speak At BFA National Convention

Dick Rutan Is Featured As The Keynote Speaker At The Balloon Federation National Convention In April Of This Year.

Dick Rutan is known for his many aviation achievements, and ballooning can be counted as one of the many aviation adventures Rutan has experienced.

Boeing, Air New Zealand Finalize Order For Two 787-9 Dreamliners

New Dreamliners Provide 787-9 Launch Customer Growth, Network Flexibility

Boeing and Air New Zealand have finalized an order for two additional 787-9 Dreamliners, valued at $514 million at current list prices. The order, booked in 2014, comes six months after Air New Zealand celebrated the first 787-9 delivery in July.

Aero-News: Quote Of The Day (01.08.15)

“Our commercial aviation industry is a world-leader and model for risk mitigation and I’m proud that so many airlines have embraced the SMS culture voluntarily. Now the FAA and the air carrier industry are taking the next step.” Source: FAA Administrator Michael P. Huerta.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (01.08.15): Transcribed Weather Broadcasts TWEB

This NWS aviation product is similar to the Area Forecast (AF) except information is contained in a route format.

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (01.08.15)

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