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December 30, 2017

Airbus, Indigo Partners Finalize Orders For 430 A320neo Family Aircraft

Airbus’ Largest Single Order Announcement Becomes Firm

Airbus has finalized agreements with Indigo Partners and its four portfolio airlines for the purchase of 430 additional A320neo Family aircraft for ultra-low-cost airlines Frontier Airlines (United States), JetSMART (Chile), Volaris (Mexico) and Wizz Air (Hungary).  The signed purchase agreement follows a Memorandum of Understanding among the parties announced at the Dubai Air Show last month.

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KDOT Names New Interim Director Of Aviation

Robert Brock Will Assume The Role Succeeding Merrill Atwater

The Kansas Department of Transportation has selected Robert Brock to take on the role of interim director of aviation. Brock served over 22 years in the Air Force and retired as a Lieutenant Colonel, according to KDOT.

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Oklahoma First To Have Women In Aviation And Aerospace Day

Event Celebrated December 9 At Wiley Post Airport

The State of Oklahoma celebrated its first Oklahoma Women in Aviation and Aerospace Day event on December 9. The gala event was held at the Atlantic Aviation hangar at Wiley Post airport. Author and pilot Erin Chappel (pictured) served as the keynote speaker.

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DJI Introduces Knowledge Quiz For Drone Pilots In The U.K.

Company Says Test Is The Latest Step In DJI’s Long Commitment To Improving Drone Safety

DJI has introduced a knowledge quiz applicable to all pilots who are operating drones in U.K. airspace. The test comes prior to government plans to introduce a safety awareness test for drone users in 2018. A recent survey carried out by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) revealed that 27% of those planning to buy a drone over the Christmas period are unaware of the rules surrounding their usage in the U.K.

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AW139 Global Helicopter Fleet Marks Two Million Flight Hour Milestone

One Million Flight Hours Were Accumulated In The Last Three Years

The AW139 intermediate twin engine helicopter global fleet has reached an outstanding milestone of two million flight hours, across all operational scenarios on five continents, while performing a wide range of missions with commercial, government and military operators. This accomplishment was reached just three years after the achievement of the first million showing impressive reliability, effectiveness, safety and supportability across a range of missions.

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Ballard Launches Next Generation Fuel Cell System For Drones

Expands Insitu Flight Testing

Ballard Power Systems has announced the development of a next generation high performance fuel cell propulsion system to power unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), or drones. Ballard has also received a follow-on contract from Insitu, a Boeing subsidiary, for extended durability testing of the next-generation 1.3 kilowatt (kW) fuel cell propulsion system to power test flights of its ScanEagle UAV platform.

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Royal Air Maroc Selects GEnx Engines To Power Additional Boeing 787 Dreamliners

Order Valued In Excess Of $100 Million

Royal Air Maroc (RAM) chose the GEnx-1B engine to power its two additional Boeing 787 Dreamliners. This order brings the airline's GEnx-powered 787 Dreamliner fleet to seven aircraft. The engine order is valued at more than $100 million at list prices.

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Lockheed Martin Receives U.S. Air Force Contract To Sustain, Upgrade Sniper Pods

Award Has A $961 Million Ceiling

The U.S. Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin a contract to provide sustainment and upgrades for its fleet of 683 Sniper Advanced Targeting Pods (ATP).

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (12.30.17)

“The vast majority of drone pilots fly safely and responsibly, but with drone usage bound to increase substantially in the coming years, new enthusiasts will use our technology. Governments, aviation authorities and drone manufacturers agree that we need to work together to ensure that all drone pilots know basic safety rules." Source: Christian Struwe, Head of European Public Policy at DJI. 

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (12.30.17): Minimum Safe Altitude (MSA)

The minimum altitude depicted on approach charts which provides at least 1,000 feet of obstacle clearance for emergency use within a specified distance from the listed navigation facility.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (12.30.17)

National Association of Rocketry The best way to get more out of the exciting hobby of rocketry is to connect with other flyers. The National Association of Rocketry can get you connected to the cutting edge of the hobby so you can learn how to fly higher, faster, and better.

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