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May 14, 2014

Airborne 05.14.14: Airshows Impress, Pipistrel Completes LSA Audit, More Asiana Fallout

Also: Balloon Accident, Cathay Pacific Uniform Flap, Renny Price!, Airliner v UAV

According to the International Council of AirShows (ICAS), air shows throughout the country are reporting strong attendance. Whether big or small, civilian or military, with or without military jet teams, pent up demand generated by the cancellations of the 2013 air show season seems to be fueling higher-than-normal enthusiasm among the three dozen or so shows that have already been held this year. We have another follow-up on the tragic Asiana Airlines accident that occurred at San Francisco International Airport last July. The woman who was driving a piece of firefighting equipment accused of accidentally running over a passenger ejected from an Asiana Airlines Boeing 777 after it landed short an

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GA Students Take First Place In TARC Finals

Competition Included More Than 5,000 Students Nationwide

Students from Creekview High School of Canton, GA outperformed hundreds of their peers from across the country Saturday to earn first place at the twelfth annual Team America Rocketry Challenge (TARC). Champions Amanda Semler, 18; Andrew White, 16; Nick Dimos, 16; Austin Bralick, 16; and Bailey Robertson, 15; bested more than 700 other teams representing 48 states, the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands to earn the national title.

Will Launch Aboard An Arianespace Ariane 5 Later This Year

The Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) for Arianespace’s next resupply mission to the International Space Station is standing tall at the Spaceport as preparations continue for its heavy-lift Ariane 5 launch on Flight VA219.