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February 13, 2015

Airborne 02.13.15: Jumpstart 2020 Details, Bombardier Drama, SpaceX Landing Pad

Also: ADS-B For EXPs, Barnstorming, ESA Experimental Spaceplane, NASA Bill, NoFlyZone?, Alaska WX Cams

Following the establishment of the Jumpstart GA 2020 program earlier this week, The NextGen GA Fund has just announced its first order to supply basic ADS-B compliant solutions to general aviation aircraft owners, as well as introductory pricing. The initial Jumpstart product selection process included five avionics manufacturers basic ADS-B rule-compliant offerings. The multifaceted Bombardier Incorporated has been a family controlled company since its beginnings as a manufacturer of snowmobiles. However, it appears that financial results are thicker than blood. Pierre Beaudoin is stepping down as president and chief executive officer. Beaudoin has held this position for 6 &fr

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Sikorsky, Brazilian Aerospace Academics Launch Rotorcraft Collaboration

Will Accelerate Development Of Helicopters In Brazil

Sikorsky Aircraft and the Brazilian Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica (ITA) have launched the Collaboration for Rotorcraft Innovation to accelerate the development of rotorcraft technologists in Brazil. The initiative aims to increase undergraduate exposure to rotorcraft principles as part of a well-rounded aerospace engineering education in a country whose military already flies both Black Hawk and Seahawk helicopters.

Four On Board Fatally Injured In The Accident

A Beech 1900 went down Wednesday in the southwestern portion of Florida's Miami-Dade County, resulting in the fatal injury of the four people on board the aircraft.

Individuals Will Be Recognized At The Association’s Leadership Conference, Feb. 24 - 26

The NBAA's Corporate Aviation Management Committee (CAMC) has selected five individuals as recipients of the 2015 Leadership Conference Scholarship.

Now In Service With Enloe Medical Center In CA

Enloe Medical Center's FlightCare Program became the first in the world to use an EC130 T2 EcoStar helicopter as an air ambulance this month.

Swiss Company Takes Top Honors In The Competition

The United Arab Emirates has awarded a prize of $1 million to a Swiss company in its "UAE Drones for Good Award" program ... a kind of XPrize for unmanned aircraft. The award was announced prior to the 2015 Government Summit in Dubai.

Canadian Teen Flies UAV Over Florida Theme Parks

Walt Disney World, Universal Parks Subject Videos Posted On YouTube

A 16-year-old Canadian got some spectacular video of fireworks at Florida's Walt Disney World on New Year's Eve, as well as shots of the new Avatar attraction under construction in Disney's Animal Kingdom, and swimmers in Typhoon Lagoon. There is also footage flying over the 14-story-tall Contemporary Resort Hotel.