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March 21, 2016

Mountain Aviation First FAA Certified Airline Approved For Commercial UAV Ops

Denver Carrier Gets Section 333 Waiver

Mountain Aviation of Denver Colorado has received FAA approval as the first FAA certified airline authorized to conduct commercial unmanned aircraft systems ("UAS" or "Drones") operations.

Can Now Offer Full Support For Legacy 450 & 500 Aircraft

Duncan Aviation has been granted Base Maintenance authorization on Embraer Legacy 450 and 500 aircraft. This new Embraer Executive Jets authorization allows Duncan Aviation to offer full maintenance support and service for all scheduled maintenance events on these aircraft models.

Shows Prisoners Being Plucked From The Roof Of A Building By A Hijacked Helicopter

A video clip of a dramatic prison escape has surfaced in Canada during an unrelated trial of one of the escapees.

New Aircraft Becomes Part Of Crystal Luxury Air

As Crystal Cruises continues forward with the largest brand expansion in luxury travel and hospitality history, the world's most awarded luxury cruise line today officially revealed the newest addition to its fleet in a lavishly outfitted Bombardier Global Express XRS jet. The aircraft will enter service for the company on April 3, 2016.

First Of The Type To Be Operated By The Company

Teterboro, NJ-based private aviation company Meridian has added a Falcon 7X (N221HJ) to its growing charter fleet of private business jets. This ultra-long range aircraft was completed in 2008, and seats up to fourteen passengers. It also has the capacity to sleep up to seven for long haul trips. It is based at Teterboro Airport, and is immediately available for charter.

Fifth Time For The Company To Be Recognized For Workplace Safety

Western Aircraft has received its fifth OSHA Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program (SHARP) covering a span of ten consecutive years.

Many Section 333 Waiver Applicants List Emergency Services On Forms

As Many As 19 Percent Of Recent Applicants Say They Would Be Willing To Help In An Emergency

Many recent applicants for Section 333 waivers to allow commercial operation of a UAV are listing "emergency services" as one of their potential uses, but just saying you'll help is no guarantee that you'll be asked.

Continuing The Simulator Revolution...

While at the Redbird Migration 2012, ANN CEO and Editor-In-Chief, Jim Campbell, meets up with Todd Willinger, the CEO for Redbird Flight Simulations. In this video we find out that Redbird is moving beyond building basic simulators for general aviation. While they have been innovators in developing cost effective simulator training at the primary level, they are now developing airplane specific simulators.

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LMC 'Making Progress' On Hypersonic Aircraft

Mach 6 Aircraft In Development, According To Hewson

Lockheed Martin Corporation CEO Marillyn Hewson revealed that the company is continuing to develop a military aircraft that could reach speeds of up to Mach 6 to respond to security threats far more quickly than conventional aircraft.