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March 06, 2015

Airborne 03.06.15: Harrison Ford Forced Landing, WAI2015, UAVs To The Rescue

Also: Rocketry Competition, Big Bell Sale, Southwest Airlines Settles Whistleblower Suit, Sikorsky, Bristow SAR, Red Tail Squadron, GEICO Skytypers, Silk Way West Buys 3 747-8 Freighters

Harrison Ford sustained moderate injuries Thursday when the PT-22 Recruit he was piloting went down on the Penmar golf course in Mar Vista, CA. HIs son tweeted a condition report a short time later, "At the hospital. Dad is ok. Battered, but ok! He is every bit the man you would think he is. He is an incredibly strong man." Despite the worst that mother nature could produce, thousands of women (and more than a few guys) headed to Dallas for one of the aviation industry’s most exciting events. The 26th Annual International Women in Aviation Conference started on Wednesday. Women i

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Airborne 03.06.15: Harrison Ford Forced Landing, WAI2015, UAVs To The Rescue

Also: Rocketry Competition, Big Bell Sale, Southwest Airlines Settles Whistleblower Suit, Sikorsky/Bristow SAR, Red Tail Squadron, GEICO Skytypers, Silk Way West Buys 3 747-8 Freighters

Harrison Ford sustained moderate injuries Thursday when the PT-22 Recruit he was piloting went down on the Penmar golf course in Mar Vista, CA. His son tweeted a condition report a short time later, "At the hospital. Dad is ok. Battered, but ok! He is every bit the man you would think he is. He is an incredibly strong man." Despite the worst that mother nature could produce, thousands of women (and more than a few guys) hea

Aero-TV: AEA Convention 2015 - Where ALL The Cool Stuff Happens!

This Year's Convention Will Be Covered LIVE By Aero-News, Airborne and Aero-TV!

If you are in a business that is built around high technology, such as the aircraft avionics industry, planning ahead can be critical. This is why ANN CEO and Editor-In-Chief, Jim Campbell, stopped by the headquarters of the Aircraft Electronics Association (AEA) to talk with AEA president, Paula Derks, about the planning for their AEA International Convention and Trade Show to be held in Dallas, TX from April 8 through the 11th this year.

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AgustaWestland Sets New Safety Benchmark For Helicopter Gearboxes

AW139 Will Be First Helicopter With A 60+ Minutes "Run Dry" Capability

AgustaWestland has successfully demonstrated to the Italian Airworthiness Authority – Ente Nazionale Aviation Civile (ENAC) a 60+ minutes loss of oil or “run dry” capability for the AW139 main gearbox (MGB). The AW139 will be the first helicopter ever to enter service with such a capability, which is 30 minutes more than any other currently certified competing helicopter.

North Slope Borough Signs For S-92 Helicopter

Community Is America's Farthest North Municipal Government

North Slope Borough (NSB), Alaska, has signed for its first-ever S-92 helicopter. Sikorsky announced the deal at the 2015 Helicopter Association International Heli-Expo show.

Enstrom Announces Completion Of JSDF Deliveries

Final Four Of 30 Aircraft Accepted By Japanese Ground Self Defense Force

The final four Enstrom 480B turbine training helicopters have been accepted by the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force. The aircraft were delivered by Aero Facility Co Ltd, Enstrom’s authorized sales representative in Japan.

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Volusia County Mosquito Control Orders New MD 520N Helicopter

Will Join Two MD 500E Aircraft In The County's Anti-Mosquito Fleet

The Volusia County Mosquito Control, Volusia County, FL has entered into an agreement with MD Helicopters for the manufacture and deliver a new MD 520N helicopter. The new MD 520N will join the Mosquito Control Unit’s two MD 500E helicopters to expand the department’s ability to inspect and treat the region’s wet and dry lands not serviceable by trucks or other ground methods.

AgustaWestland, Mitsui Bussan Aerospace Sign Basic Ordering Agreement

Will Establish AW139 Support And Training Services In Japan

AgustaWestland and Mitsui Bussan Aerospace have signed a three-year Basic Ordering Agreement for the purchase of spare parts, ground support equipment, tools, technical assistance, training and additional services, dedicated to the AW139s operated by commercial customers and government agencies in Japan.

NTSB May Reopen Investigation Into 1959 Accident

After 56 Years, New Information Surfaces About 'The Day The Music Died'

The accident was memorialized in Don McLean's "American Pie" as "The Day The Music Died". On February 3, 1959 Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper, and Ritchie Valens were fatally injured in an accident on their way to a concert in Clear Lake, Iowa. Pilot Roger Peterson, 21, was also fatally injured.

FreeFlight Systems Launches New Part 29 Radar Altimeter

Certified To TSO-C87 And Meets DO-178B Level B Standards

FreeFlight Systems is extending the Radar Altimeter product line to add a Level B capable system to meet the stringent design safety requirements for Part 29 rotorcraft.

Life Flight Network To Expand Fleet

Orders Eleven Additional AgustaWestland Helicopters

AgustaWestland has entered into an agreement with Life Flight Network, the United States’ largest not-for-profit air ambulance provider, for up to ten additional aircraft. The agreement includes four firm orders and two options for AW119Kx EMS-configured helicopters and preliminary agreements for up to five AW109 Trekkers.

Airbus Helicopters To Demonstrate First Comprehensive HUMS

Health And Flight Data System For Light And Medium Helicopters

The U.S. affiliate of Airbus Helicopters, is collaborating with Ultra Electronics-Flightline Systems, of Victor, N.Y. to evaluate the first comprehensive and integrated Health Usage Monitoring System (HUMS) and Flight Data Monitoring (HFDM) system to evaluate the potential to make these systems standard equipment on Part 27 and light Part 29 helicopters of the Airbus Helicopter family.

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First Bell 407GX Sold To Italian Customer At Heli-Expo

Sale Is A Key Milestone For Bell Helicopter’s New Office In Italy

The first Bell 407GX to be sold to an Italian Company will be delivered to Elicompany. The aircraft, configured for corporate and VIP transport and charter, will be the first Bell 407GX to operate in Italy, and was the first sale conducted by Bell Helicopter’s new office in Milan, Italy.

PWC Engine Monitoring, Diagnostics Certified For AW139

System Monitors All Engine Performance Data

Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) recently certified the Flight Data Acquisition Storage and Transmission (FAST) engine diagnostic solution for the AgustaWestland AW139. This system will provide operators with an end-to-end application for managing all helicopter engine performance data.

Era Group Inc. Accepts First Baseline S-92 Helicopter

First Of Four Aircraft Ordered In January Last Year

Era Group recently accepted delivery of a baseline S-92 helicopter. The announcement was made at the 2015 Helicopter Association International Heli-Expo show.

Aero-TV: AEA Convention 2015 - Where ALL The Cool Stuff Happens!

This Year's Convention Will Be Covered LIVE By Aero-News, Airborne and Aero-TV!

If you are in a business that is built around high technology, such as the aircraft avionics industry, planning ahead can be critical. This is why ANN CEO and Editor-In-Chief, Jim Campbell, stopped by the headquarters of the Aircraft Electronics Association (AEA) to talk with AEA president, Paula Derks, about the planning for their AEA International Convention and Trade Show to be held in Dallas, TX from April 8 through the 11th this year.

Airline CEOs Send Letter To Congress

Industry Strongly Opposes A Proposal To Increase Airport Taxes Nearly 90 Percent

Airlines for America (A4A), the industry trade organization for the U.S. airlines, has released a letter from leading passenger airline CEOs urging House and Senate leadership to oppose an increase in the current Passenger Facility Charge (PFC), or the airport tax.

Final Assembly Of Second S-97 Raider Underway

Aircraft Taking Shape At Company's Development Flight Center

Final assembly of the second S-97 Raider helicopter is underway at Sikorsky's Development Flight Center. Along with a team of industry suppliers, Sikorsky is developing two Raider prototypes to demonstrate the revolutionary new capabilities in improved maneuverability and flight speed.

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DARPA Awards $8 Million Contract For Phase 1 ALIAS Program To Sikorsky

Goal Is To Reduce Crew Requirements Through Automation Systems

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded an $8 million contract for Phase 1 of the Aircrew Labor In-Cockpit Automation System (ALIAS) program to Sikorsky.

ICAO Member States Recommend New Flight Tracking Performance Standard

Fifteen-Minute Standard Proposed At High-Level Safety Conference

Member States of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) recommended the adoption of a new 15-minute aircraft tracking Standard earlier today, during discussions amongst the over 850 participants to the UN aviation body’s 2015 High Level Safety Conference.

AeroSports Update: The Only Ice Runway In The Lower 48 Is Open

Winter Weather Can Sometimes Put A Crimp On Recreational Flying Unless You Have Snow Skis, Tundra Tires, Or An Ice Runway

The question is; what does Alton Bay, NH have in common with McMurdo Station in Antarctica? The answer is; they both have ice runways.

JetBlue Pilots Set To Open Contract Negotiations

Notice Marks Historic Beginning Of First Labor Negotiations At The Airline

The pilots of JetBlue Airways, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA), have sent official notice to company management requesting to open contract negotiations under the federal Railway Labor Act. The notice marks the first labor negotiations in the history of JetBlue from any segment of its workforce. Currently, JetBlue pilots are the only unionized workforce at the airline.

Klyde Morris 03.06.15

The Point Is There Was A Meeting ... At Which It Was Likely Decided There Should Be Another Meeting

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Airborne 03.05.15: AW609 Milestone, EASA Cert: S-76D, UAVs Coming To Oshkosh!

Also: SAFE, PC-12 Theft Thwarted, MyGoFlight Heli Solutions, Updated: Bell 412EPI, Big Bell 'Relentless' Deal

The AgustaWestland AW609 TiltRotor program has achieved a key milestone which is the initiation of the production phase in anticipation of the first customer deliveries. The company has expanded the AW609 TiltRotor program to include the AgustaWestland Philadelphia facility through its designation as the first final assembly line for the only civil tiltrotor in development to date. This represents the anticipated progression towards assembly and certification with the FAA as the main certification autho

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Aero-News: Quote Of The Day (03.06.15)

“Unfortunately, many of our airport partners are advocating for a historic tax hike on the traveling public through a nearly 90 percent increase in the PFC airport tax. This is simply not necessary." Source: Letter to Congress from the A4A Board of Directors members who are CEOs of the major U.S. passenger airlines.

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (03.06.15): Hybrid Lift

Denotes a heavier than air aircraft that is supported at vertical takeoff, vertical landing, and low speed flight by the dynamic reaction of the air against its rotors or thrust and in horizontal flight by the dynamic reactions of air against its wings (for example, the tilt rotor aircraft).

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (03.06.15)

Flying Stuart Little's Airplane

Got a little one at home? Try your tyke out on the free online airplane game, "Flying Stuart Little's Aeroplane."

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