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Academy Of Model Aeronautics Responds To FAA UAS NPRM

Says Overall, Rule Is A 'Positive First Step' But Says Model Aircraft Should Be Exempt From Part 107

The Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA) has submitted formal comments to the FAA on the NPRM for FAR Part 107, which would regulate unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).

Airborne 04.28.15: OSH15 NOTAM, Draken L-39 Upgrade, AOPA Wants More UAV Regs

Also: Halifax Lawsuit, Aero-Calendar, USAF To The Rescue, Apache Drawdown, More Diamonds, B-1/LRS-B Realigned

Now we know AirVenture is getting closer because the FAA has released the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2015 Notice to Airmen, featuring arrival and departure procedures for EAA’s annual AirVenture fly-in convention being held July 20 through 26 at Wittman Regional Airport. The NOTAM, which is in effect starting 6 a.m. central time July 17 to noon central time July 27, outlines procedures for the many types of aircraft that fly to Oshkosh for the event, as well as aircraft that land at nearby airp

Pilot Flight School Invests In A New Diamond Aircraft Fleet

One Of Europe's Largest Flight Schools Has Capacity For 400 ATP Students

Scandinavian Aircraft, the new Diamond Aircraft distributor in Norway, has signed a contract for seven new Diamond DA40 NGs with Pilot Flight School.

Jamaica Sets Rules For UAV Flights

Commercial Operators Must Apply For A Special Certificate From Civil Aviation Authority

The Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (JCAA) has set guidelines for the use of UAVs in the island nation. The guidelines apply to all categories of operators, including Recreational UAV operators or Hobbyists and professional (commercial & non-commercial) operators.

Noise Complaints Ground 'Super Dave' Mathieson

Transport Canada Bans Air Show Pilot From Practicing At Home Airport

Transport Canada has notified air show pilot Dave Mathieson ... known around the circuit as "Super Dave" Mathieson ... that he can no longer practice air show routines in his MX-2 airplane near his home airport of Chilliwack below 2000 feet, citing proximity to "noise sensitive or livestock" areas.

FAA Withdraws Special Condition For HondaJet

Reached Agreement With Honda Aircraft Company For The Change

The FAA is withdrawing a previously published notice granting special conditions for the Honda Aircraft Company model HA-420 jet airplane. The agency has withdrawn Special Condition No. 23-217-SC through mutual agreement with Honda Aircraft Company.

NASA Experiments With Eco-Technology

NASA Researchers Have Wrapped Up A Series Of Flight Experiments With Boeing's ecoDemonstrator 757 Airplane

The first of these tests, the Active Flow Control Enhanced Vertical Tail Flight Experiment, assessed the effect of tiny devices called sweeping jet actuators. Thirty one of these devices were installed on the aircraft's vertical tail.

Gone West: Wingwalker Johnny Kazian

Inducted Into The Airshow Hall Of Fame In 2004

ANN has learned of the passing of Airshow Hall of Famer Johnny Kazian, who was known as the Greatest Wingwalker of All Time.

FAA Authorizes UAV Flight School At Auburn University

Will Be The First Such School In The Nation, University Says

Auburn University has received the nation’s first FAA approval to operate a new Unmanned Aircraft Systems Flight School as part of the Auburn University Aviation Center.

Southwest Pilots Support Sun Country Pilots' Efforts Toward An Improved Contract

SCA Pilots Have Been In Contract Negotiations For Five Years

As the pilots of Sun Country (SCA) picketed Friday outside of Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, the Southwest Airlines Pilots' Association (SWAPA) announced support of the SCA pilots' efforts to obtain an improved contract. Sun Country Airlines pilots are the lowest-paid Part 121 B-737 pilots in the country and have been in contract negotiations for more than five years.

FAA Inspector Caught With Pistol After Avoiding Airport Security

Used Employee Card To Bypass Checkpoint At Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport

An FAA inspector has been accused of unlawfully entering Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport without clearing security ... a misdemeanor charge. A small-caliber handgun was later found in his backpack.

House Armed Services Committee Would Cut KC-46, LRS-B

Draft Budget Takes $460 Million From Next-Generation Bomber Program

A draft military budget which will be discussed by the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) this week would cut $460 million from the Pentagon's next-generation bomber program that would lead to a replacement to the aging B-52 and B-1 fleets.

Airline Cleaner Accused Of Stealing Items From Aircraft

Haul Included iPads, Laptops, And Lots Of Little Booze Bottles

A 48-year-old employee of Atlanta-based Air Serve, which offers cleaning, ground transportation, and other services to airlines on contract, has been accused of stealing items totalling over $15,000 over the past three years.

Uber Tests Helicopter Service In Shanghai

Door-To-Door Sightseeing Rides Offered By Car Service App Company

If you've ever used Uber to get you home, and thought that it would be cool to have a similar service for helicopters ... Uber apparently thought so too, and tested such a service in Shanghai, China on Saturday.

Classic Aero-TV: Adventure Of A Lifetime -- Around The World by MU-2

OK... Admit It -- Wouldn't You Have Loved To Fly In This Adventure?

In this video ANN CEO and Editor-In-Chief, Jim Campbell brings us an adventure story. While at the NBAA 2013 convention Jim had the chance to talk with Mike Laver, the President of Air First Aviation Companies. But this interview was not about Laver’s company, it was about his flight around the world and in an MU-2. A lot of pilots would love the opportunity to fly around the world just to do it. Well, Mike Laver felt the same way and he did it. Laver describes his trip in detail and accompanies his description with some great photographs

NTSB Rules Pilot's Death A Suicide

Probable Cause Report Says He Intentionally Flew His Plane Into The Ground

The NTSB has released a probable cause report for a crash that occurred on January 11, 2015 in Brighton, CO. The board has determined that the the pilot intentionally flew his airplane into terrain to commit suicide.

AF Sends Aircraft To Support Disaster-Assistance Operations In Nepal

C-17 Globemaster Carried 70 Personnel, 45 Square Tons Of Disaster Relief Supplies

The U.S. has sent an Air Force aircraft to Nepal to deliver personnel and cargo in support of disaster-relief operations, according to Pentagon spokesman Army Col. Steve Warren.

AOPA Asks FAA To Close Gaps In UAS Rule

Calls NPRM A 'Good First Step Towards Integration'

AOPA is asking the FAA to close 'gaps' in the agency’s proposed rules governing small commercial unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). The association made the recommendations in formal comments filed April 22 in response to the FAA’s notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

Union Reps Say Boeing Workers Chased Them Away With Guns

Boeing Says Reports Are Questionable

Members of the International Association of Machinists canvassing Boeing employees to build support for establishing a union at the company's South Carolina facility say they were not well received at the homes of some of the company's employees.

AeroSports Update: AirVenture 2015 NOTAM Now Available

Special Air Traffic Procedures Are Required Reading For All Aviators Flying To AirVenture

The FAA has released the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2015 Notice to Airmen (NOTAM), featuring arrival and departure procedures for EAA’s annual AirVenture fly-in convention being held July 20-26 at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh.

Multi-Rotor Unmanned Aircraft System Type Certification Filed With The FAA

Aero-Kinetics To Work With The Agency On Method For Certification Of UAVs

Aero Kinetics has initiated an effort the company says will "change the commercial use of Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) in the National Airspace System (NAS)." In March 2015, the agile Aerospace and Defense firm Aero Kinetics applied for Type Certification of their latest generation multi-rotor vertical takeoff and land (VTOL) UAS with the FAA.

Solar Impulse 2 Now In Nanjing, China

Successfully Completes Leg 6 Of The First Round-The-World Solar Flight

Solar Impulse 2 (Si2) landed successfully in Nanjing, People’s Republic of China last week, following a 20 day stay in Chongqing.

Airborne 04.27.15: EAA/Sonex, Ryanair v Biofuel, Sportys' 172Lite

Also: Super Sabre@Oshkosh!!!, A380's 10th, All About That Space, UAV Problem In Japan, Siemens Electric Aero-Propulsion, New Caravan Interiors

The Gathering of Eagles is an event held at AirVenture that brings together all areas of the general aviation community to raise funds for EAA’s youth education programs. At EAA AirVenture last year, a Mystery box was auctioned off. Now that box will be heading to Georgia to benefit an education program for young people, thanks to the combined efforts of EAA, Sonex Aircraft, and longtime aviator Ron Alexander. The CEO of budget carrier Ryanair said that the

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April 28, 2015

Says Overall, Rule Is A 'Positive First Step' But Says Model Aircraft Should Be Exempt From Part 107

Also: Halifax Lawsuit, Aero-Calendar, USAF To The Rescue, Apache Drawdown, More Diamonds, B-1/LRS-B Realigned

One Of Europe's Largest Flight Schools Has Capacity For 400 ATP Students

Commercial Operators Must Apply For A Special Certificate From Civil Aviation Authority

Transport Canada Bans Air Show Pilot From Practicing At Home Airport

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Reached Agreement With Honda Aircraft Company For The Change

NASA Researchers Have Wrapped Up A Series Of Flight Experiments With Boeing's ecoDemonstrator 757 Airplane

Inducted Into The Airshow Hall Of Fame In 2004

Will Be The First Such School In The Nation, University Says

SCA Pilots Have Been In Contract Negotiations For Five Years

Used Employee Card To Bypass Checkpoint At Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport

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Draft Budget Takes $460 Million From Next-Generation Bomber Program

Haul Included iPads, Laptops, And Lots Of Little Booze Bottles

Door-To-Door Sightseeing Rides Offered By Car Service App Company

OK... Admit It -- Wouldn't You Have Loved To Fly In This Adventure?

Probable Cause Report Says He Intentionally Flew His Plane Into The Ground

C-17 Globemaster Carried 70 Personnel, 45 Square Tons Of Disaster Relief Supplies

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Calls NPRM A 'Good First Step Towards Integration'

Boeing Says Reports Are Questionable

Special Air Traffic Procedures Are Required Reading For All Aviators Flying To AirVenture

Aero-Kinetics To Work With The Agency On Method For Certification Of UAVs

Successfully Completes Leg 6 Of The First Round-The-World Solar Flight

Also: Super Sabre@Oshkosh!!!, A380's 10th, All About That Space, UAV Problem In Japan, Siemens Electric Aero-Propulsion, New Caravan Interiors

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