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August 02, 2018

AMA Drone Report 08.02.18: AMA Vigilant, 100K Remote Certs, Local Drone Regs

Also: AMA Drone Report Survived Oshkosh!, Drone Assists In Rescue, Drone Forums At AirVenture, King Schools LAANC Courses

As the U.S. Senate focuses on FAA reauthorization legislation, members of the AMA Government Affairs team have met with senators and their staff in recent months to share the importance of the Special Rule for Model Aircraft (Section 336). This past weekend, they traveled to EAA Airventure and talked about the latest UAS regulation proposals with members. While there, they had the opportunity to meet with Senator Jim Inhofe (OK) and discuss model aviation and paths to

AMA Drone Report 08.02.18: AMA Stays Vigilant, 100K Remote Pilots, Local Drone Authority

Also: AMA Drone Report Survived Oshkosh!, Drone Assists In Rescue, Drone Forums At AirVenture, King Schools LAANC Courses

As the U.S. Senate focuses on FAA reauthorization legislation, members of the AMA Government Affairs team have met with senators and their staff in recent months to share the importance of the Special Rule for Model Aircraft (Section 336). This past weekend, they traveled to EAA Airventure and talked about the latest UAS regulation proposals with members. While there, they had the opportunity to meet with Senator Jim Inhofe (OK) and discuss model aviation and paths to preserve the hobby as the nation moves forward with UAS integration. The FAA has reported that more than 100,000 enthusiasts have obtained a Remote Pilot Certificate to fly a drone for commercia

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Airbus Launches Ab Initio Pilot Cadet Training Program

Mexico City-Based Pilot School Escuela De Aviacion Mexico To Be Launch Partner

In its latest Global Services Forecast, Airbus predicts that a total of 540,000 new pilots will be needed over the next two decades. To help meet this demand, it is launching the Airbus Pilot Cadet Training Program to include ab initio training.

Nevada Launches Drone Center Of Excellence For Public Safety

Mission Is The Mitigation Of Rogue Drone Airspace Incursions

The Nevada Institute for Autonomous Systems (NIAS) has launched the Nevada Drone Center of Excellence for Public Safety (NDCOE). The mission is to save lives and reduce air hazards from drone incursions by empowering a shared safety vision with the FAA's integration of drones into the commercial air traffic system.

NGCs Cygnus Spacecraft Successfully Concludes Ninth Cargo Supply Mission To ISS

Removed More Than 6.600 Pounds Of Disposable Cargo From The Station

A Cygnus spacecraft, the “S.S. J.R. Thompson”, has successfully completed its ninth cargo supply mission to the International Space Station under NASA’s Commercial Resupply Services (CRS-1) contract. The spacecraft removed more than 6,600 pounds of disposable cargo, a new record for Cygnus. The “S.S. J.R. Thompson” also successfully executed secondary missions that included the demonstration of Cygnus’ ability to reboost the space station and the deployment of six CubeSats into orbit from a NanoRacks CubeSat deployer.

Aurora Flight Sciences To Invest Over $13.75 Million To Expand VA HQ

Project Will Create 135 New Jobs

Aurora Flight Sciences, a pioneer in unmanned aircraft and autonomous flight, will invest more than $13.75 million to expand its operation in the City of Manassas. The company, which was acquired by The Boeing Company in 2017 and is headquartered in Manassas, plans to build a robotics and integration facility that will consist of a manufacturing unit, a research and development lab, a hangar, and office space. The project will create 135 new jobs.

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New Survey Shows Americans Strongly Opposed To Removing Pilots From The Cockpit

ALPA Survey Indicates Eighty Percent Say Two Pilots Required To Keep Flying Safe

As Congress debates a new FAA reauthorization bill, a survey commissioned by the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA) shows Americans strongly oppose removing pilots from the cockpit because of the important role they play in aviation safety and security. Americans also solidly support today’s robust pilot-training requirements.

Transport Canada Certifies 90-Seat Cabin Configuration For Q400 Aircraft

Launch Customer Spicejet Of India To Become First Airline To Take Advantage Of The Extra-Capacity

Bombardier Commercial Aircraft has announced that its 90-passenger Q400 aircraft configuration has received its certification from Transport Canada, becoming the first in-production commercial turboprop in the world to reach that capacity.

ERAU To Offer Advanced sUAS Inspection Operations Course On Oct. 1

Training To Be Conducted Ahead Of Commercial UAV Expo In Las Vegas

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Worldwide Campus, in conjunction with Commercial UAV Expo 2018, will offer a pre-event workshop, sUAS Advanced Inspection Operations Course, at the conference on Monday, October 1 at The Westgate in Las Vegas, NV.

Tianjin Airlines Fleet Reaches 100 Aircraft

Milestone Airplane Is An Airbus A321

Tianjin Airlines, one of the fastest-growing airlines in China, has acquired its 100th aircraft, an Airbus A321, B-302X. Executives of Tianjin Airlines attended the acquisition ceremony and celebrated this unique milestone in Tianjin Binhai Airport, China, on August 1st.

Textron Demonstrate Simulated Manned-Unmanned Teaming Capability

Synturian Mission Control Software Allows Operation Of A Drone From Scorpion Jet

Textron Systems and Textron Aviation have successfully demonstrated of the company’s manned-unmanned teaming capability via the Textron Systems' Synturian control and collaboration technology and Textron Aviation Defense Scorpion jet.

CAIR Urges TSA To Drop 'Quiet Skies' Passenger Tracking Program

Cites Concerns About Religious, Racial Profiling

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), is calling on TSA to drop the secret "Quiet Skies" passenger tracking program that the Muslim civil rights organization says may single out law-abiding Muslim travelers for official harassment.

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Canada Certifies Union For WestJet Cabin Crews

Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Is The Certified Bargaining Agent

WestJet has received an interim certification order from the Canadian Industrial Relations Board confirming the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) as the certified bargaining agent for WestJet cabin crew members.

Airborne-OSH18-Day 4 Redux: FAA Boss Elwell, WomenVenture, Hoover’s Legacy

Also: Alsim FlightSims, Continental Motors Plans Long-Term, Jack Pelton Interview--Part 4

ANN had the chance to chat with the FAA’s Acting Administrator Elwell for the better part of 30 minutes this morning... chatting about ADS-B, ATC Privatization, Unmanned aviation issues, the policy of billing EAA for ATC services, Part 61 issues and more. Following the chat with Administrator Elwell, the FAA Boss journeyed over the EAA’s Theater In The Woods in order to conduct the annual ‘Meet The Boss’ event, in which real live aviators get to question FAA’s top guy.

GA Governor Nathan Deal Suspends State Sales And Use Tax On Jet Fuel

A4A Applauds Move Eliminating The Four Percent Tax

Georgia Governor Nathan Deal has issued an executive order suspending collection of the state’s 4 percent sales and use tax on jet fuel, effective Aug. 1. In FY 2018, the state sales tax on jet fuel amounted to more than $39 million in revenue.

Pilot Unions Unite To Fight Attempts To Eliminate Pilots From The Flight Deck

Seven Unions And One Trade Association Join Forces To Remove Dangerous Provision From FAA Reauthorization Bill

During the 64th Air Safety Forum, hosted by the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA), the unions representing the pilots of nearly 50 commercial airlines joined together to voice their opposition to a dangerous set of provisions that were added to the FAA reauthorization bill passed earlier this year by the U.S. House of Representatives.

FAA Hits 100K Remote Pilot Certificates Issued

Authorization Required For Commercial And Some Recreational Uses

Drones have really taken off! Recently, the FAA announced that more than 100,000 enthusiasts have obtained a Remote Pilot Certificate to fly a drone for commercial and recreational (not qualifying as “model aircraft”) use since the FAA's small drone rule went into effect on August 29, 2016.

FAA Making Changes To DPE Policy And Practices For Airman Practical Tests

Meeting With FSANA Held To Focus On Delays In Testing Across The U.S.

While much of the aviation industry was at EAA Airventure 2018, a FSANA lead industry task force went to Oklahoma City to meet with senior FAA staff from Washington, DC and Oklahoma City. The meeting scope was focused on the airman testing delays across the United States.

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Pelton Calls AirVenture 2018 A 'Near Perfect' Event

New Attendance Record Set, Planning Already Underway For 2019

AirVenture Oshkosh 2018 set new attendance records and drew more than 10,000 aircraft, according to the final figures released by EAA.

Able Flight Pilots Get Their Wings At AirVenture 2018

'Changing Lives Through The Challenge And Freedom Of Flight'

Able Flight returned to AirVenture 2018 to celebrate its eleventh year of providing scholarships that allow people with physical disabilities, including those who are deaf, paraplegics and wounded veterans to become licensed pilots.

Boeing Signs Pledge To America's Workers

Committing To Invest In Enhanced Career Opportunities For 100,000 U.S. Employees

In support of President Donald J. Trump's Pledge to America's Workers, Boeing has committed to providing enhanced career opportunities for more than 100,000 current and future U.S. employees over the next five years.

Aero-News: Quote of the Day (08.02.18)

“During the past eight years, we’ve taken similar steps to boost industries and economic growth around the state. In 2012, for example, we eliminated the energy sales tax on manufacturers. As a result, in the past five years, we’ve seen manufacturing jobs grow by 12.5 percent to a total of 395,807 in 2017. Just as removal of this tax burden spurred growth in the manufacturing arena, so will removal of the jet fuel tax burden in the airline industry." Source: Georgia Governor Nathan Deal, announcing the suspension of the state's jet fuel tax.

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (08.02.18): Interference Drag

Drag generated by the collision of airstreams creating eddy currents, turbulence, or restrictions to smooth flow.

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (08.02.18)

National Association of Rocketry

The NAR is all about having fun and learning more with and about sport rockets. NAR is 'the oldest and largest sport rocketry organization in the world.'

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