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Pilots Fight Runway Closure At Chicago Executive Airport

New Master Plan Would Eliminate The Airport's East-West Runway

Pilots in Wheeling, Illinois are fighting a proposal to close runway 6/24 included in the updated master plan for Chicago Executive Airport (KWPK) north of O'Hare International.

Bombardier Gets Green Light For Avionics Upgrade On Learjet Aircraft

FAA Certifies Installation Of The Garmin G5000 Avionics Suite On The Airplanes

The FAA has certified the latest update to the Garmin G5000 avionics suite aboard Learjet aircraft. The upgrade will be incorporated on new Learjet aircraft deliveries. In a few months’ time, the new Garmin G5000 avionics suite will also be a standard feature on Bombardier’s newest Learjet, the Learjet 75 Liberty, which is expected to enter service in mid-2020. A retrofit for in-service Learjet 70 and Learjet 75 aircraft will be available in early 2020.

PS Engineering Doubles Down On The PAC45

Introduces Dual Control Head PAC45D

Responding to the Special Mission Community, PS Engineering is pleased to announce the availability of a dual control head to work with the PAC45 Special Mission Digital Audio Control System.

ECA: Flying In Hostile Airspace Costs Lives

Association Says It Is Time For Pragmatic Solutions

Europe’s pilots are shocked and deeply saddened by the shooting down of Ukrainian Airlines flight PS752 in Iran and the killing of all on board. This comes only a few years after the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 (MH17), in 2014. It is tragic proof that some lessons from MH17 on flying into or over conflict zones have not been learnt, and that Europe has no effective system in place to reduce those risks.

Fairfield County, SC School District Partners With AI Nautics

Gives High School Students An Opportunity To Earn An FAA Part 107 Certificate At No Charge

The Fairfield County, SC School District has partnered with AI Nautics to offer a group of high school students a chance to earn an FAA Part 107 drone certificate at no charge to the students.

VFA-103, VFA-143 And VAW-121 Return From Deployment

More Than 100 Naval Aviators End 10-Months At Sea

More than 100 U.S. Navy aviators returned to their home bases at Naval Air Station (NAS) Oceana in Virginia Beach, VA and Norfolk Naval Station (NNS) in Norfolk, VA on Jan. 19 following their nearly ten-month deployment as part of Carrier Air Wing Seven (CVW-7) assigned aboard the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72).

About A Third Of Online Shoppers Look Forward To Drone Delivery

Say They Would Be More Likely To Purchase An Item Delivered by Drone

Drone delivery increases purchase intent for more than one-third of consumers (36%), according to a new survey of 528 online shoppers by Clutch, the leading B2B ratings and reviews platform.

Bismarck, ND School Board Approves Airplane Purchase

Will Assist With The District's Career Academy

The Bismarck, ND School Board has approved the purchase of a Cessna 150 airplane for use by its Career Academy's student aviation program.

CALC Signs Purchase Agreement For 40 Additional A321neo Aircraft

Leasing Company Has 66 Of The Type On Order

CALC (China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited) has reached an agreement with Airbus on its remaining backlog, and includes an additional order for 40 A321neo aircraft. It also includes a conversion of 15 of its existing A320neo backlog into A321neos. Together with a previous order for 11 A321neos, CALC’s total order for the type rises to 66.

Twirly Birds Annual Meeting To Be Held During HAI HELI-EXPO

Invites Helicopter Pilots To Become Members Of The Organization

International helicopter pilot organization Twirly Birds will hold its annual membership meeting in conjunction with the Helicopter Association International (HAI) HELI-EXPO in Anaheim, CA, on Tue., Jan. 28, beginning at 5:30 p.m. at the Anaheim Marriott, Orange County Ballroom 3 & 4.

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Airborne 01.17.20: A/C Registration Warning, iFly GPS Update, Boeing's Net Loss

Also: NBAA Updates Jet Resource, New Virgin Galactic COO, Heathrow Anti-Drone System, Gogo And Hispasat Deal

EAA is warning the aviation community to regard any solicitation they may receive regarding aircraft registration renewal, especially those that call for using a search engine to find the registration site, with a healthy dose of suspicion. EAA has become aware of several businesses — with names, web URLs, and logos that may appear reminiscent of a government agency — that notify aircraft owners of impending registration expiration (mined from publicly available registration inf

Boeing Statement On 737 MAX Return To Service

Now Says Grounding May Be Lifted In 'Mid-2020'

Boeing has released a statement updating its situation with the beleaguered 737 MAX, which has been grounded since last March.

Embraer, Boeing Study Turboprop Joint Venture

Aircraft Would Compete With The ATR-72

Boeing and Embraer are reportedly in talks to develop a turboprop airliner in the 70+ seat category to compete with the ATR-72.

Bombardier May Consider Selling Its Corporate Jet Business

Also Reassessing Future Participation In The Airbus Canada Limited Partnership

It its preliminary results for the fourth quarter and full year 2019, Bombardier reported that it expects lower than previously guided financial performance, mainly as a result of actions taken to resolve challenging rail projects, the timing of milestone payments and new orders at Transportation, and the delivery of four Global 7500 aircraft slipping into the first quarter of 2020.

Class Action Launched Regarding Ukrainian Airlines Flight PS752

Attorney Says Flight Departed Despite Known Risks

A proposed class action against Iran, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and the Ukrainian Airline has been filed concerning the downing of Flight PS752.

Sling Pilot Academy Exceeds Expectations (Again) In 2019

Company Says 2020 Looks to Be Even More Promising

The Sling Pilot Academy came on the flight training scene with great hopes, even greater ambitions, and a lot of expertise… It seems to have paid off.

Avidyne Introduces The Helios Multifunction Flight Management System

Newest Addition To Its Product Line For Rotorcraft

Avidyne Corporation, a leading provider of integrated avionics systems, displays, ADS-B and safety systems, announced their new dzus-mounted Avidyne Helios multifunction flight management system (FMS) for helicopters.

BAE Systems Announces Proposed Acquisitions

Eyes Collins Aerospace’s Military Global Positioning System Business And Raytheon’s Airborne Tactical Radios Business

BAE Systems has reached definitive agreements for the proposed acquisitions of Collins Aerospace’s military Global Positioning System (GPS) business and Raytheon’s Airborne Tactical Radios (ATR) business. These two high-performing businesses are being sold in connection with obtaining the required antitrust clearances for the previously announced pending merger between Raytheon and United Technologies Corporation (UTC).

BizAv Sustainability Commitment Highlighted At 2020 World Economic Forum

Welcomes Two New Carbon-Reduction Initiatives For Davos-Bound Flights

A global coalition focused on business aviation sustainability on Monday welcomed two new carbon-reduction initiatives for Davos-bound flights at this year’s World Economic Forum (WEF), which began Jan. 21, 2020, in Davos, Switzerland.

Aero-News: Quote of the Day (01.22.20)

"We are informing our customers and suppliers that we are currently estimating that the ungrounding of the 737 MAX will begin during mid-2020. This updated estimate is informed by our experience to date with the certification process." Source: Boeing statement.

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (01.22.20): Go Around

Instructions for a pilot to abandon his/her approach to landing. Additional instructions may follow.

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (01.22.20)

Cockpit Interruptions And Distractions

Managing several tasks concurrently is an everyday part of cockpit operations. For the most part, crews handle concurrent task demands efficiently, yet crew preoccupation with one task to the detriment of other tasks is one of the more common forms of error in the cockpit.

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New Master Plan Would Eliminate The Airport's East-West Runway

FAA Certifies Installation Of The Garmin G5000 Avionics Suite On The Airplanes

Introduces Dual Control Head PAC45D

Association Says It Is Time For Pragmatic Solutions

Gives High School Students An Opportunity To Earn An FAA Part 107 Certificate At No Charge

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More Than 100 Naval Aviators End 10-Months At Sea

Say They Would Be More Likely To Purchase An Item Delivered by Drone

Will Assist With The District's Career Academy

Leasing Company Has 66 Of The Type On Order

Invites Helicopter Pilots To Become Members Of The Organization

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Also: NBAA Updates Jet Resource, New Virgin Galactic COO, Heathrow Anti-Drone System, Gogo And Hispasat Deal

Now Says Grounding May Be Lifted In 'Mid-2020'

Aircraft Would Compete With The ATR-72

Also Reassessing Future Participation In The Airbus Canada Limited Partnership

Attorney Says Flight Departed Despite Known Risks

Company Says 2020 Looks to Be Even More Promising

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Eyes Collins Aerospace’s Military Global Positioning System Business And Raytheon’s Airborne Tactical Radios Business

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