• 2003
• 2004
• 2005
• 2006
• 2007
• 2008
• 2009
• 2010
• 2011
• 2012
• 2013
• 2014
• 2015
• 2016
• 2017
• 2018
• 2019
• 2020
• 2021
• 2022
• 2023
• 2024

• January
• February
• March
• April
• May
• June
• July
• August
• September
• October
• November
• December

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5
• 6
• 7
• 8
• 9
• 10
• 11
• 12
• 13
• 14
• 15
• 16
• 17
• 18
• 19
• 20
• 21
• 22
• 23
• 24
• 25
• 26
• 27
• 28
• 29
• 30
• 31

All News

December 23, 2020

Airborne 12.23.20: Pan Am 103 Charges, $182K UAV Fine, Busted For Naked Airplane?

Also: Genesys Aerosystems Sold, Super Hornet Ski-Jump, Final 2020 Falcon 9, EHang 216

 

Attorney General William Barr, Director of the FBI, Christopher Wray, Assistant Attorney General for National Security John Demers, and Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, Michael Sherwin, announced new charges against a former Libyan intelligence operative, Abu Agela Mas’ud Kheir Al-Marimi, aka, “Hasan Abu Ojalya Ibrahim” (Masud), for his role in building the bomb that killed 270 individuals in the destruction of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland on Dec. 21, 1988. Pan Am Flight 103 exploded into pieces almost instantaneously when a bomb in the forward cargo area exploded over Lockerbie, Scotland, at 7:03 p.m. local time at an a

• More Videos

Airborne 12.21.20: Nat'l Park Service Attacks GA, Superior AMOC, Pilot 100i

Also: ANN Holiday Schedule, FAA v A/L Pax, Illegal Charters, Astro Transfer, ALPA Canada

We couldn't make this up if we tried... but a unique GA airport (Stovepipe Wells) in the middle of historic Death Valley is under attack by some folks at the National Park Service because they want to turn it into a locale for star gazing... NPS has specifically put forward questions about the removal of the airstrip to create a night-sky viewing area... as if the current airport location was the only place one could look at the sky... this idea is obviously not the brightest... as it destroys one of the few remaini

Read More

Hurricane Hunters Hunt First Winter Storm Of The Season

The Aircrews Navigate Their WC-130J Super Hercules At Approximately 30,000 Feet

The Air Force notes that hurricane season might be over, but that does not mean the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron “Hurricane Hunters” are through providing pertinent weather reconnaissance services to those potentially impacted by severe weather. As of Nov. 1, the winter storm season began, and the 53rd WRS took off for their first tasking of the season Dec. 15. According to Lt. Col. Kaitlyn Woods, 53rd WRS chief aerial weather reconnaissance officer, the purpose of flying winter storms is very similar to flying tropical disturbances: collect data over the water where there are limited resources so the data can be injected into weather models in orde

Read More

Nav Canada Continues to Show Signs of Difficulty

Nav Canada Traffic Figures For November 2020 Decreased By An Average Of 53.4, Over 2019

Recent info confirms hard times for the folks at Nav Canada and one more reason why the anti-privatization lobby seems to have been right on the mark. Nav Canada traffic figures for the month of November 2020 decreased by an average of 53.4 per cent compared to the same month in 2019. Nav Canada's fiscal year runs from September 1 to August 31. This month, Nav Canada showed the strain as they acknowledged elimination of some 900 jobs, or 17.5 per cent of its workforce since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic -- and then continued its 'restructuring efforts' with the loss of approximately 180 jobs across the country, including layoffs of operational and tech

Read More

Alaska Airlines Increases 737 MAX Orders and Options to 120 Jets

Alaska Reports New Order Is A Move Toward A More Efficient, All-Boeing Mainline Fleet

Alaska Airlines is buying 23 more 737-9 airplanes, building on its original order and an agreement last month to acquire new 737-9s through lease. The new deal brings Alaska Airlines' total 737 MAX orders and options to 120 airplanes, which will give the fifth largest U.S. carrier the scale, efficiency and flexibility to expand as air travel recovers. "We are extremely proud to be announcing this transformative agreement with Boeing," said Brad Tilden, CEO of Alaska Air Group. "We believe in this airplane, we believe in our strong partnership with Boeing, and we believe in the future of Alaska Airlines and the incredible opportunities ahead as we climb our way ou

Read More

Critical Design Review Complete For Space Launch System Exploration Upper Stage

The Next Version Of SLS, Block 1B, Will Use EUS

NASA has successfully completed a critical design review for NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) Exploration Upper Stage (EUS), confirming the EUS design for continued development and transition to hardware build. Boeing has already started fabrication activities that will support building the first EUS at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans. The SLS rocket uses staged propulsion to send NASA’s Orion spacecraft and astronauts, plus supplies, to the moon and beyond.

Read More

Advertisement

Classic Aero-TV: Starting From Scratch – Hartzell Re-Props The Piper M500

From 2015: America's 'Prop-Masters' Tackle The Front End Of One Of GA's Hottest Traveling Machines

While at EAA AirVenture 2015, ANN CEO and Editor-In-Chief, Jim Campbell, took the opportunity to talk with Joe Brown, the President of Hartzell Propellers. They started off by discussing Hartzell’s involvement with the new five-bladed propeller installed on Piper’s M500 series of airplane. As Brown’s explains the development of propeller, the video gives some great views of the front end of the M500 with the Hartzell prop. This is one wicked looking propeller on t

Read More

Gogo Finishing 2020 with Growth in ATG Subscriber Base

Gogo Entered 2020 With 5,669 ATG Subscribers Online

Despite one of the most difficult business environments in aviation history, Gogo tells ANN that they expect to end 2020 with more business aviation air-to-ground (ATG) subscribers than it had when the year began. Gogo entered 2020 with 5,669 ATG subscribers online and expects to end the year with more than 5,700 subscribers online. A combination of factors enabled Gogo to have the year-over-year increase in subscribers including new installations - primarily the AVANCE L5 and L3 - which continued to occur throughout the pandemic, and customers who unsuspended their service as travel became less restricted.

Read More

ALPA: Aircraft Certification Legislation Will Improve Aviation Safety

Also Contains Measures That Increase FAA Control And Oversight Over Certification Decisions

ALPA is applauding the inclusion of the Aircraft Certification, Safety, and Accountability Act in the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, which also includes valuable pro-airline worker provisions. The aircraft certification legislation, originally introduced by House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Peter DeFazio (D-OR), puts in place critical reforms to the aircraft certification process that will help ensure a proactive and objective safety culture across all levels.

Read More

NBAA Seems Positive About New COVID Relief Legislation

Bill Contains Additional $15 Billion To Fund And Extend The Air Carrier Payroll Support Program

NBAA has applauded congressional passage of a bill to deliver additional coronavirus relief and provide government appropriations for fiscal year 2021. The legislation is expected to be signed into law by President Trump this week. The $900 billion in COVID-19 relief, attached to a $1.4 trillion year-end omnibus spending bill to fund the federal government for the next fiscal year, provides additional relief for citizens and companies, including air carriers. The bill also advances availability of payroll support for general aviation air carriers.

Read More

NTSB Prelim: Ercoupe 415

Engine Experienced A Partial Loss Of Power, Which Happened About 45 Minutes After The First Takeoff

On December 6, 2020, about 1618 eastern daylight time, an Ercoupe 415-C, N2674H, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near South Boston, Virginia. The private pilot was not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The pilot reported that the airplane had 25 gallons of fuel onboard when he departed. The pilot performed three takeoffs and landings, followed by a local sightseeing flight northeast of his home airport. The engine experienced a partial loss of power, which happened about 45 minutes after the first takeoff. The pilot applied carburetor heat and used the

Read More

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (12.23.20)

Aero Linx: The Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA) The Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA for its name in Spanish) is a private, non-profit organization at the service of the aviation industry, whose mission is to develop a safer, more efficient and environmentally responsible air transport in Latin America and the Caribbean. ALTA’s Mission: To coordinate the collaborative efforts of its members to develop a safer, more efficient and environmentally responsible air transport in the Latin America and Caribbean region.

Read More

Advertisement

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (12.23.20): Air Defense Emergency

Air Defense Emergency A military emergency condition declared by a designated authority. This condition exists when an attack upon the continental U.S., Alaska, Canada, or U.S. installations in Greenland by hostile aircraft or missiles is considered probable, is imminent, or is taking place.

Read More

Aero-News: Quote of the Day (12.23.20)

“While the decision to make these changes was very difficult, the restructuring is critical as NAV CANADA continues to safely and responsibly streamline its operations to adapt to today’s realities. In navigating the most challenging period of the Company’s history, we must rethink how we deliver air navigation services across the country to ensure the continued strength and resilience of our national air navigation system.” Source: Neil Wilson, Nav Canada President and CEO, noting some issues as Nav Canada negotiates hard times for their business model.

Read More