Also: Airbus Electric, UAVs at US Open, Another Lawsuit (Sigh), ISS Crew Home, Lightsail, Canadian Aerospace

 

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to find under the Clean Air Act that greenhouse gas emissions from commercial aircraft contribute to the pollution that causes climate change endangering the health and welfare of Americans. Boeing's annual Current Market Outlook reports that Airlines worldwide will need 38,050 new airplanes over the next 20 years to the tune of an estimates the total value of $5.6 trillion. The report indicated that by the end of the forecast period, the commercial airplane fleet will double, and fifty-eight percent of the airplanes delivered over that time will be to accommodate growth. It also states that a large and growing number of aging aircraft will require replacement. About 2 to 3 percent of the installed fleet will require replacement each year. South Carolina has taken an important step in attracting business aviation activity to the state, with passage of a sales tax exemption on parts and supplies used in repairing or reconditioning aircraft. Several aviation organizations worked together to educate and inform South Carolina legislators about the importance of the exemption to the state’s general aviation industry. All this... and MORE in today's episode of Airborne!!!  

Airborne 06.15.15 is chock full of info in this Daily news episode for Monday, June 15th, 2015... Presented by Aero-TV veteran videographer and Airborne Host Brianne Cross, and supported by ANN CEO/Editor-In-Chief Jim Campbell, Chief Videographer Nathan Cremisino, and Aero-Journalists Tom Patton, and Earl Downs, this episode covers:

 

EPA Takes First Steps To Address Aircraft Emissions

Boeing Forecasts Demand For 38,050 New Airplanes Valued At $5.6 Trillion

South Carolina Adopts GA Maintenance Sales Tax Exemption

Airbus Shows Electric Flight At Paris  

AVW: Breitling Jet Team Tribute to New York City

Fox Plans UAV Use In U.S. Open Coverage

Lawsuit Names Multiple Defendants In Fatal California Accident

ISS Crew Returns Home After 199 Days In Space

Planetary Society LightSail Test Mission Declared A Success

Canadian Aerospace Industry Continues to Grow

 

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