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September 25, 2014

FAA Grants UAV Exemption For Movies, TV

Six Companies Can Now Fly Small UAS Following FAA-Approved Safety Procedures

The FAA has granted regulatory exemptions to six aerial photo and video production companies, the first step to allowing the film and television industry the use of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in the National Airspace System.  Secretary Foxx made the announcement Thursday on a conference call with FAA Administrator Michael Huerta and Chris Dodd, chairman and chief executive officer of the Motion Picture Association of America, Inc.

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First Flight: The Airbus A320neo

Airplane Left The Ground At Noon Local Time In Toulouse, France

The first A320neo to fly lifted off at Toulouse-Blagnac Airport France at 12 noon local time Thursday. The aircraft was flown by Airbus Experimental Test Pilots Philippe Pellerin and Etienne Miche de Malleray.

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Seeing Through The Fog (And Dust And Snow) Of War

DARPA Designing Advanced Sensors For Military Helicopters

Degraded visibility—which encompasses diverse environmental conditions including severe weather, dust kicked up during takeoff and landing and poor visual contrast among different parts of terrain—often puts both the safety and effectiveness of tactical helicopter operations at risk. Current sensor systems that can provide the necessary visualization through obscurants struggle with latency and are too large, heavy and power-intensive to comply with military rotary wing operations. 

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NBAA Charities Launches New Scholarship

Designed To Support Current And Aspiring Certified Aviation Managers

The NBAA has announced that NBAA Charities will offer a new scholarship to support the professional development of Certified Aviation Managers (CAMs). The CAM Scholarship, administered by NBAA’s CAM Governing Board, will include awards for both aspiring CAMs and current CAMs who are renewing their certification.

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Gyrocopter Accident Fatally Injures Two In Louisiana

One Was A 13-Year-Old Boy, A Friend Of The Pilot's Son

An investigation is underway following an accident Sunday at St. John the Baptist Parish Airport (1L0) in Reserve, LA that resulted in the fatal injury of two people on board a gyrocopter.

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Hawaiian Airlines Appoints Sean Menke To EVP, COO

Replaces Charles Nardello, Who Retired In May

Hawaiian Airlines has appointed Sean Menke to the position of executive vice president and chief operations officer. In this role, he will take on direct oversight of the airline's Flight Operations, In-Flight Services, Customer Service, Maintenance and Engineering, Safety and Regulatory Security, Operations Planning and Scheduling, and Performance Engineering and Operations Analytics.

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Gulfstream Names Jeff Kreide Vice President, Final Phase Engineering

Had Previously Served As Vice President For Business Solutions

Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. has appointed Jeff Kreide vice president, Final-Phase Engineering. Kreide reports to Dennis Stuligross, senior vice president, Operations, Gulfstream.

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IAG Converts 8 A330-200 Options Into Firm Orders

Airplanes To Be Operated By Spanish Flag Carrier Iberia

IAG has decided to convert eight previously announced A330-200 options into firm orders for Spain’s flag carrier Iberia, which will become a new operator of the A330-200.  The aircraft will be delivered from the end 2015 and will be equipped with GE CF6 engines. Iberia’s all Airbus fleet already includes eight A330-300s.

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Student Fruit Fly Experiment Arrives At International Space Station

Connects Four Organizations To Foster Young Scientists

A student experiment called the Ames student Fruit fly Experiment (AFEx) was successfully launched on SpaceX-4 Dragon from Kennedy Space Center on Sunday, September 21, 2014. The student flight opportunity was attained by the American Society for Gravitational and Space Research, and its organizational sponsor, Science and Technology Corporation (STC), a Virginia corporation headquartered in Hampton, Virginia.

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Miami Valley Hospital CareFlight Begins Service With AS365 N3+

Dayton, Ohio Hospital Adds Newest Dauphin Variant To Its Fleet

CareFlight Air & Mobile Services of Miami Valley Hospital has taken delivery of a new AS365 N3+ Dauphin, the latest version of Airbus Helicopters medium twin-engine helicopter. The new aircraft, which is based at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton, Ohio, joins CareFlight’s all-Dauphin fleet of four air medical transport helicopters.

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AgustaWestland Delivers GrandNew To SevenBar

Presentation Made At Air Medical Transport Conference This week

AgustaWestland formally delivered a GrandNew to SevenBar, a provider of helicopter EMS services in the Southwestern United States at the 2014 Air Medical Transport Conference held this week. The GrandNew will join a fleet of fixed wing aircraft to deliver advanced in-flight patient care and transport.

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Republic Of Korea Approves Procurement Of F-35A

Will Acquire 40 Of The Fifth-Generation Fighters

The Republic of Korea finalized its formal selection of the Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II aircraft for its F-X fighter acquisition program, announcing its intent to sign the Letter of Offer and Acceptance (LOA) between the U.S. and Korean governments for 40 F-35A Conventional Take Off and Landing (CTOL) variant jets with initial deliveries beginning in 2018.

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American Airlines Honoring Carriers In Its History

AA Airbus A319 Painted In America West Livery

In an acknowledgement of the airlines that eventually became today's American Airlines, the carrier, which is still completing a merger with US Airways, plans to honor the airlines that have come and gone ... culminating in today's New American.

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Union: Pilot Attrition Accelerates At Allegiant Air

Says Many Say They Are Looking For Better Pay, Benefits, Working Conditions

Pilot attrition is accelerating at Allegiant Air as pilots, even senior captains with many years invested, have been leaving in increasing numbers for companies luring them with better and safer operations, better working conditions, better schedules and increased compensation and benefits packages.

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Airborne 09.24.14: Public Benefit Flying Awards, Maven At Mars, More 737s!

Also: Bob Showalter, Aspen VFR PFD Certified, Air France Pilots Still Striking, Sling FAST-Build, Belite Sealite

The National Aeronautic Association, in partnership with the Air Care Alliance, a nationwide league of humanitarian flying organizations, is proud to announce the recipients of the 2014 Public Benefit Flying Awards. NASA’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution Spacecraft, known as the MAVEN, has been placed in orbit around Mars. It has been initially been placed into an elliptical polar orbit around the planet that is 35 hours long. Boeing commercial airplanes CEO Ray Conner said recently that the company plans to boost output of the

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ATK Responds To USAF RE-180 Replacement Request

Proposes Solid Rocket Technology For ULA Atlas V First Stage

ATK has proposed an American-made commercial solid rocket solution to the U.S. Air Force as a replacement for the RD-180 Russian-made, first-stage engine of United Launch Alliance's (ULA) Atlas V launch vehicle.

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NATA Safety 1st Launches Resources For Aircraft Operators

New Program Focuses On Ramp Safety, Self-Fueling

The National Air Transportation Association’s (NATA) Safety 1st Program announces the launch of RA Check and Self-Fueling & Ramp Safety Training. NATA Safety 1st is the standard for safety and operational training for FBOs and line service and is pleased to extend these groundbreaking programs directly to aircraft operators.

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Garmin Completes First Flight Of The Beechjet 400A Featuring G5000 Upgrade

Flight Of Just Over An Hour Took Place Earlier This Month

Garmin has completed the maiden flight of the Beechjet 400A featuring the G5000 Integrated Flight Deck. This marks a significant step towards completion of the G5000 upgrade for the popular Beechjet 400A and Hawker 400XP. The company says the G5000 modernizes the cockpit, increases aircraft utility, provides additional weight savings, exceeds NextGen requirements and solves parts obsolescence, giving operators superior avionics capability and increasing value of their aircraft.

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ESA Spaceplane Shipped To French Guiana

Hypersonic Test Vehicle Scheduled To Fly In November

The Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle is ready to fly and was shipped from the Netherlands Tuesday to the launch site in French Guiana.

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AeroSports Update: Alabama Man Launches WingBoard Project

If You Can Snowboard, And Skateboard, And Wakeboard On The Water, How About Wingboarding Behind A Plane?

Imagine being towed through the air behind an airplane, like a wakeboarder or water skier being towed by a ski boat. That’s the general idea behind the WingBoard, which is being developed by Aaron Wypyszynski,

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Collaborative Aviation Climate Action Adopted

Agreement Reached Between ICAO, Air Transport Action Group

The aviation sector joined other business and government groups at the United Nations Climate Summit this week to announce a commitment on climate action between the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), a United Nations specialized agency, and the aviation industry represented by the Air Transport Action Group (ATAG).

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NASA Manager Honored For Launching New Era Of Private-Sector Spacecraft

Alan Lindenmoyer Receives Samuel J. Heyman Service To America Award

Alan Lindenmoyer, manager of NASA's Commercial Crew and Cargo Program at the agency's Johnson Space Center in Houston, was presented a prestigious medal for government service at a gala in Washington Monday.

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Aero-News: Quote Of The Day (09.25.14)

“Our mission is to empower our members to be safe and successful and we believe these programs will help aircraft operators achieve those goals.” Source: NATA President and CEO Thomas L. Hendricks.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (09.25.14): High Clouds

These clouds have bases between 16,500 and 45,000 feet in the mid latitudes.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (09.25.14)

The International Coordinating Council of Aerospace Industries Associations (ICCAIA)

The international organization of aerospace industry associations.

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